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Show CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR TO DEFEND POLO CUP, Ift (Two lively scenes during practice matches between caudidotes for places on the American polo team i New York. April 12. It has been about definitely decided that the same four men who brought the International In-ternational polo trophy back to America Am-erica in 1909 and successfully defended defend-ed it against the invading flrltonj. in 1911 will again constitute the Ameri can tenni that opposes the visiting British team In the tournament to decide the international supremacy In the sport of millionaires, which will bo held on Long Island this spring. The veterans who will uphold the honor of Uncle Sain in thi3 strenu ous sport are Harry Payne Whitney, captain and manager; Monte Water bury. Larry Waterbury and Devereaux Mllburn. Merc than a do7en candi dates have been tried out in a series of gruelling practice games at Lake wood. N J., and other nearby country club grounds but the aiorementionvd veterans so far surpassed the work of their younger rivals that there is little opportunity of any of them being be-ing displaced from a regular position Not to be outdone by their meslers. the ponies who played such an iinpor ant part in the victory of the Amefl- cans in the last tournament, themselves them-selves veterans, will again be used as first string mounts in the next international inter-national series After their defeat in 1911 the Britishers Brit-ishers declared that they were handicapped handi-capped because tbclr ponies were inferior in-ferior to those used by the Ameri csns and the whole British empire has been scoured during the last two j years In the hope of finding ponies that would be at les' equnl to thon used by the Americans. Captain Harry' Har-ry' Pnyne Whitney, declares that the ponies used In the last matches are. if anything, bettor than two years aeo and. of course he predicts a eicau sweep for the Yaakec team I |