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

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LA SFXLLE ACMADEIWY flrst contest the team dad not acqult Itself a t mlght have done lf the game had been scheduled earlrer How ever w 1th an extra week of drllllnv under their belts the team travelled out to Central Fall where they tacked a I9 0 defeat on the home team Daley hard running half back for the Ma roon w as the w hole show 'I ommy tallled all the pomts by some clever broken held running Ihe next game on the schedule the St Ra phael s fracas was the second of a erles of games to decide the Catholic School Champronshlp the first havmv been played wrth De La Salle Our boys came through wlth flying colors smothermg the Saints 32 I4 with Capt Clancy Lavm Mc Carthy and Wetzel m the llmellght Mt St Charles was next taken into camp 39 0 to make lt four straight By thls vlctory the La Salle eleven captured the Catholic school used his second and thrrd strlngers so weak was the opposltlon Ihe wln however was costly as Delaney flashy end broke a bone ln his left hand which put lum on the shelf for a few games On Armistice Day the squad travelled to Wor cester where they trled conclusions wlth the St Peter s eleven of that clty A one point loss was suffered by our team lll this Instance I4 I3 lhls game was marred by erratlc offlcxatmg WVl'tlCl'l m turn caused frequent arguments over declslons Daley and Casey were the Slllnlng lights for La Sa e ln our next game we were hosts to the L1 Salle lnstltute grldsters from lroy N H lhls as-..,... 4.-v.'L...L 1' It FT J 9'i ',1' v' 'W' 5 team provxded our team wlth llttle opposrtron the contest belng more or less of a gootl workout for the commg duel with lech Ihe Maroom llde rol ed up a 5I 6 tally which was the hghet chalked up by any schoolboy team rn tht state With the blg game of the sea on loom ng on the horizon the hopes of our rooters ran rg while the team busted rtself m preparation for the commg tussle Before the largest crowd of the season which numbered some odd 6000 the rrval elevens went at each other hammer and tongs lqech gamed an early IZ 0 lead XVI'llCl'l they maln tamed untll the third quarter at which time the Maroon machme gamed momentum Coupled with lVlcCarthys incessant pounding at the Crrm son I lme and Daley s expert markmanshlp ll! the hurling of forward passes the La Salle athlete drew up on even terms with the lech gladlators at I2 I2 at which polnt the score rema ned until the end of the fracas It was a Il ll'llIll1g game and one that wrll long be remembered ln La Salle football annals ln their last appearance of the season our boys dropped from grace when they lot to Eat Providence 8 0 Our team Just couldnt seem to get gomg and therem Iles the ecret of the lowmes trrumph With the closing of the season came the usual rating of the state s schoolboy teams and the nam mg of all star combmatlons by the local scribe When they came out of their huddle they ranked La Salle fifth among the states secondary schools NINETEEN THIRTY ONE Seventy three Q f W ' ' A ' s i ' . . .t , ' , Q ' , ,I ' 1 '. '5 . vw Sf 0 .' ' - .- A - . a ' 1 'X A A I QQ: 5 ' - . . Q Q - f- R I 5 r Q re , . . . . V- 1 . I 1 1 .4 ' - , Q - , , ., , , f ' ,. ' ' 1 I f' i 1 it I ' I D 'A I . . f v l r 1 A v at . , ' U I - . ' ' ' ' l S is ' n - s s ' v ' 'S - - . . I ' I I A , - y h' hx . , , , V . . . . . boy gonaflon. In this encounter, Coach Cronin - I v . V r - , , 5 ' Y in ' ' , - Y. , . Q . . 4 , q . - . U Y i , I , , . . . .- . I I- 25 , I bg - , . . i . , , . . Il . w , v v K . 'v Q - i . . Q Q ,. , ,. . . K y 5 n s Q K D V , , ' . . S arf? - -.2-I f .. nv. - ,.,.,.N-- . . an I ' l ' ' lv: A l V . I . . 1 Q . S.

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MAROON AND WHITE INIFX FOO I BALL La Salles 1931 football team was another step ahead in ack Cronins work of establishing firm foundation lhe work throughout the season showed a team having a well grounded knowledge of the fundamentals of football and what is more important were instilled with that fiery never say die spirit which is a prime factor IH any Cronin coached team lhe teams record for the season showed a total of five games won one game tied and two contests lost In Qeptember the first call for candidates for the Varsity w as sounded by Coach Cronin lhe raduation of several of his regulars presented him with the difficult task of filling their positions lwo gaping holes were left in the line by the de parture of im Gallogly and Brute McCarthy XII State tackle lhe backfield roster was dim ini hed by four when Moon Mullen Batastmi Sainsbury and Ken ulrk received their sheep s ins winning combination despite these losses Coach Cronin drove his squad hard in the preliminary practise After cutting the squad down to working order he conducted several scrlmmages which tuned the team up to a high pitch for the opening clash of the season with De La balle of Newport Due to no fault of our football manager but chiefly to the reluctance of neighboring schools ln refusing to accept our challenges the season did not open until late in Qctober ln the curtain raiser Capt Clancy and hi cohorts ran rampant on the Cycledrome turf en Joymg a field day at the expense of the boys from the City by the Sea the final tally reading 24 0 lhe game was featured by long runs by Daley and McCarthy Due to the lonv wait for their ALUMNGIOLDEN IL Seventy two 'VA :.' ' ' 1 fJO'I'B,XI.l. Ti-Lui the Nlaroon and White's gridiron prestige on a Mindful of his man-sized task of building a gv . S , . - . q D .S - V E J v V 4 - ' I , J X -Q . . ' ' , . , A , ' ' , . x, . ' U B E E

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lom Daley our trlple threat halfback galned the blllglllal' honor of belng the only member of the eleven to be glven a posrtlon on the All btate frrst eleven On the Allbtate second team lgger l..iiVlll our rugged running guard Pat IVI Carthy versatlle fullback and Bill lVlcGroarty sterllng paver and blocker were honored wlth po lIlOl1b Captam Clancy garnered a posmon on the third eleven as drd Splder Reed ln the Conference A selectlonb the nameb of Daley Capt Clancy Dunn and SUIIIVHI1 were prommently mentroned lhe football team IS Indeed grateful to Head Coach Cronm and abslstants Tom and Denny Roberta who III co operatlon with Brother Ray mund and Brother Edward provided the best equlpment to be had gave thelr undrvrded atten tlons to the team a well as mnumerable aldb to the teamb muccew I-'HHSIISIAN FOHTB.-XLT. FIQAM A I. U M INIGIOLDEJNU B I I. Seventy-four MARCDON AND WHITE EE