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

Page 71 text:

AQUILA PAGE 65 nlclujolalclulnlolxolololulolnlclulllulflalululnfslclslulsj Basketball HIS year's squad was not always blessed with the palm of victory, but it was always blessed with the spirit and will to win. From the very start it was outclassed, yet it survived with three victories. Yes, the season was hard at times, but never did the boys suc- cumb under the trial of defeat. The players lost the champion- ship, but they never forfeited the title of Fighting Irish. The team was spirited by Larry Reagan, the youthful soph- omore captain. Others who fought with him on the polished hard wood were Dick Merrill, Paul McAu1ey, johnny Nemiccolo, Leo Landry, Mike Ceriello, Don Wessen, George Cullen, jack Ahearn, Billy Jacobs, Basil French, Herbie Quinn, and Bill Cimikoski. Danny Donovan was manager. Six members will be lost by graduation, but Coach Haller has a nucleus for an excellent team next season. All students are behind that team with cheers, encouragement, and good will. Commencement may take some of the players, but it will not take the school spirit so necessary for successful sports. The Class of 1948 will watch with interest a successful quintet which will win every tournament in the coming basketball season. The schedule follows: Dec. 12-Franklin here. 20-So. Portland at Boston. 25-Lawrence Central here. 30-Dover here. Jan. 2-West at Manchester. 8-Cathedral at Manchester. 10-St. james at Haverhill. 16-Lebanon at Lebanon. 20-Franklin at Franklin. 28-Cathedral here. Feb. 3-Dover at Dover. 6--Central at Lawrence. 11-Spaulding here. 13-Lebanon here. ' 16-Manchester West here. 18-St. james here. 21--Central at Manchester. 27-Manchester Central here. March 5-Spaulding at Rochester. Leo Paul Landry '48

Page 70 text:

551 xc gi S 5 5 5 5 S 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 S 5 F S 5 5 x QE SE 55 SQUAD LL BASKETBA

Page 72 text:

PAGE 66 AQUILA .1--1-I-I-.r-I-f-1-f-I-.1-f-1-.r-f-I-f-1-f-1.1.1-.,.,.,.,-.,.,.,, Coach Ivan Woods UR baseball coach has long been a familiar sight in sports about the city. Last year he assisted Coach Kelly and this year he has undertaken the responsibility of preparing our young DiMaggios for the baseball diamond. A busy man who has a family and the jenney Gas station to care for, Coach Woods is nevertheless a conscientious worker whose every leisure moment is given to teaching his young charges the rules of baseball. He has done a very creditable job in the short time that he has taken over. This jovial gentleman claims that anybody can play baseball if he tries, and if someone disagrees, he will get a quick, Look at me! I never pitched a game in my life, yet I struck out the first three men at the bat when I was put in as a substitutef' All of the boys say that they think the world of him despite his energetic manner of doing business. All in all, win, lose, or draw, he is a good sport and that is the one ability that he de- mands of each and every player on his team. Henry Carpenter Sullivan '48