Quigley Preparatory Seminary - La Petit Seminaire Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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ffffelfltllflf .9l'l9l 06LeI'lt HAT part do sports have ln the formatlon of another Chrlstp Why do we have an athletlc program 1n the semmaryp Read on MacDuff' The double handball tournament IS the season opener at QP S Two men eye a s1ngle goal v1ctory They learn to work together smoothly A well placed shot by one benefits them both When one of them mlsses a slam 1t hurts both Teamwork a v1rtue most necessary m the d1ocesan pr1est hood IS founded and nour1shed 1n such communal effort Number one on the Qulgley Sports parade enters the gym 1n m1d October The sem1nar1ans contlnue to toss a bag of W1nd called a basketball through a hoop unt1l March 17th the feast IS more co1nc1dent w1th real l1fe A clutch v1ctory l1fts one to the peak of joy -X one po1nt loss teaches h1m how to sm1le 1n defeat how to congratulate the other team for tak1ng advantage of h1s m1stakes He learns to take un1n tent1onal raw calls by the referee and make of them someth1ng Splflt ually mer1tor1ous RC3l1Z1Hg that basketball has such format1ve pOSSlbll1t1CS, Father Howard promotes a completely mtramural sys tem Everyone learns to play And the team that fights and perseveres w1ns The player that g1VCS up when h1s team 1S los1ng not only hurts h1m self but h1s four team mates Doctors sav that sw1mm1ng IS the most comprehens1ve and beneficlal ex ercxse known Father Lyons the pool engmeer, IS an 3Vld promoter of th1s concept and he makes sure that the water does not rema1n stagnant for lack of splashmg sem1nar1ans Sw1m mmg plays a fundamental part IH keep 1ng the sem1nar1ans body 1n t1p top shape for as a pr1est he must be at a physlcal peak to brave the r1gors of 24 hour a day duty They say a strong m1nd goes w1th a strong body VV1th the dr1p dr1p of spr1ng rams IS m1ngled the rat a tat of wh1te cellu lo1d balls reboundlng from a hard green table as p1ng pong bounces IH to take over the gym P1ng pong puts the sem1nar1an on h1s own It develops h1s reflexes It makes h1m assert h1m self No one w1ll help h1m return an Baseball' The great Amer1can pas t1me Ah' But the sem1nar1an does not play ball merely to pass t1me H plays to freshen h1s m1nd for the mental assaults of the followmg day Recreat1on means just what It says to re create TCDHIS, chess, bowl1ng the 11st goes on If the pr1est IS to restore all th1ngs 1n Chr1st by be1ng all th1ngs to all men he must be a well rounded ln strument 1n God s hand H1s knowl edge of sports may be the medlum through wh1ch he w1ns a soul for Chr1st But be that as If may, sports are to the body as stud1es are to the m1nd a st1mulant and not an end For the end of all th1ngs IS Chr1st 89 6 ' ' ' U ' n ' . . , . . H ' 9 ll ' J ' l ' ' ' 3 ' sc nf , ' ' I . , . . - , K , - - - , - J ' I day of the 13th Apostle. No game opponent's smashg he IS on h1s own. n L 0 - . . Ay . P . . - C , ' KK . il KC - Y, . . . . U . . . . . ,, . H . . . . . . ,, . , - - . . , . 3 - , , , C' n

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HIS year Qulgley s natlonal sport basketball has really be come a dash to determ1ne who e crowned as the Sultans of Qulgley on March 19 Because of Qulgley s extenslve 1ntramura1 system the upper leagues have a surplus of well balanced teams Even the teams 1n second and th1rd years though they lacked the over all helght and exper1 ence wh1ch the upper years possess have been potent1al w1nners malnly by thexr powerful w1ll to w1n Thls tend ency 1n the lower years for hav1ng cap able teams has been becomlng more ev1dent every year, It seems As IS always the case basketball at Qulgley 1S very efhclently superv1sed by a Dlrector of Ath1et1cs Th1s job has been very capably filled by Father Martln Howard Equally sk1llful have been h1s two ass1stants Fathers Mlko la1t1s and McKenna Together these prlests arranged the VHTIOUS schedules besldes g1v1ng up much of the1r t1me as referees and general masters of pro cedure Last but far from belng least 1n th1s ohgarchy IS Robert Sam Genovese Head Score keeper and h1s br1ll1ant staff who oH:1c1ate at all the games Our major league can be contrasted w1th a college vars1ty 1n ab1l1ty and performance VVhen the teams are fam1l1ar w1th each other s ace 1n the hole as they are at Qulgley there IS a more alert type of basketball For th1s reason, no team went through the season wlth less than two losses The Rh1nos of fifth year were def 1n1tely the team to beat As was readlly demonstrated, the Rh1nos weren t as slow as thelr name 1mpl1ed Dlck Hefferan was tops wlth h1s SWlff dr1ve1n shots Equally fast and of 90 00 eXcept1onal ball handl1ng ab1l1ty was Tony Clalr W1ener and Heff were just about THE guards Play1ng under the boards was Capt ohn Rlng ack was qu1te famous for h1s hook shots mak1ng h1m a hard to stopcenter Of course IH the one forward pos1t1on was B1g B111 Peterson B11ld1d h1s share to help them w1n slnce he was always 1n there rebound1ng and llven 1ng the scene The other B111 at for ward was B111 O Connell VV1l11e was an all around player doubl1ng at guard and forward HlpS McLaughl1n rounded out the regulars In the th1rd year were Qu1gleys famous Bachelors is a whole, the Bachelors were real dynam1te Be sldes the necessary speed they possessed he1ght toolStand1ng head and shoulders above everybody was u1g ley s answer to Gohath un1or Stevens He only had to reach up wlth the ball and It was 1n Capt Brennan added h1s two cents worth too Al though st1ll a half p1nt he makes up for 1t w1th aggresslveness and fancy dr1bbl1ng HIS r1ght hand man was Tom Farrell w1th h1s accurate long shots Reboundlng and addlng more fight were Messers Cron1n and Wnnd ham Charley Cron1n always got h1s share of polnts and Tom VV1ndham was no sluggard elther The Lemondrops were another potent squad 1n the upper ranks Al ways 1n the Lymfanj llght was Capt Bob Lyman Bob was always good for ten pomts or so especlally w1th h1s two hand set shots H1s very handy partner at guard was W1ll1e Dreyer He was also sharp on the set shots from far out At center was B111 McGlynn qu1te a fancy plvot man HOWIC McHugh helped out cons1d po . , H . H . . . . ' K6 ' H U U 3 Q ' - . W1 , - J . , . . . . 9 ' ' ' U . . H . . . - a a l 3 D 3 ' ' . . . . , U . . H . - .. , - , y . . H . H . ' - . . . . . , ' u H , . . ' ' ' ' cc in ' ' 9 . Q - . . . , . H . H 9 ' 3 Joe J . . , . . . . - U ' ' 9 ' 3 - - - - H ,, . . . . , . U 3 - 7 . , .. . U I ' ' ' 7 if ' ac 17 n ' ' - 3 a - ' . . . . ' Q u ' 71 ' - - 0 ' ' as ' ' H . . . . , , . . . . , . ' ' at ' n ' .. , ..