St Ignatius High School - Ignatius Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Bob Turek gains ten yards to set up a score against Marquette. Bill Barcal t52l, Lee Bennish l27l, and Ioe Bacigalupo 1151, pave the way with their blocking. over center for the score after brilliant runs by Grimes and Francoeur had advanced the ball to Loyola's 3. Early in the third quarter our lead was lengthened to 8 points thanks to the alertness of Guay and Wood in block- ing a Loyola punt in the end zone for an automatic safety. Later in the same period Ioe Small climaxed a drive highlighted by a pair ot passes from Grimes to Barcal and to Francoeur by scoring from the 3. Guess what happened then? That's right, it started to pour. Late in the fourth quarter Bill Roche scampered 72 yards down the sideline for Loyola's sole touchdowng this was, by the way, only the second touchdown scored against the 'Iggies in four games of league play. ST. IGNATIUS 20. DE PAUL 0 On the Winnemac Park field, the same field that last year saw Ignatius lose a close one to St. George C6-Ul, the Iggies routed 'xcornes a-runnin'. the De Paul Demons by the decisive score of 20-O. After a scoreless first quarter that didn't prove anything except that the De- mons were tougher than the final score indi- cates, the Wolves dug in and soon an- nexed B points. This score came when Eddie Francoeur ploughed 12 yards over left tackle on a reverse from Small, who later ran the ball for the p. a. t. Midway in the third quarter Grimes fired a 30-yard touchdown pass to Francoeur in the end zone. Again Ioe Small plunged for the point after. Early in the fourth quarter Francoeur repeated the same play that led to the first touchdown. again with the same result. The fact that the same man scored all three touchdowns seems to indicate that this was -a one man show, but this is far from being the truth. Li'l Bill Keefe, field captain for the day, along with Guay, Schneider, and Wood, did devastating work in the line. St. Ignatius 33, St. Patrick U Rotunno runs wide around right end tor a gain t twenty yards against St George. l'Broc t57l runs interference While Garrow

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A C ww.. , 3 mx 1. , 2 tis . - - His 5 f ,, - Qs- Left to right: Iohn Brocollo, Ed Wood, Ox Harte, Ioe Rotunno each other, but the elements as well. Big- gest mishap, with the exception of a lump on the head suffered by Ref Ike Craig, when a stray hailstone came his way, was the fact that Rita's cheerleaders had wilted. Rather than subject the players to the ele- ments any longer, the coaches wisely chose to terminate the game at the half. ST. IGNATIUS 0. WEBER 0 Rain again! It was getting to be a habit! But the final score didn't tell the whole story of the Weber game. The first half was a succession of punts that kept play pretty even on both sides. Our big opportunity came in the fourth quarter when Big Her- mie Miskowicz' attempted punt was blocked on the Weber l4. The Wolves elected to try a field goal as Baci came in to try his spe- cialty. But the weather again did us dirt. After two hours of continuous downpour the field was in no condition for strategy. Ioe's kick was hurried, deflected, blocked. ST. IGNATIUS 7. ST. PHILIP 6 The toughest game on the schedule! Be- fore five minutes of the first period had elapsed the scoreboard recorded six points for the Gaels as a result of Petruzzi's 40-yard jaunt off tackle. Melligan's attempted con- version missed its mark. One of the heroes of the day was Ed Francoeur, who overtook and toppled Ioe Petruzzi when he was well on his way to a potential score in the same first quarter. In the third quarter Grimes faded to pass on his own 45, then eluded one tackler, raced around right end, reversed his field and covered the 55 yards to the goal line in a spectacular run that caused the hopes of every fan on the Philip's side to sink deep. In this tense situation Hank Deiters came in and, with the poise of an old-timer, deposited the ball squarely be- tween the uprights for his first varsity point after touchdown-and saved the day. The only mishap to spoil an otherwise perfect afternoon was the broken arm suffered by Bill Bordegan, whose devastating defensive play had been much in evidence that day. ST. IGNATIUS 45. HOLY TRINITY 0 The game with Holy Trinity, a new Catho- lic League entry, proved more of a picnic than a football game. After a first quarter wherein the