Chaminade College Preparatory School - Cardinal Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Dec. I9, l958 CARDINAL AND WHITE Page Seven GHAMINADE BOWS T0 BILLS On Dee. 7, the Chaminade Flyers lost a hard fought hattle to the .Iunior llills. This was the game that most people wanted to win, hut it was not to he had as the Flyers bowed out, 54-44, XVe were behind all of the game, but sev- eral times we narrowed the gap to three or four points. Our de- fense was not tight enough as the S.L.U.ll.'s hit several times from out-court and also on lay-ups. From the very beginning the Flyers were never in the lead but kept pecking away. A thrill was provided as at last second shot was dropped in from half-court by Juan Perez. The shot was ruled no good because it was fired after the huzzer. As it was, the Flyers trailed at the end of the first quarter by 13-7. The second quar- ter was no different, as the Flyers lost still a little more ground and trailed by a 29-20 score. The Flyers came out a bit more determined in the second half as they started the uphill battle. Midway in the third quarter, amidst the tremendous eheering, they cut the margin to 34-30. From then on the Flyers were behind. In the fourth quarter Bob Bitter and Skip Viragh suffered their fourth foul and Bob was brought. out. The Flyers narrowed the margin to 40-36, but that was the nearest they came to overtaking the Junior Bills. As the Bills stalled the ball, Chaminade fouled, their only choice, and St. Louis took advantage of the free throws. The game ended in a 54-44 defeat as a sad Cham- inade team left the floor. The Flyers' high scorers were Skip Vir- agh with 18 points and lion Car- mody with 14. I 1 R. Vimqh soars past Luboure as the B-team triumphs. Ron Meier hooks. Lalnoure On llec. 5, the Chaminade Flyers made it three in a row as they manhandled Lahoure, G6-44. It was a team victory as the Flyers had three men in double figures. Not, to he overlooked was the tight, defense of Laboure, yet they were laeking in height. Their defense slacked off in the second half as the Flyers ran them to death. The game started off nip and tuck, as the lead switched hands often. As time progressed, the Flyers moved ahead as their pass- ing and shooting started to click. The Chamiuade Flyers went off the floor at. half-time leading by the score of 27-19. The Flyers moved steadily ahead in the second half and opened the gap up to 15 points at times. The game finished off with a G6-44 score in favor of Chaminade. Our high scorers were Skip Viragh with 14 points, lion Uarmody with 13, and Ron Meier with 19 points.

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Page Six CARDINAL AND WHITE Dec. l9, 1958 FLYERS TAKE THIRD AT BORGIA St. Francis Borgia Tournament De Sales Game The Chaminade Flyers opened their 1958 season on a sweet note with a stunning victory over St. Francis de Sales by a score of 64-40. The game, on Nov. 26, was part of the St. Francis Borgia Tourna- ment, in which Chaminade had been seeded fourth. The Flyers played free-lance basketball with no set pattern under the guidance of Bro. John Haug, who was coaching in the abse-nce of Bro. Raymond Davenport. The Flyers' starting lineup had Juan Perez and Don Carmody as guards and Skip Viragh and Bob Bitter as forwards, flanking Ron Meier at center. They jumped off to a quick start and Chaminade thumped de Sales the first half. The Flyers went off at halftime ahead by the score of 36-10. In the second half, the Flyers retained their lead as the whole team got a chance to play. In the end, Chaminade was ahead and the victor of a 64-40 score. The scoring was well divided, but Bob Bitter with 14 points and Skip Viragh with 11 points headed the field. Freshman Football Team Has Successful Season The C-team, under the able di- rection of Bro. Cyril Boschert, had a successful season, compiling a 2-1-1 record. They had a strong line, consist- ing of Wunderlich, Berkmeyer, Bartels, Jones, Grzovic, and Bar- rett, Ell, Brown, Hunter and Baun made up a speedy backfield. The scores of their games were: Assumption 7 ........,.,....... C-team 0 Cathedral 7 .,...... ...... C -team 14 McBride 6 ....... ...... C -team 32 St. Marys 20 ......... ...... C -team 20 DuBourg Game On Nov. 28, the Chaminade Fly- ers lost a hard fought battle to DuBourg, 61-57 in the quarter-finals of the tournament. The game was a. tough contest as the Cavaliers' balanced height and hot shooting paid richly. They had to fight hard to overcome an early thirteen point deficit racked up by the Flyers. As the first half progressed, the Flyers quickly moved into an early lead due to strength under the boards. The Flyers enjoyed a 13 point lead, 24-11, but then they slacked off. DuBourg came back hard and fast as the Flyers' shoot- ing, passing, and rebounding went awry. We managed to escape with a 31-28 lead as the first half ended. The second half was a see-saw battle as the Flyers kept up a steady pace. Our attack suffered as Ron Meier collected his fourth personal foul late in the third quarter. Chaminade was hurt even worse when Skip Viragh suffered his fourth infraction. The Flyers held them at bay until there was about three and a half minutes remaining. Then DuBourg struck quickly and lengthened its lead to 59-51. Chaminade countered with three baskets to close the gap to 59-57. With about 18 seconds remaining DuBourg brought the ball down only to find itself trapped in a corner. A careless by 'Chaminade followed and free throws made it a 61-57 and a victory to DuBourg. Flyers went off knowing they lost to a. tough team but not foul two lead The had a better team. The high scorers for Chaminade were Skip Viragh with 20 points and Bob Bitter with 11 points. Bro. Meinhardt Honored Brother Louis Meinhardt, S.M., athletic director at Chaminade and former coach, athletic director and principal of Assumption, was sig- nally honored Wednesday, Dec. 3, when he was selected to be speaker for the evening at the Fourth De- gree, K. of C. Letterman's ban- quet for the successful Assumption football team. Montgomery City On Saturday night, November 29, the Chaminade Flyers rebound- ed from their loss to DuBourg with a 59-37 victory over a good Montgomery City team to gain third place in the St. Francis Borgia Tournament. From the very beginning of the game it was obvious that the Flyers were out to win. They struck first blood and led through- out the entire game. The score at half-time was 33-19. Although the Flyers were held to only one field goal during the last eight minutes, they showed dead aim from the free throw line, hitting 18 out of 19 shots. The shooting percentage was a low 29173. Skip Viragh led the scorers with 17 points, followed closely by Juan Perez, who had 14 points, and Bob Bitter with 11. Perez drives ior two.

