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  Japanese Marmots (1940)

 

Years of Operation: 1936-1941

 

Overall Record:  2-10-3

 

First Game:

 

First Win:

 

Final Game:

League Affiliation:  

 

Seattle Courier League (1936)

Seattle 160lb League (1940-41)

 

 

Team Headquarters:

 

 Seattle, Washington

 

Colors:

Sponsor

 

General Manager: Kaun Onodera (1941)

 

Coaches: "Chick" Uno (1936-1940)

 

Home Field(s):

Titles Won

None

 

 

 

 

1935 Rules: 135lb weight limit plus 2 under 140lbs, and one under 150lbs

 

1935 Players:

Andy Shiga (QB), Tad Kuranishi (P)

 

1936 Players:

Andy Shiga (HB) Shin Tanabe (HB)

 

 

Courier League All Stars

Shig Watanabe (T) 1936 - First Team

Taka Ono (G) 1936 - Second Team

Shinji Kozu (QB) 1936 - Second Team

 

Created to compete in the 160lb division of the Seattle League.

 

1940 Players included:

19-Kane Senda (E), 10-Mits Mizuki (T), 13-Sadao Baba (G), 36-Sat Dogen (C), 21-Bill Nakamura (G), 20-Takasuke 'Beefo' Amabe (T), 15-Keiji Sato (E), 16-Shiro Kashino (QB), 34-George Morisaki (HB), 29-Kaun Onodera (G/HB/QB/Captain), 26-Jim Yoshida (FB), 25-Ted Watanabe (G), 27-Ken Higashi (HB), George Hirai (HB), 35-Milt Iida (E), 28-Pershing Wong (C), 33-Mas Tamura (FB), 12-Paul Uno (QB), 11-Tommy Kato (G), 14-Kolchi Arita (B), 17-Tom Nishimura (B), 18-Hideo Tsuji, 32-Raymond Wong (G), 30-Junie Kawamura (E), 31-Oliver Kinomoto (G), 34-George Morisaki (B)

 

George Hirai played with the Enumclaw Silverbarons of the Northwest League as their passer in 1937.

 

1941 Players:

Shiro Kashino (B), Kaun Onoders (QB), Yohei Sagami (B), Mas Tamura (FB), Andy Shiga (HB), Mita Mizuki (L), Saddie Baba (L), Pete Fujino (L), Mike Tokumatsu (L), Meiji Hayashi (L), Yosh Dogen (L), Kane Senda (L), Kaz Watanabe (L), Tony Gomes (L), Hide Kumata (L), Roy Tanagi (L), Hiro Uchida (E/G), Farley Oka (B), Ken Higashi (B)

 

The Marmots fielded exactly 11 make-shift bodies for the finale against Cleveland.

 

 

 

1935 Schedule/Results (0-0):  
Oct 13  - U-District Nippons 0-0
Oct 20 - Tayio Tigers 13-0
Oct 27 - Maryknoll Grizzlies 0-13
Nov 3 - Japanese Student Club  
Nov 10 - Waseda Hornets  
   
1936 Schedule/Results (0-1-3):  
Oct 11 - T
Oct 18 - U-District Nippons 0-0
Oct 25 - Maryknoll Grizzlies 0-6
Nov 8 - Bellevue Nippons 0-0
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

1940 Schedule/Results (2-4-1):

 
Oct 2 - Enumclaw Wolverines 0-19
Oct 13 - Eastside Athletic Club 0-12
Oct 20 - Issaquah Alpines 0-31
Oct 27 - Cleveland Athletic Club 8-0
Nov 3 - Rainier Athletic Club 13-0
Nov 10 - Green Lake Athletic Club 0-0
Nov 17 - Kent Purple Raiders 0-19
   
1941 Schedule/Results (0-6-2):  
Sep 28 - Cleveland Athletic Club W FFT
Oct 5 - Green Lake Athletic Club 0-6
Oct 12 - Kent Purple Raiders 0-9
Oct 19 - Issaquah Alpines 0-7
Oct 26 - Peter's Palace 6-6
Nov 9 - Enumclaw Wolverines 14-20
Nov 16 - Green Lake Athletic Club 0-12
Nov 23 - Peter's Palace 0-0
Nov 30 - Cleveland Athletic Club 0-32
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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