Power Memorial Academy - Power Yearbook (New York, NY)

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SPOBTS the fresh carbon monoude from the Army tractors below But twlte 1 week thex fo to Nlmhattm Colle e md rxte around tts outdoor board tr rtk He xx ent on to tell me that all tlme trrals for m door meets are held out of doors at Co e e ' when all the coaches shox eled the off the track so the1r teams could pete The weather doesnt stop a sprmter But 1ust as he xxas about to start h1s fourth oratlon Br Rx an blew the whlstle and sax ed me future angulsh snow com goof If xou w1sh to learn more about the explo1ts of our teams ask anyone of tts members when xou haxe an hour or three to spare Track Manhattan Champlonshlp Power second to none IS the motto of the frosh squad as thex agam won leadlng the fleld agarnst ten other schools Oxer a group of erghty contest ants, Shea led the glory seekmg hrll and dalers homeward rn 6 40-good for fourth Porter took hfth wlth 6 41 Ca hlll copped seventh and Barret exghth These paced the team whrch scored the hrst five men 1n the first ten for a trophy and a set of sw medals Track Letters For outstandmg contrlbutlons to the fullest extent of thelr abllltx thls season there were iw irded hxe Xar rtx Nlerrt t er srx xir ltx letters aong, xxrth ex en lro h letter Ihe reclplents of the hr hest awards were X kmexa j Nlcllermott T Rxnne R Lee and I Xoul a s The secondarx award went to jack Hoxxlex team Captun Xl0fflS B Romero J XX helan I- Nlul hgan and R Nlartln The Ireshman Nlerxt axxard goes to john Shea 307 whlle D Bohan joseph Lahlll John tahrll john Barrett -hm Porter and Gerard Lrrbbln are recrptents of the secondary awards L1Bua Brother T Y Rx an I'CCl'llllS two more for Handball QQ A 3 Pow plc Brother Delanex racmg through last mmute mstructlons wlth some of IIIH boxs before a lug meet 58 'I rack I C B Trophy True to form the Power sportsmen haxe upheld the standards establlshed bx thexr predecessors On Xoxember 1 1930 our souad led by john NIcDer mott ind Tom lynch comprled enough pomts to upset Rlce m a stunnlng 24 35 vlctorx In order to retam the champl onshlp the team th1s xear agam romped ox er fme teams from R1ce Xll Hallows, scent of hrs prexrous performances James Porter coxered the m1le and a quarter course m 636 to place second The malnstavs Shea Bohan Cahlll and Cr1bb1ns tlmshed fourth hfth sexenth and tenth respectlxelv Ihe X arslty d1d splendldlx dCSp1tE the fact that most of them arent slated as Lross countrv runners -Xugustln -Xmevas coxered the two and a half m1le course rn 15 06 to place srxth He xxas followed bv 'XIcDermott nmth Romero twelfth, Nlartm fourteenth, Xolgarrs twentleth and Hoxvley twenty first to obtaln an addxtlonal PIVC medals Remodelmg The hardenlng of soft backs and legs and the tralmng of sharp ex es are part of the rough tough Job undertaken agaln thus year bx Brother T X Ryan lxexm Conway a Junior and the only newcomer from thlrd xear has not de cxded between smgles or doubles as yet and has talent for both J Rexach and J Rane are the sophomores who Wlll plax doubles The one and only Delaney of 308 IS the lonesome freshman who xx1ll be the star representatlxe of hrs year Rubrecht Obert captam and last year s Umor Tournament s1ngles champ IS returnmg to handball for h1s thrrd year R Nlorales IS plax mg stngles along wlth P NIcConnell, who plax ed sub last xear but who xx1ll now be IH there fight mg as a regular J Santos and I Gublln xx1ll play doubles Goubles, although only a newcomer xx1l1 play as a regular Oldtlmers J Daly and P Hannon are back once more and anruous to start competrtron The Power 4 -, , 5 .. .'. 1 . - , 2 .L s v -R S. v A . ,' ,I - 2 ' 2 fl 2 2 ' I.-tt ts and 'z s' I' - l 1 ' 1' ' Q ' 'gl - v h Q A ' , S. I f k ' lumbia. He x' n related an incident ' A . . ' ' ' ' A ' - S' ' ' V I V Q y L . g' r1:. y' ' s . , , . j . - ' . - . , 1 . '. . . . . ,. . - I . - 3 1 . A v, M Q I it g V ' v 1 . ' l 7 2 v ,: v V V' I ' ' . . ' . Iona and Blessed Sacrament. Remini- : W i 1 W 1 1 6 y . . . y - 3 Y I O l ' . v , .4 ,- r . - 44 , ' y'-'y - V rl Y . 7 - ' . , . ' 2 1 ' . f, - g A u . r A . , V . 7 . 1 - . v . ' - ' 7 V X I . ky s ly ' V Q ' ' -1 r' ' 1 '

