Joliet High Opens Conference Play With Mount Carmel
Joliet High prepares for two big nights as Mount Carmel visits the Hilltop gym for a pair of games. The Carmelites, riding an 17 game win streak, meet Joliet in the heavyweight clash while Joliet’s lightweights challenge Mount Carmel. The Elgin sequence follows with Joliet at Elgin, then Freeport the next night.
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Catholic High
Mount Carmel
Chicago
Hilltop
Winers
St. George
Carmelites
Howard Bond
White
McLaren
Whalen
Centr
Varini
Kubinski
Phalen
Morse
Walser
Elgin
Matt Wykoff
Goss
Jerbi
Munroe
Spangler
Talbot
Tibble
Dejanovich
Joliet-Elgin
Steelmen
Freeport
Pretzel-Benders
J C C Five Run Past Harvey In 61 24 Victory
Joliet Junior College five eased to a 61 24 win over Harvey Thornton Junior College at Joliet High School gym. Coach A A Wills used nearly every player as McGrath led with 14 points and Fornango scored 12. The Wolves led 28 16 at halftime and next visit LaGrange Junior College in a conference game.
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Joliet Junior College
Thornton Junior Collegians
Harvey
Joliet High School
A. A. Wills
Wolves
McGrath
Fornango
Wills
Collegians
LaGrange
LaGrange Junior College
Wrestle Royal to Feature Five-Way Ring Clash in Joliet
Joliet promoters announce a Tuesday night Wrestle Royal at the Chamber of Commerce under Walter Shaughnessy. Five men compete in a free-for-all with one victor earning credit for four wins, amid caution to avoid rough tactics. Potential entrants include Al Williams Rudy Kay Jack Conley Gorilla Grubmyer Bad Boy Brown and Jack Kogut.
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Joliet
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
al Williams
South
Rudy Kay
Jack Conley
Gorilla Grubmyer
Bad Boy Brown
Jack Kogut
Golf Streaks Spotted in Lawson Little and Jimmy Thomson
A sports note describes Lawson Little enjoying another golf winning run and notes fellow star Jimmy Thomson also in good form. It mocks fans who claim expertise despite lacking grasp of the rules.
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Lawson Little
Jimmy Thomson
Joliet High Falls 38 37 to West Aurora in Blue and Gold
Joliet High School lost to West Aurora 38 to 37 in the Blue and Gold gym after a late burst of personal scoring by Joliet players. The article criticizes lack of teamwork and stresses the need for collective effort and steady defense.
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Joliet High School
West Aurora
Blue and Gold
Suc
Steelmen
Herm Walser
Daffy Boy of the Cardinal Pitching Staff and Local Sports Buzz
The passage notes John Bunn studying fatigue per athlete, cites Joliet fans as most rabid, and mentions Art Kelly’s hair joke. It also mocks heavyweight Tony Galento and predicts a Louis Galento title clash as a funny prospect, with comments on modern heavyweights.
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John Bunn
Stanford
Joliet Sport
Eee
Art Kelly
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Tony
Reds Set 31 Exhibition Games On Spring Training Trip
The Cincinnati Reds will play 31 exhibition games during spring training. Twenty four games are against American League foes, six against National League teams, and one against a minor league club, Kansas City.
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Cincinnati Reds
Kansas City
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