Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-16


on the field at Moanalua last Saturday
afternoon. As was stated in the Bull
letin, the Kauai men had made up
their minds to win, Notwithstanding
the fact that they had lost the first
two games and therefore the tourna
ment. BY their play Saturday and for
that matter, their work in the second
game on Wednesday last. they won
for themselves place by the side OF
Oahu at the head OF the list of polo
players of the Islands. In doing this
they not only pleased their friends
and brought satisfaction home to
themselves, but they placed them
selves directly before the committee
In charge of the work of choosing a
team to represent Hawaii at Burling.
hame, as eligible candidates.
Kauais play on Saturday was SUI.
perior to that displayed in the two
former games, showing the advantage
of gaining a more intimate knowledge
of the field on the part of both horse
and man. They won from Oahu as
had been predicted, piling up a score
OF 4 IA to 2. "a. The goals without
penalties were to L.
The interest was intense from start
to finish. People became so excited at
stages that they jumped from their
carriages and rushed to the side
boards, a proceeding which should be
put a stop to since at one stage when
there was a rush Of both teams toward
the town side. one or two OF the ponies
became frightened at the close proX-
unity of spectators.
Oahu succeeded in making the first
goal. Dillingham; carrying the ball
through for the blues. However. this
did not Brighten the Kauai team, who
soon evened the score. Oahu added
another goal but had a half taken off
for foul by Dillingham; and a quarter
for a safety, leaving the score | Ia to
l in favor of the blue. From this
point, the Kauai men forged ahead and
then kept the lead although at one
stage It looked very much as II Oahu
might win out after all.
: Oahu played the hardest game of
the season. It was an uphill fight
against players who were ready to
take desperate chances to win. The
blues did the very finest of work but
the red men stuck like leeches to
their opponents and played such bril-
liant team work, that they were unable
to pile up their score. There was less
individual playing on the part of tho
Garden Isle men than during the first
two games, even Malina checking him
self and allowing other players to take
the ball when II was a case of better
team work.
For the Oahu men. Castle and Dill.
bingham easily carried off the honors.
Castle was a perfect tower of strength
when it came to getting out of the
bunch and riding down the field with
the ball His mallet work was fine
and he displayed head work worthy
of men much more advanced in years.
Dillingham; was everywhere. Indeed,
1t was necessary for him to play hard
er than ever because there We're per.
iods where his team showed weak.
ness.
Dole was not allowed to get into the
game to any great extent for Spald-
ing stuck to him for keeps and would
not allow him to monopolize the field.
When he did get the ball, he was not
the sure hitter that the two previous
games showed him to be.
Judd, who played in place of Akin.
son, was always where the ball hap.
pened to be but his mallet work was
faulty and he missed some fine chanc.
es. However under the circumstances
he did very well, not having had the
practice necessary. His horseman-
ship was faultless and he did some
good riding-off.
For the Kauai team, the honors
wore pretty evenly divided Chas.
Rice managed his men well and was
always on the spot when needed. In
close quarters, where both teams were
missing the ball time and again. he
would rush in and carry the ball to-
ward the goal OF the opposing side,
He showed his usual grit and took
some desperate chances.
Arthur Rice did better than on any
previous occasion. His work was a
little short of brilliant and his rushes
down the field with the ball running
freely in front of him were the cause
for tremendous applause by the hun
dreds present. He hardly ever missed
the ball.
Mallna must be given great credit
for keeping his natural tendency tC
shine in allegiance and sacrificing
everything to the team work that wlnI
games. He invariably went where hi
was ordered and not where his inclin
alton dictated.
AS for Spaldlng, he Is certainly onC
OF the cleyerest players at riding of
that Honolulu has ever seen and 4
was due to a large extent to this mos
important work that Kauai defeated
Oahu.
During the game Mallna famed ont
Of his hOrsaS very badly Chas Rio,