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Page Eight CARDINAL AND WH ITE Dec. 19, 1958 Chaminade Wins First League Game On December 2, the Chaminade Flyers, playing their first game at home, opened the Catholic League season with a 59-47 win over a tough under-rated Marquette team. The game was nip-and-tuck dur- ing the first half, the lead chang- ing hands several times. Cham- inade fought to a slim one point lead at the intermission with the score 27-26. The score was close until mid- point in the third period, when the Flyers slowly edged away from the determined team from Alton. It was the first basketball league game for the Explorers, who played Catholic League competition last year -but did not join the league till this year. The Flyers displayed a balanced attack, with the scoring honors of the night going to Skip Viragh who dropped in 15 points. Rebound- ing Bob Bitter had 11 points along with Ronnie Meier, who showed occasional flashes of brilliance. Don Carmody and Juan Perez had 10 and 9 points, respectively. Rich Berkmeyer shoots during C team warm up practice. any - . xi' 'Il i fin ' Hlffa X gpg? .1 is Lrg:- ,WSW , .ASI ,gfffl -4 W1 lllll'TlllF Seniors Lombardo, G. Freshmen High Honors ggizlgis PL High Honors Sanders. I- ' ' Bone-ls, . sinismi, A. 5'?bUChef' R- Becker, Honors Villcirs, D. Bickl I. K11ZmiCh. R- Sophomores Ell, E. Owen. I- High Honors Hulshoi, E. PGTGZV I- . Iones, L. Sueuio. W- Epsiem' I' Schmitt, 1. Wesiermcmn, A. Hovlfmd' To Schuhes D. Leonhcxrdt, E. . ' Juniors McBride, W. rimpfq' E' High Honors Ohlms, P. WEE? Bozdech, I. Stolze, I- ' ' Hinckley, I. Wick, I. Honors Hulshoi, L. Honors Amsl R, Krewet, F. B E Barrett, j- MCC'-'1fII'1Yf M- Flyer' ' Berkmeyer, R. Nolfm. C- Blsch' R' Busekrus E. Teiber IA Brandt, L. G. II. ' Donahue, D. lpson' ' Honors Grady, M, gl-1951 I-L Burke, I. l-leimcm, G. KTZOVIC' I' Cornwell, T. KOTGIC, I- Leungley' I' Dethloii, R. Iones, O. M'mqhOn'D' Fuherty, E. Leqqct, R. Mum Y'R ' Febuary, R. Mcisterson, M. Nxirsff Ford, M, Nurup, I. Rel O ' C5 Gcxrbcxcz, C. Schenk, P. RumOre'M ' Iuelich, G. Schweitzer, A. Suljslif H 'D Klebba, I. Shcruqhnessy, M. 5,0212 'D ' Klingerf, C. Steqer, I. me e' ' Kuhn' K' Wenger, T. Willett, R. LcxVigne, G. Zurweller, E. Wunclerlich, I. BASKETBALL PEP RALLY On Dec. 5, in the Chaminade gymnasium, the first basketball pep rally of the season was held. Bob Hellrung was MC. Father Blume, president of Chaminade, awarded spirit trophies for the football season to Senior A and Junior B, then Brother Louis Mein- hardt, the athletic director, gave football letters to members of the C-team, Junior Varsity, and Var- sity. Pete Knese received special recognition for being named to the first All-Star team of the Catholic League. Jim Wehner, who placed on the second team, and Jim Gill were co-captains of the football team. After Brother Ray Davenport, coach of the Varsity, introduced the team, Father Blume blessed them. Skip Viragh and Juan Perez were named co-captains. The cheerleaders led a few cheers while the C-team warmed up for a game with Burroughs. SPEECH fC'ontinued from page 41 place in the finals in non-original oratory, while John Rolwing took fifth place, also in the finals. These wins boosted the team in league standing. The rest of the team must not be overlooked, for they have done a very commend- able job considering that on the whole they are new and inex- perienced. On Dec. 9, Bob Hellrung entered the American Legion contest in oratory, which was held at Maple- wood High School. Bob was com- peting against four other schools and was runner-up to a student from University City. ALUMNI fOontinued from page 51 Also at the ceremony, the Alum- ni gavel was turned over to the newly-elected president, Mr. Lloyd Klinedinst fclass of 19401 and his staff of presiding officers: Mr. Jack Schreiber, vice-presidentg Mr. Phil Delkeskamp, secretary, and Mr. Robert McNulty, treasurer.