Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-05

Just One-Quarter OF q goal, the dif
terence between the penalty for q
cross and a safety, was the lead oil
the Fifth CavaIry's second team over
the Oahu Reds, in the polo match
played at Schofield Barracks Satur
day, after the dust OF combat had
cleared. It was q good game to win
and q hard one TO lose, for right up
10 the last period Oahu had the safe
lead of two scored goals. but the
Cavalry came through In the last few
minutes and play and pulled of the
same sort Of trick that Oahu played
ON Maui In the recent championships.
Turn about is fair play, and the Cav.
airy Colts deserve all the credit that's
coming to them for Saturdays win.
The closeness of the score was the
games principal claim to, interest,
for it was very Indifferent polo most
of the way. Both sides were over
anxious. and time and again the
players OVERRIDE the ball, either
too late. so that the ball was driven
into the turf. instead of travelling
clean on the stick head. Neither
four has had the tournament practice
that the frst team gets, and some
thing in the way of stage fright was
expected.
Good for Sport
Aside from either the result. or
the class of play. the match was a
big thing for the snort. giving the
second string men q chance to get
some fun out of the game before the
season closes. Practice. matches
early In the season, and playing trial
horse for the regulars Is about ALI
that the scrubs have had in the way
Of polo. and the opportunity to play
IN 4 tollfhument series of their own
makes It q lot better for the seconds.
This applies especially to the Oahu
combination. for both DIR. Baldwin
and Harold Dillingham; have played
On the first team at one time or an
other. and after being 1T It's hard
70 have TO .talse r. sideline seat. and
see the other fellows getting ali the,
sport
The Cavalry f,Iayefs showed bet
ter Individual condition Saturday. and
this really won them the game. for
IN the sixth and final period the local
men webes too tired 10 hit the bal.
Three times Henry Damon and Har.
old DilIinRharn tried to knock 1T from
behind the line. and three times
missed the hall entirely. They were
So p6mped that they couldn,t get the
hall out az danger when they had
the chance. and II meant the diner.
ence between victory and defeat.
Clean snoFtsn snshiu.
It was at the time of this attempt.
ed knoek-in, when Oahu had q lead
Of tfree-Quarters Of q point, and
when the last period was dragging
to close. that Henry Damon did
something which made an instant hit /,
with the crowd. He started to hit
out from the line an swung over
the ball. Harold Dillingham; took a
crack at It and missed weakly. Da-
mon tried again, and missed again, |
and from the grandstand and auto !
mobile row came very uncompli-l
mentary murmur sof disapproyal, for
1t certainly looked as though the j
Oahu players We're trying to stall for
the whistle, and keep the ball out OF
play as long. as possible. Damon
checked and turned after the second
miss, and riding up TO the ball put 1t !,
in with q backhander, instead of go-l
ing back for q clean run at 1t. I'll
was a sportsmanlike thing to do, andSi
showed conclusiyely that the Oahu
players were not trying to jockey for
time, and the crowd appreciated it
as such, and gave a generous hand.
The Game. ..-H- I
The Cavalry lined up with Heffer-l
nan, Millikin, Groninger and Baird in
the saddle. PLAYING in the order oil