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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PREP BASKETBALL Mens sana in corpore sano A sound mind in a sound body ' HIS year Cathedral rings down the curtain on one oi the best seasons it has had for many a year. Whether it is due to Father CaroW's personal interest in the team and the singing of the school song ,sr 5 we are not prepared to say. We have this to say, however, that the that of past years. attendance of the student body at the home games was far above Under the watchful eye of Coach Crane the scrappy five was shaped and molded for great things. l-low could Cathedral lose with Ed Close on our team? But it seems that every other school produced a star almost equal to our Ed. ln addition to our regular schedule we have added New Dorp, a Staten Island high school, to our list of victims. Captain Ed Close, our contribution to Brooklyn's All-Scholastic Team, was chosen by the World Telegram as one of the best players in the entire city. Ed, known for his ability to take a toe out of position and dribble around and hook in one of his one-handed shots, is the first Cathedralite to win a berth on the All-City Catholic High School Team. Ioe Perillo and lack Kelly could be counted upon to come through in any tight squeeze. loe was in there pitching his fast left-handed passes and lack came through with his long shots time and again to keep the Blue and White in the game. Laurels to Pat O'Connor, scrappy'vet of past seasons, who will captain Cathedrals Five next year. Pat took time to get started but once he found his range you could be sure that those long shots of his would sink and chalk up two more points tor the home team. In any stress Pat was always there to steady the team. Tom Sullivan, the man under the basket and Iohn Gallagher are deserv- ing of praise for their fine work in the loop. Little George Mulligan, who came up from the I.V. in mid-season, proved himself a line ball-player. Mike Donovan, Bob McLaughlin and Iohn Preston rounded out the squad. To Coach Crane and F r. McCloskey we extend our thanks tor their support and guidance. To F. Carow goes the deserved appreciation for his friendly interest in the team and his sponsoring of the school song. To loe Keane, Prep Manager and Iim Smith, Assistant Manager, we give our thanks for a fine job. JOSEPH L. REICHERT, '43 CATHIEDRAL COLLEGE ANNUAL