The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-21
kauai TEAM OUTCLASSED
THE OAHU POLO PLAYERS

eight horses were allowed team for
the game.
-Four periods of ten minutes each
were played.
Frank Baldwin acted as referee Har.
old Castle and Worth Aiken as goal
Judges. and John Walker and Clifford
Kimball as timekeepers.
The Oahus colors were blue and
white and the Kauais' red and white.
The teams were as follows:
Oahu: George Angus, No. /; G. p.
Dennson, No. 2; Walter Dillingham;,
No. 81 J. Fleming, No. 4.
Kauai: A. Rice, No. /; ]. Malina, No.
2; c. A. Rice, No. 81 c. A. Dole, No. 4.
Dillingham; captained the Oahus and
Charlie Rice the Kauais.
The visitors were the favorites nj,
though there was conceded to be the
usual element of chance which makes
every athletic event worth while.
The field was not in good shape, sand
patches being plentiful. When the ball
got in one of these sandy spots it usual.
ly remained there while and the dust
raised in the rush to get it out and
away bothered the players considerably.
The points in polo are one for goal
and deduction of quarter for
safety and half a point for foul.
There was no scoreboard on the field
and if the issue of the contest had not
been so palpable all along the crowd
would have been at loss to know who
was winning and who was losing.
FIRST PERIOD.
The Oahus defended the mauka goal
lon, At ,,r
Rice quickly connected and then Malina
took whack. Fleming turned the ball
in the nick of time but Arthur Rice
drove the sphere goalward and Malina
knocked-it in bee-line for the goal,
A. Rice making matters sure by smash
ing it through.
Fleming soon had chance. to shoot
but misiudged. Malina sent the BAN
boo root to the center of the field and
then left it to Charlie Rice who passed
neatly to Dole. Charlie Rice, coming
up with a rush got hold of the ball
again and notched another goal.
Dillingham; rushed the bali goalward,
passing Dole cleverly. Fleming sent it
/ back in good shape, C. Rice and Malina
rushed the ball toward the goal but
Dennison connected and he and Angus
took it down the field for a substantial
gain A. Rice brought it back to the
center where Fleming checked it. A.
| Rice made n nice run up the field and
put in a diagonal shot from the extreme
left which passed just outside the Eva
goal.post.
Malina made gain and Angus fol
lowed mp the good work. Kauai were
not to be denied, however, and were
soon pressing, Malina missing difficult
shot.
Oahus got hold and Angus shot in
vain. Malina hit the ball n crack and
it emerged from the ruck but Fleming
stopped it. A. Rice made splendid
pickup. the ball being near the side,
lines, but it went out of bounds, as the
whistle blew ending the period.
The visitors scored two goals in this
period. They made a safety, however
protecting the Diamond Head goal, a
Rice hitting the ball back Of the line
This gave the Kauais ~ points for the
period.
SECOND PERIOD
4. Rice passed TO Malina and G. Rice
coming up hand over hand, put the bal
between the posts.
On the resumption of hOstilitics tn,
Kauais We're soon in possession again
Dole, A. Rice and Malina playing {
nice combination for a good gain.
Dillingham; got in a good strike anC
Angus followed suit but Malina wa
, Johnny on the spot and checked furthe
progress. Oahus kept the ball for
minute or so and Angus missed fin
lnh 20 la unaI IlIllinrh a.,
redeemed the error Immediately, how
ever, and scored the first and only goa
for the home team.
Angus took the ball but A. Ric
wiped his eye. Fleming came to tn
rescue.
Charlie Rice checked Dennison S bal
Malina missed. Angus and Flemin
ran down with the wood and the forme
essayed long shot but failed to score
, Kauai took the ball but Dillinghar
. in brilliant burst of speed nearly di
4 the trick. Dennison made a weak al
d tempt to register after riding over hi
. field. Score, Kauai, 2A Oahu, l.
W THIRD PERIOD.
A. Rice got the ball and made som
progress in the right direction. Angu
lost his stick or broke IT for he wen
: to the side.lines for another. G. Rie
. missed chance at the ball, Flemin
:, did likewise and c. Rice again made
Q poor swipe Finally G. Rice got tn
:, ball and knocked it outside the line
: Oahu threatened the Kauais' citad'
= and then the ball fingered in a san
!. patch for minute or so. Dillinghal
: managed to extricate it and Angr
!, made a nice gain, Dole failing to sto
7 him.
- The ball was in the Oahus' territor
/ for while. Dillingham; missed an cas-
. chance at the ball but moment late
sent it across the divide. G. Rice "a
up with the ball, getting past Fleming
n and Malina missed a show at goa
They all missed but Malina hit the ba
a lucky crack and il went through IL
a mob and between the posts.
;. Dillingham; put in a couple of goo
= knocks and then the battle was tran
+. ferred to the other end, Kauai missir
y shot which looked easy. Malina mis-
8. ed a shot at goal. Kanai continued
!. have the best of the exchanges. Angl
. gave Dennison chance at the ha