Template:Did you know nominations/Auto polo
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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 15:13, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
Auto polo
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- ... that Auto polo (pictured) was promoted by a Kansas car salesman to sell Model Ts?
- ALT 1 ... that Auto polo (pictured) was once described as a "lunatic game"?
- Reviewed: The Sense of Beauty
Created/expanded by Froggerlaura (talk). Self nom at 04:32, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
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Fun article! Date and length fine, photos licensed. Hook correctly formatted and cited (great hook photo!). Well-researched. No copy vios. One small point: Refs 1 and 7 suggest that the Kansas connection started in 1911, not 1912. Do you have alternate info? Thank you for your article. Anne (talk) 16:22, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- I changed the date to 1911. The official "first" match was on July 20, 1912 but I guess he could of thought of it the year before as the source suggests. Had fun writing it. There was also a Paris Auto Polo Association in the 1950s formed by American ex-pats that supposedly kept score by hitting pedestrians [1]. I didn't include because I can't tell if they're serious or if it's satire. Froggerlaura ribbit 16:44, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
