Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 3 March 2005 — Page 14

Page 14 • The Muncie Times • March 3, 2005

LOOKING BACK IN HISTORY.

Doug Goodwin Signs Contract With Chicago Cardinals Club

A 23-year-old Muncie football player, who had a brilliant service grid career although he never played high school or college ball, has signed a contract to play for the profession al Chicago Cardinal team. Doug Goodwin, a regular tackle for the Eglin (Fla.) Air Force base national service champion football squad, last week inked a contract with the Cards after negotiations with Chuck Drulis, Card lie coach. Goodwin was discharged from the Air Force Monday. Goodwin, a 6’2", 240 -pound tackle on the team that downed Brooke Army Medical Center in th Shrimp Bowl at Galveston, Texas December 14 for the national service title, was a regular three seasons’ on Coach (Col.) John S. Sparks’ Eglin Eagles. Undefeated in 11 Tilts The Eagles were unde-

feated in 11 games the past grid campaign, among it victims strong Bolling AFB tarn of Washington, ant the Quantico (Va.) Marines. The team also downed Tyndall, Kessler, Lockbourne, Maxwell and Dover, Air Force Base teams, plus Ft. Carson's Army outfit, Pensacola Naval Air Station and the Camp LeJeune Marines. Gooddwing twice gaining honorable mention on the All-Air Force team which compares to the collegiate All-American, also played on the Feamcom Mauraders in Japan in 1955. Played at McKinley The son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Goodwin, 819 Brady St., the burly lineman played on McKinley Junior High School Tam but left school upon entering his sophomore year. He went into the service in 1954 and spent a total of four years and four

months in the Air Force. He extended his enlistment to finish the football season. Goodwin played fullback at McKinley under Coach Leo Mench, who is in his fifth year as line coach at Muncie Central. Mench recalls Goodwin as one of the most rugged players on his team that was co-city champion about six years ago. Goodwin was the only member of the championship Eglin team that was not a former college player. The other tackle, John Dittrich, had already played a season with the Cards,, before entering the service. Ends were Jack Cory of Ohio State and Ernie Moore of Alabama State. Buck Wiley of Georgia Tech and Buddy Alliston of Mississippi were guards. Alliston also played for the Winipeg Blub Bombers in the Canadian League.

Doug Goodwin Center Ernie Tobey played at Miami The Eglin quarterback, Huston Patton of

Mississippi, is also headed for the Cards.

Irvin Leavell Hits for 24 as Day League Seven Squad Is Crowned 1954 Net Champs

Plant Seven center Irvin Leavell pumped the nets for 24 points last Saturday night at the Hazelwood Gym as the day switchmaker five captured this year,s Delco-Remy coveted hardwood championship by outpointing the Plant Eleven Day Jets 59-49. Bob (Duke) Manghelli sparked the Jets with 16 markers in the final game after pouring through 18 points in the afternoon semi-final contest when the Jets downed the Plant Seven Nite Owls 58-49. In the first semi-final game

Saturday afternoon the Plant Seven quintet led by Dick Dickey and Leavell with 10 and 9 points squeezed past a fighting Plant Four Owl squad 40-38. Don Parrish netted 10 points for the Plant Four squad, aided by Bob Safford and Russ Muey, each with 8. Action in all three games was exciting as the scores show and in the final game between the tow Day League contestants—Plants Seven and Eleven— the Jets led until the half when Leavell caught fire and started burning up the nets.

Plant Seven's Day netters pose with trophies after downing Plant Eleven's Jets 5949 for their 13th straight win and the D-R 1954 hardwood title. Front Row, 1 to r.: Floyd Motsinger, Bill Woodruff, Jesse Leavell, Coach Gene Deck, Ronnie Kempher and Burl Widner. Back Row: Bud Mabbitt, Dick Dickey, Ray Swingley, ralph Wales, Irvin Leavell and Plant Seven Superintendent Harold Campbell.