Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09
island POLO
F0URs WORKING
FOR TOURNAMENT
Maui in the Best Shape as to
Regular Players for Coming
Games-ArtilIery Unknown


The Oahu polo team turned out yes
terday afternoon for what was its final
practise but one before the interislanc
tournament. Six hard periods were
played, and as the ball was not thrown
: in until almost o'clock. Il was S: &c
before the last whistle blew. Dark
ness and fine drizzle of rain really
put an end 10 the game, for when time
was called IL was impossible to follow
the movement OF the ball from the side
lines, while IL was all that the players
could do to make shots and avoid col
lisions.
In order to give the Oahu defense a
hnstling game, s.. A. Baldwin, the
regular No. 4, was shifted to the oppo
sition, John Grace and l.. Redington
alternating at No. for the Blues. The
Blues took upon themselves the added
handicap of knocking UPHELD through
out the entire game, and the Yellowsi
playing in good form, gave the first
team all IL wanted in the way of prac-
tise, and then some.
II has been definitely decided that
Walter MacFarlane viii be shifted
from No. ] to No. for the big games,
and although this position is new to
him, he is doing excellent work there.
This puts the whole team forward
from the lineup in recent games, Cas-
tie going from to his old position
at No. 2, and s. A. Baldwin moving
from 2 to 1. Arthur Rice comes into
the game for his first match this sea.
son, turning out on short notice to
help the Oahu team out Of bad hole
when they were short OF FIRST team
material. He is playing back, the po-
sition he held down with credit on
the All-Hawaiian team that went to
the Coast last year, but as a member
of former Kauai teams he played No. 1.
The Oahu team as 1t stands now is
made up of men who have played sew
eral positions on championship teams.
IL is after careful thought that the
present lineup has been arranged, and
Il Is OF course subject to change, al
though it is pretty certain that In the
initial match against the Field Artil-
lery September Is. the Oahuans will
be lined up as above stated.
Practice for the 4th Cavalry has
been curtailed owing to the practise
march on which the regiment il now
engaged, but the horse soldiers win
be back at Schofield In plenty of time
To get in q couple of good practise.
games before going against the Maui
team Regatta Day. the 18th.
The Field Artillery team is practis-.
ing .Stehdily$u h rounding ont e sea-
son OF gradual deyelopment Of both
men and mounts. Il Is the dark horse
Of the present tournament. and the
work OF the -four wagon soldiers will
be watched with much interest
The Cavalry team loses 4 couple Of
stars In C1llum and Cheney, who will
be on the mainland at the time Of
the tournament, but there is some
good second string material to count
on, and the team viii surely make
good showing.
Maui Is in the best shape of the
four teams, having its four regulars in
the lineup. with both players and pom
les IN excellent shape. The team viii
lire up with Collins. Baldwin, Fleming
and Rice playing IN the order named.
In yesterdays practice at Moanalua
the teams lined up as follows:
Blues: l.. Bedingtoh. J. Grace. No. I;
II. X L. Castle, No. 3: walter Mac
farlane, No. 81: Arthur Rice, back
YelloWs: S. A. Baldwin, No. 1; p.
Harmon. W. Spencer. No. 2; H. G.
Dillipeham. No 8; B. N. Sumner.
back
The anal practice game viii be
played Friday next