The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-28
THE GAME YESTERDAY.

|
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 other s mallet,
was very pronounced feature of the
! game. In one dash all Of the players
charged down the field paired off IN
column of twos. the yellows and the
blues, each bucking the other and par
rving 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 t keep it moving when they got
| it under way Walter Dillingham; made
a good many long runs and played
pretty hard game. Once his horse vent
down with him and he barely got out
from under.
Dave Fleming had a 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
I'm the midst of the bunch, carried the
ball to the other extremity. but Maui
got it before the goal was reached and
brought II 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 fter several passes
and ride offs the ball went over the
line
Following the hitoff Maui would have
scored. but Walter Dillingham; blocked
the drive. The ball was then worked
back and forth and finally went over
Oahu's line Just as the timekeeper
iingled the bell and the first period
ended without scores for either side.
sevond Period.
The second period started with the
driveoff and Sam Baldwin carried the
ball clear up the field. After 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 ear
ried it back way but lost il and the
whole bunch rode past tanning the air.
Finally Fleming got it in line and drove
| it through for Maui 5 first goal when
six minutes and twenty-three seconds
We're passed. The second period ended
l.. with the score one to nothing in favor
: OF ,he 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 5 line wide
: of the goal. Sam Baldwin took it down
| the field after the driveoff but Frank
/ Baldwin rode him off. Then all hands
rode over the bail 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
overweight. 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
hngham hit off TO Sam Baldwin. who
started It going but missed and Harry
baldwin took it away. Doctor Bald,
win captured 1t and towed it a way
. when he was ridden off by Fleming.
lie got 1t twice after that near Maui 5
1ne but each time failed to knock a
goal. Harry Baldwin then took it to
the other end of the field and Frank
. Baldwin scored at three eighteen.
, Sam Baldwin next trunded the ball
straight up the field and scored the
first goal for Oahu at four-eleven. Sam
L was riding the ex-army charger Mutt,
which has romped into polo fame.
AT five thirty-fve Fleming scored
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