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New Legion PostStirIs Formed Froma rt at • FallOld Sport ClubSons of Members of Cornell Athletics Install Officers at Meeting.ball league trophy offered by Aid, Hugh B. Connolly. In 1940. Jeff Perak, who is still serving in the army stationed in China, pitched the club to victory, winning the ititle in Illinois BasebaU league. •As the post sealed its newly elected officers last month, JosephR. Russo. 6616 Maplewood ave, g captain of the 1913-1914 light- ^e weight football team and tne only cjaj World War I veteran to be elected yea to of lice, was chosen commander xjeg of the post. ' Fr„Others Installed. ■ L'mOther officers installed included, =A new American Legion poj,t, almost completely composed of the Albert Coz/ie, 3539 Wentworth sons of former members of the ave lt;emor vice-commander; John Cornell Athletic dub, activeseniorCenmchc, 3636 Wells st., junior_ al . . \ ice-commander; John Mauget,the South side some 30 years ago, 354? Wcllg sU finam.e o£ficer.onmet recentlyAy in a bouth Park field- Anth R 6441 Seeley ave, house in Armor Square, 33rd St. hlsU)lliln; j„hu Vekinh, 6325 Hon-and Princeton ave., and installed M jlldgc advocate: Anlhonyits new officers. ’Biazevich, 6112 Tadman ave., wel-The ®“ge!naLCor')!U *f_’ SAP,r.a!l! fare officer; Guy Caputo, 6926Wood St., color guard, and Tedup in 1910 when the late Albert Pressler started a basketball team which he captained and coached irc’to 396 victories out of 400 games •ip j played in three years. This team, he'composed of Bill Pressler, Harry ice'H.ser-Uvodich, 3848 N. Filmoro, geant-at-arms.William Schneider, 6234 Green st., has been chosen chan man ofFrieling, “Spot’* Kohfelt, Bill' Johnson and Bill Feeney, played, under the Illinois Athletic club colors and were national champions in 1914, 1915 and 1917. Teams Combined.In 1913, A1 Pressler, Cornell leader, combined his football squad with that of Joseph McDonough, the late Cook County treasurer, who was head of the Hamburg club in those days. The combined team boasted such players as Danny Arnstein, now of New York City and Willis Brennan, a detective with the state’s attorney’s of'office, at tackles, and William on, J Schneider, Jim Doyle and Bill 315 Finn also m the line.tOtisIrs.The present generation of Cornells started in 1938 to match the last ■; records of their dads. In that year jng they won the All-American foot-PILLOWSOff Mi* Latest in Pillows with til* NowAIR-O-TABAttachment far lac y A Irina f Exclusive Manufacturer* of Thi# Typo of Pillow Com* In far Demonstration FACTORY TO YOUSouthtown Feather Co.fc?S4 S. HALSTE0 ST
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Southtown Economist
Chicago, Illinois, US
Sun, Apr 21, 1946
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