The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-02-28
Basketball
MAUI LEAGUE

Fridays results-Alerts 81, NJ. H.
S. 10; Wacs 26, Puunene 8.
The Alerts clinched the champion
ship in their league when they de-
visively defeated the Hi School in the
second meeting of the two teams on
Friday night by scoring 81 against
the school teams 10.
Throughout the first half of the
game it was a nip and tuck affair
with first the Alerts and then the Hi
School in the lead, the score at the
end of that period standing 9-S in
favor of the Alerts.
Accurate shooting by Hangai in the
last period was the feature of the
game and led his team to a victory.
The Alumni star is credited with hav-
ing scored II points during the game.
Hi School played a poor game in the
last half and during hat time failed
to throw a single field goal, adding
five points to their total score by con
verting fouls from free throws.
The Alerts have but one remaining
game to play and it is a regarded
foregone conclusion in basketball
circles that they will finish the sea
son without defeat. Tonight they
meet the Sports and it is mo- thought
that the Midget team of the league
will be able to turn the tide against
the champions.
Puunene Cellar Champe
Losing their eleventh straight
game to the Wacs on Friday night
makes the Puunene quintet the undis-
puted champions of the cellar. AT no
time was the final result of the game
in doubt, the Wacs leading at the half
by the score of 1873. The final score
was 26-9.
Rodrigues the Wacs captain was
the star of the evening and scored
every point that his team is credited
with. However, it was the good team
work of the Wacs players that en-
abled him to do so. lowering neal
his teams basket during the entire
game, the other players continually
passed the ball to him. Evidently if
the Wacs could not capture the flag
they were determined to have their
captain receive the cup for individual
honors and it will take fast work on
the part of any of his opponents to
head the lead she now holds in this
event.
Cup Race
Rodrigues improved his lead for the
cup by scoring &c points on F'ri6,y
night and now has a total of 1876.
Hangai has moved into second place,
overtaking Sanders by small lead, his
total being 124. Sanders remains at
40, holding third place, but the Nor
mon leader has three games furlner 10
play in. Hangai is practically out of
the running. Though now holding
second place, the Alerts star has only
n game remaining in which to ap-
pear and would have to score more
than 81 points to overcome the lead
taken by Rodrigues who plays in two
more games. Rego remains fourth
at 10Y but is out of the ace with only
n game to play. Larsen the Kahu-
lui leader has "a points to his credit
and two games to play.
The race, if any, will center about
Rodrigues and Sanders. Sanders has
three games in which to overcome
the lead Rodrigues now has and to
better the score that the Wacs cap
tain will secur in two games he has
yet to play.
Tonights Games
Tonight will wind up the season for
the Alerts. The champions meet the
Sports in the last game of the even
ing and it is predicted that they will
win their 18th straight victory and
finish the series unuefeated.
The Saints meet Kahului in the
opening game and should be a good
one.