Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-27
POLO Team TO
GET MATCHES
WITH CAVALRY
Hawaiian Four That Win Make
Invasion of the Coast Next
March To Be Seen in Acton
Here Next Month Against the
Army

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Army
II preparedness spells success. then
the Hawaiian polo team that will Jour-
ney to California next spring should
give an excellent account OF ITSELF For
although il Is more than i've months
between now and the date OF the
championship tournament at Coronado
the local stick swingers afe already
STIRRING themselves, and are making
the first moves of campaign that
promises to be one OF the most thor.
ough in the history of Island sport
The four men who will uphold the
honor of the Hawaiian Islands on Cali
fornia polo fields againsk the pick OF
tho Coast and Middle will get togeth-
err next month for practice as a team.
ARRANGEMENTS are now heing made
with the Fifth Cavalry for series OK
three practice games to come on be-
fer the army m8neuvers. between the
18th and 18th OF October. Arrange-
ments have not been definitely COM
pleted, but 1t Is believed that the army
PLAYERS will he able to play at Moana-
lua. sending their ponies down IN good
season, but themselves making the
trip from SchofieId Barracks for each
game, and not going into camp at the
field. as was done at the time OF the
irteris land championships.
A three-game series with the hard
hitting and hard riding cavalrymen
would be the best possible preliminary
training for the Hawaii representa-
tives. All four men whoSare going 20
the coast are seasoned polo players,
M d know the game from all Its COM
pricated angles, but three men have
p,ayed on one team and one on an0th-
er, and 1t will be necessary 20 Weid
the four together rs a whole. Nothing
will better accomplish this purpose
than several hard match games, such
as the Cavalry can give them
Four Cracks Going.
As originally announced the local
team will consist Of Arthur Rice No.
RI: Harold Castle. q: Walter Dilling
ham. 8; Frank Baldwin. back, The
first three named were on the cham
r;on Oahu tenn this year. but while
Castle and DILLINGHAM; played the
same positions now assigned to them,
Rice was back of the winning coTbin-
alton. His real place Is No. !. how
ever and with a man like Frank Bald
win to hold down the last line Of de-
tense, 1t seems better to shift Rice,
even at the risk Of breaking I'D tie
combination. Baldwin played No 3,
| ON the Maui team this year, 50 he too
will have to re-adjUst his play. al
though he has often figured in games
as Mo. 4.
These men. then know the game
| and know how to play their respec-
| tive positions, but they must learn
how to play together as team. They
| will have some time on the Coast Tor
! practice before the actual tournament
/ play. but it is essential that they get
| together for some hard games before
they ever leave the Islands. and It Is
with this in view that the coming GER
les with the Cavalry Is being worked
up The army team has last the serv-
/ ices of Forsyth and Doak, but with
MiIlikin. Sheridan. Hanson and Gron-
niger playing in the order named the
Cavalry will have team that need
rot be afraid to meet anything in the
way of a polo combination.
Ponies In Training.
! Fifteen of the best Oahu ponies are
Few in training at Moanalua under the
! able direction of P. Harmon. and i've
! are being worked out under Frank
! BaIdwin's direction on the Valley Isle.
This string and FIVE more II they can
he picked up. will be shipped to the
Coast on the I.urIine, November rs.
and the players will follow couple
~ months later, meeting at Coronado
February l. This will give them all
February to play in the practice match
es and minor tournaments, and should
put them in the best possible condi-
ton for hard matches in the big tour
nament. The ponies will have beef
Gu the ground full two months be-
fore hey start play, which should be
ample time to condition them and get
| them acclimated.