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i ¥* i nT,; X-^y-y '•/ •• mo: Thursday, June IB, 194$ iiil A V -*Yf-U v'-"- •"l',-'.T%- "ir':•"• -•" - i- fv' f;3r~ .vC TV *4V< - ^ * v " TttB McHKNRY PIJkM>iAllI *:^'S" , 5 ' j _ * - ' 4~; 1 ;;so i hear;; -EARL •WALSH" - What happens to "Canopy-Joh*i" shouldn'thappen to anybody ! days ago, the Canopy man decided to »gt(j£*Wenr in his basement. He hired KTs brother-in-law, Jac;k Nichols, and all went .fine until he drove smack though a sewer pipe. HEBRON NINE TAKES DOUBLE HEADER FROM "MICKS" AND INDIANS . Hebron's baseball team came to town last Sunday and won a doubleheader,. First, they beat the Shamrocks, 5 to 2, As'a windup, they took a 7 to 6 decision from the Indians. ; Howard Judson faced I^arkin ih tfye opener and breezed along: until the ninth when the Shamrocks threw a scare into the opposition. A rally, with pinch-hitter Crouch, coming through with a sharp hit, was cut short bv some mixed-up base run- *1 fling. ' McHENRY TENNIS TEAM WINS FIRST * , ^ MATCH OF YEAR) J In. the first ?nter-eity match of tfiie season last Sunday, the McHenry tennis team won by a narrow- margin from a strong Crystal Lake team Which has not lost a player to the army Or navy since last year* : < "Mac" McCracken, playing first singles, evened the table* by defeatlathing Jack Colby, Crystal Lake ace, who had whipped Mac last--year in the finals of the McHenry county men's ingles. Both played very steady ten- Two men tried to'occupy third ; nis but because of it being their first Twas litft^ slip in ef«iheeri* g. , , It was fine of Karls to keep the contract in the family, but what he miss-- ' KREUTZER ALLOWS RICHMOND ONLY 3 HITS IN 14 - 0 WIN tj "r*::' .V T r'«*; J ^ -t. ^ , *s» - \ ^ \ r /"?•, - / .--A Fafe Fif* ,.'"1 <\H : j,"V /n f Jaelj j-base at the same time. . j experience playing with reclaimed L There wfre three Johnson boys in : balls, both were too captious to make I the Hebron line-up, but their center-[the matcHtexciting to the 'spectators, j fielder was tnost trpublesom^ with the j Due to iMcHenry having a small' bat in the first game. He whacked j men's teamvhis year, several of the out three safe blows. The combined | girls are filling in. Sunday afternoon ed is that another brother-in-law,! b*"inS »yerage of the Johnsons waelAijita Althoff playing number five Floyd Coleman (the Jersey Kid) isi ^17,1" th,s game flnd .500 m the next (singles, eventually bewed to the fine somewhat of an expert on wells. \^ssl\ M y.ou *'hy * ^hopping game played by Paul Colby, ^ U " have been just as well for McHenry ; former Junior champion of the Lake, ; m , , .. ' ! teams if the JohnsonsVhad . stayed We wouldn't know if Floyd uses -home. . V.. fi: the forked-branch system for finding * ,. .. - .t.v- •wrater or wherein lies the secret of his ,ai? , success, but 'tis said he's a Wizard on !r ..The Indians.h»d to stage a powwej^ ; /wow before the game when it was : [learned that Joe Jackson, regular «.i "i'sr >*. ~ -• r ;, pitcher, was on crutches as'the tesmi VvliF • an injured foot. "Sy" Meyeit: was ' ^ n0n6 0' ?tt^ ^^'^essv i shifted frorn his first base duties to t - » ^ , ( t h e m o u n d , b u t w a s , f o r c e d t o g i y e j C l e t u s A l t h o f f d e f e a t e d * W a l t e r H e r - "The-double-^teader last JSurtday drew i way to Joe "MoosSe*' Wagner. The ' rick 4-6, ,7-5, 6-3. ; . a ^ood crbw<i' to the local ball' park | "Moose" did a very respectable job of Paul Colby defeated Anita 'Althoff l a s t S u n d a y . A s i d e f r o m H e b r o n w i n - J t w i r i i n g , a f t e r g e t t i n g w a r n r e d u p . , 3 - 6 , 6 - 4 , 6 - 2 ' . ; . riing from both the Shamrocks and a triple by the spefedy Wheeler »&• Herrick a,nd^Tt;"olby defeated L. Indians