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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1961)
4 * • * ‘* ■ \ i O'Neill Eagles, Cardinals Open Season With Victories » ... • iMM'*.<.iij.■&mamsc.:mmmsmimsm • A ISOLD EFFORT by eleven Badgers, but all i ■. iu vain as Jerry Kileoin goes 71 yards to store Friday night in O’Neill’s 18-14 win over Valentine. O Neill Eagles Whip Badgers 18-14; Kilcoin Sparks Win with Three IDS * 4 ,fi By Mike Champion O’Neill’s Eagles kicked off the 1961 football season with a bruising 115-14 victory over Valen tine Friday evening on the Bad gers’ home field. The Eagles struck three times in the first quarter catching the Badgers off guard. Speed mer chant Jerry Kilcoin scored all of O’Neill’s touchdowns on runs of 56 yards, 4 yards and a 32-yard pass play from quarterback Ter ry Kurtz. Good hard football was played by both lines. Stan Schmiechel was taken out with a nose in jury in the second quarter and other players were down with minor injuries. Valentine kicked off to O’Neill and the ball was returned to the 30-yard line. One minute and six seconds later, Jerry Kilcoin on a reverse took the ball and raced 71 yards down the side lines to score (56 yards from the line of scrimmage). The try for the ex tra point failed and the Eagles led 6-0. Kilcoin’s kick-off was returned by Valentine to the 39-yard line. After picking up one first-down the Badger quarterback Stan Mullin elected to pass and Eagle back Curt Larson intercepted at mid-field. The Eagles reeled off three first-downs in a row to set up the second touchdown on the 9-yard line. Kilcoin on a fourth and four situation took the ball and raced around the right end to score standing up with three minutes and five seconds remain ing in the first quarter. The ex tra point attempt was blocked, giving O’Neill a 12-0 lead. Valentine returned the kickoff to their own 25-yard line. The Eagles had the ball again four plays later when Valentine failed on a fourth and two situation. In the Badger’s territory, Terry Kurtz, on the first play from scrimmage faded back and lofted a perfect strike to Kilcoin all alone on the Badgers’ 15 for O’ Neill’s third touchdown of the night. Once again the .point af ter touchdown failed and the score read 18-0, closing out the first quarter. Opening the second quarter the Badgers struck back when Marv Stichka returned the ball to the O’Neill 46-yard line. Valentine rolled off four first downs in a row and Stan Mullin cracked ov er from the 1 for the Badgers’ first touchdown. The [>oint after touchdown was perfect and the score was 18-7. O’Neill returned the kick to the 43-yard line. A stubborn Valentine line held the Eagles and Kilcoin was forced to punt. Valentine took the ball on their 30-yard line and moved all the way to the O’ Neill 18-yard line before losing the ball on downs. The half end ed 18-7. O’Neill kicked off to Valentine to start the rugged third quar ter which ended with no scoring for either team. O’Neill threaten ed once when Valentine fumbled on their 44-yard line but after knocking off two first and tens, lost the ball on the Valentine 21. The Badgers, in a see-saw battle moved the ball back to the O’Neill 11-yard line before losing the ball on downs. The final quarter started with O’Neill in possession and on good running plays by Larson and McGinn moved the ball down field, eating up valuable time. A fumble on the 8-yard line cost O'Neill its fourth touch down of the night. Valentine took over with time running out and elected to go to the air. After moving the ball to the 35-yard line quarterback Mullin dropped back and threw a long pass to end Don Nelson who took the ball in full stride and went all the way to score. The try for extra point was good, narrowing the score 18-14. With two minutes remaining in the game Valentine attempted an on-side kick which O’Neill recov ered. O’Neill quarterback Kurtz with a minute and 30 seconds left in the game dropped back and tossed a pass which was inter cepted by Valentine. The Bad gers made one last, futile try to score on a pass play which ended the game. Coach Jake Hawley’s boys showed good determination in this yet young season with a pro mise of a good future ahead. Freshman back Don Havranek was a stand-out on both offense and defense. The Eagles green line was led by Mike Hand, Mike Fletcher, Steve Peterson, Stan Schmiechel and another fresh man, Ivan Hurley. In his bid for all-state honors Jerry Kilcoin played his usual, fine calibre of football, sharing the spotlight with Curt Larson