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PACE • - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1917 THE CHAMP • Art Jackson chips onto the 18 green to take a 76 in the final round of the McHenry Country club, club championship last Saturday. Art's 72 hole total of 296 captured the win over Ed Buss, who carded a 74, but ended in second place with a 362. Gary EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR AND STILL THE CHAMP! Art Jackson retained his crown as Club Champion at McHenry Country club last ; Saturday in the final 18 holes of . the 72 hole battle. This was the final round that ; came out second best the previous Sunday when rain washed all play away. Art went into the rainy Sunday with a 6-stroke lead and soon stretched it to 9. Several followers of the event thought the game would start on Saturday where it had left off. Nope. That's not how it's done. They played 18 holes on Saturday. r -- I With a birdie 3 on the first ; hole it looked like the Champ ' might put it away early. However, Eddie Buss, Gary Adams and Lloyd Smith had other ideas and kept pressing away. - Buss shot a 35 on the first nine, clipping two strokes off the lead. From that point on, it was a battle of the old "pros" and Art played a conservative game to protect his lead. This may not be his style, but it was smart golf. Wet weather had the greens in slow condition so the crowd didn't see any consistently good putting. Most putts were short of the hole. Some just by inches. Gary Adams played championship golf in the second nine with a 36, but the early lead was insurmountable. Gary excited the crowd with car care facts pars and birdies. (He looked like a chip off the old block). Eddie Buss gave the crowd a great show and there could be no mistake that he was out for an upset. But, it was the steady, cool play of the champion that carried him to the finish 4 strokes ahead of Buss and 6 ahead of Adams. This is the eighth straight year that Art has won the championship and won it against some excellent golfers. Make no mistake about it. Art Jackson is the best. He wears the crown with dignity and will wear it for another year as a popular fellow and popular champion. It has become a tradition to have Barb Weber chauffeur us around in a golf cart for this big event each year. I didn't know until Saturday that Barb once held a pilot's license to fly through the air. No wonder she can wheel that golf buggy around and always be in the best position to see the play As we said "so long" after the final round, we shook on a promise to be around next-year for the big event. God willing. AS WE WHEELED AROUND: Tom Burke came over to show us his green jersey let­ tered "Happiness Is Being Irish" -- This snappy number and a cart sticker "Irish Power" came from his wife Pat (the girl we used to think was a colleen) -- Club President Ted Spengel was out to see the fun agd strong competition -- Smiling Bob Blaney was there and presented me with a key ring from Ireland -- The Walsh name and family crest make the gift a real treasure -- Our long time friend Joe Etten covered the first nine holes before retreating to the clubhouse -- His wife, Verona, then joined the fun -- Ron Becker was one happy fellow after winning the Handicap Championship as reported by John Busscher ~ Ron had a bad start on the first hole, but showed he has what it takes to stay right in there -- Rick Jager enjoyed golf, but wasn't happy about the White Sox loss the night before ~ Ever a Sox fan, Rick still thinks the Sox will take the pennant. The courtesies extended to us by McHenry Country club warms our heart. Vale and Marge Adams are great, as always. President Ted Spengel and the entire cast spread out the welcome mat. It makes a fellow want to go back. And back we'll go. FROM JACK MALO SERVICE MANAGER PAYTON CHEVROLET ANOTHER NASTY WINTER DUE... W•other forecasters have predicted a winter as cold as last year's. Although gj can certainly wait for it to arrive, our cars can not. Now is the time to have your car prepared for the damaging weather ahead. A little time spent now could save you a lot of money in unnecessary service calls during those cold months. -- SERVICE SPECIAL OF THE WEEK WINTERIZING SPECIAL INCLUDES: *29 95 •TEST RADIATOR CAP FOR PROPER PRESSURE •CHECK ALL BELTS 6 HOSES FOR WEAR •CHECK WATER PUMP •FLUSH COOLING SYSTEM & REPLACE ANTI FREEZE •CHANGE THERMOSTAT FROM SUMMER TO ALL- SEASON OR WINTER CONDITIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR VEHICLE, CALL ME AT 385-2100 FOR ASSISTANCE. CHEVROLET Special Dove