Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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That's Morgan Kennedy on the lower left. FOLLOW THE FIVE 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. The membership of this club included all who possessed a hearty voice and a shrill whistle, the only qualifications for membership. The president, Pinky Wallace, and Don Hays, President Emeritus, organized the group for trips to far-oH arenas. Their fellow ofticers were Morgan Kennedy, the sec- retary; and treasurer Tim Guinan. The meetings were held at every basketball game for the purpose of cheering the team on to victory. Judging from the outcome of the season, it can be gathered that they really accomplished their purpose. The Follow the Five operated under the Green and White bon- ner as far north as Syracuse and down south to Annapolis. These distant games presented a challenge, but they made up in volume what they lacked in number. Throw the burn out!!!!!!! The Philadelphia weekend trip to encounter Temple and St. Joseph's, and the Albany trip for the Siena game will long be remembered by those who made them and by those later regaled by the Follower's tales of their antics. Look, I'm on television.

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College basketball offers the American sports fan more than spectator interest in the outcome of the game. It has that dis- tinctive phenomenon of the American college, the old college try and the color and spirit which the professionals cannot usurp. Through the efforts of the Manhattan cheerleaders the Jasper spirit has been predominent over the rivals on the hard- woods of the East as far off as Albany, Syracuse, Philadelphia and West Point. The squad was composed of Frank Lauria and Don McCarthy and captained by Roy Bowles. The mainstay of the cheer- leaders was; Peppy Laurie who whooped it up at every game of the season. The most memorable was the NYU game in which he lead the Jaspers to outdo some 12 cheerleaders, a band and the cheering section of our local rivals. From the opening tap in, our Alumni Gym to the season's final buzzer, these individuals have brought the Manhattan will- to-win to the squad and rooters alike. These cheerleaders who have made the Green and White enthusiasm ring out over the crowds,i have not gone unnoticed. The vast television audi- ences of the Madison Square Garden games saw these men dressed in their traditional uniforms, leading the Jaspers throng in cheers that could not be matched. The colleges which played host to Manhattan will long remember the spirit displayed by those under' the Green TandeWhite banner. 2 T 2 Ray Bowls Huray!!!!!

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Kaskd 16W In their opening game of the season the Jaspers scored vic- tory over Bridgeport, 98-81 at the Alumni Gym. Angelo Lom- bardo started off the season in grand style by dumping in 30 points, the highest point production of his career at Mon- hattan. Allan Weiss paced the visitors with 20 points, enabling the Bridgeport quintet to gain a 46-39 halftime margin. But Lombardo, aided by John O'Connor's 22 markers mode the second half and the final outcome 0 rout. The Jaspers rolled to their second victory of the season by defeating Farleigh Dickinson, 83-64, on the Victor's court. Angelo Lombardo again paced the winners with 24 points. Two other Jaspers hit double figures, Jerry Paulson connected for 20 and John Powers scored 16. Making their initial Garden appearance of the season, the Kelly Green foiled the experts by upsetting a strong Lafayette College of Penn., 81-76. Lombardo made his second entry into the thirty-point circle, netting 31. The lead changed completely when the visitors were held scoreless from the fioor for the first seven minutes of the second half. In shooting for the fourth win of the year the Jaspers come out second best to a highly underrated Wagner quintet. Coach