The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-02
THE BEST
OF SPORT.
Excellent Polo on
New Years
Day.
BLUES VANQUISfi
GALLANT REDS
Twelve Hundred People Witness
Game for Benefit Of the
Myrtle Club.

| NColhSl was tiil tlldl COdlN NC Oc
sired. The field might have been bet
ter, but owing to, the recent rains was
somewhat soft. The teams lined up
as follows:
Blues-Lieutenant Hancock, /: Geo.
Angus. 2; w. Dickey, 3; c. S. Dole
t(oaptain), T.
| Reds-Albert Judd. I; Antoine Perry.
IL: w. F. Dillingham; (captain), 8; Rob
ert Atkinson, 4.
| First Period-The ball was put in
play at $40 p. N. From the beginning
the play was fast and furious. One foul
only occurred during the whole match,
ana it occurred in this period, by, Dole
riding directly across Dillingham; 5
fright of way" Referee 6. Z. Damon
Immediately blew his whistle and gave
| Captain Dillingham; the option of TAX
ing one-half a goal or free hit. Cap
| tain Dillingham; took the free hit, and
| brought the bah down the field most
| brilliantly, but failed to score. The ball
remained in the scrimmage for some
time. Finally, Dickey saw an opening
and made the best of it, making
splendid run down the field and scor
| ing q goal for the B ues. The ball was
quickly out in play and as rapidly car
RED down the field towards the Myr-
| ties, goal, and was knocked over the
| line by one of the Reds, thus scoring
one-duarter of a goal for the Blues
Time was called almost Immediately
after the ball was put in play. Score:
| Blues IA Reds 0.
! Second Period-The Myrtles. nothing
| discouraged, pranCed on the field, all
Splendidly mounted, and commenc "a
| to play the game of their lives" D1-
| lirg1am's work in this period was mag
| nificent; in fact, he was the life of the
| whole Red team. The Blues worked
| like TrOjans but in spite ftheir eff
| forts. Dillingham; scored a goal. The
/ Eiues got in some very good team work
and scored q goal, Dickey knocking the
| bail abetween the posts. Shortly after
| the ban lad been put in play, Akin
sons: pony Slipped and fell, rolling
| completely over, and IN doing SO in
! jCreG the riders knee. However, A.
| llinssn pluckily pulled himself together
and continued the game. When time
was CALLED the ball was within few
| feet af the Myrtles' goal. Score: Blues
| 21I Reds 1.
Third Period-The game started off
with = dash seldom, if ever. seen in Ha-
wall. 1.-The team work of the Reds being
very dine. The Blues scored two goa.s
| in THIS period; one made by Hancock
| was Especially brilliant, as he broke
FROM the scrimmage, and nOtWth-
standing the fact that his horse was
decidedly erratic. took the ball over
| threeAfourths the length Of the field
and through the goal posts. The APP
pause at this point in the game was
deafening. audience, rooters, referee
| ard Hnesmen joining in. The bali was
quickly put in play, and almost before
the applause for Hancock's splendid
| play %had died away, Dillingham; had
scored a goal for the Reds. Referee
Dam6ns whistle called attention to the
fact that the ball was again in play.
judd who, by the way, was the sol
i'd man Of the Red team, took the
ball down the field and had scored
goal IL about six seconds from the time
the ball was put in play.
The teams rapidly lined up and
forced the ball backwards and for
wards. Many fine runs took place, and
some. splendid hitting was done by
both teams, notably by George Angus,
VIII Dickey, and Walter Dillingham;.
A series of scrimmages ensued within
a short distance of the HealaniS goal
posts, and it was here that Dillingham;
got in sample of his good headwork
by fishing the ball from under the
horses feet and knocking it through the
goal posts of the Blues.
The Blues apparently recognized that
it was up to them to do some hard
work, and they certainly did do some
marvellous hitting. Dole taking his
team in hand and squirting them on
III regular Healani style. 1t was no.
many minutes before Dole had scored
another goal for the Blues, due to the
clever handling Of his team. Only
very few minutes remained, and both
teams worked hard to score, but dur
ing a scrimmage near the Blue goal.
HGncock's horse knocked the ball over
the line, thus scoring a safety, or one
quarter goal for the Reds. Time was
called with the score, Blue Az; Reds
AZ.
Fourth Period-As can be readily i'm
agined, the score being even. great en-
tlusiasm prevailed among the au-
diance. In keeping with the spirit Of
the audience. both teams hung on to
the ball with Jealous care. No one
man was allowed to get very far with
il Every time Dole would make
rush, Judd was beside him, riding him
off as never any player in these ISL
ands has been ridden off. Then, again,
Jrdd. the bulwark of the Red team,
With his careful method of handling
the ball. would have a goal in sight
when Dole would bound in between
stick and ball like a whirlwind, slow
lp turn around. as it were, on scent
piece, and at the same time skillfuliy
| captain the Blue team. Judge Perry
| finally LANDED" on the ball and sent It
spinning down the field to within
| few feet of the Blue line; Dole, fol-
| lowing closely, in attempting to knock
| the ball hack. accidentally drove it
| over the line. thus scoring a quarter of
| a goal for the Reds. Shortly after the
| knock off Dickey again scored quar-
| ter for the Reds by knocking the ball
| over the Blue line. Now the interest
| in favor of the Reds. It was here that
| Dole took hold of his team with an
/ iron hand Time and again he took
| the ball down the field to within a
short distance of the Red goal. Dill
bingham knocked the ball about one