the lorijg afternoon'Wats on the j get the stage for a couple of McHenry j McCracken and C. Althoff 6-1, 6-3 pleasant side. ' truns in the fourth. All was quiet then Taxman and B. Klontz defeated M. v ' , ! until the eighth when the home squad I Kram beer and D. Fisher 2-6, 6-3, The best throw of the day came i punched across four runs t© cflffiie with- ] . ™_ when LeRoy (Wagner threw a Hebron j in one run of a tie. That ended the 1 ^Sunday Norwood Park is runner out at first. "LeRoy played • scoring, but not the suspense, Hank» bringing a mixed team to McHenry a three-set affair. Scores tif the afteriwon's match were as follows: - , . . Leonard McCracken . defeated Cojby 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, £d. Herrick, C- I*., defea'ted- Harold" .,; Taxman 6-3, 6-1 Bruce Klontz - defeated : Dick Fisher 8-6, 4-6. 6-2 three positions, but was at short atlBritiE, with a double and single to his this'time. Talk about an arm! jcredit, came-up in the ninth, wit#two i „ * .j|--_ down and Benny Britz on base, and ' ^But, air the throwing Wasn't done ; fouled off about ten fritibhes befoi'e ' furnishing the last out. » The strong Woodstock Alemite team wilfvmeet the Shamrocks here next Sunday. on the diamond. There were some pretty fancy tftsses in the stands. - , The best we heard, came from the section inhabited by Roy Miller. Als a ball wer^ through a player's legs without much resistance,; came the Remark, "Well, you can't say-he fought the ball!" M_The Johftsburg Tigers all but annihilated Richmond in a 14 to 0 whitewash, with Bill Kreutierltowing a three-hitter.: ^ , v Hebrew Burgett, if Judson, P A. Johnson, cf Loertscher, c , K. Johnson, lb Bailey, ss V L. Johnson, 3b pReucker^ If Those Tigers spem to be finding Schultt, 2b themselves. They have suffered defeat just once » . . and that to the league-leading ^Woodstock Alemites.; For the most part in the years of our recollection, McHenry athletic teams have keyed up with the r T , . , thoughts of knocking off a Woodstock j .' ^ r, i n' team. More often than not the county |«r R r, In' ^ ' teams have been pretty tough " ger' c ikies to handle. / - Totals .. Shamrocks Conway, 3b T. Bolger, s,s X. ome next Sunday an<t-you'll see anl added touch of enthusiasm as the Shamrocks gather for battle with the '"Ale-Mightys" on the McHenry diam o n d . y - ^ „ / , '| ' , ' . ; Would the; "Slicks" lil^e 'to kn6ck. atf the Undefeated Visitors? Well; now . . Had a short chat with George . "Yatz" Frisby. who is enjoying a fleeting furlough. George likes army -life and looks in the pink. }' -v ••• •*<M»«*W4» You must have noticed that "Pittlt'l Gorman /-afflf "Bub" Schaef^r have joined tne bicycle club. Sudden Thoughts: Our dictionary is funny. It the dumb can't talk.- ' . . And what if our government should call in all the rubber-necks? H. Stilling, If B. "Bolger, €t L. Stilling, 2b:'. Crouch, rf Dowell, rf Wiser, rf - 2b Totals .34 Score by Innings M , Hebron 010 010 210--5 -8 Shamrocks ..........000 000 002--2 7 Two base hit--J. Larkin. Struck out->--by Larkin, 5; by Judson, 9. Bases on balls--off Larkin, 4; off Judson, 1. Umpire--Cristy. Indians One of the best traffic, signs we have seen says "Slow down before you become a statistic." ' One does see the funniest'things. For instance the, ad in the Lonely Hearts Column: "I'm fit, fat, forty '•'find forsaken . . . but I'm & lot of f¥n." „ -HI- . But, the best one we've heard since war started: Editor "Mose" plans to leave for Canada this week, but , Couldn't leave the country without permission from his draft board^ -||- Well, after all, they can't leave " this country entirely iTnprotected! "" Lay Wheeler Bv B^itz sa^s H- Britz T. Wagner L. Wagner G. Jackson A. Jackson N. Bri Meyers - Wasn't it abo\it