St Francis High School - Alvernian Yearbook (La Canada Flintridge, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1954 volume:

THE ALVERNIAN Published by... St. Francis High School Flintridge, - California DEDICA TION In this Year of Our Lady, in filial love and devotion, and from hearts brimful of gratitude for an abundance of graces and Blessings, we lay at the feet of our Blessed Mother, Mary, this humble record of one year in our Franciscan lives. We make this offering in the knowledge that She is the Mediatrix of all graces, and in hope that She will make intercessions for us with Her Divine Son, unto the end that like Him we, too, may grow not only in age but also—and more so—in wisdom and in grace before Almighty God. To Mary, therefore, Mother of God and Mother of men; to Mary, Queen of Heaven and earth; and to Mary, Queen of the Franciscan Order, do we humbly proffer and prayerfully dedicate this nineteen fifty-four ALVERNIAN. 2 HIS EMINENCE 4 James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, D.D. Archbishop of Los Angeles HIS EXCELLENCY Most Reverend Joseph T. McGucken, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of Los Angeles HIS EXCELLENCY Most Reverend Timothy Manning, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop and Chancellor of Los Angeles 5 Ft. Emilian, O. F. M.f Cap. Fr. Emilian, during his two years as Rector, has made great contributions to the welfare of St. Francis. Recently, through his efforts, St. Francis was accredited to the University of California. In addition to his many duties, he has always found time to advise and to encourage his students. We of the Alvernian staff, together with the Student Body, wish to express our gratitude for his guidance and support in all our activities. We prayerfully wish him every grace and blessing in the year ahead. Fr. Cyril, O. F. M., Cap- Fr. Cyril teaches Latin I, Plane Geometry, Algebra II, Religion IV, Trigonometry, and Solid Geom- etry. He is also the Senior homeroom teacher and Director of the Third Order. Fr. Cyril is well known for his genial personality and witty replies. He follows the saying: Speak softly, but carry a big stick. Fr. Alphonsus, O. F. M., Cap- Fr. Alphonsus, in addition to his duties as head of the English department, is also Advisor for the Alvernian and for the School paper, the Knight Breeze . Father is the mystery man who writes the Senior Class article. He will always be remembered for his readiness to take a joke and for his wholehearted efforts in all student activities. 7 Fr. Paul, O. F. Mm, Cap. Fr. Paul, in addition to teaching Spanish and Sophomore Religion, is also Librarian. Father is well known about the campus for his wide knowledge and his quiet nature; but we know that behind his quiet nature there is a great deal of that Irish sense of humor. The Alvernian staff wishes to congratulate Father Paul for his recent publication, “The Theology of the Spiritual Life, a book which he translated from Latin into English. ft OF- f .Cf- Fr. Rupert, O. F. M., Cap. Father Rupert teaches History I and II, Religion III, and Latin III and IV. Recently, Father under- took the task of instructor for the newly organ- ized golf team. He is director of the Sodality, and his talks at the meetings are always en- joyable. Father is well liked by his students for his untiring participation in all our activities. 8 Ft. Lawrence, O. F. M., Cap- Father Lawrence teaches Physics, Chemistry, Latin II, Algebra I, and Business Math. Father is our athletic moderator and has made great advancements in the athletic program. He is a familiar figure at all St. Francis games and events. We wish to thank all the priests for their patience and sacrifices both of which have made our school days at St. Francis so enjoyable. Don Bitler DON Holy Redeemer . . . Montrose Lingogle's buddy . . . Friend to all, and always dependable . . . good mixer . . . Usually snow- bound . . . cheerleader from the back row . . . straight man for Downs . . . plans to sail the high seas with the Coast Guard. Y 1 Walter L. Burris WALT Our Lady of Assumption . . . Pasadena Meekness himself . . . Humility plus . . . Knows all and tells all . . . giant of the under-world . . . Played Baseball I, III, and IV . . . Lettered in Baseball III . . . Day begins with Hal Moore . . . future no secret . . . famous saying: Father, I'd like to make a suggestion. 