Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1916 — AUTO POLO AT INDIANA STATE FAIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AUTO POLO AT INDIANA STATE FAIR

Polo played by men who use automobiles, instead of ponies or roller skates, will be one of the conspicuous outdoor features of the Indiana State fair the week of Sept. 4. Auto polo abounds in thrills for the spectators from start to finish. A large light ball is used, with the same kind of driving mallets as are seen in the pony games. The light cars skim over the field at full speed, head-on collisions and sideswipes being frequent, And the wonder of the game la that any of the players escape with their lives. Hankinson’s teams will play the games at the Indiana fair. They are E>rld famous, having appeared at eighteen of America’s largest expositions d state fairs, and they haVe toured Japan, China, the Philippines and other untrles of the Orient and far East.