Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-27
Oahu Bests Maui In Polo Game
RepIete With Thrilling Plays
Visitors From Valley Island Go Down to Defeat BY Score Of
ia TO ~ After Hard-Ridden Match - Walter Dillingham;
PLAYS One of Best Games of Season

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the News. Sunshine, Jennie c, In and
Out, Bally Beers and others, Honolulu
polo enthusiasts had a real opportun-
ity to witness excellent play.
A large crowd was on hand to watch
the match, but it was not large
enough. Such an exhibition should
have been witnessed by double the
crowd. That class of match on the
mainland would have been witnessed
by the thousands. Both Maui and
Oahu will play in the coming matches,
and the deYotees of the sport will have
an opportunity to witness some excel
lent play.
Oahu stars Play
Oahu started out in the first period
With a strong attack and after three
minutes of play Dillingham; made a
pretty angle shot for a goal. Walter
Macfarlane played the ball up the
field from both sides, and a little
later Castle made a pretty run after
hard drive, but his mallet broke.
and lost a chance for goal. He was
riding Jennie c and ran away from
the field. Dillingham; was on Helen
c, and the pony showed a heap Of
polo sense in this chukkur.
Castle made another run up the
neld, mounted on Wonga, the pinto,
and in playing the ball missed the
goal by a foot on a hard drive Walter
Macfarlane scooped the ball up after
a~pass and sent the ball through the
lattice posts in four minutes after
the period was called. He scored an
other goal two minutes after when
he made a hard drive from near mid
field. Walter Dillingham; made beau
tiful backhand pass to Macfarlane
who scored a goal after time was
called.
Fast Play in Third
The third chukkur was featured by
fast play. Frank Baldwin was on
Garry the News, and his play in this
period was perhaps the best in the
match. After Castle had missed a
goal after three pretty drives. Sam
Baldwin was passed the ball and
scored the first goal for Maui. Walter
Dillingham; came back with some
great work and sent the ball through
for goal after a long hit. billing.
ham was playing the ball from every
angle and his head work in this per
lod was one Of the bright bits of
polo in the match He scored two
goals by clever stick work and iudg-
ment.
One Of the prettiest plays of the
day occurred at the opening of the
fourth chukkur and Walter Macfar-
lane made a beautiful back hand
at a difficult angle. Twas great play.
and was appreciated by the crowd.
Harold Rice rode hard in this period,
and rushed down the field. for a goal,
breaking up the defense for the mo.
ment. The Rice family continued to
star as Arthur Rice followed this up
by q, run through the field for a goal.
Then Harold came right back with
another goal from a hard angle. Mac.
farlane was fined in this period for
hook.
Rice Prevents Score
Harold Castle was out early in a
long ride, some great work by Elem.
ing saved goal in the fifth. Castle
came back with series of short hits
which gave Oahu another goal. After
Macfarlane and Castle had, missed in
midfeld shot Dillingham; carried the
ball up the field with two beautiful
runs, scoring a goal. Maui threat
ened to score but Arthur Rice picked
the ball out Of the mouth of the goal
with "a pretty back hand and Oahu
played II down the field where Elem
ing made safe which evened things
up.
Macfarlane fouled in the sixth per
iod, riding at a dangerous angle. This
was followed up with a conference al
the goal. Everyone tried to hit the
ball, and as a result no goal was
made. Fleming showed a pretty ex
hibition of horsemanship and drivinp
when he rushed through the field 70,
a goal in the sixth.
Harold Rice came back strong with
a pretty exhibition of play, and
brought the ball up to the goal, where
Rice saved but Frank Baldwin sent
the ball through for a goal. After
Maui had lost one-half point wher
Fleming crossed, Harold Rice scored
a goal after a long hit. Fleming
saved a goal in this period with q
beautiful backhand.
Sam Baldwin received a pass 100
yards from the goal and carried il
down the field scoring from a difficult
angle. This was one of the features
Of the match.
In the last period Macfarlane scored
duel at the posts, and this was fol
lowed up by a try by Sam Baldwin
who missed a goal by inches. Harold
Rice continued his fast work of the
seventh chukkur and scored another
goal. Castle and Macfarlane scored
the last two goals which gave Oahr
clean cut victory over the con
tingent from the Valley Island.
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