Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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bolster his squad but he did uncover some sensational newcomers. Many of these proved their mettle in tough varsity competition and for their remaining years in school threaten to make the track picture a gloomy one for jasper opponents. Must of the other sports held their own despite the customary diflicult schedules. Some Jasper rooters were rather disgusted with the showintr of the basketball team. Ken Norton ' s boys got off to such a sensational start that many thought they might eclipse the amazing record made by Joe Daher ' s tour- nament team of a few years back. The torrid pace was slowed down by mid-season due mainly to injuries and the caliber i)f the opposition encountered. Consideration must be made of the fact that not a single man on the squad w as more than a sophomore. Com- pare this with the rosters of experienced seniors that Manhattan ' s opponents exhibited and there will be little reason to wonder why more basketball games were not registered in the win column. The revival of crew and the addition of i olf added something to the sports menu. These teams as well as baseball, tennis and all the rest were comprised of new blood. The complete Jasper coaching staft is new and young. The one year of experience showed great promise from all angles. This one year of sweat and toil was not wasted. Manhattan was building for the future. The tuture begins with the first scheduled event of the I9i7-iy-l8 school year. So get out your drums, Manhattan men, and get on the band- wagon. The glorious green banners are being assembled for the big parade. Manhattan is on the march. 226

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MANHATTAN ' S sports archives are full of glorious records compiled for over three quarters of a century. This year, with the school ' s enrollment at its greatest peak the athletic program assumed tremendous proportions. With one exception, nothing seemed lacking. Football was gone. Many the day and night that thousands of ardent Jasper followers thronged to the stadia to watch their heroes toil on the gridiron. Gone are the days of the pigskin at Riverdale but the possibility of reviving football at Man- hattan is not gone. There are definite logical reasons for its exclusion. Nothing sensational in the way of Jasper sports teams was produced during the 1946- 1947 season. The track teams did more than their share of winning laurels for Alma Mater. This sport has long been the forte of Manhattan and this year ' s representatives kept up the reputation. Coach Cieorge East- ment did not have a host of veterans to 225

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