The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-07-08
Maui Retains Its
LaurelS at Polo
Home Team Defeats Oahu
Blues 6 to 3 and Keeps Ball
In Enemy's Territory Three
Quarters of Play.

True to precedent Maui's polo quar-.
tet triumphed oven Oahu in the match
last Monday afternoon at the polo
grounds, following the race meet at
kahului. 1t has been years since the
blue floated above the yellow after a
meeting of the old time rivals on this
Island. There was no o~verconfdence
before the game for neither A. w.
Collins nor David Fleming We're to
be in the play, but Maui expected to
win and Maui did win. Caleb Burns
and w. Clark played sterling good
polo so the absence of the others was
in no noticeable in the result.
Maui Oahu 8, was the score but
the figures fail to show how much of
an edge the home players had over
their opponents, for fully three guar.
ters of the play was in Oahu territory.
the visitors being kept almost cons
family on the defensive. Generally
the game al n of the fastest ever
seen here but all were handicapped
by the fact that the %droughty weather
had affected the turf and there waa
more dust flying thau should have
been.
once the pavement was left on the
trip out to the grounds from Kahului
cars plowed through deep dust and a
great red cloud rose skyward as the
motorists sCudded out Mafawao wa
and on the return journey as well. Il
was almost as if it had never rained
on Maui. The field reached, the cars
lined up at the sides until it seemed
that every automobile of Central and
East Maui must have %iourneyed thi
Their. The field was generally good in
appearance though somewhat yellow
ed and Drowned from the long dry
spell. The dust was responsible TO-
nearly all of the misses that occurred
during the progress of the game.
Maui Scores
Maui scored first and made the only
score in the first period. Sam Bale
win putting the ball between the
posts after 1889 Of play, the new
rules expanding the period until the
ball hit the boards OF crossed the line
In the second period, after the ball
had gone back and forth, mostly in
Oahu territory Oahu got it going
toward the Maui line and carried it
forward until Francis Brown shot the
goal after 40 of play. But it TOOK
only A seconds for Maui to go into
the lead again, Clark scoring. A third
goal was scored in that period by
Harold Erdman.
For Maui Sam Baldwin scored
again in the third and fifth periods,
and Caleb Burns in the fourth and in
the final period each side added one.
Frank Baldwin for Maui and Francis
Brown for Oahu.
Time after time Maui would make
clean shots over the heads of their
opponents and all through The match
the riding off and team work of Maui
was easily superior.
For Maui Sam Baldwin PLAYED A
wonderful game, Caleb Burns was
strong on the defense and fast and
accurate on the offense, Frank Bald
win played his usual steady, consist
ent dependable style and Clark's
playing was commendable, especially
in the attack, showing well as com
pared with his team mates.
oshu's Best Work
Harold Castle, as always, played a
brilliant game for Oahu but did not
show so well as he generally does in
home performances. Francis Brown
was largely responsible that the Blues
showed as well as they did, George Ii
Brown performed well and Erdman
also deserves credit for steady con
sistent riding and driving. The Blues
are reported to have played better
than their usual exhibitions on the
Kapiolani field but We're distinctly
outclassed.
Summary follows:
First Period
l.. Sam Baldwin, Maui. 1888