Bill Text: IL HR0523 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Irving Athletic Club.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0523 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0523-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Soon after World War I, many returning troops in | ||||||
| 3 | Irving were interested in sports and were looking for a place | ||||||
| 4 | to play and a clubhouse in which they could gather; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, A vacant two room school house, Irving School, | ||||||
| 6 | caught the soldiers' attention;
after approaching the local | ||||||
| 7 | school board to inquire about the building, the school board | ||||||
| 8 | asked for a list of club officers; the list of officers | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the school board included President Roy Anderson, | ||||||
| 10 | Vice President Isaac Berro, Treasurer Anton Bombassano, | ||||||
| 11 | Financial Secretary Henry Bertagnoli, Corresponding Secretary | ||||||
| 12 | Val Broadwell, and Trustees Louis Schorrie, Charles Berro, | ||||||
| 13 | Lester Peterson, Howard Lapping, and Charles Fallinske; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The local school board was satisfied and drafted | ||||||
| 15 | a lease for the empty school;
on November 14, 1921, the | ||||||
| 16 | building became the Irving Athletic Club (The Club); and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Later, the Irving Athletic Club members | ||||||
| 18 | discovered that the building was to be auctioned; with the | ||||||
| 19 | help of Frank J. "Cookie" Gospodaric, who supplied the $7,500 | ||||||
| 20 | needed, the group was able to keep the building; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, To repay the debt, the Irving Athletic Club held | ||||||
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| 1 | a number of competitive sports, including basketball, soccer, | ||||||
| 2 | baseball, football, track and field, wrestling, and boxing, | ||||||
| 3 | which drew a large number of paying spectators; the Club also | ||||||
| 4 | hosted a 10 mile marathon in the 1920s; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 1931, the Irving Athletic Club held a banquet | ||||||
| 6 | to honor the burning of the mortgage, and the Club has been | ||||||
| 7 | members owned ever since; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we recognize the 100th anniversary of the Irving Athletic | ||||||
| 11 | Club; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the Irving Athletic Club as a symbol of our esteem | ||||||
| 14 | and respect.
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