De La Salle Institute - Torch Yearbook (New York, NY)

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M 5 lIL.4.lJ 1,141.1 lm I mmm ll Lithia' tial will TRACK Track, for the season of 1925-1926 continued as the most successful and popular major sport at De La Salle. Our team this year, although not able tolmatch the performance of the NVorld's Record quartet of last season, nevertheless can be ranked with the famous teams of the past that brought national recognition to the school in this field of sport. Wfith the loss of two such stars as Louis Mancz and XVeissman, the team was greatly weakened, and it was believed- by many that it would be asking too much to look for another championship combination this year. But when talking Track and De La Salle, you can always look for surprises. XVith that never-say-die spirit, work Was immediately started in molding together another championship team. VVe had in reserve those two sturdy veterans, joe Stretch Manning, and Eddie Tut I-loctor, considered by trackmen as the two greatest schoolboy quarter milers runningpat the present day. Charles Billings and Steve XVohleb replaced Mancz and Vtfeiss- man. Charlie had been a quarter miler and had seen service on many tracks. Steve was a newcomer with little experience, but by hard work, he soon rounded out into a crack relay man. Downing, although but a Freshman, ran consistently and well, and deserves much credit for the team's success. This quartet captured the Metropolitan Championship at the Metropolitan games. The team also brought back to the school the beautiful Quinn Post Trophy for the second time in succession. Before the season was well under way, the rooters at the school realized that De La Salle was again repre- sented by another great team. X De La Salle, for the first time in the history of its track activities, placed upon the boards a 120 pound relay team running a half-mile. The team is composed of the younger members of the track squad, Terry Curry, jack O'Connor, George Davis and john Tierney. Competition in this division of track was very keen, but the boys paid attention only to winning and in their first race came within one fifth of a second to the scholastic NVorld's Record for that distance. In the Clinton and Princeton Meets, they de- feated the best the P. S. A. l- could offer. jack O'Connor was quickly released from the novice 220 when in his first race he won in his heat and in the finals in the fast time of twenty-five and two-fifths seconds. In this race he defeated the P. S. A. L. Junior Champion. ' 1 The Cross-Country squad composed of 'nine nicn improved considerably over last year. Captain Bill Grady and his men finished fourth in the Private Schools Championship. Poly Prep won the meet with Manhattan Prep and Clason second and third respectively. For the 1926-27 season. .lack McQuade has been elected Captain. Page seventy--nine JTQ 199-56 iigilrwdi fHi.alY.aW 'I

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' 'T fa 1 . .. i.L2IT11. s'f --f -Y 1 W . Y. , U t P FOOTBALL . The football season of 1925 marked the second year of the revival of this sport. Under the able coaching of John Fitzgibbons, '12, a well balanced eleven was put on the gridiron. The team for the most part was new and inexperienced, yet the prospects for a successful season seemed bright. The manager Ralph Clark, booked a schedule of six games with the leading prep schools in New York City. Eddie Hoctor, was elected Captain and proved to be a worthy leader on the field. During the season the team played with varied success winning the first game, tying the second and losing the remaining four. De La Salle scored 21 points to its opponents 90. Three of the six games were played on a muddy field. In the first of these De La Salle defeated All I-Iallows by a score of 7 to 0. In the second game the fast Augustinian Academy team held us to a 7 to 7 tie. Clason Military Academy, Catholic Schools Champions, defeated De La Salle 14 to Og Manhattan Prep avenged the defeat of 1924 by 38 to Og Fordham Prep, aided by the windy day, downed the Red and Blue 19 to O: and Iona Prep in a last minute drive carried off the honors of the day, 13 to 7. A Edward Hoctor '27 was elected Captain for the 1927 season while Man- ager Patrick Christopher is preparing a schedule of seven games. Page eighty masse iallll S2911 '