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

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Bob Turek gams ten yards to set up a score agaznst Marquette B111BarcaI I521 Lee Benn1sh 1271 and joe Baczgalupo H51 pave the way w1th the1r blockmg over center for the score after br1l11ant runs by Grrrnes and Francoeur had advanced the ball to Loyola s 3 Early rn the th1rd quarter our lead was lengthened to 8 pornts thanks to the alertness ot Guay and Wood 1n block mg a Loyola punt rn the end zone tor an autornatlc safety Later 1n the same per1od Ioe Small clrmaxed a drxve lughhghted by a paxr ot passes from Grlmes to Barcal and to Francoeur by scor1ng from the 3 Guess what happened then? That s r1ght It started to pour Late 1n the fourth quarter B111 Roche scarnpered 72 yards down the s1de11ne tor Loyolas sole touchdown th1s was by the way only the second touchdown scored agarnst the Iggres rn tour games of league play ST IGNATIUS 20 DE PAUL 0 On the Wlnnemac Park held the same held that last year saw Ignatrus lose a close one to St George C6 01 the Iggres routed COIDGS G FUHIHI1 the De Paul Demons by the decxsxve score ot 20 0 After a scoreless t1rst quarter that d1dnt prove anythxng except that the De mons were tougher than the f1na1 score 1nd1 cates the Wolves dug 1n and soon an nexed 6 polnts Th1s score came when Eddxe Francoeur ploughed 12 yards over lett tackle on a reverse from Small who later ran the ball tor the p a t Mldway 1n the th1rd pass to Francoeur ln the end zone Agam Ioe Small plunged tor the pomt after Early ln the fourth quarter Francoeur repeated the same play that led to the t1rst touchdown aga1n w1th the same result The fact that the same man scored all three touchdowns seems to 1nd1cate that th1s was a one man show but th1s 1S tar from be1ng the truth L11 B111 Keete held captaxn for the day along w1th Guay Schnexder and Wood dld devastatlng work ln the l1ne St Ignatrus 33 St Patr1ck 0 , it ' 2... 1 . - I ' - ' . quarter Grimes fired a 30-yard touchdown , . . I I . . . I I A ' I I I ' ' 1 , , 12 Rotunno runs wlde around r1ght end tor a gazn of twenty yards agamst St George Broc H571 runs mterterence whlle Garrow

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f 'lfikaff ,Q than 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 14. 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 a 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 a 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 l

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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 Wolves 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 aerlal 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 15 yards Th1s 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 frve minutes of the f1rst per1od had elapsed Rotunno chmaxed a pair of passes from Hodek to Francoeur good for 30 yards with his plunge for the score Big B111 Keefe went over for the point on a quarterback sneak The second quarter went scoreless w1th most of the action taking place in the v1c1n1ty of the Mel 35 yard line The third quarter netted us 2 more points when Mel s Hurst was to attempt a punt in h1s own end Bob Gr1mes hard plunglng fullback for the Wolves goes off nght tackle for cr gam agamst De Paul m VV1nnemac Park Guard B111 Guay 1S running mterfer 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 sole Pat threat came late in the last quarter when Hett1nger uncorked a 60 yar esperation heave to McCaffrey but thei ext pass was intercepted and so end ed t e game ST IGNATIUS 21 ST MEL 6 Intent on emerging North Section champs the Iggies took the Key Branch held 1n the last league contest of the season agarnst an aggress1ve St Mel eleven Before the game Coach Ma1ll1ard reminded his boys that they had come a long way in the North zone The pass from center sailed over h1S head an automatic safety The ball was Mel 20 The krck was short and three downs later saw Big Biff Grimes plunge 8 yards over left guard to score In the final period guard Bill Guay realized the llnernan s dream of carrying the ball when he inter cepted a pass from Mel s Quarterback B1ller and scooted 26 yards to the goal l1ne Mel s sole score came 1n the waning minute of the final per1od when after a 30 yard march the Cadets Biller scored from the lyard line It was certainly a welcome Slght to see Bor degan Garrow and Turek back on the field after sustarmng injuries earlier 1n the season NORTH SECTION CHAMPS' ' ' ' ' then put into play by a place kick on the - ' - I - fn - .. . 1 I3