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Grandad's Magic Box The old radio is useless now. It rests in a long-forgotten corner in the darkness of a seldom-used closet, tossed there when it could no longer perform the magic of another day. At one time, the radio was a companion, a friend tried and true. In those days I rarely left its side. We go back a long ways, with the help of freakish atmospheric phenomena from time >to time, that little black box transported me to exotic places like New York or Chicago. Spots on the map to some, cut milieus of heroism for a young sports fan. to goin.g to be...OUT OF HERE! It's gone! It's "15! Thrrc's a new home run seeder sf si! time and It'* Henry Aaron.' V. It was a cool spring night in the Midwest but it was like summer in Atlanta. Ana a fellow named Aaron placed his indelible mark on the baseball record book by rerouting a fastball and sending it over the left field fence. The radio took me there that night. I was at Milo Hamilton's side as he called the historic homer from the press box. I felt the chill he must have felt when that ball cleared the barrier. I too was waiting at home {date to shake the hand of the man who had passed the immortal Babe Ruth. The radio had done its job, filling the air with sights and sound of the night. I was not surprised. After all, hadn't the radio taken me to Green Bay on a frigid December day five years earlier? - "Starr takes the snap. It's the quarterback sneak and he's into the endzone for a touchdown! And the Green Bay Packers are going to be NFL champions for the third straight year." I never doubted Green Bay would score. That was another part of the radio's magic; it could reassure me and tell me everything was going to come out all right. Never fear, it whispered above the crackle of the static, I've never let you down before and I won't start now. The radio spun its spell in the house long before it worked its magic for me. My grandfather bought the set many years before, and it had comforted him too. "Two and two to Harvey Kuenn, one strike away. Sandy into his windup. Here's the pitch. Swung on and missed - a perfect game!" Oh, how he loved Koufax! And how the little black box never let him down. Grandpa could see Koufax dn the mound, the veins taut in his neck, the left arm windmilling curveball after curveball past the bewildered batsmen. He could see Sandy because of the radio. It gave him eyes and ears he never had. The radio gave Grandpa heroes and moments to remember. Tliat little box never missed the big events. "Greer to inbound the ball. He throws it deep and Havlicek steals it. K.C. Jones has it but oh what a play by Johnny Havlicek!" Triumph and tragedy, happiness and history. The sentinel of good news and bad, the radio did it all. With the flick of a switch and the twist of a dial, the adventures of Mikita and Mikan, Graziano and Groza were brought to life just for us. Even when television became more popular, the radio was ever faithful. U would be waiting for me whenever I needed it, even if I had cheated it by stealing glances at the glowing image of the television. Television, of course, had charms of its own. We could see the instant replays and judge the plays on our own. We could * hear the unique home run calls of Jack Brickhouse: "Back, back, back. Hey hey! A home run for Ernie." But radio had redeeming qualities of its own. After all, Howard Cosell was on television, not radio. Maybe it was only coincidence, but as the radio died, so did uiC j~j . Suddenly Hank stopped hammerin', Sandy stopped curving Jenny Nielsen, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Karl Nielsen. 2407 Villa Lane, has qualified for the United States Gymnastics Federation state meet, to be held in Galesburg, 111 ., May 9 and 10. She qualified for state in a tournament held Sunday at the Gymnastics Spot in Mundelein The 10-year-old gymnast has been a member of the Barrington Park District team since September of 1980 Her coach is Muff List. Jenny competed in four events - the floor exercise, the uneven bars, the balance beam and the vault. In order to qualify for the state meet, a gymnast had to compile an overall score of 31. Jenny's total of 33 05 points easily met the criteria Pin Meet Set The 59th annual Catholic Order of Foresters youth bowling tournament will be held at the Emerald Hill Lanes, Sterling, 111., on Sunday, April 26. The tourney is for COF members aged 16 and under. A bus will leave the Montini School parking lot promptly at 8 a.m. Bowling gets underway at 11 a m Lunch will be served at the tourney. The return time has not been determined. For more information, call Andy Pace at 385-1755. Jenny scored 8.25 in the floor, 8 9 in the vault, 8.0 on the beam and 7.9 on the unevens Her score in the vault was good for first place honors. The Hilltop Elementary student almost earned enough points in a meet at Batavia on Saturday Jenny scored 30.87 overall points, including 8.25 in the vault, but fell just short of the required total Jenny has earned over 30 ribbons in her gymnastic endeavors She is hoping to add to that total at the state meet. JENNY NIELSEN SAVE ON A PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED GARAGE DOOR OPENER Lift-Naster • Big Vi H P motor handles any t -c residential door with mm ONLY * AutomaUc rBverSfl safety feature. WUW u . 