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Show PACIFIC COAST TO HAVE POLO GAMES Many Stars Will Compete in Polo Tournament on Coast This Year. San Francisco, Jan. 2. Polo is expected ex-pected to havo one of its best seasons sea-sons on tho Pacific coast during 191 G. While tho Panama-Pacific exposition tournament held last Bpring furnished as keen competition as tho most ardent ar-dent follower of tho game could wish, It was not the success that was hoped for, owing to Its loss of international favor due to tho European war. The attendance also fell short of what was expected, for tho reason mentioned, and also because of tho chill winds that swopt across tho playing field, which made it uncomfortable for tho spectators. On this account the general gen-eral public was not educated up to the game to the extent hoped for. Nevertheless, thousands who nevor had seen tho gamo were Initiated into Its thrills and tho result is expected to bear fruit in the season's attendance. Many Stars. Such well known stars as Malcolm Stevenson, C. Perry Wcadleston, C N. Rechshor and Thomas LcBoutlllier II, , all of tho famous Eastern Meadow-brook Meadow-brook team, aro expected to bo seen In auction on the coast when tho season sea-son opens about tho middle of this month. Tho toam has decided to take i part in tho tournaments of the Pacific Pa-cific coast circuit, which will be played at Coronado Country club, Pasadena, Pas-adena, San Mateo and Mldwlck polo clubs. Tho Mldwicks gave an excellent excel-lent account of themselves in the exposition ex-position tournament and generally aro expected to exhibit some brilliant play during tho season. The forty days of exposition play gavo them real experience. J. Eugene Greer, the eastern east-ern polo expert who scored the exposition expo-sition contests, was Impressed by them and expressed tho opinion that tho members of the team, with another an-other season of play together to perfect per-fect their team work, would become formidablo rivals for any four in the country', with the exception of a nationalist na-tionalist combination. If tho exposition staulum, which is on government ground, with Its playing play-ing field is conserved according to the present .plans, It is expected that there will be a tremendous boom for polo in army circles, and it is believed be-lieved the chances are bright for a number of officers' teams to be in the field. The contests In which tho soldiers sol-diers took part last spring were among the most popular and Interesting Interest-ing of the entire tournament. With an excellent field close at hand for practice, the army players, according to polo enthusiasts, would soon offer tt ouu uiJiiuaiLiuu iuiu imuse no end of Interest Into any coast tournaments in which they were entered. Santa Barbara Alive. Santa Barbara is another point whore there is unusual activity In polo circles. According to reports from that place, C W. Dabney, president presi-dent of tho Santa Barbara Polo club, Is quoted as saying that play on Lead-better Lead-better field between local teams will begin in about a week or ten days, among tho well known players who are expected to participate in the various games are Richard Tobin, Harry Hastings and Felton Elklns. Others are Dr. F. J. Roeseke, C. P. Dabney, F. W. Leadbetter, Edgar Park, Arthur Ogilvy and Elmer Roeseke, Roe-seke, Jr. nn |