Hunt At Chain O'Lakes Park A special 10-day dove hunt is to be held between Sept. 6 and 15 at Chain O'Lakes State park. This is the first year that dove hunting is to be allowed at the Chain, and it is being done on a limited, experimental basis, said Kurt Zacharias, a ranger at the park. Ap­ proximately 16 acres at the west end of the park have been planted with sunflowers to attract and hold the doves, and only 25 hunters a day will be allowed on the area. "We're more or less feeling it out this year to see if it works, Zacharias said. Chocolate Orange Blossom Blend two cups of chocolate milk 'with one tablespoon of frozen concentrated orange juice. WE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF COLOR T.V.'S & STEREOS COMPLETE ANTENNA SERVICE COMPUTE LINE OF FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR ZENITH--RCA --PANASONIC PRODUCTS WONDER LAKE 653-7111 Top-Line Products - tops in Service © o Warriors' Opening Foe Faces Rebuilding Year Adams kept pace with Jackson as he shot a 76 and won third place honors with a 304. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Hunters will be allowed on the area on a first come, first served basis. Registration for each day's hunt will take place near the hunting area at an outdoor check station just off Wilmot road between Routes 12 and 173. Signs will aid hunters in finding the area. The special hunt will not in­ terfere with camping or any other activities at the park, Zacharias said. MCHENRY 385-0979 7224 BARNARD MILL ROAD, WONDER LAKE Wi/, STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER NEWS The color of its hortie jerseys, "green", best describes the Rockford Boylan football team which McHenry will be facing Friday night in the season opener at McCracken field Head coach Ben Murray will bring to McHenry only one starter from last season's chib, which readied the semifinal round of the state football playoffs. However, although Murray has but slim hopes of another successful season, it must be remembered that last year, the coach had to rebuild from a 1971 team which finished second in the state tournament. Thus, having only one starter and a total of two lettermen returning may be a bit misleading. McHenry v». Boylan Friday Night, 8 p.m. Murray doesn't think so. "We're not what you'd call very strong," the coach said. "We're very inexperienced and have no quickness. We do have fair size with a couple of 235-pound tackles, but they don't move very well." Saddled with a lack of experience, the Boylan coach has turned to last season's junior varsity quarterback to lead the way this time around. When J.F. Gaziano calls a play Friday night against McHenry, it will be the first varsity play he has ever called. Speaking of his Hurricanes' Opponent > . | Returns 13 Lettermen When Marian Central takes the field Saturday afternoon in its 1977 grid opener (varsity game, 2 p.m.), it will be facing a Harvard team that returns eight starters and includes thirteen letter winners from the 1976 team, which went 5-3. Marian defeated Harvard last season, but Mic Stevens, head coach at Harvard, believes a good, tough game is in the offing. "We've got a lot of good kids," Stevens said. "Our biggest asset right now is our defense. We've got four star­ ters back in the line." Besides a strong defense, and a team that the coach admits is 'chomping at the bit' to hit somebody else rather than each other, Stevens has his starting quarterback from a year ago returning. The signal caller is Kirk Strichers, who is basically a running quarterback, but can also throw the ball. With 6-2, 215-pound Mark Haynes in the backfield, Strichers may not have to throw the ball very much, if at all. Haynes is an experienced fullback who transfered to Harvard this fall. Teaming with Haynes in the backfield with be either senior Dave Hookstadt or junior Bob Mollis. Harvard's offense will run from a 'Wing T' formation. If and when Harvard chooses to put the ball in the air, look for Strichers to be throwing to wide receiver Dan Engle. Engle started all of last year, and has good hands to go with fine speed. Harvard is a member of the SHARK conference, a league which includes Marengo, South Beloit, Beloit Catholic (Wis.), North Boone, and Hononegah. Is Harvard a legitimate contender for the SHARK conference title? "We're sure as hell working at it," Stevens said. Marian has won the last two games played between the two teams, including the 1975 contest, a year in which Har­ vard went on to win the con­ ference title. LAKE REGION YMCA NEWS YMCA Programs for Adults Begin On