The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-03-07
Basketball
CENTRAL MAUI LEAGUE
Fridays Results.-Wacs 20:
School II. L. d. S. 26; Sports 5.
Wacs Victorious

ged in the mire on Friday night when
the Wacs walloped the Hi School in
the first game of the evening. The
score was 20-12.
A battle royal, it was. Marked by
football tactics it proved of great in.
terest to the scattering crowd of fans
that turned out to witness the contest
The walls of the gym served as bum
pers TO slacken the impetuous of the
modern "Comanches". Nose dives
along the floor, s~omersaults. neck
and leg tackling and in one or two
instance pyramids of human flesh re-
suited from mad efforts to secure a
goal. Several players left the floor at
the end of the game with bruised or
bleeding noses, cut above the eyes.
or limping from injuries received by
being thrown against the walls or up
on the floor.
No one team o any one PLAYER
were the offenders but practically
every man on h floor and the re-
fierce and umpire were powerless to
prevent the melee.
Nip And Tuck Start
Hi School lead off with the first
score, Rego getting a long pass which
he easily converted to a field goal.
The Wacs came back with a rush
that threatened to take the Hi lads
Off their feet and scored four points.
Rego converted a free throw and n
moment later ringed the casaba from
the field again placing Hi in the lead.
mat ended the Hi scoring for the
quarter, but not so the Wacs. Medei.
ros scored IN a throw of easily o.
leet and shortly after Cummings du.
pllcated the feat. The quarter ended
Wacs 8, Hi 5.
In the second quarter each team
added four points to their total. Both
a~ggregations were fighting hard and
apparently all thoughts were for team
victory and no individual honor work
was noticeable. The half ended
Wacs II, Hi 9.
The third quarter was the scene
of the great melee. Hi School was
hopelessly beaten during that period.
The East Maui team seemed paraliz.
All accuracy and team work was
lost in the battle that followed. Three
in the quarter the Wacs threw
field goals and held the HIS score.
less throughout the quarter. When
the whistle blew the score stood
Wacs IS, Hi 9.
Wild throwing and vociferous COM
ment were the features of the last
frame Neither team was able to get
to working smoothly and Rodrigues
was twice penalized by referee Will
mlngton for delaying the game.
towards the last the Hi School at.
tempted a rally but were able to score
only three points. Final score Wacs
20, Hi School -.
Saints Swamp Sports
Simultaneous with the blowing of
the starters whistle the Saints be-
gan their rolling out of the Sports
victory being very nearly a certainty
Mormon aggregation passed at ali
to Sanders to enable him to
improve his score in the cup race AT no
m was the game in doubt and at
he first quarter the Saints held a 81
cad over the midget team. AT the
1alt the score stood Saints 10. Sports
During the third quarter Sanders
work was the feature of the game.
The Saints leader netted the ball
an uncanny accuracy and he
added 10 points to the Saints
score. The Sports were held c
ess during the period.
Harry Chez who entered the game
the third quarter was the feature
tar of the last frame. Seemly he was
at the right place nj the
light moment and his excellent work
It guarding caused Sanders to fail
n severa attempts at goal. The
lnal score was Saints 26-Sports 5.
Cup Race Warmer
The two remaining c%ontenders in
he high score cup rae are Rodrigues
he Wacs captain and Sanders the
eader of the Saints. Rodrigues was
BILE to secure only 70 points during
game with the Maui Hi and San ]
is credited with % in the fray =,
With the Sports. Rodrigues still !
eads the contest with total score of |
81. Sanders is still in the running I
and his total aggregates Z
Tonights games will decide the |
ace and bring the league TO a close I
feature of the games will be the /
ontest Wacs VS. Saints which game {
VII at the same time be Rodrigues
s Sanders.
Tonights Games
Tonights games will bring to an -,
nd the schedule of the Central l
The Wacs meet the Saints and g
.ahului winds up with Puunene. Two 3
vents of great interest will be de- l
ided in the Wacs-Saints go. If the :
aints defeat the Wacs then Maui Hi =
the Wacs will be deadlocked for l
econd position in the league. If the g
Maui championship series is to be !
layed by the two highest teams in =
ach league a Saints victory over the
Vacs tonight will cause an extra
anne to be played by Hi School and
Wacs to decide who shall contend
l the championship series. The sec
feature will be the cup a in
high cor event. In most ouar e
ers ii is not considered probable q
nat Sanders will be able to overcome I
10 point lead during a game in Q
'hich Rodrigues will be his direct op- I
onent. Further Rodirgues is streng- d
lened by his position al quarter p
lille the Saints star iS ondioonnod q