Lyons Township High School - Tabulae Yearbook (La Grange, IL)

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O I 1 l Top row: Mgr. Ashley, llfreici, Gollan, St, Germain, Meyer, Lomas, Lathrap, Gerling, VVE-idert, Hansel, Leanard. Middle row: Hooper, Marquis, Nichols, Racine, Vtfiritermute, l-litzel, 'vVrisley, Eurgess, Ulley, Harden, Gcach Vfzrk: Bottom row: Thommen, Romanski, Seymour, Kgeilman, Iohnson, Hczskett, Hastl, Gvemuer, Russell, 'tanelzerg . . ' - f x x 5 1 -, ' l ' ' , . f K 0 X' X s J 1 l When the Pony stalwarts of El Tee pranced 'out onto the field a certain rainy afternoon in November of 1939 the boys were riding high and mighty in first place. Their opponents, York's overweight team, were crowding them in second place. The Ponies were as yet undefeated while York had lost one game. The two foot- ball teams had waited all season for a chance to beat the other into submission. As soon as the game got under way the outcome was evident. Yorks heavy backs, fattened up considerably over the summer months, proved better mudders than the swifter wiry Pony threat and invariably broke up plays in the backfield. Baker, a 150 lb. York halfback, led his team's offense with powerful lunges into a fighting Pony defense. Try as they did the La Grange contingent was un- able to stop the determined York aggregation. The first touchdown was counted in the second quarter. A lateral pass was intercepted by an alert York end who scampered the necessary distance for a second marker. Devastation continued in the third and fourth quarters, too, until the Elmhurst lads found themselves twenty-seven points ahead. l-lereupon they were the vic- tims of a let down and seemed not the least perturbed over the fact that the Cubs scored two quick touchdowns to bring the final score to 27-13. The following Saturday further grief was heaped on the shoulders of the fight- ing Pony team, then tied for first place, when Downers Grove gamely fought off attempt after attempt to cross their goal line. lt just wasn't in the fates for the Cubs to take that game. Time and again they penetrated deep into Purple territory only to be thwarted in their final attempt to score. The game ended in a scoreless tie and left the Ponies in second place. Prior to the final two games of the season the Ponies at times showed un- wonted power. Any one of three backfield men, if cut loose in the open, were Page IGI

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Even Saban can't help Comcm in this Glenbarcl predicament. the ball some sixty or seventy yards on fourth down. With Saban, he formed the only duo triple-threat combination of any consequence in the conference. The line was grand, with the return of several veterans, and was molded into a formidable organization: Ault, at end, was easily the best man at his position in the All-Conference selections. The linemen seemed to develop slowly, not reach- ing their peak until late in the season. lsenick and Randall were excellent guards along with Nieman. Wood, Lokerse, Stenger and Ernster played capably at the tackle positions. The ends were held down by Ault, Kraymer, and Dolan. Along with Coman and Saban in the backfield were l-llavacek, Tumpach, Lokerse, and Mike Saban. l-llavacek acted as quarterback and throughout the season turned in a neat job of signal calling as well as blocking. Bob Tumpach, another first string- er, performed as right halfback. l-lis accomplishments were somewhat overshad- owed by Saban and Coman but he invariably came in for his share of the glory. Lokerse at the start of the season played at halfback but later was moved to the tackle position where his l97 pounds came in mighty handy. Coaches Bennett and Boches are left without a single veteran to rely upon for next year. . A. 2. .Q I- ,,,, mf, l Stenger, tackle: Timpton, half: M. Saban, half: T. Dolan, center: Lookholder, guard: Paschke, tackle. Page 101 LL' I

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Ht. I, -'- at V- V .r 'rg ,.fl.,Q...N.. Q Qi' I'-..,,,,,. -A ,. 'f- - '-L . Qf. ,' 5 ,14s?wl, .,, Pista I .4 ' 1. - 1..'N'-.issi-8!!fkef-'f??t:4?'f:.g4 31 . Someone sneaked in the back door to nail this ball carrier. Kastl nears the scene of action. touchdown threats. Wrisley, Wintermute, and Hitzel, three of the fastest men in the whole conference, were capable of doing great things if they once got past the line of scrimmage. The first game of the year ended in the initial Pony victory. The boys won a tough game from Riverside 6-O. The next Saturday proved the revelation of real power as a fairly weak team from Hinsdale was whitewashed 32-6. Victories over Maine 25-7 and Glenbard 13-6 placed the team in undisputed possession of first place. The backfield of Burgess, Wintermute, Wrisley, and I-litzel was so effective that all its members were awarded all-conference honors. The linemen whose exploits attracted conference-wide attention were lohnson, Overmier, Russell. A great number of the lads either graduate or will be unable to make the weight limit before next year, thus leaving none too good prospects for the 1940 season. lohnson, Seymour, l-laslcett, Lomas, and Kastl should be the mainstays of next year's team. S .xl Utley vies with a Bard end as Hitzel heads north and west toward the promised land. Page 103