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Show ; AUTO POLO TO ' BE FEATURED AMK1UCAN FORK Among the ; many features of entertainment which the commit tuen are uimng- ing for l'oultry Uuy here next Wednt-Mduy, one of the outstanding ( will be auto polo and auto push ball. A comparatively new sport In these parts, it is expected that, this part of thn day's progium will be , a big drawing card. The games will be played at the city paik. Auto polo is brought to American Ameri-can Fork with considerable ex- j pense and so far this sport has only appealed on state and county lair programs. Jt is said to be t he most hazardous and exciting of the popular pop-ular sports. 1 The game is played with fout specially built automobiles, arches ! being placed over the radiators and I drivers. Kuch car lias two men, 1 the driver, who Is captain and the other man who Is called the mallet man. The game also calls for an official of-ficial who has full chaige of all plays ifuring the game, which is played in two halves. The rules are similar to horse polo, but 3 for excitement and thrills ther j la no comparison between, be-tween, the tv.o. The clasnes and ' mlxups between the cars are con stantly putting a machine out. of order, and to take care of this extra repair outfitH operated by trained men make repairs like lightning t lie machines are ready for another onslaught. At the end of the gnme these cars are badly bruised and broken u,ndi have to be overhauled by the mechanics. Wheels broken, tires blown, motors red hot. In the game each team resorts to any means to gain Us point. The cars are thrown end over end, righted and the game goes on. It is surprising what men and cars can do when wrought Into a fever heat by the excitement of the game. . : |