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

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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

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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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am ,H A . Edward Olander stops a Crusader from making an end sweep. Cards Face La Salle MCCLOSKEY vs. SCHUYLER OCT. 1'7 The Cards played their fourth game against their traditional rival, Schuyler High. In the first period both teams held on grimly with neither team offering any daring offensive. The Falcons scored 3 times during the second quarter and carried their offensive into the last two quarters. In the final quarter, halfback Samue1Crima1di copped a 45-yard march with a score from the 5 yard line. The game ended 33 to 6 in favor of the Falcons. MCCLOSKEY vs. GREENWICH OCT. 24 The Cards chalked up their second victory on a rain-soaked field against the Greenwich Witches. The ball was kept on the ground dur ing the first half as Dick Hamecher and Bill Barcomb played a strong defensive. In the opening of the second half, Ed Olander ripped off large chunks of yardage to bring the Cards within scoring distance. Centers Paul Karpiak and Ed Foley opened a hole in the Witches' line to let Jim Yanni carry the ball to score. The board read McCloskey 13: Green- wich 6. MCCLOSKEY vs. TROY CATHOLIC NOV. 1 The CCHS game was played almost entirely on the Cards' territory. Lineman Jim Aurelia, Ed Foley, and Ned Bender offered stiff resistance but could not keep the Crusaders from scoring. The Crusaders scored once in the second quarter and again in the third. In the second quarter, Jim Currier ran a pass- interception back 40 yards but the half ended before the Cards could take advantage of it. The Crusaders netted a 14-0 victory. 41 X Nick DiLello moves in to give Jim Currier pass- interference during the CBA tilt. Jim Currier is stopped after making a substan- tial gain on a punt-retum during the Vincentian game.