Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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V f fs - 'iMANHA1'3i9XrQn.i1'5f:rg, -ff- - Q L. - 4 - -- - f ' F? :. I I R K lib L lr- I' I P 2 and freekled crew returned to mess up a perfectly orderly college. Coach Britt Patterson of VV. Sz J. was head coach and his early training will be remembered forever. I've often wondered what has become of all the pounds of flesh I lost on that football field. I guess it will go on a mystery forever. Twice a day a husky squad worked on that field and took their lumps as men. Rutgers was the opening game and the Green warriors worked their heads off to beat the boys of the Raritan. Finally the day arrived, the hottest that shall ever be known to us-'fa day when the heat rose from the earth and made people gasp for breath. In spite of all this the eleven traveled to New Brunswick and donned heavy suits and took the field. I can still see that first half-a gasping bunch of boys rushing up and down a baking field under a merciless sun, dropping down from utter exhaustion only to rise again and go on for Manhattan. In a bitter fight the Green was hurled back till they beat their fists upon the earth praying for strength to hold, only to be pushed back furtherg Rutgers slowly but surely worked its way to two touchdowns and when the whistle sounded for the end of the Hrst half both teams fell upon their faces totally spent. Thc second half was worse and two sick teams limpcd into the dressing rooms at the end of the game. The final score was 20A6, Neil Cohalan running 90 yards for lNlanhattan's only score. The next game was with Fordham but this game was called off with respect to Donald Morey, who gave his all for Manhattan, and it was thought seriously of cancelling the entire season, when his fine family prevailed upon the Athletic Board to continue with the schedule. The games that followed were just played and that is all that can be said, for what team could win when the finest was gone. Great credit must be given to this eleven for the spirit they held and after defeating Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute and St. .Ioseph's they met a powerful City College team and on a field of heavy mud played to a six-six tie. Basketball was a success for in this season we gave Fordham an unexpected walloping and I can still see that team of Captain Danny Horan '28, Neil Cohalan '28, Bill Maloney '28, hfike Hayes '29, Tom VVhalen '29 and Vin Keber '30, fighting for point after point. The final score was 19 to 1-14 and, incidentally, Tom lVhalen was picked as lifetropolitan Center because of l'is marvelous performance. My head aches as I think of that celebration- what a perfect finish to a perfect season. Eighteen wins and three losses. Track again was on hand but this year we were much weaker because of the loss of men through graduation, but the team again, under the coaching of Pete lvaters and the strength of Captain Jack Geoghagan, pulled through to a fine record. Baseball sizzled on the fire and with Ted Brogan at the helm and Captain Mike Hayes '29 in the hold a splendid record was hung up. Among the numerous victories can be seen City College, New York A. C., Columbia and Newport Naval Training Base. Nine games were washed out because of rain, among these being St. Johnis, Fordham and Lafayette, in a tight battle New York University defeated us 5-3, closing our Junior year and making us potential Seniors. Om' Hundred .Sv-z'c11ly-svt'cn ,.: v- '-:- O .. , I ' -fri-.'fx.s'-4 x,fXik1.J'X JJ

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V , fX MAN!-lA'l'TANlTE'lX N, - EE i 1 - - Ti 4 ...- fl I ie f L snag and that same snag was our old friend City College. After a disastrous first half the 'iGreen Quintet took the floor twenty points behind and playing a fast and furious game, climbed steadily to have Old Man Time break in and end it. After this the team traveled to Scranton and lost to St. Thomas by a one sided score I had better not mention. However, this did not spoil the record for we Ucoppedu six more games to pack the house the night of the Manhattan-Fordham fracas. The first half was close, Hayes scored and Neil Cohalan dropped in two fouls. Fordham came back with three successive baskets but Tom VVhelan evened the count. It ran this way till the half time whistle and when thc teams left the floor Fordham led by one point. The second half was tough and in a flurry of baskets from the Maroon. Manhattan was buried. VVhen the gun went off the score