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r K Crystal Lake Tigers Win County Track Meet A brave young man is Johnny Hendle (Kitty's son). Saw him Sunday night -- working at Bimbo's wearing a White Sox shirt. Evie is the daughter of Petie Schaefer. As a mere child, she learned to be a Sox fan. (She wanted to eat!) By Dick Rabbitt The Crystal Lake Tigers easily won the county track meet Wednesday by scoring 70 pts. McHenry and Woodstock tied for 2nd place, each scoring 43 pts. Ev Klapperich, warming up for his appearance in the state finals, won both the dashes. He was the only winner for the Warriors. John Mclnerney placed 4th in -the 2 mile with a new sophomore record with a time of 10.05.8. Mark Bentz took 2nd in the shot put with a toss of 52'8". Klapperich won the 100 in 10.5 and then set a county record in the 220 with a time of 22.6. Mike Cajthaml took 2nd in the high jump with a leap of 5'10". Tim Talbot took 3rd in the 880, running in an out­ standing time for a sophomore 1.59.9. George Hansen took 3rd in the pole vault at 12'0. Bentz took 5th in the discus with a toss of 127'10". George Haines had a 4th in the mile run with a time of 4.38.2. Steve Congdon had a 4th in the 120 HH in 15.9. Mike Thornton had a 3rd in the shot put with a heave of 47'3". The 880 relay team of Mauch, Ereund, Nuss, Klap­ perich took 3rd in the time of 1.37. and the mile relav of Mauch, Thornton, Jacobs, and Talbot took 2nd in the time of 3.37.9. Track banquet will be held on May 30 at West campus. Team totals: Crystal Lake, 70; McHenry, 43; Woodstock, 43; Marengo, 41; Cary Grove, 31; Marian, 20; Harvard, 0. "RUNNING MARATHON" The running marathon held May 8-11 at McHenry West campus was a big success. The school had pledged to run 1,000 miles, on a* one-mile track provided behind West campus, in honor of National Physical Education Week. They are very proud to announce the total mileage run was 1,08112 miles. The top runners were: Senior Boys first place, Gerry Long - 58 miles; second place, Wayne Kreutzer - 26 miles; third place, Alex Thomas - 251 ^ miles; total mileage for the Senior Boys was 328" 2 miles. Senior Girls - total mileage Ken Boettcher of Holiday Hills, McHenry, caught this 6 pound, 22</2 inch large mouth bass last week in Griswold Lake. In case you anglers are curious. Ken caught his prize with a nightcrawler for bait. Two-years ago. Ken made news by catching a 7 pound bass in the same lake. 253 miles; first place, Deb Schabow - 26 miles; second place, Linda Meurer -11 miles; third place, Barb Blake - 10 miles. Junior Boys: first place, Frank Frantz - 42 ,/2 miles; second place, David Bolton - 33 miles; third place. Ken Boettcher - 16 miles. The total mileage was 238 miles. Junior Girls: - total mileage 18512 Miles; tie for first place - Annette DeSidero and^Nancy Wagner - 10 miles; s«?T)nd place. Deb Mahon - 9>2 miles. Faculty: first place, Miss Samsoe - 25 miles; second place, Mr. Kyle - 22 miles; third place, Miss Najdowski - 12 miles. Faculty total mileage was 691/2 miles. First place winners in each group received a blue ribbon, second place winners a red ribbon and third place winners white ribbons. The person who ran the 1,000th mile was Jim Nelson and he received a pair of gold painted track shoes. O I Coast GuarcP. j News | A- -- -- -- -- -- -- J United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Wonder Lake Flotilla 6-6 on May 17 gave two, one hour classes at Greenwood school. The two films shown to each class were Ski Way to Safety by Mercury Motors and National Safe Boating by Johnson Motors. The afternoon class consisted of 81 fifth graders and eleven adults The evening class was SENIOR CITIZEN MONTHLY INCOME PURCHASE A S500000 5%% 3 YEAR CERTIFICATE AND RECEIVE A MONTHLY CHECK. CERTIFICATE MONTHLY CHECK $5,000.00 $23.96 10,000.00 47.92 15,000.00 71.88 20,000.00 95.83 25,000.00 119.79 30,000.00 143.75 THK FIRST NATIONAL HANK OF MCHKNKY 3 814 ELM Mch e n r y U N O I S 6 < ' Q 5 r- . _* 815 38b 5400 Also saw a White Sox cushion hanging on the Bimbo wall. Nice of Eddie -- he invited us to be his guest at the World Series "if the Cubs win." Eddie Buss will also be in the party. We can't possibly be out numbered with Busse on our side. One of our readers wants us to say that a recent report that McHenry never had a park program for kids is "not so". She reminds that at one time the two school districts and the City of McHenry hired "Mac" McCracken to supervise a summer program for children. Kids stayed away in great numbers. Found out that the big Cub Pub ball hanging above our office door one morning came from Old Bridge. We blamed Bimbo's by mistake. What is so rare as a sunny Sunday? We heard of rain for 40 days and 40 nights, but that record must be broken. Looking at a covered bridge on TV gave us the thought that the Old Timers of that efl# weren't so dumb. |«Iow, they put up signs to warn you that i/m- covered bridges are dangerous. The Memorial Day program at the park was well attended. As usual we saw the same "Old