Word: milburn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Defense Committee of the U. S. Polo Association (Messrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Louis E. Stoddard, Robert E. Strawbridge Sr., W. Averell Harriman, Devereux Milburn) formulated and announced an official answer to England's challenge for the International Polo Cup. The answer...
Back, Devereux Milburn, Meadow Brook...
Comparison. The English style of play differs from the American in several ways. Primarily, the English seldom hits their shots with the spectacular punch of a Milburn or a Hitchcock. They rely on expert horsemanship, which the present invaders possess to a greater degree than any of the Americans save Webb. They play a clever, maneuvering, short-passing game. In combination play, an English Back usually stays near his goal continually. No. 3, the pivotal man, pairs either with him or with No. 2, leaving No. 1 to "ride off" the opposing defense or play a lone hand. An American...
...poloists preparing to defend the International Challenge Cup* against an English invasion next month. Crowds along the sideboards at Westbury and Port Washington trained their glasses. The Defense Committee of the U. S. Polo Association (H. P. Whitney, R. E. Strawbridge Sr., L. E. Stoddard, D. Milburn) scrutinized closely the aspirants for the "Big Four" as they beat the willowwood balls about in practice matches three times a week...
Malcolm Stevenson?a substitute on the 1914 "Big Four." A smallish man, short and dark, he is not spectacular in a melee. His play is clever, steady defense at No. 3, where he pairs splendidly with Milburn and does the backing up during Milburn's tearing charges. His handicap, 9 goals, is but one less than Hitchcock's and Milburn...