New Britain herald., 1930-08-19
Bv WILLIAM BRAUCHER


 The British have challenged Amer lca for the international Polo Cup this year and they are sending over some very talented young chaps with q bout $25o,ooo worth Of horses for the chaps 10 ride upon, so they must be in earnest about if.
 Though the British haze failed in their last three attem pts-over nine year period to wrest the trophy from the Huchcochs Mil burns, et al, American polo people are very much up in arms and in stirrups determined to see what shall be done about #. Long Island, which ls the heart Of the horsey croquet industry, has heen aEog with preparations for the big rucbus that begins when the riders ice up on September 6 at International Field
 Polo players and followers from all pa arts of the world have been gathering al the Long Island clubs. whirling their nalla's in the test matches From Argentine comes Jack Nelson. leader of South Ameri- can polo. Asia, oddly enough, is rep resented by the dashing Captain Roark; Australia has sent the pic turesque Ashtons. Others are arriv- ing from day 10 day. participating in one Of the worlds most expensive sports and trying our the caliber of the American candidates
 At this date t seems faIrly certain that Captain Tommy Hitchcock, wearing eundry bullet scars as badges of his courage as a World War fier. will ride as one Of the American four, When l say ride don't merely moan ride, I mean ride. Since Devereaux Milburn broke his shoulder tWo years ago when he vas thrown in drag at Aiken, Tommy has been the greatest polo player in the world This year as ca aptain, he has full charge Of the American defense. In this case the word defense is spelled f-j-s-h-t
 The official anuoun"rm'H' Of thn American team IS ro he withheld. understand. until the eye of the clash with Britain. But the makeup Of the Yankee team is likely to pro- duce no such s1rprIse as Connie Macks selection Of Honard Ehmke 10 pitch the world series opener at Chicago last fall, Polo players are rated according to their potential scoring ability,
 The defenders niii he the men who have the most goals written after their names. The stalnart Eric Ped I ley and Winston Guest seem assured Of places on the team when Uncle 1 Sam kicks off 10 John Bull The other post pro0ahly will develop 3 three-cornered fight in Thch Elmer J. Boeseke Jr., Cecil Smith and Earle A, $, Hopping are battling. ! The names Boeseko and Hopping have bobbed up frequently in polo affairs, but 10 many Of the eastern CTS and poloists from foreign parts the monicker of Cecil Smith will have a strange ring. Smith is { seven goal player from Austin, Tex. and insteaA Of chasing the pil around on a pony, Cecil used 0 ride some very harsh herd or various bevies of Longhorns in the Lonc Star State Smith is one Of tht southwest outstanding players. 
 The fact that the great oper spaces, which laughed at p,,o as { fad for dudes and rich mems son! so many years ago are now furnish ing cowboy for the internationa tests. shows how the game hai grown in popular favor since thu turn of the century.
 Harry Payne Whitney. Devereau, Milburn and Tommy Hitchcock hav' done much to change the publi, mind to an admiration for one 0 the most spectacular and strenuous games on the long list of sports con tests. Whitney organized the inter national expedition of 1909. the frs to beat Great Britain, IL cost hin
 millions but he did plant the sect
 Of polo widely.
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