The Independent-News, Volume 96, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 September 1969 — Page 1

adcketidettt

VOLUME 96. NUMBER 17

Bare Stolen Ball Besnlts In Shamrock Victory Over Jimiown

A stolen ball, rare in football, turned the tide of defeat into victory Saturday night in a very big game as North Liberty's Shamrocks made it two in a row in this young seas* n. Trailing 20-18 with less than a minute to play and out of time outs, Jeff Wesolek, a freshman sharpie for the Shamrocks, took the ball out of the hands of Jimtown’s Jerry Dooley and raced about 55 yards for a score that turned defeat into victory. This was the op ning game of the Northern State Conference schedule and put the Shamrocks on top with a win over the team that had won the title the past two years. NL Statistics J 12 First Downs 6 146 Rushing 116 210 Passing 89 22 Passes Att. 17 7 Bases Comp. 5 1 Had Intercepted 2 0 Punts 4 0 Avg. Yards 25 3 Fumbles Lost 1 52 Yards Penalized 122 The ball theft climaxed what app ared to be a hopeless cause after a 77 yard run by Jimtown’s Tom McCuddy seemed to put a chance of winning out of reach with only 3:08 left in the game. However, the Shamrocks then battled back for two scores, the first coming on a 50 yard TD toss from Mike Wesolek to Shane Hostetler. However, hopes seemed to be dashed when the attempt'd two-point conversion that would have tied dropped incomplete on a pass from Wesolek to Jim Snyd< r. This score cam" with 2:19 left and it remained for Jim town to kdl the clock to wrap up the win The Jimmies, often their own worst enemy, made a couple ot serious bhmd rs before the theft worked the magic trick for the Shamrocks. An onside kick was recovered on the Shamrocks 47 as it didn't go the necessary 10 yards. However, on the first play th“ Jimmies were penaliz'd 15 yards, one of many, many penalties they sufftred from their own mistakes. A gain of five yards followed on first down, then a widesweep was attempted and the ball carrier went out of bounds, aiding the Shamrocks who were out of time outs at this point. Then Dooley broke lose into the secondary for a gain of about eight yards only to be stopped upright when Wesolek plucked the ball from his arms and set sail unmolested for the goal line 55 yards away. The game shaped up to be a dandy from the word go. The two lines were hitting hard and the results of hard football W’ere obvious. Neither team could master much of a sustained drive until the Shamrocks took over first and 10 on their own 17 late in the first quarter. After a five yard walkoff against the Jimmies started the drive six running plays moved the ball to the 40 where a first down pass from Mike Wesolek to broth-r Je f f covered 30 yards, putting the first real threat of the night on the 20 yard line. Two losses, one of three on a run by Smith and th n a Jumbled pitch cast 17 yards, a third and 30 found Mike Wesolek hitting Dan Eberly with a 40 yard pass and run for the acore. This was the first play Os the s c<>rv| quarter. A run failed fur th“ extra points, but tile lead was the Shamrocks. Short Kick Fails The Jimmi'-s came right back in seconds however, as th- Sham(continued on page 2)

