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PAGE % - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER », 1*77 Warriors Mark Rogers (dark shirt) reaches In vain for this pass from quarterback Jeff Hurkes during last Friday's 'Soap' Bowl. Pursuing Rogers and the ball is White team defender (No. 12) Peter Prust. McHenry opens its regular season this Friday night, hosting Rockford Boylan. Game time is 8 p.m. for the varsity and 6 p.m. for the sophomores. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR LAKE REGION YMCA NEWS Clyde Blackwell, 87 years young, gave me a history of his life from the day he was born in far away North Carolina. Must save that history for references. A note of interest is that one of Clyde's great grandmothers came from Ireland. (He underlined that one ) That was a surprise. Never detected a brogue in his speech Missed meeting Pastor Herman Graef and his wife in recent weeks. Now we learn that the Zion-Lutheran Church on Rt. 120 West will serve that famous annual roast beef dinner on Sunday. Sept. 18. If you have had one of those dinners, you will be back and 'bring friends with you. If you haven't been there ask . somebody who has. That will fetch you. . Had a short visit with Eddie Smith (one of Alvina's classmates) and learned he and his wife spend six months out of each year not too far from White Sox country in Florida. Eddie told of a visit with our old basketball coach Gordon Stringer who resides in Florida. A visit with our coach would be right down our alley. - Just thinking -- It strikes our funny bone every time we think of the time , Ernie Banks was shifted from \ shortstop to first base and < somebody asked him, "What's 1 the first thing you had to learn J about playing first base"7" ; "Get your foot off the bag-- • fast." was Ernie's quick reply. [ Ed and Gladys Doyle from 1 way out west in Colorado are .back in the old home town to ,-attend a couple of weddings and ' visit here and there. Ed sold his horse so came by plane this time Have you ever noticed that many athletes excel in more than one sport0 Thinking about Art Jackson and Eddie Buss, a couple of fine golfers Both were and are good in various sports. Art played center field like a big league star. Just last season, Eddie bowled a 197 average for the season. As they used to say, "Try that on your ukelele". There seems to be a feeling in the air that there will be no subway World Series in Chicago this year. Wait 'til next year! The day after Labor Day -- it seems like starting a new year. Saw some Christmas cards in July. Now the Halloween cards and decorations are on display. The game of tennis is fast coming to the front, but you can't call it a love gafne anymore. Players criticize officials much like a ball player berating an umpire. Players also say things to and about their opponents that aren't all sweetness. Now the fans are getting into the act by throwing words in the air and debris on the courts. Sportsmanship, where art thou? If you like sports programs, listen to Crystal Lake's WIVS radio (850 on your dial) on Friday and Saturday mornings at 7:50 o'clock. We hear the station will have a new "Bob O'Neill Show" and that's McHenry's own O'Neill. Bob will have big name stars on his programs and will ask questions that you and I would like to ask. It should be in­ teresting for sports fans. All I know is what I hear. Double Wins Only once in the history of the races has the same driver won the grueling 24-hour race in Le Mans and the sim­ ilar day-long ordeal at Day- tona the same year. The dri­ ver is Hurley Hay Wood of Jacksonville, Fla., and -the year, of course, is 1977. Against Boylan Barrington dropped out of the North conference, McHenry football fans must have breathed a collective sigh of relief. No longer would they be subjected to watching their team lose its annual game with the big, bad Broncos. So what did the McHenry athletic department do? It went right out and filled the vacancy on the schedule with Rockford Boylan, a team which ONLY reached the semifinals of the state football tournament last year after finishing second in 1975. Kind of like going from the frying pan into the fire, right? Wrong! This is 1977, not last year or two years ago, and Warrior head coach Bill Day, buoyed by what his team has done in practice, is optimistic going into the season opener (Friday night 8 p.m., sopte 6 p.m.). "This is a preseason game, so we want to take a look at some more boys," the coach said "But this would be a great one to win." Day also assured that if the outcome is in doubt in the fourth quarter, he will have his starters in the game, rather than experimenting with inexperienced personnel. "The key is going to be in the line," he observed. "We have the backs to interchange, but it will be up to our line..." to play almost the entire game and open the holes for Day's talented backfield. The people who will start in the offensive line include John Milinac at center, Ralph Guzman at right guard, Art Bentz at left guard, Odess. Dimopoulos at right tackle, and Bob Larkey at left tackle. Day indicated that the tight end position will be manned by both Dave Pliner and Jeff Anderson. Of course, while the coaches believe the play in the line will determine the outcome, the spotlight always