Word: webbs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Watson Webb, Meadow Brook...
...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 Back often...
Eric Pedley?a rangey, youthful Californian, the first Westerner to be even mentioned for an International tour. Within two weeks of appearing on an Eastern field he displaced J. Watson Webb at No. 1 on Team A with smashing play. He is an all-round athlete, magnificent horseman. During one match, he surprised the gallery when he crouched over his horse's neck, jockey-like, in "riding off" an opponent. The ordinary method is to sit clamped in the saddle...
Robert E. Strawbridge Jr.?Trying for No. 3, this young Philadelphian for days concealed the fact of a broken rib, but ultimately had to lose a week's practice. Sound, he might beat out Webb and Stevenson or even Pedley...
Beatrice Potter was also an authority on Socialist economics before she married Sidney Webb in 1892. It is said that she married for her husband's ideas, but there seems to be no doubt that she is the cleverer of the two. She also had some money...