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

Page 32 text:

Basketball 1930-1931 Page Twenty-Four (L'-ft to Right) Bottom How : Roger Hurrill. Atlierlon. Gilbert t»uradn. Hay Kohn. Uettuy Woitkewlcz. Top How: Couch Watson, Joe Cnstle, Wilbur Slebohl, Loyd Reiss. Leyden’s hardwood performers had a good season of basketball, coming out of their slump following the championship year in good style by winning six and losing six conference games. Possibly more games could have been won if the team had not been handicapped by illness. During the latter part of the season, when Leyden had a record of three loot and six won, there was hope that Leyden would land near the top of the list but the next three defeats drowned these hopes. Leyden scored 271 points against their opponents 288. Benny Woitkewicz tied with Gilbert Ourada for high score honors with 61 points. Ray Kohn came next with 48 and Atherton with 44. There were only three letter men who reported for the first practice, but there was some good material from the 1929-30 lightweight team. The regular lineup for the season was as follows: Right forward, Dan Atherton; left forwaid, Ray Kohn; center, Ourada; right guard, Roger Burrill; left guard, Benny Woitkewicz. The first game played was with Glenbard and the Maroons gave the home team a good fight. Another game was lost to the fast quintet from Maine, 22-11. Then followed two hard conference games with Palatine and Warren, both of which were lost by very small margins. The three following that were safely won were with Barrington, Ela, and Bensenville. Then the strong Arlington Cardinals upset Leyden, w’ho arose from the defeat and beat Barrington, Ela, and Warren, the last mentioned being one of the strongest teams. The future looked bright but the next game with Palatine was a hard blow and ended with Leyden’s second team on the floor and the score 34 to 9 in Palatines favor. Arlington Heights beat the Maroons once more, and the last game, with Bensenville, w as characteristic of all the games with the Orange, a fight—an honest-to-good-ness battle. In the last minutes of play the Maroons nearly caught up with their opponents w'ho barely pulled the game out of the fire. 1930-31 HEAVYWEIGHT BASKETBALL December 5 Leyden 16 Glenbard 18 December 9 Leyden 11 Maine 22 December 12 Leyden 9 Palatine 12 December 19 Leyden 11 Warren 13 January 6 Leyden 17 Barrington 15 January' 9 Leyden 31 Ela 21 January 16 Leyden 23 Bensenville 17 January 17 Leyden 23 Arlington 34 January 23 Leyden 27 Barrington 18 January 26 Leyden 25 Ela 13 February 13 Leyden 26 Warren 18 February 14 Leyden 9 Palatine 34 February 20 Leyden 24 Arlington 30 February 27 Leyden 20 Bensenville 23

Page 31 text:

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

Page 33 text:

Basketball 1930-1931 Page Twenty-five (Left to Kljrhti Bottom How: Nell Atlu»i ton. Arnold Brodkorl). ltlohiird Feeney. John Bn mis. Kdwnrd Baker. Top How: Stanley Boyle. Itoderlrk Aineiison, t'hester Sleloff. Leroy Anderson. Janies Walpole. 1930-31 LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL December 5 Leyden 8 Glenbard 21 December 9 Leyden 8 Maine 17 December 12 Leyden 17 Palatine 12 December 19 Leyden 11 Warren 17 January 6 Leyden 15 Barrington 17 January 9 Leyden 21 Ela 8 January 16 Leyden 12 Bensenville 10 January 17 Leyden 18 Arlington 19 January 23 Leyden 12 Barrington 17 Feoruary 6 Leyden 35 Ela 14 February 13 Leyden 8 Warren 17 February 14 Leyden 17 Palatine 18 February 20 Leyden 11 Arlington 12 February 27 Leyden 11 Bensenville 18 The lightweights won four of their games but had several unlucky breaks for they lost three games by only one point. Lack of ability in sinking charity tosses caused many of the defeats.