Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
"YIM,' ORIENTAL
FOOTBALL PLAYER,
TEMPLE REGULAR
Comes From Honolulu, and
His Real Name Is
Yamashire
TO PLAY AGAINST LA SALE

when Temple Prep takes the neid with
la Sale College tomorrow II VIII have In ita
llne-up the FIRST Chinese football player who
has ever earned a regular berth on q grid
iron eleven. Several Chinese have been cam
didates for various college teams In years
past, but the best any Celestial was able to
do was to become n second or third string
substitute.
The Oriental IN question Ia called, for
short. Vim" His real name Is Yam~
ashire, but imagine the students on tff
side lines giving three rouslng ''yeahs," and
then taoking Yamashire on with its Correct
Oriental pronunciation.
Never Saw a Football
"Yim" never played football or ever saw
the game before leaving Honolulu eight
weeks ago TO attend Temple. When he
first reported in the gym for physical train
Ing Doctor Nicolai gave his i5o pounds OF
bone and muscle the ''double-O" and imme-
diately told him TO report TO Coach Eliwood
Seiges for practice. YIN" went at football
with vim, and soon earned n regular
position as left guard.
Prospects at Temple Prep this year are
better than ever before. In other years
Doctor Nicolai director OF physical educa-
uon was also coach Of the football ami.
basketball teams. but this year Coach
Geigos. graduate OF the physical training
department OF the school, is In charge of the
varsity and prep school sports and a.
Temple University aba ndoned football sew
eral years ago. Coach Geiges Is able TO de-
vote his entire time at present to the prep
school squad.
This squad consists OF about eighteen
men, which is exceptional In view OF the
fact that the prep course at Temple boasts
OF exactly twenty-five students
Some Cheering Section
Two OF the other seven students are cheer
leaders and the remaining fve are the
cheering section.
Doc Applegate. former Episcopal star
entered Temple Prep this fall and Coach
Geiges gave him the job OF directing the
team Around Applegate. who plays quar-
ter. the teams attack is built Rhawn.
Gessman and Phillips are the other hack
held regulars. rounding out a quartet OF
fast and heavy men, all of whom can buck
the line or skirt the ends.
Anderson is center. YIN" and DIlauro
guards, Kulp and McGough tackles and
Journey and Amos ends.
Although neither Coach Geiges nor his
| assistant. Smith, formerly Of South Phila-
| dclphia High, would make any predictions.
they are confident that the Temple lads
| viii put up hard fight against la Sails
/ tomorrow.
SOCCER sames West Phiiadsiphia .Hsh W. North.
/ east Northeast, lntoracholnntfc League
i game. and Germantown Friends vs. Haverfort
| School, at Queen Lane, an Interacademic Leasu,
| game.
ST Iukes decided not 70 enter = teAm In th'
| Der OF entries down 10 three. Germantown
| Friends Friends Select and Haverford School
| Friends Select won the opening game on Tues
day from Haverford School, Jones scoring tn
only goal late In the game when he converts
penalty.
Soccer has become in recent years a yer
popular sport at local private and public schools
although during the regular football season ut
tls attention is paid 70 this branch Of athletics
on the various soccer eievens Will be very har'
to win.
cause a sensation in Scholastic circles. especiai
winner; This season it 4. probably Andy era
hall OF fame. The hRifback has been bootinl
angle, some OF drawers kicks IN practloe hay
swerved forty. forty-ive and forty-eisht yard
South Philadephia High School not only ha
the best football team In its history this season
but the scrub eleyen also shows signs OF playtnl
a great game. In scrmmage the first and sec
ond teams have some atlf tuasies, The second
string men this year will come In hanclly 10
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