Polo, East-West match, four players, with their mallets raised, riding toward the ball

SDN-010083

Title: Polo, East-West match, four players, with their mallets raised, riding toward the ball Description: Elevated view of polo players from the East and West teams on the opening day of the East-West series, a.k.a. the "World Series of Polo", at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois on August 13, 1933. On the left, Ray Guest of the East Team has his mallet raised to make a back shot, while riding ahead of him is "Rube" Williams of the West Team. The man at the extreme right, on the very edge of the picture, is Tommy Hitchcock, the best goal man in the U.S. polo at the time. The West won this game, as well as the third, allowing them to win the best of three match-up. Date Depicted: 1933 August 13 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Copyright Notice: No Copyright - United States Credit Line: SDN-010083, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Horizon Bib. No.: 113090 Max Pixels - Width: 640 Max Pixels - Height: 461 Help improve this content