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Brookfield Magnet

Location

Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1949

Page

15

Lions Tennis Surge Sets Up Morton Showdown

La Grange Lions ride comeback wins over Oak Park and Blue Island to a 4-1 quad meet victory, led by Chuck Steinke who toppled defending state champ Kes Deimling. Steinke Cole and Greaves star in singles while Baxter Tombaugh and Snyder Krause spark doubles. The team, coached by Frank Allen, next faces Morton at Cicero Thursday seeking their fifth win.

Oak Park Hinaale Lths Metmen Pix Morton Cicero Lions Chuck Steinke Los Angeles Chuck kWo Dick Cole Bill Greaves la Grange Shawmut Park Frank Allen Blue Island Pravian Maywood Hinsdale Bloomington Steinke Cole Greaves Kes Deimling Deimling Chiuck Kettering Fred Most Proviso Evan Straw Most Strawn Larkin York Jim Baxter Dick Tombaugh Lamar Rodman Lion Huskies Randy Snyder Dick Krause Jack Rodgers Henry Roger Herb Pettersen Norm Fifler Alae Generals Don Tittle Chek Steinke Ott Church Bill Gervase Sam Pielet Morris Rilly Hy Tick Krauseitis Nept. Stephens Pare -Hi Red Lions Evan Strawn Mick Cele Walt Houlvey Tjreaves Tom Roberts Doublfes Dick Tombaudheta Fran Strawn Dick Gillen Kim Farr Don Kennedy Clyde Good Heart Bob Schnursteinn Dames Galatry i Bli Ted Gastever oRli Robert Klein William Provine Ubnek Stetvke Prad Bioet Fed Bayton Dick Coleth Slim Taylor Pi Jack Grupe Noubles Dick Cozad Alan Kent Dick Tambaurd Norm Fflerthi Peter Walon Rie Grosser Chuck Steinkel Ly Keston Deimling Bob Moeller Dick Cole Init Don McEbachren Yack Rodgers Heary Over Norm Eisler Martin Generella

Cub Netmen Suffer Through Three Dual Matches

The LTHS fresh-soph tennis team lost three straight dual meets to Oak Park Proviso and Blue Island. Singles wins by John Vaughan and doubles victories by Dick Herberts with Bob Hoff highlighted the Cubs effort in a sequence of 3 2 defeats. Vaughan beat Richard Teutsch and Bob Pearman, while Herberts Hoff beat Blue Island pair Priebe Westcott and Proviso duo King Downing.

LTHS Fresh-Soph Oak Park Proviso Blue Island Cubs Maywood John Vaughan John Richard Teutsch Bob Pearman Provisd Bill Gawne Dick Herberts Bob Hoff Cub Bill Priebe Jim Westcott Art King Charles Downing Harald O’connell Allan Preval

Springtime Tourney Girls Sports at LTHS Highlight Mixed Activities

GAA spring program at LTHS adds softball and archery with junior and senior classes. Archery shots and near perfect scores by Cynthia Curtis and teammates. Swimming led by Gretchen DeGroot to resume April 13 at Nineteenth Century Club Oak Park. Girls swim once weekly while square dance plans and officer roles are outlined. United States built the flat submarine 177A.

LTHS Cynthia Curtis Shirley Hoff Joyce Hungerford Ann O'Donnell Joan van de Houten GAA Gretchen Gretchen, DeGroot Nineteenth Century Club Oak Park Caryl van de Houten Nancy Wilson Betty Wolliams

Illinois clinic names line up for Olinde spring football drills

Chuck Bennett LTHS athletic director leads three Illinois prep coaches among speakers at the Olinde spring football clinic in Champaign April 29 and 30. Other speakers include Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian University Bill Heiland of Austin High Chicago and Fd Bencini of Murphysboro. University of Illinois staff Ray Eliot Burt Ingwersen Ralph Fletcher Bob King also speak. Sid Luckman Bears quarterback rounds out the program with talks on ball handling passing and offense. An odd note mentions the Otamacan Indians of South America mixing clay with bread.

Chuck Bennett LTHS Fd Bencini Murphysboro University of Ilinois Ray Eliot Burt Ingwersen Ralph Fletcher Bob King Sid Luckman Chicago Bears Sid

Grinnell College Singers to Perform with Oak Park Symphony

The 42-Voice Grinnell College Men’s Chorus directed by David Bruce Scoular will perform with the Oak Park River Forest Symphony conducted by Gladys Welge at 8 14 Tuesday night April 19 in Oak Park High School auditorium East Avenue and Ontario Street. Local orchestra members include John Alden Daniel H Simpson and Maryo.

Grinnell College David Bruce Scoular Will Oak Park-River Forest Symphony Orchestra Gladys Welge Oak Park High School East Avenue Ontario Street John Alden South Kensington Avenue Daniel H. Simpson South 7Th Avenue Maryo

Brookfield Magnet Thief Birthday Drive Incident

G Wilkinson of LaGrange Park and Frank Derrick of Brookfield hosted a Fox Lake visit last Thursday to celebrate the birthday of Mrs Bernice Mullett now residing there. Attendees included Mrs A Jeeman of Maple Avenue and Mrs F Meyere of Elm Avenue. Local residents G Wilkinson and Frank Derrick were noted associates in the event.

G . Wilkinson Shekwood Drive LaGrange Park Frank Derrick Sunnyside Avenue Brookfield A. Jeeman Maplé Avenue F. Meyere Elm Avenue G. . Club Fox Lake Bernice Mullett

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