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

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1943 ,1 l l A FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM lst Row L. to R. Brady, Clarke, Brother Bernard, Cavanaugh, McGowan 2nd Row L, to R. Bade, Phelan, Kelley, Landy, Cuniffe, lvlulhall, Crowley FROSH STORY De La Salle has not been graced with a frosh team of the calibre of this in a long time and if all goes well, De La Salle will once again rise as a basketball power in 3 or 4 more years. Led by Crowley, Mc- Gowan, Mulhaul, Kelly and bolstered by Gil Brady of baseball fame, they won 10 and lost 12. The record does not even do them justiceg they are smart, tricky and rugged, as can be shown in their game with La Salle Military Academy in which they ran away with an excess of 23 points from the Cadets at Oakdale. Brother Ber- nard can be given much credit and praise for his work with these boys. Surely his efforts have been rewarded. Possibly, not trying to second guess Coach Michaels, 3 or 4 of these boys will jump .IV ball to help them gain the experience necessary to develop them into topnotch ball players. 71

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1848 70 JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM Seated, l. zo T.: Jay Lord, Robert Heller, Timothy Connors, Denis Behan, Denis Di Tucci. Standing: Coach Vincent Michaels, james Torres, john Murphy, William O'Donnell, Michael Sullivan. J V BASKETBALL The inability to book games afforded an uneventful season for Junior Varsity Bas- ketball. Brother Leonard worked hard to build a team around Torres, Connors and Murphy g and a mediocre record of 4 wins, 5 losses was compiled. Connors the cap- tain, Murphy, Torres, Disch and late comets Sullivan and O'Donnell are expected to see Varsity competition in the 1948-49 season. This bunch, lacking only experi- ence, should show themselves well upon De La Salle's entrance in the C.H.S.A.A. basketballleague, in which schools will be classified according to enrollment. Over- looking the record of the team which does not show much because of the small num- ber of games it played, the V. has passed along some good material for next year.

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1848 VARSITY TRACK TEAM Kneeling, l, to ax: Robert Harnmerton, Albert Churcher, John Brassil, Peter Liptrot. Standing, l, to r.: Walter Buckley, George Eberle, Frank Smith, Bruce McConnachie, joseph Saggese, Robert Williamson, Donald Gitlitz, Donald Cox. 72 FRESHMAN TRACK TEAM L. to r.: Daniel Cullahan, Robert Howe, Kevin O'Dea, Robert Callahan, Robert Costello, INDOOR SEASON De La Salle in the '47-'48 indoor season boasted one of the best mile relay teams in the city. They placed in the money at most meets, even qualifying for the night time running at the major sporting club meets at the Garden. Leading off, Don Cox provided that good hold on a strategic position so essential n relay racing, Bruce McConnachie, sophomore speedster, usually held the position and Willie Williamson gained a bit till our anchor man, the one and only Frank Smith, poured it on. Frank is going to take advantage of a scholarship offered him by St. john's University for track, and we would like to wish him all the luck in the world. He's a swell guy and deserves such a break. joe Saggese, Smith, Williamson and Don Cox wind up their high high school track careers this year and very successful careers they are! Callahan, Bruce McConnachie, Buckley and Eberle will be expected to carry on De La Salle's great track tradition. The outstanding members of the team and their specialties are: Frank Smith-half mile and mile, Williamson-440 and half mile, Cox-220 and 100 yard dashes, McConnachie-220 yard dash and Callahan -mostly anything. Bob has proven himself one of the best all around runners to come to De La Salle since lohn Quigley with the exception, of course, of Frank Smith who was slowed down this season because of ill- ness. Track remained to be the top sport at De La Salle and the boys did a swell job in carrying on the school's glorious tradition in the art of foot racing. Congratula- tions to Mr. Alynwyck and the track team.