Falcons Drop 26-0 Decision Friday To North Judson The John Glenn Falcons ran into a very good and big North Judson team Friday night ana dropped their opening horn game of the season by a 26 0 score. North Judson took ad vantage of a coupl ■ of breaks to score four times in the first halt and the second half was dominated a little more by the Falcons. NJ Statistics JG 14 First Downs 6 119 Rushing 48 100 Passing 51 6 Passes Att. 14 4 Passes Completed 4 2 Intercepted By 0 52 Returns Yardage 77 0 Fumbles Lost U 5 Punts 3 28 Average Yards 36 30 Penalties 60 The Falcons received, but after failing to make the necessaiy yardage to sustain the drive, the snap from center on a punt attempt found the ball charm the head of Duane Eddinger an ’ he retrived it but was thrown for a 25 yard loss. This gav the Blue Jays possession with a first and 10 on the Glenn 13 yard line. Five running plays and one first down found Bill Davi running in Tom two yaids uu' for a 6-0 lead with 7:01 left <r. the clock in the opening quaib-i The try for the point wa n good on a run. 'Die Falcons again Jailed t niak a first down, but this tima long 42 yard punt put the Blu Jays on their own 15 yard line However, they started a driv at this point that went 85 yard in 11 running plays and one Glenn 15 yard penalty. On th- final play, quarterback Jim Mark, hit Brian Wickert with a 21 yard strike behind the secondary for an easy TD. Wickert tlum took a pass from Kevin Brown <n a fake kick to make it 14-0 This score came on the first play of the second period. The Falcrxis tnen gain»d a couple of first downs bo- re a com dy of penalties resulted in four punts, three being called back by penalties. This time the Blu- Jays started their drive on their own 29 and moved 71 yards in 12 running plays with Rich Christensen carrying the ball in from the seven. A kick was block'-d by Al Eddinger and it woa 20-0 with just 34 seconds left in the half. However, fate was again against the Falcons. Two completed passes from Jim Lute to Curt Pletcher an-d Kevin H.mni picked up 22 yards, but a third was picked off by th" Blue J;^s’ Jun Marks and h * returned to his own 48 yard line with just one second left in the half However, with a prevent type defense, a Falcons halfback played the ball instead of the potential r ceiver and a tipped ball w-s gathered in by Bill Davis and he streaked the rest of the way into the end zone for a 52 yard play. The ki< k was no good an 1 the hal tim-- score stood 26 0. Second Half Alhhil Even The two teams battled hard, but with little re ults in th second half. The Falcons pen - trated to the Blue Jay 25 on ti • ■ last pit) of the third p ri-xi. but the mxt pl iy, which w-a second and three, found a lm"(e ntinued on p ige 2)

WALKERTON, INDIANA, Till RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1969

Robbery Suspect Dies; Two Injured; Following Chase By Police ' 1 ? ‘ ■ r & yw -egg- T f*

A robbery sUsp ct, tivemg from police at a high rate of speed, crashed into a car occupied by two Biom n women around 6 pm. Wednesday evening, Septemb r 10 it thv intersection of U.S. 6 an ! Sycamore Road east of Walkerti n. Authoiities said the car driv n by the robbery su poet n 1 wbeing pursued by the Walk rton. North Liberty, LakeviH State police and sh rif ’s departments wi> traveling at m estimated 90 miles per hour when it era hed into th other car The chase started after North Liberty pi'iiv of icer Donald Hooten spotted the auto and susp ct on Indiana 23 and he began to pursue The chase lasted for mor than nine miles and reached high rat' s of speed and resulted in the crash at the U.S. 6 intersection Police identi ied the robb ry suspect as Grover Junior Howard, 30, of Rt 2. Walkerton. He di-d Thursday afternoon at Memorial hospital, South Bend Howard was born Nov 26, 1938. in Royalton. Ky.. living most of his h e in the North Liberty community where h wa employed as a farm laborer. Surviving are his parents, Mr and Mrs. Grov r C. Howard, North Liberty; a paternal grandfather, Chai lev How ard, Rensselaer; maternal grandmoth r, Mrs Lu'a Arnett, Royalt n; thrve brothers. Bill o‘ Mishawaka, Sgt Bobbv with the U S Army in Germany, and Ronm of Indian ip >lis; and a sister, Mrs lb b-rt L. Slone Jr, Union Grove. Wis. Kune: il services w re held at 2 pm Sunday in the First Baptist Church, Walk* rton, with Rt-v Edwin Shells', pad >r, officiating Buri .1 was in Westlawn C metery, N nth Luerty.

