Index | 1923 | 1925

1923-24 Elgin Maroons

Won 25, Lost 3
Coach Mark Wilson and Coach Otto Vogel

Team Photo

Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Dec. 14  W  24  13     H   Elburn
 2  Dec. 21  W  31  12     H   Chicago (Harrison)
 3  Dec. 28  W  21  18     H   Chicago (Crane)
 4  Jan. 4   W  30   9     H   Cicero (Morton)
 5  Jan. 9   W  26   7     H   Plato Center
 6  Jan. 11  W  33  13     A * Aurora (West)
 7  Jan. 12  W  20   9     H   Dundee
 8  Jan. 18  W  23  19     H * Freeport (H.S.)
 9  Jan. 25  W  27   9     H * Aurora (East)
10  Feb. 1   W  27  10     A * DeKalb
11  Feb. 2   L  22  29     H   Rockford (H.S.)
12  Feb. 8   W  28  13     H   Chicago (Englewood)
13  Feb. 9   W  21  13     A   Dundee
14  Feb. 22  W  30  14     H * Joliet (Twp.)
District Tournament at Dundee
15  Mar. 6   W  62   4     N + Marengo
16  Mar. 7   W  45   9     N + Crystal Lake (H.S.)
17  Mar. 8   W  29  13     N + West Chicago (H.S.)
18  Mar. 8   W  65  11     N + Hebron
Sectional Tournament at Joliet (Twp.)
19  Mar. 14  W  35  23     N + Streator (Twp.)
20  Mar. 15  W  33  17     N + Waukegan (H.S.)
21  Mar. 15  W  31  19     N + Batavia
State Final Tournament at U. of Illinois (Men's Gym Annex)
22  Mar. 21  W  16  14     N + Canton
23  Mar. 22  W  28  17     N + Athens
National Tournament at U. of Chicago
24  Apr. 2   L  15  30     N + Emporia, KN
25  Apr. 3   W  28  22     N + Jackson, MI
26  Apr. 4   W  30  22     N + Chattanooga, TN (Central)
27  Apr. 5   W  35  24     N + Spokane, WA (North Central)
28  Apr. 5   L  27  34     N + Warrensburg, MO

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Louis "Soup" Semeny     108   50  266   29
Herb Hill                79   25  183   16
Harry Lange              64   30  158   12
Doug Mills               60   27  147   14
Clayton Stone            19    1   39    8
Andy Solyom               5    8   18    6
Chapman Wells             5    1   11    5
Clifford Weston           3    1    7    4
Theodore Stern            2    0    4    4
Oswald Hill               1    1    3    2
Kenneth Pflaum            0    3    3    1
Harold Sponholtz          1    0    2    2
Fred Lehman               0    1    1    1

Big Seven Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Elgin                         5    0
Joliet                        4    1
Freeport                      3    2
DeKalb                        2    3
Aurora (West)                 1    4
Aurora (East)                 0    5

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Dec. 14, 1923
ELGIN 24, Elburn 13
Louis "Soup" Semeny 6, 0, 12; Clayton Stone 3, 0, 6; Herb Hill 1, 2, 4; Harry Lange 1, 0, 2; Kenneth Pflaum 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 2, 24; Elburn Totals 4, 5, 13; Elgin by Quarters 10-4-2-8; Elburn by Quarters 3-2-7-1.

Fri., Dec. 21, 1923
ELGIN 31, Chicago (Harrison) 12
Louis "Soup" Semeny 6, 1, 13; Clayton Stone 4, 0, 8; Herb Hill 3, 1, 7; Harry Lange 1, 1, 3; Elgin Totals 14, 3, 31; Chicago (Harrison) Totals 4, 4, 12; Elgin by Halves 14-17; Chicago (Harrison) by Halves 7-5.

Fri., Dec. 28, 1923
ELGIN 21, Chicago (Crane) 18
Harry Lange 4, 1, 9; Herb Hill 3, 0, 6; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 3, 5; Clayton Stone 0, 1, 1; Kenneth Pflaum 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 5, 21; Chicago (Crane) Totals 8, 2, 18; Elgin by Quarters 6-10-1-4; Chicago (Crane) by Quarters 0-9-6-3.

Fri., Jan. 4, 1924
ELGIN 30, Cicero (Morton) 9
Louis "Soup" Semeny 8, 1, 17; Herb Hill 3, 0, 6; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Doug Mills 1, 0, 2; Kenneth Pflaum 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 14, 2, 30; Cicero (Morton) Totals 3, 3, 9; ; .

Wed., Jan. 9, 1924
ELGIN 26, Plato Center 7
Doug Mills 3, 1, 7; Harry Lange 2, 1, 5; Theodore Stern 2, 0, 4; Herb Hill 2, 0, 4; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 1, 3; Harold Sponholtz 1, 0, 2; Oswald Hill 0, 1, 1; Chapman Wells 0, 0, 0; Clayton Stone 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 4, 26; Plato Center Totals 3, 1, 7; ; .

