Word: poloists
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, 37, famed U.S. poloist, second cousin of Winston Churchill, joined the Marines. Said he, polo will be forgotten after the war's end. "The world is changing and serious things must be considered...
Killed in Action. Lieut. Colonel Thomas Hitchcock, 44, internationally famed poloist; in a plane crash; near Salisbury, England...
First Star. Allen knew his Army. He returned to the cavalry. That service had many advantages: it was ideal for a practicing poloist, it was socially remunerative and it was a branch from which officers frequently moved to the top in other branches and in the Army at large...
First Blood. In June of 1918, 14 months after the U.S. entered World War I, Terry Allen was a captain, a passionate and accomplished poloist, a drinker and bachelor of considerable renown, a cavalryman without a war where horses were required. In that month he went to France, where he soon got his first infantry command. At a school for infantry officers in France. Allen arrived the day before a class was to graduate. He lined up with that class. Said the commandant, passing out certificates: "I don't remember you in this class...
Died. Lawrence Waterbury, 65, onetime ten-goal poloist; after three months' illness; in Palm Beach. He was the last surviving star of the great American team of Monty and Larry Waterbury, Harry Payne Whitney and the incomparable Devereux Milburn, first to win the International Cup from the British, winners of every game in the 1909, '11 and '13 matches. He was also three times national amateur racquets champion...