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Undefeated Eisenhower Holds Argo Scoreless Lockport Next in the recent IWA Tournament against the WWF World's Champion Jackie Fargo, Friday, Oct. 25, the Amphitheatre. Tickets are available at Wrestling headquarters, 817 W. Grace and the week of the show at the Amphitheatre. Thursday, Oct.

17, 1963 1 Sun JitandardLM Midwest Roller Derby Season Opens Oct. 19 The Roller Derby after several years of absence from Chicago is proving as popular as ever according to the advance sale of tickets. The Mid-westerners who meet the San Francisco "Bay Bombers" Oct. 19, have on their team Bob Venter, Gil Orozco, Bob Hein, Eddie Perez, Frank Macede, Russ Massro, Bert Wall and Sam Skobel on the male side while the female contest-tnst are Ann Bauer, Barbara O'Leary, Sandy Dunn, Sandy Morse, Carole Meyers and Joan Weston. The Roller Derby gets under way at 8:15 p.m.

and tickets are available at Bond Clothing, State and Jackson and the Coliseum box office. Titans Hit Back With 10 -7 Win Steele-Hopf Titans, who lost the season opener to the Hawks, overpowered them Monday by a score of 10 to 7 in front of a capacity crowd of excited Hockey fans. The Titans opened the game with 2 quick goals, one by Don Ramski and the other by Tom Miller It looked like it might be all Titans from the opening face off but the Hawks pulled themselves together and scored making it 2 to 1. Not satisfied with a one goal lead, Ross Graham slammed in a 60 foot slap shot that was a real crowd pleaser. Once again the Hawks bounced back, this time they banged in 2 goals past the Valentine Wins Belt Is 1st Challenger Cowboy George Valentine, one of the most spectacular wrestlers to ever appear in a Chicago arena, has signed with Promoter Fred Kohler to de fend his new IWA World's heavyweight title which he won Titan goalie, Chuck Dagenais, to tie the score 3 all at the end of the first period.

Early in the second period the Titans were skating short hand ed with 2 men in the penalty box when Real and Ramski broke up a Hawk power play the Hawk zone and Ramski blasted in a hard slap shot for his second goal of the night. Later the period "Rip" Kaminski scored on a long shot from the blue line. Tom Miller hit for his second goal on a pass from Don Ramski in front of the Hawk net. Al CJuger tallied for the Steele-Hopf Titans' final goal of the second period. The Hawks' Chuck Westcott and Joe Bires each collected goals to make the score mans Hawks 5 at the close of the second period.

The Hawks opened the third period with a fast goal to close the Titan lead to 7-6. Minutes later the Titans' center, Ron Real, stole a Hawk pass and went in for a breakaway faking the Hawk goalie, Tom Caddick, out of position. Real scored. Don Ramski picked up a "Hot Trick" when he scored his third goal of the evening. The Hawks' am itodriguez, scored Hawks' final goal but it quite enough.

Ross Graham scor-ed his second goal of the ev ening to put the game on ice for the Steele-Hopf Titans. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Cardinals kept their champion ship hopes alive last Saturday cy turning in a 2b to II win over visiting Argo at Blue Island The victory kept the Cards in a two-way tie with Joliet for first place in the South Suburban League football race, each team owning a 2-0-1 league record. The Cardinals now possess a 4-0-1 sea son record, with victories over Oak Lawn, Morgan Park, Thornridge, and Argo. The tie was played with Joliet defending league champions, in a 14-14 affair two weeks ago.

Argo, winless in league play. was even with the winners for just 1.43 of the first quarter when a blocked kick and a Car dinal recovery set the stage for what proved to be the winning score when Cullen, powerhouse tuilbacK for the Cards, blasted over from 3 yards out for the first of his three touchdowns for the afternoon. The other Eisenhower touchdown was the result of a Breckenridge to Kuh pass good for 23 yards and the third of the four tochdowns scored. Areo received to start the game but failed to move and went into punt formation. The kicker, a bit slow on getting the ball off, was swarmed over by a host of Cardinals with Bill Coogan, a oear on defense, getting credit for the blocked punt.

