Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-18
SPORT
FIRST POLO GAME
Was THRILLER
THROUGHOUT
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II
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! soon up. England almost scored. Mil
burn saved and Whitney carried the
ball around almost 10 England's goal
4 The English defense was very
strong and Loekett seemed to be play
4 ing better and better, meeting every
difficult situation with great skill.
Seventh Period.
The Americans Knocked the bail in
| and started with a knockout across
| the mouth of the goal. Lockett got
away from Stoddard and drove the bail
| into our territory, where it remained
| in a most dangerous proximity to our
goal until first Milburn. and then Wa
terbury got away to long run splen-
didly put by Stoddard who held his
back safe. At the turn in Edwards
cot clear away and almost scored after
a long run. The Americans lost half
goal by foul, and the whole period
was nip and tuck, the English, If any
thing, having the advantage OF the
play.
Eighth Period.
The American defense was playing
very carefully as our lead was by no
means a safe one
l.. Waterbury came down, but was
uninjured. The American team was
playing the boards for the most part,
but Waterbury scored again after a
beautiful place in front or the goal by
Stoddard. Stoddard Immediately aft
erward hooked the ball by splendid
stroke and almost scored, the end Of
the period being marked by some
splendid defensive play by Whitney.
Who seemed tireless.
1t is an impossible thing to do, to
sumsup the relative merits of the in
dividua1 players in game SO keenly
md admirably played
English Defense Shaky.
The English defense was little
shaky at first, but after the first Pc
Rod, as the score shows, it stiffened
up. and made scoring almost iInpos-
sfble.
Ritson and Edwards, in the middle
Of the game, played finely throughout
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splendidly, but seemed unable to cope
with the Interchange between Whitney
And Miihufn, as ne. seldom troubled
eithefa Of them on their defelisive
shots.
The performance of the American
team speaks for itself. They have
never played better polo in their ca
reer as a team.
The team has had difficulty in get,
ling together and in practice has per-
haps been a disappointment but the
day of the match found them. as we all
expected. playing the hardest, keenest,
most skillful polo that any team in
the country has ever played.
Whitney has not been IN the best
Of shape, and has graveIy worried
about HIS ability to repeat his former
performances, but he has never in his
life played a finer game than he played
this afternoon, watching his men,
Feeding them with an eve ever to thu
defense and to an opportunity to send
Milburn through with his long stroke
and great speed which is one OF the
strong features in the play of the
team
All Play Splendid Polo.
They were all splendid. and perhaps
IL is not unfair to repeat remar <
made to me by one of their opponents.
10 the effect that The had never sc m
as fine an exhibition of individual polo
as that given by Milburn.
Larry Waterbury's play was ex-
traordinary throughout the game. He
rot more loose balls and stole balls
mot rightfsilly his. oftener than ali5'
man on the team
1t is most unfortunate that j. NJ.
Waterbury has broken his finger, and
will therefore. be unable to play in the
.sTond game, for he was IN great form
and played With dash and accuracy
which made him the finest No, 2 We
have ever seen.
II is fortunate wei have so able a
substitute as Stoddard showed him
self to be today.
AS general review of the game I
should say that the Englishmen when
free as a team are longer and more
accurate hitters than the Americans,
but when pressed they lack the reach,
the versatility and the hitting instinct
cf their opponents.
English Stroke Different
They use totally different method
of hitting. sitting wei back on their
ponies and hitting wrist stroke from
the ponies quarters with long, whippy
nlaHets Our men sit well forward on
their ponies. hitting well UP by the
.orelegs, reaching for every ball stand
ing in their stirrups. Their horse
manship has sometimes been smiled
at, but if hitting the ball at impossible
angles and turning ponies with the
greatest celebrity is bad horsemanship
they will have to bear that slur
have never seen men who can get
the difficult balls and hit as accurately
under difficult conditions as the Water
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