Evening star., 1924-09-14

II two periods, IN which the British
e individual brilliance of their Anglo.
he cnallengers from complete rout.
erlcans, with Tommy Hitchcock and
ack that swept all before it for the,
that has ever been recorded in the
been in competition. Their winning
e. That was in the second game OF
Ish were victorious by IA to ?.
With her new big four" more than
measuring up to the great traditions
or Its famous predecessor, America
never seemed more supreme on the
International field than today. AS u
result molly a miracle, the most star
tilng kind OF an upset, can prevent the
Americans from daehng to another
triumph next Tuesday and clinch its
| possession of the challenge cup once
more Regardless of the outcome o.
! the next game however, a third will
| be contested, probably next Satur-
| day.
! The American triumph, however,
| proved costly one in the final period
| when Stevenson. the newest link in
| the big four who had been a bull
wark on both attack and defense. was
thrown heavily as his pony, Aguila.
stumbled in charge down the field.
Has ConcuSSion of Brair.
Stevenson has Il slight cor rrssior
| OF the brain as result of his fall
| and viii not be able to play in the
remaining games of the International
series.
Stevenson was being attended to-
night at his home on Long Island by
| two physicians, who said his injury
! was serious but not critical. He
was badly shaken up by the fall, but
| it was not until he was removed to
! his home that the extent of his in
| juries was determined
| His loss will be stinging blow
| to the American polo team, as it will
break up combination which has
| perfected an offense which today
':wept Britain's best four off its feet
! by the speed and dash of its attack
| Stevenson is 81 years old and played
his first international polo game to-
day.
r. f. Strawbridge, jr.. of Philadel-
| ph1a, tonight was chosen to succeed
Stevenson at No. 3 on the American
| team for the remaining matches.
Strawbrdge, who substituted for
| Stevenson today, played brilliantly
| during the short time he was in the
game.
Lacey, who led an Argentine team
| to victory in the American omen
championship two years ago, was the
individual star of the game, a heroic
figure in the overfowing cup of Brit
| i7ii NeANct. iouI Ipi HIS spectacular
riding and hitting the challengers
would have been sent down to even
more crushing reversal.
For six periods Lacey, with only
spasmodic aid from his teammates.
tried gallantly but largely in vain
to check the rush of the Yankees,
who outclassed their rivals with the
dashing versatility of their attack
Itheir SenSationally accurate hitting
i and far SInprinr MIA JSmf in >
| the last two chukkCrs Lacey1 broke
! through and led the final, DESPERATE
rally that saw the only perioda ptE
ascendency enjoyed during the!sntire
| match by the British. -nE-zEzas
Leaving his defensive posltiaa--sss-.
back. Lacey charged into the thick
of the rallies. driving the BAH WIN
terrific looping shots that seatu it
shooting down the field. sfHfce
Lacey scored after spectacular dash les
| from Scrmmage and twice he gave
his No. 1, Maj. kirkwood. easy
| chances to score. One of these SHOTS
was looping drive that covered fully
100 yards and landed a few feet in
front of the goal posts. from where
kirkwood just tapped it through.
just Recovered From Illness.
Lacey's performance was all the
more remarkable because he entered
the game under the handicap of just I
having recovered from shoulder IN
Jury and an attack of shingles The
British captain had been out of play
for nearly two weeks before the
| series was originally slated to start
last Saturday. The week of enforced
postponement caused by ram gave !
him a chance to recover, and today,
aycept for pad he wore to protect
his right shoulder. he gave no evil
dence that he suffered from any Ill
effectsof his ills.
| The Yankees. on the other hand,
swept all before them with match=
less exhibition of team work. After
the first few moments of the opening
chukker. when a free shot by Laceys
the first score of the game, put
Britain into a temporary lead, thes
Americans quickly struck an irresistT
ible stride. Before the end OF the
first chukker they were leading and
from then on they steadily added tQ
their margin, while a superb defense
held the Britons scoreless until the
seventh chukker. Z
Hitchcock, though he shared with
| Stevenson the honor of scoring the
most goals. five, was the outstanding
star in this hard driving attack. The
Young No. was in the thick OF
every scrimmage, handling his mallet
dexterously, sending long looping
Idrives down the field and often ridf
ing off two or three opponents in his
| sensational dashes. Twice he out-
Unanswered the mighty Lacey tQ
score spectacular goals. =
|. Webb, the southpaw, was the Spear+
head of many successful drives, while
Stevenson and Milburn, bearing the
brunt of defense, also were powerful
On attack. The strength of the Amer7
lean plan of action lay in their find
passing and "mopping up" Sweeping
down the field In line there always
was another rider to go after a missed
shot. Thus there were few lost ops
portunities and in the final analysis
this was the most decisive factor i'm
favor of the victors
4 Line-Cp and SUMMARY.
America (16A. Positions. Ct. Brit. (b).
J. Watson Webb. No. l. Maj. T. W. Kirkwood
Thomas Hitchcock No. 2. Maj. T. B. HurndalE
Malcolm. Stevenson No 8. Maj. E. G. AtkinsoH
Devereux Miiburn (c) Back. Louis Lacey (cE
Score by chukkers:
Q = 6 aTs
America ......... l 1-ld
Great Britain. o o o o o 3
Goals-For America-webb (4), Hitchcock
{ (5), Stevenson (5), Milburn, Strawbridge. For
Great Britain-Lacey (3l, Kirkwood o..
Substtutions-R. E. Strawbridge, jr., fof
Referee-carleton F. Burr.
Umpires-capt. Wesley K. White for Amer@
iea; Col. Vernon Keishlsy for Great Britain.
Timers-William H. Recap and ]. Eugsns
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