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

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OUTDOOR TRACK The season of 1948 on the clnder paths rewealed many promising stars and also brought quite a few medals to De La Salle trackmen The crowning trlumph of the season was a moral one for when Frank Smith and Bob Callahan turned in 2 91 and 2 08 half miles respectively in the C H S A A championships they Hn ished Sth and 7th At the Penn Relays we showed well in all the ewents in which we ran and would have carried off medals if not plaques had not Bob Callahan trip ped at the start As it were we finished a very close 4th oe Saggese won the 220 yard dash at the De La Salle meet with Bruce McCon nachle sopohomore flash finishing second away with the half mile run The team hard hit by injuries to Cox and Smith must be gn en praise and congratulations for turning in a most successful season Wfhcn one realizes its SIZC with squads comm from other schools it must b admitted that the DLS barriers of 48 did a swell job Again congratulations to Mr Alnwyck for his line coachm 7 : 2 . , . , . o n 1 n n , ' 7 , . ' a . , , . . and Willie Williamson literally walked ' s 7 I . S , . e . 1 1 . Y V . ' . , . Q . . U' L,

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1848 ......,.,..-. .-. W-, . ,. .,..,....-,,,..-,... , - . , - ,. , .V .- - 'Cr' VARSITY TRACK TEAM l Robert Hwmme tm A err Chur her lohn Bra-. 1l leter Llptrot Stem lim, l to r VC alter Bu klex C evree Eberle Frank Smlth Bru e 'xl Conner hle l eph Sagge e R bet Vhlllamstn Dtnalel C 1rl1t Donald C x 7 FRESHMAN TRACR TL AM me R b l ue lxexm let ll lo rt r IL INDOOR SEASON De La Salle ln the 47 48 Indoor season boasted one of the best mile relay teams 1n the clty They placed ln the money at most meets ewen quallfylng for the nlght trme runnmg at the mayor sportmg club meets at the Garden Leadxng off Don Cox prow 1ded that good hold on a strateglc POSIIIOH so essenual n relay racmg Bruce McConnach1e sophomore speedster usually held the POSIIIOH and W1ll1e WlllldmSOH gained a bit t1ll our anchor man the one and only Frank Smlth poured ll on Frank xs gomg to take adwantage of a scholarsh1p offered hlm by St john s Unn erslty for track and we would llke to wish hlm all the luck m the world He s a swell guy and deserxes such a break oe Saggese Smith W'1ll1amson and Don Cox vsmd up their hlgh hlgh school track careers rhxs vear and xery successful careers they are vslll be expected to carry on De La Salle s great track trldltlon The outstmdmg members of the team and thelr speclaltles ire Frank Smlth half mule and mule XXlllldl'T1SOl'l--440 and half mlle Cox 770 and 100 yard dashes NIcConnach1e 770 ward dash and Callahan mostls anxthxng Bob hls proxen hlmself one of the best all around runners to eome to De L1 Sllle smce lohn uxglex vuth the exception of course of Prank Smlth who was slowed down thls selson because of xll ness Track remfuned to be the top sport at De La Salle and the boss dld a svsell lob m carrung on the school s gl0I'l0I.lS rradltlon ln the art of foot raclng Congratula IIODS to Mr Als nvnck and the track team Kne'e'ir1,Q, l. to r,: . T4 , lb S c , Y l .59 , ' ' . .Y e ', , ,Z . C' j, 3 e Y , .'-', c.c ec',,os - s, o r Sw , w T ':, of. . , , . Q V' V .Q fr . .' . 5 -V M Q: V l l , , Q N' ' - 1 ' 3 7 . . ,, . . ,, . .I . . . 'g . . ', 1 3 D 'Y . , Y Y , V I . . . . , , , , ' J , g , , , v ' Callahan, Bruce McConnachie. Buckley and Eberle 2 . I 1 1 2 . 1 1 A 1 . k . ' .- i .I - ' i ' . .Q , . im.. . - Q L ,-H J, , , -1 k' 1' 1' . . 2 '1 - A A A Q .iv - .,- . ' 5 - .Q ' f V I ' ' A K . A 1 ' r : v . Y . . Y. , I.. to V1.: lla ' l Callahan, tw err in Y, ' V' ' ' ' ' ' , - 7 Ol fa, xo e Lf.xllul1an, Robe r Cfos all... ' - U v ,Y , , , ., '

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1848 lst Row L. to R. Smith, Heilferty, G. Keenan, Psrady, O'Hare, Mgr., Campins, Mgr. 2nd Row L. ro R. Mr, Cuneen, Mgr., Cortlial, Thompson, Draigowitz, Cassidy, Klclxlaritis, Somma, Sullivan BASEBALL Another sport which did not fare so well in '48 was the favorite pastime. The team, amassing 7 losses against 2 wins was plagued by bad breaks galore How- ever prospects were unfurled Willie McManus who is considered a 3rd baseman took to the mound an pitched a no hitter Gil Brady a freshman sparked the team from first base and Mel Sommna a pitcher shifted to the outfield gave a good fielding show and led the team in batting ack Cassidy wound up a most successful four years behind the bat and will hang up his shin guards and mask only to take them from the hook up at Manhattan Good luck ack' Andy Cordial, oe Smith and Hank Hielferty three fourths of the infield also wound up successful careers and a problem will be presented as to their replacement Look for Gil Brady Willie McManus Mel Somma lm Crowley Myles Keenan and Charlie Dragowitz to garner new baseball laurels for D L S next year G11 boasted a 7 game hitting streak 74 X 1 s n , s 1 . u . I 1 , ' ' ' I a 9 9 7 Y . - . , J - J , u , n , va 4 s q . 4 , n , , J 1 . . . l l MV- lillllcfll Hlllv sfmlfll Wllll Pmlier Kneeling, CE, Keenfm, lsr RUXK'TXlCiXl11I1llN, llra ui Xlt. lx mis zziitl .airylwer K Jlwltlk' jmj Rom g :,mV,,1, Xl, Kcgmm