Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-27

Frank Baldwin arrived from Maui
yesterday, and the Hawaiian polo
army of invasion is now modified,
and ready to move on the Pacific
Coast. Last words of instruction and
caution, together with description
of the+enemy's plans, have been re-
ceiyed from Chief of Scouts sDilling-
ham, AMI when the Mongolia sails
"wednesday morning the campaign will
be fully launched. -. 49,
Frank Baldwin, Sam Baldwin,
Arthur Rice and Harold Castle are the
four players who go to join Captain
Walter Dillingham; On the Coast, for
a strenuous two months of polo play
ing. This gives Oahu five first class
players, and while Rice, Castle, Dill
bingham and Baldwin are designated
as the first string team, it is likely
that Sam Baldwin will do as much
as any of the other men. For a team
to take along SO strong a substitute
Isl exceptional.
Mrs. Frank Baldwin and Mrs. Sam
Baldwin accompany the team, and as
Mrs. Walter Dillingham; is now with
her husband in California, the Ha-
wall poloists form quite delegation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dillingham; will
also be on hand for the big matches,
and probably the former will do some
playing.
The four men who leave here We'd
nesday are in fine shape to go through
a hard. campaign. All have been
training faithfully, and are in quite as
good, if not better condition than at
the time of the inter-island champion
ships last summer. True, there has
been no stick work, owing to the fact
that the ponies are all gone, but the
team will have plenty OF chance to
practice before the big tournaments,
and should not suffer on this &C
count
81 received a letter from Dilling
ham a day or so ago." said Frank
Baldwin last night, land his news is
all good. He has not seen our ponies
yet, as he doesn't expect to leave San
Francisco for Coronado until the first
Of February, but he has been in con-
slant communication with Harmon,
and hears that the stock is in first
class condition. He tells me that be
has bought very fine pony from one
of the San Mateo men, and this should
materially strengthen our string.
With the four new ponies that
Arthur Rice bought in Mexico and
had delivered at Coronado, the Ha
wall string now numbers about thirty
crack mounts.
Nottingham seems to think that We
can at least hold our own in stick
work, with the San MateO team. He
says that there are many new players
there, and that the constant changing
of teams has brought about seem
ing slump in team work, everybody,
with the exception OF few Old hands,
being too keen to hit the ball. AS to
ponies, he believes that Pasadena has
the finest collection of polo horse
flesh that he has ever Scen.'
DillinGham's letter also carries the
interesting news that Boise City,
Idaho, has entered a team for the
big tournaments. This makes a repre-
sentative gathering Of stick swing
crs, teams now being entered from
Kansas City, Boise, Canada, Hawaii,
San Matco, Santa barbara, Pasadena
and Coronado. c1Othing is known oe
the ability of the Idaho players, at
this end Of the line.
Never has an athletic team started
on a journey with more serious in
tentiors than that Of the Alba
wall po1oistS The trip i3 no pleasure
jaunt, but serious sporting venture
and conviviality and celebration will
be postponed until the playing sched-
ule is over. 1t will take many thou
sands to finance the trip, besides
which five busy men are giving up