11 Don Cooper •DON Holy Redeemer . . . Montrose President of the Senior class ... A good leader and sportsman . . . Lettered in all four years of football . . . Went out for Track IV . . . Will be remembered for that big smile . . . Lends moral support to Downs . . . Future in Davy Jones' Pat Downs PAT Saint Ignatius . . . Highland Park Clown of the class . . . Arrived in Sophomore year . . . Great sportsman . . . Will be missed by Fr. Lawrence; nor by Fr. Cyril . . . Likeable personality . . . Lettered in Football III and IV . . . Has talents he hasn't used yet. 7 1 0 (HiAo 12 Peter L. Ferry •PETE Holy Family . . . Glendale Student Body President . . . Authority was felt and appreciated by every student at S.F. . . . Hernia Kid . . . Also a good sportsman . . . Lettered in Football III and IV ... In his Junior year, Pete was Prefect of the Third Order, Vice- Prefect of the Sodality, and Student Body Secretary . . . Famous word: cumbersome . Robert Garcia BOB Saint Ignatius . . . Highland Park Left S.F. in his Freshman year, and returned as a Senior . . . Expert on flying saucers and cigar shaped objects . . . Fr. Rupert's chief antagon- izer . . . Rather talk than study . . . Menace to Freshmen . . . Popular among his fellow students. -■'s n p a i %ao cd Lo:yww, Ju ' 13 Fred Hand Jr, FRED Holy Redeemer . . . Montrose Being on the quiet side, he confines his activ- ities to the class room . . . Collects money and old pencils . . . Doesn't have to wrestle with grades ... To him there's nothing like an old Willys, or is it a Ford'' . . . Played Baseball I Will make fW million in the junk business. Tim Hanley TIM Saint Ignatius . . . Highland Park Highland Park's gift to S.F. . . . well known for his theories on Psychology . . . Tim the Tor- nado . . . McArthur's so called friend . . . Crime photographer . . . Vice-Prefect of the Third Order and faithful member of the Sodality . . . Avoids homework. 14 Pete Hosioxd PETE Pete came to S.F. in his Junior year . . . Calm and peaceful . . . Easy to get along with . . . Treas- urer of the Senior year . . . Pete played Football IV, Track III and IV and Baseball IV . . . Menace to pedestrians. 1 Joe Linkogle JOE Saint Dominic . . . Los Angeles Cool, calm, and collected . . . One of the big three Bring 'em back alive of the Mojave Desert . . . Leaving S.F. won't break his heart . . . Joe is a steadfast member of the] Third Order. % 15 Bud Marx 'BUD'' Our Lady of the Assumption . . . Pasadena Bud lettered in Football every year ... He was cheerleader in his freshman year ... A good sportsman with lots of spirit for S.F. . . . Walt Disney's understudy . . . Gets his daily rest during Fr. Alphonsus's English period. Edward E. McArthur ED Saint Andrew's . . . Pasadena Outstanding for his humor and corny jokes . . . Never without a quip ... He was Secretary of the Freshmen year, President of his Sophomore year, and Secretary of his Junior year . . . Sports fancy duds . . . High ranking Scout . . . Faithful member of the Sodality and Third Order . . . ij yM Sjwiw William F. McDonough ••BILL Our Lady of Lourdes . . Tujunga A new student this past year at S.F. . . . Has won many good friends . . . Well known for his friendly talks with Fr. Alphonsus . . . Lover of the fine arts ... A doctor s career will be his future life . . . Favorite period: lunch. Mike Me Mann MIKE Holy Family . . . Glendale Mike went out for Football I and II, and won a letter in Football II . . . Also played Baseball in his Junior Year . . . Nick-named Senator — for his inquisitive inquisitions of the faculty . . . His greatest achievement of this year: a new paint job for his Olds ... A faithful Sodality and Third Order member. Shane McOmber SKEETER Shane came to S.F. this past year and quickly made friends . . . The Soda-Pop'' kid . . . Received a letter for Football IV . . . Another not so quiet, but capable student . . . One of the boys . . . Blinds the Freshmen with his '1m Pat Patterson PAT Our Lady of Lourdes . . . Tujunga Lieutenant to Burris . . . Possesses part of Einstein's brain, but keeps it a secret . . . Can't be stumped in Civics . . . McArthur's friend south of the border . . . Acting Secretary of the Junior year . . . Wants to be a farmer . . . Secretary of the Third Order . . . Secretary of the Senior class . . . Lettered in Football IV. f , 18 Thomas H. Quealy •TOM Saint Therese . . . Alhambra The scape-goat of the Senior class . . . Wears size 14 cycle-boots . . . Loves only fr Cyril's math class . . . Nothing like a tqlnk W ’Tom, or is it a Buick . . . Going to join ,UndeSam in the Under-Water DemolitipW| orps . y. Tom is also a good Sodality rnejWber. . , Tom Roh m TOM