Cardinal McCloskey High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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KE li H Q A Cards Show Splrlt, :fc K Q. 3 1941 45 Durmg World war II Al bany sent many servlcemen to defend Amer1ca The new crtuser Albany r A was fmanced by War Bonds wk if-A Cardrnal McCloskey vs V1ncent1an Sept 20, 1959 The Cardrnals tnggered thelr '59 gr1d campargn 1n a hard fought battle agamst VI at the H2Wk1HS Stad1um The Cards brought the flght mto the L1on's terrrtory but they were unable to score The 1.10115 scored UWICC dunng the second quarter A determrned VI team held back Quarterback J1m Curner and Co Captam Jerry Vennard, who were spear headmg the Card's offenswe The fmal score read VI 27 MCC 0 ly Donald Ray holds the fust down marker for the McCloskey CBA game if A Rrght B1ll Lassl tackles a VI lnvader on the oppo W nents 20 yard lme Below left to flght QFIRST ROWQ Paul Carp1a.k Damel Mayer, James Aurella, W1ll1a1'n Barcomb, Edward Foley, R1chard Hamecher, W1111am Lassr, M1chael Mullen, Manager KSECOND ROW,M1Ch3E1 Haggerty, Nlcholas D1 Lello, Vlncent Scavullo, James Curr1er, Gerald Vennard, captam, Edward Olander, Bruce Campbell, Edward Bender 'C'-QM

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Spark Pep Rallies and Games Nancy Ayers sw1ngs a flammg baton as a novelty number at the fmal football game of the '59 season 5,4 Left fleft to rxghtj Rose D1tano, Rlta Cloppa Carolyn W1ll13mS, Bea trxce Fazuo, and Mary Keenan tensely watch a close play at the Mc Closkey VI game Below left to r1ght QFIRST ROW, Maureen McLuckey, Rlta CIOPPH Rose Dltano, QSECOND ROWQ Ann Mane Choppa Mary Keenan, Carolyn W1ll1ams, Beatrlce FQZZIO, and Manlyn sChEPS1 pose w1th the C that they used at the f1rst of the season basketball game as entrance for the varslty players s-7

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Chalk Up Two Wins ln 59 Grid Season Schedule Sept V1ncent1an Watervlret Oct CBA Schuyler Greenwlch Nov Troy Cathollc La Salle THEY McCloskey vs Watervhet Sept 26 In a game marked by numerous penaltles, the Cards scored rn the second and fourth quarters to defeat a rug ged Cannoneer eleven The ball changed hands fre quently rn the f1rst stages of the game A 45 yard ga1n was capped by a pass from J1m Curner to Halfback Jerry Vennard who chalked up the fxrst polnts of the ame In the th1rd quarter, Dan Mayer 8 mtercepted a pass and took the ball back mto the opponent's terrrtory The frnal board showed a score of McCloskey 12 Watervhet O McCloskey vs CBA Oct Unbeaten durxng a two year span, the CBA team was at 1ts best when lt met the Cards eleven The Brothers scored twrce ln the f1YSt half Lmemen J1m Aureha and Ed Foley of fered a game resrstence w1th then' rugged lme play but they could not hold back the oppon ents By the end of the thlrd quarter the CBA team had pulled out ahead wxth a lead that they d1d not lose Dunng the fourth quarter, the home team held down the Brothers' offensxve and the game ended wxth McCloskey 0 CBA 32 Below left to rlght KFIRST ROWQ Paul Leonard James Yannl, Samuel Crlmaldr, John Hagger Edwm Tyman, James Nlcholas, James Buckle Robert McGraw, Manager, QSECOND ROW, James Carazza, John Momssy, W1ll1am Koza, Raymond Elhot, Mlchael Lee, Peter Mxzener, John Thorpe Wrlllam Rettlnger J1m Curner and Mxke Haggerty rem force blockmg dur mg the McCloskey Watervllet t11t Jerry Vennard carrres the ball for a 12 yard ga1n ln the VI game 1 '.ff A