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SPOR'l'S pn. New trackmen check the rr sults with thc mana cr They wear amaatd I did better than that looks played very well in the first half and looked as if thev were on their way to victorv Going onto the court 1n the second half, tired and exhausted, they played good ball until the last twenty seconds when it seemed as if the squad came apart at the seams The1r early dominance of the backboards disap peared and lacking control of the elusive ball scoring became increasingly Cllffl cult Tom Dalleys last second basket put the team one point behmd 33 32 but the whistle went before the P NI A Freshmen could get their hands on the ball again The high scorer for the game was D Bohan, with T Dailev and V Duffy close behmd Encouraged by the fine showing that the team made even in defeat, those connected with the team see a roster future ln store for the baby hoopsters Indoor Track And Carden Capers XX hile the laughter frolic and merri ment of the gay holiday season runs rampant throughout the student body the track team yyorks on for the com mencement of the 1937 indoor season was Dec lo -Xt last the long laborious cross country season 1 at an end Cross country had been nothing but a seasoner December 21 19a1 lege Meets. Each contestantt runs his ut- most to the rythmic beat of cheering spectators. Not only does one see the best local teams but also international ones, including Canadian. This, you must understand, is only half the story of what our team endures. Since it is mainly concerned with the honor it can bestow on the school and thus the school body. it is only fitting that the student body take an interest in their behalf. After interviewing the sprinters. I found that their pet gripe is the lack of interest shown in them. While the rooters for Hayes and Lough- lm fill Nladison Square Garden the rooters for Power combine for a very negllglble total Sure Power hasnt the student body of Hayes or Loughlin but the ratio of attendance IS abominable But that s enough preaching Xesterday as I munched a ham sand wich I saw a tall lanky sprinter opposite TILE! Powpic im Nlorrl time 1 eloekul In Brother Delaney at the I C B lqee picture tory on par e 59 I to the yeteran yarsity sportsmen but the Frosh had met their opponents and de feated them Xenerunt yiderunt yinc erunt Indoor 1s the glory season of trac Thousand of rooters pack the yarlous armories and ey en Nladlson Square Gar den to cheer their fayorites to yictory keen competition and sportsmanship is displayed in the yarious national and statewide meets of the knights of Co lumbus the Nlelrose Games and the o me at the lunch counter and I did some th1nU I yyas to regret I started him talking about track But before con tmumg I wish to warn all you unsu pect mg souls ney er to talk track to a track man hes ju t like a fisherman there ls no end to llls tales He told me hoyy the team practices in the halls of the 168th Street Armory after chool He told me hoyy they run down the long wide halls racing through doors and around stair Cases breathing 57 I 4 . . ' Q . 4 . , ' 1 v Pow '- ' ' ' ,' . . s- s -' I l U ' - A 4 , e 1, . Y V . .r . ' s - I' ' ' ' . ' . s . - , Q, H, I . , I . 1 I I I y ' 1 I s ' v , . . ,my- ,' ss. A ' - .. if J' . 's ' 's . N I' . X . . . S ' s ' f . I 1 U Season Begins: , , . , - , - . l . b v A -4 . ' ' I 7 7' - ' FN -' - l I ' 1.51 Q v M S - . . . . .- .R 5 U' N k. . . . ,- . - , - E 5 . . . ' - 1 - 5 ' 5 V . -- A N . .1 -v . V . Q . S A Q 'V -s -v 'S I M1 : I v' K . Y .P T - . v' -1. ' .Y . rs ' ' I I C 1' I If cs 5

