The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-23


Kauai took the ball from under their
for a short space. Then Oahu took a
brace and, through the clever twisting
and good teamwork of Denison and
Dillingham;, matters were evened up
for a moment The ball shot In dan
gerously. Kauai rooters of both sexes
looked glum. There was nothing doing
by Oahu s cracks, however, for Malina,
in far AID away the most spec
taeular series Of punts, hunts, shots
and runs of the day swung the bounc-
ing ball through the posts after show
ing a clean pair Of heels to every one
of his opponents. This gave the Kauai
bunch their total seore-2A points.
Notwithstanding the lead of their
antagonists, Oahu again demonstrated
that it was fighting combination.
Without so much as a mistake until
Goal-land was reached, the ball was
shifted by clean strokes away from
Kauai by the Oahu team, and for a
second time they lost an excellent OPP
portnnity for scoring, missing the stake
by but few feet. 1t was hard luck,
in way, for the locals that they did
not score this time. for 1t was easily
pereeivable, even from the grandstand,
that the loss OF the goal was caused
by the rough ground, a point jutting up
catching the edge Of Dillingham; s NAL
let as he swung. Again, after losing
the ball for a time, it was again
brought back and by hard fighting In
the very shadow of the posts the ball
was shot through for score. Kauai,
2H; Oahu, 1.
Sensational running characterized
the fourth and last period of the game.
Close inighting, as it were. also being
feature, and it was not but short
time after play had been started that
Oahu had tackled another point on their
initial one. This naturally made things
simmer d, wn to a question as to
whether the locals could wing another
point to their credit BY so doing
the game would have been almost in
their hands
Kauai played a defensive game. At
every opportunity they shot the ball
as far away as possible, not striving
SO much to score themselves as to keep
their opponents from scoring. This was
their game, and they played it for all
they were worth There was one bad
spot IN the center of the field which
the players had avoided as much as
possible during the course of the game,
heap of sand that was a bad place
for the ball to be stuck in as well
as clogging the horses to some extent.
While attempting quick. short turn,
Walter Dillingham; g pony pivoted for
second, then tumbIed in a heap on
the. ground. The players were well
away from him, and no damage was
done. Within the next few minutes OF
fast and furious playing, however, it
was found necessary for him TO change
horses
With the exception of Nalina, who
though heavy man seems to ride his
horse light, and Charley Rice. all of
the players took fresh ponies. Time
was taken out while this was being
done.
The remainder of the quarter was
fercely contested bv the members of
both teams. The Oahuans were demons,
and especially Dillingham; and Angus.
and they followed the ball close and
mt hard at every chance. Angus was
keen ON the back-hand swings. as was
Denlson and Fleming in the final bit
or the game. Their efforts proved of
no avail, however, for the game ended
with the bah near the Kauai goal. even
IN striking distance, with the score
Kauai. "a; Oahu, 9.
1t was a beautiful exhibition. Per
haps not so good as some games that
have been played here, but it must be
taken into consideration that the
grounds were anything but conducive
70 a h1gh-elass exhibition of polo. The
Craftsmanship was at all times good,
Tar above par, and the teamwork dis
played was much better than in the
other game this week. II was too bad
that there were so few out 70 witness
the game, for il Is a kingly sport, and
deserves better patronage than the
scattering few in the grandstand yes
terday afternoon.
sam Baldwin umpired an excellent
game, Tt IS rumored that a series OF
games may be arranged between the
locals, Kauai and Maui teams some
time IN August, when tournament
for the championship Of the islands
may he had. The lineup Of the teams
follows:
0ahu-George Angus. G. P Denison,
Walter Dillingham; (captainl, and J. !
Fleming.