Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-19
OAHU MAY Send
POLO TEAM
TO MAUI
If Valley Islanders Can't Come
Here Some of the Locals
Will Visit Puunene

Although Oahu holds the inter
Island polo championship, there Is
possibility that no tournament for the
trophy will be played here this year
From Maui comes the rumor that IL
may be impossible for Captain Frank
BaIdwin's Valley Island slashers TO
spare the time for polo pilgrimage
this summer, and as Kauai is doubt
full quantity, this would leave only
the Fourth Cavalry to challenge for
the cup. The latter team can hardly
be considered as serious contender
against last years Oahu. teams. A.
Baldwin, Harold Castle, Walter Dill
bingham and Arthur Rice-wh'ch Is
still intact ALI these men played on
the Coast last spring, and they nave
improved their combination and lndl-
vidual play since last year, when they
defeated Maui in a hard match, and
then made mincemeat OF the Fifth
Cavalry team. Unless Maui SENDS
over team, then, the cup is prac-
tically safe.
However, II the Valley islanders
can't play here in the championship
event. some OF the Oahuans are ready
10 cross the water and become the
invaders for change. Or course
such a match would not be for the
inter-isiand championship, for as the
cup is held here, Oahu has the right
10 defend It at home. Also, the team
mat would 20 to Maui would probably
not be the No. ] four OF the local
club.
The probable date for the invasion
of Maui is at the time OF the Harvest
Home festival In August, when the
annual big doings come off at Pnu-
meme. To add polo to the list OF al.
fractions, would be big card all
round.
Game Yesterday.
There was lively polo practice at
Moanalua yesterday, and although II
was not until 4:45 o'clock that the BAH
was put in play. the stick swingers
managed to get in practically four
periods of play before darkness fell.
The short field was used, In order TO
save the ponies, which are hardly in
condition yet, and also to give the
makai end of the field chance TO
harden a little. On account of the
restricted field, scoring was compara-
lively easy, and luck cut a consider
able factor in the goals earned.
Yesterdays game was an impromptu
affair between the Oahu Raiders, cap
tanned by r. w. Single. and the Cit
rus Belts, under the leadership OF
Harold Castle. The latter won. II 20.
.-tffree t5efibds being : played az
though the last period was, almost
double time, ponies and players being
50 fresh when the whistle blew that
il was agreed to extend the playing
time:
The teams lined up as follows:
Citrus Belts-G. Macfarlane, No. /:
A. Rice. No 2; L. Redington. No. 3;
III. Castle, back &
Oahu Raiders Lieut. Peyton. No. 1;
Lieut.. Andrews. No. q; r. W. Single,
No. 8; w. F. Dillingham;, s. 8. Bald
win, backs.
Recruits Showing Well.
While the game was in progress. a
walk:trot game with the new ponies
was being played at the makai end
OF the field. Two recent recruits to
polo. Fred Wichman and H. G.. Smart,
are showing good form in both hitting
and horsemanship. and may be ex.
pected to give good account of them
selves before the season is much old
er. They are getting Invaluable coach
ing from Walter Dillingham;. who Is
this year devoting~ HIS time to the re-
cruits, both human and equine. and in
this they have the advantage over a
number Of players who have to start
in a haphazard way, and then unlearn
many bad faults.
There will probably be a game ar
ranged for Saturday afternoon in
which the Raiders will take the field
with: the full team that is to play
AGAINST the Fourth Cavalry on the
2Sth. and win go UP against picked
team of local players. Yesterday the
Raiders combination was badly brok.
en- up because they were without Wal
ter Macfarlane. who is slated TO NAV
NO. 2. This brought Single in 10
No. 3. and Andrews from 3 to 2. while
Dlllingham. who was riding absolutely
green ponies ana of course wasn't GO
ing to take chances of iniuring then,
IN scrub game, was enticed awav
from his pony school to fiji in AT back
Tor two periods. when his pIace wos
taken by Sam Baldwin.
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