Boston College High School - Forbian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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CLASS A - I5 liirsl row, left to right: Bond, Clussen, lleffernan, Marley, Kirk, Doyle, llonovan. Second row: Reardon, Drmalme, Cunningliam, lioley, llines, Cialvin, Madigan, Micliaelowski. 'lihirtl row: Croke, Melville, Phinney, -Ienninvs, Burke, MeSwet-nej, Roberts. ACROSS THE BOARDS ln the year 1944 we were freshmen and track was under the direction of Mr. Casey, This year we were welcomed into Bos- ton Track competition at the East Newton St. Armory. ln the first three quad meets B. C. High finished second. In the final quad meet we romped to victory. Later on this year at Boston College, we defeated Mission but were defeated by Roxbury Latin. As Sophomores we rejoined Mr. Casey, S.-I., in November. Our first meet of the season was against a tough Malden team. We were just edged out. Facing Weymouth we were again knieked', in a tight battle. At an d the Armory we won two quad meets also finished second and third. The Re- lay Team ran second to LaSalle in the B. A. A. Meet however turned in better time L 116 than the winner of the afternoon's State Meet. Bob Gaughan was a member of the Relay Squad. B. C. High captured the Greater Boston Interscholasties and the Frederick O'Brien Trophy. Among others we defeated Boston Latin, Boston English, and Lynn English. In the warm spring air we faced St. Johnls Prep finishing just behind our host. W'e were again edged in a meet at Newton. The Relay Team again made a superb show- ing in the Belmont Class A Relay Car- nival winning the half-mile jaunt. In our Junior Year Mr. Richard Burke, SJ., took over the coaching duties after Mr. Casey, SJ., left for Weston College. Under the guidance of Mr. Burke, SJ., we had an excellent indoor season. We defeated 1

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juvenated ball club. Peirce and Burgholzer threw in two quick baskets after Lexington had opened the half with a basket and Lex- ington called a time out to get their bear- ings, but it was of little use. Paul Hickey scored a set shot and it was 12-11 with Lexington still leading. Then, with Peirce not scoring, George set up Tom McElroy throwing long passes to Tom who in turn faked his man out of position three times in succession and broke up the entire Lex- ington defense. From there on in B. C. High was in the van all the way. The en- tire team played superbly with the final score emerging as 24-19. Tom McElroy was high-scorer with twelve points. In the semi-finals B. C. High ran up against a tall Winthrop quintet. Tom Mc- Elroy put in a long one-handed push shot for the first basket of the game. but that was all the scoring for B. C. High in the first period with Winthrop getting five. But in the second period the team began to score and at the end of the first half B. C. High was behind by the margin of IS-14. Again the Eaglets came roaring back in the second half and again the maroon and gold quintet showed fine strategy in freez- ing the ball in the waning minutes of the game. The final score: B. C. High 51, Win- throp Higli 25. This was easily the best game the Eaglets had played all year with their passing working brilliantly. Tom Mc- Elroy was the game's high scorer again with 13 points. Paul Hickey and Frank Burgholzer cleared the defensive boards beautifully and passed the ball to the front line of Tom and Jack McElroy and George Peirce who neatly deposited the ball in the hoop. In the finals B. C. High was again the underdog but this time more than ever. The players of the opposing team, Belmont, were extremely tall, but the James Street quintet again displayed its characteristic speed and hustle. At the end of the first period it was a deadlocked 8-8. At the half it was 21-14, Belmont leading. B. C. High showed a lot of fight but Belmont came up with the points. In the second half B. C. High fought with a will to win and in the fourth period outscored Belmont, but Belmont just wouldn't be beaten. The final score emerged B. C. High 33, Belmont High 40. George Peirce was the high scorer of this game with ll points. But with a great team, a great coach and a great cap- tain, B. C. High proudly boasts a season's record of 19 wins against, only 4 losses, a truly great record in any man's book. JOHN NTCELROY TIIOMAS MCEl.RO1' SliNlORS ON SQUAD First row, left to right: Driscoll, Humphrey, AI. McElroy, Hickey CCapt.j, Pierce, Burgholver, T. Mclilroy. Second row: Hawkins, Gill, Guisti, Lavern, Carroll, Macomber, Bowles, Mulvehill. fiisj

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East Boston in our first quad meet 121 to 67. The following week we trampled Trade, Commerce, and Dorchester. Ancient rival, Boston English, snapped our winning streak by edging us 107-7526 in a hard fought battle. ln the G.B.I. Meet we captured the -lunior Trophy gathering 22 points. Outstanding juniors in Class A-B were: lfoley, Madigan, and Caughan. Class C members were: Bond, Marley, Cunningham, Melionald and Mike Heffernan. Early in November we were greeted by Mr. Leonard Mahoney, SJ., Over 75 can- didates reported to the East Brookline St. Oval. Our first victims were: Brighton. East Boston, Hyde Park and Brandeis. There were no running events in this meet due to a leak in the armory roof. In the second meet we were cut down by Tech. The scoring was: Boston Tech 153 B. C. High 8512, Trade 31M and Commerce 27. In our third meet we were trampled by vastly superior English and Tech. We took only 4511 points. Memorial was fourth with 43 points. Our final armory meet was February Iarst 18th. We gathered 141573 points defeating Roxbury, Memorial, Commerce and Dor- chester. In the Third Annual Greater Boston Intcrscholastics, one point separated East Boston and B. C. High. However, B. C. High was unable to garner one point trailing lfastie 37 to 36. East Boston took ll points in the -Iunior Class which indeed was a tremendous help. The Relay Squad established a new meet record pounding around the Carden Oval eight laps in 2.3 1.7. Congratulations to the Intermediate Division winners, B. C. High's Class D team. B. C. High has defeated among others, New- ton, Commerce, Malden, Lynn English, and Lynn Classical. We are now looking forward to a success- ful out-door season. However, we will more than likely lose some of our members to the Baseball and newly-formed Golf and Tennis Squads. The B. C. High Track Squad, one of the largest in the school's history, also has an abundant senior group. Captain Paul Marley heads the senior board-pounders with an impressive string RlfI.AY 'l'liAM row. lelt to right: R. Doyle, l'. Marley. Nl. lxirk. Second row: Mr. Malnmey. XV. Bond. Nl. llcffernan, ul. C usscn ' 11171