falls on the offensive backfield, and most, notably the quarterback. Since that's the case, three spotlights may be needed, because Day expressed confidence in each of his three signal callers, Jeff Hurkes, Mark Mayor, and Peter Prust. McHENRY STARTING LINEUP OFFENSE Marty Nuss SE Bob Larkey LT Art Bentz LG John Milinac C Ralph Guzman RG Odess Dimopoulas RT Pliner-Anderson TE Hurkes-Mayer-Prust QB Marty Deener HB Mike Tollifson HB Mike Williams WB DEFENSE Bill Goddin DE Bob Larkey DT Ed Walker MG Odess Dimopoulis DT Art Bentz DE Ralph Guzman LB Tim Hughes LB Marty Deener DB Tim Oakley DB Mark Rogers DB Mark Szumlau DB also see action at wingback, with Marty Nuss starting at split end. „ Defensively, Bentz, Larkey, and Dimopoulos will move from the offensive line to the defensive line, anajoin Ed Walker and Bill Goddin as the front five in the 5-2 defensive allignment. Mike Mroz can also expect to play in the defensive line as well as handling J he place-kicking chores. 1 Guzman and Tim Hughes will start at linebackers, with Deener, Oakley, Mark Rogers and Mark Szumlav composing the defensive backfield. When McHenry has the ball, expect to see the offense operate either from an "I" formation or from a "pro" set. In the "I", Deener and Tollifson will line up, one behind the other, directly in back of the quarterback. In the "pro" set, the two backs will allign alongside one another, and a distance apart, depending on the (day called. Friday night is "Parents" night, with the mothers and fathers of the football players being honored. The varsity game starts at 8 p.m., after the sophomores officially open the regular season with a 6 p.m. kick off. McHENRY SCHEDULE Hurkes has the most varsity experience, so he may get the starting call Friday night. The Warriors appear to be strongest at the halfback positions. Lettermen Marty Deener and Mike Tollifson will get the starting nods, while Mike Williams will open at wingback. Tim Oakley will Friday, Sept. 9 Saturday, Sept. 17 Saturday, Sept. 24 Friday, Sept. 30 Saturday, Oct. 8 Friday, Oct. 14 Saturday, Oct. 22 Friday, Oct. 28 Friday, Nov. 4 Rockford Boylan at Maine North at Liberty ville Mundelein at Lake Forest Zion-Benton at Crown North Chicago at Crystal Lake Hurricanes Begin '77 Grid Season Saturday "Y" Clubs Open For Enrollment On Sept. 12 The Lake Region YMCA Indian Guides will be con­ ducting their annual recruit­ ment program on Sept. 12, 13, 14 and 15. All boys in first and second grades and their fathers are invited to join the Indian Guides during this annual recruiting period. The Y-Indian Guide program is an integral part of the YMCA and all participants are welcome to enjoy the com­ panionship between father and son. The slogan of the Indian Guides is "Pals Forever." The Indian Guides is a father- son organization which seeks to strengthen the foundations for a positive, lifelong relationship between parent and child that is mutually beneficial and satisfying. The Indian Guide program includes crafts, Indian lore, games, songs, stories, outings, service projects and camping. Fathers and child are organized into "tribes" ac­ cording to the age of the child. There are a minimum of 6 families and a maximum of 10 families per tribe. Each tribe chooses its own tribal name and each individual chooses his own Indian name. Tribal meetings are held in the homes of the members twice a month on a rotating basis. The tribe selects its own meeting night and time, usually 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Crafts, songs, games. Indian stories, dances, etc.. make up the content of most of the meetings. Organizational and in­ formational meetings for in­ terested pairs will be held from 7:15 to 8 p.m. and any in­ terested persons should attend. Dads currently in the program will be present to explain the program, to answer your questions, to orgnaize new tribes and to recruit new members If you would like to join a tribe but are unable to be present at one of the meetings, please call the Lake Region YMCA at 459-4455 immediately. School meetings will be held in Cary in the Multi-Purpose room of Briargate school on Sept. 15 and in the Multi­ purpose room of Oak Knoll school on Sept. 12; in Crystal Lake in Room 151 of Crystal Lake high school and in the lobby of Lake Region YMCA on The Marian Central football team will open its regular season Saturday afternoon at home against Harvard. The sophomore game begins at noon, with the varsity contest starting at 2 p.m. Both Marian and Harvard are coming off 5-4 seasons a year ago, and both clubs return a wealth of letter winners. Marian will go with Jim Ringness at quarterback. He started most of the games last season, and Hurricane coach Tom Parker says he has "looked outstanding in practice." Teaming with Ringness in the backfield will be Tom Siciliano and Pat Fallow, the latter of Wonder Lake. Ed Sandall of Spring Grove will also see action at halfback. Starting at wingback for Marian will be Kurt Parker, while Tony Huemann and Mike Riley, both of McHenry, will be the wide receivers. As to what he is hoping for in Saturday's game, Parker said, "we hope to get both the offense and defense ready for the St. Francis game, and the rest of the conference season. Certainly we want to win, but secondly we want to get ready for