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LONG&SHORT HAIRSTYLES' PtAY ML DAY Stanley Freund. Middle row; Joe Jackson, Art Jackson, Harry Freund, Willie Klapperich, Tony Freund, Dick Hiller, Lloyd Freund and Cy Meyers. Front row; Bud Meyers, Joe HiUer the bat boy and Norb Smith. ATTENTION ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN! irs PLAY DAY AT YOGI BEAR'S RTE. 31, NORTH OF McHENR' 585-6*23 -v- • OKI DAILY 10 W. -10 Mi Tigers Have Tradition, History Behind Them MIKE LAMB By taking on the name Tigers, the recent Johnsburg hardball team has a lot of tradition to fall back on. The Johnsburg Tigers go back f as far as the 1920's and probably back further than that. And in that long span of time, the Tigers have racked up titles and championships. They even hosted the Chicago White Sox in an exhibition game in 1929. The last known Tiger team played in 1978. That team played in what was called the North Shore League. The traveling was one of the main causes for the fold up. The Tigers played in the McHenry County League before the 1970's and travel was not a problem. Several old timers who played on the Tigers in the so-called glory years of the Tigers during the 1940's, 50's and 60's, looked back upon those years. Wally Frett is one of those old- timers. Frett played and managed the Tigers in the 194D's, 50's and 60's. His father, Joe Frett, played on the 1929 team which played the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers shut out Woodstock 12-0 and Harvard 8-0 to win the County Championship that year. Plaindealer Sports Editor "Zeke" Bacon announced the game with the White Sox in his column boldly. "Johnsburg management announced they will use the regular lineup against the Sox. Did someone expect a bunch of substitutes just because the Sox don't look so good in the American League Standings?" According to the Plaindealer, many merchants closed their shops the day of the game to attend. A total of 1,250 fans, watched the White Sox pound the local team 13-0. It was the first shut out the Tigers suffered that l? season. White Sox slugger Biff Hoff­ man hit a homerun which was reported the longest shot hit out of Tiger Field. "It was the biggest thing that, ever hit Johnsburg," said Wally Frett. The 1930 version of the Tigers hosted another big exhibtion. This time the House of David team visited McHenry, known as the world's most famous traveling baseball club. The 1920's is a little too long ago for most former Tigers now living to remember. Lloyd Freund's memory of the Tigers reached back to 1943 when he played as a 14-year-old. "Most of the fella's were in the service. They needed help. They were real short of players," explained Freund. "It wasn't one of our greatest seasons. Most of the real talent was in the service. Some of the teams had players in the service playing on the weekends. Freund went into the service himself in 1947 and came back in 1948. He was one of several Tiger players who played professionally. Freund was signed by the Phillies and played for Appleton in the State League. He played in the minors from 1949 to 54. He came back to the Tigers and played through the 1950's and 60'S. The year 1946 was big, according to Freund. "In 1945, a lot were coming back from the service. The old time elements were coming back. The year 1946 was probably the best season." The Tigers breezed through that season with a record of 21-1. The only loss came from Har­ vard, a team that was winless. "They had just one of those fabulous games," said Freund on how winless Harvard could beat Johnsburg. "They caught everything. They couldn't do no wrong." OUT AT SECOND -- is Brian Wilson of the Johnsburg Tigers as second baseman Pat Stauffer of the Algonquin A's prepares to apply the tag} STAFF PHOTO Dick Hiller is another former Tiger who played in the minors. the Tigers. He made it all the way *- '• to the majors with the San Francisco Giants and is now a third base coach for the St.^ouis Cardinals. Dick Hiller started out as a bat boy in the 1940's and played in the late 40's, 50's and 60's. "It was almost a honor to just be around the team," saichHiller. It was a honor to be a bat boy tliGn " Hiiler said the highlight of his Tiger career was when they won the state tournament in 1952. But Hiller has fond memories of the intense rivalry between Johnsburg and McHenry. "Anytime we played McHenry it was a thriller. It was a real rivalry. There were so many big games," said Hiller. One headline in the Plaindealer sport pages read, "Johnsburg apply the tag.\ -- WAYNE^A (Continued on pog* S) The 1950 Johnsburg Tigers played in what were marked as glory years for the Tigers. They played in the McHenry County League and were managed by Joe Frett. (left to right) Top row; Hank Hiller the scorekeeper, Don Freund, unknown, Ray Thelan, Ted Pitien, Jim Freund, George Jackson and Manager Hogan's Heroes Come From Behind In Recreational 12 Inch Softball At one time it looked as if the Shamrocks had the luck of the Irish four-leaf clover, but the Hogan's Heroes didn't believe in superstition, as they came from behind to finally overtake the Shamrocks 13-12 in eight innings. The Shamrocks got on the scoreboard first with RBI hits by Jim £mith, Hank Pulkowski and Peter Lieser's triple. Lieser also held several Hogan's Heroes stranded on the bases by snaring two line drives down third base. But the fourth inning saw the Shamrocks collect six runs including a two-run double by Denny Biggs. Only to watch the Hogan's Heroes begin to retaillate with RBI singles by Doug Schmitt and Denney Werheim. Schmitt came through in the clutch situation again by scoring two runs on a triple closing the Shamrocks lead to 9-8. Frank Jacubicek's two-run sacrifice and help from pitcher Basil Bakakos who batted who batted three- for-three, but the Shamrocks ahead 12-8. But the lead was brief with RBI shots from Bill Lange and Werheim again the game. Larry Jones' sacrifice fly to right field scored the winning run. Sullivan Foods 11 West End Pub 10 Sullivan Foods took the West End Pub the distance, as it finally knocked West End out in the 12th inning with a blast by Jim Hocin to break the 10-10 tie and boosting them within