The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-23
(Ffom Sunday Advortiser.)


r (From Sunday Advertiser.)
Wet weather and consequent slip
perry, damp ground, interfered with the
playing in the InterIsland POLO game
dbctwcen Maui and Oahu yesterday af.
itefnoon, on the M6analua fell The
ground was sloppy aud, although at
first the field looked smooth and ss
level as a bowling green, when the
ponies appeared and took their trelim-
mary gallops, the turf cut up as a ten
mis- court would, with the players using
spiked shoes.
x Yet in comparison with other
WET days Of the past, the polo
dDld was in good condition, and there
tnn be no great complaint about that
part Of the afternoon Is sport.
Maui No Ka OF.
Right from the start, IL was appar.
ont that the Maui team was playi.lg an
air tight combination game. The men
seemed to sense the way in which the
ball would travel aud, considering the
wet ground, il was marvellous the way
IN which almost every stroke was an
ticipated. The Maui men have i'm.
proved wonderfully IA combination
work, and II was n treat to sec the
manner In which the individual play.
crs waited patiently to see what the
men ON the ball intended TO do. All
times, Of course, the combination
stunt did not work according to HoyIe
but, for many periods, the pre- an.
ranged scheme did pan out as planned.
Castle in Form.
The Oahu men did wonders and Har.
old Castle was the star scorer of the
combination. The dashing player did
oil that was expected Of him and a
little more besides. He outrode, rode
OF and outpointed all the Maui play
crs with the exception Of Frank Bald
win. Castle scored the same number
Of goals as Baldwin, namely three, and
this pair Of polo PLAYERS who repre-
epnted Hawaii in California last year,
showed that they had learned lot Of
polo stunts while on the Coast
Hard Lnck.
II was an exciting game right
through, and there was no forecasting
what might happen at any moment.
Time after time the thrills were sent
up and down the spectators backs.
Once, when Harold Castle appeared TO
have a clean run for goal and an easy
score coming, his stick snapped in two.
Again, Harold Rice found himself IN
exactly the same I" hole, the Maui
mah's mallet breaking off by the heao,
leaving him helpless, although the ball
WIS right in front Of him aud there
was no enc between him aud the goal
posts. II WIS incidents like these that
stirred the spectators up even more
than the actual scoring Of points.
Good Turnout.
There was q very good turnout, con
Hidering the showery weather, and al, !
though the long line Of automobiles
had TO remain outside the polo field, on
the road, there were quite number Of
machines TO be seen around the grouna |
Honolulu society was present in
force, and there was a fair sprinkling
Of the elite Of Maui. Mrs. Frank Bsld. |
win could not make the trip, but Mrs.
A. w. Collins and Mrs. G. @. Campbell
were among those to be seen on the
sidelipes
Only One Fall.
The polo field was not in state
that made the best of polo possil lie.
The heavy rains had soitened the
ground and the ponies soon cut the turf
up, but for six-period game there
Was not much damage done, and only
one fall occurred dufihg the forty-five
minutes Of actual play.
IL was Bob Single who took a tum-
bic, his pony falling on its side. For
moment it looked as if Single was
hurt, but beyond sprained muscle in
his left arm he escaped without injury.
Laurence Redington was referee, AMI
he did satisfactory work. DIR. g. b.
Cooper and John Walker held the
Watches Sam Chillingworth and g Ila.
ole y sumner acted as goal judges. The
bell was handled by Elmer Sehwarz-
berg, and everything in the line Of
oiiieial duty went of without hitch.
The Game-Pirst Period.
Maui played up and Oahu down the
Held. There was strong wind blow
ing down, and the Oahuans attacked
strongly for n inmate or so. They got
the ball from the throw,in, and Castle /
took the bamboo down the field at
great pace. Rice, playing at back,
aud then, after bit of a
strimmage In front Of goal, the tall
went behind. Hit out, the sphere was
Quickly taken In charge by Frank Paid |
win, and he, by brilliant BIT of work |
scored the first goal Of the game, Just |
|Wo minutes and forty-fve seconds after I
the start Then there WAS n lit OF