0perlte$ Witt, either wall-mounted or £ <• JQOO rafter-mounted receiver. I ̂7 • Quality built by Chamberlain, (INSTALLATION EXTRA) world's largest manufacturer of •RESIDENTIAL & INDUSTRIAL DOORS •WE SELL OR REPAIR ANY MAKE DOOR OR SPRING MOt W. OAKIKAF, McHKNRY •EMERGENCY REPAIRS •DON MORTON (815)344-2945 Scorecard By Jeff Stern and, for a while at least, the Celtics stopped stealing. It hapnend all at once, and suddenly there was nothing the radio could do. It was only a plastic shell, filled with tubes and wires, yet it was something much more. I doubt that I wept when the radio passed away. But in looking back I think I should have. We should always mourn the passing of a friend, especially one so loyal. And now the radio rests in a corner, without a whimper of protest despite the many years of disuse. It does not curse its successor, nor does it beg for another chance. The radio cannot recapture the magic of another day. Those days linger only in the memory. But I owe those memories to the little black box and the magic it once held. YOuth Earn Awards PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,1081 Hurricane Netted Win Big Match Marian Catholic Central's tennis team won its third match of the year last week, defeating a talented Benet team. 3-2. Marian and Benet shared the 1980 title in the West Suburban Catholic Conference. The Hurricane doubles teams paced the victory Jim Hertrich and Brian^ r 7 6 P2'J' ^ri-; " -'W. t/«n„ ...* niroV wl combined to win 6-4, 6-2. Scott Truckenbrod was the lone Marian winner in singles He took a 6-4, 6-0 decision. Jeff Ladd con­ tinued to struggle, losing 0-6, 0-6 Chris Edelman lost 4-6, 0-6 The victory gives the Hurricanes a 3-2 record. Marian't iiminr vlimilv inol 5-0 WINNER'S SMILE - Lvdia Oakley of the Johnsburg Skv hawks crossed the finish line with a smile and a victory in the 3200 meter run Saturday. Lydia won this heat in the county meet at Woodstock. Her time was 13:49.4 STAFF PHOTO - WAYNE GAYLORD Statebound Five members of the McHenry Police Association Junior Bowling League received first-place awards March 28. Second- and third- place finishes, perfect at­ tendance and outstanding performances were also rewarded. Jenny Wisiniewski, Jeff Grandt. Rob Leo. Eris Walsh and Dawn Blxler were the tournament champs. Placing second were Linda Conaghan. Chris Maxson, Pam Bradley, Mike Walsh anri Mary fieske The li... d place winners were Kim Hill. Lynn Smith, John Moldonado, Samantha Barnicle and Liz Becker Special awards were given to the top boys and girls in six categories The highest averages belonged to Bradley nil) and Dana Pitel (i27). Pitel had a high game of 206 while Gerry Haner had a 188 Scratch series leaders were Melissa Rhode <422 > and Dale Tirado (483). High games with a han­ dicap were rolled by Kim Straza (264) and Steve C?>naghan (271). Handicap series leaders were Becker with a 630 and Marty Quantz with a 669 Most improved bowlers were Linda Conaghan and Paul VVismtewski Jenny Wisiniewski. Bixler, Rhode, Linda Conaghan. Maxson. Dan Graef, Greg Hansen. Angelo Tirado, Straza, Phil Pace and Shawn Hastings had perfect at­ tendance. Boys Take Tenth The competition was stiff and the scoring was balanced when 31 teams met Saturday for the Kaneland Invitational boys' track meet. McHenry wound up in a tie for tenth place in the meet, a very respectable finish for the athletes of coach Dan Boland. The Warriors scored eight points to share tenth place with Wheaton. The Warriors' best finish was a third in the 400 meter relay. Aric Akins, Pete Ritthaler, Dave D'Angelo and Keith Schaefer ran for the Warriors. Akins and Ritthaler added individual finishes as well. Ritthaler placed fourth in the 400 meter dash while Akins took fourth in the shot put. 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Rte. 120 • 385-1125 Formerly May's Drug Prices in ettec1 Wed thru TUPS Apri l 22 28 I tems avai lable while quanti t ies last COPYRIGHT 1981 BY REVCO D S INC Driscoll Rally Drops Marian Baseballers Package Contains 1- 1 1x14 2 8x10 2- 5x7 2- Wallets Addison Driscoll scored eight runs in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie and boost Driscoll to a 10-4 win over Marian Central. The decision. Marian's fifth loss, came in the West Suburban Catholic Conference opener for both teams. MSBSSBSSm Two dropped flies in the outfield and four other errors contributed heavily to the defeat for Marian. The Hurricanes had plenty of hits, but few were timely. Marian loaded the bases in the first inning but scored only one run. and only then on a balk Jim Burroughs was the starting and losing pitcher for the Hurricanes Tim Sherwood relieved in the fifth Marian picked up nine hits'; all singles Don Roughan and T J Kallmann had two each Don Rickert. Dan Carzoll. 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