Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-31
CAVALRY POLO
PLAYERS Trim
Wagon SOLDIERS

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
SCHoFIELD BARRACKS, Aug. 81.
An exciting and closely contested
game of polo was played Saturday be
tween the 4th Cavalry and LIST Field
Artillery The artillery took the
lead from the very start and held II
until the 9Th period, when by brilliant
playing the cavalry forged ahead. In
the last period the artillery put 10
their best string of ponies and made
desperate effort to down their cav.
airy brothers, but the cavalry we're
equally determined to hold their lead
and the honors for this period were
about equal. The final score was to
81.
For the cavalry Lieuts. Cullum and
Cheney played sensational polo. Gull
hum played an aggressive game
throughout, and time and time again
carried the ball ON long runs toward
the artillery goal II was Cheney's
aggressive playing and his two goals
In the last period that was largely
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team. Both these officers leave on
the next transport for the Mounted
Service school at Fort Riley and win
be sorely missed by the 4th Cavalry
team However. Lieut. Lyman, who
has taken over the captaincy from
Lieut. Cullum. Is not discouraged, for
he has q string of good substitutes
in Richards, Cook and Donaldson,
and Lieut.. r. H. Kimball, transferred
from the 18th Cavalry, who will join
the regiment within q few days. Is
said to be one Of the best polo play.
ers in the army.
Beard was the mainstay OF the ar
score in the first period except that q
In carrying the ball, and played a
brilliant game from the start, scoring
on the cavalry within less than min.
ute after the whistle blew. His team
mates were not so accurate as the
cavaIrymen In their stickwork. and
lost many good opportunities as re-
suit Of this deficiency
Boards early goal was the only
scor in the first period except that q
foul was called on Cullum for hooking
Potter's mallet over his pony. In the
second period Naylor saved goal
against his team by scoring q safety
and a minute later scoredsa goal him.
self Hall carried the ball between.
the posts for the first cavalry fsify
after time had been called. In the
Sd. period the cavalry scored twice !
Lyman and Hall making goals, while
the only goal by the artillery was by
Dodds after a long run by Beard and
a pretty pass to the front of the post.
The 9Th was the cavalry's strong pc
riod. and they played In circles
around their opponents with the ball
In artillery territory most of the time.
Cullun scored twice, following sensa.
tional runs, putting the cavalry In the
lead for the first time A foul was
called on Peyton Of the artillery. The
last period was fast and furious with
the cavalry trying to hold their lead |
and the artillery making desperate
effort to overcome it. Cheney, mount.
ed on a fast pony. did some brilliant
playing and added two goals TO the
cavalry lead almost unassisted. Inl
The last part of the period the tide
seemed to turn. Beard took the BALL
from the throw-in after Cheney's sec
,nd goal and carried the ball between
he post in two strokes. Following
this the play was Almost entirely
around the cavalry goal. Several |
lines q score was missed by inches,
md finally in the last few seconds of
play MAYOR succeeded In finding the |
pace between the posts.
1t was a most exciting game, es-
,ecially in the last period, and was
by large crowd. Consid-l
,ring the fact that two local teams
we're matched against each other Ho-l
lolulu was well represented. Several
aides Of the 4th Cavalry and LIST Field
Artillery served tea and sandwiches
inder q tent fly near the grandstand
Turing the intermissions and after the
,ame, which contributed most pleas
Intly to the social feature of the oc-
aston.
The teams lined up as follows:
4th Cavalry ullum, No. I; Lyman,
70. q; Cheney, No. 8; Hall, back.
LIST Field Artillery-Dodds. No. 1
or. the first three periods; Peyton,
70. / for the last three periods Nay.
Or, No. q; Beard, No. 8; Potter, back.
Goals Cullum 2, Lyman I, Cheney
/, Hall 2, Dodds /. Naylor 2, Beard 8.
'otter 1, and one goal for the cavalry
y some pony In scrimmage. Fouls
-Dodds, Cullum, Hall. Safety-Nay.l
Or.
Referee, Capt Clarence o. Deems
r. Timekeeper and scorer, Capt. J.
|. BENJAMIN.
During the long intermission be-
ween the third and fourth periods a
anne of bicycle polo was played by
he youngsters Of the garrison to the
reat amusement Of the crowd on the
declines and in the grandstand Bob
nd Bill Browning, aged Z and 10 re.
pectiyely. representing the artillery,
efeated Jim Gardenhfre and CARRIER. (
: O'Shea of the cavalry by score {
I to 0, Bob Browning scoring all !
1ree goals. The antics of these
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