Holy Redeemer . . . Montrose Lettered in Football II, III, and IV . . . On the Alvernian staff in hts Junior year . . . Allergic to books . . . Plays rough and tough football at his guard position . . . Always helpful. Patrick Ryan PAT Holy Redeemer . . . Montrose Pat lettered in three years of Football, one year in Baseball, and one year in Track ... A future Latner for Notre Dame . . . Will be remem- bered by S.F. for his masterful playing on the gridiron . . . Treasurer of the Sodality . . Has a winning way . . . Black Panther of Montrose ' . . . A dominant figure at all Student Body meetings. eeimya. a fi Mtk A JUl Paul J. Sage PAUL Sacred Heart . . . Altadena Ryan’s pal . . . Protege of Chef Milani . . . Feasts on delicacies of orange peels and pizza . . . Famous words: it isn't fair, Fr. Cyril . . . The ice-cream stand’s biggest customer . . . Paul is a member of the Sodality and the Third Order. 20 Walter A. Schaal WALT Holy Redeemer . . . Montrose Able co-editor of the Alvernian . . . Efficient, dependable, and always co-operative . . . Will always be remembered with a book in his hand . . . Justifies the saying: brains equal one per- cent inspiration and ninety-nine per-cent per- spiration” . . . Well-liked by the Senior class . . . Walt is an ardent member of the Sodality and the Third Order ... He is the Vice-President of the Senior class . . . Will soon see him as a Physicist-Chemist. Daniel J. Tenold DAN” Holy Redeemer . . . Montrose Co-editor of this Year Book . . . our able Student Body Veep . . . always ready for a good time . . . dangerous on the golf course . . . easy on the studies, but gets by . . . sparkling person- ality and bright smile . . . Prefect of the Third Order and ardent Sodalist for two years . . . first love—Fords . . . future: plans to fly into 21 PHIL ZOOK Saint Felicitas . . . San Gabriel . . . Phil came to St. Francis after the first semester from Notre Dame ... He has the most mispronounced name in Business Law classes ... He made friends fast and is liked by all . . . Sits in Fr. Alphonsus's left wing . . . WAYNE BOOTH Early in the Senior year Wayne entered the United States Marines Although he is a not a member of the graduating class, still it seems necessary thqt his picture should be present. For the three years previous to his enlistment, Wayne always participated in St. Francis activities. He played varsity football and held positions on both Alvernian and Knight Breeze staffs. In his Junior year he was in charge of the Junior-Sen- ior Prom, which was a great success. His pres- ence at St. Francis has been greatly missed. 22 HALL OF FAME HONOR STUDENT Once in a while there passes through a high school a student that may be described simply as “Brilliant' . It is our School's good fortune to have such a student in this year's graduating class. When he first came to us four years ago, it was not difficult to detect that here among us was a boy that had every- thing that goes to mgke a scholar. He was possessed of a keen mind and an aptitude for study that has not been surpassed in the short academic history of Saint Francis. His scholastic record is an exceptional one. He is a straight A student all through his four years in high school. This record, impressive in its own right, he capped by winning a Cup for Science and Mathematics in the Bank of America Achievement Awards Contest, and, as a result, is eligible for a Scholarship. In addition, he was top student in the school in the California Scholarship Federation requirements, and his fellow CSF members in the Saint Francis Chapter voted him the honor of being that Chapter's first President. It may be a trite saying to describe a per- son a both a gentleman and a scholar but this particular student is the essence of both. This year's A1.VERNIAN is both honored and proud to salute the HONOR STUDENT of the 1954 Graduating Class, WALTER A. SCHAAL. SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR There are no Four Horsemen , and there are no Seven Blocks of Granite at Saint Francis, so we make no claim to athletic fame on the basis of immor- tality. Rather, do we point with pride to young' men who consistently play the game well and who are motivated by the highest and keenest sense of sports- manship. A look back through the Year Books of the past few years will tell the story that it is such men we honor each year. This year is no exception. We are honoring an athlete this year that can best be described as a steady player . This epithet connotes not brilliance, but