Both women or the other car were admitted to M in mil ha - pital South Bend Th Inver i th° car was Mrs. Henr.ctta Giubb, 16, Bremen and she is listed in fair condition with a dislocat d hip, cerebral concussion, a fractured Ie t clavich and neck pains; and the owner of th ear, Mrs Dale Mentzel, was riding and is listed in critical condition with head, clre-t, and abdominal injuries. Police o r the area wen- alette 1 by radio after a robbery wa - re ported at 3:10 pm. from Hutink 's Service Station on State Road 23 and Tyh’r Street, Walkerton, Albert Huhnke, Sr, 80, owner, said h- was alone when tire man bought S2OO worth o’ gas and then entered the station to buy cigarettes. H* came up b hind Huhnke and hit him in the back of the he«d with is fist. Huhnkv was knocked dawn but remain d conscious. The robber towk Huhnke’s billfold, thought to be holding abouts3o, and then left without going to the cash register. Huhnke, notified Walkerton police that he saw’ the robbei traveling north in a nil Stude baker. H" descried the stlspei t and said he recognized him as a customer who hid been in thstation earlier, asking about tires. The description report'd at South Bend matched some prison photos on fil- and these were rushed to Walkerton where they wvre id ntified by Huhnke. At 5;55 pm North Liberty police, following the en umg search, -p- tt d the Studebaker and gave cha -e t ) the scene of the collision four miles t a t of Walker t n Use Our Classified Adg

fEN CENTS PER COPI

Lions And Guests । To Hear Dr. Otis Bowen Tuesday Dr. Otis Bi- wn, of Bremen, th speaker of the House of Representatives -,f Indiana, will be the speaker !< r th- Walkerton Lions Club fii 4 meeting of the n»-w season t < be held Tut--day night, S phniber 23, at the American Legion dining room. This will o a Ladies' Night and again will have the members --f the Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Corporation an I B ai d a s guests. Dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m. Th Lions members will all be contracted by the new calling committee tor their reservation for this mt . ting. All faculty members may bung their wives, husbands or guests by simply paying for their dinners. Th<i price for all is $1 75 per person and all faculty and guests reservations will be made th roug'd the High School and Mr. Boise and Mr. Muncie. A small amount of business will be conduct J at this meeting which will be of importance to all Lions members. In addition to the business at hand, Dr. Brown is regard d as a fine program and it is the hope of the new president. Harold Muncie, all Lions, and th ir ladies and the faculty will be able to attend at this time. North Liberty Schools Release Em oilmen! Th N'-rth Liberty Schools list a total enrollment of 1,054 students in the system. The high school has 100 students and the grad- school 654. The enrollment break down is as follows: fir.-t grade 62. second grade, 85; third gr ide, 62; e-urth grad-, 84; fifth gride, xl; >ixth grade, 75; seventh grade. 84; eighth grade, 67; morning kindergarten, 28 and th-' aftern© 'n kindergarten, 26. The high school ha? in gruie nine. 104; grade 10, 97; grad-.' eleven, 42 and grade twelve, 104. PLJ Athletic Boosters To Have Coffee Hour The John G1 nn Athletic Boosters will held a coffee hour al Heil's dining room Saturday morning, September 20 from 9 to 10 a.ni AH you fans, players, dais, and thio means you too. mom, stop la Saturday nu ining nd and have your coffee break with us. Thio hour is op n to everyone. The film o r the North Judsoa and John Glenn foottwill game last Friday night will be showa and narrated by the coach ’s If you have any questions, we hope to haw som one there who will be able to answer them for you Don't forget to put this date on your calendar. W ALKEBTON POLICE NEWS Philip T Peterson. RR 5 LaPorte. Ind ; Wilber D M ntgomerv. RR. 1. RenTew. Pa ; and Howard L. Fre man. 53-' I'ni-m St . Hudson, N \ each paid a fine and cost of $23 2 > ' ir speeding. Cleo G Davis, N rth Liberty, Indi in i. wi- is- sed a tot tl of $23 25 for bevmg traffic signal when light turned red Our cli'S. ied ad ire only 75c