Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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OOCATHEDRAL COLLEGE The Junior Varsity HE proving ground of Prep material, namely the lunior Varsity, was forced to withdraw to the background in favor of the Varsity. The brilliant record of the Prep overshadowed the tireless work of the layvees. Yet the younger players were not without their own glory. Although they lacked a strictly organized schedule, nevertheless they played many brilliant games. Their fine work filled Mr. Crane with confidence as he thought of filling the vacant places on next year's Prep. However, While they played, they emu- lated the varsity men almost perfectly. Their rendition of the zone defense puzzled many an opponent and was instrumental in breaking up many scoring plays. Before the season was over the Iayvees had developed varsity ma- terial. Toward the end of the Prep schedule, limmy McHugh and Ed Comer- ford found their sterling team play rewarded. They were elevated to the Varsity and immediately made their presence known. Besides these, Kuraine and Bibler kept their team in the running by superb floor work. They were assisted by the fine team play of McGuire, Hendel, May, Gallagher, Bergin and Brogan. A fine team was developed and its record of ten victories and four defeats proved to all that the team had the stuff. They showed varsity calibre and promise to carry on the fine record of their bigger brothers. - l28

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A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 ' game. Who can forget the St. Francis game when Wally dribbled through the Whole team and came up with a basket? His consistently good shooting was a source of Worry to opposing guards Who were set to Watch him. Re- member the St. lohn's game, when lerry O'Neill Went on a rampage to bury the enemy decisively. A fine center, lerry Was indispensable under the basket following long shots and preventing baskets. Artie Fitzgerald filled the other forward position and did an excellent job. 1-le was a dead shot from the center and most adept in Working the scoring plays. At the other guard posi- tion We find the little man limrny Gannon. An uncanny passer, limmy pos- sessed a sixth sense which enabled him to diagnose many rival plays. 1-lis floor Work was superb and at the most crucial times limmy came through with the necessary basket. Among the substitutes Who were particularly impressive were Dixie Walker, as aggressive a player as a team would Want. Danny O'Connell possesses an accurate eye, Which when coupled with some experience will render him a formidable threat next year. Rounding out the squad and serv- ing notably when called upon were Brabson, McCarren, Macek, Murdock, Comerford, and Mcl-lugh. H The Prep extends its appreciation and the entire student body offers con- gratulations to Mr. Crane for his untiring zeal in producing a championship team, the surprise of the league. Last We mention lohn Sherman, under Whose managership the team Went along to its enviable record of 22 victories against 7 defeats. Here's the record: Cathedral 26 St, Agnes 20 Cathedral 25 Brooklyn Prep Cathedral 34 St. Leonard's Academy 28 Cathedral 25 La Salle Academy Cathedral 25 De LaSalle Institute 15 Cathedral 34 St. Francis Cathedral 31 Cathedral Prep CN. YJ 22 Cathedral 13 St. Augustine's Cathedral Z0 Seminary ll Cathedral Z4 Loughlin Cathedral 15 La Salle Academy 19 Cathedral 32 St. Michae1's Cathedral 20 Loughlin ' 13 Cathedral 14 Adelphi Cathedral 31 St. Michaels 13 Cathedral 24 Holy Trinity Cathedral 34 Trinity 26 Cathedral 40 St. Leonard's Academy Cathedral 33 Dwight ll Cathedral 20 St. Iohn's Cathedral 28 Cathedral Prep CN. YJ 18 Cathedral 29 Brooklyn Prep Cathedral 15 St. Francis Xavier 22 Cathedral Z0 St. Francis Cathedral 25 Seminary 21 Cathedral 33 St. Augustine's Cathedral 22 St. Iohn's 18 Cathedral 20 College Cathedral 21 Cathedral CN. YJ 22 CK. of C. Tournamentj 1 127

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A N N U A L l 9 3 6 0 0 The Prep Baseball Team HEN the hum and excitement of a very successful basketball season had died away, Mr. Crane issued a call for candidates for the baseball team. The outcome was awaited with greatest expectations inasmuch as an almost complete veteran team was due to report. After weeding out the less experi- enced men, the Prep settled down and began polishing the rough spots. Moving over from third base, Artie Fitzgerald took up the bulk of the pitching. Augmenting Fitz on the mound was Eddie McCarren, a veteran from last year. A newcomer, Pat Degnan, showed enough of a fast ball to be included on the pitching staff. Our veteran kid infield found Dixie Walker, a fence buster, covering first base. Dixie exhibited a flawless brand of fielding and more than held his own at the plate. He bids fair to outshine the rest of the league at his position. At second base we find Danny O'Connell, another veteran. A heady ball player, Danny teamed up with lack Meade to form one of the best double play combinations in the league. lack is the newcomer in the league. So far, he has proven himself a capable infielder. Eddie I-ledgecock cavorts around third base in the manner of a veteran. ln the outer garden we find Butch Vohs in left field. Ernie is the long range power type of hitter. ln center we find Pat lDil Stratico. lt is his job to fill Roddy Greene's shoes and, so far, Pat has done nobly. ln right field is Ierry O'Neill, another newcomer to the team. His late spurt has eclipsed the rather poor start that he made. Behind the plate, Mr. Crane found his biggest deficit. The booming bat and the uncanny handling of pitchers provided by limmy l-leneghan was to be replaced. To Tom Brabson was given the task of steadying the pitching staff. Aided by lohn Heffernan, another veteran, and loe ludge, a player of promise, Tom more than held his own with the rest of the catchers in the league. The Swimming Team N startling contrast to the most successful season ever enjoyed by Varsity Basketball, Varsity Swimming made its poorest showing since the inaugura- tion of tank sports here at Cathedral. The principal reason was the loss of the complete first string squad, with two exceptions. Captain Ioe Kelley and limmie Ohlsen were the nucleus around which Coach Donelon had to build an entirely new squad. lim was lost to the Blue and White for three-quarters of the season due to a spinal operation. Kelley performed nobly in attempting to fill the gaps left in the team by graduation, but he was unable to perform the impossible. The l935-35 season served to bring out some fine material, but the re- quired grooming could not be supplied in the course of a few short weeks. lohnny Dierks and lack Donelon worked hard to round out the team. They have succeeded in building an extremely young and inexperienced squad into a group that, with another season of preparation, should prove a real tank threat in League waters. l29