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

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PAGE 50 AQUILA Coach Haller ILLIAM Haller rs not only the greatest hrgh school coach of basketball rn New Hampshrre but he rs the greatest rn all New England The record made by hrs team proves that thrs statement rs wholly true In hrs tvso years at Sarnt Iohn Hrgh Coach Haller has the satrsfactory record of thrrty nrne games vson and erght lost In these tvso years hrs team has recerwed myrtatrons to partrcr pate rn the New Hampshrre State Tournament at Durham and the Nevs l'ngland Catholrc Tournament at Boston At the Neva Hampshrre Tournament Sarnt Iohn team reached the fmals both years Thrs year rt non the Class B trophy March of 1946 brought to Coach Haller to hrs team and to the athlctrc fans of Concord the glory of Sarnt ohn teams yunnrng first place rn thc New Pngland C itholrc Tournament Thrs meant the honor of recenrng from Hrs Izxcellency Most Reyerend Rrchard Cush mg the trophy aw arded to the wrnnrng team One of Mr Haller s players Thomas Hardrman won the trophy grven to the out standrng play er of the tournament Thorough and clever trarn mg and drrll vsork on the part of Coach Haller rs responsrble for thrs grand achres ement Whrle a game rs gorng on Coach Haller rs the coolest person rn the hall He rs a perfect gentleman at all trmes never brusque vsrth hrs players and ever courteous to all oilicrals Hrs boys are taught the same technrque Every boy who comes under the drrectron of Coach Haller rs much the better for rt Thrs rdeal man leaves the mark of hrs remarkable personalrty on every one of them The Boston Globe states that Mr Haller rs the coach who coaches for fun Hrs precrous trme rs dewoted to develop mg an excellent basketball team when rt mrght bc spent wrth hrs beautrful wrfe and srx lonely chrldren The latter however are loyal rooters vshose cheerrng has helped the cause of Sarnt ohn s team Long lne Coach Wrllram Haller' John Fraser '46 'l-I-1-I-1-1-1-I-I-1-1-1.1.l.1-,.l.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., c ' 7 . Y . . . 9 y v . Y 7 . . Y V I . . , . v 7 . - . r Y 7 . I . Y . V. . . .- ' c f I ' . . ' 1 4 5 ' v K . ' r ' r v. ' X Y K . Q ,K , , . , v 7 y V . J , 7. . 1 X . i 7 , 1 -2 ' . c i . V. Y . . V Y . ' - 9 . Y Y y . . , , c . . . Y . - 4 9 1. . 7 . - . V . . r 9 ' 1 Y. . 7 . . ' ' r v u rr - ny . 1 ,, . W. . . 1 . ' ' 7 1 L c 7 A . . . . V V . 1 . 4 , r v ' ' J , . . . v

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PAGE sz AQUILA Basketball ITH four veterans from the prevlous year the Llttle Green of Samt ohn Hxgh amassed a decldedly 1mpress1ve record of twenty three victories and two defeats At the beglnnmg of the season the outcome looked rather doubtful but wlth the superb coachmg and gu1dance of Coach Wnllram Haller the team toppled Meredith Dover Tilton Peterboro South Portland at Boston Garden Lawrence Central Catholic Franklm and Laconla The Flghtlng Irlsh met their flrst defeat at the hands of Lebanon Hlgh 21 20 and met only one more downfall later m the season m the game wxth the very aggressnve Lawrence team maklng the score 46 38 Salnt ohn s team was mvlted to attend the State Tournament at Durham and after trekking for three days returned to Con cord vuth the Class B champnonshxp by defeatmg Somersworth Pembroke and Llttleton One month later the team traveled to Boston to compete ln the New England Catholxc Tournament held at Boston Arena Here the team agam captured the tntle by downing Cheverus of Portland Sacred Heart of Holyoke and Samt Marys of Waltham ln very close and well fought games' The team brought back most of the trophles that were awarded and had the dnstmgulshed honor of recexvmg them from H15 Excellency Archbnshop Cushmg Concord gathered at the ranl road statlon to welcome the heroes Thxs years team was spark plugged by the clever playmg of Tommy Hardrman who scored three hundred seventy one polnts durmg the season made All State All Boston Garden and All New England teams Billy Shea a cat lnke guard and an athlete consldered by spectators as the coolest player ever to run on the hardwood zestnly supplemented Tommys work B111 unrk who made All State and All New England was an lmportant factor throughout because of his team work vuth Tommy and h1s contmual control of both backboards jaunty johnny Fraser who was the biggest surprise of the year showed remarkable prowess as a guard Joe OShea was a comfortable rellef man along wnth Dlck Forest B1lly acobs Dick Merrxll Leo Landry and Lawrence Reagan Jules S1roy the play maker of the team and Co Captam elect deserves a great deal of credlt The deep gratntude of the team ns extended to the cmzens of Concord for the superfine trnp to Washxngton and New York vsh1ch they financed for the boys during Easter vacation Three cheers for our Concord frlends' W1 Umm Qulrk 46 I-ful'I-I-I-I-1.1.1.1-1-lv!-l-l-f-,1-f,,f-f.,1.1.f.1-1.11.1 9 Y - . . . . 7 9 9 9 9 - . . 9 9 9 s ' 1 9 ', - . J , . . 9 9 ' V. . . . 7 9 - 9 9 9 . , . 9 - ' . , . , . , - , - . . , ' . , . . , - Q , - . , Y. - 9 1 9 , . 9 J 9 9 9 . , ' . . , . r 1 ' I I o ,