The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-30
MAUI GAINS SECOND
s. PLACE IN POLO SERIES
Lt,rom sunlay's Advertiser.l

The ex.champions captured second
place in the. polo series finished yes
terday afternoon, beating the Oahu
four by the substantial margin of nine
and three.quarters to three. Although
the final result was never in doubt
throughout the struggle, the Maui team
had to fight their way to the victory
through every period,
Both teams did splendid work and
the riding off and the fencing matches
the opposing players held over the ball,
each trying to hook the others mallet,f
was very pronounced feature of the
game. In one dash all of the players
charged down the field paired off In
column of tw6s, the yellows and the
blues, each bucking the other and par
rying with their long sticks to prevent
their opponents from driving the ball.
Seldom did horseman break into the
lead but there was an antagonist hard
by to.ride him off and then a confeder-
ate to charge up from behind to pick
up the sphere and carry it on. These
maneuvers, though rapid, retarded the
leaders trihe and this enabled the
rest of the bunch to get into the argu-
ment.
The Oahu men lost out yesterday on
the hitting. They were able to ride
the Mauiites Of and get to the ball but
couldn It keep II moving when they got
it ander way. Walter Dillingham; made
good many long runs and played
pretty hard game. Once his horse vent
down with him and he barely got ont
from under.
Dave Fleming had spill early in the
game but he lit on his feet and was
back in the saddle at bound.
First Period.
Fleming got away with the ball on
the first throw in the game and raced
to the end of the field but missed the
goal Then Harold Dillingham;, riding
IN the midst Of the bunch, carried the
ball to the other extremity, but Maui
got it before the goal was reached and
brought IT back to center field. Oahu
worked it back to the Maui goal and
this was when Fleming took his tumble.
Harry Baldwin next took long ride
with the ball and after several passes
and rids.offs the ball went over the
line.
Following the hitoff Maui would have
scored. bnt Walter Dillingham; blocked
the drive. The ball was then worked
back and forth and finally went over
Oahu Is line just as the timekeeper
jingled the bell and the first period
ended without scores for either side.
Second Period.
The second period started with the
driveoff and Sam Baldwin carried the
ball clear up the field. After a series
of passes, while Walter Dillingham;
rode Frank Baldwin off in the lead,
Doctor Baldwin missed the goal by a
hair. Frank Baldwin next ran the ball
down the field and missed hitting the
goal. Sam Baldwin brought it up. Then
everybody hit it and Harold Rice car.
ried it back a way but lost it and the
whole bunch rode past tanning the air.
Finally Fleming got it in line and drove
it through for Maui s. first goal when
six minutes and twenty-three seconds
were passed. The second period ended
with the score one to nothing in favor
of the yellow and black.
Third Period.
In.the throw at the start of the third
session the ball went clean through the
bunch and Fleming got away with it
and drove it over the blue Is line wide
! of the goal. Sam Baldwin took it down
the field after the driveof but Frank
| Baldwin rode him off, Then all hands
rode over the ball in center field.
The yellow and blacks got it after
that and Frank Baldwin scored at three
twenty-four, driving the ball clear
through the bunch Walter Dilling
ham brought the ball back from the
other end of the field and Harry Bald
win rode him off. After the sphere had
gone over the line Frank Baldwin got
/ it and scored again, the time being six
twenty.eight. The third ended with
Maui three to Oahu nothing
Fourth Period.
The ball was over the blues line at
the end of the third and Walter Dill
! bingham hit off to Sam Baldwin. who
started # going but missed and Harry
Baldwin took it away. Doctor Bald
win captured it and towed it a way
when he was ridden off by Fleming
He got it twice after that near Mani Z
line but ench time failed to knock q
goal. Harry Baldwin then took it II
the other end of the field and Frank
Baldwin scored at three-eighteen.
Sam Baldwin next trundled the bal