What's in a Name? ; Let's Face It, Team Labels Like Bunnies Need Explaining
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › December 01, 2005
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On the way to a holiday basketball tournament in the 1920s, the Centralia team's bus broke down.
The boys arrived tired and cold. A Chicago sportswriter said the haggard bunch looked like orphans. Such insult can motivate a team, and Centralia Coach Arthur Trout seized the opportunity.See the full content of this document
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What's in a Name? ; Let's Face It, Team Labels Like Bunnies Need Explaining
Centralia's team name became the Orphans. When girls sports were added, the girls were called the Orphan Annies.
Fred Willman tells the Orphans anecdote in his book on Illinois mascots, "Why Mascot...See the full content of this document
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