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

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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 - , . . , . -

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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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7fMfAm lm 'UUJJ CH year our ath1et1c program officxally opens w1th the hand ball tournament Th1S game here at Qu1g1ey1n 1936 when the athlet1c coaches got together and dec1ded that another sports act1v1ty should be added to the present curr1c ulum The1r WISC dec1s1on brought us a fast thr11l1ng game 1n whlch many students have e1ther taken an act1ve part or have w1tnessed over the years Speed qulck reflexes and a true Splflt of teamwork are the essentlal qualltles that determ1ne wh1ch stal warts w1ll be crowned 1n the finals as the Handball Champs of Qu1g1ey Th1s season from the t1me that the handballs were first r1cochet1ng off the hardwalls and the1r echoes were re soundlng throughout the corr1dors up unt1l the cl1mact1c fin1sh on the nlght of the finals except1ona1ly close games coupled w1th better than average play In the unlor d1v1s1on first year was dom1nant as ohn Coleman and B111 G1111gan nosed out Tom Tully and Ne11 O Sul11van to capture the laurels 1n a well played best of three game match w1tnessed by a stand1ng room only crowd of enthus1ast1c fans 1n our gym B111 G1ll1gan a west slder w1th the advantage of havlng handball courts at h1s own par1sh appears to be one of the most pol1shed players to sprmg up 1n a freshman class at the Llttle Sem1nary 1n many a year S1nce most of our handball enthus1asts begm the1r careers w1th1n Quigleys walls B111 has had thejump on h1s classmates H1s pre Qu1gley exper1ence marks h1m down as the player to watch 1n the future tourneys In the more exper1enced Senlor d1V1 s1on compr1sed of th1rty two teams from th1rd fourth and fifth year rugged battles were waged throughout the whole tournament unt1l two fourth year teams Sk1p Ivers and Bob Lyman a speedy left handed duo and the clever B111 Dreyer and 1m Keane pa1r met 1n the finals Tony Cla1r and J1m Coleman of fifth year favored to w1n the t1tle by the Candle at the season s start falled to conquer thelr fourth year r1vals Ivers and Lyman Durmg the entlre season playmaker Cla1r consldered the best player 1n the school by many was hampered heav11y by a badly brulsed hand a fortunate break for the other team Of the th1rd year entrees Tom Kel11 her and M1163 Lynch another pa1r who benefited strongly from play on the1r par1sh courts were exceptlonal team workers but they finally though un w11l1ngly succumbed to Cla1r and Cole by the score of 22 20 The season seemed to be ra 1dly com 1ng to a close and we soon ound our selves wa1t1ng for the mght of the finals Then from the balcony of the gym we watched two of Qu1gley s hardest h1t t1ng teams exchange the lead unt1l Lyman and Ivers came on ln a final surge to take the coveted t1tle Looking to the future w1th the past season s games st1ll fresh 1n our m1nds we can easlly predlct that next year s tourney may be as Splflfed and asclosely compet1t1ve as th1s one was Agam it looks 11ke Lyman and Ivers slugg1ng It out aga1nst Keane and Dreyer for the Senlor t1tle w1th Lynch and Kelllher 1n the role of the darkhorse The un1or d1v1s1on IS wlde open and so we won t try to guess who w1ll w1nd up on the top next September 95 O Q . I . . 3 3 Q ' . ' KK ' an . J l l u , 1 1 Jn , - , , , . . i . . D H , H . y . . 0 Q , u , u . n I , Q n , , n . u n I n l Q , u J ' 3 u u . . , , u u . 5 u I 1 , 0 - I Q - , u a n U u g , a J . J 3 . . , 3 . - - - - , - ing skill left l1tt1e to be desired. man 1n the final ofthree thr11l1ng games . J J 1 . - - . I at , - - u , I , , I . . . . , i -. 3 . ' . E l .1 , ,. Q 0 . l P 3 n . . . . . , . . i , - C