LTJE Runners Win League Track Crown
LTJE Lyons Township Junior College sewed up the state conference title at Key Branch Stadium Cicero with 45 percent of the points. Dick Brown claimed the broad jump crown and the 880 relay team won, while Don Van Horn and Ted Yeanes contributed strong sprints and relays. Other LTJC scorers included Bowmen, Beets, Witt, Lingeman and Casler in various events as the squad secured its first conference title in a 10 year history.
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Lyons Township
WSC
Champaign
Wheaton
Naperville
Mooseheart
Russ Deason
George Hammond
George Hooper
Bill McElhiney
Wayne Vieth
Bob van Horn
Jim ‘Edwards
Max Armer
Key Branch Stadium
Cicero
Fleet Armer
Wilson Junior College
LTJC
Morton Junior College of
Wright
Herzl
Thornton
Evanston
North Park
Armer
Dick Brown
Elmhurst
Frank Brown
LaGrange
Fleet JC
Don van Horn
Bob Barker
Don
van Horn
Dick Bowman
Ted Eanes
Sward
Bowman
Bow
Oil Transport by Water Emerges in Early Pennsylvania History
Water transport of oil began in the 1860s when Pennsylvania wells first flowed. Oil moved on flatboats steered by poles, floated with the current from the Allegheny's upper reaches to Pittsburgh. Deepened channels via dredging later made water routes a major distribution factor.
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
Lions Struggle In West Suburban Tennis Meet
Lyons Township High School finished fourth in the regular season with a 3 3 record and placed last in the conference tournament. Riverside-Brookfield and Hinsdale shared team honors with 12 points each. Glenbard and Maine followed. LTHS earned a first round doubles win by Jim Hill and Bill Raschke before falling in the next round. Maine’s Denny and Darrel Murray defeated the Lions’ Greaves and Pierce in doubles. singles champion was Bob Hoffman of RB.
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Lyons Township High School
Riverside-Brookfield
Hinsdale
Glenbard
Maine
Vors
LTHS
Bulldogs
Lions
Jim Hill
Bill Raschke
Hill
Raschke
Ascher
Bassemeir
Downers Grove
Wasz and Young
Lion
Bill Greaves
Ken Pierce
Denny
Darrel Murray
Murrays
Twins
Bob Hoffman
R-B
Ralph
Lenzis Clash With Chicago Heights Nine On Road
Champion Cole Lenzis of the Greater Chicago Semipro league heads to Chicago Heights for a 3 PM game against the Owl. Meanwhile Lenzi Park hosts four league games with the Lorenz Steelers vs Miller-Sesslers at 3 PM and the Chicago Hornets vs Lerose Coals at 8:30 PM. The Lenzi Fliers, formed by Cole Lenzi, schedule another series.
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Lenzis
Chicago Heights
Cole Lenzis
Chicago
Owl
Lenzi Park
Lorenz Steelers
Miller-Sesslers
Vattle
Chicago Hornets
Lerose
Coals
Lenzi Fliers
Cole Lenzi
Freitag and Reid win league doubles title at LaGrange
Freitag and Rich Reid of R B Hoffman defeated George Larkin of York 6-2 6-2 to claim a second straight league crown. The R B duo then beat the Murrays for the doubles championship. Other LaGrange results include Pielet of Hinsdale defeating Jim Baxter 6-2 6-1, Seibert of R B beating Randy Snyder 6-3 6-2, and Dick Cole of LaGrange losing to Larkin 6-2 6-1.
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Freitag
Rich Reid
R-B
Hoffman
George Larkin
York
LaGrange
Pielet
Hinsdale
Jim Baxter
Seibert
Randy Snyder
la Grange
Dick Cole
Larkin
Local tryouts set for next Sunday under Lefty Sullivan
Tryouts at noon next Sunday will be run by Lenzi who has named Lefty Sullivan, the former semipro southpaw star, as manager for the youngsters. The drills aim to identify promising pitchers and position players for the upcoming season.
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Sullivan
Lenzi
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