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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C.ipl.iiiis W ' jlsh .mJ O ' Tvole Co.icb George Ejilmenl. TRACK CROSS COUNTRY M [ANHATTAN ' S 1946 cross-country team, led by Captain Eddie O ' Toole, marked the return of the Jaspers to the hill and dale sport after a war-induced absence i:)f four years. As usual, the Green and White had a powerful squad, with the first team com- p(«ed of five pre-war harriers and two fresh- men. O ' Toole, Ed Walsh and Leo Casey, all seniors and ' eterans of previous teams, first wore the Kelly Green in the fall of 19-iO, when they teamed up with Jim Brady and John Walsh to capture the L C. 4-A. fresh- men cross-country championship. John Walsh was killed in Belgium and Brady confined himself to scholastic activities upon his return to school. Gettint; under way early in the season, George Eastment sent his charges against Army at West Point on September 22nd. This meet resulted in a l ' i-40 score in favor oi the Jaspers, as nine green-clad harriers crossed the finish line before a cadet ap- peared. Hitting the tape hand-in-hand were O ' Toole, Walsh, John Flinter, Joe O ' Keefe, Paul Tiernan, Bob Downey, John Moran and Tom Comerford. A few strides behind was Jack Badenhop. 228