02.17.1942 thru 01.26.1945.pdf - The Lowell

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^Boretta Only Veteran to
Return; Lowell Hopes Slim
ET-With only on* regular riuirn.nir,
Krom to« yenrV outfit, Lowr.llS
^"Titanic" icriddcra onvncd the sea-
-ion lMt Saturday aKAlnst Unroln
•awl'today will faw & fast Com-
merce team In what appears to bo
Jan even Steven scruRcte.
- When Coach Voyne picks hi*
[ttiTi to finish lilxth. then one
tathem thnt the situation Is bod.
Jiually he figures his boys to
- end In tl:« first three. Voyne bo
lfcves that Lincoln. Balboa, Poly.
St. Iimatiu.', nnd Commerce nl!j
have ilii-played more powerful clev-l
«ns thnn the one the Indian* have,
thnt If. on pnner they have. More j
favored team* hnv> been overwhelmed
by lesser manned squadsj
then vou eonld ever realize. In
' fact. it** totter to be the under-'
doff In n football jrnme.
Johnny Bore tin. two hundred j
pounder, in the only retailor to re*.
turn. Jawn, as the boy* call him, 1 ,
CM n paw receiver lant season,!
cavort in c nt the riirht end position.
Bat as thine* look now lie has boon
•hlfted to tackle to bolster the forwnrd
null. "Tlpjcr" Mel Wilhnck
will Mart off at left tackle. Wllhack
shown fine possibilities. Al
Newell will alternate with him.
The tivo ends. Dout* Kcovil nnd
Dave (inrdenpr, saw nctlnn on the,
Goofs Ir.st vear, nnd. with it few!
camrs under tlvir twit should'
come around tn expectations. ,
Movintr over to the center of the,
line we find guard Dickie Morris
and Jim lEicct-ns. Morris, n slight:
fcrappy character weighing in nt
142. provided many surprise* to,
opposing nlnyerH Inut jvnr. Itic-;
ccn* has little plityim* pxperit'nepi
hut Is biis nnd ngi:r.'5MVi\ Center
Bill Nelson t.« in the name pnrdicn-;
nwnt. Ircing n bit short on play- 1
Enc time.
The Iwckfii'ld shnni-s up like
thin: m*>M of the heavy duty ball,
carrying will fall on the broad
shoulder* of Roger "Hull** Torres, i
the converti*d linesman. Roc. short j
and itocky. cnuld In* the surprise:
attack of the Indian*. i
He w«?nt throuiih last year's)
Biwllinp wnson nnd should hnv*?:
all the ability for a tough line'
smasher. A hotlv contested hat-i
tie ii beinir wnkctl for the nil lm-;
oortant quarterlmck sput between!
Winnie Mevers, second strlmr
quarterback last rc.ixsn, nnd Jim*'
my Itenvcr. second tenm end of M*t.i
At nrpsent. Mover* lins the edce
nn Jim, nit he in the better hall}
•" handler an well AN having Instj
jwarV experience to give him confidence.
On the other l.nnd. Itenv-i
• er passes well, nnd only time will!
tell if he will break In the first
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L, *" III!
Aerial'Attack Gives
Promise of Victory
THEY DOOD IT By Noel Kelly
„ Lincoln L
«n«r-tti;irfYe;:tbt-Irftop£t 11; perform^ .,
--'the ,nw;;ic*wn,'iUwett'«|
Il l l
. ,? ,? L Commerce team tbafc^ *
ipld th ht "G
l L l Commerce team tbafc
toiiplcd the mighty "Gomi of »^
G«ncrm!on"7 6 in 1041 Uwell- r
Itea have never forgotten the hnii v!
llUtl following foll
that'r that defeat?^ defeat,
and today, another Lowell team ii.
V.
prtpared to jtlvo Commerce a real:
*licllackmff
Although Commercerxoes. Into'" ^
j th« Kame n slifcht favorite. Lowell >'
; tcamR haw never been* known"to " \
pay nny attention to^nre-gamo ,;
oJJs. With breakaway threats,In .
Don Pettlt and Gene Trweau, - ,
power from Hog Torres, and Win*
nlc Myers* ami Jim Heaver** pass*
fnjf, Lowell him a pood ch&.lco of
upHettinff the applecart and coming
home a winner.
