It_was only a comparatively few years ago that no more than three Americans were really noticeable on the Shanghai Polo Ground, and only one of them played with what might bbe called regularity. When a fourth developed and they formed a naional team, they were not taken at all seriously, and the results of their ames showed that they did not have to be. Great Britain could have mounted a dozen teams to beat them. Times have changed, Ameri= cans ore all over the field, and most them are high up in the handicaps; they even have formed 9 complete and successful Interport polo team to represent Shanghai. Several Continental sportsmen also rank as high a9 any British players Of course, it was only a jest to refer to the British team as very old men, Dut "Messrs. MeMichael, "Re and Andrews at least are a on" and the first-named has 'a son playing the great game. Those three simply had to be put into the British team. John Keswick was made the fourth, and the only other serious consideration was one of the younger Mollers, a worthy son of a sporting father. "Had two of the five been compelled to drop out, the selection committee would have been hard put to it to fill the vacancy, whereas the Americans (with Franklin, Allman, and Rodger fit) could have mounted certainly two and maybe three teams any one of whom would have given the British a good game and' pos: sibly a trouncing. The British have easily the largest proportion of riding. men, and they are not so woefully short of ponies, even though they have not the colossal incomes. of lawyers and brokers, and it. does seem a pity that men who would not mind a rest some time simply re to turn out so. as to save Great Britain from defaulting. Playing six men (with Rodger, Franklin, Woods, Fritz, Taylor, and others of rank not included) against Britain's five, the Americans have won both the Inter-atonal matches thie season by very comfortable margins, It would seem appropriate for another call to be made to young Britain to wake up.
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