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SP0llTS Basketball s Growlng Palns by James McCajj'rex Basketball has come a long way smce the days of Dr Nalsmlth s peach basket Yet we cannot say rt has reached the end of IIS long road of development Many kmks are yet to be lroned out Basketball has reached the top of wrnter sport popular1 ty, desplte the annoymg fact that 1ts rules change radrc ally every season Apparent ly the huge crowd of avxd fans who enjoy xt, and the ten mrllxon who play lt are above such petty consxdera trons A sport of speed strength and stamlna, of CXCltlI'lg scormg and play 1t has en thralled the lmaglnatlon of all sports lovers We must not thrnk however that lt IS a slmple game It may ap pear so to the spectator, but to the sweatlng player on the floor It IS a dlfferent story He alone knows the toll lt took to perfect the passmg and floor play whxch thrxlls the gallery The SCIEDCC of wmnlng basketball IS a sub ject etched 1n hrs memory by many long hours before a clrcular hoop that often d1dn t seem Wlde enough Even w1th the grant strldes made 1n offenslve play and defens1ve zones basketball IS st1ll 1n the experlmental stages Years back they ehmmated the center Jump after each basket 1n an effort to speed up the game Th1s man euver was successful, so much so that 1t accelerated play to the extent of makmg a l1m1ted use of the center jump a necessrty The w1den1ng of the foul lane and the rntroductlon of the ten and three second rule d1d much to ellmxnate the rough edges that stlll ad hered to the game Currently the sports world has been rocked by a SCYICS of basketball scan dals that have not shown the game 1n a very favorable hght Idols have fal len all over the natlon but have no fear frrends new ones wlll ar1se to frll the vacant nxches and basketball w1ll prove that It IS made of much sterner stuff than the few weakhngs It has harbored Ixaturally these dlsasters cannot be overlooked nor w1ll they My grlpe however does not concern them, I have one and only one the over zealous use of the whlstle Th1s may seem llke a knock at the referee the one person always blamed but thls IS not the case Behlnd hlm IS the lnevrtable rule book whlch blnds h1m to IIS use To lllus trate let us take a college ballgame played last year A hlghly seeded club came to the Garden to play one of the local schools Thexr of fense centered around one particular hlgh scorer who was currently burmng up the cords Early 1n the fxrst quarter he was bagged for four personals Thereafter he was reduced to merely an lnterested but useless bystander He was well aware that one more mxscue would earn hlm a nlce cold shower He be came a statlc phenomena somethmg l1ke th epetrrfred forest Somehow , lt was later descrlbed 1n the sports col umns, he managed to escape banlsh ment fdlsquallficatlon on a fifth foulj but for all the good he was under the boards he mlght as well have been takmg that shower A llttle modera t1on 1n the use of that whlstle mlght have enabled the crowd to see what they came to see a basketball game yet the referee was only followrng the rules Obvlously the weevrl 1n thls partrcu lar boll IS the rule book, not the poor officral who must bear the abuse for 1ts shortcommgs Glven a httle en couragement he would gladly forego whrstle solos ln the mterestmg parts of games, ln fact he would gladly do so Thrs however IS rn the future, a thxng apt to come Let us hope that the future we speak of IS not far off Ile must however commend the basketball leglslators for the Cllfllllla t1on of the offenslve three mmute rule whrch bhghted hoop play during the 48 49 season Thrs part1cular rule whrch prouded one or two free throws and possesslon for a plaver fouled IH the last three mxnutes caused more 111 feellng and roughness than any de c1s1on called by any referee an where Therr prudent actron rn th1s matter shows that the sp1r1t IS w1ll mg but slow to act At the IC B Meet Po p c Lee Voulgarls and 0Connell ldle tlme before the event Powplc wl11le the manager lugs Jackets across the flats Powp c Later Dlck Nlartln IS pooped out Powprc as Gu Amex as crosses the fimsll lme 9 ' 0 0 0 0 Y . - . . , . . . ' 7 , . 6 I I a I ' , - . - wi . g . , v . ' 7 . ,r 1 ' 1 l ' Y Y - , y A s . . . . . M ,, , , . . . U . - ' 1 lx a u v I 1 N 1' I 1 7 ' , . . . ,, . - 1 , 4 1 ar o u 7 7 , , .. y - . . , 7 . . . . i , , , . W . . . , , . , I ... A, .. . I 7 . , , .Q . , - A 7 , . , . , 7 v - 1 - . . . . al ' -fo' v . . . . . K ' - . . . V N .. . . - , a ' A . ' ... S ' ,