and Jack McGinn. Gary Beckwith, O’Neill, will play the end position in the open ing game of the Doane College Tigers Saturday evening with Concordia on the Crete field. Beckwith, a senior, has earned three letters in football at Doane. Two O'Neill Men Tie In Golf Tournament Red Dewitt and Jake Hawley tied with two other players for third place in the Labor Day golf tournament at Bassett. The O’Neill players were tied at 144, even par, with Jim Dew ing. Gordon, and Cal Hedelson, Bassett. Tom Cone, Gordon, de feated J. B. Ferguson, Bassett, for the first place. FB Schedule Set at Verdigre VERDIGRE — Coach Bill Har der announces that there are 25 boys out for football this season with 10 lettermen returning. The schedule for this year, fol lowing the opening Friday at Os mond, is: Spet ember 15, at Ce dar Rapids; 22, Niobrara, here; 29, at Naper; October 6, Lynch, here. 13, at Spencer. 20, Wausa, here; 25, Butte, here. LARGEST EVER . . . Opening Fall Cattle Sale - Verdigre THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th 12:00 NOON 800 to 1,000 Cattle FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE EARLY LISTINGS: 50 Mixed yearling steers (Verdigre); 35 Yearlings and fall calves (Lynch); 12 Fancy WF fall calves (Niobrara); 31 Mixed calves and yearlings (Nio brara); 25 Fancy Angus heifer calves (Verdigre); 15 WF yearlings (Spencer); 20 Angford spring calves (Lynch); 10 WF springer cows (Creighton); 18 "Warmed up" yearlings (Creighton); 33 WF spring calves—Dehorned, Vac. & Castrated (Lynch); 60 WF heifer calves (Verdigre); 20 Holstein steers (Orchard); 25 Reputation WF calves (Verdigre); 8 Angford heifer calves (Verdigre); 15 Angus fall calves (Winnetoon); 69 Mixed yearlings (Verdi gre); 9 Yearling and fall calves (Creighton); 250 Choice light calves (Mon tana); 125 Mixed yearlings and calves (Western North Dakota). The above listings were made one full week ahead of sale date. IF YOU HAVE CATTLE FOR SALE, BRING THEM IN TO THIS OPENING FALL SPECIAL. IT IS WELL ADVERTISED—WE DO APPRECIATE KNOWING ABOUT YOUR CONSIGNMENT IN ORDER THAT WE MAY IN CLUDE IT IN OUR RADIO AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. PLAN TO ATTEND THIS “FALL OPENER” AT VERDIGRE. TUNE IN WNAX, YANK TON at 6:15 P.M. (Monday through Saturday) FOR LATEST INFORMATION OR CALL US COL LECT at 86-W in VERDIGRE. REMEMBER - FRIDAY, 5EP FcMBcR 15th in VfcRUKjRfc MORE PROFIT IX)R YOU AT VERDIGRE WHEN YOU SELL YOUR HOGS AT OUR MONDAY AUCTION ANOTHER LARGE RUN OF HOGS AND CATTLE AT OUR MONDAY SALE. TOP ON BUTCHERS REACHED $18.85 with the bulk of the No. 1 and No. 2 grade mixed bogs selling from $18.56 to $18.65. Considerable discrimination is still being shown on lightweight hogs and we ..believe it will pay you to sort closely. About 125 head of cattle was sold on a steady market. REGULAR AUCTION EACH AND EVERY MONDAY SPECIAL CATTLE SALES 1st and 3rd FRIDAY’S OF EVERY MONTH. Verdigre livestock Market Don Jensen, Mgr. Phone 86-W ’ 6 PPK Contest Slated Here; Sign Up Now Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts, Yale Lary of the Detroit Lions, and Paul Hornung of the Football Green Bay Packers . . , three of the best players in the National Football league . . . have teamed together to write an instruction booklet on passing, punting and place-kicking for the information of O’Neill area boys who will compete in the Ford Punt, Pass and Kick competition scheduled for October 14 at O’ Neill. Unitas, daring quarterback who twice led the Baltimore Colts to the NFL championship, details the tips which made him into one of the greatest passers in NFL history. Lary, the league’s best punter in 1959, outlines the im portant rules to follow in getting off long and straight punts, while Hornung, the all-round player noted for his place-kicking skill, reports on ways to angle field goals to get off booming kick offs. The illustrated booklet, which also includes directions on properly performing body building calisthenics, is being given all grade school boys aged 6 through 10 who register for the Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Robertson Motor Co., O’Neill, Nebr. Entrants must be accompanied by par ent or guardian. At the time of registration, boys also are given a Punt, Pass and Kick badge, and a copy of the official 1961 National Foot ball League guidebook. In the competition, O’Neill boys will be judged for the ac curacy and distance of their punting, passing, and place-kick ing, as they compete for prizes of football uniforms, warm-up jac kets and footballs. Boys will