Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-25
INTER-ISLAND POLO TITLE
REMAINS WITH OAHU team;
MAUIDOWNED IN GREAT GAME

of the effectiveness OF the Maui com
Bination would be lost il Fleming and
Baldwin could be prevented from feed
! ing their forwards, Collins and Rice
with long shots that would give then
a lead toward the goal line. 1t wa;
for this reason that special attention
was given to riding Frank Baldwin
and the wisdom of this line of play
was shown in the results. Both Rice
and Collins had to drop back to the
defense time and again, and there was
| little of the sensational laying out fol
a long forward pass, that character
lied the Maui-Cayalry game.
A lot of the credit for Oahu's vie
| tory is due to the headwork and also
the stiekwork of Walter Dillingham;
He was playing back, while his reg,
ular position is No. 8. In spite of the
fact that he had a heavy, aggressive
No | against him in Harold Rice, Dill
bingham managed to squirm onto the
ball time and again when it looked
as though he were blocked and blank
eted to a certainty. His near side
shots were first class, and most of
them were made when heswas being
hustled and jolted by an opponent.
Dillingham; also used his short dribble
stroke to good advantage, often turn
ing the ball with it when a full stroke
would have been surely hooked.
Castle Everywhere.
Harold Castle played like-Harold
Castle. That's the biggest boost that
can be given to his game. He also
was playing new position, 8 instead
of 2, but this did not interfere with
the combination and passing that he
and Dillingham; have worked out in
ten years of play together On Sailor
Boy and Jennie C he easily had the
foot of Arthur Collins, and the latter
didn't seriously bother him.
waiter Macfarlane, as noted above.
played his position in grand style. His
hitting was excellent, and three of
Oahu's eight earned goals came off
his stick. He rode great part of the
last period with only one stirrup,
which is tremendous strain even in
a cantering game. while under full
speed 1t is a big test of hofseman
The Maui men fought like demons
all the way, and the game was much
better than the score indicates. The
losers missed goals by hair-line mar
gins again and again, and while Oahu
also had number of near-scores, the
Valley Islanders missed more chances
to add to their goal collection than
did the locals.
The game was little strenuous at
times, and some pretty hard bumps
were given and taken, but on the
whole the play was clean and there
was little or no dangerous riding. All
eight players understood the game,
and there was no checking on the
ball, or fragrant crossing. Only two
penalties were given, Dillingham; hit
ting a safety in the fourth period, in
an attempt to get the ball toward the
sldeboards, and Castle being penalized
for illegal stick hooking in the sew.
enth, when he reached under Frank
Baldwin's pony in stand-still scrim-
mage near the Eva sideboards.
Dangerous Delay.
Maui was trifle snappier in get
ting on the field than Oahu, and once.
at the commencement of the seventh.
Dillingham; hit the ball out from be-
hind his own goal line, when he was
the only blue man on the field, with
four hungry hornets waiting to
pounce upon it. In close game this
delay might have meant the differ
ence between victory and defeat. On
the whole, though, the action was
fast, and the game was hustled along
in proper style. g.
There was big attendance, and
although the tremendous excitement
of last years contest between the two
teams was lacking, still there were
plenty of thrills at all stages.
The score: ..-. .... liz