Origin of the Dodgers name and notes on baseball kinships
By Murray Olderman a reader asks about the Dodgers name origin while the column discusses football hash marks and offense. It then surveys pro football coaching legend Greasy Neale and Hugo Bezdek, baseball brothers Joe and Phil Niekro, Ken Forsch, Bob Forsch, George and Ken Brett, Jose and Hector Cruz, and Sandy Koufax’s post baseball life in Maine and Templeton California.
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Greasy Neale
Carl Helmling
Homestead
Fla
Hugo Bezdek
Greasy
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington & Jefferson
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Black Sox
Chester Nakatani
Watsonville
Calif
Joe Niekro
Houston
Phil Niekro
Atlanta
Ken Forsch
Bob Forsch
St. Louis
George Brett
Kansas City
Ken Brett
California
Jose Cruz
Hector (Heity) Cruz
San Francisco
Morris High School triumphs over LaSalle-Peru 3-2 in final home tennis match
Morris High School edged LaSalle-Peru 3-2 in the last home regular season tennis clash. Niewinski, Miesenhelder, and Fane won singles for Morris, while Provancal-Lundy and Sutter-Fane lost in doubles. JV saw O'Neill win and a Morris doubles setback. District tourney to follow at MCHS and area venues. Freshman football beat Kaneland 226, with Thompson, Cailey, Tondini key scorers and stout defense led by Fritchnitch.
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Morris High School
LaSalle-Peru
Morris
Chris Niewinski
Lisa Urban
Sally Miesenhelder
Chris Rossi
Darbey Fane
Cindy Peterson
Kathy Provancal
Lee Ann Lundy
Laurie Mueller
Laurie Lorden
Margaret Sutter
Sharon Fane
Becky Lang
Robbie Lang
Sharon O’neill
Michelle Urban
Teeya Wenger
Sharon Mulcahy
Leslie Simcich
Amy Wren
MCHS
Kaneland
Jeff Thompson
Greg Cailey
Paul Tondini
Jeff Fritchnitch
Gehrig Dergo
John Peacock
Rick Stutzki
Greg Dailey
Beecher Dominates GSW Cross Country Meet Highlights
Gardner-South Wilmington beats Beecher 50-15 and 38-22 while Beecher’s Mike Mulcahy leads with 17 22. Beecher coach Dan Jerbi praises Beecher’s effort as a top class 3A program. GSW suffers second defeat in 10 meets ahead of Friday MVK meet against MVK and Reed-Custer.
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Beecher
Gardner-South Wilmington
Peotone
GSW
Mike Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Rodney Spiezio
Ron Lardi
Frank Zortman
Mike Nielson
Roger Spiezio
Renohi
Dale Vigna
Bob Hill
Brian Bexson
Jerbi
Lardi
MVK
Braidwood Reed-Custer
City Cage Meeting for Men’s City Basketball League
A meeting for managers referees and players of the Men’s City Basketball League will be held at Morris High School gym Thursday at 7 30 p m. The 10 team league runs Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons from Nov 8 through Feb 4 with tournament play Feb 7. Contacts: Roy Yarbrough 9421294 or Dennis Steele 9421063.
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Morris High School
Minooka Fresh Football Routs Marseilles for Fourth Win
The Minooka Indian freshmen shutout Marseilles 4 0. Steve Chasten ran for 128 yards and scored twice. Malcomb Webb added 57 rushing yards. Eric Nash Jim Hertal and John Eddy combined on a safety. Nash and Gary Eaton led with nine tackles each and Eaton had three sacks. Next game at Coal City Monday at 4 30 p.m.
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Minooka
Marseilles
Steve Chasten
Malcomb Webb
Indians
Eric Nash
Jim Hertal
John Eddy
Nash
Gary Eaton
Eaton
Coal City
GSW Panthers Rally to 2-Set Volleyball Victory Over Odell
GSW volleyball coach Sue McNabb praised improved serving as the Panthers beat Odell 20-16 20-15 at home. Angie Buck and Leslie Sorenson each scored 11 points, while Gina Vignocchi also added 11. JV fell in three tight games. next hosts Morris with JV starting 6 p.m.
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GSW
Sue McNabb
Odell
Angie Buck
Leslie Sorenson
Panthers
Gina Vignocchi
The
Morris
Morris Runners Sail To 15 50 Win Over Comets At Home
Morris High School cross country swept the first seven places in a 15 to 50 home win over Braidwood Reed-Custer. Keith Yard led in 16 19 for varsity 3 miles, with Willie Wren 16 42 and Jeff Workman 16 54 close behind.
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Morris High School
Braidwood Reed-Custer Comets
Keith Yard
Yard
Willie Wren
Jeff Workman
Wren
Workman
Redskins
John Elleson
Paul Rochnowski
Dave Wren
Vile Ravisto
Kevin Sanders
Morris Girls Volleyball Defeats Ottawa Marquette 2-0
Morris improved to 10-2 with a strong team effort under coach Jane Vahle, beating Ottawa Marquette 20-17 and 20-14. Carol Skelton scored eight points, Diane Synoracki seven. Jayvees won in three games as Ann Kaufman led with 13 points. Morris travels to Gardner-South Wilmington Thursday.
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Morris
Jane Vahle
Ottawa Marquette
Carol Skelton
Diane Synoracki
Jayvees
Ann Kaufman
Gardner-South Wilmington
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