this time of the year that we used to look for the circus to come to town ? The parade and main events were great stuff, but- that wild west performance after the show'was over really meant something in our big lives. We had seen "Thundering Hoofs" on the screen but to see real, live cowboys was the thrill of a lifetime. "We, have explained to several ribbers that our White Sox didn't know their own power until a few days ago/ Now watch 'em! (Next year.) Local tennis courts are getting a *>'£ play these days. If you aren't taking advantage of these j^e co^te, you're missing some fun. U, V And have you seen how beautiful thfe golf course looms up? We Wonder Lif enough local people enjoy this spot. Well, the American Legion carnival and the Fourth of July afe just aptfund the corner. Let's all give th«^Legion ja^KSst again this year. McHenr> people always have played a big hand ih the suctess of Legion Carnivals; not only by spending, but by pitching in to he,lp with any job to be aceoj»- plished. i/* • s IfcHenry people knW tfiat the L^. gion does things for McHenry. '• -Lk Pickup . . . '"idlutomotive<Progre9s 1940 -- No running boards. " " 1941 --> No gear-shifts, ^" vrr;' .. -- No car. • ' 1 r Totals 7 Hebron -- 7 Sipsma H. Judson Loeitscher Burgett ..... A. Johnson K. Johnson Bailey L. Johnson Schaid Schultz "TTotaJs - .....42 , 7 Score by Innings Stolen bases -- Bailey. Two base hits--H. Britz, Bailey, L. . Johnson. Three base hit--Wheeler, Hit batsman by Meyers (Schaid). Struck out --by Meyers, -1; by Wagner, 6; by Johnson, 7. Bases on balls--off Meyers, \rt off Wagner, 3; off Johnson, & Umpires--Schoenholtz and Oglesby. |rnd if their team is as strong as they proved to be two years ago, it should • Smith, be well worth wratching. Come out Meyers and en joy. an afternoon of tennis, under the shade trees at the high school. QUEEN CONTEST GrRESS ISLAND LAKE Wherever there are a group of girls talking at Island Lake, their conversation will quite naturally turn to the subject Of who will become the queen of the Island Lake carnival. Anyone may vote as many tiines as he or she wishes. The queen will be elected by contributions of a penny a vote. There will be several contestants registered with Mr. Alden, chairman of the carnival, and the money collected from the votes will i>e used for the benefit of the members of the association. The girl receiving the highest number of votes will not. only be crowned as queen but will be awarded a cash prize of twenty dollars, the second will receive ten dollars and the. third highest will be awarded a prize of five dollars. The second two wUl be ladieein- waitng. There will be a large parade on July 4 at whith time the candidates will ride in automobiles. The Queen vjiill be crowned on Sunday night. All friends and relatives are'urg^d to bring their pennies and get in there and plug for their choice. A voting booth will be open at the carnival with names ^_all candidates showing on a bl|ckboard.and the number of votes each received plairij* shown. The candidates at this time are the Misses Jerry Mulvaney, Marge Rrueger and J.une Risser. . NO T I C E Don't forget that the election of officers for McHenry Red Cross will be held at, the City Hall this (Thursday) evening at eight o'clock. Membeis, men and women, are urged to attend., ^WLLIAN SAYLER, Sec'y. - LORETTO WALSH, Chirm. ' ^ ' ft , " ' ' • .ft. 3 TIES in washable silk, crepe and foulards. All new pat terns selected for the day. Price range-- 25c to $1.00 Something to choose from. Shorts with elastic cuffs, long in all shadesxPut up three in a box for uthei-s to 50|i HATS ie lohnsburg Tigers romped ov^, Richmond ift-t'.H to 0,.wiiwhurlwind game last Sunday. , Bill Kreutzer • allowodv Richmond only three hits as h^ ran his consecutive total of scoreless innings to fourteen. In those fourteen inning? he has allowed only five hitsr - Clarence Anderson is scheduled to pitch next Sunday for the Tigers when they travel to Hebron. - /<•' Johnsbwrg--11€ H: Freund, cf B. Corbertt, cf ...».