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TossCoinTigersFromSemi-Finalsby naiis florioThat old familiar jinx, coin tossing, has once again prevented Austin’s grid Tigers from remaining in the running lor the public high school gridcrown.The coin-tossing game, at which Austin has proved especially inept in past years, was resorted to following Austin’sscoreless quarter-final battleagainst Lane Tech Saturday afternoon in the Hanson Park quagmire. As might be expected. Austin lost the toss, thereby placing the North Siders in next Saturday’s semi-finals against Harrison.To make matters worse, Austin didn’t even have the rhance to call the toss. That was given to line's eo-captain, -lack Sopkin. by virtue of lime's having been the visiting team. Sopkins called heads as umpire Claude C.rigs-by tossed the coin and heads it turned out to be.BITTER PILL FOR TIGERSThe scoreless struggle came about because of the horrible conditions under which the teams were forced to play. The playing field was a veritable sea of mud and after just a few plays it was almost impossible to recognize the players.Neither of the opponents was able to get its scoring machine into action. Austin’s co-captain and city league scoring cham-Mickev Gitlitz, was un-C1wbclt; anrt(iiI iI11;lt;I1lt;1IItxIt wa* a tense moment for these Austin players as they waited the outcome of the heartbreaking coin tos*. in their scoreless game withLane Saturday at Hanson Park. Lane won the flip and eliminated the Tigers in the battle for the City league crown. (Staff PhotociU!HO!Cfctempted in the muddy struggle, both by Austin quarterback Ken Groble. His first aerial effort.»Coaches To Attend Clinicpion,able to get away on any of the touchdown jaunts which thrilled Tiger partisans all year. Nor was Austin's elusive Abe Woodson able to get enough firm footing to contribute any of the scintillating runs which characterized his play all season.The muddy going was equally trying as far as Lane’s backs were concerned. Sop-kin did manage to contribute runs of IS and 28 yards before being sidelined early in the second half with an ankle injury. But he was unable to do too much more more than that.coming in the second quarter, was intercepted by Bob Snider. S «pkin’s substitute at left halfback. Groble's second pass attempt in the closing minutes of the game was knocked down.Lane cocaptain Bob (iutber-let and Austin’s Woodson put on a highly effective kicking duel, despite the trying conditions under which they had toCoaches Clem Naughton of St. Philip and Jim Weaver of St. Mel are among the many prep cage mentors from Chicagoland who plan to attend the sixth annual basketball clinic of thei John Jordan of Notre Dame and Abe Saperstein of the internationally famous Harlem Globe Trotters. The Globe Trotters will feature their complete repertoire at the clinic.JijimTt Y tl-dt ica go Catholic League Ath letic Coaches’ association on Friday, Nov. 23, at Fenwick High school in Oak Park.Harvest Party AidsiiThe Tech crew did have the distinction of getting closest to pay dirt, or rather pay mud. The Indians advanced to the Tiger four yard stripe in the fourth quarter after taking oneof Woodson’s punts on the Austin 32-vard line. At this point.however. Austin’s forward wall stiffened and warded off the scoring threat. jLulio, Bob Glorch and Len Johnson were big factors in blunting Lane’s scoring effort. Only two passes -* ‘punt.The North Siders had an edge in first downs, chalking upeight as against three for Austin. Seven of Lane's first downs came from the scrimmage and one by penalty. The Tigers made two from scrimmage and one bypenalty.The Tigers seemed to have the slipperiest fingers, fumbling six times to Lane’s three. However. the Tigers recovered all of their fumbles while the IndiansAthletic Program VAmong the speakers at the all-day meeting, which will start at 9:30 a.m.. are Jim Vopicka of Morton High school. Tex Winters of Marquette university, Forest Anderson of Bradlev,To help raise funds for the athletic and industrial courses, St. Mel High school will stage a Harvest Partv Fridav and Sat-j/urday in the school gvm, l N. Kildare.were unable to recover any.Washington Ph.HOLLYWOOD—Zsa Zsa GaborGains Mum BowlGeorge Sandershave her own television show under the tutorship of Mr.tomWashington Park, defending,champion, routed Garfield Park, j 47 to 0, Saturday at Garfieldspeakingwere atPark and again qualified for the Junior football league's annual Mum Bowl championship.dating Lana Turner constantly. Watch for trouble to intrude on this romance—from Fernando’s wife now inArgentina.Maurice Chevalier write* from Paris that he will not return toJJatVi
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Chicago Garfieldian
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Wed, Nov 14, 1951
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