The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04

The polo contest on e. Cerrito flied
yesterday was worth going miles to see.
Il was the best contest this season and
far above the standard on the local
nelos- the score being tie. although the
l-eds missed winning by six inches.
. Prom tho time Cyril Tobin threw in the
nrst hau until the hell sounded the
nnisn of the game it was fast work. At
noon u was decided 10 postpone the
game but al o'clock il was found that
Lne warm sun was drying the field and
mat IT would be possible 10 play. The
players were rounded I'D and the game
started a. 5-l3 p IN.
The Whites took possession Of the
1ah the moment il was thrown in. and
in one minute John Lawson scored. It
was quick work, and the men on both
sides were hitting hard.
There vas great improvement in
The team work The men tried 10 plav
position and were under better com
nsnd q the captains The first goal
mad hardly been scored when the Whites
eane through for another after three
;linutes OF play This time the ball
p" as put through by McCreary. The
Nllck scoring or the u hites looked as
4 IHv game would prove onesided. The
----fr ---f ~ -L. O. lSDlltQ every inch o Z
t-le ned. and before the period endes
rs alter Hobart missed two tries for
soals, which Were made under irving
one-t tlens, as he was being hard ridden
Al the beginning Of the second period
oseLn lcbln went through for a score
ieIler Lhree minutes play The ball had
larQ-4 been put into play again when
fhe keoE forced IL down the field for
another score, but the Whites blocked
ana Joseph iobin had 10 fry FOR goal
on q. lack hand stroke. which went out
- posncs- 4 little later DriscOlf got
The bail and carried il up the field on
LnFee strokes for g goa. but missed
loWard scored by an assist b. joan
Lawson, who laid the ball we'll Up.
Parson sot the bail and passed IL along
10 Joseph Iobln. who forced il ahead
10 his brother, Richard. who scored
The third period opened with the
score 3 20 in favor OF the Whites.
Waen p-aV opened the gallery, which
WsS the largest seen al a polo game in
Years, was brought 10 its feet The
P-a4 was leEce- the men pounding the
ball rs II 81 was life and death
Struggle The Reds forced the game
frozn the drop OF the bail In three
asTiers OF minute Joseph Tobin
scored. and in g minute after the ball
was "a play scored again. This gave
LIE Reds the advantage OF one point
The " hites took hard stand. and the
. ban was forced up and down the field
several times.
=. The Reds adopted the same tactics
r me opening Of the fourth period as
lney used al the beginning Of the third.
AID within thrce-QuarUers OF a minute
hobart scored. They seemed 10 be
rushing the hites of OF their feet. The
Reds made another stand, and Joseph
IO-in was able 70 score. The Whites
worked the bsu up for a goal, and
lawson tried. but failed.
When the lfrh period opened with the
score 10 3 in favor Of the Reds. it was
believed that the game was almost de-
cidFd- Driscoll and McCreary did splen-
cfd work Several times the ponies
went down on the slippery field. Every
stroke vas disputed. In the skirmish
g. Tie Dali was thrown one Of the
&hites drove II out 10 DriscOll. who.
- wish beautiful shot. sent IL way down
The field. AS he started 10 follow he
vas covered by Hobart, and fine play
was witnessed When there was only
r miEgfe 10 play the ball was taken up
rhr felo and DriscOl scored for his side.
AT TIE opening OF the sixth and last
period the Reds had the advantage of
one point DriscOil made up the final
stroke that tied the score. The Reds
Eof -fhe BAH nearer 10 their goal and .bV
good team work Richard Tobin was
- bic 10 uncover for quick stroke. He
mad the shot. and as the ball few
. 1oword the goal everyone began 10
rhee-. bGt the ball hit one Of the goal
posts and bounced of into the field.
SIX inches closer and the game would
have gone 10 the Reds