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

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.WZ J. V. BASEBALL SQUAD 1947 Bottom Row. Harkins, McMahon, Isherwood, Neary, Hynes, Fitzpatrick, Mauchly. Standing: Bro. Burns, Kilcullen, Samora, Costello, Fullam, Franz, Focazio, Braddock, Flynn. N 7A , we is Y at 1 K li Don Fullam, Shortstop BROTHER BURNS Art lsherwood, First Base WITH the return of seven players from last year's squad, the lrish J.V. looked forward to a successful season. Led by a veteran infield of lsherwood, Neary, Focazio, and Ful- lam, Brother Burns' charges faced a sixteen game schedule with unusual confidence. Destined for the number one hurling slot was right hander Jack Coach xi' NA Joe Focazio, Third Base gpm wifi!- at um 4 Franz, whose slants were caught by battery mate Frank McMahon. Hynes Braddock, and Fitzpatrick patrolled the outer gardens, with Costello and Sam- ora in ready reserve. Utility men Mauchly and Mancusi rounded out the Jay Vee roster, giving Brother Burns a steady, capable crew, with a world of experience and fight. i,,, 95

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Fullam waits for rebound of Scanlon's shot tively. The J. V. won its fourth consecutive game by a margin of I5 points or more when they turned back the St, Agnes quintet 34-13. Buddy Powers and Bill Costello shared top honors with 6 points apiece. Tied at 24-24 at the end of regulation time, the irish proceeded to hold Blessed Sacrament scoreless in the overtime period and win 30-24. Don Fullam's I6 point effort led the Maroon and Gold cagers to victory. Another i6 point effort gave Iona a 37-26 triumph over Pelham. This time Buddy Powers was the high man while Don Fullam snared l2 markers to take second honors. Trailing Salesian 9-3 at the end of the first quarter, the lrish rallied to win going away 4l-22. Joe King caged lO points and Don Fullam grabbed 8. Fullam and King again proved to be the big guns in the 30-26 win over Mt. St. Michael. Each tallied 9 points and Don Scanlon netted 8. Leading i7-3 at the first half, the Irish coasted to their ninth consecutive scalping, belting Sacred Heart 29-2l. Jack Franz and Don Fullam tallied 7 and 6 points respectively. Trailing i9-8 at the close of the third pe'iod, the Irish cagers made a desperate bid to overtake the Rams. However, the rally fell three points short as Portchester won out 23-20. Don Fullam's 8 point effort was tops for the losers. This was the one and only home loss of the year for the Maroon and Gold courtmen Misfortune overtook the lrisl' early in the season when Bill Braddock, at that time a member of the start- ing five, suffered a leg injury. Bill came back at the lat- ter part of the year to once again take his place on the quintet. During his period of recovery, the Irish first team was composed of Scanlon, Terry, Fullam, King, and Powers. High scorer of the team was Don Fullam with l3O points in l8 games. Trailing him in second place was Joe King and third was Don Scanlon. The many reserves who performed so capably were Jack Franz, Martin Gotte, Bill Costello, Dick Crabtree, Vaughn Cronin, Don Dock- erill, and Bill Quirk. ' 1 Don Scanlon Scorers Massman, Tormey, and Unsworth x

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. N -I-31 - r,-,f,,' ' i Fullam fakes his cuf. 'X 1 3 IP N is , 4, ef' gs' Q f N Hynes scores for the Irish. Jack Franz, Pitcher L Frank McMahon, Catcher Braddock belts one.