The Washington times., 1937-11-10
HaWaiian-Chi Plays Center
For North Dakota State GTidderS
Tin Van On
BulWark of
Strength
LEARNS FAST
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

When the football eleven Of
North Dakota State University
jogs out on the gridiron at Grit
fifth Stadium on Saturday after
noon, Tin Van On, called Jim
by his teammates, will be at
center.
This comes as routine an
nouncement by the Silver-haired
Casey Finnegan, who fought in
France with the A. E. F. Be
hind the announcement is ro-
mantle tale of an Oriental youths
quest of the rights guaranteed by
the Constitution to all men who
make themselves free and equal
to all other men.
Tin Yam On, called Jim, lives
on the island of Maui, in the
Hawaiian group. He is of Chinese
ancestry, descendant of long
line of traders who steered their
eyed craft over the stormy Pa
cific Ocean to the mid-Pacific
paradise in quest of the sandal
wood, so highly priced by Chinese
artisans. Jim's father works in
the sugar plantations on the is
land of Maui, and his sole diver
sion is a trip to Honolulu, some
80 miles away, over the shark
infested waters.
SENDS JIM TO SCHOOL
Out of the few pieces of silver
that Tin Yam On, sr., earned by
the sweat of his brow, he put
aside enough to see Jim through
grace school and later through
high school. In high school Jim,
who now is 6 feet tall and weighs
1876 pounds, learned the game Of
the Occidentals. The rugged con-
facts of the sport appealed to
him. and he gained notice at
home.
When the time came for Jim
to decide whether he would go
to college or remain at home, he
weighed all of the circumstances
and realized that the Soundest
investment he could make would
be in four years at some uni
verSity.
YEARS FOR FARM
With the traditions of centuries
behind him, he yearned for the
good earth of his homeland, and
knew that a course in agriculture
would fit him for leadership.
There are many colleges special
izing in agriculture, but Jim chose
North Dakota, and he never for
one minute regretted his decision.
No. sir, not even when the north
ern blizzards roar across the land
where the buffalo once grazed. He
is happy there, well liked by his
teammates and popular with coach
and faculty.
FINE STUDENT
"Jim is a fine student and a
fine boy" said the silver.haired
Casey Finnegan. "He is a hard
fighter, but he fights with a smile,
and at the end of a game always
feels that he has had a great time.
He is learning everything he can
here on the mainland, and when
he returns to Maui, he will be
fitted to take command of a plan
tation. Some day we will hear of
him, perhaps as a plantation
owner"
The BiSons are well balanced
and pretty big. They played a SEN
sational game against Greeley
State College on Saturday, win
ming a sizzling game in the last 80
seconds when Ernie Wheeler
passed to Bernie Berman, thus
overcoming a lead that looked in
Surmountable.
Catholic University is off to the
wars today. The marian infer
ence is strongly supported by a
glance at the casualty list. Dutch
Bergman checked over the squad
before leaving for Miami and
found that his entire force num-
bered 20 players who might last
for a while in a hard game. It
mas be that the Cards will have
81 men Oh the southbound train
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