Oratory Preparatory School - Oratorian Yearbook (Summit, NJ)

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especially 'lim Cuddy, who was high scorer for his only time this year, and it had to be in a losing effort. He came close often but the time he was high scorer we had to lose. All recall how well Bud Trindell played in the first Bayley game when he led the team with 18 markers. That was a close loss also. But Don Busch and Ray Galada made up for it in winning efforts when Busch hit for 22 against Delbarton and 21 in a close defeat against ringry. Ray G,zdala's push shots netted him 21 against XVardlaw. There are many memories which every grad- uating member of the squad will never forget, The thrill it was to win and to know you played a good game-the happy nervousness you felt when you dribbled out onto the court for your school a--- the center jump and the game was on - Omfwry Ojvffmrfiffzz 28 .e.. St. Mary's H. S. QPat.j ..-- 41 25 .,,.,, Roselle Park H. S. ..e..e 59 -45 -,- -- Delbarton Prep -H -- 41 JS -. ,..... St. Bernards --- -- 39 43 .,..., Sacred Heart H. S, .,..., 49 39 -e Stevens Hoboken Academy -- 42 38 ,,,,,, Holy Trinity H. S. ...... 25 13 , ,.,,- Pingry Prep ......,, 60 59 ..,... Sacred Heart H. S. ,,,,., 41 42 1- Stevens Hoboken Academy -- 31 -ill ,,..,, Delbarton Prep ...... 34 the strategy planned in the locker room Y the yell of your school pals when you or one of your mates dunked one M- also the bitter must mix with the sweet when you drop a close game or when your man makes you look sick. These are all the thrills the high school athlete feels and will remember. Well all remember how Mr. Weber watched nervously our every move but most of all we'll remember the time he put in for the benefit of the team. The graduating Seniors wish him success next year and hope that that season will be better yet. Letters were presented to the following men: Captain Bud Trindell, Don Busch, Ray Gadala, jim Cuddy, jim Farley, Charlie Kirk, johnny Martin and jack Denman. Ommrj Opjmajfjfnz 53 ...... Holy Trinity H. S. ...A.f 31 -16 --- -M St. Bernards ...ee e-- 36 Ji? -, es- Wfardlaw Prep --- -, 30 44 ss ..,,, Pingry Prep .....,.. 47 52 ..,, St. Luke's High School .,., -12 29 .ee. Montclair College High .... 414 45 .....,.. Vlfardlaw Prep .,...... 5-l '43 .,.. Hayley High School .,,. 49 Si .,.. St. Luke's High School ee.. 71 Z7 ,.,... Bayley High School e,,... 50 37 .,,. Montclair College High .... 39 1 59

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BASKETBALL The Oratory Basketball Squad, aided by Coach Welver and valuable experience, enjoyed a suc- cessful season this year compiling an 8 and 14 record for the campaign. Captained by Bud Trin- dell, the Blue and Gold got off to a poor start the first fe '.14' gamer, but suddenly found itself when it boasted a five-game winning streak at the expense of some very good quintets. Pingry of lilizabeth managed to snap this streak by the slim margin of three markers. We suffered three such defeats by less than three points. In spite of the bad luck the team looked good frequently, whether in defeat or victory. Donny Busch led in the scoring department compiling 250 points, counting tournament honors, and twice hit the twenties. Bud Trindell special- ized with his set shot, ranking as second in the scoring. Ray Gadala, the shortest man on the team, paralyzed many opponents with his deft dribbling and shooting. Jim Cuddy who worked off the pivot as center, added height under the boards and frequently scored on his over-the-head set shot. jim Farley, the only junior, rounded out the starting five. His rebound work proved valuable. Our reserves were equally dependable. Charlie Kirk looked good often, along with johnny Martin, jack Denman, and Frenchy Dejan, Due to limited space a complete review of the season would be impossible. But the high- lights of the season should be brought out. 58 Vifhen the regular season was completed everyone waited anxiously for news from the Catholic Schools Athletic Association officials Concerning tournament hopes. The good news arrived and we went into the quarterffinals of the class D section, skipping the first round be- cause of our superior record. We met St. Bon- aventure of Paterson at St. Benedicts Gymnasium in Newark. St. Bonaventure had previously knocked off Delbarton in the opening round. The Bons exhibited very good shooting eyes, es- pecially from the foul line, and won 51 to 40, despite the individual efforts of Busch and Gad- ala who netted 27 for their team. Despite this decisive defeat the Blue and Gold must have rendered a good account of itself to be invited to compete in the tourney. Everyone remembers the night we toppled Delbarton for our first win, We have enjoyed a friendly but heated rivalry with the lads from Morristown for quite a length of time, and this victory and the one that followed repaid a debt we owed from the gridiron season. Coach Weber was certainly proud and the team promised him more victories. The second fray with College High School provided a thriller which we lost in sudden death. Charlie Kirk was almost the hero on his crucial foul shot which put us in the lead with seconds to go. But the Ponies tied it up with their own free throw and eventually won. We lost the second Sacred Heart game in the last few seconds. Everyone remembers that,

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BASEBALL lt is impossible to give the result of the baseball season now for we are just beginning spring practice. So far as one can tell the baseball team looks very promising since we have a lot of line material here this year which should round out one of the best teams in the history of the school. Last year the Oratory Prep team collected tour wins out of ten tries. This year the team will have more experienced players whom we know will make a good showing. Among the lettermen we have back this year will be Red Valestin, jim Farley, Don Busch, George Esposito, Leonard Schley, jack Denman and johnny Martin. VC'e also have a host of new entries on the roster and a lot of last year's second stringers. Coach Welvei' expects that we will win ten out of our thirteen games. Included in our thirteen game schedule will be Delbarton, our traditional rivals and St, Bernards of Gladstone whom we met twice last year, winning one game and dropping the other. Flash! Oratory crushes Delbarton 9-Z!