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

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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

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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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First row CLeft to rightl: Smith Choi, Duck Young Yoon, Gary Yaji, Albert Sur. Top row: Ianito de Gracia, Paul Hurley, Gilbert Procter, lack Cleary, Torn Mizuno. BASKETBALL COACHED BY Edward Lewis and led by Stanward Kim and Gilbert Procter, the Mules went through a very busy season, fighting every minute of the game until the last whistle blew. Teams represented in the lnterscholastic league were: Leilehua, McKinley, lolani, Roosevelt and Mid-Pacific. Leilehua's first game in the Senior lnterscholastic league resulted in a de- feat at the hands of Roosevelt, 26 to 22. Outstanding players were lack Cleary and Stanward Kim. Invading Honolulu, the Highlanders gained their first victory over lolani in a very spectacular contest, 26 to 24. . - In the next game, McKinley's quintet was victorious over the Mules. Lei- lehua was in the lead until the end of the second quarter, but the opponents staged a sudden spurt, resulting in the Mules' defeat, 42 to l8. With both teams having the same number of points up until the third Canto, the game with Mid-Pacific was a very close one, and only by a last-minute rally was Leilehua able to nose out a victory to the tune of 22 to l4. In the second round, Leilehua bowed to the winning Roosevelt team. Sim- ilar to the first game with Roosevelt, Leilehua took the lead, only to lose it in the end. The final score was 35 to 27. Although a hard fight was staged by the Mules, they were dominated all thrloughlthe game by the avenging lolani, with the final score, lolani 33, Lei- e ua . .lVIcKinley, displaying its usual flashiness, easily conquered Leilehua, but the game was not too one-sided in spite of the score of 20 to 45 in their favor. The last game of the season resulted in a victory for the Mules over M. P. l. The opponents led all through the game, but Leilehua, in an extra period, Igialgiually diminished the margin to take the lead, with the score, Leilehua 35, . . I. 26.