St John High School - Aquila Yearbook (Concord, NH)

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AQUILA IPAGE 49 I i WILLIAM P. SLATTERY, Coach

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IPAGE 481 AQL H A Coach Slattery E need not say that Bill is an lcltal coach HIS t ams 1n every sport stand as mutt testlmonits of this fact Colcl, heat rain, and sleet mme no diflertncc to this human clynamo o 1 gy for Bill IS a hrm believer in tht saymg Practice makes p rfect Realizing that athletics play an important part 111 tu cl velopment of boys into men, he has clone his best to instil principles of clean sportsmanslmp in his players No man can makt an athlete But anyone who has hsrened to IS lCI1OWIl HS the Flgllflllg II'1Sll Discouragcment may be a word 111 the clictionary but in Bills vo abulary it lincls no place Wlmen the we lcs of pra tice and labor fail to bear frult at gam t1mt Bill s mply talcts another piecc of tobacco and a quick glance down the subst1tut bench However, this IS not often the cas as in his years at St ohn, Bill has roducecl more than his share of Wlfllllh teams P g Our athletlc days under the guidance of this amiable driller are over The cigar, the words of encouragement, to pat on the back the friendly smile all will remain with us always Wl1atever the scores, whatever the outcomes, Bill is now and forever a bona fide coach and a true blue friend It rzzrzum ' I , ' H ' ' ' . . ' e ' 1 I 1 xx' . .lk I: I A 5 Y ' . l' ' 1 ' . . F ez er j , xt ' II ' ' ' ' ' ff ' 71 . .... , x A X Bill's pre-game pep tallcs will understand why St. john High ' rt ' - - vs . f . . , . ,, . , ,, c ' . 2 c ' ' ' - D ' x re - 11 ' v - , A . : - A ' - J V ee - si ' s l ,. ff ' 7, ' K . x H -HI H ' 'fl

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I PAGE sol AQUILA QUAD 1939 FOOTBALL S