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

Page 94 text:

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 ' .. , ..

Page 93 text:

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

Page 95 text:

erably at forward with his settmg up of plays Fmally the p1ece de resist ance was Camlllo Vol1n1 C was no daisy, that IS for certain He was a tricky man all over the court In the lower brackets we find the Snipers ranked highest In the dr1ver s seat was D1ck Shannon Dick was the man of the hour many tlmes to add that extra spark of enthus1asm when it was needed oe Bowler was another triple threat Maurie had a remark able shoot1ng average In there re bounding l1ke a real professional was Dick Keatmg Dlck really used hlS hands for t1pp1ng that ball in Charley O Malley scored from all parts of the court espec1ally when nobody else could Sharmg equal roles as regulars were Red Coleman and Ray Sulllvan Next were the Immortals led by Capt Skippy Ivers Skippy really is an all around team player He was born doing it VVhat rebounds he dldn t get, Cass DCFWIHSKI d1d Still one of Qu1gley s best players was Ed Burke Besides making point after po1nt he even fooled some of h1s teammates with his remarkable passes LIKCWISC at guard was oe Kennedy also a hustler F1ll1ng out the squad was Vince Hurley, the young man who fooled many a tall center by sneaking in and snatch1ng rebounds r1ght out of their hands Unfortunately in last place were the the Netters representing second year Gene Noonan was h1s team s leader Gene plays the game sc1ent1fically watch1ng for those little breaks and then squeezmg in Many of h1s one hand set shots found their mark Play mg at the other guard pos1t1on was ohn VValsh H1s shots were of an amazing variety and they went in too' Doing the rebound1ng under the basket were Messers Schultz and Quinn Both these young gentlemen proved handy whenever a tall man was requested George Lux was Noonan s strong right arm as he was last year Together they certainly gave the older fellows a run for the1r money In the MIHOF League there wasn t such a close race The top teams were fairly secure, but a few times even they were given a scare On top all season was umpln Lou Falkner with his Fantoms Thls was easy to understand because bCS1dCS h1m self he had aggressive Art Murphy and Dead eye Dom Cronin Certa1nly not to be overlooked were Witte and Keane Another potent team was the Ramblers underFrankBa1occh1H1gh point man for this team was Bill Rooney B111 won quite a few games for his team espec1ally one IH part1c ular when he sank a one hand jump shot 1n the second overtime Playing at the guard pos1t1ons were John Har rington and Don Dohr Handling the aggressive end was bruising George Very close beh1nd were the Nick nacks led by Gene N1kl1borc His team was loaded with talent One of the best breakaway men and ball snatchers was Ken Brigham Doing a bang up job of rebound1ng was Ron Dohr Always ready for guard or for ward positions were oe Rink and Terry Morgan Squeezmg into the top five were the Khbldcwskis This team played as its name 1nd1cates IC mixing every one up Capt 1m Kenny led as high man w1th his aggresslveness He was known as Four Foul Kenny to his fr1ends L1ven1ng up the scene were Gerry Loftus at center and Wallower Holloway w1th his slow motion trot At guard was Sl1m T1m Donohue set ting up the plays Rounding out the regulars were Tom Cullen and John Barrett Next were the Globetrotters from th1rd year Capt Mike GubblHS cap ably led h1s hardfightmg band Besides Mike Jim Adams also played well at 91 I , ' n ' ' ' as an ' . . . . , . . . , . ' . ' KKJ ' 7 an u or I ' ' ' cc 77 ' . . , n - . J , ' xr ' an cc - 17 ' ' . . . . CK l ,, - - ' , . . J .I 9 . ' 41 an ' ' ' ' cc n . ' ' - cc ' as ' ' ' a terror in there rebounding like he was Klein. . . . , . H . cc ra . ' ' ' ' na ' ' ' . , . , . J , . . 5 - ' ' CC ' !! ' . . . . , .. ., D - sc my ' l . , . . . ' ' . U H ' 1 . , 4 1 . - - ' 0 ec as - . u H , n . a n . 9