The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10

Foxhall keene, Louis E. Stoddard, Rene La Mortaigne and Malcolm Stevenson were pushing the Big Four' to the limit.
 It was characteristically a Milburn spill. Keene has just sent sizzling slant for the goal. Milburn, as usual, was playing back. It was his respon- sibility to stop the goal. Wheeling his pony like q flash he dashed after the speeding willow sphere. Leaning far out of the saddle he took a savage cut at the ball.
 Almost as mallet met ball the pony brought his foot down on top of the ball. The result was instantaneous. Pony and rider seemed to pause in mid air for a moment and then, with sick ening thud, Milburn landed beneath his tumbling mount. One iron-clad hoof of the restive creature struck "Dev" op. the chest even as another dealt him blow on the head.
 Fell Back MOtiOnIess Milburn fell back motionless. First aid methods of the circling crowd of players failed to bring the stunned man back to consciousness. It was not un- til an hour and a half later that Dr. Frederick Russell of Lakeville man aged to bring the first faint flutter of life to the senseless form.
 For long time Milburn lay at the home of Harry Payne Whitney at Wheatley Hills, where he had been rushed in motor. Dim figures passed and repasseG in the darkened room where the great star lay with concus- sion of the brain and broken ribs. | Time went on and Devereux was pronounced out of danger. Soon his active, nature began to tell and he crayed to be up and about at his favor ite pastime. Once that idea filled his brain there was no holding him. Time came when he was able once more to mount horse. But easy exercise did not please him at all and eventually he was out there chasing the flying I white polo ball in his accustomed man ner. He would not listen to caution and played on the successful defending American Big Four"
 Milburn was born at Buffalo in 1881, the son of John G. AIilburn When he was 14 he had already gained some prominence as polo player in that section of New York, His par ents sent him to the other side in 1899 at the age of 10 to enter Ox- | English college Devereux played on the Oxford polo four, being a stellar mem- Der of the team in 1902 and 1903. It was in that year that he graduated and came to New York city.
 Still having a craving for knowledge Milburn attended the Harvard Law school from 1904 to 1906 and event ually was admitted to the bar. Today he is practicing in New York city.
 But those years devoted to learning could scarcely interfere with his polo, so while at Harvard he was a member of the Myopia Polo club, winning cham pionship honors in 1904 That brought him to the Meadow Brook club in 1907, where he has played all of his polo since.
 Milburn's record as a member of the international circle has been almost marvellous. He was on the successful team which challenged the British in 1909. It was in a great part due to his playing that the cup was kept here when the British challenged in 1911 and 1913. The one losing team on which he has played in his long ca reer came in 1914, when the English men took the cup back across the At lantic. His latest competition against England was in 1921, when the cup was returned here. where it now is. 1 This year Milburn is the nominal leader of the Big Four" which in September will defend the information. al cup against the British invaders at MeadoVy Rronlr