The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-13

dow to 20 points Maui's football play
ers surprised friends and fans Sunday
afternoon on Waikiki Field. During
the entire first half the Maui defense
was SO strong hat the Island cham
pi,us were unable t. score. Those
who expected TO see the visitors romp
all over and around the home players
We're ~agreeably disappointed and the
showing was all the more c~reditable
in that there had been so short a time
for practice and drilling in team work.
When it is taken into consideration
that this is Maui's first year on the
gridiron there is reason for taking
genuine pride in the performance OF
her representatives..
Some Maui Stars
Brightest of several of Maui's parti-
cular stars was Coleman. He has
ehcue especially before, notably in the
paia-Marines game and on Sunday ex-
celled his best past performance,
tackling hard and sure. breaking up
interference, punting well, and cap
tanned his team well. Souza was in
on many a play and intercepted sew
eral forward passes and Morris played
a strong ard aggressive game. Foster
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the line and was never passed nor did
they get through him. Maui was play
ing a defensive game and hey played
it well.
Navy started in with several substi-
tutes in the lineup but kept strength
ching further as the game went on.
Maui started with It's strongest play
ers in the line and was unable to
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further explains the scoring Of the sec
ord half when the Maui boys felt the
severe strain.
Navy Opens
IT the first blow of the whistle the
Navy kicked off to Maui's 25-yard line
Chartrand receiving and running the
ball back 10 yards. An attempted pass
Chartrand to Coleman failed. Navy
penalized for offside. An end run ard
second pass failing, Coleman punted
to the Navy 40. The Navy player re.
ceiying the ball fumbled and when the
dust had cleared away Souza was sit
ting on the bali, giving Maui a gain Of
40 yards. Maui again tried to gain
by the aerial route but twice failed to
complete the pass, Coleman puuted to
the Navy % yard line.
The Navy with their back to the
wall Immediately punted back to mid
field. Coleman going around the left
end placed the ball on the Navy 80.
The next play. an attempted pass, was
intercepted by the Navy for a gain of
10 yards. A right end run added al
other 10 yards placing the ball or Of
fensive territory but here SOu2a again
recovered on a forward PASS giving the
ball 10 Maui on their As mark. Failing
to complete forward passes Maui punt
ed to the Navy 40.
At this stage of the game the Navy
CHANGED their attack and concentrated
on the line, three smashing line bucks
failed to make first down, however.
for in the first half the Maui line was
impregnable OF attack. The first quar-
ter ended with the ball on the Navy
45 line and third down with 6 yards
to go. Practically throughout the en-
tire quarter the ball was kept within
% yards of the Nays goal and the
fans were wildly clamoring for Maui
10 cross the chalk line.
Navy Strengthens
The Navy. who had been apparently
holding their stars" in reserve were
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able occasion, realizing that To score
without the aid of their best players
would be a difficult task.
Opening the second quarter the
Navy puuted to Maui's 35 yard line,
Coleman punted back to the Navy 80.
4 smash at the line gave the Navy
boys Is yards, then repeated lire
bucks added another first down.
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for .offside. SouZa again came into the
limelight by intercepting a forward
pass on Maui's 35 yard mark.
Attempted end runs and tackle
plavs netted Maui but 5 yards and
Coleman punted 10 midfield and a
the Navy runner to the ball recovering
on his own punt for Maui. Again punt
ing The Navy received the ball on their
% Yard line but on the first scrim-
mage worked a beautiful delayed end
run gaining 1S yards. A completed
PASS gave the Pearl Harbor boys an
other gain of 25. The first hall ending
with the ball in Nays possession on
the Maui Is yard line. Score 90.
First Score
With the end of the first half, things
began to move around the Nays
camp. Their best team was called
out and devoted the Is minute inter
val TO practice behind the stands
Wilson, Gates, Wright and Aiken, the
Navy team stars, were thrown into
the fray. Fresh and heavier men We're
placed on the line and without a doubt
the team that peat Maui in the later
stages of the game was the team hat
will play Oregon in Honolulu New
Years day.
At the opening of the third quarter
it was apparent that Maui would be
scored upon though the touchdown
made in that period was a break OF
luck and not superior playing. Maui
kicked off to the Navy 40 and then
Gates and Wilson were sent smashing
against the Maui line in a series OF
charges that placed the ball on the
Maui 20. Here Maui held for three
downs, Coleman twice getting through