Augustinian Academy - Augustinian Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

Page 48 text:

VARSITY BASKETB LL FRONT ROW. Left to Right: Ed McCarthy. Butch LeMo1e, Jim Sause, Ken Saccaro, Mickey LeMole, Bob Steele. SECOND ROW: Fr. Fenton, Red McGivney, Tom Walsh, Frank Reilly. Jim Sherry, Ed Dobbin. - Chas Semon, Duane Momingred, Cas Bianowicz. Just about three weeks after the start of the 1952.-53 school year, a meeting was called by Father Ezra J. Fenton, O.S.A. for all basketball can- didates for the coming season. About twenty-five aspirants attended this meeting. After a series of try-outs, the squad was cut to thirteen. The squad consisted of only three veterans from last year namely, Chas Semon, Ed Dobbin and Jim Sherry. Around these three Father Fenton built a new team. From last year's J.V. team he brought up Joe Lemole, Tom Walsh, Ed McCarthy, Bob Steele, Jim Sause, Gerry Lemole and Ken Sac- caro. From among the other candi- dates Father completed his squad by selecting Frank Reilly, Duane Morn- ingred and George Fiedorowitz. After weeks of almost daily pr ac tic e , emergeda team who could hold its own with any team on the Island. Late in October, at another meet- ing, Father Fenton announced a rugged twenty game schedule, consisting of both local and outside competition. The headline of the schedule being a trip to Malvern Prep in Pennsylvania, another Augustinian school. At the same meeting Jim Sherry was chosen captain of the team. It was not anticipated that this year's team could better the mark of 16 wins and 4 losses made by last years team. The schedule was chang- ed completely thus providing consid- erably stiffer competition. The sea- son ended with the team racking up a very excellent 13-7 record and will go down in the books as another success- ful year for the Augies. The Junior Varsity Team compos- ed of undergraduates won two of its four games this season. The victories were over Port Richmond J.V. and Loyola J.V., of Manhattan. The losses were at the hands of St. Peter's J.V. and Port Richmond J.V. This team is the foundation for next year's Varsity Squad and shows great potential for being an Island power.

Page 47 text:

LFS X X ,XX x .x is Qs 0. . ,xx X X X NA. g Qx SA, K w KN N 'fgf!?c 2' I K 9 1 -'Q ,f1::,,g,2'i' .WM Ni? , N: 5 5 Sli ha'

Page 49 text:

TOM WALSH CAPT. JIM SI-IERRY CHAS SEMON 237 points 250 points 176 points Augies 72 . . .... Cathedral 51 Augies 54 . . ....... McKee 55 Augies 49 . . . . Port Richmond 51 Augies 73 . . ....... Loyola 59 Augies 46 . . . . Port Richmond 48 Augies 64 . . .... New Dorp 49 Augies 79 . . ..... Alumni 44 Augies 47 . . . . . St. Patricks 44 Augies 62 . . ..... McKee 55 Augies 57 . . . . Cathedral 34 Augies 58 . . . . . St. George 23 Augies 52 . . . . . St. Patricks 42 Augies 47 . . . . Tottenville 45 Augies 58 . . . . . Woodmere 51 Augies 42 . . . . Tottenville 50 Augies 49 . . . . . Woodmere 38 Augies 52 . . . . McBurney 39 Augies 47 . . . . Malvern 54 Augies 54 . -. . . New Dorp 57 Augies 68 . . . . . Loyola 81 ED DOBBIN MICKEY LEMOLE CAS BIANOWICZ 113 points 175 points Manager 45