one game of Carey Electric and third place in the league. Spellman Chevrolet 17 Carey Electric 12 Carey Electric had a big third in- jiing scoring eight runs with help from pitcher Tom. Petko's base clearing four-run single to take a 9-4 lead. Spellman's Vic Romandine and Bob Denley each drove in two runs. Later, a three-run homerun by . Chris Lykke and an RBI single by Cliff Bartolian put Spellman's ahead 17-9. Carey even managed three runs in the seventh inning, including a two- run single by Dan O'Brien. JAg^MPLAINnE^ Stanek's Blooper Sends Resurrected johnsburg Tigers NIBL Title M MIKE LAMB | The huge crowds of the Old - Johnsburg Tigers glory days were non-existent, but the championship title was there. A crowd of about 30 watched * the new Johnsburg Tigers defeat ; Algonquin 5-4 Saturday afternoon 'to capture the second-year > Northern Illinois Baseball ! League. Johnsburg finished with £ a 12-5 record, edging Crystal r Lake with a 9-5 record. f- The Tigers had to wait for » results of two games Crystal Lake had to play over the weekend- A split, which did happen, meant a title for John­ sburg. The win Saturday had all the excitement and flair that the old- timers talk about when reminiscing about the old days. This time some of the names were different, but the result was similiar. The modern version of the Tigers had just tied the game in the eighth inning and were down to two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning with the ninth hitter due up with runners at first and third. Ken Stanek, McHenry's mayor's son and considered a weak bat in the became the hero. He blooped one right over the first baseman's head into right-field scoring Doug Miller. , It was only Stanek's second start of the season. He was forced into the lineup by a few Tiger no- shows who were usual regulars in the lineup. But maybe the Tigers were lucky Stanek was the one batting in the ninth spot on this particular afternoon. "We were just sitting on the bench just before he (Stanek) was due up talking," said the Tiger manager, Jim Herman. "If he could just dump <me ova* the infield, and that's exactly what he did." The win seem to lighten a huge load off the shoulders of Herman. "This makes up for so much frustration from the entire season. Dropouts, forfeits and we still owe money." The NILB is only in its second year. It started the 1963 season with six teams. But as it turned out, they weren't strong teams. Teams from St. Charles and Carpentersville dropped out before the season really had a chance to begin. Marengo for­ feited half of its games because not enough players were showiig up for the games. That left only three strong teams -- Johnsburg, Crystal Lake and Algonquin. Despite all the negative aspe&s of 1963, Herman is anticipating a stronger future. Herman should know, he is taking on a much larger part in the NILB. He was recently yoted the league president for next season. "We art looking at two established teams to join our league next season. Barrington from the North Shore League and the Delavan Angels from the Sycamore League. Algonquin's Mickey Malloy, served as the NILB's first president and managed the Algonquin team. He is stepping down basically because of the time, effort and money he has put into the league. It was hard for him to watch team lose; what could be his either a manager or game player tin grabbed the lead in the first inning after two outs. Dave Covalt started for John­ sburg striking out one and getting another to ground out. But Algonquin's Joe Mack singled to center and the ball was bobbled by Johnsburg's Scott Valentin and Black preceded to second. He was knocked in by the .' next batter Kurt Schuring- who singled. After giving up a stolen base and a walk, Covalt was able to close the door by striking out Galloy. Johnsburg came right bade in their half of the first inning. Dave Colberg led-off with a double. Brian Wilson followed with a single to put runners at first and third. Colberg scored when Wilson attempted to steal second. Wilson was thrown out, but Colberg sewed on the play. Jeff Damian followed with a walk and -was moved to second on a ball hit by Kurt Valentin. The Algonquin fielder went to second with the throw, but it was too late. Herman then also followed with a fielder's choice, scoring Damian. Algonquin came back with two in thi third and one in the fourth. After one out, Mark Coombs walked and stoled second. Joe Mack grounded out, but Kurt Schuring hit a ball to Johnsburg's The McHenry Plaindealer shortstop Damian, which got by and scored Coombs. Schuring scored on a base hit by Charles Feldman. The fourth Algonquin run was scored by Bill Smith, who was knocked in by Fielding on a single. Johnsburg started its comeback in the eighth on con­ secutive walks to Doug Miller and Gary Schnulle. After Stanek struckout and Colberg flew out. Wilson doubled in Miller. Schnulle scored on a single by Damian. Hie 4-4 tie set the ninth inning heroics. It all happened after two 'outs. Miller walked and Schnulle singled, moving Miller to third. Stanek then followed with his winning base hit.„„ • ; , - The win meant a lot for Her­ man and his Tigers. "I'm proud of all the guys who stuck with us through the whole thing. I'm disappointed of certain people. Next year I'm looking for people are committed to hardball" Herman is hoping to pick up some more talent by next sum­ mer. He is looking strongly towards/the legion and high school team graduates. - Unlike the old Tigers, the new Tigers were made up of players from throughout Johnsburg, McHenry, Wonder Lake and Woodstock. "I'm looking forward to tl guy's (talent throughout th area) to come out next year. EruoM in the H&R Block Income Tax Course now. Make money during tax time. Comprehensive course taught by experienced H&R Block instructors begins soon in your area. Send for free information. CiasMS bogln Thursday, September 8 and will be held at 645 McHenry Avenue in Woodstock, IL Contact Our nearest office I H»R BLOCK J IVHO COUD DC A WTTIft INCOME TAX TEACHER? 1 I | Please send me free information about your | tax preparation course, and how I can make I I I l PH ^Phone money. 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