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Airpolo
Polo played in mid-air with special aircraft and helium-filled balls. (Read the full article)
| "My dad grew up in the late 1920's and 1930's; he and his friends fixed up old Model T's and then used them to play polo on the city's municipal golf course. I remember being a little bit skeptical...
It turns out that there really was such a thing. The first match was a publicity stunt, but within a few years there was an Auto Polo Association that held games all over the country." (Bill 6/16/2021 3:46:22 PM ) |
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