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by EARL R. WALSH . By chance ire learn -this «nk MAT OM of MeBatry hick's termer football rtalwarta, Bill Backer, has feaen Kobif throucfc his paces with A* Chicago Roekata. Below are weeks' . 4It waa in '40 that Bill was last Hen on the local gridiron. An into stand in hia mmf "putting McHenry on the map, Case Flsglsa -- § | Bill happened tt Mt a letter H. Frrand, sa --I itten to the Rockets by the J. Wiser, Sb Dozen Social Club" at Mc-' B. Bolger, c£ lom Lake. That's Bill's old N. Freund, c stamping grounds so he was inter- D. Weber, p .J cited. ! B. Freund, if ...... ---- i Krentzer, lb ........ [ What's more, the Roekata were G. Freund, If ...... BO interested. , * ! G. Miller, 2b Lalcflra H«vt. tW)r watt aaotha* Soma naw acas in the Thnrsday night softball lineupa. Ifs a good pbec.to s«e soma real action if yoa «am a little time to relax. , The Shamrocka, with Harry Dowdl on the mound, best Wfcoconda 5'to 3 last Tuesday night at Wauconda. An all-star teajn from Mchenry got teat at softball btf a hard hitting Cary A. C. team tost Wednes day night. Bod ITiennes was on the mound for the losers. - We won*t mention the score. ^ SOFTBALL BOX SCORES n box fcarea- tor. last games. From the name "Screwy Doxen" Totals jie might imply thai the group was V „ ranized primarily for monkey- TNT -- 12 shines. They have their fun, tout Low, 3b .. hick of it all is a strong desire and H. Freund, If effort to improve their community B. Freund, cf «....» ifflfe., i G. Larkin, 2b ........ - -1 ' Blades, lb They are proud of their Boys and NWkirk, p, girls in the community and never Schmidt, rf miss a chance to help them help Johnson, c themselves in good, normal develop-, Michels, ss went. } Totals AB S I 4 4 4 ' AA AB 6 ' S, S .. • 4 •4.;. » 3 2. R 0 1 ' 1 2.- 1' 0 0 % • H " 0 9 1 8 ,1 •r i « » H 8 4 0 •:'Si BOT "WOKS" WW M fTh# cellar-dwelling Crystal Lake nine, of the McHenry County Baseball League, came to town last Sonday to play the Shamrocka and came close to spoiling the afternoon, for the local assemblage.' Final score: McHenry 5 -- Crystal lLake 3. Mttrphy started on the mound for McHenry and ran into all kinds of trouble in the first two innings. With bases loaded in each inning, Hugh ahowed both his mettle and SIXfY TEARS AGO Jas. B. Percy has sold his prohis strikeout pitch to keep visiting P«*y Ptatakee Bay to a Chicago lers from the pay-off plate. I P*rty. Consideration |4B0. jrystal Lake took the lead with) Miss Kate Hill ia attending to runners a tun in the third, but McHenry the duties at the poit office, during Eut lover four runs in the fourth to the absence of postmistress Wighteep the game in order. ! man at the lakes. Four eirors divided in the short-- W. H. Ford haaJust closed a barstopping for McHenry added to the pain with O. C. Peterson, of Britt, discomfiture, are excused in the Iowa, wherein he exchanges the final analysis. , Riverside House .property, in this Harry Dowell, who did a lot of village, for an improved farm of expert twirling for the Shamrocks «40 acres, near the above named a few years back, took the mound place in"*n*s. and *ave Miss Jessie Wlghtman, Miss Clara «ilS .?!« llT control WiRhtman. of this village, Miss Etta ' rHlaarrrpy, TOwMa s at the p5it^c1hfi-nreg' trade Alexander and Miss Rose Robinson, p regularly he was the stingiest guy ^ ^ on walks that you ever saw. /i™»kee Bay tWsweek. ^ v j his 1mnb4 o« Court attaat A new hone is new under the course of construction on Rivenida Drive for Richard Fleming and whaa completed will be occupied by the owner and hia wife. * Complete line of Lee's poultry remedies at Wattles Drag Store, McHenry. B-tf Births »•»•« MI tl SIS IHMH itMM he enteraf . • . «, , ^ . hotel and walked into A daughter was born at St. An- parently believed wis tnonqrs hospital, Chicago, on July 31 i rest room. It was a to! tp Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith of instead, hwwa. hat a city. Mr. jftd Mrs. Arthur ed in the lobby ( Smith are happy over the arrival Ingram did net ? «j Sporta Calendar BASEBALL -- at their first grandchild, County friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tammeus will be interested to learn that they became the parents of a daughter, bom at the Woodstock hospital on July 31, • ' " -• DISORDERLY CSARGS' Karl E. Ingram, 26, made a mistake in hotels and in doors, one night last week and as a result, he la: Sunday, August II » lf*p2NBY at RldMpND^ mMd : SOFTBALL rm ;VThursday, August 7 Case Eagles vs Co-ops at 7#. Newsboys vs TNT at 9:00. ; . . Read the Want Ada difference. to natfea PLALNDEALER