com pete only in their age groups. The five best P. P. and K. specialists in the area covered by telecasts of the Chicago Bears home games then will compete in the national competition, which for this area will be held at the Chicago Bears stadium during a November home game. Prizes for the five national winners, provided by the Ford Division of Ford Motor Company, will include an all-expense trip for the winners and their fathers to the NFL Championship game, a visit to Washington for an of ficial White House reception, and trophies. Spencer High Sets Schedule SPENCER — The schedule has been announced for Spencer and Butte football games this sea son. Following is the schedule for Butte: September 15, Atkinson, here; 22, Springview, here; 29, at Lynch; October 6, Bonesteel, here; 13, at Stuart; 20, at Nio brara; 27, at Verdigre, and No vember 3, at Spencer. Ewing played at Butte Friday evening. Spencer Pirates played Bone steel on the home field Friday evening and the rest of their schedule is as follows: 15, at Ew ing; 22, Atkinson, here; 29, at Stuart; October 6, Niobrara, here; 13, Verdigre, here; 20, at Lynch; 25, at Wausa; November 3, Butte, here, and 10, at Spring view. PCA Directors Attend Conference at Omaha Five representatives of the O’ Neill Production Credit associa tion returned home Wednesday from a conference of directors and managers at Omaha. The conference, sponsored by the Federal Intermediate Credit Band of Omaha, was attended by 500 people representing 40 PCAs in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Those attending from this area include Otto E. Oberg, Eric son; Otto Krupicka, Spencer; Al bert Lemmer, Atkinson; M. F. Gribble and Wm. S. Mattern, O’ Neill- Mr. Mattern is assistant manager of the association. Orchard High Names Officers ORCHARD — Officers have been elected for the high school classes, Pep club and student council at the Orchard public school. In the senior class, the of ficers are: Lana Cleveland, president; Stan Jacobsen, vice president; Janet Beutler, secre tary and treasurer, and Rick Cowling, student council repre sentative. Mrs. Anna Carter is sponsor. Richard Bruce is president of the junior class and R. M. Cowl ing is sponsor. Other officers are Lynn Reige, Jan Withee and Stanley Sukup. Sophomores elected Ronnie Meyer, Gordon Shrader, Marilyn Johnston and Linda Barton, with Hugh Tro shynski as sponsor. Freshmen selected Dale Von Seggern, Fred Thelander, Judy Parkhurst and Dean Holliday. Oris Hall is spon sor. Betty Jean Von Seggern is president of the Pep club. Ad ditional officers are Pat Meyer, Lana Cleveland and Nelda Vroo man. Mrs. Anna Carter will serve as sponsor of this club. Claudia Mitchell, Janet Beutler and Connie Classen are cheer leaders of the first team, and Alice Niles, Cheryl Bridge and Linda Barton were chosen as second team cheer leaders. Rick Coling is president of the student council; Richard Bruce, vice president; Pat Meyer, secreary and treasurer, and Linda Barton is high school news reporter. Lynch High Sets Football Schedule LYNCH — There are 34 boys out for football in the Lynch public schools. The season opened Friday eve ning with a game at Coleridge, and following is the remainder of the season: September 15, Rone steel, here; 22, Orchard, here; October 6, Verdigre, there; 13, Niobrara, there; 20, Spencer, here; 25, Naper, here, and November 3, Springfield, there. Class Officers Elected at Clearwater CLEARWATER — Class of ficers have been selected at the Clearwater public school, and sponsors have been selected. In the senior class Tom Wren holt is president; Marlin Alle mang, vice president; Sharon Knapp, secretary; Marie Ander son, treasurer; Beverly Snider, reporter, and Jack Hixson, stu dent council. Donald Dufphey is sponsor. Officers of the junior class are Richard Twiss, Marvin Trease, Helen Snider, Cheryl Rice, Jack Sehi and Kenneth Twiss, student council., LeRoy Ernst is sponsor. Sophomores elected Ronnie Kallhoff, Ronnie Sanne, Chellie Nolze, Janice Hoerle, Cathy Wie gand and Marsha Allen, council. Sponsor is Miss Helen Czarnik. Sharon Kallhoff is president of the freshman class and other of ficers are Keith Anderson, Joy Knapp, Rick Bolling, Larry Schrage and Douglas Nolze, council. ■■ ■**?