September 12 The week which begins on Sept. 12 signals the beginning of high school and adult fall programs at the Lake Region YMCA. Most of the programs meet once a week for ten weeks. The news release explains the many programs available to persons of all ages. Take your choice: Belly dancing, springboard diving, judo, karate, skin diving, log birling, senior lifesaving, water games, yoga, volleyball, physical fitness, swim instructions and others. You name it. For more information, call 459-4455 or stop by the YMCA at 7315 S. Rt. 31 in Crystal Lake. Rent YMCA Pool The Lake Region YMCA located at 7315 South Route 31 has an indoor pool available for outside groups to rent. The pool can be rented on Saturday and Sunday evenings starting at 5 p.m. There is also an outside shelter for picnics or a meeting room inside that can be used. So turn your birthday party into a splash party at the YMCA. We can accommodate up to 100 people. For reservations and information call the Lake Region YMCA's Physical director, Phillip Baaske at 459- 4455. 3-6 Year Old Kiddy Kollege Program at YMCA Richard Oelkers, chairman of ^ the Health and Physical Education committee at the Lake Region YMCA, an­ nounced today the finalization of a new 5 week program for 3 to 6 year old boys and girls known as Kiddy Kollege. It will meet on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and on Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Kiddy Kollege program will consist of arts and craft projects, gym skills and swimming instruction. The objectives include development of locomotor skills, special orientation, movement per­ ception, small and large muscle skill development of each child. Children will be motivated and supervised by qualified personnel. Kandy Freund and Lynne Carlson both have Bachelor of Science degrees in Elementary Education. Parents of participants have the choice of registering their children now for two, four or six hours of Kiddy Kollege each week. The Swim program will consist of skill instruction according to ability of the child. Aquatic staff will direct pool instruction for approximately thirty minutes. The gym program will consist of tumbling, gym­ nastics and use of preschool equipment. Large muscle development emphasized for approximately forty-five minutes. The arts and crafts will consist of stories, finger plays and creative, easy to complete, art projects. These skills will teach children to use small muscles for approximately forty-five minutes. The first day of Kiddy Kollege will take place on Sept. 14. For more information on the Kiddy Kollege program or other preschool progrmas, call 459-4455 or visit the Lake Region YMCA at 7315 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. T« No Charge Our Savers Money Otdi • 0 0 0 m McHenry Savings [} nvm AND LOAN ASSOCIATION | L»a&Engs 1209 N. Green St. McHenry 385-3000 ( M 10520 Main St. Richmond 678-2061 ill quarterback, Murray says, "He's an average passer, but is certainly not a threat. He does not have great speed, but we hope he can handle the ball and keep the team moving." Running from the halfback positions in the "Wing T" formation, will be seniors John Mayhall and Dan McGuire. Mayhall, a 175-pounder, lettered last year although he did not start, and his coach says he has excellent speed. "We hope that as the season progresses, he will .develop into a quality running back," Murray said. McGuire, the other back, "has very little experience, but he's looked better than anyone else we've got so far. He doesn't have great speed," Murray added. The coach is excited over the preseason play of his one returning starter of a year ago, two-way performer Mike Gehaht. He is 6-3, 210 pounds, and will play both offensive and defensive end for the Titans. Warrior fans can expect Boylan to try to get the ball to Gehaht as much as possible Friday night / j. Boylan is a member of the Big 9 conference, although a full conference football schedule will not be played for several years due to public schools in the city not having athletics last year. Athletics have been restored to all of Rockford. Boylan didn't lose and players to public schools this year because no new students were accepted at Boylan last year. . - The Big 9 champion will automatically enter the state Class "4A" football playoffs, meaning that McHenry and Boylan could meet again in November. But if one believes Ben Murray, don't bet on it. Warriors Shine In 'Soap9 Bowl "I saw a lot of good things out there. I saw a lot of hustle, a lot of second effort, and our fun­ damentals weren't