East Leyden High School - Eagle Yearbook (Franklin Park, IL)

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Athletics V

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Page Txcenty-Tliree Football 1930 Leyden’s football team of 1930 was one of the strongest contenders for the conference title and missed sharing that title with Warren by one touchdown which Warren made on a fake play. The only two deteats suffered were at the hands of Libertyville and Warren, and they placed the Maroons in third position. Last year Leyden was fourth, and the year before occupied a cellar position. There was no team that met Leyden that could hold our Maroons scoreless; always there was that smashing drive that ended with a score. There were seven regulars back in the fall and a swarm of freshies and sophomores that were promising football material. Out of this Mr. Watson built a team that scored 1(52 points to their opponents 45. Six out of Leyden’s seven victories were shut-outs. Leyden Wins Four Straight The season started with a practice game with York and the Maroons came back sat-lsned with a 19-0 victory. 'Ihe next three games, ail conlerence games, were won by largo scores, and tfte Leydemtes were in hign spmts over their victories over Bensenvilie iy-0, and Arlington 19-0. This was the tirst defeat that Barrington ever suffered from a Leyden football team. '1 hen came the two toughest games of the schedule with Libertyville and Warren. The Leyden boys went to Libertyville fully aware of the strength of the opposing team and failed to play the football that they were capable of playing until Libertyville had scored three touchdow-ns, two of which were not earned. This loss was a blow' to the boys and one of the reasons why the next game was lost to Warren. The War-ren-Leyden game was one of those in which the best team comes out with the smallest score. Leyden outplayed and outfought Warren throughout the game, and several times the home team was driven into the shadows of their goalposts, but it managed to withstand the onslaught. Then on a trick play, which should have been a considerable loss, Gerki, Warren’s fullback and all-conference captain, made the winning score. Libertyville lost to Warren and Warren received the title. The rest of our games were won, and in the Proviso game the Maroons showed then-true colors when they came back at the half and overtook Proviso’s 13 point lead, winning 14-13. Although Leyden dm not get the championship, the season was the most successful in Leyden’s history. Seven letter men will come back next fall of which only three are regulars: Castle, Banas and Burrill. The other letter men are Richard Liebke, Tony Rasmussen, Henry Schure, and Charles Pedersen. Seven others graduate this year: Captain Benny Woitke- wicz, star fullback; Dan Atherton, quarterback; Loyd Reiss, halfback; Wayne Rodgers, center; Wilbur Siebold, end; Richard Feeney, end; and Levern Kirkpatrick, tackle. Bradof, the other tackle, left school. Spring Football Spring tiaining was started this year in football under the supervision of Mr. Krueger and his two assistants, Castle and Banas. A large squad reported the first day and gradually dwindled until in two weeks’ time hardly enough were left for one team. Baseball and other spring activities handicapped regular practice. Mr. Krueger thought it useless to continue spring football. However, during the time that football practice was held, the boys learned some important fundamentals and the general idea of how football was played. They were drilled in tackling, blocking, passing, and footwork; and the coaches were able to get some knowledge of Leyden's probable strength next fall. 1930 Heavyweight Football September 22—Leyden 19, York (seconds), 0. September 2(5—Leyden 19, Bensenvilie 0. October 3—Leyden 25, Barrington 0. October 10—Leyden 24, Arlington 0. October 18—Leyden 7, Libertyville 20. October 24—Leyden 6, Warren 12. October 31—Leyden 26, Antioch 0. November 7—Leyden 13, Proviso (seconds), 12. November 14—Leyden 26, Maine (seconds), 0. 1930 Lightweight Football October 6—Leyden 6, Bensenvilie 0. October 25—Leyden 6, Fox Lake (heavies), 19. October 29—Leyden 0, Warren 12. November 4—Leyden 6, Bensenvilie 0. November 8—Leyden 12, Arlington 6