Fri., Jan. 11, 1924
ELGIN 33, Aurora (West) 13
Louis "Soup" Semeny 8, 2, 18; Doug Mills 3, 0, 6; Harry Lange 2, 1, 5; Herb Hill 2, 0, 4; Elgin Totals 15, 3, 33; Aurora (West) Totals 5, 3, 13; ; .

Sat., Jan. 12, 1924
ELGIN 20, Dundee 9
Herb Hill 3, 0, 6; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 4, 6; Doug Mills 2, 1, 5; Harry Lange 1, 0, 2; Kenneth Pflaum 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 7, 6, 20; Dundee Totals 3, 3, 9; Elgin by Halves 3-17; Dundee by Halves 4-5.

Fri., Jan. 18, 1924
ELGIN 23, Freeport (H.S.) 19
Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 3, 11; Harry Lange 1, 3, 5; Herb Hill 0, 4, 4; Doug Mills 1, 0, 2; Kenneth Pflaum 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 6, 11, 23; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 7, 5, 19; Elgin by Halves 14-9; Freeport (H.S.) by Halves 10-9.

Fri., Jan. 25, 1924
ELGIN 27, Aurora (East) 9
Herb Hill 5, 0, 10; Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 3, 7; Clifford Weston 2, 0, 4; Harry Lange 1, 2, 4; Doug Mills 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 11, 5, 27; Aurora (East) Totals 4, 1, 9; Elgin by Quarters 4-8-8-7; Aurora (East) by Quarters 5-4-0-0.

Fri., Feb. 1, 1924
ELGIN 27, DeKalb 10
Herb Hill 8, 0, 16; Harry Lange 3, 1, 7; Doug Mills 2, 0, 4; Louis "Soup" Semeny 0, 0, 0; Theodore Stern 0, 0, 0; Andy Solyom 0, 0, 0; Fred Lehman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 1, 27; DeKalb Totals 4, 2, 10; Elgin by Quarters 4-4-14-5; DeKalb by Quarters 5-2-0-3.

Sat., Feb. 2, 1924
Rockford (H.S.) 29, ELGIN 22
Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 3, 9; Herb Hill 4, 1, 9; Doug Mills 1, 1, 3; Harry Lange 0, 1, 1; Elgin Totals 8, 6, 22; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 12, 5, 29; Elgin by Halves 8-14; Rockford (H.S.) by Halves 13-16.

Fri., Feb. 8, 1924
ELGIN 28, Chicago (Englewood) 13
Harry Lange 3, 2, 8; Doug Mills 3, 1, 7; Herb Hill 3, 0, 6; Chapman Wells 1, 0, 2; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 0, 2; Clayton Stone 1, 0, 2; Fred Lehman 0, 1, 1; Andy Solyom 0, 0, 0; Oswald Hill 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 4, 28; Chicago (Englewood) Totals 5, 3, 13; Elgin by Quarters 4-7-10-7; Chicago (Englewood) by Quarters 3-4-4-2.

Sat., Feb. 9, 1924
ELGIN 21, Dundee 13
Herb Hill 3, 1, 7; Doug Mills 2, 0, 4; Clifford Weston 1, 1, 3; Harry Lange 1, 1, 3; Chapman Wells 1, 0, 2; Louis "Soup" Semeny 0, 2, 2; Andy Solyom 0, 0, 0; Oswald Hill 0, 0, 0; Theodore Stern 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 5, 21; Dundee Totals 6, 1, 13; Elgin by Quarters 2-3-8-8; Dundee by Quarters 2-1-8-2.

Fri., Feb. 22, 1924
ELGIN 30, Joliet (Twp.) 14
Louis "Soup" Semeny 6, 0, 12; Herb Hill 2, 3, 7; Harry Lange 2, 1, 5; Doug Mills 0, 4, 4; Clayton Stone 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 11, 8, 30; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 6, 2, 14; Elgin by Halves 16-14; Joliet (Twp.) by Halves 8-6.

Thu., Mar. 6, 1924
ELGIN 62, Marengo 4
Herb Hill 7, 1, 15; Louis "Soup" Semeny 5, 2, 12; Harry Lange 5, 0, 10; Doug Mills 4, 0, 8; Clayton Stone 4, 0, 8; Chapman Wells 2, 1, 5; Oswald Hill 1, 0, 2; Andy Solyom 1, 0, 2; Fred Lehman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 29, 4, 62; Marengo Totals 1, 2, 4; Elgin by Quarters 19-16-18-9; Marengo by Quarters 2-1-1-0.

Fri., Mar. 7, 1924
ELGIN 45, Crystal Lake (H.S.) 9
Louis "Soup" Semeny 5, 3, 13; Herb Hill 4, 1, 9; Doug Mills 4, 0, 8; Harry Lange 3, 1, 7; Clayton Stone 2, 0, 4; Andy Solyom 0, 2, 2; Chapman Wells 1, 0, 2; Oswald Hill 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 19, 7, 45; Crystal Lake (H.S.) Totals 2, 5, 9; Elgin by Quarters 10-14-11-10; Crystal Lake (H.S.) by Quarters 3-3-2-1.