Reliables" like George and Mary Freund, the Bob Thompsons and Maude Granger. But,what really pleased us was to see so many young people on hand. Old folks remember and young folks add respect to Memorial Day. An envelope, left by^fi*££lyn Albright, has no enclosure. On the outside is written "Go-Go- Sox." For those who may not know, Holy Cow! Our White Sox pal, Mary Etten, is hospitalized and probably couldn't watch what we just saw. Dick Allen hit a home run to win that 21-inning marathon with the Cleveland Indians. It was great, Mary! Jr. Sportsman heats with John Behrens, Genoa City winning the P.J. Stock heat and feature. Next Sa^rday night, June 2, marks the month in which the Lake Geneva Raceway looks forward to the first Oval Track June Sprint races; a new electronic scoreboard and a new asphalt surface. PUNCH LINE O F T H E W E E K MAMVA 9BUF- MAP£ MA/vJ .JUST ~THE FIGHT WOMAN an p sme PIP ItfF Rest/ NIU's batgirls cheer their team on to victory. Left, Jill Koeppen, right, Tina Thelen. N.I.U.'s Batgirls Stock _ Car Racing Lake Geneva, Wis.- The names of the winners continue to be the same but the road to victory gets bumpier each week. That's the way it was at the Lake Geneva Raceway Saturday night. May 26 as Roger Otto. Burlington and Jerry Straube, Waterford again carne up the winners in the main feature events. Andy Anderson, Richmond won the semi-feature over Butch Barhs, Racine and Duke Norton, McHenry. Wayne ^Nelson, Sunnyside and Steve Borta, Wonder Lake, won the Troop 416 of the Junior Girl Scouts of Wonder Lake. ^ Both of the classes were very attentive and everyone received high scores on the test. We will be glad to show these films to any group by ap­ pointment. Contact E.S. kaiser at (815) 653-5046. ^jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiinnininiiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiimiiimuiiiu: | K0ENEMANN Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon [GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES A Full Line Of Delicatessen | 815-385-6260 Justea;t0°Lt0R'-12 j JUlllllllHllimillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIInF by John Sharpies Diamonds, as the old saying goes, are a girl's best friend. For Tina Thelen, of McHenry, and Jill Koeppen, of Wheeling, their "diamond" comes in the shape of a baseball field. Tina and Jill are batgirls for the Northern Illinois University Huskie baseball team. Tina and Jill are "descen­ dants" of the first major league batboy. The first batboy was probably a young neighborhood kid who could not resist watching his local heroes play ball. As he became more familiar with those baseball heroes, he finally got a job picking up bats, looking for lost baseballs and listening to a player's woes after striking out. Today, each major league team has a group of batboys who assist their teams and the ujnpires in keeping the game of baseball an orderly affair. Tina and Jill are the '70's version of baseball's batboy. Both girls are avid baseball fans. "Whichever Chicago team is on top" and the Detroit Tigers are the favorites of Tina, who has relatives in Michigan. Jill's favorites are the Cubs and the New York Yankees. The girl's participation in NIU baseball began when a "friend" of Tina's, in early 19 70, suggested that her girl friend and she become batgirls for the Huskie team. Tina and her friend took the idea to NIU baseball coach David C. Mason, who had a similar idea, and he according to Tina "was very high on it." Jill, although she is not an original batgirl like Tina heard about the NIU batgirls through a family friend who was a scout for the Chicago Cubs. When she transferred to NIU in 1971 she volunteered to become a batgirl. Both girls, who have not been cheerleaders since junior high, feel that being a batgirl is "alot of fun." "It's a gas," said Tina, an elementary education major. It's something to do," added Jill a cute blonde English major. "It's a good way to meet people." Meeting people is a sidelight when you are a NIU batgirl. The girls must keep shelves which are lined with bats, gloves and other equipment in order in the dugout. Tina and Jill have other jobs that are MICKEY'S DELIVERS! Two radio-dispatched cars now deliver our tempting food to you door in heated containers. 11:00 A.M. - 9:00 £.M. Daily 11:00 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. Fri. PHONE: 385-1600 0R 385-9743 MICKEY'S VIENNA RIVERSIDE & PEARL IN McHENRY well known to the typical baseball fan. "We pick up the players' bats, take them to the player, take them back to the dugout, we take the pitcher's jacket to him when he gets on base," said Tina, a tall pretty brunette. "We also rub up baseballs and yell at umpires." The girls agree that most of the umpires are nice guys. "They just love us," said Jill, "one of them even passes out gum to us." But, as it always is, there is 9ne bad apple in the bunch. "There is one umpire," related Tina, "that calls strikes when the ball is two feet over the hitter's head. He looks like Fred Flintstone," Both