La Salle Academy - La Sallite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Mr. Michaels and Brofher Leonard a number of solid hits. jerry Smith, Joe Morse and Myles Keenan, provide an adept outfield combo in both offensiveand defensive departments. This year's squad has both the Mr. Cunneen and Brother Leonard personnel and the spirit to come out on top, and with a few breaks Mr. Cunneen is con- fident they will do so. VARSITY TRACK In the past year, a small but sturdy squad of men picked its way through a most success- ful season. With Brother joseph as the Track Moderator, the squad has been whipped into a team capable of carrying the Red and Blue of De La Salle with honor. Hard work and a will to win on the part of Brother joseph and his charges has been the key to their fine showing in the past season. Special tribute should be paid to the third year contingent of our track squad. Headed by Frank Smith and Pete Callahan, they did more than their share in the active support of the team. We are confident that next year a bigger and better squad will be organized for a bigger and better showing. The team will greatly miss such stalwart members as Tom Fleming, jack Magnico, Bob Organ, Danny Donegan and Phil Mur-

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THE SPORTS' STURY VARSITY BASKETBALL The Red'n Blue basketball squad of 1946-47 really outdid themselves, winning 18 of their 29 games. Paced by the proficient scoring of jumbo Lyons who dumped in 379 of the team's 1287 pointsg and aided by Jerry Smith, Andy Cordial, and Charley Furey, the squad established an admirable record. H Under the capable guidance of Coach Vince Michaels, the Red'n Blue five reached its peak of performance against Central Catholic High of Allentown, Pennsylvania. D.L.S. played a terrific game, fighting the highly favored Allentowners to a standstill until the final minuteg then only to fall be- hind and lose 35-33. Drawing La Salle in the Riley Tournament, the Red'n Blue faced another Stiff contest. They put on a great performance, deadlock- ing the Cardinals Cwho eventually won the VARSITY The 1947 baseball season saw the varsity nine of De La Salle Institute in the midst of a tough battle for the top spot in the Man- hattan C.H.S.A.A. Baseball League. The fate of the Red and Blue aggregation is guided by a new coach, Mr. Joseph Cunneen. Mel' Somma on the mound and jack Cassidy be- hind the plate form a battery that is regarded as one of the best in the league. Jim Lyons of tournamentj well into the fourth quarterg but La Salle's superior height prevailed and our boys went down to a gallant defeat 49-43. However, the Cardinals could not check Jumbo Lyons, who ran wild with 21 points. As a fitting climax to a highly successful season, De La Salle forged ahead to win the second place trophy in the N.Y.A.C. Tourna- ment. Below are the five high scorers on the 1946-47 club. jumbo Lyons 4 , 150 field goalsg 79 fouls: 379 points. Andy Cordial 12 , 122 field goalsg 43 foulsg 287 points. Jerry Smith 18 , 94 field goals: 50 foulsg 238 points. Charley Furey 15 , 58 field goals: 18 fouls: 134 points. Joe Morse 22 , 33 field goalsg 5 foulsg 71 points. V BASKETBALL basketball fame, not only handles the first base job capably, but also provides a timely long distance punch. Andy Cordial at second and Charley Furey at short, provide a ca- pable keystone combinationg while on offense the former holds downthe leadoff spot and Furey the cleanup position. Bill McManus, the hot corner guardian, has been fielding his position with the best of them and getting in 1947

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i VARSITY BASKETBALL Leff 'Io right: Andrew Cordial, Patrick Corrigan, Charles Furey, Charles Dragcwifz, Gerard Smith, James Lyons, Thomas O'Halloran, Edward Padden, William McManus, Gerald Prozzo. Joseph Morse. phy, who upon graduation will find them- selves on the verge of meeting the world with its cunning and treachery, face to face. How- ever, we are sure that they will meet obstacles as they did when on the cinder paths at their Alma Mater. FOOTBALL 4B's powerful grid machine swept past all of its worthy adversaries to capture the first annual D.L.S. Intramural Touch Football Tournament. After winning the senior divi- sion title by shading 4A in a close contest, the powerful seniors trounced 2A, Winners of the junior division by the lop-sided count of 20 to 0. The reason for 4B's highly regarded success was the formula of a rugged line bulwarked by Gagan and Moretta plus a tricky aerial attack spearheaded by Furey, Lyons and Fitzgerald. The most valuable player of this tournament was 4B's Charley Furey due to his spectacular work on both offense and defense. 'I947