application; not temperament, but con- sistency. And it was not just one phase of Athletics, but all phases,- not just one game, but all games. He is only a two year player, but in that short time he stacked up an enviable record. In the 1952-1953 Season, he played Football, Basketball, and Base- ball, being voted by the School's Ath- letic Director and Coaches as the School's most valuable player in Baseball. In the 1953-1954 Season, he played Football and Basketball. To help his school in the latter, he gave up his job. That was a sacrifice, but it was rewarded when he received Honorable Mention in the All- Conference Grid Team. His teammates accorded him the honor of being the Team Captain. We think that it is a fitting close to his athletic career at Saint Francis that the Athletic Director and his Coaches should choose him as the Sportsman of the Year. And it is as such that the 1954 ALVERIAN salutes the steady and con- sistent player of the year—PAT DOWNS. We, the Senior Class of 1954, of the City of FI nia, dignified, educated, clever, and hands' minds and memories, do hereby make and declare this to be otrr last will sound stament. rence. roulette wheel to Hawley Bill McDonough leaves a pai erson Walt Schaal leaves his Latin phrases to Kinney. Don Bitler leaves Physics to Fr. Walt Burris leaves his racing Don Cooper leaves his smiling personality-to Pat Downs leaves his position as leader of the Senior singing group to pckenbach. Pete Ferry leaves a bucket of redi-miy concrete to Cloran. Fred Hand legves ai oin out pengjj o Karig. Tim Hanley leaves his Spanish vocabulary to Fr. Paul. J Joe Linkogle leavesj. . j St. Francis. Bob Garcia leaves Vergil to the Rom McMann lepyjes his pos tion as Tom Rohan leaves a hot ice ans. chief investigator to Sachs. Cleary. Pete Hosford leaves a dougnut s center of gravity to Butler, x leaves his sleepinc during English to Ladner. Gay. cOmber leaves a soda-pop to Grange. out suede shoes to Cannel. que and marked-up desk to Carter. Brown. ieater to ves his loose tappets to Cage. ophecy It’s a small quiet room with cement floors, Solid walls, arid three wooden doors— This is the room where weionce sat Math. I Through English, civics. Science, and Stop for a moment, a short delay, And think of the class of yesterday men I From their humor, to I Here s how we pick them for later life: Tenold, as a pilot will fly through the air And hope to heaven he'll land with care. z' School with his telescope will study the stars . And wonder if those things are really on Mars. Friday nights on channel three. Hanley, our favorite, will come over T.V. Patterson, the rancher, will turn on the charm I Raising thoroughbreds down on the farm. Rohan on T. V. will make a great hit Singing and dancing like Eartha Kitt. From the Statue of Liberty to the Florida Keys, Bitler and Linkogle will sail with the breeze. Hand, a biologist, will study his pests. And scare all his friends, neighbors, and guests. Ryan with T” shirt and whistle we ll see iHead coach in athletics at a big university. In later life, it's Ferry you'll meet, A solid'' citizen selling concrete. Garcia will live with the birds and the bees i 53 A ranger of Forestry replanting tree Quealy hasn't told us what he'll bejyet, Probably editor of the Alhambra Gazette. ' Aarx doesn't knov«r if he's ready or riot be an electrician or Friday the cop. McOmber as a Salesman will have to be great; With personalit personality and gumption, he has w at it takes. Cooper with helmet and diving gear Will hunt for the ships of yester year. Sage will be one hundred fathoms Under the sea splitting atoms. Downs, as a sportscaster will claim his fame. And most likely on television you’ll hear his McMann in Washington will show no pity As head of the Senate Investigating Comm Hosford, the mechanic, will work out the sc For General Motors at five hundred a week. Me Donough with needle, scalpel, and sword Will stroll down the hall to the Surgical Ward McArthur is to be a professional scout. We know he'll be good without a doubt. Burris at the races will be a nervous wreck Urging the horses in the home stretch. This is the end; there is no more. This is our final tribute. Why Shore !! The Class of '54 XX� XX{ ABOVE, TOP: Brand, Cannel, luchsinger. Young, Haines. BOTTOM: DeCIcrk, Orozco, Carter, Karig, Almond. BELOW, TOP: Lechner, Ladner, Butler, Sachs. BOTTOM: Cleary, Rockenbach, Denning. 26 Fr. Alphonsus TOP: Gay, Cloran, Hawley, Carney. 