The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-03-21
Alerts and Wacs
Win First Games
OF Champion Play
Two Fast Games Mark Open
ing of Title Tournament
Before Well Filled Gallery
of Fans

Wacs and Alumni Alerts were vic
tors over Lahainaluna and l.. A. A.,
on the first night of the Maui basket
ball championship play. A good
crowd of enthusiastic fans turned out
to witness the games and their unani-
nous verdict when they left the local
gym was that they had surely gotten
their moneys worth of good sport.
The Alerts and L. A. A. opened the
tournament. The Lahaina champs
won the toss and the teams were off.
In the first minute or two of play the
West Maui team caused a wave of
surprise to sweep over the supporters
of the st. Anthony quintet by drop
ping the ball through the net twice in
quick succession. After the one out
burst of speed, however, their pace
was gradually slowed and the Alerts
drew steadily away.
The Game
On the first play Takatsura dropped
the ball through the hoop and drew a
round of applause from the West
Maui fans. Silva was charged with
a personal foul and Wong failed to
convert but ran in after the throw and
shot a basket from directly below it.
More cheers. Sequeira broke the ice
for the Alerts and Kahoohanohano
duplicated the stunt tieing the score.
Alerts fouled and Lindsay failed to
convert. Score at first quarter "A.
Fast playing and pretty work by
the guards of both teams marked the
opening moments of the second frame.
West Maui fouled but Hangai failed
on the free throw. Alerts fouled and
Lindsay missed the hoop. 1t was a
double foul and Shige missed again.
Neither team vas able to convert fouls
and missed many chances to score. A
technical foul was called on Wong
and Hangai succeeded as a point get
ter. Kahoohanohano shot from the
center of the field and hit the basket
dead center, at the same time he
smashed into the wall and suffered an
injured knee but continued in the
game. Shige scored a field goal and
Wong converted a foul for L. A. A.
Score at half time Alerts 8, l.. A. A.
5.
Puck presented the st. Anthony MIMI
mus with the pennant emblem of the
Midget league championship.
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pace and heavier weight began to tell
on the Lahaina team and the East
Maui champions drew steadily away
from their opponents. Lindsay failed
to convert a foul, Hamai scored from
the field. Sequeira scored for Alerts
and Kahoohanohano shot a field goal.
Lindsay converted and Shige failed
in two attempts. Kahoohanohano
dropped the ball again through the
hoop as the third quarter came to an
end. Score Alerts Is, L. A. A. 8.
The last frame opened with the
Alerts on their toes. Sequeira and
Kahoohanohano scored from the field
Lindsay failed to convert a free toss.
Silva was automatically expelled from
the game, having four personal fouls
charging against him. He went up in
the gallery and a lively istic duel en-
sued between him and Rodrigues the
Wacs captain. Continuing the game,
Lindsay scored from the foul and Shi-
ge heaved one in the net from the
field. Lindsay scored the last point,
converting a free toss. Final score
Alerts p, L.. A. A. 10.
Wacs Victorious
Wacs and Lahainaluna played one
of the %cleanest games yet seer on the
local gym floor. Superiority in shoot
ing brought the bacon home for the
team although the Lahaina
showed a brand of pass
ing and team work that outcIassed
that of the victors. The West Maui
lads were apparently siezed with stage
fright n missed many attempts at
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Summary
L%ahainaluna won the toss and play
was started. Cummings got the ball
and blocked in front made a backward
toss over his head, the casaba finding
net for the first score. Rodrigues
made a brilliant shot from a bad angle
but succeeded in scoring. Kalaiwai
failed at a free toss and Sniffen al
tempted to convert a second foul but
failed also. Kalawai converted a foul
on his second attempt. Cummings
failed at a free try. Score at first
quarter, Wacs 4, Lahainaiuna J..
Lahalnaluna showed a burst of
speed in the second frame. Kalawai
failed at two attempted free throws
and Cummings dropped the ball
the hoop for the Wacs. Kea-
failed to convert. Had the West
Maui team been able to convert the
many free throws given them their
score would have been much greater
Sniffen secured a basket for Lahaina-
luna and Keaku converted a foul to
goal. Score at half, Wacs 6, Lahaina-
luna 4.
Souza and Keaku both failed to
score on free throws. Kalawai drop
ped the ball through the net. Both
Teams missed several attempted bias
but Souza finally found the hoop.
R%odrigues scored from the field. Third
quarter .Wacs, 10, Lahainaluna 6.
The last frame saw the Wacs draw