La Salle Institute - Chevron Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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Wi' l Looking forwurfl to tlie rJi0l'1'hllll 1-ron n. ilu,- lvuni pl'c'pul'1-il fliligvmly for tln- 11.15. -X. ganna-. However, Lu Salle-K poor lnloc-king. me-uk lla-- fensn. and nirllif-ore air uttuvk rmullvsl in an i3-6 vivtory for C. BMX. A summary of the season fliows tlml La Sullel 5-2 ref-orfl won for tlle Cuelvt- the Prim-ipulf League title anal u sll2ll'I' of tllf' Diovesun crown will: V. l. Q .ali X long: gain hy li. li. X. XXI- rlonl il no n une- the fl: ln mln: un llli 11 li K li l N l or ivnl off for an gain llgllillbl l.:i5ulle in ilu- li.f'.H.S. ganm-. Tlle 1933 Pl'iIll'ill2llS, League Champs and til!-lillillllllilillh of the liilllllllil' lmalgllef. Sixlll Rolf- - ll,vjI to Rightr: J. NI1'C0!'IlIi1'k, P. NIIITIOHC. C. llusile-. J. Us-nun. l'. Pulludino. Y. Pmuera. Fiflh Rllllf J. Carroll J. Franvese. T. Nelligaln. D. Hirkey. J. fillVAlIl1lllf,ZlI. ll. B0ll1'll1ll'll. H. Finrli. Fuurlh Karr: XI. Wllelani. J. Munnin C. Fitzgerald. E. Hirkey. S. Mulinio. R. Halton, ll. Milob. J. Willson. Third lflflfl J. Murrow. .-X. Mzlrxin. ll Senei-nl. J. Morrell. J. Butler. J. Kennedy. ll. lfurmw. A. Palsinellal. ll. lirvlnn. lirolln-r xI1lllllPN. xl4llll'l'1ll0I' Seronll Row: Tom Fzlrnalnl. ,-Xffifiuiil liourlr. J. XX run-r. T. M1-Nunn-e. R. Cawilinul lfiillilililll. J. li0lilIH'I'l A, Cigffi Ilfupluini. R. Myers. C. Oilionalxi. Dom ll:-nio. lillklfll. Firxl Hour: J. Bak. lf. Blllflllllill. ll. lloivin R. Ke-lm. J. COHSILIHZAI. lllll we

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ft or H t lm Q35 The advent of the N53 foothall season posed various questions. The loss of five All- Scholastic gridluen and numerous other let- termen undouhtedly caused head coach Dom Denio to wonder: Can La Salle regain its lost Principals' League crown? Can the Cadets de- feat the perennial Diocesan Powerhouse, Vin- eentian, to capture that league title? How well will untested newcomers stand up under pressure? Septemher lst arrived. the season was underway . . . The first fortnight found the L. S. l. forces practicing at Canal Avenue field: on Septem- her l-ith the team, led hy Co-Captains Tony Cioffi and 'tLudge Cardinal. hegan stepped-up work-outs at Empire Raceway. After weeks of intense training the LaSalle eleven opened the season on Septcmher 25th in an independent tilt with Schnectadyis Nott Terrace. Led hy All-American Guard Boh Czuh. and fortified hy wing-footed halfhacks. the Terrace Titans crushed the outclassed Troy Cadets. The Blue Devils increased their half time margin of three touchdowns to a final score of 45-0. The opening fiasco made the rest of the sea- son seem easy. ln their second encounter the Cadets completely outplayed a good Burg eleven. winning their initial Principals' clash. I3-0. as speedy halfhack Tom Hcxamee scored 0 . an x ilinnthull all thirteen points. The Northcnders' offense was hoggcd down hy the superlative charging of La Salleis fast-developing forward wall. The next week saw the Deniomen contain the fahulous joe Conley and his Cathedral Eagle teammates. Again the line. sparked hy Joe Manning. Turk Senecal. and ,lack Will- son, played superhly. Tom NTCNIIIIICPTS Tl-yard run highlighted the L. S. l. triumph. The Blue and Wl1ite's third straight victim was Xvatervliet. Headed hy ,lim Kennedy. who made over half of La Salle's tackles. the Cadet eleven easily suhdued the Cannoneers. 32-6. Above: All-City Selections: lVIcNamee. Senecal. Ken- nedy. Barnes, Pasinella, Cioffi. The season's fifth contest was the grudge hattle with arch-rival C. C. H. S. The game. played in the rain and mud of Notre Dame field. was a decisive La Salle victory. Led hy NlcNamee's 98-yard touchdown dash and ter- rific line play. the Cadets rolled up an l8-0 score. as Coach Denio emptied the hench. La Salle had won the Principals' League Cham- pionshipl The first day of Xovemher found La Salle opposing Yincentian in a crucial Diocesan con- test. But the well co-ordinated L. S. l. team had little trouhle with the Lions. taming them l8-2 on Nlcxameeis two touchdowns. .-it the Leflz Tom McNamee is finally stopped in the Catholic High game. Jack Willson 1l8v. Joe Butler l53I, and Steve Mulinio 135P.

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ln ra-cognition of their efforts. six Caelrts were nalneal to tha- I953 fXll-Sellolastit' foot- lnall team. Rt'llI'l'r0lIllllgl li. S. l. were 'l'urlv St'Ill'1'iIl. tvso platoon tat-lvle: Dave Barnes antl Tom Nlc-Nainee. the offensive guarsl antl half- haek. respectively: Slug Pasinella. flefensive enfl: ,lim Kenneclv, linehaeker: aml Tony Cioffi. flefensive half. The '54 season should also prove sueeessful for LaSalle. Ends Joe Butler antl Steve Wlulinio. lineinen ,lack Willson. ,lim Colaneri. Don Wlilos. Jerry Bl'Plllll. ,loe Cavanaugh. Chuek 0'Konski. ,lim Dewan. aml Pat Mar- tone. anrl hat-ks ,lack Wleaver. ,lack Morrell, Nliekev Whelan. Dan Hop Hit-key, Vince Powers, Mzeken Boueharfl, and Boh Halton ought to furnish La Salle with another out- stamling foothall team. 4' Cioffi rear-hes for a pass: in the Catholic High game mL. S. If-18: C. C. H. 5.--Ut E ff ,Q Tom lleNamee, Tony Cioffi. .lim Colaneri. Slug Pasinella. Ludgur Cardinal. Tom and Dom, seriously I Sl 18' YI '7 4-onsider ways and means of taming the Y. I. lions. The result: Page seventy-tu'0