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SUBURBANITE ECONOMIST, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 8,1974Section II Pag** IImWisconsin football has a Chicago flavorBy KEN POOLE SPORTS EDITOR4The headline Sunday morning read: Wisconsin 59, Missouri 20. The experts might have been surprisedbut three Chicago area football players who scored 7 of the Badgers touchdowns were not in the leastunsettled.Bill Marek (St. Rita) scored three, including an 81-yard excursion from scrimmage. Larry Canada (Austin) and Mike Morgan (Lane Tech) each ran for twoTDsWisconsin’s varsity football team, in tackling a tough schedule that in*Mark Zakulaeludes Nebraska, Colorado and Missouri in addition to eight Big Ten opponent.*, was not Highly-rated in preseason polls.The Badgers surprised those who make the ratings by upending highly-ranked Nebraska after defeating Purdue. The early season success of coach John Jar-dine’s Badgers was due in great measure to the performances of former Chicago area prep players.Jardine, a Chicagoan himself and a former Catholic league player and coach, recruited heavily in the Chicago area. It paid off handsomely, although Wisconsin dropped its game Sept. 28 against the University of Colorado in a close game played in the thin, mountain air of Boulder.Big Ten opponents that He ahead are Ohio State, Oct. 12, and on successive Saturdays Michigan, Indiana, Michigan State. Iowa, Northwestern and Minnesota.The fortunes of the Badgers in the Big Ten race with its reward of a trip to the Rose Bowl will depend on a number of proven players from the Chicago area, including five lettermen from last season.They are tailback Bill Marek (St. Rita), flanker-back Jeff center Joe Mack (Farragut), Norwich (St. Rita), defensive end and linebacker Matt Zakula (Marist) and offensive tackle Dennis Lick (St. Rita).Mack and Zakula are seniors, the others juniors who proved themselves as outstanding sophomores. They are not the only Chicagoans on the Badgers varsity roster.Others are split end Ray Bailey, Chicago Vocational; letter man fullback Larry Canada, Austin High school; sophomore defensive tackle Felix Coleman, Harrison; sophomore defensive back Pat Collins, Chicago Vocational.Freshman offensive tackle Robert Czechowicz, Gordon Tech; senior let-terman tailback TonyDavis, Morgan Park High school; freshman standout middle guard Ken Domagalski, St. Rita,freshman guard Bob Graham, Wheaton North.Varsity reserve guard Eric Johnson, Rich Central High school; sophomore middle guard Tom Jones, Mendel; soph linebacker Mike Kelly, Glenbrook North; outstanding freshman linebacker Joe Lerro, St. Rita.Resen e defensive back Rich Lucas. Fenwick; freshman defensive tackle and guard on offense Steve Lick, Si Rita; sophomore guard Terry Lyons, Gordon Tech; sophomore linebacker Andy Michuda, Arlington Heights, St. Viator; freshman tight end Kevin Marich, TF North.Reserve safety Bob Mietz, St. Rita, freshman tailback Mike Morgan, Lane Tech; freshman linebacker Bill Radek, Downers Grove South; reserve tackle Carios Sanabria, Lane Tech; freshman fullback Dennis Stejskal, Hinsdale SouthTop-rated freshman quarterback Mike Strimel, St. Rita; freshman tight end Nik Vukelieh, Mendel; sophomore tackle Doug Witkus, Richards High school; reserve center Art Zeimetz who was injured in 1973, Marist High school.Of the 31 Chicago area players on the pre-season roster eight graduated from St. Rita where they played their football under coach Pat CroninIn recent years, particularly since Ara Par-seghian became the head coach, Notre Dame hasrecruited few Chicago area football players. An exception is Southsider Nick Fedorenko, a No. 2 tackle as a junior who gradauted from St. Francis de Sales.It’s ironic because Notre Dame ha*, a sizeable group ol alumni in the Chicago area, ilong with thousands of fans who have adopted the Fighting Irish as their team.When Wisconsin invades Evanston on Nov. 16 to play Northwestern the game will have an additional Chicago-area flavor. The Wildcats have six players on the varsity roster. They are:Junior split end John Banach, TF North; junior defensive end Terry Brantley, Mendel; junior center Paul Jasinskas, St. Rita; senior center Larry Lilja, Richards; sophomore middle guard Mike McIntyre, Lane Tech, and junior flankerback Pat McNamara, Maine South.Coach John Pont of Northwestern reiroiled six players from the Chicago area who are very promising freshmen , They are Mike Wagner, defensive back, St. Rita; Ward Schell, linebacker, Arlington Heights; Jack Gavin of Oak Lawn, linebacker, Mendel; DanDennis lickCleary, 6-5 tight end, Brother Rice, Steve Bobowski, quarterback. StViator. John Alexander, offensive lineman, Lane Tech.
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Suburbanite Economist
Chicago, Illinois, US
Wed, Oct 09, 1974
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