Benedictine High School - Benedictine Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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THANKSGIVING Dietrich To Lead Benedictine As Band Marches In Stadium .'XT'.l'l.iN'l'ION, lftllx W A R l J MARCH, LEFT FLANK . . HALT! Drum Major Tom Dietrich will he giving his best when he calls these conunancls at the Charity Game, November 27. Striving for thc llrnni Major's trophy, lJiet1'ich will lead Benedictine's sixty piece band onto the gridiron. With this trophy comes the acknowledged recogni- tion of having the best band. The blue and white cadets are not without laurels. Since the No.1 Bowlinglieam Aims For Laurels ln Whirlo League Aiming to bring another cham- pionship team to the school, the Benedictine No.I bowling team oc- cupies the first place berth in the Whirlo League. The team has an aeragve of 140. The Bengal No. II team has a 130 average. Spotting Notre Dame 175 pins, the first team won two games. They also defeated East, after giv- ing them a 200 pin spot. The sceond team won four games from East. Members of the first team are Wally Wilgus, Jerry Selvaggio, Dick Krejsa, Dick Rodigan, and Joe Johnson. Ted Rodigan, Ray Byrant, Bob LaMont, Jerry Stano, and Ed Orlosky are on the second team. band's origination in 1942 it has brought many honorable mention awards to the school. In 1944 it was placed as the second best band in the Charity game. Cham- pionship came in 1945 when it was named first. In 1946 it was again recognized as a championship band by leading Cleveland news- papers. Last year it ranked second to Cathedral Latin in the contest. Now, in 1948 .... what? Judged On Drum Major Ability The contest is judged on the drum major's ability to acquire perfect response to each of the military commands. Among the most fervent mem- bers who want to bring the trophy to Benedictine are the seniors. These boys will be participating in their last Charity Game. Senior, Joe Botsko, president of the band, sums the contest up thus in these words: This contest will bring to an end the band careers of many members. The boys will be all out to bring another trophy to Bene- dictine not only for themselves but to have Benedictine known as the best school in the city. Thousand Men And A Girl Is Story Of BHS Secreta Hello, can I help you? This question is asked many ber of the female sex in the schoo1's Dorothy Miho, front office secretary. Although she listens to the in- cessant demands and questions of faculty, students, and visitors, Dorothy always has a pleasant smile and hello for anyone enter- ing the office. Dorothy likes her job even though the ratio is one thousand men HJ to one girl. Dorothy thinks very highly of the student body. The students are swell. I never have any trouble with them except when they come in groups and a few subtle remarks are made, com- mented Dorothy with a smile. Previous to coming to Benedic- tine, Miss Miho was employed in the general accounting department of White Motors. She is following in the footsteps of her sister, who was also secretary at Benedictine. times a DOROTHY MIHO Kay Stevens Adds 'Zip' To Rally 8 Vets Plan Magazine Drive Organize Under Fr. Thomas Many of us have seen W'orlrl NVar ll veterans walkil through our halls and sitting in our classrooms. lint how ma have stopped to think why these men have rcturnerl to purs a 'high school education rather than work at a full time job? Eight in number, these students have decided that they can better their status by furthering their education, receiving a high school diploma and college degree. Under the direction of Father Thomas, they have organized. Late in November, they plan to hold the annual magazine drive in students go out and get to several well-known Premiums are given to the seller and the school. which the The vets are to be admired for their doing away with the usual way of life and seeking an educa- in spite of the years of their devoted to the service of their country. qiggj 'CLUB To have a little fun during the Christmas season, the Dads will hold a Christmas party Friday nite, Dec. 10, in the high school. This party will only be for the mothers and dads. No sons, daughters, re- latives, or friends can come. Each mother and dad will bring a 25 cent present. These gifts will be exchanged during the evening's entertainment. The program is be- ing arranged by Mr. Jesse Flem- ing and Mr. Joseph Lackner. Secularizing OF Christmas Draws Staffs Criticism Christmas is coming! Department stores in the cit of America busily prepare for 1 great day. There will be huge floats Santa Claus on display, toys sc and a profusion of Christn cards appearing on the market. Gay ribbons, puppy dogs, jin bells .... Hold on a minute! Isn't Christmas the anniversa of Christ's birth? What ha Christmas cards with puppies 1 sleighs to do with the birth Christ? Can the real Christ spirit not be restored to the h feast? Christmas cards and greetii today are too secularized, A hardly any connection is made vs the real meaning of Christn other than that it occurs in middle of winter. Let's buy Catholic Christi cards. Let's put Christ back i Christmas!

