Verhovayak Lapja, 1950 (33. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1950 / Verhovay Journal
PAGE 2 Verhovay Journal March 15, 1950 Kentucky Wildcat Wild in Action Fullback Bill Boiler Here’s Bill Boiler in action! A man altogether different from the gentleman in tux appearing- with his sister. Margie, on the front page of this issue. Here Bill is in training for the Orange Bowl New Year’s Day game with Santa Clara at Miami, Fla. (Incidentally, four of the gents on the Wildcats team of Kentucky University hail from the Beaver Valiev in western Pennsylvania. It seems the Yankees, sis ths southerners still call them, are not lacking in pep . . . and what with Bill Boiler helping the southern team to so many victories, he may yet be the one to make peace between the North and the South...) His career on the grid has been described in a Lexington newspaper in his sophomore year at Kentucky U. "One of the Keystoners.” the re- I port reads, “who has been a prominent figure in the Wildcat cast of j characters for the last two seasons, j his name often found in the starting | lineup, is William John Boiler, 19- vear-old sophomore halfback.” “Since the start of the 1946 campaign. Boiler has recorded, perhaps more actual playing time for Kentucky than any other gridder currently in the backfield corps, doing a lot of the heavy work of smacking through tackle and guard and also throwing blocks to help produce the more spectacular end sweeps of fleet mates.’’ “The versatile sophomore, • who stands fivevfoot-ll and weights 175 pounds, is a native of Beaver Falls, Pa., a city of 30,000 in that cluster of steel-mill towns just west of Pittsburgh which has also furnished U.K. such other huskies as Harry Ulinski, Nick Odlivak and the two Genitos.” “An all-sports hero at Beaver Falls High. Boiler was a backfield regular there for three seasons and in his senior year helped his team roll through the campaign undefeated and gained all-Western Pennsylvania honors :':or himself.” “Hs was captain of the school’s basketball team during his senior year, his fifth season of activity' with the cagers and his quintet in both the 1945 and 1946 seasons advanced to the state finals before meeting- defeat.” “One of several likely- prospects unable to try for the U.K. nine because of football practice last spring-. Boiler has behind him a good record also in baseball and is looking forward to pastiming with Wildcat diamond aggregations. He pitched three seasons with the high sehool team, and last summer came through with a no-hit performance while hurling for an independent team in his home town.” “Two days after being handed his high school diploma in June of 1946, Boiler was on the U.K. campus, enrolling as a freshman for a physicaleducation course. He joined the gridders immediately, earned notice quickly in summer practice with his run-THE BRIGHTEST SPOT in the annual social program of Branch 164, Chicago. 111., is the Children’s Christmas Party, always attended by Santa Claus in person as is authentically proved by the above photograph. Last year the children of Branch 164 had an early date with Santa; December 11th was the date, which assured every child of a nice gift. There was a treat, too. for everyone and the children as well as the parents had a wonderful time. Visited by Verhovay’s exclusive Santa Claus each year, the children of this branch grow up in the appreciation of Branch 164’s brand of fraternalism. Incidentally, with 232 children under the age of 16, Branch 164 has the fifth largest Junior Order departmeht in the Verhovay. First is Detroit Branch 36 with 713 children, second South Bend Branch 132 with 479,’third New York Branch 48 with 363 and fourth Detroit Branch 443 with 257. Total juvenile membership of the Association was 12.883 at the end of last year. Santa Qaus Visitswith Children of Chicago Branch 164 rung-and passing, and played in all of Kentucky’s 10 engagements last' fall.” “An addict of all sports, with football, baseball and bowling leading his preferences, he shares in the common desire to have a coachingberth after finishing college, but he thinks he might have a try at professional baseball.” Boiler’s outstanding performance in a Great Lakes Bowl Game at the Cleveland stadium gave cause to the following remarks by- Harry Jones in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, under the caption “Flashy Kentucky Back Wins Praise of Both Coaches After Defeating Villanova.” “The 19-y'eai:-old halfback de luxe, who "packs 177 pounds on a five-foot 11-inch frame, twice galloped across the Villanova goal line within a twominute period of the fourth quarter to provide the deciding margin in Kentucky’s 24-14 triumph.” “And so both coaches agreed in the dressing rooms afterwards that the big difference was named Boiler, a runner, a passer, a blocker and a tackier of surprising talents.” “There is no question about it, Boiler is one of the hardest runners we’ve faced all yrear,” Coach Jordan Olivar of Villanova stated, “but I somehow feel that if yve had Stopped his first touchdown run, the ball game miglit have ended differently.” “But, of course, we didn’t stop him.” “Coach Paul Bryant of Kentucky said that he believed Boiler’s brilliant 49-yard touchdown run of an intercepted pass was Bill's longest jaunt of the year. It was also the first, time that the youngster, who did not win a starting berth until the third game of the season, scored twice in one game.” Coments appealing with the above picture in a Lexington newspaper reveal that Bill had been often injured in the course of his gallant performances. “Having missed five of the 11 games on Kentucky University’s regular season football schedule because of injuries,” the comments read, “Fullback Bill Boiler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Boiler of Beaver Fails, is back in shape and much is expected of him in the Orange Bowl New Year’s game with Santa Clara at Miami, Fla.” Now listed as offensive fullback, Bill sustained painful rib injuries in the October 15th game with The Citadel. Due to the injuries he missed the Southern Methodist and University of Cincinnati battles. Hurt again in the Xavier game he missed the University of Florida contest, saw only little action in the Tennessee game and missed the Miami U. test. Word from the-training grounds now is that Boiler is feeling fine and “ready' to go.” “Coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant has been turning more and more to Boiler as the workhorse of the outfit,” the report continues, “and Bill has been carrying much of the load. The ‘injury jinx’ has not been confined to Boiler. Others have been involved and now it could be Boiler’s turn to reverse the issue come Monday.” “Remember how he came through two years ago in the Great Lakes Bowl.” “During the season, despite his injuries. Boiler managed to score 25 points. His average (reported unofficially) was 7.2 per carry. In the Georgia game alone, Lexington, Ky„ newspapers shoved how he topped the ground gainers in that battle with a 6.86 yard average per carry.” That’s Bill Boiler, the wildest of the Wildcats, Kentucky University’s most popular Yankee, -— a member of the Verhovay since his earliest childhood, at Ryaneh 39, Beaver Falls, Pa. 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