Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-16

/, l.: Lieut.. S. w. Cook, No. 2; Lieut.. E
G. Cullum, No. 8; Lieut.. C. K. Lyman
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| The first period brought the Oahu
team against the 9TH Cavalry outfit.
and before pay was minute gone,
foul was called against Walter Mac.
farlane, who threw his mount into the
right of way too close to the player
carrying the bali .dacfarlane's ponies
seemed to be giving him considerable
trouble yesterday, and several times
they seemed out of hand. Bob Shin
gle shotsa pretty goal Just before time
was called, this being the only score
Of the period.
The second period was of consider
able interest to the Honolulu contin-
gent, including the players and num-
Der of polo enthusiasts who were
watching the game from the side lines
as it gave the first line on the Artillery
team, which is likely to cut a large
figure in Island pom in the future.
The wagon soldiers have an extremely
valuable man in Louie Beard, captain
of the team who is not only fino
termed inside polo,' having played
some first class polo in the east. Nay
lor who is no stranger to Oahu polo,
also showed to advantage and the
team hung well together as combina-
ton until the pace began to tell on
their green mounts.
Naylor put the ball through for the
first score of the chukkur, catching
a beautiful backhander pass from
Beard who captured the ball from
Macfarlane near the sideboar6is. Oahu
did a good, deal Of punching in this
period AID did not show to particular
advantage.
In the third period, the two service
teams FLASHED. Potter, back for the
red-skirts, had handful of horse un-
der him, but it was he who finally
Strengthened the ball out for the Cav
airy goal. Beard took forward pass,
and carried the ball to position in
front of the sticks, where he coilared
the back, leaving the way open for
Dodds to score. A pretty piece of
combination work The Cavalry fol-
lowed with goal by Cook, and then
Naylor took the ball from the CEN
ter of the field through the posts for
another Artillery score.
+ In the fourth chukkur the Cavalry
again faced Oahu Castle playing bril-
liantly and making two long runs,
both of which we're converted.
In the fifth Oahu played the ArtiI-
lery again. Beard started of with
long run, and just missed the goal
but Naylor soon after scored. Naylor
then started run, but Castle took
the ball away from him. and then cir
cled the field for splendid goal. Shin
gle also scored and Castle nut the ball
through after the whistle blew.
The Artillery had chance to cap
ture honors for the day by leading
the Cavalry two goals in the last.
frame, which would have put them
just half a goal ahead of Oahu, but
the horse soldiers caught the ball on
the throw-in and carried il up field
for the only goal of the period.
In the two extra periods Cullum
scored once for the Cavalry, and Shin
gle once and Castle twice for Oahu.
A foul was called against the latter in
the last period.
After the game j. d. Dougherty
turned over the cup to Col. G. X. Nc
Gunnegle, with appropriate remarks,
which Colonel McGunnegle replied to
on behalf of the army polo players.
Colonel McGunnegle is ordered away
from Oahu, and yesterdays match
was in his honor. The affair was