Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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ATHLETIC ASSOC. The Athletic Association, under the reigns of president Joe Yamaoka and his aides Bob English, Secretary; Lou Petrone, Junior Representative; and John Gormally, the Sophomore Rep- resentative; operated one of the most diversified and success- ful intramural athletic programs ever seen at Manhattan. The Manhattan Man benefited greatly from their efforts. It was this group which afforded Johnny Jasper the opportu- nity to display his skills in his favorite athletic pastime. They continued with the standard aetivities of basketball, golf, foot- ball, softball, tennis and started a handball tournament which proved to be well-recieved by the more agile set of the campus. This year the Athletic Association also sponsored an intercol- legiate intermural football game which became the most pub- licised event of its type in the metropolitan area. That was the snow-copped game between the All-Star squad of our cross- country rival and Manhattan's muscle men, which Fordhom won by the score of 12-6. The Jasper gridiron squad also ventured into Westchester to encounter Iona but lost by the same margin. These intramurols proved worthwhile to the College and the participating athletes. Manhattan gained many varsity com- petitors from the intramural ranks because of their outstanding play. The student also profited from the A.A.'s efforts by re- newing their sportsmanship and sharpening their competi- tiveness.

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ATHLETIC ADVISORY COMM. In the realms of sports Manhattan has long been the mighty conquerer, as the Manhattan Men song so aptly states. It is true that the Jasper athlete has made this possible, but it is also true that the Athletic Advisory Committee has played an important role in making the Green and White intercollegiate program one of which the College and its students can be justly proud. This committee, composed of Brother Donation Joseph, the chairman; Brother Alexander Joseph, Mr. Kenneth Norton and Mr. George Eastment, has been formulating Manhattan's sports activities since the inauguration of the board in 1949. They meet bi-weekly and then, in conjunction with the President of the College, regulate and decide policies that are necessary for the welfare of Manhattan athletics. Their wisdom and foresight has enabled Manhattan to post enviable records against comparable opposition on the basket- ball court, the track arena, the baseball diamond, the swim- ming pool, the golf course and the tennis court. These records have put Manhattan in the national spotlight as well as the local beam, but not at the cost of academic integrity or the abolition of standards. Again this year the Green and White was not to be denied any of the iaurals for sports leader- ship. They met all competition in the true Manhattan manner. Manhattan is noted in the world of sports for its fine teams, and admired among competitiors for its school spirit. This year the onlookers of the Jasper basketball games saw the Follow the Five displaying the Manhattan spirit in every con- test, home or away.

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The I.C.4A entrants start on another five mile iuunt over the hills of Van Cortlandt. CROSS COUNTRY The 1955 Cross Country squad completed their season with an outstanding record despite the fact that iniuries plagued key runners. They ,won five dual meets over, Iona, Providence, Fordhom, Dartmouth, and Penn State; one triangular meet with Navy and St. John's; finished second in a triangular meet with Pittsburg and Army; finished second in the Met. I.C.'s;'cmd captured sixth in the I.C.A.A.A.A. meet. This is a rather im- pressive array of statistics. When you consider that Bob Sbarra, Jim Debraggio, Phil Rios and Andy De Phillips were missing from some of the meets and running on one leg in others, it becomes even more impressive. The season opened in grand style as the Jaspers crushed Iona at Van Cortlandt Park, 18-45. Led by team captain Bob Sbarra, the harriers showed great team strength as they took Willie St. Clair begins the haul up cemetery hill in front of the pack. 12 of the first 14 places. Bill St. Clair finished second, 25 yards ahead of Josh O'Donnel, the only Gael to thwart Man- hattan's bid for a perfect score. Once again displaying their tremendous depth, the Jaspers conquered Providence, 24-35, thus avenging last year's set- back by the Rhode Islander's. As usual, Bob Sbarra led the way as he won by 50 yards over Rod Boucher of Providence. Sbarra in being clocked in 24:44.1, established quite a mark for future runners to shoot at on the new course mapped out on the Friar campus. The Jasper scoring was completed by Bill St. Clair, Gerry Malloy, Andy De Phillips and Ed McLough- lin The Green and White traveled up to West Point for a tri- E. Josh Doulin drives hard to stave oft a host of barriers in the I.C.4A me