■■■■ w w m " ' m - GENE SHOEMAKER, SMA No. 28, pulls away from intended tackier, (unidentified) as he sweeps the end for a nice gain Friday evening on the home field when St. Mary’s defeated Stuart, 26-0. The approaching Stuart player is Denny Wallinger (40). ■ I >5 I_H STEVE HIGGINS, number 20, is “Johnny oil t’10 spot” as he prepares to tackle the Stuart receiver. Lean Weiehman, during the Stuart-St. Mary’s academy game Friday evening in O’Neill. Higgins’ jolt ing tackle caused Weiehman to drop the pigskin despite Koli Givens’ (34) effort to interfere. Carets Clip Stuart bronchos zo-U To Take First Victory of Season St. Mary’s Cardinals dupli cated last year’s performance as they again handed the Stuart Bronchos a 26-0 defeat Friday evening in the season opener on the home field. An alert and stubborn Cardinal defense spelled the difference be tween two teams more evenly matchd than the score indicated. Three times the opponents gave the Card the ball in Broncho ter ritory and each time they took advantage of the breaks and turned them into scores. Owen Donohoe got the Cards off to a good start as on the fourth play of the game he blocked a Broncho punt and SMA had possession on the Stuart’s 20-yard line. A keeper by Spit zenberger, and a Spitzenberger to Donohoe pass put the ball on the 8-yard line. Steve Higgins moved inside the 3-yard mar ker and in two more trys Spitzen berger was in for the first touchdown of the season. Beli na’s try for the extra point was stopped short. The rest of the first half was a stalemate. Stuart put the Cards deep in the hole with a beautiful 60-yard punt. SMA halted the Bronchos only drive of the eve ning, when Higgins recovered a fumble on the Cards 19. Belina returned the second half kickoff to the 43, and with Gene Shoemaker and Higgins sweeping the ends the Cards drove to die 1-yard line from which Belina cracked over the middle for the score. A fine defensive play by Jim Sullivan gave SMA the ball via a pass interception on the Bronchos 44, and the Cards were on the move. This time Norman Mudloff sparked the drive with a 20-yard sprint up the middle. Belina picked up his second counter of the evening with a 4 yard plunge. Spitzenberger added the point to turn the count 19-0 as the third quarter ended. A fine kick by Spitzenberger and a slip by the receiver found the Bronchos pinned down inside their own 10-yard line. Four plays later they punted and SMA started their action from the 44. Mudloff behind beautiful block ing went all the way for a 44 yard sweep. Belina added the p)int and the score read 27-0. St. Mary’s threatened again as the game ended. Spitzenberger intercepted a pass and six plays later the gnn sounded as Hig gins was stopped on the 4-yard line. Defensive play by the entire unit and the blocking on end sweeps highlighted the evening play. Fine punting by the Stuart kicker and two nice kicks by Belina <37. 41, >, plus some boom ing kickoffs by Spitzenberger, kept the foot in the game of foot ball. SMA has an average line weight of 174 this year with 170 for the backs. SMA STII. First downs . 7 2 Yards rushing . 191 51 Yards lost rushing .. — 10 Net yards rushing .. 191 41 Yds. gained passing . 17 15 Total yds. gained . . 208 56 Pass attempts . 6 5 Pass completions .. 2 1 Pass interceptions .0 2 St. Mary's Play Thursday Eve At Hartmgfon St. Mary’s Cardinals travel to Hartington Thursday night where they will meet the Holy Trinity Trojans. This is the third game of the series for these schools, Trinity defeating the Cards two years ago, 15-0 and SMA winning the re torn game last year, 26-13. The Trinity outfit, a class B school, lost the opener this year to Bloomfield, 8-0. The Trojans are known to have a big line and for the first time in many a year the Cards forward wall will be outweighed. The Cardinals pack more heft in the backfield thus balancing up the over-all weight. Return of Jim Frederickson to parttime action will aid the Aca demy cause. Another regular, Owen Donohoe, has been slow in recovering from an injury suffer ed in the Stuart game. Monday night the Little Cards will play host to Spencer re serves in an 8 p.m. game. CORN CRIB SALE „ oo, ™ FPame Type Crib with S^l Ro«f Reg. 287.00 770-bu. Crib, 12 ft. 9 in. dia Reg. 380.00 1,225-bu. Crib, 15 ft. 11 in. dia. . Itll Reg. 469.00 1,660-bu. Crib, 17 ft. 11 in. dia. !!! 111 JJJJ Sale Ends September 23, 1961 Terms Available MONTGOMERY WARD FARM DEPT. Norfolk, Nebraska CHOICE " DAIRY CATTLE As I am operating a business in town. I will offer my com plete dairy herd consisting of 12 HIGH CHOICE HOLSTFTM MILK COWS at the ^rEIN O'Neill Livestock Market on THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 Also 1 Angus Bull from the Mark Hendricks herd of Atkin son. 2% years old, guaranteed breeder. ** n' Herman Meyer Sr. ' 7 • 'T f 1 Atkinson, Nebraska
