Word: polo
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...boned, eagle-bald William Cameron Forbes was over 60 and paunchy when he astonished Peiping's hard-riding legation set one day in 1931 by climbing on a Mongolian pony and playing a fast game of polo. As U. S. Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Forbes displayed no less aplomb at his diplomatic tasks in Tokyo during the strained days of the Manchurian crisis. His wealth, tact and toughness won him such respect among the Japanese that at a farewell banquet before his return to the U. S. the president of the House of Peers declared him "a worthy compeer...
Last major-league baseballer killed by a bean ball was Shortstop Ray Chapman of Cleveland in 1920. Last week, before playing a game together, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians experimented with polo helmets during batting practice...
Also disappointed Saturday in the raid on Eli forces was the polo team which came out on the losing end of a 10-7 score. The match was held at Hamilton on the Myopia Hunt Club field...
...Polo versus Yale at Cambridge...
Four Varsity horsemen meet the Yale polo team here tomorrow in their annual game. A close match is expected although there is little possible comparison between the two teams as this will be the Crimson's first game. A match with West Point scheduled for last week had to be postponed...