-V. N. Smith, 2b ....iW. D. Fr eund, 3b W. Smith, lb' T. Pitzen, If ... Anderson, If ... B. Meyers, ss B. Miller, rf •» S. Freund,' r f , J; Freund, c Kreutzer, p i ;rv' y. Totals Richm«tid '"-I't" |Ti|tf»n. cf Robert s0rt, ;-2b R.. M iller, lb. VanEvery, 3b Winn, c Andersortr 2fb C. Millet', -if D. Miller, If Sanders, p -- Totals Score by Innings Stolen bases--T. Pitzeiiv4Meyers; j Two-base hits--B. Kreiitzer, W. Ckiuble play--Kreutzer to Struck out--by Kreutzer, 3; by Sanders, 3; by Robertson, 4. Bases on balls--off Kreutzer, 1; off Sanders, 6; off "Miller, 3; off Robertson, 3. Umpires--A'. Schmitt and J. MiHers Almost All on Wheels About 93 per cent of the U. S. army's field artillery now rolls on wheels, and less than 7 per ceqt is^ drawn by horses and mules. Sparing Sparrow About a third of the food of native sparrows consists of iftsects. The bulk of the vegetable diet is grass and weed seeds. KEEP YOUR PICTURES AT THEIR BEST S--the latmst ^KODAK Protocfo Albums, Ca«e|^_4 Folders K0DAC010R AND NUNI- / colon usa FOLDERS Bolger's Drug Store Gross Street v McHenry 1942- j§o long jr.. . 'til next w$ek! -•p.- Ontario Touches Great Lakes' Only one Canadian provincetouches the Great Lakes. It is • Ontario.• . -i- COMING EVENTS June 18 V W. S. C., S.--Regular meeting.' Five Hundred Club-- Mrs. Elma? Jus= ten. • C. D. of A. --Social Meeting,-- K. of C. Hall. -5 . June.24 ' ,P*nner sponsored by O. E. S.-Masonic hall. » \ Lawn Party --Mrs. Wallace Dobyns Home -r- 1. o'clock -- Sponsored by Altar and Rosary^Sodality, St. Jejune 25 East River Road' 'Knochlif^iGlittk'-'#!1 Mrs. EHlKworth Shoemaker. " v ,v Lily Lake I\T.-AS-- Mrs. Bettjr , . " Boyko. * June '30 / •- Mid^Summer Fashion Rei^.^Bene#' ~ fit of Methodist Church --^ Colony Theater. . „ *-- :v July I y Dir-ner at Muzzy's Hall. Rfngwood -- wood --1 Sjjonsored by Ringwdod W. S. C. S. " x , - „ . k i Ju)yv3 Christian Mothei s'Food SaleJacob Justen & Sons ---"Qreen Street. i ' ' / ' • J u l y 7 . ; - / - Johnsburg Com m u nity Millions Gallons Ice Cream , 1 In 1940 approximately SfO^OOO.OOO gallons of tc§ tream we/te prdduce^. compared to 260,000,000 gallons in 1939. Most Cordially Invite the People of MdHenry to attend their three-day CARMVAI. of CARNIVALS (on Highway No. 13^6 just east of the Willowe) " The Carnival Opens r Friday Evening, July 3rd at 8 o'clock «... ^ ^ 'imd continues on . . ^ . *•" . . " 1 * . - Saturday, July 4th. Jro0i 2 0'd<3ck On • / ' \ * ' f' ' V • / ' ' -' »• ^ " v.~";; /.• " ".. 'and on-^v' |tendaj^ily;5tn. ^rom ^ o'clock Gome Look them over! Price range-- $1.00 to $1.95 SHIRTS & line to pick from. Silk Crepes. Broadcloths, Mad- Ta^. White and colored, in d^ess or sport. Yarn ( -^must sfee them to apprepiate them. ( Price range from^* BATHING TRUNKS Summer is here. You will find 4 good selection ih Lastex and Wools, ^ ' , $1.00 to $3.45 Button-on or snap. Narrow or wide. Individually boxed. . . game old price. SLACK SUITS Why not give him one of these nioe Slack Suits ? They come in short or long sleeves, zipper- front, matched belt, at-- $6.00 to $6.50 Others $2-69 to $4.95 -- lieagg PAJAMAS Something.to look a|. New patteim" Sizes A,jB, C*, andD. ( •. V '/f • UNDERWEAR In shorts and shirts. Two- _ ' button shoulder in broadcloths, silks and rombed SLACKS yarns knitwear. $lv.59 - $2.98 Light or dark in tweeds, 25{1 tO $1*00 gabardines and worsteds. to $5.00 Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings and Sunday uiAil Noontl reen Street Phone 182 McHenry