The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-09-02
SPORTS
Maui Champs Win
From 18th Cavalry
Yellow and Black Quartet
Will Meet Oahus for Cham
pionship on Monday at
Kapiolani Park.

Maui's team scored a clean cut vic
tory owe the polo quartet OF the 18th
Cavalry last Saturday and on Monday
will meet the Oahu winner of the
match between Oahu and the Army
for the Island championship. The re-
turned players say the game was bet
ter contested than the score would
indicate, the Cavalry players fighting
hard until the ball was within shoot
ing distance of their goal on all oc-
casions.
Mike Jay, of the Star Bulletin
writes the following detailed account
of the first match of the 1921 champ
ionship series:
The 18th Cavalry team tried hard.
In spite of the fact that they were
o~utclassed in the matter of mounts
they did not give up. From the first
bell to the final gong they kept going,
playing as hard as they knew how,
checking closely, and the fact that
they held the wonderful Maui four
down to Is goals is a credit in itself.
Experts had predicted that the caval-
rymen would not have a show at all,
but coupled with the fact that the
game was almost half over before
Maui hit its famous stride and the
fact that the Roughriders kept on try
ing, the losers put up a handsome
scrap.
The Stars
Edward Baldwin, son of Frank Bald
win, was the individual star of the
game with six goals. 1t is the bust
ness of No. 2 players of any polo
team to score the goals, and hence
it is not on his scoring that he gets
the crowd. 1t was his brilliant riding
accurate shooting and wonderful
checking that won him the applause
of the crowd. For the losing team,
Capt. C. j. Wilder, who scored the
only goal, stood out prominently for
his work.
The game was not as fast as had
been expected. Maui could not hit its
stride, for some reason or other, un-
til about the fifth period. The Black
and Gold four were further put to sea
when the soldiers got a goal early in
the second period and evened the
score. Such a possibility had been
undreamed of and it's effect was notice
able for several chukkers.
Frank Baldwin played his usual
SlIOlS SdIlt. Tie ulItCltO JUL az
tack and defense and on many &C.
casions he saved the Maui goal from
danger. David Fleming at No. A was
excellent. Always sure and set. he
broke up attack after attack and on
several occasions rode through the
army defenses for goals. San Bald
win at No. l also showed up well, rid
ing off the No. 4 army player time
and again to open the gate for Edward
Baldwin. On the army team Mai
John Millken at No. l rode hard
throughout the game. Captain Trus-
colt also played a good game, con-
sidering mounts, and Captain Thomp-
son saved the army goal from being
punctured when things looked black
indeed.
The Game
The game opened slowly. The rough
riders made the first attack, but it
was short lived. Then Edward and
Sam Baldwin carried it up with Sam
missing the goal by inches. Captain
Wilder next got an open shot, but
Overeagerness lost him the goal. Sam
Baldwin took the willow out after a
Enockin and in two strokes carried
it down the field and scored Maui's
first goal, Shortly after Fleming miss
ed by two feet with the ball dead in
front = the goal. The period finished
with Maui still attacking.
Cheat was the surprise in the OPEN
ing of the second period. when after
a knock-in from the Maui back line,
Wilder caught the ball on the bounce
and sent it through for the equalizer.
This came after the Maui men had
had W tries at the army goal with
out results. The field was dusty and
this bewildered both teams. The
army team showed wonderful eagle
eyes in catching the ball on the hop,
while Maui was still missing it's
strokes.
There was a do-or-die attitude
among the Black and Gold PLAYERS
as they lined up for the THROWN, and
two minutes later on a pass from his
son, Frank Baldwin put Maui in the
lead again. Next, Edward missed bv
inches after taking the ball down the
held. Play continued some after the
bell rang, but finally the ball hit the
boards.
Third chukker
flemlng scored early in the third
chukker, Edward shot for the Mani
goal, but the ball struck an army ponv
n dropped dead ten feet from the
goal. Fleming following right behind
sent it home. Sam and Edward both
missed shots at goal right after and
then came a pass from Frank which
sam backhanded to Edward. gallon
ing to the front of the goal. The