Big Four (polo)
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The Big Four in polo was the American polo team that competed for the International Polo Cup
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, Lawrence Waterbury, and James Montaudevert Waterbury, Jr.. The term was still in use for the 1927 team of James Watson Webb, Sr.
, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Malcolm Stevenson (polo)
and Devereaux Milburn.
International Polo Cup
The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and Great Britain. The match is the best of three games. In 1886 it was decided to make the polo match a continuing...
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History
The term was first used in 1909 for the team of Devereaux Milburn, Harry Payne WhitneyHarry Payne Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney was an American businessman, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family.- Early years :...
, Lawrence Waterbury, and James Montaudevert Waterbury, Jr.. The term was still in use for the 1927 team of James Watson Webb, Sr.
James Watson Webb, Sr.
-Biography:He was born in 1884 to Lila Osgood Vanderbilt Webb and William Seward Webb in Burlington, Vermont. He married Electra Havemeyer Webb and had as his son, James Watson Webb, Jr. He died in 1960.-References:...
, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Malcolm Stevenson (polo)
Malcolm Stevenson (polo)
Malcolm Stevenson was a American champion polo player in what was known as the Big Four.-Biography:He was born around 1880 to A. L. Stevenson and he had a brother Philip Stevenson. On October 3, 1901 he married Caroline Livingstone, just days after being thrown from his polo horse. In 1920 he...
and Devereaux Milburn.