Judge, 1927-10-01 · page 13 of 36
Judge — October 1, 1927 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page celebrates the International Polo matches, likely from the 1920s-30s based on references and style. The author (a Judge writer/illustrator) describes covering the event by airplane and praises **Tommy Hitchcock**, who appears to be America's premier polo player, comparing him favorably to sports legends like Babe Ruth and Bill Tilden. The satire compares British polo team members to "the Four Horsemen of the Paralysis" (likely mocking their playing style). The author humorously contrasts polo matches as refined American spectacles with baseball games and theatrical openings, and invents a silly "Polo cocktail" recipe as a joke. The bottom illustration shows exaggerated polo action scenes. The overall tone is patriotic boosterism mixed with gentle mockery of both British competitors and American sporting culture.
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re \A If, during the progress of the first game of the International Polo matches, you were irritated by a red monoplane that hovered over the Meadowbrook field, please for- give it, because it contained Mac and Yours truly! ... having been assigned to cover the series finer sight these young eyes have never beheld! fb Polo is, without doubt, the greatest sport in the world and Tommy Hitchcock is the greatest we've ever had! ... ing him from above, he seemed all over the field at once and the Four Horsemen of the Paralysis from across the sea must have gotten dizzy follow him . . . by comparison, Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Bill Tilden and Red Grange are sluggards indeed .. . if there’s a greater kick anywhere than watching ‘Tommy catch that little white pill on a dead run and sock it through a whole British team for a goal, I'd like to know where it is! This high hat has been off before; but never more gra- ciously has it been doffed than it is at present to Tommy Hitchcock. y trying to : i I don’t think there's a prettier sight than a polo match nor prettier rls than at a polo mateh Vg, ss: Wwe watched the last three chukkers from the stands and I was proud of being an American... not in a patristic way (I bet on the British) but proud of the crowd. » What a difference than at a ball game or a theatrical opening. —f— That same afternoon I also made another discovery! .. . the Polo cocktail! ... I hate to talk about myself but here is a bever age fit for the Gods. . . .One third Gordon water, one-third white mint or green mint and one- third grape juice. aot teat HZ OS comicbooks.com