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Illinois History:
A Magazine for Young People
April, 2004
Vol. 57, Issue 3
Sports in Illinois History
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The
Elgin National Road Race (page 1)
Jeff Michel, St. Thomas More, Elgin
Teacher: Melissa Craig
The Bell that Caused
the Bang: The 1969 Thanksgiving Day Football Skirmish (page 3)
Erin Conner, Belleville West High School, Belleville
Teacher: Melissa Schmitt-Crafton
The Chicago Cubs:
An Enduring Tradition (page 5)
Margot DiMuzio, Jamieson School, Chicago
Teachers: Bob Newton and Jackie Turlow
Sports in Illinois
Prisons (page 7)
Christina Mayberry, Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale
Teacher: Patricia Grimmer
Red Grange, The
Greatest Collegiate Football Player of All Time (page 9)
Jonathan Hughes, Carbondale Community High School
Teacher: Patricia Grimmer
George Halas: Father
of American Professional Football (page 11)
Caitlin Gidcumb, St. Bede Academy, Peru
Teacher: Micahel Pomatto
St. Bede Academy’s
Fifty Game Winning Streak (page 13)
James Hanson, St. Bede Academy, Peru
Teacher: Michael Pomatto
The Chicago Blackhawks:
1926-1936 The First Decade (page 15)
Bryne Hadnott, Brookwood Junior High School, Glenwood
Teacher: Harry Daley
Wrigley Field (page
17)
Mark Biagi, Brookwood Junior High School, Glenwood
Teacher: Harry Daley
Sherman Landers
(page 19)
Adam Tate, Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle
Off to the Races
(page 21)
Jessica Lovstad, Oregon High School, Oregon
Teacher: Sara Werckle
The Black Sox
Scandal (page 23)
Jake Meyer, Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Collinsville
Teacher: Michael Voss
Who Won the 1975
U. S. Open? (page 25)
Jared Wentzel, Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Collinsville
Teacher: Michael Voss
Spirit of Harness
Racing: The Hambletonian (page 26)
Emily Foppe, All Saints Academy, Breese
Teacher: Stephanie Garcia
“Play Ball”
– The Women’s Way (page 27)
Lydia Bruegge, All Saints Academy, Breese
Teacher: Stephanie Garcia
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