Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-17
OAHU POLO
TEAM Wins
FIRST GAME
Field Artillery -Four Easy for
Locals Who Show Ex-
celIent Form
BY LAURENCE REpINeToM.

P'aying excellently as individuals
Ntd holding together fairly well as a
team, especially on the defense, the
Oahu polo team rode rings around the
Artillery four yesterday at Moanalua
Held, winning the opening game Of the
1914 interisland championship series
with ease. Had the match, been a
handicap, instead of a scratch affair,
the local team could have conceded
the 10 goals allowed on the rating of
the American Polo association, and
still have won with one-quarter of a
goal 10 spare.
The game was featured by some
really brilliant stick work, and some
hard angle goals that were exception.
ally well executed. The ball was out
OF play much less frequently than is
usually the case in an important match.
and the, fact that there were compar-
atiyely fed hit+ns showed that The goal
shooting was excellent. A combined
total Of II goals, on a field that was
badly cut MP, shows considerable ac-
curacy in the scoring department.
The winners were better horsed than
their opponents. and this difference In
mounts was especially noticeable In
the second half OF the game, when the
ponies We're out for the second time.
IL was not, however, a racing game,
the condition OF the field being against
fast play, and the game itself being
somewhat sticky in consequence. On
several occasions, though, Harold Cas-
tie or Sam Baldwin. mounted on some
Thing really fast. got away from the
bunch with a chance to extend, and
when this happened the Artillery POI
MES appeared to be hitched to the side
boards.
Soldiers Score First.
The game started within a minute
or 50 of O'Clock, the scheduled hour.
with Lieutenant c. K Lyman of the
: 4th Cavalry acting as referee. The
Artillery won the toss, and Lieutenant
Beard chose to defend the mauka goal.
The soldiers got the Jump on their op-
ponents, and Lieutenant Dodds, No. /,
put the. ball through in short order for
the first score of the game When the
ball was put in play again 1t went
down the field In three shots, Castle
making pretty goal at difiicult an.
/. gle In 80 seconds after the THROWN.
A foul against Castle made the score
2 to y in favor OF the Artillery when
the whistle blew.
In the second period the Oahu team
got going better. and there was less
bunching Baldwin and Macfarlanel
was called against Potter This put q |
different complexion on the game, CIV
ing Oahu lead of 21k to "
Goals By Castle and Rice for Oahu,
and one by Naylor for the Artillery.
came in the third, while q foul against
Macfarlane and safety by Dodds
took half and quarter on their re-
spective scores. In the fourth Castle
and Macfarlane again scored, while
the Artillerymen were unable to geti
the ball through The white posts, the
score at half time being s to ~.
Two . Period.
In the firth there was long scrim
mage in front Of the maxai goal. the
ball hanging between the ponies legs
for what seemed an interminable time,
and finally going through OF Dodds'
stick Castle came back with two
goals, one OF them being made in
three strokes from beyond the center
OF the field after the whistle had
sounded time.
In the sixth the Oahu players piled
up three. making their average two
per period. Castle contributed Two ana
Macfarlane one, beautiful strike I'M
der his pony's TAIL Beard scored fos
the Artillery in this frame, this being
the final score for the light gunners
In the seventh Baldwin and Castle con-
triDuted, while Mactarsane was
charged with foul Castles goal was
one OF the pretuest OF the game, the
Oann captain cstch,ng tne pan al.er
difiicnit pass by baiawin, mace al