The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-04
SPORTS
American Football.
Will Have Chance;
Two Teams Formed

American football, regarded by
many as the king of games, is to have
a try-out on Maui in a series If games
between a Paia team and one from
Waikiki. The two aggregations have
been practicing for about two weeks
and such enthusiasm has been shown
by the men who have turned out hat
the series of games is assured.
The Athletic Committee has formed
a committee for managing the games,
which consists of c. S. Childs, chair
man, DR.. j. Y. Ting. Leland c. Lewis,
Joe Meinecke and l.. NJ. McCluskey.
Talk crystalizes
Football has been talked for some
time on Maui, but this is the first
time action has followed the wish.
The husky enthusiastic turnout at
both Paia and Waikiki gives promise
of a continued development of the
game hat will fill in nicely the fall
period in which outdoor athletics have
heretofore been dropped. About IS
men have turned out to try for a place
on the Paia team and about 80 at Wal
i1A II 10 tAptCltd tHdI a larger
turnout will be seen after the Fair
and the close of the baseball season.
Maui has some excellent old-time
football men who will make the game
exciting and interesting if they turn
out and get into condition. Foster
Robinson is an old war-horse whose
weight, strength and craftiness ought
to give him a berth at half-back. Cole
man is an old-time star at h%alf-back,
being credited with being one of the
most elusive men eve turned out in
the Islands for that position. He was
a star on the Kamehameha team of
two years ago. Both McCluskeys
have played the game and have estab-
lished records for themselves in army
teams.
John Souza is also out for the Iaia
team. He was a whiz at the JOB of
tackle on the Mckinley High team.
Tommy Filters weight in the Paia
lineup ought to give them a veritable
stonewall against the Waikiki team.
Some of the other men turning out
for the Paia team have played before
and some have not. The squad is
made up of Hawaiians, Portuguese,
Korean, Japanese and Haole boys and
McCluskey has been elected captain
of the team and Joe Meinecke, man
ager.
The Waikiki team has fewer old
players in it's squad, but those few
are of excellent quality. Henry Pogue,
captain, was a Pnnahou star and also
wasa star on the Pc cifc Coast at half
back. DR.. Ting played quarterback
fAn Mo lou II,n1 Gov. Eo,,, $50
when that team was credited with be-
ing a whirlwind aggregation. He also
played for the College of Hawaii and,
his knowledge of the game together
with his experience at running a team
makes him well fitted for the position
of coach to which job he has been
elected. 1t is rumored that A. p. Low
is going to turn out for a try at end.
N so. this will greatly strengthen the
Waikiki team as Low is a fast and
capable end with experience gained
AT Mckinley High. August Cummings
has had some experience with the Ka-
mehameha team and is showing up
promisingly at half.
Good Green Material
Outside of these men the Waikiki
team HAS NO men Oh DdSI lOOJDdll his
tory but with material like Eddie
Thompson, TEN Cockett, Bill Cock
EFT, Joe Sylvia, frankie Bal, Waiwai-
ole and a number of others they look
like a mighty good aggregation to
buck up against anything Paia can
put out.
1t was hoped that a game might be
played at the Fair but it is impossible
to get the teams in shape by that
time. The series will probably on
sist of 8 out of 5 games and start soon
after the Fair.
The Wailuku team is being financed
by Lewis and the Paia team by sub
scription. Owing to the special equip
ment necessary for this strenuous
game it costs about $500 to outfit a
team. Both managers expect to get
the money back from gate receipts, as
the well-known rivalry between sec
tions, coupled with exciting and spec
tacular aspects of the game for spec
tators are expected to draw large
crowds.
1t is intended to play all games at
Kahului as it is impossible to control
paid admissions at any other grounds.
Leland C.. Lewis of Maui Sporting
Goods Store has done more than any
other to bring the sport to the fore,