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

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MAROON AND WHITE TROPHIES lhe trophles dlsplayed here are the rewards garnered by La Salles cross country and track teams smce the commencement of school m Sep tember l930 up to and mcludlng March 22 lhey are representative of the efforts put forth by the members of these teams lhe first symbol of vlctory to be acquired was the beautiful plaque donated by the Harvard Athletic Assoclatlon ln recognltlon of our cross country teams vlctory over all other New Eng land Schools In a meet held at Cambridge Mass Next came the R I Cross Country Cham pronshlp Meet at Newport La Salle emerged vlctorlous and received the handsome trophy do nated by the Llons Club of Newport lo obtain permanent possession of thrs cup ll must be won three times La Salle now has won ll twrce lhe R I Conference Cross Country Cham pton hlps followed the Newport Meet In hrs run La Salle come through with a perfect score to receive the trophy donated by the Conference rlhe next trophy won was the magnlhcent Fred A Hartley r trophy lhls was awarded the La Salle team upon wmnmg the Natlonal Prep School Champlonshxp at Newark lhrs vlc tory ended the cross country season and lmmedl ately the mdoor track season got under way lhe flrst trophy gamed m the mdoor meets was the handsome Smlley lhorne trophy whlch was donated ln recognltlon of La Salles Then the blggest mdoor meet of the year came around the Armory State Championships ln this meet La Salle took second honors and re cetved a beautiful trophy donated by the Hope Rubber Company The Armory Meet ended the mdoor season and as this goes to prlnt the outdoor season IS just getting under way We feel qulte conhdent that the La Salle boys will bring home more trophles thus season A L U M lNlG.0LDE,N IL Eighty four h , - l . , J H G , . , . h . - victory in the Y. M. C. A. Meet. A S . 1 A ' ' t . . ' ' ' U B E E

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LA SALLE ACADE V Capt Lexus of Hope Hugh and Wheeler of Technical Hugh falled at J feet 4 mche Gill w as glven his hrst champlon hlp of the year at the helght of 5 feet 5X4 Inches lhe score was then announced La Salle led by one pomt with the relay race stlll to be run La Salle and Hope High were pitted against each other ln thrs event With the bark of the glllt Zeller and Burnstem of Hope started Murphy and Powers carrred on Brlston and Cashman bat tled m the third leg and Dooley and Carr of Hope High hnlshed lt lhe watches of the Judges o opposite sides of the gym were identical ln the tmlng of l mlnule and 6 l 5 seconds After much dellberatlon the race was called a dead heat Second and third place polnts were spllt between the schools La Salle was the wlnner of the meet on the one pomt lead gained lll the hugh Y M C A CHAMPIONS were the head lmes ln the mornmg papers La Salle was stepprng to the front m the track world After a rest the team started practxce agam with the hope of an undefeated season Over to the herghts of Moses Brown they went wrth their hopes hrgh and baclc from Moses Brown with a badly scratched reputation The ualcers were a hard and desperate foe and l..a Salle lost the meet 33 to 30 lhe squad was not down hearted and tramed with the hope of wmnmg the Armory Meet the brggest mdoor meet of the Rhode Island season The day of the Armory Meet found the mornmg papers prmtmg that Technical Hlgh Hope High Moses Brown and La Salle Acad emy were the favored four At 2 oclock the meet got under way wlth the field events l.. Salle never very strong ln thls department of the program gamed but two pomts m the scramble for places At Z 30 p m the meet really started for the Maroon and White of La Salle Always strong ln the running events the team ettled down to grlmly fight the leaders lmo match them pomt for pomt lnhe l000 yard event found lommy Russell the New England champron entered ln his specialty with Billy Clegg and Mal loy The race was mtere ting between the second and third men but lnommy raced hm elf to a tew record La Salle s stock Jumped elght pomts and they were on their way The 600 yard event found Ray Kelly and a sorrel topped boy named McMahon on the starting lme for the Maroon From the start to hnlsh the race was a thriller between Ray Kelly and See of Technlcal High Kelly was not to be beaten and he gamed the tltle of Rhode Island champlon lhe crowd began to last two events People were cheering for La Salle to take the meet Thus was a hard thmg to do as Tech our arch rlvals were many pomt head of the Maroon and Whxte Soon the call for the 300 yard event was grven Dooley of La Salle won hrs heat rn the fast time of 39 I 5 seconds The fmals of the 300 were soon after the trlals La Salles Mr Dooley agam stepped away to hold the lead throughout wrth Saunders of Technical pushmg and worrying hrm Flhe record of five years standmg was equalled Dooley was agam cham pxon ID the 300 stepping rt In 38 second flat L Salle had taken three first places rn a row and had clrmbed from the cellar of the meet to take second place ln the final summing up of pomts The season of mdoor track at La Salle was a success The team had strove to heights by hght mg as a team and with the ard of Coaches Brother George and Jack Keating the season can be called the best ever Elghty th e . . . ' . . V . 5 n I . ' jump. - lake notice. La Salle had scored heavily in the ' S l l S . ' again - - f l . I Q ' ' . , . 'U ' . . , i . . . a , . . . a ' . -

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LA S!XLLE ACLADEIW FXIX4 BOXING CLUB One of the newest and most popular of all the athletlc HCIIVIIICB at La Salle 1 the manly art of elf efense or self defiance a some of the Freshmen call rt as demonstrated by the Box mg Club When the club was formed shortly after the mid year exammatrons lt was enthusl astlcally received At the first m66lll1g ninety three boys with pugllrstlc aspirations were enrolled on the regrster lhe first serles of bouts w as pre ented on Fri day February 23th Brother AZHYIHS oseph the moderator had prepared a fine brll of fare for the boxing fans lhe offering of the club were well received for what the boys lacked ln krll and experience they made up ln zeal I varrably the matches m the lighter dlNl:lOIlb were recerved wlth the greater zest slnce they were faster and more hotly contested But the heawy w elght bouts w ere as good as heavy w eight bouts go lhe second serles of bouts could not surpass t e rst but lt equalled the first show I e at tendance at both sessions of the club was one hundred per cent and Brother oseph and the partlclpants ID the contests were highly gratlhed at thrs wonderful receptlon of their offering On March 26 51X members of the cluo jour neyed to Sami Raphael Academy for the r hrst interscholastic tournament and the flrst ofhcral Ill terscholastlc boxlng contest held Ill Rhode Island Ihe competition ended ID a tre as each team won three bouts But as the La Salle boxers were the vrsrtors they were allowed to brlng home the bacon m the shape of a srlver cup on w hush the name of the vlctor w as engraved Brother Azarlas Joseph hopes to obtam more noteworthy matches ln the future and we tru t that the boxing team will make for ltself a I'CpUIaIlOl'l for sportsmanship equal to that of the other teams Eighty fave NINETEEN THIRTY UNE