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THANKSGIVING Once-Defeated .lay Vees Look To '49 rapplers Sparked ly 8 Letterman .X seasoned Bengal wrestling 1n1, sparked by eight return- Q' lcttcrnien, will open its rippling season against Rho- s here, on the night of Thurs- y, Dec. 2. The lettermen are Frank Sopko, uck Noll, Tony DeFranko, Glenn lffy,George Levaskevich,Richard maszewski, Jim Mackall, and y Rasky. Fen matches are scheduled. All :ur on Thursdays. c. 2 Rhodes here c. 9 Maple Hts. here c. 16 Marshall there 1. 6 Shaker Hts. there 1. 13 Shore here 1. 20 Bedford here 1. 27 Lakewood here b. 3 Cuyahoga Hts. - b. 10 Garfield there b. 17 Adams here findermen Rece1ve ledals In Contest n their last cross-country run the year, Bob Papp finished th and Leo Zeleznik eighteenth, a field of 180, in the district et at Ridgewood Country Club. Bob received a Gold Medal and in a silver medal for their ef- ts. Phe team finished sixth out of rteen team entries and missed th by three points. n running fifth Jeep quali- 1 for the state cross-country ,, but withdrew because of a hip ury. Jthers to complete the Bengal ring were John Coyne, Frank udek, and Tony Fontana. Pouring out of the locker room, the Junior Varsity pauses for a picture before leaving' to play Latin for the Jay Vee champion- ship of the city. Coach Iofredo's boys lost, but it was the only loss of their season. John Borso's 38 led in making the '48 points season's record. Jay Vee's Opponent John Adams 0 0 East Tech 26 0 East High 56 0 Collinwood 19 0 St. Ignatius 13 7 Central 33 0 Latin 6 20 Dragons Tumble 19 - 'Ip Bengals Top Adams 'Z-0 Benedictine's Bengals, pointing for their first undefeated season, trounced the Dragons from Niles McKinley in an independent contest at Niles, Nov. 12. The win was the eighth straight and left the Bengals the only other unbeaten Baseball Team Gets 1st Leg Of Trophy lSencclictinc's 1948 baseball team received belated recogni- tion for winning the city chant- pionship, when a trophy awarclecl by the ll. R. Baker company was prescntcrl to the school at an assembly two weeks ago. The presentation was made by Mr. Kolb, president of Baker's, and Mr. Floyd Rowe, head of Cleveland scholastic athletics. Shortstop Eddie Stakolich ac- cepted the trophy and thanked Mr. Kolb on behalf of the baseball team and the school. The trophy is a new one which was awarded for the first time this year. It is a rotating award, and any team winning it three times can retain it permanently. and untied eleven in the district besides University School. The Dragons fell, 19-7, before the Bengal ground power that rolled to 331 yards. Jimmy Libera- tore assumed an iron-man role as he carried 37 times for 259 yards, an average of seven per carry. Although Niles scored first, it had a short-lived 7-0 lead. Gil Ver- derber, Ed Belin and Jim Libera- tore each roared back with six points and Ray Borovich on a pass tallied the extra point. Adams Holds, But Not Enough Extending its unbeaten and un- tied season to nine straight vic- tories, the B e n g a l varsity squeezed out a 7-0 win from John Adams, Nov. 20, to win the East Senate title. The Corlett Rebels played their best defensive game as they held the Bengals scoreless until the last two minutes in the mud- coated contest. At that point Ed Stakolich found the Achille's heel in the Adam's line and broke through to block a punt. Center Ray Gembarski flung himself on the slippery ball to gain six points - enough for victory and a berth in the Charity Game. GA J gFrosh, Future Varsity, Complete Goodwseason Pictured above is the freshman football team posing in front of the bus that transported them to many of their games. The frosh finished their season by dropping one to Collinwood, 19-6. The only touchdown for the Baby Bengals came when Vic Gazdak leaped high into the air to intercept a Railroader pass and raced 56 yards for the score. With the frosh are Fathers Florian and Aloysius, frosh coaches.