Wolves garnered I9 points by virtue of a 3-yard plunge by Rotunno, a 30- yard aerial Grimes to Harte and a 12-yard drive by Francoeur. Coach Mailliard decided to give the varsity a rest. So sophs andjuniors played most of the last three quarters. Ru- mor has it that even the managers begged Coach Mailliard to play but were refused because then there would be no one to carry the water bucket. In the second quarter Stasha Wanucha skirted left end for 15 yards to score. In the third and fourth quarters Ioe Rotunno added to his rapidly mounting collection of points by scoring from the 8-yard line on a reverse from Hodek and later repeating the same play for 30 yards. Ox Harte's exercise came in the final period when he intercepted ta pass and followed the sideline 36 yards to record his second tally of the afternoon. Oh, and lest we forget, seven touchdowns were called back-but who ever heard of ta team winning by a score of 95-0, anyway? ST. IGNATIUS 14. LOYOLA 6 In his pre-game locker-room talk Coach Mailliard recalled a bitter upset of our '43 season at the hands of Loyola. With no intention of permitting this to happen again the Wolves took to the Loyola field. The rivalry that characterizes the Ignatius-Loyola games was certainly in evidence but not to such a degree as to prevent the spectator from telling which was the better team on the field. Our first rally came in the second stanza when Big Bill Keefe plunged 5 yards ll

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ST. IGNATIUS 33. ST. PATRICK 0 To a team that had been rolling smoothly and in high gear for five weeks, St. Pat's presented no problem. After a comparatively slow start the 'lWolves penetrated St. Pat's defense late in the first quarter. Brocollo plunged 3 yards to score on a quarterback sneak and Rotunno ran the ball for the point after touchdown. In the second quarter Grimes heaved a 20-yard aerial to Ed Fran- coeur, who covered the remaining 30 yards to the goal line for the second tally. Rotunno again added the point. Rotunno scored in the third quarter on a reverse from Fran- coeur that netted l6 yards. This time Grimes plunged over for the point. In the fourth period Grimes powered 12 yards off tackle Section race, adding that years later recol- lections of this game would stand out in their minds. The talk wasn't of the go-out-and- die-for-the-school variety, but nevertheless an inspiring one. The final score demon- strates how well the team took Mal's advice to heart. Before five minutes of the first period had elapsed Rotunno climaxed a pair of passes from Hodek to Francoeur, good for 30 yards, with his plunge for the score. Big Bill Keefe went over for the point on a quarterback sneak. The second quarter went scoreless, with most of the action taking place in the vicinity of the Mel 35-yard line. The third quarter netted us 2 more points when Mel's Hurst Was to attempt a punt in his own end Bob Grimes, hard plunging fullback for the Wolves, goes off right tackle for a gain against De Paul in VVinnemac Park. Guard Bill Guay is running interfer- ence. to score. Then Pat's took to the air, but there, as on the ground, their attempts were futile, Big Bill Keefe intercepted one aerial and raced 75 yards to the goal line, and another score. The solefPat threat came late in the last quarter when Hettinger uncorkedl a 60- yard desperation heave to McCaffrey, but their next pass was intercepted, and so end- ed the game. ST. IGNATIUS 21. ST. MEL 6 Intent on emerging North Section champs, the Iggies took the Key Branch field in the last league contest of the season against an aggressive St. Mel eleven. Before the game Coach Mailliard reminded his boys that they had come a long Way in the North zone. The pass from center sailed over his head-an automatic safety. The ball was then put into play by a place kick on the Mel 20. The kick was short, and three drowns later saw Big Biff Grimes plunge 8 yards over left guard to score. In the final period Guard Bill Guay realized the lineman's dream of carrying the ball when he inter- cepted a pass from Mel's Quarterback Biller, and scooted 26 yards to the goal line. Mel's sole score came in the Waning minute of the final period when, after a 30-yard march, the Cadet's Biller scored from the l-yard line. It was certainly a Welcome sight to see Bor- degan, Garrow, and Turek back on the field after sustaining injuries earlier in the season. NORTH SECTION CHAMPS!