Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
ARTILLERY AND
OAHU POLOISTS
CLASH TOMORROW
First Game of Inter-ISIand
Championships viii Start at
3 O'Clock at MoanaIua

The championship polo series OF
.9l4 opens tomorrow afternoon at
Noanalua field with a match between
the Oahu and. LIST Field Artillery
teams Civilian and service players
will meet in the first of four matches
that will decide the relative strength
Of the Oahu, Maui, Cavalry and Artil-
lery tours For the first time in the
history of interisland polo the army
is represented by two teams and these
with two island aggregations round
out the tournament in good style.
making possible the playing Of four
matches. three to decide the cham
pionship and one TO. determine third
place.
The second game Of the series will
be between the Maui and 4th Cavalry
teams and will take place next Satur-
day. September 10, Regatta Day. On
Wednesday Of next week the losing
teams of the first two games will hook
up, and On Saturday. September rs.
the two winners will come together
for the inter-island cup.
Tomorrow's game should prove very
interesting, especially as the Artillery
team is an unknown quantity. II has
made enc start at Schofield, being de-
feated by the Cavalry by close score,
but at that time the team was just
about hitting it's true form, and 1t is
believed by close followers of polo
that IL can be counted on for a better
showing tomorrow. The wagon sol
diers will line up with Lieutenants
Dodd. Naylor, Beard and Potter play
ling In the order named. Lieutenant
Beard is captain of the team and for
the past two months he has worked
hard with men and ponies for system
attic development.
For Oahu S. A. Baldwin, H. X. L.
Castle. w. Macfarlane and A. H. Rice
viii play Nos 1, 2, 3 and back re-
spectively. This is the strongest com
binaticn that can be put in the field at
the present time and on paper the.
team is worth 13 goals, while the Ar
tillerv. according to the official handi-.
cap list of the American Polo Asso-
citation, cnly figures three goals. These
figures do net afford @ Just basis for
comparison, however, as high per-
centage for team play is always ex-
pected of teams whose individual ham
dicaps aggregate more than goals.
This is where the Oahu team is lack
ing. The players are individually de-
pendable, and they are well mounted,
but there has been no strong opposi-.
ton to develop defensive tactirs. and
the team has not played together Of
ten enough TO form woodworking
offense. EVERYTHING then hinges on
team play. II the Oahu combination
cen hang together Il should win cas-
ilv from the ARTILLERY: II the men
break and ride wild. the soldiers may
spring real surprise.
Tomorrow's game is scheduled to
start al, o'clock sharn Tickets can
be purchased at e. o. Hall q Son. or
at the gate. but auto reservations must
be made IN advance at the erst named
place. Admission VIII be 81 per per-
son and parking spaces are $40 for the
entire series Of four games
The officials have not vet heen cho-
sen. Both Oahu and Maui have left
the selection of referee entirely with
their opponents. and up to noon to-
day no announcement had been made
as to who would be the ninth man
on the field in the opening game.