Sat., Mar. 8, 1924
ELGIN 29, West Chicago (H.S.) 13
Doug Mills 5, 0, 10; Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 2, 6; Andy Solyom 2, 2, 6; Herb Hill 2, 0, 4; Clayton Stone 1, 0, 2; Harry Lange 0, 1, 1; Fred Lehman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 5, 29; West Chicago (H.S.) Totals 4, 5, 13; Elgin by Quarters 2-15-7-5; West Chicago (H.S.) by Quarters 6-0-3-4.

Sat., Mar. 8, 1924
ELGIN 65, Hebron 11
Louis "Soup" Semeny 13, 3, 29; Harry Lange 6, 0, 12; Doug Mills 5, 1, 11; Herb Hill 5, 1, 11; Andy Solyom 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 30, 5, 65; Hebron Totals 5, 1, 11; Elgin by Quarters 9-19-14-23; Hebron by Quarters 3-4-2-2.

Fri., Mar. 14, 1924
ELGIN 35, Streator (Twp.) 23
Louis "Soup" Semeny 5, 3, 13; Doug Mills 5, 0, 10; Harry Lange 3, 1, 7; Herb Hill 0, 3, 3; Andy Solyom 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 14, 7, 35; Streator (Twp.) Totals 8, 7, 23; ; .

Sat., Mar. 15, 1924
ELGIN 33, Waukegan (H.S.) 17
Herb Hill 4, 0, 8; Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 0, 8; Harry Lange 3, 0, 6; Clayton Stone 3, 0, 6; Doug Mills 2, 1, 5; Andy Solyom 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 16, 1, 33; Waukegan (H.S.) Totals 6, 5, 17; Elgin by Quarters 6-18-5-4; Waukegan (H.S.) by Quarters 0-5-8-4.

Sat., Mar. 15, 1924
ELGIN 31, Batavia 19
Doug Mills 6, 2, 14; Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 2, 10; Herb Hill 2, 0, 4; Harry Lange 1, 1, 3; Elgin Totals 13, 5, 31; Batavia Totals 7, 5, 19; Elgin by Quarters 8-8-2-13; Batavia by Quarters 2-4-10-3.

Fri., Mar. 21, 1924
ELGIN 16, Canton 14
Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 1-3, 5; Doug Mills 2, 0-0, 4; Herb Hill 1, 1-2, 3; Harry Lange 0, 2-3, 2; Andy Solyom 0, 2-2, 2; Elgin Totals 5, 6-10, 16; Canton Totals 5, 4-12, 14; ; .

Sat., Mar. 22, 1924
ELGIN 28, Athens 17
Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 2, 10; Harry Lange 2, 4, 8; Herb Hill 2, 1, 5; Doug Mills 1, 3, 5; Andy Solyom 0, 0, 0; Fred Lehman 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 9, 10, 28; Athens Totals 6, 5, 17; Elgin by Quarters 9-8-4-7; Athens by Quarters 1-6-5-5.

Wed., Apr. 2, 1924
Emporia, KN 30, ELGIN 15
Doug Mills 2, 1, 5; Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 1, 5; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; Andy Solyom 0, 1, 1; Clayton Stone 0, 0, 0; Herb Hill 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 6, 3, 15; Emporia, KN Totals 12, 6, 30; Elgin by Quarters 8-0-3-4; Emporia, KN by Quarters 4-10-8-8.

Thu., Apr. 3, 1924
ELGIN 28, Jackson, MI 22
Doug Mills 1, 6, 8; Harry Lange 3, 1, 7; Herb Hill 3, 0, 6; Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 2, 6; Andy Solyom 0, 1, 1; Clayton Stone 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 9, 10, 28; Jackson, MI Totals 9, 4, 22; Elgin by Halves 17-11; Jackson, MI by Halves 8-14.

Fri., Apr. 4, 1924
ELGIN 30, Chattanooga, TN (Central) 22
Harry Lange 4, 3-6, 11; Doug Mills 3, 1-4, 7; Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 1-5, 7; Herb Hill 2, 1-3, 5; Andy Solyom 0, 0-2, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 6-20, 30; Chattanooga, TN (Central) Totals 10, 2-9, 22; Elgin by Quarters 11-6-8-5; Chattanooga, TN (Central) by Quarters 3-9-2-8.

Sat., Apr. 5, 1924
ELGIN 35, Spokane, WA (North Central) 24
Louis "Soup" Semeny 7, 5, 19; Harry Lange 4, 0, 8; Herb Hill 1, 4, 6; Doug Mills 0, 2, 2; Andy Solyom 0, 0, 0; Clayton Stone 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 11, 35; Spokane, WA (North Central) Totals 11, 2, 24; Elgin by Quarters 7-5-9-14; Spokane, WA (North Central) by Quarters 8-7-6-3.

Sat., Apr. 5, 1924
Warrensburg, MO 34, ELGIN 27
Harry Lange 4, 1-1, 9; Herb Hill 4, 0-0, 8; Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 0-0, 6; Doug Mills 1, 2-4, 4; Elgin Totals 12, 3-5, 27; Warrensburg, MO Totals 17, 0-1, 34; Elgin by Quarters 6-7-4-10; Warrensburg, MO by Quarters 10-4-10-10.