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

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MXIIIIW I , THEWROONLIYITCXN D 1-E Y GD interest has increased each year. However, this year the intramural rivalries assumed a new aspect. Due to the incoming horde of youngsters the sport thrived and culminated in a flashing success. Rivalry was keenest among the Freshmen, who waged a merry battle and stuck to their guns until the last gun was fired. The outward dash and zest combined with the keen enthusiasm of the Freshman classes was a vivid example of the spirit which exists in so many activities at La Salle. After going through a strenuous season of seven games each, the three classes IH, IA, and IE were found to be in the lead. In the first round of playoffs IA played IE while IH drew a bye. In this closely contested game IA nosed out Freshman E Q-7 to qualify for the finals. In the finals IA again went out into the lead and held their slim advantage until the final quarter. At the end of the third quarter IA led at 41, but in the final period IH staged a spirited rally and came from behind to nose out IA 7e6. The star of the Freshman classes was Hopkins who scored practically all of the points for his team, although without the cooperation and teamwork of his teamfmates he would have been lost. Carroll, Fennessy, Toti and Goodwin of IE were the outstanding stars of the Freshf men. H Eiglityfthree

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. SXXXllllfl1'yfW . Q I yi THE MAROON AND VVHITE i- GD C man Q aslkiefball s MR. Hooviiiz said, A chicken in every pot and an automobile in every yard, L s s so La Salle says, a boy on every athletic team. ln accordance with this motto La Salle once again inaugurated intramural basketball in the school with the idea of giving every boy a chance of either contributing to the sporting whirl or indulging in healthful exercise. Since its inception a few years ago basketball has flourished and thrived until, at the present time, it has become one of the major sports in schoolboy circles. The Acadf emy was split into three divisions in order to add color and to heighten interest in these intramural games. The first division comprised only Freshmen, the second only Sophof mores and the third the Juniors and Seniors, or upper school. Intramural basketball is no new idea at La Salle. Since it first began last year when the famous 4D triumphed over the student body by means of framing 4B in the playoffs, Eightyftwo

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X - x:iu1fu! g THE MAROON AND WHITE K sw l fTLllJ!lOl1l0l'0 fkfgasktellball K IDED by a year of experience and displaying the same enthusiastic zest and Zeal 'r or of the Freshman classes, the Sophomore division ably fulhlled their portion of the interclass games. The 2-G, hoopsters swept to impressive victories after winning eight out of nine starts to roll up to an enviable percentage of .888 Most of the Sophomore teams were composed of seasoned veterans, who had been under fire and knew the ropes of the game. The brand of ball played by these second yearers showed beyond a shadow of a doubt the improvement of one year at La Salle. Throughout their contests this second division of the interclass organization brought out many promising youngsters who in future years will be wearing the maroon and white colors on the court. Eiglltyffouv