too bad." That opinion was voiced by McHenry football coach Bill Day, who was com­ menting on his team's performance in Friday's annual 'Soap' Bowl, which was won, 13-7, by the White team over the Black team. The intrasquad contest was played under "game" conditions, with the varsity being split into two evenly matched units. Day, who watched the contest from above the field while the teams were directed by administrators Robert Swartzloff, Greg LaPlante, Bill Dodds, and Don Seaton, was en­ couraged by the effort shown in almost every phase of the game. He expressed pleasure with the play of the three quarterbacks, (Mark Mayer, Peter Prust, and Jeff Hurkes) each of whom put a touchdown on the board. He did note that none of the quarterbacks stood out from the others in the game. Both teams put on long, sustained drives in the contest, with Hurkes directing the Black unit 80 yards in eleven plays for a touchdown, and Prust taking the White team 65 yards in thirteen plays for the winning score, aided by a fumbled punt aftr th Lhite drive was halted at midfield. In commenting on the play of both teams, Day said, "This years squad seems to have more en­ thusiasm for the game. It's a group of guys who want to play." There were very few miscues in the contest, but one of them led to the White's first score. Black team punter Mike Tollifson could not handle a bad snap from center, giving the White unit a first down on the Black 18-yard line. It took just two plays from there for the Whites to score, with Mark Mayer passing for six yards to Marty Nuss, and halfback ' Marty Deener then rambling the remaining twelve yards for the touch­ down. Early in the second half, Hurkes drove his team the aforementioned 80 yards for the tieing score, before the fumble on the punt return set up Prust and his White teammates for the game-winning score. A final bid by the Black team to tie or win the game was stopped on the White 28-yard line. All in all, the 'Soap' Bowl revealed many positive aspects of the '77 Warrior football team. There was also a very positive aspect for the fans unveiled Friday night. That was the improved sound system, which was used to keep the spectators informed as to who carried the ball on each play. The system was im­ proved through donations made at the 1976 'Soap' Bowl game to the Gary Vogt Memorial fund. One final note: The homecoming football game will be played Friday, Oct. 14 against Z ion -Ben toh . ' Many s c h e d u l e s h a v e homecoming listed as Sept. 30. A change was necessitated due to there being no school on Sept. 30. SCORING-STATISTICS I 2 3 4 F White 7 0 0 6 13 Black 0 0 7 0 7 lstQt. W-Marty Deener 12-run (Mike Mroz kick) 3rd Qt. B-Mark Rogers 29-pass from Jeff Hurkes (Mroz kick) 4th Qt. W-Peter Prust 5-run (kick failed) TEAM STATISTICS W B 1st downs 7 12 Yds. rushing 23-93 33- 115 Yds. passing 42 92 Total Yds. 135 207 Passing 4-7-0 7-16-2 Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties 5-35 4-40 Punts-ave. 4-31.5. 1-31 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing W: Deener 13-74, Prust 4- 13, Goddin 5-8, Wormley 1- (-2). B: Oakley 6-59, Tollifson 17-44, Rogers 5-14, Hurkes 2-1, Vogt 3-(-»). Receptions W: Nuss 3-19, Williams 1- 23. B: Rogers 3-47, Nowell 2- 36, Tollifson 1-6, Pliner 1-3. Passing W: Mayer l-for-2 for 6 yards with 0 int. and 0 TD passes. Prust 3-for-5 for 36 yards with 0 int. and 0 TD passes. B: Hurkes 7-for-16 for 92 yards with 2 int. and 1 TD pass. Marian Opens Golf Season At Cary-Grove The Marian Central golf team will open its regular season Wednesday afternoon, playing J u Cary-Grove. The Caity-Grove match kicks off a busy week for the Hurricanes. Thursday, they travel to Addison to play Driscoll in a West Suburban Catholic conference match, and Friday, they play at Ida Crown. Head coach Charles 'Bud' Grover reported that sixteen golfers are out for this year's team. Marian plays its home matches at McHenry Country * club. Grover stated that due to limited practice sessions thus far, it is hard to determine which players will be counted on heavily to make the season a success. He did say that he expects the team to be com­ petitive. Homecoming October 14 The annual homecoming football game will be played Friday, Oct. 14 against Zion-Benton. The homecoming game had originally been scheduled for Sept. 30 aga ins t Munde le in . However, due to /"• teachers' in-service day, there will be no school Sept. 30. Therefore, the date was changed to Oct. 14. Some schedules and posters have been circulated with the incorrect date. Please note the change.