10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1913. POLO CIRCLES STIRRED BY NEWTROPHY PACIFIC CUP A THE REAL STRUGGLE HAS ONLY BEGUN Goldberg THREE TEAMS STIMULUS FOR PLAY SPEEDY LOCAL TALENT POLO IN SOUTH Tournament Inauguration of Such Spirited At Coronado Ends A Trophy a Tribute To California With Whites Players At Top RAN DIEGO. Jan. 2.?Three teame JOHN D. BROMFIELD took part in an American polo tourna- The statement of H. L. Herbert, pub- ment at Coronado today. One was the lished in The Call Monday morning, Whites, nominated by Mre. O. A. that the American Polo association in- Critchley. wife of the Calgary player, tends to inaugurate a Pacific circuit which won the prize. It was composed cup, the relative value of which will be of R. Lloyd Jones. Australia, No. 15 the same as the western and southern Captain J. C. Besle.y. Coronado, No. 2, circuit cup. has aroused unusual in- Reggie Weiss, Pasadena. No. 3, and terest among the followers of the sport Harry Robertson. Canada, back. on the Pacific coast. Herbert is chair- The blue team, nominated by Mrs. man of the Polo association, and his John Hobbs, was composed of O. A. announcement shows not only the in- Critchley, Canada, No. 1; K. G. Snow- creased popularity of the game In the den, Canada. Xo. 2; John Hobbs, Coro* ?western country, but that the sports- nado, No. 3, and Carlton Burks, Pass-* men of California have won recogni- dena, back. tion from the organization which con- The third team, the green, nominated trols practically all of the clubs on by Mrs. C. G. Ross, was as follows: this continent. Walter H. Dupee, Coronado. No. A sure indication of the rapid growth Richard Carle, Canada, No. 2; Harry of polo In California is the big increase Weiss, Pasadena, S; Major Colin players. eight No. In the number of Six or G. Ross, Coronado. back. years ago, when the English game was by teams in their embryonic America, The total scores the ?till in its state in two periods of competition with on* the Burlingame club often found It another were: Whites, 5; greene, 4; difficult to round up the eight players blues, 2 necessary regular match. In 3-4. for a In the turn of the blues and the those days Walter Hobart. Thomas whites the score was even at two Drlscoll, Richard M. TobUi, John goals They then scored three eon, Francis J. Carolan, Charles Dun- each. the to the greens' one. Phy, E. W. Howard and three remaining competition thw younger Tobins?Cyril, Joseph O. and In the greens scored three to the blues' one. Ollie?were the only exponents of the safety, cutting a game in these parts, and the arrival of But Hobbs made a an as Captain quarter from the blues' score. occasional visitor euch throughout was very spir- Wainwright or Mackey was The play? Frank J. ited. A feature was the' hard riding hailed with delight. At that time the ponies. matches were played on the Burlin- of the swift Pasadena game club's field, on the Howard prop- erty in Burlingame. which subsequent- Jockey Once Was ly was subdivided into town lots and YSWIMMERS ARE PENTATHLON SET Famous sold for home sites. SAMOAN NATIVE TOSSERS HEAVY HITTERS PAST VERSUS PRESENT a Newsboy "What a contrast to the auspicious opening of the present season: Four 14 ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 2.?Frankl* \u25a0omplete comprising TRAINING BUSILY to Avidity FOR JANUARY teams, War Club Wielders Take Baseball With ? If local j premier jockey army O'Neill, of the French players an
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