In front of this backfleld, a biff,
hard-charfiini; line, . headed -by-
Johnny Borcta, Lowell's candidate
for nil-city tackle; Jack Stroad,
junior Kuurd, and Bill Nelson,
made-over fullback at center, will
open the hole* that lead to pay
dirt. Dave Gardner and Doug
, Scnvil, the pascVBnagKinK endi:
I Allan Ncwoll. Ted Adihade, and
I Dick Mnrrin. veteran xuards. will
I alto be In there bearing thi; biant
| of Commerce 1 * ground attack.
i The Commcrco team may bo
| *umrr.cd up in one word, Loskotoff.
Fred loskotoff in Hie find string
j Itulidoj- center, nnd h'c brother
| Bill h the Htnning fullback. TIio
l Loikotoffs are back for their sec*
untl year of vnmity football, and
tlicy nro the ones to watch out
for.
AIKO back art* Amando Kerrante,
*>lnr end from last year** team, nnd
Marcel Bayautct, tackle.
Station Webster revm* sure to
he the hrnkaway threat, OH he will
be openuinir from the tailback
j*pot in Commerce's Notre Dome
} fyiUcm. A fast mun and a good
j patutor. Weliptcr is another one that
; Lowell neH fear.
| It appvitr* that Commerce's attack
mu} come throuch tho air,
with Wclritcr throwing and baaketballvnt
Jim Green and Richie
StnntVl, alatiff with Ferranto and
Sal Cnrdinulli catchintr them.
So don't underestimate this
Commerce team. Coach Voyne uya
that Commerce has one of tho best'
team* In the league and should put
up a terrlfi: battle. The Unc-ups:
Lowell
LE— Scovjl.
VT— Newell.
IX^Adxhad ^Adhd
, team. I
Left flnlf Pnn 1'ctlt has a touch)
job ahead of him. He fill* the!
•hoe* of Pick Calender. All-City!
1
bock of Inst war** fame. Thnt In
• i fob in Itself. Bnb Griffon, first
" frighted for the left half portion,
J 1 -. IK alternating with Petit. Gene
". TreMreu in uuproven nt ritrht half
. hut will 1x> given nil opportunities
r to show hid cannbllitles. Pmctlco
1
MMions hn%-e found Gene In fine
form.
After Roinj- over the sqtiod n
few time*, there is one very np«
^parent fact:
fJ .The team I* chock-full of juniors
IK with little if any playing cxpe
w± rience. So it doesn't look like n
VJ v f n i Btl C—Nelson.
KG—Morris.
RT.—Uorcto.
HE—Gardner.
Here are the Indian*.: I, Wrnny Me>et>, ((•: 2. Don IMitt. II.; X Jim KtRsinx. C; 1. Gene Tre»erau, II.:
.-». John Itorvla. T.; A, Dick .Morris, (;.; 7. liill NcNun. C: 8. Al Lew,-11. T.; 9, Duug Scnvil. E 10
II:
Q—Denver.
UI—I'ettit.
linger TnrrtTC. F.; II, Pure Ganlner, K.; }'£, Couth .Mllcr.
10. ItH—Trearvau.
K—Torres.
Fall Track IlLighweight Baskcteers Show
Commrrce
Having u group of vctcr- Promise; Seven Vets Return!
mil to t fForm
tho nucleus ul of f next n
LG—Kocnlir.
year's e. Cam-
"'^ merce
^tooer 14—Uwell T». Poly. N
ep«tober 21—Lowell m Itelbot. .
|noTenber 1-Lowell m. Gaineo. _
7NoTeniber 9—Lowell n. St. tuna.
W*< tins. ^ , ,
K£L T • i'Xiicnciicc aro not to be counted,
,vmlulB I'clc Schoonmakcr,. uut as contcnilcni for the title. lie-;
:, ••»>- IUCCCSSIUI ncason If von IOOKI Jack Vanilcrmalo. and Bill Schmiill tumlni: Ward llvaly. from Herb last yiar's Suhr, squad Don XLO arc
; at the von and lint record nut It! will be back to bolster the cross- nan. Ward nnd llcaly. Bob Herb Sockaloi-. Suhr, Don Healy, Nco-i
E Jfll be an IntercstlnB year to seolcnuntrj- team. nWme with new-moving from second fitring to first,,
provided ncnrinj; punch, an welt tul
Orloff. With the sieht of a Block backbord ability. Noonnn, airaln!
