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

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6jMClfLCZ5 E sw1mm1ng program IS prob ably more comprehens1ve than any other 1nd1v1dual program 1n the school Throughout the year the pool IS a center ofcont1nua1act1v1ty It draws more students than any other s1ng1e attract1on because If has more to offer rn the 11ne of enjoyment and phys1ca1 CXCFLIQC Bes1des the many free perlods, the agenda 1nc1udes such events as the non sw1mmer course, the hfeguard 1nstruct1on class, and IS c11 maxed by the sw1mm1ng meet 1n Apr11 Under the dlrectlon of Father Ly ons the program functlons smoothly from September to une In order that the pool may be ap preclated by everyone, a spec1a1 class IS held for those who cannot swlm The members of th1s class are taught by llfeguards 1'h1s year, the non sw1mmer course accompl1shed 1tS pur pose 1n a few short months through the efforts of the head lnstructors, 1m Grace and V1nce I-Ieymg Shortly after the new year beglns, the l1fe guard lnstructlon class gets under way For several weeks the prospect1ve 11fe guards are tra1ned 1n the rud1ments of water safety 1Vhen they complete thelr course they become oHic1a1 Red Cross llfeguards The 1nstruct1on dut1es of th1s class are expertly handled by Nowotarskr, VVa1sh Parrmgton, and Parker, who are authorrzed Red Cross Water Safety Instructors In th1s way Qulgley recru1ts 1ts own approved 11fe guards and lnstructors who w1l1 help to run the pool act1v1t1es eH1c1ent1y The h1gh11ght of the aquatlc pro gram IS the sw1mm1ng meet N longer IS It merely 1nd1v1dua11st1c 1n character but now team competltlon marks the champs Each of the live years has 1ts own team of SIX members Th1rd, fourth, and Hfth year compr1se the senxor d1v1s1on wh11e first and sec ond year compete IH the 3un1or classlc The swlmmmg meet rev1ves the tra d1t1ona1 r1va1r1es among the var1ous classes The teams are usually qulte evenly matched as IS evldenced 1n the final scores For three days the meet prov1des sport1ng thr111s for all enthus 1asts Often a s1ng1e event decldes the v1ctors The w1nn1ng team 1n each d1v1s1on rece1ves letters Although the an 1nd1v1dua1 champ IS also chosen The outstandlng sw1mmer 1n each d1v1 s1on YCCCIVCS thls honor B111 Albertson took the -1un1or crown wh11e B111 O Con ne11 proved to be tops w1th the sen1ors Thls year B111 IS mak1ng h1s b1d for a thlrd stra1ght champ1onsh1p Smce 1940 five new senlor records have been set B111 O Connell holds four of the marks Some of the other standouts are Don Dohr, Bob Lyman, and 1m Adams Bes1des mak1ng the sw1mm1ng pro gram one of the most 1nterest1ng, actlv 1t1CS such as these make the pool a frequent and favor1te recreatlon spot for a great number of the student body These act1v1t1es make the pool what It IS, a great organ1zat1on No other sport attracts so much mterest 93 Q . . . . . O , - ' ' . meet is predominately a team event, . . . . . , J