DEADLINES Plaindealer deadlines for news and advertising are as follows: Display Ads: Tuesday Noon. Classified Ads: Wednesday i 10 a. m. News: Tuesday at 6 p.m. . : M ' . W ' Each year a Christmas Party it Scare by Innings < . ' all planned and carried out as a TNT 00 2 351 1--12 ;h spot in the events of the year.'Case Eagles 3 00 03 0 0-- 6 i Struck out, by Weber, 10; New- Asx we get it from Jerry Cermak, kirk, 2. Otto Pyrite and Paul Struck, the (Bases on balls,' off Weber, 4; dub is offering special prizes to Newfrirk, 2. " b4»ys and girls for outstanding ef- Crystal Lake --v;fM Nelson, ss Krause, 2b Pennington, rf Mavis, p Sund, 3t> Tessendorf, c Pinnow, lb Fanter, If ' Rudsinski, If Legal, cf AB 5 ^:4:,~ v;5' ^ : + 4 ^ i.. l " 4 fort in their school work and deport-, Newsboys • •ft I Jim M'Andrews, 2b «, . 7-- .... .... ljoe M'Andrews, rf | Seeking prizes that will be highly Conway, p lued, the club wrote to various or- D. Freund, If inizations in the major sports Knox, c groups asking for autographed foot- G. Adams, 3b ...... balls, baseballs, etc. I c. Adams, ss > Howard, If Totals Hie response was most gratifying. Meyers, lb So far, the <Rockets, Bears and Cardinals, in the football group, have shown real interest. Th4 White Sox came through in nice style in f*s ops • the baseball department. i A. Jackson, ss _ , . . McCracken, cf -- Our hats are off to those organ!- G. Jackson, e ...... satoins who are qn - top of the D Mayers, p ; sports world, but not too blr to Rosing, 3b ............ recognize small groups who will Keep Neiss 'lb 1 them up there. iLaures, Thennes, rf ......... AB 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 • t 4 • 4 • 4 4 8 i 4 R 0 a o o a o o o o R 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 H e e 0 8 1 0 0 '• .X 1 1 2 2 8 1 8 •I Totals 40 McHenry' -- S • AB McCracken^ If 2 Miller, lb "... y I - Freund, 2b • 4 I J. Larkin, 8b 4> |G. Larkin, lb 4 I IL. Stilling, rf 4 | Dbwell, p> 0 Crouch, ss ...... 1 Cqnway, ss . 8 B. Bolger, of ..<#*. 8 H. Stilling, cf * ± W. Bolger, c....^ A Murphy, p-rf ^ , 4 Totals ... 86 Score By iHdnga Crystal Lake 001 011 O0O*-3 McHenry 000 410 00 --5 Three-base hit, Murphy. R 0 A 1 1 0 0 0 1 .1 0 1 >0 H j v0 • < 3 FIFTY YEARS AGO H 0 1 1 1 2 e o 0 1 o 0 1 Jos. Blake was overcome by the i heat, one day last week and at this writing is quite, sick. Geo. Rosenberger has rented" tfie Mrs. Winkles house on the corner ^ of Maple avenue and Pearl street, ] | and is now occupying the same with his family. ' j Adolph Wegener, who Is employed j in Chrlson's Harness shop, juts rented the Wm. Tilton house, and moved his family here from Chicago. Jas. H. Thompson of Chicago,, who has been engaged by the Village ! Board to draw the plans and specifi- : cations for our Water works system,! i is expected here soon to coipmence the work. FORTY YEARS AGO Miss Lillian Sayler now rides in an elegant new rubber-tired pony runabout. , j Geo. Yager has purchased the i i Owen building which he has been ! occupying the past ymnr. | The Borden employees are now i working nine hours a day, the new; ruling going into effect last week.; Thus the employees have won, another point, gaining an houf and ; are given full pay. j iFiank W. CUBB, Vho has been working for M. Walsh the FfcESH? WHY THE HENS HAVEN'T MISSED; •EM In .vJte JUST. FOR FUN RINK ^ McHenry, Illinois The Friendliest Bin|r in the country! gWEETHEAET NIGHT :' every Wednesday 'fV Dorothy Weber ? at the Hammond Organ Perfect floor . . Perfect music . . . Good skaters .. . Nice sorroimdings ... .'/Si ws* • 12. Two-base hit, Pennington. . Bases on balls, off Murphy, 2. wonting ior H. J. waisn during Struck out, by Mavis, 7; Murphy,; past few years, quit his job and has I gone to Kenosha, Wis., to work for i an express company). CLOSE GAMES LAST SUNDAY IN COUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO For the convenience of the public and to save than a long walk, the i Hunter boat line has caused to have The second round of the county constructed a stairway and sidewalk baseball league is shaping up Into! ^bich extends from the north side If the weatherman hasn't wilted R Miller M*"*~ 1||e flowers or the ladies on the com- ' ^ , * ilittee, McHenry's Mother's club Totals 85 9 17 wfll sponsor a Garden show this Score by Imli^ (Thursday) afternoon. We planned( Newsboy* 000 000 0-8 to e | t e r s o m e t h i n g , but our once C o - o p s 211014 8 Two-base hits: McCracken; D. what promises to be a battle" right 0* the east approach to the Fox freshness But there are p^ple Mpypfl down to the finish line. , river bridge to the Hunter pier: , Three-fciase hit, Knox. : Johnsburg had an onen date last ^ Laying of the wrner stone at ful flowers and garden producto to. Home run, G. Jackson. Sunday, Ibut i|>layB Hebron next ^ r\ew St. Patrick's church will! rtww. Lets look em over. Struck out, by Meywv 8; Coa- Sunday and will be battling to hold take place on Sunday afternoon at; „M way, 4. 