'L" to njmr them on. Coach Ilnr-j a firvt utrinKCr, will bo called!
"«berl'i»_Lowell yi. Sacred,
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j how our boys can fleht nBainsti comers Dob Olirera. Jim Edivards,
" odds and maybe, knock over an oc-l Don Branson, Stu Jones, and Boris
eulonal favorllo now nnd then. " ""• -t "' •" ' "
K'fjmln csnecla!!y.l More than
iif' c * nn SIDE-LINES
By Victor Levit
TODAY LOWELL TAKES ONand
wlu bolster tho middle of U.
«' •» expected. But one! rlx predict* crvat success for lhe[iM>on to do n great deal of bnlli a toujrh Conunerce eleven atKcxar. S. 0.
tninic Is certain.- As lone as: Mike marathon men.
'while'directing the at-.Thc Indians will use tho *,
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VbVM h eoachlmc tlio boys, there A!«o Also on me the niuK*"") program '"t for 4«n.w»m. fall: tack,
while Commerce prefers- tho "No-.
will be a hard flrfitinc team rep-! track k are a walkathon lkthn and a pen- pen Al Al»o showlni; promise are Aosh- treDatne Box." Losses through'
•nentlnir the banners of Itct nnd tathion, the latter beinjr composed mtn ncro Hum, Slonlcm Ware,!
While. He's had less material nnd of five events in competition. -Stan Jxapi*. Tom Glikbar?. Robby
t mid. more of It In the- span of Weight men, Tom MtQuadc, Sam' Foster. Uorb Funir, Don Valoria,;
; rear", he's been nt Lowell lhan S!nclnlkoff, and Don McThee, will Stan Alder, and Harry Marre.
!, any other coach In prep history. be thero pitchine; this term with jv. On tile uthcr hand, the ono hun-
EfKta spenk for themselves. Hubcr. Tambcrt'. nnd Bill Murray, iral twenty poundur* seem to liavo
all point winners last year. In Iho everything. ComLi» up fromfirst
h Irdles. strlnir "JO's" are Teddy Valorla,
ManV OL Lowell's sprinters, who Bill "Fed" Muck, and Henry Mnl-
' many of the jiolnts last lowncy, Charlie Louie, and Chesterj
1 . line. The Trojans an curatWU!
Urs
graduation are heavy for both
teams. It should J»#a close game.|
ian^..»
can beat two of these teams, they!
p'a> offs as the rest of the scled. |Kl? l iol!?M l ti!SI" l i ll ?? i
""«" «norL Last
year that helped win tho chlim-Stiiiaro return from last year's ylo ulo, l« I. against aitalMf weaker weaker-;eleTens.|„, elerens.1 u," *?' ikj tiS Si l
ntnniihln nro rctumnlir for anothurl team. These five, w th freshman eoacli Voyne Is conservative. Bdl.,
lies. Yet Ihe team had only one
?ear in the cinder.? hcaded'by|r)rew.,Tunier. formthe nucleus of thinks that the .Indian, will not £
relurnlns; regular frcm the year
oelore. • • ••'••*., •
Bob flX Nolan. Notan^Tom'^wbrldgeJ Tom Trowbridge.| andInsmiut and - - looking --••' outfit Speed -—.-"-" hi finUh /hiiheryihan .•.,.•._,.... sixth." ...I* ,Ho
Al Wolf? Wolf. Up from tb« tbc 120's'jvlll no n.oblem to these boys. with| places Lincoln, Balboa. Poly, Com-. :• Practically,.Ihe umehsituation
bo Keith Edwards, Don Backer,! trackiaen Valoria and Stanaro merce, and SL. Ignatius ahead of prevailed Inn jeara agoT when !he
Joss Scraggy. Ron NovaM-s^and, burning up the courts. Nor should LOWPIU
Indians won Ihe diamplonishp.
Don Sweet.
height worry Coach Neff. as Sta- TO BARTHOLD, former Lon«ll ;'H.'ean
"Hard work Is what doe. It." naro, Loutc, Knack nnd Turner otC^ll star, is now u Nivy V-l£
says Coach Harris. If he Is right, are all quite 'Jail as tho "heavy
Lowell will win another chanrplon- lightneicW go.
ahip hi next t spring. rig
Another asset to the squad will
( happen agalhl' '' •
Here are a couplo of picks
traineV-stntloncd at tho University,