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

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39 Jn October l4 the team was still undefeated, and had a good :hance of remaining so if it could protect the 3 to O lead it had Jver Glenbard. For three quarters the battle had raged up and down the ield, Coman and Saban bearing the brunt offensively for the Vlonarchs, and Marshall and Seyfer for the Bards. Early in the Lhird quarter the Lions pushed to the 10 yard stripe deep in Glen- Jard territory. Three downs later they were at the same spot. Saban came to the rescue, however, with a field goal, and put Qa Grange in the lead, 3 to O. The opening of the fourth quarter, though, was the signal for the deluge. The Glenbard offensive, held in check for three :Jeriods by the La Grange forward wall, swept all before it, ran ip six consecutive first downs, scored a touchdown, and made :he conversion from placement. Before the flood could be :hecked another touchdown was pushed over and the game ended 14 to 3 in favor of Glenbard. - ' .-. x. ' 'Ut' 5 v , , . F , ' I - 'Q-1 may 5 4 ' W'!,1!r-V ' fp .ff ...- 5 'P' '- 1- , is ' ' , . ' -ft. 1 , L H51 I Y' V N.-14 we Q .ef 5 1 4'-Y: fu ,,, . , . ' 1 :pdf -Viv X if 1 L. Saban, full: Ault, en Coman, half. 6, me i. x00 ' 099 ov .' X. - 5 560 if 3 T601 O Wa W ' .. , ng .t. Xkdxoe ff - Xl- ' ll ,- 'aff' in ' A A Q-5 O if 3'--1:7 - if QM. T ' init-VIE9, - ,ff , NO A -. it we:-W, tub AH.-,gm , -, my -M NN , , u-tt ,,f,,y,.3y-Mgt nk-r 5C9Y' V- QQ, n ', -t 1 ix- , 1- L' ands' - A. T' 'N '5 ivn+ H . T 1 , 'fx-hw.. I T it- - 59, Q QI-'fp f . ' wx M. t .1. V 2 - gl ' T - , 'V ' 2,3421 ,y ' 009' A ' '- , ,-, AL A 1 -1 051 -f .-I 'DQ , 1 xi.: ' . 'QSXOQ nv Q! T-' lf' '- Quai h . fig, 71' gil' X6 ce 3 , -. A .fri yt-NTT. O ' ' . f -' 90900 T - . f' t. , an a t .. ' Qi J' 1 f at. Q9 , - I XNO0 ve 99

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HEAVIES WIN SECOND PLACE lf someone with rare and magical powers should approach the coaches and the players on the 1939 football squad and offer to turn back time long enough for them to play over again one game, it is a pretty safe bet as to which one it would be. lt wouldn't be the McKinley game, even though it was a lot of fun romping over the turf and running up a sweet 27 to 7 victory. Doubtless the boys would pass up a chance at that big Morton team, although revenge would be welcome after the l4 to 6 beating at its hands. lt would give everyone a lot of pleasure to be able to repeat those wins over the arch rivals, Riverside and l-linsdale. But no, there would be nothing they could wish more than another crack at Glenbard. At two-thirty P. M. on Saturday, October 14, the Lions were undefeated in con- ference play. Two weeks before, they had won a knock-them-down-and-drag-'em- out affair from Riverside l5 to 7. A safety in the first quarter, a plunge by Saban in the second period, and a lunge later by Coman accounted for the LaGrange scor- ing. Une week previous Hinsdale had succumbed before superior power and blocking, 27 to 3. The team had been getting fine punting from the toe of Coman. Rugged Louis Saban had been cutting the opposing line to ribbons. The team had surrendered 3l points in the four previous games while picking up 75. At 4 P. M. X1 ' . :E -QZ.'N+ --i .'. ...2'5'-LX-:.. S' 1. Top row: Nieinann, Finch, NVood, Mullen, T. Dolan, I. Dolan, Randall, Lenick. Middle row: Assistant Coach Boches, Paschke, Timpton, Lookholder, Stenger, Madsen, Ernster, M. Sabah, Ault, As ' ant Coach Chambers, Coach Bennett. Bottom row: Mgr. Vasek, Kraymer, Tumpach, Hlavacek, I.. Saban, McDonald, Lokerse, Coman, Smith, Mgr. Manning. Page 98

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