Malcolm Stevenson was an American champion polo player in what was known as the Big Four.
Biography
editHe was born around 1880 to A. L. Stevenson and he had a brother Philip Stevenson. On October 3, 1901, he married Caroline Livingstone. In 1920, he married for the second time to Maud A. Kennedy, a day or two after being thrown from his polo horse.[1] He played in the 1927 International Polo Cup with James Watson Webb, Sr., Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. and Devereaux Milburn.[2] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame.
References
edit- ^ "Malcolm Stevenson Weds. Polo Player Marries Maud A. Kennedy. Second Marriage for Both". New York Times. 18 January 1920. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
Stevenson had been thrown from his polo pony a day or two before the wedding, and lay unconscious for a time. It was feared that his injuries were such that
- ^ "American Polo Lineup Settled For Cup Matches. Webb And Stevenson Officially Replace ..." Associated Press. 23 August 1927. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
... composed of Watson Webb, Tommy Hitchcock, Malcolm Stevenson and Devereaux Milburn, will ride out against the British in defense of the International cup in ...