La Salle Academy - Maroon and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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I 2 2 E 5 f t E 2 00N ggsglmjnlqg a.ndWVIi1ITE 5 victory was added to our list, this time over East Greenwich Academy, 38-I 7. After a trip to Taunton, in which they were defeated by St. Mary's High, 38-l0, our boys returned home to meet De La Salle. After a sterling exhibition of basketball by both teams, the score stood I5-I3 in favor of De La Salle, but due to some misunderstanding the verdict was awarded to us by the Conference authorities, l3-l2. Next we journeyed to Woolisocket to meet the strong Mt. St. Charles five, who man- aged to eek out a slim victory of one point. The score was I7-l6. In the third Conference game, and our second with Central Falls, our represen- tatives were defeated, 25-20. Mt. St. Charles returned our visit, and, in an interesting game, defeated our charges, 24-18. Undaunted by these defeats, the Maroon and White turned the tables on Colt Memorial, I6-13. On the final lap of the campaign the losing jinx seemed to be with us. We lost four consecu- tive gamesg the first came at the hands of Warren, I9-95 the second from St. Mary's High, l4-l0. To Coach Heck Allen much credit can be given for the success of this year's team. It was the best team which has thus far represented the school, as they Won the majority of their games, outscored their opponents, and placed fifth in Interscholastic Conference competition. Under Coach Allen, the members of the team showed a fine fighting spirit, with a superior manner of clean play. Having been left without a captain from the team of l927-28, it was decided not to elect one, but to let the coach choose one before the game. In doing this every member of the regular team acted as captain in at least one game. With the majority of the squad left for service, next year we can expect to see the name of La Salle kept high up in the basketball annals of the State. As the curtain falls on the basketball season. another epoch comes to an end in La Salle history. As the togs are put in moth balls, we find that no matter what the trials of life, time flies on, re- gardless. Others come to take our places. 1 L., , ..' , 68

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pina 2 OON and WHITE 2 Basketball HEN the call for candidates for the bas- ketball team was sounded, the response was immediate and gratifying. But, de- spite this auspicious start, there were many who looked forward to the season with fear and mis- givings. There was very little veteran material from the previous season. Graduation had de- pleted the ranks considerably. This left our new coach with the haunting problem of picking out serviceable material from the new group and get- ting them into shape before the season opened. To the credit of our popular coach, Hee. Allen, we must admitthlat he worked arduously and well. With his green material, he whipped into shape a quintet that compared most favorably with the outstanding teams of the State. Added lo this is his good work with the Junior 'Varsity, a team that will be his sole support for the next season. The schedule when completed consisted of twenty-three games, arranged by Manager Joe Lynch. Of these, twelve were victories, and eleven losses. The total points scored for the sea- son were 5lZ with our opponents garnering 493 points. Two members of the team scored over l00 points each: Mike Higgins scoring II5, and Flash Rielly getting I73 points. Our season opened with West Warwick fur- nishing the opposition. The superior Hoorwork and the accurate shooting of our boys was too much for the opponents to overcome, and they went down to defeat, 38-27. Our next tilt ,with the same team was at our gym, where West Warwick was again defeated, l7-7. Continuing their winning ways, the Maroon and White hoopsters defeated Classical High, 36-25. This game was marked by the outstand- ing play of Rielly of La Salle and Captain Drom- goole of Classical. Our next game was our first in the Interscholastic Conference. Central Falls provided the opposition. After four periods of nip and tuck playing, the score stood 24-24. But in the overtime period the Central Falls boys earned two points, while the best we could get was one. Traveling to East Greenwich, another 67

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lllq ECE C t i E 5 r , 5 00N ggfaxlmiqg and WHITE 5 Q' dhnrkeg ITH the approach of the winter season, sport activities as a rule are confined in- doors and are restricted to basketball. As a result, a large number of students, whose talents and propensities lead to other sports are forced to forego the pleasure and thrill of competi- tive effort and sit enthusiastically on the side lines. This year at La Salle the old conditions were upset. Activities were introduced to lure every- body into action: one of these was hockey. This year's team was made up of Capt. Janus, Mcphilips, Steffy, McLaughlin, Ellis, Scanlon and Pettis, all wingmen. On the defence line were Broderick, 'Kindelan, March and Gallogly. The goaler was the diminutive Clem Harnedyf' This group, under the tutelage of Coach Cronin, soon developed into a formidable team, despite their lack of seasoning. The opening fray was with the strong Mt. St. Charles team. For two and a half periods we held them at bay. In the middle of the last period the opponents drilled a scorcher by Harnedy and took the game. When the clash with the Warwick outfit, champions of' l927, came along things were improved. We held them to a scoreless tie. What we wanted was victory. It came when our snappy sextet held a carnival at Central Falls' ex- pense. The score was 5-0. The following week, however, Tech decided to reverse our fate when they managed to send the puck behind the net for four tallies. A defeat by Tech didn't mean a great deal, when We had a chance to show our steel against Mt. St. Charles again. And we did, leaving them at the short end by the score of 2-l. Warwick appeared against us and romped home with the cured bacon by the score of 3-2. The final score was disputedg but it remained where it was put. In the scoring we must give due credit to Janus, Stefliy, M.cPhilips, Harnedy and Mc- Laughlin. We regret to think that we shall lose a great deal of the veteran material. But the suc- cess of next year's team is in the hands of the lower classmen who have so diligently followed the records of the team through the season. 69