Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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Baseball HE baseball outlook for the year 1949 is bright and students on the hilltop are expect- ing to see a strong squad take the field. Last year's team, which saw so very little action because of the weather, remains practically intact. In addition there are those many fellows from last year's freshman squad to be considered. Doc', Jacobs will have little to worry about in the pitching department unless fGod forbidj a few sore arms develop. jim O'Donnell, the big right-hander, who has been a mainstay for the past three years, will be out there firing them across. Along with him will be Joe Pattison, the speedball king, who also plays a lot of third base when heis not needed on the mound. From the freshman squad will come a wealth of material, some of which we know little about because of the brevity of their last season. Both Herk jadatz and Johnny Donovan will be ready for service behind the plate, their big bats providing plenty of power. But they are not going to win their positions easily for Don Naples of the freshman squad looked mighty good the few times we saw him play. Around the infield only Steve Guter will be missing. Dean will be back at first, Bill Tierney at shortstop and joe Pattison at third with Eddie Casey ready to fill in when joe is on the mound. Second base will be waiting for the best man to come along and fill the position. But don't count those Frosh infielders out yet. Some of them worked very smoothly and will undoubtedly give the regulars a hard time. We can expect to see an almost brand new varsity outfield for l'Doc was having a hard time last season trying to fill the outer gardens. The freshman team had an overabundance of good outfielders and they will be the boys who will see service this year. Look for Billy Hart and Tommy Sullivan out there among others. This is only a forecast and may prove to be inaccurate in places but on the whole it should give a picture of what can be expected. Now if we could only forecast the weather or even bet- ter, guarantee some sunshine for this spring we are sure that Winooski Park would see some fine baseball. The schedule provides for an ex- tended trip through the Middle Atlantic Coast States and also some of the Southern New Eng- land States. '

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During the Winter Carnival the team got in a game against the Burlington All Stars which thrilled the crowd of girls who had come from out of state to attend the festivities. The game itself was the best of the season by far, with the All Stars coming out on top in the second over- time period, 7-6. No one who saw this contest could have asked for more thrills in any sporting event. The crisis came when two of the Purple pucksters were chased into the penalty box by the referee. This gave the All Stars the advantage they needed and they capitalized on it immediately. There was no reason for disappointment over this game for the fellows did a wonderful job for a team which was playing with as little practice as they had had. gi. The final game of the season was played at Middlebury and here the St. Michael's team made its lowest score, only three points. Middlebury managed to fire seven past our goalie with the result that the season ended without a win for the Purple and Gold. However, the boys showed that they had the ability and that a little practice would set them on their feet. The spirit and the desire to play that was in evidence all season long was enough to assure one that in a year of suitable weather the team would go out and give the op- position a few headaches. Coach Piscione plans to continue varsity hockey on the hilltop and so we can expect that in the future there will be a winning team on the ice.

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