Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-08
OAHU Seconds
WIN LAST GAME
OF The SEASON
Defeat Cavalry Four il Rubber
Game of Second Team Event
at Leilehua
Hurt

The Oahu second polo team won
the third and deciding game from the
Cavalry seconds at Lellehua Satur.
ing captured the four individual cups
for the winners OF the second team
tournament In spite Of the one-slded
score II was good game to watch.
| although Il was marred BY one seri-
Gus accident. In which Lieutenant
Flint, playing No. for the soldiers.
came TO grief under fallen pony.
He suffered slight concusslon Of the
brain. and Saturday night his condi-
ton caused the doctors much worry.
but yesterday morning he took turn
for the better, and no permanent bad
effects are expected.
The spill came In the last half Of
the third period. and was one OF those
regretable but almost unavoidable col
| lisions that come when polo teams
are riding Wild" The ball which
had been hit out from near the Cav
airy goal toward the Bideboards.
struck the hoof OF Flint's pony, and
It's line was detected. Harold Dill
bingham rode In and conferred Il with
q backhander, the line Of direction Of
the ball being almost at right angles
to the sideboards Flint turned his
pony. making the swing to the left.
so as to face toward goal In the
mean time. Lucas and Richards came
i up almost at right angles 10 the line
Of play. riding each other on. Lucas
pony hit Flint's square at the girth,
Just as the latter completed hls turn.
and Richards pony caught Elint's =
glancing blow. The double impact
knocked Flint's mount nat. with the
rider doubled up underneath. The
horse scrambled 10 hts feet and start
ed on, and 4 looked for minute a.
though Flint would be dragged. but
/ the safety catch let the stIrrup lea
Their out, and he fen back uncon-
sCious. He did not come to, and
after q few minutes the auto embu-
lance from the post hospital dashed
across the field and carried him OF.
The accident was an ,unus1al one -
none Of the players involved had the
right Of way, or were on The line Of
the ball
Easy for Oahu.
The game itself was easy Tor the
Oahu four, which was The same that
won the initial game = week ago 1t
Moanalua. This combination 81 Luz
cas-, Single, Dillineham and Damon
i mt the ban hard, and q halI time
| the score W1s to .. with 00II1|1
Of the FIRST team. replacing Flint n
the last half Of the game. the Cav
alry put up q better defense, Cullum
| making 4 number Of long runs, which
| although not converted pressed the
Oahu defense considerably. and kept
the ball out Of the danger zone for
the Cavalry.
harold Dillingham;. although mount.
ed In two periods on q pony that
Ilunged badly with him. hit well. and
1--we goals came on bis stick. He
had good direction in goal shooting.
land altogether was . most useful
member Of the team. Bob Single
used the short dribble stroke 70 good
| advantage in turning the ball. and
he and Dillingham; worked well to-
gether. Lucas rode his man ID good
style. and kept Richards DO busy that
Ion several occasions he was unable
Ito break away to get 70 goal. Henry
Damon was best on HIS back strokes
and hit them better than any Of the
other players.
Cavalry Worked Hard.
For the Cavalry, Hall, who played
No. in the first two games, was out
of 1t with an infected hand, and bis
Eplace was taken by Flint hrst team
substitute, who was later replaced By
a regular first team man, Cullum. The
latter, however, was playing 3
- ~
Istrange ponies Rodgers, who took
Rudd's place at No ] In the last two
games, and Captain Winans, were up
against 1t for speed when II came to
a brush between them and the Oahu
forwards, and could not do their hit
ting justice for this reason. They
were usually collared before they had
a chance to get the ball well straight
ened out.
| The three-game brush between the
second teams proved 4 big thing for
polo, and when next season rolls
around, the benefits OF these games
win be apparent. After Saturdays
match, Mrs. Dillingham; presented the
cups and tea was served by the Scho-
field hostesses, Mrs. Beach, wife OF
Colonel Beach OF the Fourth Cavalry,
presiding at the refreshment table.
The score:
Oahu Second.
i No. /. c. Lucas.
i No. 2. r. w. Single.
i No. 8. H. G. Dillingham;.
Back. H Damon.
Icavalry Second. -
! No. /. r. C.. Rodgers
4 No 2. Capt. y. B.fWinans
i No. 3. H. A. Flint, E. g. Cullun.
| Back. H. H. c. Richards
! Summary.
i Goals earned. by Oahu II. Cavalry
Individual goals, Lucas Z. Single
2, Dillingham; 5.