Streator Township High School - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Streator, IL)

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BEDNAR KERESTES GLENN DVORCHAK LAMPSON METZGAR WIGGETT GRADUATING DONALD BEDNAR-Halfback Don specialized in jarring line plunges. He saw a lot of action and fulfilled his posi- tion faithfully. JACK GLENN-End Jack gave a good account of himself on both offense and defense. He showed exceptional ability at snaring short passes and broke up interference time after time. Jack was a scythe-like blocker and a pil- lar on defense. MATTY LAMPSON-Quarterback Stocky Matty , heavily built, was de- pendable and specialized in long passes. He performed creditably in action. MELVIN KERESTES--Quarterback Mel a triple threat back, was the key man to the Bulldog's T , This was his first year at quarterback and he handled his position like a veteran. Mel was awarded a position on the All-Star Big Twelve Team. EDWARD DVORCHAK-Guard Ed showed an aptitude for tackling. He filled in his position neatly and was tough on offensive and defensive. REID METZGAR-Tackle Captain Reid completed his second year of var- sity football. Although injured in the early part of the season, he was a jolting charger and a dependable tackler. He won honorable mention on the All-Star Big Twelve Team. ALVIN WIGGETT-Tackle Al was a bruising lineman. He held up his side of the line neatly. He was a good blocker on offense and few ball car- riers got by him on defense. Al was a heady and gritty player. 18

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RICHARDS BU LLPUPS The Bullp-ups under the direction of Swede Lundberg finished the season with The team was composed of freshmen and sophomores. Great talent was displayed in their two victories over St. Bede, and the experience gained by the team mem- bers should prove valuable to next September 6 ....... Ottawa 19 ............................ Streator 6 September 29 ....... St. Bede 0 ......... ...... S treator 13 October 6 ............ Pontiac 6 ....... ....... S treator 19 October 13 ............ . St. Bede 12 .,........ ...... S treator 31 October 23 ............ .Flanagan 24 .............. ...... S treator 21 October 27 ............ Catholic High 19 ...... ...... S treator 6 COACH RICHARDS Joe Richards, head football coach, produced a win- ning team again this year. He spent a lot of time with the boys and taught them not only football but also clean sportsmanship. Thoroughness and perseverance were the- main characteristics of Joe's coaching. He will never be forgotten for the good teams he has turned out. COACH LUNDBERG Swede deserves praise for the coaching he did with his freshman-sophomore football and basketball squads. This is Swede's second year on the coach- ing staff, and he has won the liking of both players and fans for his splendid work and remarkable per- sonality. 4 wins and 3 losses. year's varsity. November3 .......... Pontiac 6 ................. ....... S treator 7 LUNDBERG FROSH-SOPH FOOTBALL Row one: Missel, Barickman, Crawford, Vorhees, Hawdon, Lucas, Washko, Bowers Row two: Abbott, Cate, Pajak, Christie, McDowell, Ohmes, Feken, Liptak, Salvati R th . B ' g P' h K t k T Le Hl d C l G n Holcomb, Snyder, Ondrey ow ree' enmn , arc er, 0 ans y, urns, ster, ean er, oey, ree , Row four: Kochis, Whalen, Cipalo, Spears, McIntyre, Rogers, Dovin, Mitchell

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19 IISII BOB HOUSER-Halfback Bob was a capable substitute and could be relied upon in the games he entered. He was a good ball handler and was decep- tive. GEORGE LESKANICH-Center George Was a reserve pivot man and an invaluable team player. Substituting for Baiett, he performed creditably in action. RICHARD KILLIAN-Tackle This Was Dick's first year. He worked hard and developed skill at down-field blocking. Dick was a hard hitter. DONALD SABOL-Fullback Don stepped in to fill the second string fullback spot nicely. He Worked hard to fulfill his position. TOM F 'EDASH-End Tom showed pass receiving potentiali- ties. He performed capably as a flankman on the second string. EDWARD AMELL-Guard Ed was a hard charger even though he didn't weigh much. He was a hard scrapper and a heady player. JOHN ELIAS-Halfback John was a reliable substitute. He could buck the line hard and was a good tackler. DEAN LYONS-Halfback Tiger was a hard fighter and reliable in the games he entered. He was a de- pendable substitute. HOUSER FEDASH LESKANICH AMELL KILLIAN ELIAS SABOL LYONS