Joliet High Faces Thornton In Open Practice Tilt
Joliet high school football will host Thornton of Harvey in a 7:45 p m practice game on Richards street. The same lineup as last week against Dundee will start with Mills rotating backups as needed. Admission is 25 cents for students and 40 cents for adults.
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Dundee
Joliet
Thornton
Harvey
Richards Street
Freeport
Mills
Wilcox
Barow
Barrowman
Nelson
Heggie
Nevin
Lenich
Pedersen
Moroni
Wardley
R. N. Fargo
De La Salle Faces Strong Alumni Team In Sunday Clash
De La Salle High School prepares 38 players under Coach John Carroll for a Sunday game against an Alumni squad at Richards Street Field. Alumni coach Alphonse Dick drills past stars from the hilltop school and college, as city officials note many local teams and hopefuls in the 1988 varsity season. The kickoff is at 2 o'clock.
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DE LA Salle
John Carroll
de la Salle High School
Richards Street Field
Carroll
Alphonse Dick
Hilltop
Lockport Prepares For Grid Season Under Coach Corcoran
Lockport high school's football squad, led by Coach Joe Corcoran, trains intensely for the opener at Hinsdale next Saturday. About fifty candidates have trained two weeks, but the team is noted as green with only a few experienced backs Long Adelman Collofello and La Berence returning from last year.
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Joe Corcoran
Lockport High School
Hinsdale
Corcoran
Lockport
Long
Adelman
Collofello
la Berence
Police to face firemen in football clash
The Jo liet fire department plans a football game against the police nine after losing to them in baseball. Potential police coach Mickey Corcoran would field stars like Al lie Schomig and Elmer Bauer, while firefighters maxed out at 175 pounds, prompting curiosity about the matchup.
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Joliet
Elmer Bauer
Glen Freckleton
Bill Kwasnieske
Bernard McGann
Joe Monshaw
Joliet Star Augie Beltzner Leaves for Peter New Hampshire
Augie Beltzner, famed Joliet Township athlete, departs Sunday for Peter New Hampshire to prep a year before college likely Harvard. He plans to study business between sports and will be remembered for football speed, conference guard honors in basketball, and pole vault state champion. Bill Reegn l, Detroit shortstop, winters in Joliet as hot stove league runs. Paul Savich, Joliet High fullback and 1932 Big Six heavyweight champion, is expected to shine at the University of Illinois under coach Bob Zuppke. recommendations from Doug Mills bolster his grid prospects.
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Augie Beltzner
Joliet High
Peter
New Hampshire
Harvard
Beltzner
Township High
Paul Savich
Joliet High School
University of Illinois
Bob Zuppke
Fighting Illini
Doug Mills
Savich
Joliet Boy Bob Burke Makes World Series History
Bob Burke left handed pitcher for the Washington Senators, 1933 American League champions, becomes Joliet’s first native to be represented in a World Series. The town adds him to its growing list of champions.
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Bob Burke
Washington Senators
Joliet
Bob
Local boxer Art Donovan fights on with broken nose
Art Donovan, a local lightweight boxer, insists on fighting despite several broken bones in his schnozzle. The piece notes his nerve to endure being slapped about in the ring while injured.
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Art Donovan
Golfers flock to Joliet courses as season lingers
Scores of golfers flock to Joliet area courses as the sport resists ending before the first snowfall.
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Joliet
Semifinals Set for Will County Baseball Tourney
Baseball fans are urged to attend the Will County championship semifinals at Nowell and Washington diamonds Sunday. Democrats face St. Anthony at Nowell while Lockport Merchants play at Washington. Winners meet next Sunday for the Fred Heggie Trophy and county title.
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Nowell
Washington
Democrats
St. Anthony
Lockport
Les Lindberg Emerges as Threat for Illinois Hoyas?
Lockport standout Les Lindberg, a football and basketball letterman, rises as a concern for Illinois this season after flashing as a freshman fullback. He made highlight appearances for the varsity last year.
Firefighter Eddie Burke Invited on Fishing Trip by MLB Players
Eddie Burke a No 1 station firefighter and brother of a baseball player accepted an invitation from several major league baseball players for an extended fishing trip after the World Series.
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Eddie Burke
No. 1
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