girls agree that the games go better for the um­ pires and both teams when they are there as batgirls. The reaction of the NIU baseball team is an almost subdued friendliness. "The team almost ignores us," said Tina. "They usually say 'How are you?' but they like us. They keep asking us back." "Coach Mason asked us if we would come back," added Jill. "He really likes us." Teams visiting NIU have not been as subdued toward the batgirls as the Huskies. "They usually give us cat­ calls," said Tina. "They keep asking "Wouldn't you rather work with us?" The girls' wildest experience with an opposing team took place on Lincoln Highway in DeKalb at the Gulf gasoline station across the street from the Holiday Inn. A group of ballplayers from St. Louis University, who were staying at the Holiday Inn, recognized the girls at the gas station. "They swarmed us, said Tina. "We had to put them off, but they kept joking around." Fortunately, the girls were able to escape from the Billiken crew. Tina and Jill hope they can bring out the fans this year like they brought out the St. Louis players last year. "Last year," said Jill "the number of people at a game depended on the weather. Many kids didn't know that a game was even being played. When word of the batgirls got around campus, Huskie baseball attendance increased. "The bleachers were filled," noted Tina. » Tina and Jill's friends find interest and amusement in ORNAMENTAL IRON Railings-Columns- Custom Fabricating Welding & Structural Frozen Pipe Thawing STEEL SALES ADAMS BROS. (Next to Gem Cleaners) 3006 W. Rte. 120 ^ J M c H e n r y ^ their jobs as NIU batgirls. "Our friends think it's great," said Tina, "especially the guys." "Many of our friends didn't believe us at first" added Jill, "so they came to the games to see if we were telling the truth." The girls noted that their friends like to kid them about being batgirls. "When they see us," ex­ plained Tina, "they start singing the song from the Batman TV show." Sometimes being a batgirl can cause personal problems. "One time, said Jill, "1 was on a date and we stopped at a bar. A guy at the bar came up to me and asked if I was a batgirl at the school games. My date thought he was drunk and that he called me a 'badgirl,' I had to explain to my date that I was a batgirl." The girls like to have fun, but they are determined to do their best as NIU batgirls. When the DeKalb weather warms up, Tina and Jill will wear uniforms consisting of hotpants and bodyshirts. The money for these uniforms have come out of the girls' own pockets. They are not sure if NIU will pay for their uniforms. Tina and Jill hope to go on a few road trips this season. "Coach Mason says we can't ride on the buses," explained Tina, "so we would have to go on our own. Jill went on a roadtrip to Illinois State last year with Victor E. Huskie, the NIU mascot, and,it worked out great." Tina and Jill, who are "half and half" women libbers, think that girls should take more of an interest in sports. The girls feel that there should be women umpires in major league baseball, but they are against women playing in professional baseball Tina and Jill believe that NIU will have a good team this season and they hope that everyone can make it out to the games. This season the NIU baseball diamond will sparkle again with the NIU batgirls. Tina Thelen and Jill Koeppen may be baseball decendants of the first batboy, but they are definitely cut from a modern mold. (Editor's Note: John Sharpies is a freelance writer and Journalism student at Northern Illinois University). PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE J A M E S ) Phone: jJ8JM)783j LAWISI-BOV Sales & Service BR00KW00D GARDEN CENTER 4505 W. Rte. 120 McHfoiry (just across from Foremost) Phone 385-4949 SPORTS EDITORJ Schabow, John Mclnerney, John Janowiak, Brian Nuss, Scott Nimsgern, Rich llignight, Roger Gerstad, Scott Sveen, Brett Decker, George Hansen, Bill True. Top row. Coach Collins, Coach Scott, Everett Klapperich, Rich Nowell, Randy Mauch, Rick Freund, George Hansen, Pat Heald, Mark Bentz, Fred Bixby, Roger Mroz, Mike Cajthaml, Rodger Lance, Kevin Haley, Mike Thornton, Coach Boland and Coach Day. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Tina Thelen and Jill Koeppen are the 'Seventies' version of baseball's batboy. Seated atop NIU Huskie dugout are left, Jill Koeppen, right, Tina Thelen. 1973 TRACK SQUAD -- The McHenry high school Warrior track squad have just completed a very successful season. The varsity squad finished second last week in the county meet and the frosh-soph squad finished first in the F-S County meet. Shown above is a group photo of both the Yarsityand Frosh-Soph squads. Bottom row left to right. Skip Kocher, Murry Alford, Steve Koerber, Jerry Peppjng, Blaine Hastings, Jeff Griggs, Greg Thornton, Scott Freund, Tim Fink, Tom Hutchinson, Jim Weber, Jim Engmark, Alan Wagner and Gary Olson. 2nd row, Joe Meyer, Jim Scanlin, Ron Stine, Brian Lund, John Barnings, Tim Talbot, Ben Jacobs, Bob EARL WALSH So I Hear «