Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-02
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KAUAI TEAM WINS POLO
MATCH IN LAST SCENE
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visit to the, polo field. Yes. Kauai
has about as. much chance as an
icicIe in the crater" said a fan. Next
week he will be looking for ice cream
cones in Halemaumau. That was the
way It went
Hope Was Al
At the orening of the eighth period
the Army had four points, while
Kauai could only boast OF II. It
looked like a hopeless case. Harry
Lauder would have bet to on the
Army. Il was that sure. Then the
period was on, and there was but
little interest in the finish. The
crowd was waiting for the end. Then
Charles Rice showed an exhibition of
judgment that was one OF the bright
bits Of play, and riding his man Off
and carrying the ball along, sent a
goal through the posts
After this the crowd watched every
play. although the Army was still a
big fayorite. The ball came out again,
and after a pass Malina took the BAN
to the opposite end Of the field, and
with Rice playing for pass Malina
sent the sW0OucH jail IHiOuSu fHO
posts for another goal, and the crowd
watched every stroke.
The straw That Broke
Kauai needed one goal TO win. and
their hopes were dashed to the ground
when Army made strong attack on
the goal, but a great save by Gould.
which sent the ball back to boards,
gave the Garden Island poloists life.
and then Kauai played polo They
did not miss, and the, passes were
wonderfully executed, and after Rice
and Malina had broke back through
the play, pass TO Gould was the lit
tie piece OF hay which destroyed the
hump on the ship Of the desert, and
Kauai marched through to victory;
the crowd went wild, and a very con-
seryatfye citizen said: ~Well. I'll be
blamed"
They win be taking about that
Kauai finish for some time to come,
and the man who is doing the revis-
ing on Noah Webster,s little work of
art may hereby take this notation:
"Kauaied, strong verb. meaning to-
finish strong. It's good word, and
you can spring 1t on the polo enthut
siasts and they will understand it
perfectly.
Naturally in finish there should
be some heroes, and If the word hero
can be stretched to use in polo then
the men who scored may be set down
as such. They were Charles Rice, Jay
Gould and John Malina. This trio
played great polo throughout the
match, and were continually in the
play. Their work did not show to
advantage IN the early periods, and
had they lost out, there would have
been less elimmef and gIamor, but
they fought hard throughout. James.
Spalding was playing steady polo in
q number of periods, but his play was
such that Il did not give him an OPP
pOrtunity to star,
Charles Rice played an excellent
game throughout the match, and TAX
ing everything into consideration, IL
you leave out the score which count
ed for the victory. then his play was
perhaps the best of the day. He used
his head throughout, and his hard.
riding and careful tactics gave Kauai
an opportunity to win from the fast
Army four.
Many Honolulu people at the first
of the year thought that Gould was q.
great court tennis player, but they
did not have much respect for his
ability as mallet man. They had
never heard Of Tyrus r. making a
hit as q star half-back, and conse-
quently believed that Gould was fair.
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fair to the Army. He led the attack
in the last period, and with Rice up.
set the Army defense and then in the
closing minute of play capped the
climax OF q great days work by scor-
ing the goal which spelled victory.
Jay Gould has won q place as one
of the really great players in Hawaii.
Maiina Hits Hard
Malina did not show to advantage
ii the last game, measuring up TO his
usual standard, but on Saturday he
was always in the play, and on sew
eraI occasions rode his man off and
carried the ball along at the same
time. Malina Is known as hard-hit-
ter, and against the Army demonstrate
ed that he had not forgotten this part
of the game. He worked we'll with
Rice, and the passes were the best
since Kauai began the season. James
Spalding at No. 1 sacrificed chances.
for scores on number of occasions
BY playing with the team. Although,
his work did not stick out as did that
of the other three, he was always In
the play. -
To the victor belongs the spoils,,
and had Army scored the winning
goal II might have been much dif.
ferent story, but despite the fact that
they lost the Schofield contingent out.
played the Kauai four. It was only
in the last period that the visitors ex-
ceiled. and here they excelled enough
to win.
Louie Beard played great game
for his team throughout the match,
and 1t was his play, for the most part,
which placed the Army team in a
position where they practically had
the game won. On two occasions in
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