POLO HANDICAP FINAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2110, 30 March 1914, Page 9

POLO HANDICAP FINAL

AN INTERESTING GAME.

TIPAPA WIN WITHOUT SCORING.

(By .'felcgr-fl-Fli.—Press Association.)

. G'hristchurch, March 28. Considerabte interest was taken in the final of th&. li-andjeai) polo- niatch tw!3en .H-aw-arde-u 0) a»d Ti-papa (.30), played' this n.io.firin:g at Hag-ley Park. The weather w.as line, -and the .grciund in excellent oi'der.

The teams were- i-^Bawercleij—JG. ison, F-. Davisali, 01 L. Rutlvetford, 0. 0, f. Uuthcrfe-rd, Tipapa—H. Acton Aa-am-s, H. P, pjn-ey, (3. F. P. Fes, and C-. R. OamirbeM. Haivardfiii iiii-titijtea. a stoong n;fc- . tacK from the throW-inj which ended In ■ 33. DavisOn scoring. fnunddiately oft changing ends, C;' Rutherford further ■ increased the itawarfeii seote, as.<Ka E. Davisoij, Us a rcstjtt of good pky by F. Davtson, Just on the ciill of tipie, G. ■L, Eatfs-erford ina.d(?'a successful ■ Shot, ■ ?nd scored, Tho handicap th«i- ; stood; ■ Tfpapa,.3o; 14. Fro.ni the start of tho seeoud spell, pi-ay was fast and , orfea, tlm T.ipapsi team showofl' ■oscettot defence. A' long ghcit by l> Rutherford just missei Uid.giSal, and, returning to the atCaek, t. JQayigon seo|ed: aftijc .of ; y> -Itisi on'.tlie call of-tpej- 0. %i, Jfttitierford made; a sueoes'sFTil shot, tliß scoi'e W.eu steiiding: 3Q; aaivatdgn, Iβ;. Erratid hitting- spoilt several ex : celkitt changes of 6c&r.i'ng % Hiawarden, and it was just on ii-nip befipre F. BavS son iiieroasftd' his Side's total. twice iii rapid .succession: Tipapa, 50'; &w%rdeii, 18. p. D-avis6h starred the fourth spell- fly .hitting a- goa-1, and: Haifardeii kept up a Bfioiig .allele, tyhich was met by a- splendid, dofenco, % Davjso'ii earfied .the-ball to theTipapa ; goal, and 0. L. ilutherford toade a. sue* ■(jfessful shot, . No sooner were eiida changed than & .Davisbn further increased. Haivarden 1 ? Scoro: Tip-a.]jfl., $ij: Utt«'*rdeft, 21... attacked streiij»ly from the start of tho fifth spell, and (J, L. Huthw-ford seorod. Goo 4 play by 4eton Adains aflorded Irpapa relief, but Hs-warden rfttiirii.E-d to tho afa taclv, and twice was witWii an ace ef seoftog. TijMrpa, 30; Haw;»«tcit:, ;, 22, .last after the statt af the fifth spell, ¥, Daviscii-i scored, and no-soonp-r lifld fiiids been changed tliaii 33. l)o,y-isou (lid Jijcevise. TJpapa raffled for a sv-hlle, but then Q. 1. Sutherford Jjroko away, and scored., re-peattag tho aehieveijicnt hnmediately dfterwavds. Just on tfme, IS. Da:vis.ou was agaiji suecessful, ma:kkg tho score: Tipapa, 30; Hsfwawlen, 27.. Wanting four goals to win, Jjawardau at-taeked st-roiigly, and should have scored fovii?e bad t'hcfr Jiftfeijg been ffooi, _ dft-mpbell afford-sd fofiel, and D. I)-a.vi§6ii misled a freo shot at goal, The game ended with Hawairden, still attacking, and tho score: Tipapa, 30; Hawarden, 2?,. ' l