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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1938

Page

9

Steelmen Clash Rockford Five In Tough Defenses

Joliet High travels to Rockford for two decisive games as the Steelmen seek a share of the conference title in the heavyweights and Joliet aims for a key lightweight tie with Elgin. Rockford leads with 11 straight league wins while Elgin sits 11–1 and Joliet 10–1.

Joliet High School Rockford Rockford Five Elgin Joliet Ram Wassermen Stasica McGill Walser Ae Hogan Hagen Vollmer Macuk Rimmke Wykoff Gossi Jerbi Munroe Tibble Vercolletti

Joliet Youths Begin Spring Training for Minor League Clubs

Three Joliet youths Mark Hanna Eddie Murphy and Joe Shroba arrived in Winter Haven Florida to train with the St Louis Cardinals minor league setup. They will stay through March 19 then go to Columbus Georgia or Albany Georgia for four weeks. Murphy will play with Columbus for the season while Hanna and Shroba may also be farmed out. The players are Cardinals property and may advance to the majors if they show promise.

Winter Haven Fla Joliet St. Louis Cardinal Mark Hanna Eddie Murphy Joe Shroba Hanna Murphy Shroba Columbus Albany St. Louis

Y M C A Sports Schedule Highlights Local Matches

Y M C A week features senior basketball games at Crescent A C washers works teams, Belvidere Y, Ottawa St M E and Joliet Y. District volley ball in Waukegan Naperville plans, handball doubles in Joliet and Kewanee table tennis tourney.

Crescent A. C Washer Works Reds Washer Works Blues Sooners Belvidere “Y Ottawa St. M. E Waukegan and Naperville Rupert Barnes Steve Penko Joliet “Y Illinois State Y. M. C. A Waukegan Charles Morrow William Wagner Richard Deam Walter Green Richard Mohr Kewanee Evanston Merritt Fowler Green Edwards Joliet Belvidere Y. M

Joliet Slovak Club Elects Officers

The Joliet Slovak Political Club elected Anton J. Doupnik as president J A Victoris as vice president John Kaducak as treasurer Charles Blahumka as secretary and Paul Rafac as sergeant at arms in a recent meeting.

Joliet Anton J. Doupnik J.A. Victoris John Kaducak Charles Blahumka Paul Rafac

Catholic High Quintets Face De La Salle Tomorrow

Catholic High hosts De La Salle of Chicago in a Hilltop gym twin bill. Both teams sit fifth in their leagues with three wins and five losses, after a recent De La Salle victory over Mt Carmel. White and McLaren start at forward, Delaney at center, Fahrner and Varini guard.

Howard Bond de la Salle Fives Chicago Hilltop Gym Joliet Heavies Lights de la Salle Mt. Carmel Carmel

The Buccaneer at Rialto Opens Sunday

Cecil B. De Mille presents The Buccaneer opening Sunday at the Rialto Theatre. Fredric March stars as Lafitte with Franciska Gaal as Gretchen and Akim Tamiroff as Dominique You in America’s War of 1812 epic of survival and heroism.

Cecil B. DeMille America Buccaneer Rialto Theatre Lafitte Fredric March Jean Lafitte Caribbean DeMille Budapest Franciska Gaal March Gretchen Lefitte New Orleans Akim Tamiroff Hollywood Moscow Dominique You Napoleon St. Helena

Farragut P.T.A. Card Party Planned in Gym

Farragut P.T.A. will host a card party in the Farragut gym on Tuesday March 1 with afternoon and evening sessions. General chairman is Mrs Frank J Chmelik assisted by committees for tickets refreshments tables prizes and tallies led by listed volunteers.

Farragut P.T. A Farragut Frank J. Chmelik John Whitney Ray Heinselman Wilfred Hariley Ross Dague Lee Folkers C.E. Hyatt John Krohn

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