The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-26

Maui and the Army went nine ehuk
kurs yesterday before the supremacy
Of the day was decided, when Harold
Rice drove n, beautiful shot through
the posts after FIVE minutes of play
which gave Maui the odd score and
they won 9k TO 81. This gives Maui
second place in the Inter-Island series
The game started slow and the play
was curious. Both teams seemed TO be
warming up aud maueuvering in an at.
tempt TO feel out their opponent. But
by degrees the play grew faster, until
the last four chukkurs were wbirl,
wind Of daring horsema nship, hard
Lifting and reckless play. Probably
never before in Honolulu has there
been such an exhibition of hard nervy
play, as was seen yesterday in the last
two ehukkurs.
The men rode everything out of
their ponies, and used every ounce Of
strength they, themselves. possessed.
II was q gruelEng match, thrilling
enough for the most exacting, and
close enough TO be intensely interest.
ing. The Army ran away from the
gold and black In the first half, but
the Valley Island four came up from
the rear at the opening of the fifth
chukkur and fought an uphill battle,
finally winning by desperate play in
the last period.
Harold Rice and Sam Baldwin Star
Every man on the Maui team gave
all he had and the splendid work of
Harold Rice and Sam Baldwin stand
out az features Of the day. Time and
again the big fellow from down coun-
try rode through the field, and by sheer
force, made his way with the ball down
the field. His hitting was sure and
timely, and his ponies behaved ad.
mirably. Those large awkward looking
ponies of Mr.. Baldwins are somewhat
deceiving, for on more than one occa-
sion, they outran some of the feet
Army thoroughbreds. To Harold Rice
goes the credit for winning the game
for his team, not only because he
scored the winning goal, but because Of
his consistent riding and playing, from
the first period until the end of the
game. The big No. 2 was all over the
field, and surely gave a rare account
of himself.
If the dopsters figured that the Maui
contingent were to be weakened by the
substitution of Sam Baldwin, their
predictions were rudely shattered in
the game yesterday. The hard work.
ing little No. ! was everywhere and
~ TniohE hn ua;l ha aha na1
equally with Rice. His work was effec.
tive at all times and his persistent
riding off Of opponents WAS q constant
source of worry TO the service men.
Frank Baldwin and Dave Fleming
were constantly playing the game and
without their efforts, the team work of
the Maui four would not have been
possible.
For the Army, the work of Lieuts. l.
K. Herr and l.. A. Beard are espt cially
noteworthy. Lieutenant Beard played
savage game and his horsemn nship
brought the stands to their feet on
more than one occasion. With back.
hands, slices and full strokes, he saved
many goals and drove the ball down
the field for long plays. Lieutenant
Haverkamp, il is understood, had q
serious injury to his side, and rhould
not have participated in the game at
all, but his work was brilliant, although
he was somewhat handicapped by his
Injury. He was relieved in the sixth
ehukkur by Lieutenant CuIlum, who
went Immediately into the fray auj
scored two goals. His work was large
ly responsible for keeping up the end
| of the service score in the final periods.
Some little dispute existed at the be.
ginning of the SIKH chukkur. when
Lieutenant Cullum went in. as il was
| maintained that a man could not be
| substituted unless player had been
removed from the game by injr-y or
disqualified by the referee. TT Army
maintained that Haverkamp was in.
jured and unable to continue, while
Maui feels that they might have en-
| tered a protest, as the polo rule re-
garding substitutes was violated.
There was a good crowd out TO wit
ness this match, and n the people real
lied how closed and exciting these
matches ure it is surety that hun.
dreds would be on hand next Saturday
when the Army meets the Kauai four,
Listless Beginning
The game started slow, with no score
in the first period. The teams did not
seem to be able to get under way. The
play was sluggish and undecided. The
men entered the lists for the second pc
Rod with a little more vim, and aftef
two minutes and thirty seconds of play
| Lieutenant Herr scored the first goal
of the game for the Army. The action
Nwas characterized by misses, bur this
might be excused on account of the
uneven condition of the field. Rice
then got the sphere in midfeld and
with strong mullet drove the ball
against the inside of the goal post. HI
rode his shot out, and on II second NAL
| let scored Tor Mnui. This pay was n
pretty hUrsr race between Rice and
| HOyle. The chukkur ended with on"
goal all. but the teams had not opened
up yet.
Army Leads
The ponies did not seem to he up in
the next period. Baldwin made n
beautiful stop Of H"yle's backstroke
PttrmPt tor goal. Frank Baldwin vas
fOuled il this period FOR crossing,
| The Army took the lead in the fourth