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Bv ED DECKERLEMONT -- Coach Jan Cralle has high hopes lor his Lemont High Schoolvarsity squad this year. With 14 returning letter-mcn as* a nucleus of his 37-man squad. Coach Cralle hopes the teams pro offense will mesh efficiently.Except for a few positions the starting playershave not yet been selected and it was apparent thateach of the grirfaron hopefuls was determined to showto good advantage The practice field was a soggy and slippery area one afternoon while watching the squad scrimmage. Despite the adverse conditions the practice ran quite wdl.There seemed to be anbe too optimistic with aaveraging 180 lbs. although tackle Harry Zorn at 230 lbs. would be wel-ThescBemdt• - -end;GendemanPierceLEMONT HIGH SCHOOL INDIANS8* • *tocome m any problems are secondary Jan Cralle’s pMosophy of high school football. He wants his players to enjoy the game and perhaps even more important he wantsthem all to play.This‘everyone filays program includes the lightest member of the squad, Dan Fes tin. a back fieldfeatherwaght at 120 lbsMike Heinz, 6‘4” and195 lbs.Spencer, flanker. Dennis Bubinas, end; Mike dinger, center, and Hank Pierce,end.Sept 13 will find theLemont team facing their first foe of the 1969 season when they journey toChicago Christian HighThisFOOTBALL SCHEDULEV.Sot. Sept. 13 - Christion, Palos Heights Away 2 p.m.«Next Week'sFri. Sept. 19 - DwightAway 8 p.mSot. Sept. 27 - LyleHome 2 p.m.% *Prep PreviewFri Oct. 3 - WilmingtonAway 8 p.m.FeaturesSat. Oct. 11 - PianoHome 2 p.m.V.V.VFri. Oct. 17 - YorkvilleAway 8 p.m.Sat. Oct. 25 - Marsailes _ |Ham* 2 p.m. 1 LockpOlt WeStLincoln-Way,mom has not laced in the Sat Nov. 1 - SandwichHome 2 p.m.*.VV.vy• • •past seasons. They will be doing their best to start the schedule with a bi g winweighing in andatBubtnas. afast 170 lbs. at 6’3”, willlot ofOnSquadair of intense * optimism as each of the players blocked. tackled, passed, caught and ran( (accorcfcng to hiswithposition) with apparent pleasureMost coaches would notundoubtedly see a action at the end spotsReturning letter mei include John Roth, center, Mike Hennebry, QB; MarkSniegowski, left halfback,and Ken Hutchinson, right halfbackdherBenda, tackle; Lee Virtel,LOCK PORT - HaroldThoma**. a m\ foot guard I root Lockpori Central HighSchool. i one ol three latot arrnah to the Eagle basketball camp at Robert Morn* College. Carthage. 111.Thomu averaged 16 point a game while » nigh ehool.*ion nor explain how to do it hv the hook to I^emonthomo games are played at Lemont High SchoolHomecomingV-W.V*.vi9 tTHE SOUTHWEST GRAPHICPage 16Wednesday, September 10. 1969damswers Into 3rdBy SANDY CARTER- Mi kcSOUTHWESTAdams of Crest Hill powered through to a third place rating in the 40-lap feature Sunday of Labor Day weekend.Gary Byers, Monticdlo. Ind.. was the big winner though when the United Auto Racing Association took to the Mazon SpeedBowl.Byers got the lead andheld on for a beautiful fin-for another good show Monday afternoon (Labor Day) for the UARA Midgets.Tom Steiner of Orland Park set fast time for theGates started on the third row on the inside and hadafternoon with 12:73. Steiner took the first heat, came in third in the Troohv Dash.IndJimGene Varing of Oak Lawnn the Second heat withVard of Lafayette,second and Aurora's Gates third. BehindToma real battle trying to get around Gary Byers for second position. Gates got second spot on the 40-lap and got by the leader, John Lode, on the 43 lap to hold on for the checkered flag. Lode held on to second with Byers third Krueger fourth and Johnny Troy of Greenfield, Wis. fifth.ereOrlandsecondOrland Park. Bill Krueger ofLombard, and ElmwoodJim Gates of Aurora wonPark's John Lode.y Dash secondVaring third.Heat wins went to BillKrueger of Lombard, Byers, Chuck Tuna of Joliet, andAdams The ScrruBell of Cedar Rapids, . second and Joliet'sRon Foster thirdIndianapo-e consola-race with Joliet’s BobMaGee second and Jay Vur-shious third. This was Vur-shious' second time in a midget and his first race. He had to qualify the midget once, but didn I make the race. He didn i try to drive over his head and hddon for third.iruE I he I tmoni season starts Saturday witfe a game aw ax at Chicago C hi^ D t Dill- Aqqlber large clt;qw4 Sf d %*TSrcc field of Midgets‘*mrThe third heat saw the roll cage once again provethemselves, when Joliet'sRon Foster went off the bank between third and fourth turn. What looked like a ride down the bank.ended up with awheel flying higher than the bank. The Midget look the blow and the cage bent. The driver walked up the bank minus a tooth, shook up. but okay.Joe Bell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa won the third heat after the re-start with BobThomlinson second Lombard’s Bill Kruegerthird.DcBeau came back to win the Semi with Bdl socond and Jim Hill of Des Plaines .third.The 50-lap feature waswon*bv Auroosir Jww-k»aies.Gary Byers of Monticdlo, Ind. won the Grundy County Fair over-all Championship.Byers had 305 points with Jim Gates second with 243,Bill Krueger third with 22J and Bill Kollman fourth with214.Joliet's Jim Anderson was the Champion car owner with Wayne Gates second. Max Rrichenbach of Lombard third and Bob Corsonof Harvey fourth.The Trophies were awarded for the most points won for the three races ran during the Fair.StandingsandSept. 3,19691. Bill Krueger, 13210372. Bill Kollman, 5210333. Jim Gates. 4410124. Tom Stdner, 217785. Phil Stcbbins,47316. John Lode. 525767. Ken DeBeau, 39465' #8. Denny Cullick. 374589. Ron Foster, 28401
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