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

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL frrff ' ARLY in November an announcement was made which perked up quite a few of the College fellows. Dick Hendel, veteran of Prep Basketball and Baseball had been appointed Coach ofthe College tjg. team of l942 by Mr. Crane. The call for candidates brought out the men of both years in large numbers. After two days of practice Dick had his squad picked and started to whips the boys in shape for an exciting and well-stocked schedule. There were wins and defeats. big scores and close ones, in short the College men showed plenty of spunk and fight throughout the season. The first game resulted in a victory over the Philosophers at Huntington. Then there was that tight game down at Poly Tech, the Blue and White losing in an overtime period 45-41. From then on every. Saturday saw the collegians playing host to some visiting team either a parish club or some school organ- ization. Looking back on those exciting afternoons l'm sure the whole student body thanks the College team for the thrilling games played every week. First on line to receive our gratitude is Dick Hendel, Coach and Captain of this fine team. Dick certainly wound up his playing days at Cathedral in fine style. As a player he was in there all the way, as his record shows. As a coach, the manner in which the club handled themselves in every situation proves his mettle. Congratulations, Dick, on a great season! Speaking of Dick we immediately think of his pal, George Gildersleeve. He, another Prep veteran. is also a great ballplayer. George is the boy who pops the longshots in from all over the court and flashes out of nowhere to take a pass from Hendel and throw it up for a basket. Next in line is Doc Donovan, the perfect example of a team player. His rangy body seemed to be all over the court working the ball and setting up the shots for his teammates. Hats off to you Doc for the spirit and skill you showed throughout the season. Iack Burns, a Prep veteran, was another fellow who played a great game for the Blue and White. A snappy ball handler he set up many plays and also did some fancy shooting on the side to help the boys over the hurdles. Pete Chiara, playing on the College team for his second year, will be remembered as a fast and snappy ballplayer. Tony Praitano went in there and fought and played a good game of ball for Cathedral. lim Daly put the old eye to work several times to raise the score and put the ball game in the bag. For a nice, steady brand of ball the crowd kept their eye on lack Curry who saw plenty of service. lim Fitzpatrick was kept busy getting the ball off the backboard. His talent for this feat is shown by the fact that his number lO was seen in almost every game. And last, but not least, we come to Dick Hanly, who began his first year on the College team in a big way. You can expect great things from Dick on next year's team. Before closing shop we would like to thank Ioe Downey for doing a swell job as manager. He booked a fine schedule--and we might add-for a fine team. Once again our congratulations to you, College team of 1942. IEREMIAH F. O'BRIEN, '42, CATHEDRAL COLLEGE ANNUAL

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