Mount Saint Marys College - Eagle Yearbook (Orchard Lake, MI)

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-A-1 THAMUHALS 1 3 . ' -L' l I x -V + Q I i. nf? .ir V..- ,-......... .- - .. L., ,Q sr...,..,., 1 T l an YF ' The Athletic Board of Control: Fr. E. Szczygielg Fr. J. Rakoczyg Chairmang Fr. A. Wotta. Signals: Twenty-three, fortyjive, sixty-seven . . . Hike! A shot on goal and the puck goes flying into the nets. I H-' 'U ' . . AH in 3 '- Q ' 0 A V 1 ' -.siiviiifo i .or , gf' I ' C Highlighting the daily program of St. Mary's students not fortunate enough to wear the Red and White in a Varsity sport are sports activities of a diversified nature. From autumn, when football fumbles are the common sight on the field, through winter, when excited cheers move the roof from the gymnasium, to spring and the sound of ball against bat, the student's character is enriched tre- mendously in the spirit of co-operation. ln all three divisions, high school, college and seminary, the football leagues begin their sched- ules, and the year's intramural sports picture has a good start. Various playoffs and championship games close the schedules come cold November. The snow comes and so do the students to the gym where interest really reaches a peak in the sport that is played by all, basketball. Orchard Lake freezes over and the hockey enthusiasts get out the rusty skates for many enjoyable hours on the ice. Of course, during this season, the buildings hold their annual pool, ping-pong, checker, and chess tournaments to keep everyone on his toes. Then, the white snow disappears under the gold- en Spring sun and makes way for the beautiful green grass. The baseball diamond, the volleyball and tennis courts all receive much wear from eager athletes. And after a hard session on the field, there's nothing like a cool, refreshing dip in the clear, blue waters of Orchard Lake. May 30 rolls around and the intramural sports calendar comes to a fitting climax in the annual Field Day with all the classes competing against each other for honors. Thus, the boy at St. Mary's develops into a Christian man, . dy I . ,,3?,45,M5 13. H Q f I'..l.f!1f-'Yu wus. A r.'2L.!1,j.:. L 'Lil 1- '

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meet St. Philip's in the championship tilt. The final score was 3-2. The University of Detroit was the scene of the Second Division playoff game between St. Mary's and St. Philip's. The latter went into a 2-0 lead in the opening inning but Orchard Lake came back with two runs in the fifth and added three more in the sixth to hold a 5-3 lead, going into the seventh inning. Two singles, a booming triple and a walk proved to be the downfall of the St. Mary's baseball team as they lost 6-5 The final season's record of 8 wins and 2 defeats was the best any SMOL team has chalked up in recent campaigns The top hitter on the club was big first baseman, Ron Federowicz, with a .4-12 percentage. Stan Wiercioh was second with a .385 mark Pete Ziebron, naturally, was the top hurler, having an 8-2 mark, with 49 strikeouts and 19 bases on balls in 69 71 innings ifg, N u.. Peter Zxebron Y Paul Franckowiak f g -' Ronald Federowicz Ted Kopacki , ' in Stanley Wiercioch ' Q. U Stanley Smolinski Leonard Mallat THE 1955 EAGLET NINE Edward Pilarski , Vincent Pernicki Suburban Eathnlil: League Champions

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