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

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PREP BASEBALL LTHOUGH Cathedral has never won a baseball championship and doesn't expect to do so this year, the Blue and White is out there showing that old fight and prepared to seriously threaten the pennant hopes of the more powerful clubs. The experience and ability to remain cool under fire gained by many of the returning veterans of last year's team and the stellar play of promising rookies bid fair to give Cathedral a strong, well-rounded club, dangerous at all times. Our veteran infield is a smooth, fast-fielding and hard-hitting unit. At first base, we have Frank Mel Ott who cavorts about the initial sack with the finesse of a veteran, and wields a powerful bat at the plate. At second base we find Henry Phillips fielding his position flawlessly and coming through time and again with that badly-needed hit. Captain Ioe Cleary is the other half of the keystone combination. Ioe's ability to gobble up sizzling grounders plus his heady play and natural hitting leaves nothing to be desired. Covering the hot corner is big Ed McGuinness, whose long drives have sent many an enemy outfielder running. Ed's strong arm whips the ball across the diamond like a bullet and cuts down a great percentage of runners at the plate. Behind the plate the team is well fortified in Pete Arcario, who is one of the best catchers in the league. Pete is renowned for his hustle and incessant chatter, and swings a heavy bat. He will probably be assisted by man- mountain Iohn McDade. The outfield does not appear to be settled at present. Patroling the acres in left field we find Peanuts Tavella, a newcomer to the team whose good hitting, speed of foot, and capable fielding seem to have clinched his present position. T The centerfield post is held alternately by Nick Russo and Iimmie Heffernan. No matter which one gets-the nod, we can be sure that he will perform nobly. Iohn McGann, who is fast becoming a good hitter, takes care of the garden in right field. This year's Blue and White club seems to have a capable pitching staff in the persons of Dom DiNapoli, Pat O'Connor, Bill Boylan, Iohn Gribbon and Alex Sledzaus. The only veteran is Dom who performed nobly last year. Pat's chief asset is his fastebreaking curve and sinking knuckle ball. Buzz Boylan a rookie from Second Year, surprised everyone this year with his exceptional control and good baseball sense and undoubtedly will rise to fame in future years. Iohn Gribbon, a big husky fellow, is developing fast along with our promising southpaw, Alex Sledzaus. Rounding out the squad, we have Ioe Ryan and Vincent LaRocca who assist in the outfield, and George Kleinmeier, a promising rookie infielder. There you have the Prep Baseball Team as it will probably take the field. Undoubtedly there will be a few changes, but in the main the club will be somewhat as we have outlined above. GEORGE GILDERSLEEVE, '42, CATHEDRAL COLLEGE ANNUAL

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JUNIOR VARSITY 631 twigs OME few of the stars who have shone so brightly in the Blue and White of Cathedral were natural ball players. Some gained their skill in the inter-class games. But most of them were developed in V fl. the melting-pot of the Varsity, the Iayvee. Most students do not realize how important this team is. The cheers that they give to a Varsity mainstay would never be his, were it not for his Iayvee training. For stars are not made in a year. or even in two. Every player has rough edges at first, which must be smoothed out, and that is the main reason for Iayvee ball. This year's club shows promise of great things to come in the near future. It should relieve Coach Crane when he attempts to replace men like Close, Kelly and Perillo next year. Due to a continuous use of the gym by the Prep, the Iayvee played only five games, beating both sections of Second Year, and 31-Xl, who so nearly won the school title, and losing to 31-X2 and Trinity's I.V., in an overtime thriller. But let us say something about the members of this little-known five. The captain of this year's quintet is Frank McLernan. He is a smooth ball- handler and is the floor man of this outfit. Although he doesn't take many shots, he can sink them from any angle. Frank is the quarter-back of the team. Tom Duane and Tony Tavella provide the fight on the squad. Tom is a skillful dribbler and passer, while Tony gets more than his share of loose balls off the backboards. Both of these boys are no mean shots with either one or two hands. Now we come to the team's scoring punch, Par Rockaway's gifts to Cathe- dral, Pete Arcario and Dom De Napoli. These two, besides being excellent men on zone defense, have been the deadeyes of the team. Pete is the pivot artist, while Dom is more of a set shot. These are the regulars. The subs, although they lack the first team's finesse, pack plenty of punch and fight. Frank Robin- son, Frank Haslach, Bob Fitzpatrick and Bob McDonald play almost as often as the first tive. They have often amazed Mr. Crane by their sterling teamplay. That's about all I can say tor this team. When you see them on the Varsity, remember that it will have been the Iayvee which made them the polished players they now show every indication of becoming. I. SMITH, '45. CATHIEDRAL COLLEGE ANNUAL

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