The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-29
CHAMPIONSHIP
POLO CONTEST
GAME TO COMMENCE AT THREE
O'CLOCK-GOOD EXHIBITION OF
RIDING PROMISED, TODAY.


Polo will be played this afternoon at
three o'clock unless a series of showers
arrive to spoil the program. All doubts
as to play can be cleared by ringing up
Central early in the afternoon. This is
Championship Day" when Maui will
meet Oahu for the cup and title for the
ensuing year. on Monday Oahu meets
Kauai to settle the second place ques-
ton, should Maui defeat the home team
this afternoon.
There being no athletic events of i'm
portance beside polo, the grounds win
be crowded with carriages, riders and
pedestrians. Ample accommodation
have been made for the comfort and
convenience of all The band will play
during the intervals of the game A
parade of the ponies is contemplated
and will be brought off before the
game Five and ten cent bus fares
have been arranged.
Interest eliminates in the match to-
day and speculation as to who will be
the winner is rife. There is not very
much to judge by. The comparisons of
scores made against Hilo by oahu and
Kauai can not be accepted as standards
Kauai played the last period in the
dusk when the surest hitters and best
riders would have their advantages
doubled. 1t has been said that Maui
should have scored at least ten goals
more against Kauai but it should
be remembered that Kauai had equally
bad luck in just missing the goal
Sizing up the teams for this after
noon, Judd should have the advantage
over Won Tempsky Dole should stand
off Harry Baldwin, Frank Baldwin
should better Single and Dillingham;
should get away with Wilbur. This is
according to team work. All calcula-
tions on this line will be upset if the
individual work of Maui breaks up the
team work of Oahu Oahu should win
if they keep their play together. The
driving out from the Oahu goal will
have to be handled properly or the
home team, following up the ball, will
find it returned by a smashing back
handler and two Maui men between
them and their own goal. Eastern team
tactics will have to be practised where
the driving out team gently strokes
along their ball until the center is
reached where they would have good
chance of catching up their opponents
on any back stroke play. On the me-
dian line is gained the work becomes
aggressive.
The spectator this afternoon will see
upon achieving the same end by diff
ferent means. With the Mauis Harry
Baldwin is the only man who attempts
much riding off. Wilbur will center
and Won Tempsky drive forward the
ball as often as possible to Frank
Baldwin, relying upon his speedy horse
flesh and his good hitting to do the
scoring. Foxy Grandpa and Tom
Thumb came out of the scrimmages ike
who is in modern style plays close to
and is perhaps as sure a hitter as Bald
win. The latter will make many of the
star plays this afternoon.
With Oahu, Judd will go after Won
| Tempsky at the outset, Single will be
on the ball passing it whenever hard
pressed to Dillingham; who will general
ly direct the game. Dole will keep the
ball forward to Shingle and Dillingham;
and it is safe to say will take at least
one good run up the field on Hakulani
The opposing of the two styles should
make a brilliant game.
Prouty and Rice have declined to act
as field umpires preferring to watch the
game. The regular officials will there
fore serve. The pony parade will come
off at two thirty. Fares on the BUSES
running from the end of the car lines
have been regulated. The fare from
the end of the mule line to the park will
be five cents from the electric line ten
cents.
There has been some little discussion
about the borrowing of the ponies of
other teams for this tournament. 1t
has been said that Kauai and Maui
were joining forces to win from Oahu.
1 This is not the case. Both Shingle and
Judd of the Oahu team as well as mem
bers of the Mauis were planning to Dor
row Kauai ponies. The feeling of Won
Tempsky and Dillingham; is against this
course, both preferring to win on their
own" and not wishing to have a victory
mitigated by the fact that it was made
on borrowed horses. Harry Baldwin
was thinking of buying a black pony
from Rice If on trying it in the game he
liked it. 1t is now probable that only
the registered strings of ponies belong
ing to each team will play. The game
will start at three sharp.