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N e wtonisnewCFLBy NAILS FLORIOChicagoland Football league crown this year belongs to a hard-hitting eleven whose home base is a long way from the Windy City.The Newton Night Hawks from Newton, Iowa, now in their second year of competition in the CFL circuit, garnered the title last Friday afternoon in frigid Hanson stadium by defeating the Niles Saints (former Austin Bears) by a 17 to 7 score.championThe game not only brought to a close the Chi-cagoland campaign but also marked the end of grid play in the busy Hanson arena which this year was the site of more games than at any time in its history.The invading Hawkeye contingent, which had won the league’s American division title and then took the measure of the CFL Lions in the semi-finals, won the titular contest with a field goal in the third period that broke a 7 to 7 haiftime deadlock and then followedwith an insurance touchdown in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.The field goal, which would have been enough for the eventual win, was a 25 yard boot off the toes of Chris Smith in the early stages of the third period. The Night Hawks had maneuvered into scoring territory on a 59 yard run by Jerry Moses.It was the same Moses who tallied an insurance touchdown on a six-vard jaunt which culminated a Newton drive that started after a pass interception by Gayle Engle. And it was pass interceptions that proved the undoing of the Saints. No less than six of their aerials were pilfered by aggressive Newton back-field defenders.The Newton eleven had started its scoring in the first series of downs in the first period on a 10 yard scamper by Moses which ended a -19 yard drive that included a 39 yard aerial strike from quarterback Stan Ailspach to Ron Wilson. Smith kicked the extra point and Newton had a 7 to 0 lead. The lead held up until the latter stages of the second period when Ken Stone, who did not enjoy his best game with the Saints, caught Bob Gloppe with a 20 yard pass, after which Gloppe ran 31 more yards. Bill Springsteen kicked the extra point and the Saints were back in the game, that is until the third period when Smith came through with the game-winning field goal.Doug Fisher, cornerback for the new champions who picked off two Saints passes, was named the most valuable player of the game. For his fine effort he will receive the Christine Ciancio Memorial Sports Assn. award. It will be presented between halves of next year’s championship game by Sid Luckman, former great quarterback of the Chicago Bears.Last year’s most valuable award, which went to Mic Hutton of last year’s champion Glenwood Bulls, was presented at Sunday’s championship game by Johnny Lattner, Heisman award winner while at Notre Dame. Lattner, a one time Fenwick high school star, lives in Oak Park.Dan Rumishek (44), running back for the Niles Saints, picked up five yards before being hauled down in last Sunday’s championship game by Newton Nighthawk defenders BillTownsend (51) and Dennis White (45). The Ni-ghthawks won the championship in the Hanson stadium fracas, 17 to 7. (Photos by George Franzen)Grasping for the loose ball in last Sunday’s Saints (90) and Dennis White (45) of the New-Chicagoland Football league title tussle were ton Nighthawks. The ball was retrieved by defensive end Brent Dienethal of the Niles White.
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News Journal
Chicago, Illinois, US
Thu, Nov 27, 1975
Page 44
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