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

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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

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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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OOCATI-IEDRAL COLLEGE ' YL- H ,i SEPTEMBER MONDAY 9-Nine o'clock sharp-the familiar blast of the whistle and the va- cation is over. The students are quick to revive old friendships and to Weld new ones. Our Rector celebrated mass and then spoke Words of Welcome and encouragement. The college Was conspicuous by its ab- sence, being free till Friday. Among the faculty was noticed one new- comer, Fr. Fee, Who had replaced Fr. Lynch during the summer. The usual morning session of class assignments was in order, and a free afternoon was declared. TUESDAY lU-There Was no more vacation today. Work began with each stu- dent hoping and praying that this would be another successful year in the climb to the Holy goal of Priesthood. FRIDAY 13-Superstitious or not, the College returned today. There was no delay in setting to Work as full day was declared. The usual Saturday confessions, changed to Friday this year, were held for the first time today. MONDAY 16-The first of the regular Weekly devotions was attended today. A change was noted as the senior group this year consisted only of the college classes, all the high school being consigned to the junior group, FRIDAY 27-Members of the college who had visioned themselves as experts in the art of speaking French received a shock when the Rector announced that Italian was to replace French as the modern language in the schedule of the college classes. OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 2-The call to serve Christ, the same call that brought each man to the college, was again echoed today as the Achille Ratti Society an- nounced its schedule for the coming year. This year again, as in the past, the ualteri Christi of tomorrow were granted an opportunity to Go and teach all nations. I FRIDAY 4-The initial First Friday Devotions of the year were held. As in 130