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guard Tr1cky Dlck Caprlo and Bonner dld a marvelous b1t of shootlng and reboundlng Tom Sexton added that extra change of pace at approprnate t1mes Struggllng agalnst each other to keep out of last place were the Knlcker bockers and the Monks both from second year As the season progressed the Monks seemed to be the strong est team IH the league s1nce they were responslble for holdlng up the entlre league Kllduff led the Kmcker bockers w1th br1ll1ant drlbblmg and accurate shootmg H1s r1ght hand man was Zlma a handy man to scrape up a few po1nts when needed Others who helped out were Gowglel, B1shop and Anderson The head keeper of the Monks was NIcAul1ffe Red McGovern was thelr aggresslve power house Cavanaugh d1d h1s share at guard whlle Brahm and Derken duplx cated h1s role but at forward Capers ohn Cal1x was capta1n of th1s team He was pretty dead on h1s long shots Bob Bohlman scored often espec1ally under the basket Al ternatmg at guard or forward where ever needed most were DuHin and erry Bresnahan Ahern rounded out thelr five w1th h1s reboundmg In the Intramurals there was always someth1ng exc1t1ng happenlng hlther It was a close hard fought t1lt 111 first year or If was a b1t of legallzed may hem IH fourth or fifth As always flrst year produced the cholcest bas ketball As the record soon revealed 1 F was a m1ghty capable team Thxs was chlefly because of the reboundxng J of Scarnavack IA was next wlth Callaghan help1ng out Other fellows worthy of note were Conquxllen McCarthy, and Rlley Although thelr teams weren t as classy as Hrst second year was stlll well paced espec1ally by 2 C the early leaders F1tzharr1s was the powerhouse on th1s team 2 B was close behlnd w1th Dlttmer leadxng Others who were dest1ned for honors 1n the mayors or m1nors later on were Dragos Gub blns and W alsh However the games that drew more attendance than those played by a Chlcago hockey team were those III the sen1or d1v1s1on Thlrd year had s1x teams of wh1ch Smola s seemed the best Captam Smola and Rogalskl led their team oyce was close behmd battl1ng It out w1th Sw1eca The hlgh po1nt men were ones lutfy and MCH eeny best to keep h1s team on top untxl St Pat s 1n the fourth ye lr r1ce B hlnd h1s team were those Of.XlCkIU'1I1 OConnor and Boyd Besxdes these gentlemen other outstandmg players were Bedmgfield Meyer 'NIcGee, and Hagen However 1n keepmg w1th trad1t1ons hfth year st1ll wore the crown Ixmg of Sangumary Parr1c1des ln other words they stxll play ed roughest Pred Solms led h1s team to an early lead but Ray Schendl started creepmg Ill Solms h ld such assassms as Messers Kaucky Lally Sprlnger and W1ck lund Schendl fortlfied h1s l1ne wlth Grace lxmak Salmon and Adams ' 3 . . ' , ac ' 3 I B n u n - 2 ' ' , . sc .rn ' Q ' - I , . . . ' cc ' 9 - . - ' 7 U . . . . . , . . . . . , ' c . , ' v . 3 ' ' D y ' v 1 rx 11 Y, ' cc n , 1 . L Fourth year's other squad was the C21Pff1mJOh11G1111gaH WHS WY1118 111.5 tc H ' Y ' ' D J f . ' ' 1 1 . e- . . J QL L , 9 7 ' A ' .K - ', Q Y 5 L ' 3 . . H 7. , 1 . . . . 1. . . . H . 1 , - . . V . 7 . A , . - , .V C. , s C lc , .7 K U . H I N. KK ,, ' L n C s 5 7 ' x 7.7: Q 9 ' ' . . , . . U . H . 7 ,7 3 ' ' 'Z

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dlfwagd all!! .24 happens every autumn The leaves turn brown the scent ofwinter fills the air and scores of Quigley boys go en masse to take their last Hing at golf before the fair ways are buried by snow There on the fading fields of the golf course they oHic1ally open Qulgleys sports cycle with the annual golf tournament This year the tournament was again held at Evergreen Golf Course at 91st and VVestern Avenue It was qulte a hop for some of our north siders but the distance was a small price to pay for the fun and enjoyment they re ceived in return Ra1n or shine there s always a big turn out for the tourna ment This year the weather man was on our side It was bright and warm but there was a strong wind that played golfers a hard t1me by causing the loss of many balls By eleven o clock the clubs were 1n full swing Balls were flying every which way Many enthus lastic golfers had arrived on the scene earlier and had taken in a few practlce holes Others had spent some time on the practice drive Everyone was de term1ned to play his best game Let s take a look at how th1ngs turned out Fifth year was out of the running when it came to the low score pr1zes Third year proved to be this years pros along w1th a fourth year man The four lowest scores were 82 turned 1n by MlChOf 3A 83 by McClure 4C and 85 s by Rlordan and Stevens both from 3C The following week these 94 four played at Brlargate Country Club for the championship In addition to the regular tourna ment there was the usual blind bogey competition Thirty prizes were given to the blind bogey winners Each year had representatives taking prizes in this field After Fr Howard dlstributed the pr1zes the hardy golfers departed for home tired and looking forward to the next year s tournament Ever s1nce the start of the Quigley Bowling League in 1941 bowling has enjoyed an enthusiastic followmg at Quigley This year the twelve team league was the largest in the sports history at Quigley The fight for first place honors was more closely con tested than ever before Quigley s keglers have a hard time Bowling at ulgley might be called Quigley s Thursday sport Each Thurs day morning the bowling fans 1n the tournament traveled from all parts of the city to the Dearborn ackson Rec reatlon Building It was there that the sixty enthusiasts of this year assembled to chalk up their share of strikes and spares You can be sure that there was a great var1ety of different styles slow balls to fire balls This year the teams of Armon Bohl man Detloff Dubis Lentl Lucey Lutfy Nadolny O Brien O Connell S1korsk1 and Sugrue battled lt out to the end The schedule was broken up into two rounds Armon s highly spirited squad took the first round O S . . . 4 - D . . , . . F I - . 5 . . , . . g . tricks with the balls and gave the participating in their favorite sport. I , - ' . . u . , - . , 3 3 3 D 3 ' J 5 , D l Q D I : , 1 5 a S - , . . , . -