The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-16
BY II. NJ. AYRES.

strongest team that this island could !
muster, at Moanalua yesterday by |
the score OF IA to 3al.
1t was Maui's game from beginning |
to end and not at any time were they
in danger of losing.
The Maui players started off with
a rattle and scored couple of times
before the Oahu players got going.
They kept up their good work and
the longer they played the more
goals they scored.
The Maui combination is perhaps
the best that has ever played here.
Frank Baldwin played his best game
and held his team together through
out by timely and judicious coaching.
1t would be hard to pick a weak spot
in the visiting team so well was it
balanced. The Maui men played with
splendid dash and excellent cOmbina'
ton and their riding off was superb.
The Oahu team played way below
expectations. Walter Dillingham; had
an off day and DR.. Baldwin played
below his best form.
Sam Baldwin and John Fleming be-
tween them kept the Maui score down
several notches, the latter playing
headily and fearlessly throughout
every period.
The playing of Frank Baldwin was
the feature of the game. He was on
the ball all the time and the way he
juggled the ball with his mallet was
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keep on improving as he grows older,
Maui were better served in the
matter of ponies. Their animals last
ed longer and the teams superiority
In this regard was particularly no.
ticeable toward the end of the game.
TO sum up, Maui won because
their team are practically always in
the saddle and know their ponies
| thoroughly. They played a harder
game than their opponents and though
| the Oahu four tried to return the
! compliment in this respect they were
unable to. 1t was a case of business
men stacking up against men whose
work keeps them a-straddle all the
time, and though there was nothing
to choose between the two teams in
point of knowledge of the fine points
of the game dash and vim won the
day, and it will come mighty near do
ing so, all other things being equal,
whenever a polo match is played.
If Oahu is to again hold the polo
championship there must be shake
up in her team. 1t is proyerbial that
a man must be rich in order to par
ticipate in the joys of polo. 1t does
not follow however, that because a
player has once made team, he
should be allowed to retain his posi-
ton for the term of his natural life.
The crowd at the game was a very
large one, probably seven hundred
people journeying to distant AIoana-
lua. over a hundred automobiles
were parked on the ground and there
were carriages galore.
Queen Liliuokalani was present at
the game and watched the playing
with keen interest.
The Hawaiian band, in a tally-ho,
drawn by white horses, enliyened the
game with music.
The teams, officials and colors were
as follows;
Maui-Harod Rice, number onei
Harry Baldwin, number two; Frank
Baldwin, number three, David Flem'
ing, number TOUR.
Oahu-Dr. Baldwin, number one;
Sam Baldwin, number two; Walter
Dillingham;, number three. John tlem
ing, number four.
Referee-Lieutenant O'Connor, U
S. Engineers.
Timekeepers-Clifford Kimball anC
J. S. Walker,
Colors-Maui yellow shirts witt
black band; oahu, white shirts will
blue vests.
Ten periods of six minutes eacf
were played and no time was taker
out. There was an intermission OF
three minutes between all the per
iods except between the fifth anc
sixth, when ten minutes rest was
allowed.
First period.-Oahu defended the
town end. The Maui players swoop
ed down on the Oahu citadel, David
Fleming in the lead, and Harold Rice
scored the first goal of the game hall
minute after the commencement OF
hostilities. The honk-honking of the
bubbles was very faint Dillingham;
was first away with the ball which
was backed by Sam Baldwin. Frank
Baldwin essayed a try at goal from
the far right. Rice picked up neatly
and John Fleming sent the bamboo
root back A safety by Dillingham;
relieved the tension which existed
through the threatening of the oahu
goal. At this point the only accident
of the game occurred. John Elem
ing's pony broke his glrth and fell,
precipitating his rider to the ground.
Rices pony fell over him. The two
players were on their feet immediate
ly and after a new pony had been
procured for Fleming the game was
resumed. David Fleming barely miss
Oh .soorino thap TIa rrV BALDWIN soOr-