St Johns High School - Knight Herald Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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First Row: Mr. E. J. O'Connor, S. J., Rutherford, Sanford, Eberle, T. Kanary, Mr. William Madigan. Second Row: Maloney, Driscoll, Beeley, Scheuer, Halloran. Freshman Basketball iia AST year a Freshman Basketball League was formed, consisting of a Freshman team | [pl from each city school. This year, although the league was disbanded, Freshman 3 basketball was continued here at St. John's. Last year's squad was under the coach- KOA ing of Mr. E. J. O'Connor, S. J., and again this year the Freshmen hopefuls worked out under his watchful eyes. Ten candidates reported for the initial try-out. Most of the aspirants showed a lack of experience and were far from seasoned athletes. Mr. O'Connor selected those who showed the most promise, and by the end of the season had formed a combination that showed marked improvement over its early season play. The men who were placed on the squad were Driscoll (until promoted to the lightweights) Beeley, Eberle, T. Kanary, Sanford, Halloran, Beckman, Maloney, Rutherford, and Scheuer. Every one of these players has con- stantly improved as the season progressed and by the end of the year the quintet had com- piled a record of five wins and six losses. This one year of experience is all that most of these men needed and they are now ready to serve lightweight duty next year. Driscoll led the scorers despite the fact that he was promoted to the lightweights. Beeley was second in scoring with 50 points while Eberle, with 36 points, was third. Games were played with grade school teams and Class C teams. And although the Frosh's record was not very impressive, a vote of thanks must be given to Mr. O'Connor, because the great improve- ment in the play of these men is due to his untiring efforts.

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————————e ee First Row: Mr. William Madigan, Condon, John Oatis, Breska, Blake. Second Row: B. Kearney, Gerold, James Oatis, Glynn. Lightweight Basketball Vy LARGE number of men responded to the call for lightweight basketeers. Each one was closely watched by the Coach and those who showed the most promise and ex- perience were placed on the squad. Finally a contingent was selected consisting of Ray Meng, James Oatis, John Oatis, Rob- ert Breska, Edward Glynn, Frank Gerold, Robert Driscoll and Vincent Condon. When the open- ing whistle was blown, these men were usually found at the starting posts: Breska and Driscoll, at forwards; John Oatis, at center; Condon and Meng or James Oatis at guards. This quintet formed a combination that worked well together and one that played heads-up ball, regardless of how great the score was in their favor or against them. With the Central game, the lightweights closed their 1935-36 season in which their record was not very.impressive. During the season, in city competition, they recorded two wins while having ten losses chalked up against them. The victories were scored over Libbey and Scott, and they were defeated by Libbey, Scott, Central (2), Waite (2), DeVilbiss (2), and Wood- ward (2). The team usually entered the game the underdogs because of lack of height, but always fought hard and more than once surprised their larger opponents. Despite the unimpressive- ness of this record, the reserve quintet has improved steadily and their added experience will aid them in becoming more aggressive players. The team was coached by John O'Connell, former high school star. John Oatis led the scorers with Driscoll, Condon, and Meng following him in the scoring column. Breska, Driscoll, and Condon were stalwarts on defense. page forty-nine

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First Row: Glynn, Breska, P. Ferstle, Robens, Condon. Second Row: Mr. W. Madigan, R. Sullivan, John Oatis, James Oatis, G. Ferstle. Third Row: Higgins, Gerold, Reed, Balcerz,ak Douglass. Baseball 2 HEN the first call for baseball candidates went out, six members of last year's team i | responded. Those returning were Capt. Higgins, Edward Cousino, Ray Sullivan, Jack ANGA Reed, Paul Ferstle and ''Luke' ' Balcerzak. Last year the team had a fairly successful season and were runners-up in the city baseball tourney. From these six veterans a formidable team can be put on the diamond. This year's nine is composed of Edward Glynn, Ray Sullivan, Paul Ferstle, George Ferstle, Vincent Condon, Edward Cousino, Jack Oatis, James Oatis, Jack Reed, ''Luke'' Balcerzak, Bob Robens, Frank Gerold, ''Bud'’ Douglass and Capt. Higgins. Glynn, George Ferstle, Condon, Jack Oatis, Jim Oatis, Robens, Gerold and Douglass are the new men who will undoubtedly add strength to the squad. Of these new men, Glynn, Ferstle, Condon, and Robens are infielders, Jack and Jim Oatis are outfielders, and Gerold and Douglass are pitchers. The Knights recorded a 21-9 victory in their first game against Sylvania with Frank Gerold hurling steady ball. In their second game they were defeated by V ocational 9-6. Gerold again pitched a nice game but was poorly supported on the field. The next game was with Scott and with Balcerzak on the mound, the Knights were de- feated by a score of 8-3. The main reason for this defeat was weakness at the plate and it was evident that the men needed more batting practice. A six run assault in the first inning was too much for the Knights to overcome and they were defeated by the DeVilbiss Tigers || to 2. Paul Ferstle led the hitters with two out of four. page fifty-one