'their Tirst place lead. j® oclock.^ . ^ Bases on balls, off Meyfr. 8; Games last Sundajf were close,! F. 8trilen, who recently pur- ; n >with McHenry beating Crystal Lake chased the J. G. Schranth home in | l5 to 3, Algonquin nosing out Rich-} I mond 4 to 3 and Dundee' going j i twelve innings to beat Hebron 3 to 2.' | The McHenry Shamrocks will be I : fighting to hold second place next j Sundav at Richmond with an eye on the lea#u« 4s*d. No accident is worth the lesson you learn if it costs you a life or uncalled-for expense. Have youi car serviced regularly at our modern garage and be sure -of safe driving. Let us make needed brake repairs today. DOWNS NASH SALES & SERVICE «C5 ELM ST PHONE 484 MCHENRY, ILLINOIS Every Saturday Night ALL-STAR AMATEUR BOUlSft '• at ROyND LAKE ARENA ... * 8:30 PJt , * Sfngside -- $1.50 pins lax ' General Admissioii -- $1.00 phis tax SpoMiQimJ Hitmd Jlakm Pa*k MSttl . "Thanks for the write-up, ^Muggs," --• "Have a cigar." Then o came the dirty work. He and that y' _ 8teffes girl hunted under the coun- /v. A„Trto ter and came up with a 4-cent JHAJxrisJ U* AUlUo number. Of course, we're still ISSUED PASSENGER friends with HBlondie and the t T/IVITOVIS TV flip A (PV Nickels kid so we may still drop in luUEWBEB Ul olAT£ the place occiasionally. ... to «-- -- -. : #0u Will be hearing more about nb ' very soon. Ci^ Sigfcto-- % Howard Wattles Doodlebug. Crystal Lake , One-hundred-sixty makes of pas-; » • Things are moving fast in tha senger automobiles, one of them • Standings J. •icinity of our baseball diamond. As forty-year 'old model, have been; Waa you know, "Tony" Freund is sub- licensed to operate in Illinois since johnahnrcr • dividing the site of the present dia- the fiiat of the year, Secretary of uru-nrv mond, bat is not forgetting the State Edward J. Barrett has an-; Richmond o players or the fans. Inonnced. lAlgonouin . ... 1 I Most of ti»e popular early "gaso-!£*TJu,n f "Tony*r has reserved a nice tract line buggies" are represented in n«bron """"""" "** • ^ of land west of the present diamond the current passenger ear license and is going to do more than his registrations which now total 1? share to give the city a high class 896,784. athletic field. There will be room Secretary Barrett said that a ref «r baseball, softball and probably, view of the automobile department ether sports in the future. files showed Hie oldest licensed car I to be a 1907 Baick. Other licenced Several sports-minded people have old-timcn are a' 1906 Stoddard DayaJFered to kick in «a the project of ton; 1900 and 1910 models of both building the new field. All will be the Brush and the E. M. F.; a 1918 given a chance. Space is running Regal: 1914 Allen; 1916 Stanley; out tor a municipal athletic Add so 1918 Overland; and five JJU0 models we want to hang onto this chaw*, including a Birch, Cleveland. Pat- WALWORTH FAIR. With the opening of the one ^ttndred and fifth Walworthi CCoouumn ty say, Anal mm terson, Sever and Detroit-electrics have lleenses. Another group ef old time models have titlea only bscsuss thev are aen^i maintained by thdr owners as I museum pieces of collector's items, land not for road use. Hiese include Dentist: "Open wide, pleaee. Wid« a 1902 Gardner-SerpoUet and a 1908 yet." I Auto-car as well as many of the Patient: "Aaaaah." | more popular models manufactured > IXentist (inserting a rubber gag, from 1907 on through 1920. towel and sponge): "How's the Mr. Barrett said that the foreign family?" , tears represented in the lionise files . ---- I include a Maerkar, Mar Rosse, His- Only one more wedc Hil the big pano Suzia, Newfield Motor Glide, VFW Fan1 Festival and Carnival. Standard, Volkswagen, Matford and We think it will go over big- But Delta. The last four were brought let's not forget to help the boys back to this country by G. I.'s make it a big success J . SCHOOL PETITION Queen Ann School District No. 67, In Greenwood township,, lias petitioned to <be annexed to the Community Consolidated District No. 10, according to Roland Mc- CanAon, county superintendent of schools. 1 Fair only three weeks away, plans for the shew are now pei and with a break in weather, it should be one of the best expositions in history. 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