Iona Preparatory School - Saga Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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In wa Ng, Back Row Moderator Brother Curtin, Captain Bob Sexton, Dick Ahern, George Phillips, Tom BROTHER CURTIN Carrigan, Coach Pete Caruso. Moderato, Middle Row Manager Dick O'Brien, Manager Dave Buckley, Jim Donnelly, Dave Latimer, Eddie Brennan. Front Row Manager Lou Sullivan, Jimmy Moore, Joe Morahan, Danny McLinden, Tim Tormey. ONCE again the Yearbook was forced to jump the gun on the baseball team in order to insure delivery on time. There- fore, for the most part we can only forecast the outcome of the season. On April lst practice got underway with some fifty boys making their bid. Coach Caruso, the Mentor for the sec- ond year in a row, was faced with the task of wittling the team down to I6 or I7 of the top men. Aided by the skillful advice of Brother Curtin, the Moderator, he accomplished this very effectively. The hurling strength of the Maroon and Gold was centered around Captain Bob Sexton, George Phillips, Joe Marahan and Jim Donnelly. With one win already safe in his hands, Sexton has showed signs of a very good season. Bob's win came at the hands of New Rochelle High School, in our first game of the year. Sexton hurled a three hit 3-l thriller that went into extra innings. Strong Arm George Phillips also continued to burn them in all season. Joe Morahan and Jim Donnolly possess tricky along with other uncanny variations. Behind this quartet lie the catching strength of Eddie Brennan and Dick Ahern, two hard-working catchers as well as powerhouse hitters. Around the infield it was not an unfamiliar sight to see Bill Morris the teams slugger at first, Buddy Powers, Sophomore sensation at second, Tom Carrigan, a veteran per- former at short, and Jimmie Moore, the diminutive powerhouse covering the hot corner. Tim Tormey, Dan McLinden, and Dave Latimer were the outfielders and did a fine job. Tom Carrigan thrilled fans in the New Rochelle game when he slashed out three hits for four times at bat. lt was he who brought in Dave Latimer and Bob Sexton when he pounded out his third game winning hit. 73 X x fl' xlf l...'+4l

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Bellows, smarting from a previous defeat at the hands of the Irish, fought their way to an 8-7 win over Iona at Haag Field. This was simply a case of no scoring punch in the Irish camp, for although they scored seven runs, the hit total for the Prepsters should have meant .more tallies than were gar- nered. Although George Phillips pitched a superb game, his mates pulled some horendous errors to drag the crafty righthander into defeat at the hands of A. B. Davis. The Mount Vernonites skipped to a 4-I victory when some questionable fielding marred an otherwise perfect mound job. With Bob Sexton turning back the Mounties when the pressure was on, the Irish swept to an 8-5 win at McGovern Field. The hitting for the winners was rather evenly divided with six of the Prep heroes banging out solid base knocks. When the Cardinals of B S H S invaded Iona, Phillips dis- played all the tricks of his trade and a few new ones while handing the visitors an 8-3 setback. George went all the way, but it was not his pitching alone that sparkled. With the sacks loaded and two down, the Irish moundsman exploded a tremendous grand slam homer into the left field stands. Bill Morris also hit for the circuit one inning later with no mates aboard. The day before this book went to the press, Bob Sexton hurled a sweet 4-I triumph over the same Pelham team which had earlier held the Irish to the memorable 4-4 tie. Again the Irish jumped on the hit wagon by banging out seven safe- ties in the same number of innings. Tormey scampers home on a successful steal as Pelham catcher drops the throw. lArrow.l Dick Ahern dons the warm-up mit. George Phillips checks his coaching assignment