Wargo picked up the ball and went to the Argo 3-yard line from where Bruce Cullen blasted over for the initial touchdown with only 1:43 hav ing been played. Lauterjung booted a perfect conversion point and the Cards had a 7-C lead. Argo came back after the en suing kickoff with a drive that finally sputtered with Eisen hower taking over on their own 31. After a first down, with cullen and a Breckenridge to McKee pass figuring in the ad vance, the Cardinals punted. Jim McCaa hit the receiver hard and Bill Coogan recovered for Eisenhower on the Argonaut 10-yard line as the quarter end ed.

Bruce Cullen was given three consecutive ball-carrying assign ments and on the last blasted Calumet Park Football by DON R1ZZS Phone: FUlton 5-4667 RIVERDALE CARDS BEAT CAL PARK GIANTS Kelly Franson's Riverdale Car dinals beat Herb Betts' Cal Park Giants by a score of 28 to 6 last Sunday afternoon at East Side Park, Vermont and Wood Sts. as a hard fought ball game by both teams, but as usual, the Giants lacked that all too im portant blocking that is needed to sustain their down field drives. The Giants won the toss and elected to receive but couldn't drive to pay dirt in the first quarter while Kiver- dale's Tom Martins got loose in the open and snared a long pass good for a Cardinal touchdown. The extra point was missed and Riverdale led 6 to 0. In second quarter Larry Simnick, Riverdale halfback, scored on an off tackle play and Tom Martins took a pass up the mid-die for the extra point and the Giants found themselves on the short end of a 14 to 0 score at the end of the first half.

The second half was a well played game with the Cardinals scoring 14 points and the Gi ants, 6. The Giants' Jim Wilson kicked off and several plays lat er Ricerdale scored a T.C. And missing the extra point to make it 20 to 0. In the last quarter Dennis showed the back side of his No. 21 to most of the Riverdale team and scooted 30 yards on an end run be fore being brought down.

Riv erdale scored another 8 points the last quarter to pad their lead 28 to 0. Ronnie Kopp, the "Galloping Ghost of Cal Park," took the ball around his left end and with a beautiful key block by Jim Gross, ran 20 yards, reversed his field and went all the way for 45 yards score a T.D. for Cal Park. The kick for extra point was blocked and the final score was Kiver- dale 28 and Cal Park 6. Rich Winkleman and Tom Reid play, ed a good game and with a lit tle more practice the Giants should start clicking as a team.

Another bouquet for the Gi ants' cheer leaders. They were wonderful even a losing cause. Keep up the good spirit, Girts, you re swell! Scores Of Other Games Blue Island, 36; Rams, 0 Markham, West Gately's, 32; Dolton, 0 Riverdale, 28; Giants, 6 League Standings Team Gately's 4 Blue Island 3 Markhamm 3 West Pullman 3 Dolton 2 Riverdale 1 Giants 0 Good Crowd Turns Out For Local Contest Sunday The Punt, Pass and Kick con test, which is sposored nation-! ally by the Ford Dealers of the United States and locally by Ha-bich Brothers with the Kiwanis as co-sponsors, was held Sunday in Memorial Park with about 100 boys aged 8 to 11 competing. The weather was ideal and in addition to the competitors a goodly number of parents and interested friends were on hand to witness this fine outdoor activity. Each boy competed with others in his own age group and the unofficial list of winners with their total scores follows.

As in the past these will become official when verification ages is complete. Each boy was classed as of the age ne win be on Dec. 29. In the eight year old cate gory Dwain Marsh of Harvey placed first with 127.5; Terry Williams, Blue Island, was sec- ong with 115; and third place went to Stephen Black, Midlothian with a score of 105. High scorer in the nine year olds was Jeffery Allen, with 188 second was Bernard Mc-Burney, 144; and Kenneth E.

