The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-25
WHITE KNIGHTS
VERY NEARLY WIN
Oahu and Cavalry Pole Teams
Score Three G0aIs--F. uls
Win Game.
Oahu-3 goals, 2 fouls, 4 points.
Fifth Cavalry--3 goals, 8 points.

BY the narrow margin of two fouls,
the Oahu polo team snatched meager
victory from the White Knights yes
terday afternoon at Leilehua. It was
one of the fastest and hardest polo
games ever seen in the Territory and
the marvel of the whole thing was the
| Improvement made by the good cavalry
officers.
The White Knights started out with
| a rush as soon as the whistle started
play. Although composed of the same
men that played last time, it was a
very different team that opposed the
visitors. Their ponies were very much
filter and very much better trained
and each player was a good shot and
a good dribbler.
Almost before anybody knew what
had happened Quekemeyer broke away
followed by Sheridan. The latter took
up the ball after ride-off of Queke-
| meyer by Dillingham; and. with easy
strokes carried the ball through the
goal Then did the sidelines evanesce
and go up in the air. Such joy for
all the military folk.
But that was not all the joy for,
although Fleming scored goal for the
Oahus during that period, twice again
did Sheridan romp the ball through for
a score.
Three to one in favor of the White
Knights at the end of the first period.
| 1t looked like cinch but the Homo
lulu bunch took six long breaths and
went out ON the field for business.
| Walter Dillingham; was not nearly so
| well-mounted as the time before but
he felt that he had to do something
| and he did do something, likewise all
| the other members of the team. They
played a grandly scientific game and
the riding off and passing was delight
| full to see.
No less than six times the Oahu team
| threatened and the ball missed the goal
only by few inches. Once only did
| they score, Dillingham; coming through
| the ruck and scoring at almost full
! speed. 1t was magnificent play and
the White Knights supporters were as
| loud in their cheering as the Honolulu
rooters.
In the third period the White
| Knights gathered themselves together
! and made several concerted and scien-
! tific rushes. But they could not score.
| Forsythe had taken Barnard s place at
number one and was playing a splendid
| game but DIR. Baldwin or John Fleming
were always there for defense, while
| Dillingham; and Major Potter worked
, in excellent unison for a return
| threaten.
| That third period will go down in
the annals of local polo as one of the
| hardest and cleyerest periods ever wit
messed on this island Incidentally IT
was during this period that the two
technical fouls were committed En-
| tlrely unintentional and regrettable in
that the good cavalrymen should lose
so splendidly contested a game on mis-
| haps.
In the fourth period Walter Dilling
ham scored another goal and thus wor
the game. This was made from neat
pass by Major Potter a fairly long
run and neat shoot for goal just be
fore Ouekemeyer threatened rideofl
might have spoiled the shot.
The feature of the game was the
excellent Judgment and riding off Of
Lieutenant Sheridan for the White
Knights. The Oahu team was not very
well mounted but deserved its victory
for the way in which it bueked under
apparent defeat and turned the tables
on its opponents. The next time these
two teams meet it will be worth travel
| ing very long way to see.