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

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ji, UL! jarforrfe g6L:5LQfL6LK The alter school actrvrtres ol the semrnarran at Qurgley are many and varred but from October to March the greatest actrvrty taltes place rn the gymnasrum Durrng this period the semrnar ran funds hrs exercise and entertainment In bas lcetball No other sport at Qurgley rs so en thusrastrcally followed so well drrected or has so many portrcrpants The present system rs so organrzed that the greatest possrble number of three leagues Mayor Munor and lntramural the players are grouped accordrng to their obrl rtres Throughout the season the several teams of each league compete agarnst each other and the hugh point ol the season rs reached on St Patrrclc s Eve when the champronshrp games are played THIS IS BASKETBALL7 T W Another hrghlrght ol the season as the annual JUS A EE BIT HIGHER BILLIE contests between the varsrtres ol the Maror sem :nary St Mary ol the Lake and Quigley ln heavles have shown a decided superiority over the last lew years Qungley s talented lights and their bug brothers students may participate. The setup consists ol

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Much ol the credit for the smoothness of the baslcetball schedule at Quigley must be given to Fr. Howard, the Athletic Director, and to those members of the Faculty who assist him, especially Fr. Milcolaitis and Fr. McKenna. Credit should also be given to the able score lceeper crew headed by senior scorelceeper Bob Swreca The many sheets posted in the candy room attest to their competent worlc The Major League which contains the most SKY S THE LIMIT talented players provided many thrills for the fans this year because ol the hard louqht ex citing contests The senior class which has won the championship for the last two years again came up with the outstanding team The Steve dores were the team to beat Their strength lay in their superior rebounding their tall scrapping team was led by Captain oe Stevens whose scoring record will stand for many a day How ever a good deal of the credit must be given GRAB IT CASEY' to the aggressrveness ol Charley Cronin and im Bonner and to the outstanding guard play of ohn Brennan and Milce Gubbrns The reserve strength was centered in the talents of erry oyce Pete Behrendt and Franlc Slobrg Fifth year also boasted another outstanding team Tom Farrells Farmers With the great scoring of Tom Windham andthe rebounding of Bill McNulty and oe Kailcarrs the Farmers were a definite title contender The guard positions were capably filled by Captain Farrell and hard Fghtrng Ken Brigham The roster of this potent squad was completed by Bob Swieca Stan Mlchor and Owen McAteer The Cyclones of Fourth year also were a lead ing contender Stan Zuma and Ray Bauer led the squad in scoring while Bart Murphy toolc the rebounds Henry Close and Don Cavanaugh filled the guard spots The Misfits also a fourth year team hung up a goodly number of victories during the season Their star was Gene Noonan who is the out Bob Schultz also contributed a great deal to their success Despite the strong spirit ol the squad third year s Glamazons won only a few games The loss ol Harry Riley in mrdseason cost the team a great deal but Bill Gulligan Ed Vanselow Phil Roclc and Dave McCarthy continued to battle lor a first division berth The dubious distinction of occupying last place belongs to second years Beggars Their star was ohn Bagley the captain ohn Boyle Drclc Vaneclco Tom Ryan and Ray Daly also measured up as future stars 3 . . J. J ' ' . ' 1 I , ' . . J - . I i . . . . standing guard in the schoolf Bill Quinn and ' J , I r ' il I