Leilehua High School - Ka Leilehua Yearbook (Wahiawa, HI)

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IAMES CHUN, PAUL HURLEY. TOE EHLINGER- Halfback Tackle ' Tackle ROOSEVELT-7 LEILEHUA-O Playing on their own field for the first time in the season, the Mules bowed to the defending cham- pions, 7-O. Roosevelt scored in the first quarter when it started a drive down the field right after the kickoff. Leilehua's fumbles were costly. ST. LOUIS-13 LEILEHUA-U Suffering from the absence of their stars-laid up with injuries-the Mules were defeated l3-O by the St. Louis Cardinals, who were outplayed by the Mules in a slow moving game. KAMEHAMEHA-33 LEILEHUA-7 ln the last game of the l937 season, the Mules were overwhelmed by the Kam Warriors led by Dick Hub- bel. The Warriors scored at will. However, during the second half, Leilehua played heads-up football, refus- ing to suffer a whitewash. After the kick-off Stanward Kim returned the ball to the Mules' 30-yard line. In the next play Kim cut loose, running 70 yards for a touch- down in the dying moments of the game. The kick for conversion blocked, alert Bill Watson snapped the ball from the air, making the point. GIL PROCTER. End MAX SUZUKI. Quarterback BILL WATSON, Guard RUDOLPH PEILER. End KOICHI TAMURA, Center

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RALPH KIM, FRANK BLAZEY, ROBERT LEE Halfback Tackle Fullback MCKINLEY-l9 LEILEHUA-O Playing their first game in the l937 lnterscholastic league, the Leilehua Mules suffered a l9-O defeat from McKinley, prep champions, at the Honolulu Stadium before a large and enthusiastic crowd. The Mules threatened to score several times, but were unable to push the pigskin over. against the powerful McKinley line. IOLANI-13 LEILEHUA--6 Displaying powerful attacks, the Leilehua Mules were unable to defeat the Crimson Tide from lolani. Early in the first quarter, Stanley Meyer of lolani inter- cepted a pass, running for the game's first touchdown. ln the third period Captain Wilbert Minn blocked a punt on lolani's goal line and Francis Young recov- ered the ball for Leilehua's first and only touchdown. During the fourth period the Mules had many oppor- tunities to score but were unable to push ahead. PUNAHOU-O LEILEHUA-7 After battling to a scoreless tie in the third period, Stanward Kim flipped a pass to Gil Procter for a touch- down. Conversion was made when Kim threw another pass to Ralph Kim. This was the first game that the Leilehua Mules had won since joining the Interscho- lastic league last year. ELIA KIM, Quarterback IERE SMITH, Guard FRED STROHLIN. Halfback GEORGE KAMANA. Guard NAM SUN CHUNG, Tackle

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INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL LEILEHUA lNTERMEDlATES again won the Rural Oahu School League title for the fourth successive year. Playing a pre-season game, on September 30, against the powerful Wash- ington team, Honolulu intermediate champions, Leilehua went down in a 7-U defeat. The opponents' touchdown was the result of a blocked punt. Using superb strength and excellent team work, the Baby Mules in their first conferenceygame, on October 7, scored four touchdowns in the first half and coasted to a 26-U victory over Waialua High. Kahuku, on October 14, full of fight but lacking in consistent gains, fell be- fore the lntermediates in a home game, 26-6. Benjamin Parker of Kaneohe, a new member of the league, was the next victim, losing 20-O on October 2l. ln the final game of the season Leilehua defeated a rugged team from the Waialee Boys' school on October 28, l3fO. Popular choices for all-star honors were: Captain Fred Kim, back 7 Lawrence Monma, back: Soo Sang Kim, center. Other boys who played consistently well were: Robert Uetake, end, Young Coon Lee, back, Francis Du Pont, back. First row fLeft to rightlz Timmy Ganare, Robert Uetake, Fred Kim, lames Deacon, Charles Montalbo, Mr. McMurtry, coach. Second row: Herbert Minn, Francis Du Pont, Kee Hoo Chun, Hern Soon Chun, Fred Paperello, Lawrence Momma, Gavino Garchie. Top row: Clarence Helenihi, Kyung Mun Sung, William Kalekilo, Soo Sang Kim, Dempsey Rivera, lames Garcia, manager. 1