Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-27

driving and trouble with their mounts
mixed with little hard luck in the
breaks" made defeat apparently in
evitable after the second period when
the Portland four hit it's str le.
Boise Must Play Best Polo.
The two clubs are, however. more
evenly matched than many followers
of the game here had been led to be-
Neve. They are playing for the best
three out of five games. More uni"
formity In team work and opportuni-
ties for individual starring will help
Boise a lot in the succeeding games
That Boise will have to play the best
polo it is capable of to win from Port
land was clearly evident to every polo
fan present at yesterdays game.
First Half.
Boise started the game in whirlwind
style and for the first period played
Portland off its feet Ostner won the
toss and chose the south goal for
Boise Immediately after the ball was
put in play it was taken from a scrim~
mage by Barringer who rushed it on
the Portland goal for an out-of- bounds
stroke The webfooters carried the
little white oval back to the center Of
the field where Boise blocked their
team play, Falk carrying the ball back
into the enemy's territory. Barringer,
Lemp and Ostner rushed the Portland
goal, Barrinser scoring with a difficult
angle shot on the throw-in Portland
was swept defenseless before the Boise
onslaught, Ostner carried the field be-
fore him and scored a second goal for
Boise. The last goal was made in lass
than minute and a half of actual play
It was Immediately after the next
throw-in that Robertson received the
dangerous cash over the eye. Lemp
endeavored to strike the ball in a
scrimmage while Robertson was lean
ing over his horses head to dribble
Lemp missed but the mallet swung
under the horses neck and caught
Robertson over the eye. Time was
called TO dress the bleeding wound
after which Robertson pluckily con
tinued the game. Play was resumed.
The first quarter shortly afterwards
ended with the ball in the middle of the
field.
Second Period.
The ball went into play near the
center of the field. Boise carried it out
of bounds at the side and later rushed
Portland's goal only to carry the sphere
out of bounds. Portland knocked it in
and Robertson riding furiously, swing
ing accurately with his malet, rushed
through the opposing team and, with
clear field ahead of him, while seven
other players raced desperately behind,
carried the ball the full length of the
Held and shot a goal 1t was the most
sensational play of the game. Boise
again carried the ball out of bounds on
the throw-in. Portland recovered IT,
rushed the home goal bat went out of
bounds Lemp was forced to change
horses during the play and was tenn
porarily out OF the game He had lust
time to get back when Harry Corbett
tied the score by shooting Portlands
second goal. In less time than it takes
TO tell the visitors rushed Bosses goal
on the throw-in and Johnson scored.
Third Period.
BY a series of plays Boise carried
the ball into the enemy's territory.
Ostner Barringer and Falk cleverly
dribbling. Portland smashed into the
formation, blocked or rode off the
Boise players giving Robertson the
ball for another swift race in an I'M
blocked field on the Boise goal, Hamil-
ton Corbett coming from behind and
scoring when within striking distance