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

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FROSH FOOTBALL In Frosh football the d1v1d1ng l1ne 1S 135 pounds those over 135 form the A squad and those under 135 are the B squad The A squad has proven ltsell most capable by com1ng back after a serrous defeat by St Ph1ll1p 25 7 and Whlpplllg both De La Salle and Holy Tr1n1ty by 18 U and 21 to 12 re spectlvely Then they gave way to the much larger and faster St Mel team belng on the wrong end of a 20 U score At rrght end on the A startrng team IS Stack a boy who played exceptronal ball aga1nst a strong opposmg l1ne rn the Phrllrp s game Play1ng r1ght tackle IS Myer a good ball player 1n any man s league Grovanellr at left guard lS a lad who deserves spec1al credrt for hrs l1ne game aga1nst Tr1n1ty At center Btdwrll plays a trne defensrve game An excellent block r who came 1nto hrs own ln the D La Salle game lS Al Bruno At left guard IS Batley who 1S part of the brrck wall rn the center of the l1ne On the other end ol the l1ne 1S Fred Walpole a man who played above par ball 1n the Phlllp game The ball carrytng halt ot the team IS led by Don Slattery who puts those passes rn the arms of the wa1t1ng rece1vers He completed three passes for touchdowns 1n the Tr1n1ty FRESHMEN A TEAM Top row Murray T1er ney Rtchards Cro n1n Slattery Grova nellr B1dw1ll Iann Second row OBr1en D1ll1an Farrell R B u r k e McCauley Caparelh Mr Reed Thrtd row M y e r Swanson T o b 1 n Barley Devrne Elser T Burke Bottom row Walpole Mazzolmr B v et 1 S t a c k Emmench Bruno Ctet ng FRESHIJILNI B TEAM Top mw Hall Blacl' burn Gullloye Al SIG mms Masella Conwav Secondro .1 'VI Ama o Mungovarr Shee an Pelka Powers Baum gartener Patton T Burke Krolopp Thzrd zow Malooly M a n 1 x Mulhgan R 1 e d y Malewskr Qutgley Wallen berg Lusk Bottom row R1chards I e n k 1 rr s Boyer M ah e r O Connor Murphy Schmrdt I I .. ,, . . ,I I .. ,. . . . . . . . . Q . . . V ' S . - - I . 1 , - ll Il ' I ' ' , , - , 1 ' ' ' I I - I I - . . - . Nyholf, Wflghl, , ,. - . , . - , ,. . X . , ,. -1 . X1- L -. 5 , 5- ., , .e- . ,,. , . 'v:. ,. . i, 1 1' 1 I I - , . - , . , , . , . , . - , . , . , .