80TT0M: Smith, Hall, Bereznak. Bill Carleton, Sec. Dave Williams, Treas. ABOVE. TOP: Brown, Patterson, Heddell, Hopkins. BOTTOM: Traughber, Droney. Burns. BELOW, TOP: Grange, Schmader, Carleton, McGrath, Lovejoy. 80TT0M: Mack, Sinnig. Dennis Harper, Pres. Fr. Lawrence ABOVE, TOP: Mcssersmith, Slovin, O'Connor, Cleary, Rockhill. BOTTOM: Henry Tabcry, Ritter, Mortinez. BELOW, TOP: Shea, Rossi, Mills, Smith, Schaffer. BOTTOM: Zuniga, Baron, Carron, Robinson. Larry Higgins, Vice-Pres. 28 Majerus, Stansbury, Wolters, Dolon, Hains. ABOVE, TOP: Stelzer, Wieser, Rudd, Ncol. Foy. BOTTOM: Troughber, Glyn-Dovies, Evans, Higgins. BELOW, TOP: Anrila, Magaw, McMahon, lobdell, Gomez. BOTTOM: 8arbaro, Del Duca, Hall, Degheri. Rohan, Ryan, O’Brien, Eisele. 29 Joe McFadden, Pres. v Jim Samuelson, Vice-Pres ABOVE, TOP: Wilton, Floaten, Chosko, O'Keefe. 80TT0M: Smith, Hagemon, Sortino, Borgerding. BELOW, TOP: McLaughlin, Petrotto, Rossi, Whitley, Watson. BOTTOM: Cardinale, Shaughnessy, Pacino. 30 Fr. Rupert TOP: Cisneros, Schweiger, Raisola. 80TT0M: Hopp, Ritter, Pleasant. ABOVE, TOP: Rice, Tullius, Helbley, Borgquist, Konvalinka. BOTTOM: Stafford, Bucksen, Schnell. BELOW, TOP: McFadden, Cleary, Ehret, Weitz. BOTTOM: Guest, Samuelson, Panico, Mahoney. BOTTOM: Blevins, Heath. Senior Vice-Pres. Walter Schaal Senior Pres. Don Cooper OFFI Student Body Pres. Peter Ferry Junior Pres. Jim Rockenbach Student Body Vice-Pres. Dan Tenold Junior Vice-Pres. Mike Cloran Sophomore Pres. Dennis Harper CERS Student Body Sec. Rod Cage Student Body Treas. Dennis Slavin Sophomore Vice Larry Higgins Freshman Pres. Joe McFadden Freshman Vice-Pres. Jim Samuelson Co-Editor......... Co-Editor......... Associate Editor . Art Editor........ Business Manager Sports Editor Faculty Advisor . . .... Dan Tenold . . Walter Schaal . . . . Danny Karig . . . . Bill Carleton ...... Rod Cage .... Ray Wolters Father Alphonsus fry is cngngk ) phe we call T? yjfamily life is orK ; and far-reaching or this is what may be 'EMBER, 1953 IGH SCHOOL BENEFIT SHOVftlS GPr AT SUCCESS tO „___________ , Novell . « im in !•; VV v. '.?A-b behalf of the Kditors and the On Tuesday evening, the the Civic Auditorium an event which helped history, took place. Lawrenci and his fine group of musicians to an almost full house of enth' fans. Various selections we dered, including many old time ites. ieV m! riflc A 4 ree numbers r. Mr. Welk fv? A goo l do by the me will be verified Thr ular. Mr. weiKSSS£ understood from his . ing each member of Andrews Sisters impe by Dick Gale. G cv1 Rocky Rockwell fk laughs, of the ever nounced being St rad of you a very holy and ay it be rich it's rich too in the j)f vour families. 9 ? your Christmas w V it should pos- ’ you: knowledge and Sanctifying y Rockwell Afe N is. The nj oV c0 .e evcmr eS- d r eing VfM tradavSK from the MuSSTTr y ed' end of the war. lers, many otj four weeks ofr iroject. Also ' Much of the credit for t of this undertaking has tg 5 to the mothers, many of better than four in on this proje ______ are to be congratulated i..� -fneir fine work, under the supervision of Mr. Joseph Slavin, President of the Par- ents' Council. We should also like to thank Dick Clark and his fine com- mittee for the attractive program, the most attractive and successful ever put out. The students at May- field are also deserving of some credit in the sale of tickets. I«ast but not least, the students really displayed The Knight Breeze Staff Editor .......... Co-Editor ....... Associate Editor Sports Editor .... Business Manager - Danny Luchsinger Faculty Advisor .... Father'Alphonsus The Knight Breeze'' is printed by The Ledger, Montrose, Calif. ' 'S'v.th- -o? N ,v yd0' o Msh Awwppmt •juld. boys, as ■� . vail before : Alphonsus. f V' sfj rumknts lyy%«s ' B o'1' ‘cularly pleased and t the wav our first at tne way our iirsi 'KNIGHT BREEZE ; 9tu Faculty and bv % n Student B Bod ite appreci and Danny Karig Sammy Cannell ..... Pat Lester ... Ray Wolters n|tr W 0' al d ,4-iie Flint ridge Country Club after all, those who were members it might well be said to constitute family. And, as is true of all families! there were in the Club the young and the old, and when War came th | young flocked to the Colors of th | Armed Forces of the United Stated of America. Only the older member who had served their Country in tlj past, were left to walk across tr fairways and to carry on the bi traditions of their Club. But ag never as virile or as dynamic as yj (Continued on Page 8) Cage, Ryan, Williams, Stansbury The Sodality of Our Lady is a religious body which aims at fostering in its