stood-Fordham 31, Manhttan 19-but all in all the customers got their money's worth and our record was a corker.', Manhattan Athletics threw off the court', togs and rallied to the sport of Track. In the Penn. relays we again came through and again won the great bronze tablet that adorns the wall of the Alumni Gymnasium. Again we owe thanks to our Metzinger '28fMancz '29-Geoghagan '28 and Delehanty '27, boy oh boy Y, they could run. The Manhattan Diamond Meet again was a success under the super- vision of Brother A. Joseph and Coach VVatersg again we saw Lloyd Hahn of thc Boston A. A. win the second leg on the Jasper three-quarter Trophy. In the long outdoor season we see victories over St. John's, C. C. N. Y.-Chalk that one up, and Union-yes, we could always count on our track team. Spring welcomed baseball with a bright sunny smile and under the superb coaching of the famous Ted Brogan of big-league fame and the backing of Cap- tain George Smith '27, the nine was off to a snappy beginning. George Fiorenza '29 again walloped the Crescent Athletic Club, and St. Johnls took it on the chin. This was corking and as things happen we traveled to Providence, were victorious 9-5 but lost a tough one to Boston College after leading up to the ninth-the score P-why 3 to 2. Seton Hall fell before the bats of the Green, and Tuft's and Upsala warmed us up for the Fordham game, a heartbreakerl In the ninth inning witl1 Fiorenza ,29 pitching fine ball with a lead of 3 to 0, Fordham rushed over a run on two errors and filled the bases on two passes and an infield tap. Up stepped Zev,' Graham and caught the apple square on the nose to clear the bases-yesl, it was all over. The next day was Commencement Day and again we repaired to the same sunny beaches and cooling forests that soothed our over-worked brains the year before. Here we are Juniors! Big timers! Real honest-to-goodness, bottled-in-the- bond upper classmen! Football was again on the platter and a hungry, sunburned Om' Hundrcd St'Z'I'lLfy'Si,1.' '-A RE Ny-rf 'V 'JiL 'kf 'x. - I fx r x Ar'-4 'J 4-'NL 131.51

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Fifi i me gi g f , fi 'Ti MANHATTANITE-' New 5 Te i A' J e- w i Kiki' -11,1 dn 'r K. Kr f lx I L Kr- I Our last year had arrived-we had at last attained the highest point in colle- giate life-we were high and mighty distinguished Seniors. The College had taken its greatest step under the tutelage of Joseph Schwartzer, famous line coach from N. Y. U., and with Neil Cohalan '28 as assistant coach, the team quickly rounded into fine shape. Union met the wrath of Manhattan College, was buried under a deluge of touchdowns and a slew of extra points, the score being 28-7. In a hard fought game St. Bonaventure defeated the .Iaspers 7-0, but this woke them up and they just walked through the rest of the teams. But one game remained and that was City College. I had waited four years for a victory and I was rewarded- what a happy memory, now I look across the room and see hanging on my wall a piece of the goal post-the score?-sure thing! 1-if-10 in favor of Manhattan! There was some truth in that VVait till next year! after all, all hail to Ted Stein '29, Ed Cronin '30, Bob McBride '31 and a fighting bunch! Paul Melita '29 mun- aged that scrappy crew. Because of many men being lost through graduation the basketball season just about held its own. The victory and defeat columns were evenly balanced, but on the defeat side wc see Fordham, City College and N. Y. U. so I can't boast of this one, I must dream on. In track, our cross country team ran second in a triangular meet with Lafayette and City College-we were ahead of City College so that was considered a win for us. In the other meets we see victories, again we defeated the Lavender and then proceeded to take Fordham's measure. Goodbye track! You pulled us through many a year. Baseball is here, and it is the end of the dream, for it is our last look at sports. With Bill Loughran as Coach and George Fiorenza as Captain a successful season ran to a close. It was the hardest schedule attempted in fifteen years and a valiant team finished with glory. Among the new faces were, William and Mary, Villanova, Loyola, and Quantico Marines. VVith this the dream ends and as I Search for the next highball I find that my pipe is out and again I am an old man- but a happy one. My days at college are over but these memories I shall cherish as mine forever. Ru I N R L F . I 3 Om' Ilumlrvd SC'Z'CIlfj t'igflf . 17 ' I L, 'F1'r5, 5' , ' AJ zfxaniks.-PAX