St Ignatius High School - Ignatius Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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l Bl l 99' -08. V815 was ibm QW war uni' Top row: Costello, Mgr., Hodek, Burns, Sullivan, Donovan, Bennish, Kennedy, Zay, Cicero, Barcal, Rotunno, Small, Iagielo, Mgr. Middle row: Mr. Mailliard, Coach, Broccolo, Hojnowski, Tufano, W. E. Keele, Grimes, Guay, Schneider, Panl-rau, Francoeur, Francis, W. I. Keele, Murphy, Mgr. On August 20, l945, a squad of seventy- five stalwart Ignatians checked out football equipment and another great football sea- son was underway. After the usual loosening up KNO! Any- thing but thatll under the hot August sun, the Ignatius squad settled down to hard and earnest work that was to prepare them for the long task ahead. Coach Mailliard had five returning letter men: Iohn Brocollo, Dick Schneider, Ioe Small, Ox Harte, and Biff-. Grimes, who formed the nucleus around which the year's team was built. Mal was ably assisted in this great task by Bob Blood and Guts McDonnell, '42, whose tough job it was to get the line into shape. The reason that the Ignatius line was feared far and wide and 8 had the reputation of being the toughest line in the city was because of the invaluable training they received from Mac Before 'looking at the team's records, read about some of the fellows who were re- sponsible for those triumps. First the ends. Ox Harte, regular center on last year's team, was converted to end in spring prac- tice where his six-foot-four frame could be used to a better advantage. Besides always playing a great game, his punting ability saved the Wolves from many a disastrous situation. At the other flank was Bill Barcal. Barc could catch passes thrown anywhere near him. While playing on defense, his hard- driving tackles on wide end-sweeps broke up many an opponents scoring hopes. 416 QQ 9-'av

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Bill Wilkinson, co-editor of the Prep, writes the first in a series of four articles on our notable alumni back. The surprised Americans realized too late that if they had boarded the vessel immediately they could have captured it along with much valuable information. Cap- tain Gallery resolved that the next time an opportunity presented itself he would send a boarding party. Even though at the time the plan ranked with a Buck Rogers adven- ture, boarding parties were trained. Later in May of that same year Gallery's task force proceeded to a position off the west coast of the Cape Verde Islands to take up anti-submarine patrol. The job was for the most part monotonous. There is always plenty of action aboard a destroyer once a sub has been picked up on the sound gear and attackedg but until that bustling moment there is nothing to do except to search the 'seas endlessly. There had been many false alarms during that month. So when the destroyer Chatelain reported a possible sound-contact on the morning of Iune 3, there was no great excite- ment. But a few moments later the contact was verified, and the force swung into im- mediate action. 'The Chatelain, supported by two Wildcat fighters from the Guadalcanal, Captain Gallery's flagship, quickly disabled the U-boat. As the sub surfaced, Captain Gallery, ordered his ships to fire their smaller calibre guns only. Quickly they swept the decks clean without inflicting any serious damage on the sub's hull. As fast as the crew came on deck they plunged overboard, One of the enemy was killed-the only casualty suffered by either side. As the last of the Nazis disappeared over the side, the Americans ceased firing, and the old Naval command Boarders away! echoed over the Guadalcanal. The boarding party pulled alongside the sub, leaped aboard, and went below ready for battle with any remaining Nazis. They found the ship deserted but rapidly filling with water. Quickly closing all the hatches. they stood by for further orders. Meanwhile, the destroyer Pillsbury was moving up to take the sub in tow. As the American ship eased up to the helpless U- boat, a wave sent it crashing against the submarine. The Pillsbury was disabled by the blow, for a large hole was punched into its hull. The Pillsbury signalled the Guadal- canal that the U-boat needed a tow to stay afloat. And as the sun set that day, its flaming rays played on an American flag waving over the U-505 as it lay in tow with an American aircraft carrier, a symbol of American victory. Next morning, Captain Gallery, who had been looking for an excuse to go aboard the submersible, went into the captured vessel to investigate an alleged booby-trap. It was feared that the rear hatch had been wired to explosive charges. Captain Gallery satis- fied himself that the fears were unfounded and opened the hatch. There was no explo- sion. With the whole of the sub now opened to them, the Yank seamen were able to make necessary repairs and to tow the prize to port. Washington was notified, and at once a fleet tug was sent to take over the job of towing. An oiler steamed up bring- ing much-needed fuel. Captain Gallery's task force now changed its course and headed for Bermuda. There the submarine was turned over to the authorities at the United States Naval Base. The prize was safe in American hands.

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299, ii 49 BY Lee Bennish '46 and Ed Zvetina '46 Bottom row: Raispis, Harte, Bacigalupo, Mulvihill, Geraghty, Wood, Garrow, Dobrovolskis, Deiters, Gorman, Sutherland, Schreibung. Also playing a sweet job at end was Automatic Hank Deiters. Besides doing a superb job on offense and defense, he tal- lied important extra points with his edu- cated toe. Especially appreciated was the extra point he kicked in the Philip game. At tackle We had Bashtul Ed Wood. There was nothing bashtul about his playing during the season. He was converted from end to tackle where he could use his l9U pounds to better advantage. This was a smart move, as many an opposing coach will tell you. At the other tackle slot was junior Dick Schneider. He played a consistent game at tackle and was one ot the toughest boys on the squad. Even though he carne from Cicero, he was still one ot the hardest work- ers on the squad. Ioe Bacigalupo, the biggest man on the squad, has been a member ot the heavy team ever since his second year. His kick- off-s had a lot of distance. Even though he played most ot the season wearing a brace tor his dislocated shoulder, he was rated one ot the best blockers on the team. After the loss ot veterans Torn Hughes and Bill Garrow during the early season, the guard posts -Were filled by Bill Guay and Iim Tutano. Bill's rough style of play was characterized by the use ot his big rnitts. Beeg Ieern Tutano's brawn pounded many an opposing line to bits. He was one ot the hardest chargers in the line. Able reliet at these posts was provided by lack Francis and Li'l' Bill Keete. s