Eckel placed third with 127.5. All of these boys were from Blue Island. Calumet Park boys, Kurt Lie-ber with 155 and David F. Sim-onsen. 154, took first and sec ond in the ten year olds with Billy Schultz of Blue Island, third with a 150.

In the eleven year olds class Mark Bernstein, Crestwood, with 187.5 took first, Kurt C. Wagner of Blue Island with 176.5 was second; and third was awarded to Kenneth Kred- ens of Blue Island with 176. Ronald E. Hart, Calumet Park, had been tied with Kenneth Kredens for the third place, eleven year olds, but lost in a playoff to break the tie. The awards to the official winners will be made Saturday, Oct.

9, between games of the scheduled double-header in the Jr. Football league being placed at D. D. Eisenhower field at 127th and Francisco. The first game at 7 p.m.

pits the West Pullman Wildcats against the Cal Park Giants. In the second game the Blue Is land V.F W. Champion team takes on the Markham Mustangs. The awards will be made about 8 pm. and all unofficial winners are urged to verify their ages as quickly as possible at Habich Bros.

The winners of this contes'. Chris Krueger, representing I nearly 100 boys who competed, the Kiwanis, co-sponsors of the He is displaying the patch giv-PPAK competition held last 1 en to each competing boy to a Sunday in Memorial Park, is young lady whose name we did pictured with a group of the net get, and who, according to her brother, could have given them some stiff competition if girls had been eligible to par ticipate. I are eligible to compete further tne btate, Chicago Bear ar-Western division and Na tional contests and as soon as verified these scores will be mailed in. Cross Country Harriers In League Run The Cardinal cross-country team of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School defeated visiting Thornton last week but dropped a decision to Bloom later in the week.

The Card Varsity turned back Thornton by a perfect score of 15-50 while the Frosh-Soph triumphed over Thornton, 16-43. Bloom's Varsi ty beat the Cards, 20-35, and the Trojan Frosh-Soph won, 24-31. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Cards hosted Kankakee and Oak Lawn in a triangular meet, the last before the South Suburban League Meet to be held next Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Lockport.

The meet is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. Eisenhower defending varsity champion and Bloom will defend the sopho more title. In the 15-50 defeat of Thorn ton, the Cardinals took the first eight places before a Thornton runner crossed the finish line. Isaac Armwood paced the Cards with a 9 59 for the mile and nine-tenths course. Following Armwood were Cardinals Col- meter.

Smith Roper, Reid, Allen, and Kolodziei. Thornton's finishers and their positions were jacfcson, ninth, Stone, eleventh, Whitted. fourteenth, Monroe, seventeenth, and Bowen, eighteenth. The Card Frosh-Soph won, 1643. winning the first four places and taking eight of the first ten.

Archey led the Sophs in 10:43 followed oy teammates Scott, G. Williams, and Benton with Nelson, (Continued on Page 77) across from 6 varas out ior nu. second tally. On the conversion a bad Dass from center ruled out the attempt ana tne had to be content with a 13-0 lead as the clock showed 1:01 of the second period gone. The Cards started a marcn the next time tney got the ball but the drive was halted when Alien intercepted an attempted aerial on the Argo 3o.

Alter a punt the Cards were knocking) at the door again only to have Allen break up a pass intended for Bill Rudolph on the 10-yard line. Ron Clark provided the heroics for the Cards by intercepting an Argo aerial around midfield with 52 seconds left. Breckenridge fired a pass to Rudolph that brought the ball to the Argo 23, missed on a pass to McKee on the goal line, but hit George Kuh with a pass on the 5 and Kuh went, the rest of the way for third Card score with 28 seconds left to halftime. Lauterjung's PAT attempt was blocked but the Cardinals had a 19-0 edge as the first half ended. After taking the kickoff the Cards punted and finally got the ball again when Argo punt ed to their own 46.

Ron Clark took a pass to the Argo 26 the next play the Redbirds had their final score when Bruce Cullen bulled his way across for a touchdown. Lauterjung kicked a perfect conversion to end the scoring with Eisenhower ahead, 26 to Neither team could mount a scoring drive in the rest of the playing time with Coach Lokanc going to the bench for the Cards. Cullen provided most of the ground gaining for the Cards with 76 yards in 13 carries as the Cards picked up 155 yards on the ground and 100 through the air. Argo totaled 55 yards. 46 by rushing and 9 on three passes.

