The Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council is working on plans to form a Junior Football Team this year in hopes that this will be the start of a year round Youth Sports Organization. Included will be such activities as basketball, track, baseball, boxing and, of course, Cheerleading. The Council has been working in cooperation with Bernard Jackson, who is a resident of the area, as well as George Greene and William Redding, in an effort to form the Football Team. Mr. Bernard Jackson of the 6100 block of Washington, was one of the representatives of the League, the largest organization of its kind in the country. At present the JFL has almost 5,000 boys playing football in St. Louis and the surrounding area. Players range from 7 to 14 years of age and are divided up for teams both on a size and age basis so the youngsters compete with boys at their own level. Physical examinations and player insurance are provided by the Junior Football League. On Saturday, June 23, we will start a Fund Raising Drive to raise the funds for football equipment. We will be doing door to door canvassing. Donations of five dollars, or more, are tax deductable but any amount is appreciated. Parents and businessmen who want to support the JFL effort can leave their names at the SDCC office, VO 2-5122.
Originally published in The Paper, Summer 1973.
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