▁the ▁ant it rust ▁laws . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁law ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁Ster ry ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁half back ▁and ▁end ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ines ▁football ▁teams ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Ster ry ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Emp oria , ▁Kansas ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Cl inton ▁Norman ▁Ster ry ▁( 1 8 4 3 – 1 9 0 3 ) ▁and ▁L ous ie ▁August a ▁S loc um . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁Kansas . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁att orney , ▁became ▁the ▁general ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Rail road ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁west ▁of ▁Al bu quer que . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 8 , ▁Ster ry ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census , ▁Ster ry ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁at ▁ 2 6 0 7 ▁Wil shire ▁Bou lev ard ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁younger ▁sister s , ▁N ora ▁and ▁Ruth , ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Philip . ▁ ▁Ster ry ▁received ▁his ▁further ▁education ▁at ▁Mean ey ' s ▁Private ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