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

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X X , R X 3 f f f Cf f ff 'VO S S 1 O M 11 f l lf7 ?ISPLAYING a well balanced and nicely proportioned squad of hill and dalers La Salle Academy swept to an impressive season in the fall of '32, Victors in all meets slave ofie, the Maroon and White hill toppers showed the result of consistent training and iscip ine. No healthier body of youths tramped the turf than the boys wearing the Maroon E99 White. Above all, the brilliant performances of Chris Molloy were a source of gratification to all followers of cross country. These perf formances coupled with remarkable teamwork were the factors that brought glory to the portals of La Salle. Cpening the season with but three veterans: C. Molloy, W. Russell and F. Clean, the outcome of the season was in doubt. But upon the arrival of some new comers, namely, F. Crowther, R. Wil' liams, T. Cillen, J. Harrington, W. Campbell, P. McPeak and R. Goff the hopes of the coaches surged upward and before long a strong team was in readiness. Fred Crowther showed his ability and earned second position on the team which he kept undisputed throughout the season. Williams and Campbell also came through on several occasions to gain points for La Salle. Seventyfeight

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'mxxihsffffyyy THE RON.-LANQI -r E Y GD ff-ZIIIIOI' cfH'Siftl7 Q9-igfjfgflff f-D 1lE'SEASON comment each year, is generally concerned with Coach Cronin's loss s of veterans. Queries are glibly tossed from the tongue relative to La Salle's chances for a championship outfit. No one apparently takes the time and trouble to look around and find out what the Junior Varsity did the previous season. With the eyes of the school focused on the varsity games, the schedules of the younger aspirants for grid fame goes unnoticed. Yet, no group has consistently produced the stars of future seasons as does the Junior Varsity. Under the direction of Denny Roberts and Mr. Bleiler, the squad was recruited this year from the freshman and sophomore years. The candidates were nature in the raw, as far as the fundamentals of football were concerned, and the difhcult task of drilling them and roundf ing them into shape was a task that merits no meagre praise. Through the untiring efforts of Brother Patrick, Faculty Director, the squad had a schedule of seven games, of these, five were lost, another Won, and one game was tied. Qn the surface of things, the record is not in the least gratifying, but other circumstances must be conf sidered. Juniorfvarsities differ like tastes, and size and tonnage mean a great deal. We cling to the freshmanf sophomore idea while others go a little higher. Outstanding Junior Varsity men were: Esposito, lvlullen, Jansen, Deering, Marsden, Nugent, Fisher, Foley, Lavin, Coen, Gorman, Quirk, Crowley and Harf rington. From these Jack should build a formidable team for next year. S61'67'lIy'5L'LE7'L

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1932-3 Burrillville was the first victim of the Sullivanfcoached aggregation falling 19-36. Mol' loy breezed home without oppositiong Burrillville's ace, Grenther finished well in the rear. On October 14, Rogers suffered a set back at La Salle's hands. The Maroon harriers triumphed by a perfect score. In this fray Molloy finished with Crowther a hair's breadth behind Olean. Harrington also figured in the scoring. The Moses Brown meet which was expected to be closely contested turned out to be another walk away. Molloy romped over the course in record breaking time while Wilde of M.B. had difficulty in Hguring in the scoring. However, his third kept La Salle from making a perfect score. The Pawtucket meet resulted in an easy victory with La Salle capturing four scoring places. Chris Molloy led the pack the entire distance followed by Crowther and W. Russell. The State meet was the cause of much controversy in so far as Allen, Central's star harrier, and Molloy were precontest favorites. As was expected Molloy bested Allen and stole individual honors, but Central pushed Pickering, Asher and Halpin across the finish in short order to clinch the title. At Newark Prep, La Salle took a second place from among the cream of New England schools. In this contest Fred Crowther led the Maroon pack home to beat Molloy. Seventyfnine