mem- bers an ardent devotion, reverence, and filial love towards the Blessed Virgin Mary. By re-dedicating themselves to the ideals of self-sanctification, the sanctification of their neighbor, and the defense of the Church against attacks of the wicked, our Sodalists are honoring Mary during the Marian year in the way most pleasing to her. The Third Order of St. Francis has for its purpose the fostering of the Franciscan Spirit among our students. It is a real Order because its mode of life is modeled on the life led by Franciscan Priests and Brothers. The members wear a religious habit' , the scapular and cord; they recite a divine office daily, the twelve Paters, Aves, Glorias; they live a community life by the monthly reception of Confession and communion and by attending the regular meeting. In the past seven centuries of its history, men and women of all walks of life have proudly worn the brown scapular and the white cord of St. Francis. We urge you to make the Franciscan spirit your own, and then we may call you OUR BROTHERS IN ST. FRANCIS. Since the 1954 Alvernian is dedicated to Mary, Queen of the Franciscan Order, we frequently hope that She will drop the seed of a Capuchin Vocation into the hearts of many of our boys. Vocation requirements are really few: good physical health, average school work, and a desire to serve God. Perhaps Mary Immaculate is offer- ing you a Vocation as you read this page; her invitation would run like this: I wish you to become one of my Capuchin Sons, a follower of the seraphic Francis of Assisi . We hope your answer will be YES . RETREAT Our retreat, conducted by Fr. Hugh, O.F.M., Su- perior of Serra Retreat, Malibu, was held on March 3rd, and 4th. The purpose of a retreat is to deepen our spiritual life, to bring us closer to God, to increase sanctifying grace in our souls. May this page in the annual be a constant re- minder of the good resolutions we made during the Retreat of the Marian Year of 1954. Mill Under the giant oaks by the swimming pool—and a beautiful summer afternoon—that was the setting for our first out-door graduation on Saturday, June 13, 1953. With Auxiliary Bishop Joseph T. McGucken presiding, thirty Seniors ascended the steps to the speakers’ platform to receive their diplomas from His Excellency. It took less than an hour for the 1953 commence- ment exercise, and when it was over Saint Francis had bidden farewell to its Fourth Graduat- ing Class. AU SEATS RESERVED TOP: School. Stelzcr, Eisele, Rudd, McMahon, Chosko, McFadden, Woltcr . BOTTOM: Knrig, Borgerding, Hall, O'Keeffe, Lechner, Shea, Heath, Hand. Shecdy. President. . . . Vice-President Treasurer. . . . Adviser....... .Walter School . . . Larry Eisele Gerald Chasko . Fr. Alphonsus M' ''WARD To rrf.ij Shaper P fi ScHERRER Bnn Kiu.uY. Hint: n,A m:N HEAD COACH ASST. COACH JACK FRIEDMAN PHIL BOLGER PIGSKIN PARADE The Golden Knights' of St. Francis entered the 1953 Catholic Conference pigskin race under their newly-acquired head coach, Jack Friedman, and assistant coach, Phil Bolger. Together these men molded a team skilled in rock and sock football and, most important of all. Sports- manship, on and off the field. During the campaign St. Francis compiled an admirable 6-4 record with outstanding wins over Mission, Charninade, St. Bernardine, and St. Agnes. C. C. STANDINGS Won Lost Pomona Catholic...............6 0 Mary Star of Sea..............5 1 Bellarmine ...................4 2 Mater Dei.....................3 3 St. Francis...................2 4 Mission.......................1 5 St. Agnes ....................0 6 SCORING RECAP S.F. 13.............St. Bernardine 0 S.F. 0.............. Bellarmine 19 S.F. 25...............St. Agnes 19 S.F. 30.............. Charninade 0 S.F. 19............... Loyola JV 0 S.F. 6..........Pomona Catholic 45 S.F. 13 ................. Mission 12 S.F. 45 ................. Jackson 6 S.F. 7...............Mary Star 13 50 S.F. 7 Mater Dei 1 3 TOP ROW Name Pos. No. Chasko, G C 33 Ferry, P G 30 Ryan, P FB 17 Downs, P E 16 Cooper, D E 18 Rohan, T G 39 Hosford, P C 35 McOmber, S E 11 O'Brien, G HB 25 Patterson, P G 22 Mack, K T 37 BOTTOM ROW Name Pos. No. Slavin, D G 36 Rossi, V G 31 Lovejoy, P QB 21 Eisele, L G 28 McGaw, B HB 10 Almond, J G 14 Higgins, L QB 12 Johnson, D T 29 Harper, D HB 13 MIDDLE ROW Name Pos. No. Friedman, J. . . . Coach Bolger, P . . . Asst. Coach Rockenbach, J. . HB 32 Rudd, V T 34 Butler, F T 38 O'Connor, J. . . HB 19 McFadden, J. . . T 27 Neal, T T 20 Ryan, V E 26 Fr. Lawrence . . . . . .Moderator