1939 Polo match in California
April 22, 2026
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0:24Now Playing1939 Polo match in California
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as posted by the channelDate: 6th March 1939
Location: USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: California: Monterey Park:
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A Polo match in the USA versus Britain is marred by the death of team Captain Roark; ; film star Jack Holt referees on horseback
HOLT, Jack Referees Polo match in which Capt Roark is killed in California
POLO Capt. Roark killed in British U.S. Polo at Monterey Park California.
Sport; United States of America
accident, death, pony, ponies, Captain Charles Thomas Irvine ("Pat") Roark, concussion, British Army, officer, retired
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