The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-29
CHAMPIONS
WILL PLAY
Oahu and Maui in Last
of the Polo
Games.

afternoon, the game being at 3 O'Clock,
at Kapiolani park, for the champion
ship of the Islands. The game promises
to attract deal of attention and it is
safe to say that there will be a record
crowd to watch the sport. The result
is in doubt, and in consequence the
highest quality of polo ever played in
| the Islands may be expected
| The Maui men will go on the field
with a handicap, for they have been
training on a field which is fully 60
yards longer than the one at the park
This means that the long drives which
We're possible in their preparation, must
be cut out on the short field here The
team is well balanced one, possessing
| the hardest and longest hitter in Frank
Baldwin. Baldwin also has the fastest
of these animals is much lost, through
the short distances. The others of the
team use their skill in centering the
ball for Baldwin when possible, and de-
pend upon him for their long work.
In the game of Tuesday against Kau-
al not less than ten goals were lost to
Maui, by the fact that the drives were
made on the same basis as on their
home field. The misses We're only by a
few feet, and had the field been longer
the riders could have followed OH with
the sure goal 100 feet further on. This
handicap will tell to some extent, and
it is upon this basis that the Maui men
are not too hopeful that they will win,
though they expect to make the game
hard and fast.
The Oahu players confess that they
have the hardests proposition to face
that has come up to them as yet. They
are, like the Maui men, unfamiliar with
the field, as the practice work was done
On field laid out differently, the goals
being at points which are now on the
with the lay of the grounds, but they
DO not consider that this is sufficient
to give them much advantage over the
visitors, who have seen some hard
work on the grounds during the morn
ings of the past week. The grounds
were freshly rolled yesterday and are
considered in excellent shape for the
contest.
The decision to start the play earlier
than usual was reached ON account of
the fact that the last period of the pre-
ceding games has been played in the
dusk, when it was sometimes not easy
to keep track of the ball all the way,
and as well the spectators could not
see all that was going on as they would
have wished.
The teams will play the best polo
ponies in the Islands today, the animals
having been given a clear three days
rest before the contest, so that they
will be in fine fettIe for the match.
The two teams will line up as follows:
Maui. Positions Oahu.
Canary and Black. Blue and White.
H. Baldwin. Observation-Disclosures Judd
No. /.
Wilbur ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Shlngle
No. 2.
F.. Baldwin. +. ....-......... Dillingham;
No. 3.
L. Won Tempsky ........... .......'Doie
1t had been expected that there would
be a change in the officials for the
game The captains of the teams which
played on Thursday were requested by
the Tournament committee to take the
positions of umpires for the champion
ship game but yesterday both Messrs.
Prouty and Rice declined to act, say
ing that they wished to watch the game
from the side lines, as each wished to
see the quality of play. This made
it necessary that the officials of the
local club should act, and both Messrs.
Damon and Angus will be in the saddle
and in charge of the field. The commit
tee wanted TO nave the Hdlch pldSeu
under the conditions first mentioned,
but the failure to secure other outside
made it necessary that its own
men should act The two men who have
looked after the three games so far
played are experienced players ana
have the game down as to rules and
points, their work heretofore having
given the utmost satisfaction. The re-
naming officials of the game will be
the same as during the contests already
played.
Baseball League Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Homo
lulu Baseball League on Tuesday at
- M at the NaiIe lima club room on