Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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SENIOR NEIL O'NEIL has eyes aimed at the basket as he sweeps past two St. Simon Stock defenders during a game in which Rice took an early lead and kept it all the way. Rice could hold their own with schools like these but the titans of Hayes, Manhattan and All Hallows proved too much. SWIMMERS GABRIEL MARTINEZ, Benito Torres and Dennis Lydting lall Freshmenl get ready for a few practice laps prior to the Power meet. M-In . A . 35, 3-LM N A A. ,.c,W1g?,Ng- 1 3 1 . I is TEN I ir?-1 , f T H bv.. 14-5 1 ' 5 4 , 1 - 2 I 'ff ' I x 1 I I i iz. ' f Y A ,, l 1 ' 'v Y . X new SKY .J 1 lf' CHEERING THEIR TEAM with open-mouthed gusto, two Fresh- men, Ronald Kriloff and Shean Jones, give a mighty yell of encouragement from the balcony to their older teammates on the floor. This picture leaves little to be said about Rice's spirit. HIGH ABOVE THE WATER, diver Eugene Kearney exhibits fine form during a meet with St. Francis. Q xg,., ,,,. .1 K fl x-X 1 .rig X

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SOME MEMBERS of the Indoor Varsity team pause for a picture in the warmup room of the 168th St. Armory. They are, in the usual order: Quill, Murphy, Lattimore, Brown, Scott, lannuuo, Gaston, Madigan, Senior, O'Brien. This was at the CHSAA Relays in December. wELL-MuscLEo JUNIOR Pete Danois manages to recover a loose-ball during the first half of a terrific game with LaSalle. Pete saw action in every game as did most of the others on the small, ten man team. x lor physical stri-ngllt and i'nilui'alii:n Rice enioyed a good, average year in sports. Although frustrated by almost insurmountable odds against schools which enjoy larger enrollments and more adequate facilities, the fighting Irish played and fought hard in every sport. For them, the im- portant thing was to take part-an adage often snickered at today, but really lived by and believed in at Rice. ln the following pages, pictures and copy will tell of the victories and defeats of the Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen and Intramural Basketball, the Cross-Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track, the Fresh- men and Varsity Swimming and the Handball teams. lt is the story of a well-organized athletic program in which the maiority of the students take part.

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Mit' SOPHOMORE BEN .IIMENEZ heads towards tinish line after a grueling two and one-halt mile run. Bundled in a sweater that atforded some protection against the November cold, Ben was part of the varsity team that finished second in the l.C.B. meet. He was a top student, too. -Y 1 ' .5 A Q fn, .. ,r 'fe CHARLES GARCIA, a Junior, proved the team's best cross-country runner. Here, he appears really beat after finishing third in the I.C.B. race. A mid-season operation kept Charles in bed for several weeks, but he recovered in time to win a few medals. He should be among the City's best next year. 5 W 4 in rf A L rr- ..,...i -. ...L fide - njyg zen . 1 v , . t. - ..-gwf. 'S ' R is 2, ...1. l . I: 'HL 1 x I . 15: 1 I Q, V 'li' 'S 5 TEAM CAPTAIN Robert Scott has been a trackman for four years. A good middle- distance runner, he also ran a fine cross- country race. Next year he hopes to continue running with a college team. Above, he is pictured during indoor relays. THE VARSlTY'5 FIRST TEAM relaxes after the first race of the I.C.B. meet. They are: Robert Scott, James Brown, Winston Lewis, Walter Kristlibas, Ben Jimenez and Ed Gallagher. Most of the cross-country varsity was composed of underclassmen. Hence, the prospects for next year appear really good. Of this group, only Scott and Brown are Seniors. Cross-country proved the toughest Gross-Country Team of the three season sport. lt involved a long subway ride each day hills, and that best to Van Cortlandt Park, a practice iaunt through the rugged and another-even longer-trip home. Only really interested willing boys could weather such a schedule. Little wonder the Brothers thought the track team members among the boys in the school.