The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-11-28
THE POLO FIELD AND THE PLAYERS AT THE GAME

markable. each in turn carrying the
rider along through the field and after
the ball on a long drive with phenome
nal speed. Not at all that there was a
poor horse in the outfit against them,
for the Rice ponies, such as Pickanin-
ny, are fast and quick to start, but they
We're outclassed by the imported stock.
1t would be hard to name stars. in the
first game. so fast were Derby, Puuloa,
Puck, Cocktail and Hakulani and in
turn Lady and Patch showed fine
speed and some knowledge of the play.
In the first game the play of Prouty
stood out all the more from the fact
that his mounts and his stick work
combined to make him the star of his
team. The play called for his presence
to make ii above the ordinary, as the
young men on the team We're addicted
to missing at critical moments and
against Dole and Dillingham; they could
do little in the way of riding off. DR..
IRWIN played good game, but Judd
waS on him all the time and kept him
out of the play much Of the time. Ken
nedy once or twice made fine drives
but Guard was not up to form, and
only occasionally showed the game that
should have been put up against such
players as the blue and white men.
Not a member of the local team but
made a fine exhibition OF the game
If there could be any criticism it would
I be of the tendency to bunch, but the
men formed well during much of the
game, and gave more attention to their
position play than usual in practice
Dillingham; hit finely, and was much
/ of the time after the ball, Dole making
. some of the finest drives and Shingle
showing precision of play and fast work
| in getting the ball out of scrmmages,
and sending il along for excellent gains.
Judd devoted himself to the play of his
( position but on more than one occa-
sion he went to the front and sent the
ball half way down the field where it
was handled by the backs.
Frank Baldwin is the hardest hitter
that has been seen here, but the short
field seemed to trouble him in his play,
for he did not have the room to ride
clear away from his field and then
shoot the goals, often driving off over
the line with two strokes down field.
Frank Baldwin played his position well,
being one of the reliable men of the
team, several times adding a star stop
or drive. Wilbur was the accurate
place hitter, getting the most of the
difficult goals and showing IA fine eye
, for crossing. Won Tempsky was inde-
fatigable, saving the goal more than
once by his hard drives and hard rid
ing, He was in several miXups and II
was little short of wonderful that there
were ne accidents in the last game fol
the riding was fast and in more thar
one instance almost reckless.
The Melina brothers played.a consist
ent game, and their riding was a dis
play We'll worth going to see. They
handled the stick with vigor, lacking
something in precision, but their play
was so spontaneous and hearty tina
given time and experience they SHOULD
make men Of the first rank. q. IL. Ric,
played the most skilful game for tina
: team and Arthur Rice was little be
hind him. The greatest fault of th
team Was their tendency to bunch
there being seldom "A man out riding of
, the back ~ the Mauis, This is due per
maps 10 the fact that the men learne,
: the game without having another fou
: against which to play This VIII b
p remedlrd next year Tor the spaldlng'
? OF kralia, contemplate getting Into IN
game ana this win give Kauai N
I teams from which Co choose and 10
j cal play Tor shining up.
p Tho play began with the Hawaii an
D oahu teams ON the field, Atkinson ou
. iu place - Dole whose arrival was de
! layrl when the bah was put into pla
shuRla crossed it ont nf the sprlu
3 mage ana Dillingham; with two strok,
. drove lt through thr goal posts, pruut
' and GUARD gnt the bah on the sscon
srrlWmaHo ana carried it down nrl
WlssinE iho goat plunEham srndin
q IA Hui Hni following 0u f1r ihe rnfil
lrrFih ~ lht hrli aui afler some hrl
. Naut rrnsH rfr enc oahu captain ppnrr
r aEaln. Thr nHi naNal goal Nas irlN