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I I I I in-1 Only a minute remained! The fans were already leaving the Stadium! And then it happened! Gil Verderber, Benedictine quar- terback, fired a pass in the end zone, and Jim McNeeley, Bengal fullback. soared up to catch the ball as two South High players vainly charged in to stop him. This only touchdown of the game plus the extra point pushed Benedictine into its first Charity Game victory. In the upper right picture, the victorious Bengals give a shout of joy in the locker room after the game. Even eight-year- old Mike Borovich, the Bengal mascot, has a huge victory smile. Varsitg Men Earn All-Star Berths For Season's Work Un Gridiron Not only did the Benedictine varsity gain honors for its season's play, but individual members of the team ranked high on city and school all-star squads. Linemen and backs shared the spotlight on the following honorary clevens. PLAIN lllCAl.l'lR All-East Se- nate picked Stackolich, Borovich, Powell, Verderber and lriberatore. The PRESS All-Scholastic named Gembarski, Stackolich, Borovich and rmvolljrht- rnicss All-East Senate team had the same as the All-Scholastic plus Liberatore. The NEWS All-Scholastic chose Borovich, Powell, Gembarski, and Liberatore. The Catholic Universe Bulletin's All-Catholic was the same as the News All-East Senate plus Noll. The International News Service gave All-State Honorable Mention to Powell. Alternates for the annual North-South game in August are Powell and Verderber. l,atin's All-Opponent Team was chosen by the sports editor of the Latineer. lt listed Powell, Borovich, l,iberatore, and Verdcrber. The St. Ignatius All-Opponent Team was chosen by the sports editor of the Eye. On it were Stackolich, Boro- vich, and Liberatore. Niles Mc- Kinley All-Opponent Team named Powell, Liberatore, Noll, and Sha- ker. East Teeh's All-Opponent team had Stackolich, Borovieh, Gembarski, Verderber, and Libera- tore on it. Bengals Shut 0ut South Flyers 7-0 To Capture Triple Crown For '48 .lim my lVlcNeeley's sensational catch of a desperation aerial thrown by Gil Verderber within the last minute of ploy t'e.itnred Benedictine's greatest athletic triumph of the I9-I8 football season: a win over the South lligh Flyers in the 19th annual Charity Game by the score of 7 to 0. Thus it was that Benedictine High became the first school in the Cleveland Senate to become champions of all three major sports at the same time. This Charity Game triumph came as an anti-climax to a already thrill-packed season. In our opening game of the season we defeated Holy Name for the first time 23 to 0. Latin also fell before our Terrible Tigers for the first time. Add to this our close wins over John Adams and St. Ignatius. Not only do Mc-Neeley, Verder- ber and Ed Belin, who made the extra point, deserve congratula- tions, but the whole squad. They united to give 45,000 fans what the Plain Dealer called the most exciting finish in Charity Ganr history. AM I swusn! one Fon EACH X X -SEASON J -yu f , X 1 , T '9 481k X f- -Xt fy, if imma! - 1' ,S f 6 - j f f B' - , Q, X l f X . BAfi4eigAL 9 48 ,e , x r J cv s I F M is W QASE ALJ 1 P, h Q .Z ' f ,.,t .t.. .... , f ' I x A I . ,I y -P A. ..,.- We , if, .t..,.. l el f ' '