Mercedes Benz involved with elephant polo

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*http://www.corkscrew-balloon.com/03/10/3fll/index.html*

*Meanwhile, Germany's stranglehold on elephant polo continued unabated, as

the Germans defeated Scotland in the World Cup final. The Scottish Chivas

Regal squad was defeated 5-3 by Germany's Mercedes Benz Thailand team in the

final of the King's Cup Elephant Polo competition in Hua Hin, Thailand.*

 

*It was the second year in a row that Germany has beaten Scotland in the

final, and this year Scotland was the No. 1 seed.*

 

* " There was a massive tropical storm about 30 minutes before the game

began, " Scotland captain Peter Prentice said. " The sky went black and for

half an hour it just rained cats and dogs. It was a quagmire and as a result

the ball slowed right down. On occasions the elephants just stamped the ball

into the ground. " *

 

*There's just nothing that frosts this column more than a downpour prior to

an important elephant polo match. Scotland is, of course, the Boston Red Sox

of elephant polo - there's some sort of curse involved, but the story is

already strange enough so let's drop it.*