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Show JU ENGLAND MAY HIE THE POLO HONORS NEW YORK, June 1. Tho American Ameri-can grip on tho international polo cup was given a lively shaking today by the cnallenging English cavalry officers, offi-cers, who in the first of the matches for the trophy outplayed and out-hit tno iMeadowbrook four for three-quarters of tho match, only to be outridden outrid-den by the defenders until the score finally stood four and one-half goals to three in favor of America. As the Americans were L to 1 favorites, the strength of tho English team astonished aston-ished the big crowd, and the game was replete with thrills for tho greatest great-est attendance of expert pololsts ever seen in this country. The second match will be played on Monday, for neither team cared to lenew hostilities hostil-ities on Saturday after today's hard struggle. Meadowbiook scored Hyo goals, principally through the great riding of Devereaux Milburn, while Lieutenant Lieuten-ant A. Noel Edwards droe the ball four times between the American goal posts, but three fouls cut the score. It was a keenly contested game and played faster than was anticipated after af-ter yesterday's heavy rain. Through- 1 out tho three-quarters of the sixty j minutes of actual play the pace was set by the English officers, and the ease with which they scored goals, es- peclally In the fifth period, caused amazement Summary: 5 First period Goal won by Ameri- ( ca; Whitney; time 1:39; England, Ed- I wards; time 1:03. I Second period Won by England, I Edwards; time 5.5S. I Third period No goal. Fourth period No goal. 1 Fifth period Won by England; Ed- l wards, time 3:12; won by England, I Edwards; time 1:36; won by America, Milburn; timo :53. E Sixth period Won by America, c Milburn; timo :BG; won by America, Pi L. Waterbury, 5.43. j Seventh period Won bv America; I Milburn; 2:09. ' j Eighth period No goal. 1 Score America ! 1-2, England 3. C Fouls Milburn, Cheape, "Wilson. ' h Refeiee Joshua Crane, Jr., Boston. 1 Umpires Captain E. W. Barrett, Fifteenth Hussars; R. Estraburg, m Philadelphia. ft |