As usual, the entire defense played a superb game as they kept Argo from any deep penetrations oi Eisenhower ter ritory. Blue Island Holds Rams Scoreless The V.F.W. Untouchables football team played sheep herders bunday as they herd ed the. Calumet Park Rams to 0 victory. This victory special one because it was Dad's Day.

Before the game both fathers and sons were introduced to all in the stands, fathers taking their positions in tne stands ana sons on the field. The Untouchables kicked off to the Rams. On the first Dlav Dennis Gilbert picked up a fumble in the Rams' backfield and raced 25 yards for a score. Sam1 Scaletta kicked for a 2 point conversion. Blue Island 8, Calumet Park 0.

The Untouchables again kicked off to the Rams. This time the Rams were forced to kick but Ken Rauch blocked the punt and the Untouchables took over. Glen Myers on the first play raced around right end for a 25 yard touchdown with a Ram hanging on. Sam Scaletta again kicked for 2 points conversion. Blue island Untouchables 16, Calumet Park Rams 0.

The 2nd quarter started by juan raiomo recovering a Kams' fumble. The second team offense known as "Ross' Bovs" then took over. Quarterback Ross Anderson fed the ball to halfbacks Owen Conrad and Adam Schultz for a quick first down. A fumble on the next series gave the Rams the ball. Both teams traded possession and before halftime Elmer Guzman and Jack St.

Aubin tackled a Ram back in his end zone for a safety. Blue Island 18. Calumet Park 0. Dennis Gilbert returned the 3rd quarter kickoff to his 25 ara line, to the Rams 45. Scatback Jim Dowd then scampered 45 yards for another Un touchables score.

The conversion attempt was blocked. Untouch ables 24. Calumet Park 0. Fullback Tony Danos also scored in the 3rd quarter as he plowed through the middle of the Rams' line and motored 60 yards with Dennis Gilbert cutting down the last Ram on the 10 yard line. The conversion again failed.

Untouchables 30, Calumet Park 0. In the 4th quarter Ross' Boys couldn't quite pull off a score as time after time one man stood between a ball carrier and paydirt. With less than 3 minutes to play the regulars pulled a dipsy-doodle from Brukle's bag of tricks. Onar. terback Jack St.

Aubin pitched to Elmer Guzman going to the right side, Elmer then gave the pigskin to Adam Schultz who was going to his left, Adam then stopped and fired a pass to Dennis Gilbert who raced for his second touchdown of (Continued on Page 17) Arao's Mann ma is dawned bv Rav Reisinaer in last Saturday's rout of the Argonauts on the Cards home field, with Dave Daniels closing in. Also in picture are McGee (28) and Pyrz (10) of Argo and Card Bill Coogan. Card 11 Invades Lockport Friday The Cardinals of Dwight D. Eisenhower, currently tied with Joliet for the lead in the South Suburban League football race, invade Lockport this a a lght. Oct.

18. The Sophomore team, leading the South Suburb- League race, open the night activities at 6:00 p.m. and the Varsity game goes on at 8:00 The Porters of Lockport are rated as a good team with adequate size, speed, good passing and running, and good pursuit. The Cards have had better- than-average success this year with a 4-0-1 season record and 2-0-1 league standing to date. The 14-14 tie with Joliet looks better as the season progresses in view of the fact that the Steelers have since been running up big scores against opponents.

The Cardinal defense is rated as one of the best in the league yielding but 20 points in three league games and but 26 points in five season games. The ofiense has garner ed 97 points for the season and 62 in three league games. Both teams will have the ad-vantage of good reserves both teams have had good Sophomore teams in the past two years. With much at stake for both teams the game figures to be a top-notcher with the Cards having the added incen. tive of staying in a tie for first place and revenge for last year's 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Porters.

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