St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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Fr- Our beloved former coach . . . Bob Martin To Be Honored At ,gk sg' Tomorrow Nigl1t's Final Game ' For St. Marys High Gritlders Mayor Keeney presents Bob Martin an award for his outstanding service lo the youth of Cortland. Saints Win Over Tully By 27 - 13 As Ryan Stars long With Bob Martin St. Mary's High gridders cele- brated Bob Martin Night at Ran- dall Field last night by downing Tully Central, 27-13, with fleet Pat Ryan rushing over for three touchdowns, one a 61 - yard jaunt to climax the evening's scoring. A thousand fans turned out for the game and the Martin cere- mony that was held between halves, all coming after a parade in honor of the former St. Mary's oac 'om t for Bob Martin's big ev It was overcast but extr mild for the first day of Nr ber. The program went of' out a hitch, thanks to careful planning by the co tee in charge including John gan, Jim Casey and Dr liam Shay. The parade was escorte the police department and l ed by the VFW color Syracuse- Hibernian fife U51 l r fi' 'lil TULl.Y CENTRAL SCHOOL No. Name Position Ackles, G. C. Alsip, D. G. Beardsley, E. L.E. Bishop, E. Q.B. Boice, D. T. Brown, T. Q.B. Brown, W. R.E. Cardner, R. L.H. Dunn, G. G. Fish, E. R.H. Fitzpatrick, J. R.E. Fitzpatrick, R. G. Flaherty, l.. T. Griffith, R. Q.B.-H.B. Honghsend, L. F.B. Jenks, R. R.E. Kenyon, K. R.H. Leonarcl, C. G McDonough, P. F.B. Miller, R. T. Millis, W. T. Newman, W. G.

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At football games . . . Suggett Park was the scene of bustling activity as St. Mary's 1957 football season started rolling under the guidance of their new athletic director, Pete Palleschi. After mastering a new series of plays and sweating through three weeks of gruel- ing practice, the Saints were ready to host their first of six prospective opponents, Chenango Valley. The opening game saw the favored Valley team outfight St. Mary's by a score of 21-6, although the Saints had possession of the ball nearly two thirds of the game. The score was tied at six apiece until the second half. A week later the Saints traveled to Groton to challenge the fast typewriter boys. But, unable to get started, they were shut out, and at the final gun Groton had tallied thirteen big points against the visitors. Ever eager for the next game, the Saints retreated to Suggett Park once again for another week of practice before hosting Lansing Central in their first night game at Randall Field. The Saints marched to Lansing's goal five times but crossed it only three times. These thir- teen points were better than preceding scores, but still looked puny alongside Lansingis total of 34. Their next scheduled game was with Dryden, but a flu epidemic prevented this encounter. However, after an additional three weeks of practice, the Saints got moving once again. This time they moved to Phoenix and scored, but not enough times. The big Phoenix eleven rolled up twenty six before the Saints could climb back into their buses. The next seven days were spent, as usual, practicingg approaching was a very important game. This was a game they had to win. Randall Fieldis green turf was brilliant with Hood lights as the Saints grimly jogged out on the Held to meet their last opponents. Tully. Bob Martin Night was the one night the Saints could not be beaten. They romped over Tully with a glorious 27-13 score that wrapped up the 757 sea- son and saw the end of high school football for five starting seniors: O'Rourke, Ryan, Bulger, Porter, and Dowd. But the Saints will play again next year, and Pete will be there to make sure they work. It would not surprise this writer if the Saints had an undefeated season. Porter makes yardage for first down. 113