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Fenwrck The Frlars marched down the f1eld to the Ignat1us ten yard l1ne where they threw a pass that was good for the touch down The extra po1nt was made on another pass maklng the score 7 0 In the second quarter our captaln and quarterback Iohn Foran was 1n1ured and was unable to see any more actlon that day In the closlng mlnutes of the half Fenwlck made another score on a plunge from the three The conversxon was unsuccessful and the score at the half was Fenw1ck 13 Igna t1us U In the second half Iggre s l1ne was play mg a heads up game The team was bol stered by the hrgh sp1r1ts of Maher who was deallng out plenty of punrshment to the Frlars Wanucha kxcked to the thlrty and the FIIGIS were stopped on therr thxrty frve Iggxes took over on downs and began to hght 1ts way down the held sparked by hard runs by hm Casaletto and by Wltry to Qurnn passes Fenw1ck took over on downs but surrendered the ball after four plays The Wolves fought back maklng two flrst downs and br1ng1ng the ball to the Fnars able to make ground on runs Fenwlck took to the a1r and threatened to score from the ten yard l1ne Ignat1us held fast however and took over on downs The Wolves were forced to k1Ck The k1ck was partlally blocked and rolled to a dead stop on the twenty three yard l1ne Fenwlck took over and com pleted three out of four passes that brought them over the goal A plunge through center added another po1nt and made the score 2 Both teams fought hard rn the flnal quar ter but nerther team scored Ignatxus had the ball w1th1n scorrng drstance when the wh1stle blew to end the game Ignat1us 26 Rrta 12 Ignat1us received and began to march on runs by Wanucha Then Murphy took 1t over the goal on a quarter back sneak The con vers1on falled and the score was 5 U wrth the Wolves on top Ignat1us krcked to Rlta and they started mov1ng on passes gettrng as far as the four teen where they fumbled and lost the ball Unable to garn Barney Foote made a beautl ful frfty yard punt to Rlta s three from whxch spot Rrta was forced to k1ck The k1ck was partlally blocked and the Wolves took the ball on the twenty erght On the fourth down a pass from Abata to Qulnn was good for another score The converslon was good makrng the score I3 0 at the half Ignat1us k1Ck9d to open the second half and agaln Rlta threatened but was stopped on the thrrty A long pass from Wanucha to O Connor was good for a thrrd touchdown Wanucha spl1t the hne and the score was 20 U at the Ihlrd quarter A St Rlta pass was rntercepted and was run to the forty IIVS Agam Wanucha made a runmng pass to O Connor who scored for the fourth and f1nal trme The klCk was no good and the score was 26 U Here the second and thxrd team came rn and Rlta was able to score but only after supreme effort R1ta klcked off but the Wolves couldn t go and Rlta made another score on a long run The k1ck was not good and the game ended wlth the score 26 12 Loyola 19 Ignat1us U After trouncmg St Rxta the Monday before the L1ghts ventured out once agarn wrth new sp1r1t But Loyola must have been look 1ng for revenge for the loss they had suffered had the1r revenge to the tune of I9 O However the score had no effect on Maher and Foran for the1r offens1ve and defens1ve play sparked the team on to keep frghtlng Also much credlt goes to Abatta whose passes to Tobln and OConnor prcked up many valuable yards Ignat1us l8 Weber 6 The L1ghts trounced the Red Horde from Weber by the dec1s1ve score of I8 6 Torn Maher our quarterback and captam was rnjured 1n the IIISI quarter and was taken out of the game The team made a seventy frve yard march down the freld to score from the three on a pass to O Connor from Wanucha but the po1nt fa1led Nothmg happened for the rest of the frrst half and the score was B 0 w1th the Wolves on top In the thrrd quarter Weber made a suc cessful forty yard pass and scored The con vers1on fa1led In the flnal quarter the team really began to move Wanucha made a beautrful run eludmg four tacklers and go 1ng seventy yards for a touchdown The k1ck was off Bob Maher made a long touchdown run that was called back Wltry plunged from the fxve for the fmal score of the game thirty-eight. Iggies was forced to kick. Un- the SUffdCfY before- The Seefe Sh0WS lheY 0-0. - - I , I 15

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game two of them to Mazzollnl and one to Cron1n Holdlng down the half back spots are Emmer1ch and Cromn two fast movlng men There IS a good l1ne backer 1n full back Bxety lack T1erney IS a competent k1cker and he has seen much actlon th1s year ln that capaclty The team has shaped up well th1s year The start1ng hne up for the B team was Don Murphy at left end a hard h1tt1ng d pendable player Majeskr IS a slashmg left tackle who na1ls h1s man every trme Royer at left guard 1S the n1nety pound anchor man of the team and a tough httle guy At center IS Tom Powers who does h1s 1ob very n1cely Greg Maher holds down rrght guard and IS known as the flfth man 1n the enemy back freld At rrght tackle we have Dr1scoll a constant threat 1n the forward wall McK1n dts rlght end IS a fast man who IS down .mder every punt Sheeran at quarterback 1S a clever runner and a smart fteld general The halves are Red O Connor who l1ves up to h1s blaz1ng red ha1r and Malooley hard dr1v1ng back who has gotten away more than once for consrderable garn O Halloren 1S the team s plunglng full back tha IS when he can tear h1mself away from Jug Some other boys who deserve honorable mentron are Granado R1chards Murphy and Cromn Some of the outstandmg hne men are Maher Schm1dt and Iohnson B Team Scores St Ignat1us 12 St Bas1l 7 L1ttle Flower 18 St Ignat1us U Guard1an Angel 18 St Ignatlu Gabnel 18 Ignat1us 19 Ignat1us 20 Ignat1us 12 St Ignat1us 0 St Catherme 13 Resurrect1on 7 Loyola U GHEEERLEADERS SU Back row Small Han son Huston Hogan Mr Gardockt SI Front row Herlon Chodor Olson Watts These are the unsung heroes of the foot ball season, the lads who yell themselves hoarse leadmg the rooters 1n the school cheers Not even the ra1ns that featured so many of our games could dampen the ardor of these hard workmg, peppy fellows The many hours they spent ln the gym prac t1c1ng thelr cheers under the gurdance of Mr Gardockr bore abundant frult 1n the precrslon and sk1ll Wllh wh1ch they went through thelr ant1cs at the games and 1n the enthuslastlc response they got from the Ignat1us rooters . . . . , . - - t . . . . ' St. ' , . ' ' - E '- - St. ' , . ' - , - .L I - - st. ' , ' 1 . St. ' , 17