the conference schedule. Marian is a member of the West Suburban Catholic conference, and will play Marengo as well as Harvard in non-conference contests before opening the league season against St. Francis. Parker expects a strong running game from Harvard, a team which has been aided by Mark Haynes, a transfer student who will start at fullback Saturday. ' The Marian coach also expects a mobile defense from Harvard, which "presents a real challenge." To move the ball offensively, Parker expects to use a balanced DIVOT DOLLS M.C.C. w attack, not relying solely on the pass, but not foresaking the pa entirely either. Defensively, the Hurricanes will allign in the "Tennessee 5", which features a five-man line, two linebackers, and four defensive backs. Marian will play a defensive man on the offensive center on most plays. MARIAN'S STARTING LINEUP OFFENSE DEFENSE Tony Huemann LE PaulVerrier LE Jerry Raske LT Tom Foresman LT Robert Shook LG Jerry Raske MG Willard Pierce C Greg Lilla RT Mark Conerty RG Dan Schneider RE Dan Schneider RT Steve Rankin LB Mike Riley RE Ed Sandall LB Jim Ringness QB Dave Knox CB Tom Siciliano HB Bob Cristy CB Pat Fallow HB Gary Burg HB Kurt Parker WB Kevin Moehling HB Parker reported that his team made it through the preseason with no injuries, and will play all thirty-three members of the squad Saturday. His starting lineup includes just two players who will play both ways. Both of them, Jerry Raske and Dan Schneider, are linemen. Again, the sophomore game starts at noon, with the varsity kicking off at about 2 p.m. The games will be played at the Marian football field, directly behind the high school. Sept. 12, 13, 14 and 15; in Fox River Grove in the Multi­ purpose Room of Algonquin road school on .Sept. 13; in Johnsburg in the Multi-Purpose Room of Bush school on Sept. 13 and 15; in Lake in the Hills in the Multi-Purpose room of the grade school on Sept. 14 and 15; in McHenry in the Multi­ purpose Room of Edgebrook school on Sept. 12 and 14; and in Woodstock in the Learning center of Woodstock high school on Sept. 15. LADIES TUES., NITE BOWLING LEAGUE McHenry Rec»9-6-77 Average or better: Ronnie Romkowske 434; Roberta Fraser 426; Sue Smith (171) 497; Marie Diedrich 382; Bette O'Brien 506; Rae Fenner 372; Flor Menzardo 403; Betty Smith 418; Rose Freres 441; Dorothy Koleno 431; Pat Gass 332; Lor Freund 460; Mary Steindoerfer 411; Joan Buss 433; Cathy Boro 501; Barb Schurr 413; Phyl Grosenraud 431; Sheree DeKneef 401; Carol Michels 435; Mae Collis 404. Welcome back to a good year of bowling - it's nice to see most of you back - so gals - good bowling! An error in • last week's reporting stands to be corrected. Low putts in Class D were recorded by Freida Miller and not by Floss Miller as was erroneously stated. Apologies go to both gals. Tuesday the sixth was a free day - nothing scheduled for the ladies. However, some of the gals did turn out to take ad­ vantage of the beautiful day. No scores or outcomes of any individual competitions were reported although Mary Ann Cristy, one of the Nifty Niners was on a fine putting spree. It was noticed that she one-putted five greens in a row. Another gal with whom the weather and course conditions agreed was Eleanor Kreuser. Here again, no score was reported, but Eleanor had her best round to date. It's that end of the season encouragement that brings the ladies back each Spring. Tuesday the thirteenth is another day with light scheduling A number of the ladies will be traveling elsewhere as guests of some neighboring courses but, for those who stay on the home course, it will be Bingle- Bangle-Bungle-a strictly fun event. The twentieth of the month will find the gals forming teams and playing Team Play- Alternate Shots. Then, for the final golf event of the season, on the twenty-seventh, there will be a Tennessee Dog fight; The official season ends so quickly. As long as the good weather holds, though, the golfers will be out. So. 'til next time. Happy golfing! Liz "You never realize what a good memory you have until you try to forget something." -Franklin P. Jones Colorful Carpet The multi-colored feathers of tropical birds were used to make beautiful floor coverings for the fabled "halls of Montezuma" in Mexico. OUT OF THE SAND...comes the ball as Gary Adams blasts to within six feet of cup during the final round of the McHenry Country club tournament, played Sunday. Despite this fine sand shot, and a sparkling final round 74, Adams still finished third in the 72-hole tournament with a 304. Art Jackson won the tourney with a 296, while Ed Buss finished second with a 302. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Notice Sports Picture Since previous notices (star­ ting last fall) have not been noted, this will be run from time to time. Being unable to use the many group pictures sent in, a decision was made to discon­ tinue all league groups except championship teams. Pictures takes by our staff photographers of athletes on the high school level will be selected as to their importan­ ce. Individual pictures of various sports will be appraised as to their newsworthy value and available space. It was a flood of group pic­ tures last year that made this decision by the management necessary. 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