Cardinale, M. . . Manager Weitz, J Manager 51 Hosford Rohan Downs Patterson McOmber Marx O’Brien PAT RYAN It was a surprise to no one when Pat Ryan, the sparkplug of the Knights' at- tack. was selected as the top fullback in the Catholic Conference. Ryan won this coveted berth by the powerful run- ning and vicious blocking that he dis- played throughout the campaign. His defensive work, together with his offen- sive power, labeled him a menace to all rival teams. „ PAT DOWNS In addition to receiving Honorable Men- tion from the Catholic Conference, Pat Downs was selected as the Most Valu- able Player on the St. Francis team. He gained these honors by his excellent blocking, his brilliant pass-catching, and his fiery will to win. Downs was always considered an important part of Coach Friedman's football machine. All-Conference Second Team— Jim Rockenbach Honorable Mention— Don Cooper St. Bernardine 13-0 In the opening game of the 1953 football season, the Knights cracked three periods of tight scoreless play, and rolled by St. Ber- nardine 13-0. Pat Ryan scored both touch- downs for the Knights. Bellarmine 0-19 A visiting Bellarmine-Jefferson team, led by Quarterback Tom Doyle, trimmed the Knights 19-0. Outstanding performances in blocking and tackling were turned in by St. Francis linemen Rohan, Mack, and Eisele. St. Agnes 26-19 Trailing 19-6 at half-time, the St. Francis “11 staged a second half rally to edge a rough St. Agnes team 26-19. The Knights attack was spearheaded by Fullback Pat Ryan who scored the winning touchdown with only two minutes left to play. Chaminade 30-0 Scoring on the first two plays from scrim- mage, the Knights of St. Francis trounced a fighting Chaminade team 30-0. Jim Rock- enbach scored three touchdowns on brilliant runs of 25, 67, and 68 yards. Mission 13-12 Behind the pin-point passing of Pat Love- joy and Larry Higgins, St. Francis edged their bitterest rival. Mission High, 13-12. The Knights were led by end Pat Downs, whose sparkling catches accounted for both touchdowns. Pomona Catholic 6-45 Pomona Catholic, grid champions of the C.C. for the fourth straight year, stopped the Knights cold with a stinging 45-6 de- feat. The Knights’ lone tally came on a re- covered fumble by end Pat Downs who raced 35 yards for a touchdown. Mary Star 7-13 Mary Star, playing inspired ball, nosed out the Knights of St. Francis 13-7. St. Francis’ only touchdown came on a 65-yard run by Jim Rockenbach. Mater Dei 7-13 St. Francis, playing their final game of the grid season, lost to the Monarchs of Mater Dei 13-7. The Knights were led by ends Downs and Cooper. SCORING RECAP S.F. 14........................Pius X 7 S.F. 7...................Notre Dame 7 S.F. 0..................Bell-Jeff 19 S.F. 7 ................... Mission 25 S.F. 7 .................... Loyola 32 TOP ROW Name No. Weitz, J......................Manager Cardinale, M...................... 20 McMahon, M........................ 20 Smith, T. (II).................... 31 Cisneros, J....................... 15 Whitley, T........................ 39 Smith, T. (Ill)................. 41 Wolters, R. (Co-Capt.).......... 21 Harper, D......................... 34 Paulus, D......................... 10 Fr. Lawrence................Moderator BOTTOM ROW Name No. Stansbury, J...................... 23 Majerus, J........................ 36 Lester, P......................... 38 Schnell, B............................. 11 Fogarty, M............................. 13 Ritter, F.............................. 18 Samuelson, J. (Co-Capt.) .............. 33 Traughber, M.................... 26 Stafford, B............................ 27 Paulus, D.........Most Valuable Player 57 FOOTBALL BANQUET TOP: Patterson, McOmber, Neal, Downs, Ryan, DcClerk, Ferry, Mack. MIDDLE: Carleton, Quaely, Butler, Schmader, Rudd, Cooper, Williams, Eisele, O'Connor. BOTTOM: Rohan, Lovejoy, Marx, Harper, Zuniga, Hosford, McGow, Chasko, Rockenboch. President............... Vice-President........... Secretary............... Treasurer .............. Sergeant-of-Arms........ . . . Pat Downs .. Don Cooper . . . Pat Lovejoy Dennis Harper . . . Tom Rohan C.C. STANDINGS COACH JOHN CARDINALE Won Lost St. Agnes ...................8 3 Mission......................8 3 Mary Star....................7 3 Mater Dei....................7 3 Bellarmine ..................5 5 St. Francis .................3 7 Pomona Catholic..............2 8 Chaminade ...................1 9 The Knights of St. Francis finished the Catholic Conference Basketball season with a record of three wins and seven losses. Next year, however, they will be fighting to put St. Francis at the top of the Conference. SCORING RECAP S.F. 64.................Flintridge S.F. 32....................Harvard S.F. 30..................... Pius X S.F. 43 .................. Cantwell S.F. 50.......Pasadena Academy S.F. 36................Boy's Club S.F. 40................ Bellarmine S.F. 56........................St. Agnes S.F. 55 ................. Chaminade S.F. 40................ Bellarmine S.F. 38........................$t. Agnes S.F. 55 ................... Mission S.F. 34....................Harvard S.F. 48............Pomona Catholic S.F. 35 ................... Pius X S.F. 40 ................... Mission S.F. 62..........Pomona Catholic S.F. 45 ..................Chaminade 44 Player 55 Magaw 29 Carleton 62 DeClerk 51 Lovejoy 48 Zuniga 47 Downs 62 Flaaten 19 Williams 39 50 62 41 57 33 67 46 47 INDIVIDUAL SCORING Points ........................ 211 ........................ 174 ......................... 130 ......................... 77 ....................... 102 73 64 2 60 TOP- Raisolo, lovcjoy, Downs, Carleton, Fr. Lawrence. BOTTOM: DeClerk, Majerus, Zuniga, Magaw, Flaaten, Williams. All-Conference Second Team—Bob Magaw 61 Magaw DeClerk Carleton TOP: Fr. lowrence, Young. Roisolo. Burns. Hall, Dolon. Majerus. BOTTOM: Somudson, Cloran, Hawley, Smith. Orozco. SCORING RECAP INDIVIDUAL SCORING S.F. 27................Flintridge 46 S.F. 25...................Harvard 45 S.F. 26.....................Pius X 35 S.F. 23 ................. Cantwell 31 S.F. 47.......Pasadena Academy 49 S.F. 14..............Boy s Club 60 S.F. 24................Bellarmine 21 S.F. 30.................St. Agnes 41 S.F. 54 ................ Chaminade 30 S.F. 22............... Bellarmine 21 S.F. 35.................St. Agnes 42 S.F. 36 .................. Mission 49 S.F. 33...................Harvard 58 S.F. 34.............Pomona Catholic 57 S.F. 38 .................... Pius X 27 S.F. 36 .................. Mission 49 S.F. 59.............Pomona Catholic 67 S.F. 40 ................ Chaminade 20 Player Points Hawley........................... 143 Cloran........................... 135 Burns ........................... 126 Samuelson ........................ 80 Dolan ............................ 63 Orozco ........................... 29 Young............................. 22 Smith ............................ 22 Hall ............................. 10 65 COACH ED HARRIS SCORING RECAP S.F. 0 . . . . Glendale Hoover JV 3 S.F. 3.Glendale High JV 8 S.F. 14.......Flintridge 5 S.F. 2 . p,us X 3 S.F. 6 ........ Cantwell 5 S.F. 4.......St. Monica 21 S.F. 0.Muir High 12 S.F. 4........St. Agnes 3 S.F. 15 ....... Chaminade 4 S.F. 2.......Bellarmine 1 S.F. 2........St. Agnes 11 S.F. 8 ....... Chaminade 6 S.F. 7 ......... Mission 2 S.F. 4 . Pius X 3 S.F. 4 . Pomona Catholic 3 S.F. 1 ......... Mission 7 S.F. 2..Pomona Catholic 5 S.F. 3.......Bellarmine 1 66 TOP: Pacino, Kinney, Burns, McKeon. Williams, Neal, DeClerk, McOmber, Borgerding, Fr. Lawrence. BOTTOM: Sinnig, Higgins, Zuniga, Wolters, Burris, Grange, O'Connor, Mayville, Magaw. AAagciw McKeon •TVi., TOP: Pacino, Borgcrding, Nero, Wilton, Flooten, Paulus, Smith, Slavin, Somuelson, Rossi, Guest, Evans, Fr. Lawrence. BOTTOM: Chosko, Rudd, Weitz, Ritter, Traughber, Shea, Schncll, Young, Ritter, O'Brien. SCORING RECAP i S.F. 1 .... Pasadena Academy 5 S.F. 3........ Jackson 1 S.F. 1 ....... Cantwell 3 S.F. 3...St. Monica 6 S.F. 3 ... Mater Dei 5 S.F. 12......Bellarmine 4 S.F. 15...Mater Dei 1 S.F. 7..................San Marino 16 S.F. 18 ........ Mission 5 S.F. 4.Pomona Catholic 3 S.F. 10 ........ Mission 9 S.F. 6.Pomona Catholic 14 69 TOP: Lester, Fr. Lawrence, Hosford, Ehret, Ryan, Helbley, Cooper, McFadden, Eisele, O'Brien. BOTTOM: Mojerus, Downs, Panico, Stclzer, O'Connor, Harper, Stansbury, Antilo, Rockenbach. S.F. 50; Jackson 36 S.F. 48; Mission 74; Chaminade 7 S.F. 44’ 2; Mission 50’ 2; Pius X 20 S.F. 33 V4; Mission 34; Harvard 61 % S.F. 25V2; Mission 27’ 2; Pomona 76 S.F. 30; Mater Dei 73 S.F. 18 ; All Conference Opponents 161 mm - PATRONS Following is a list of donors whose contributions made possible the financial success of this, the 1954 Alvernian. To these patrons—and to any whose names may have unintentionally been omitted—is extended our lasting gratitude. Mr. and Mrs. J. Cardinale Mr. and Mrs. J. Chasko Dr. and Mrs. J. Ehret Mr. and Mrs. P. Flaaten Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Helbley Mr. and Mrs. J. P. 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