St Josephs College High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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On These Two pages are The ThirTeen seniors who played Their lasT game Tor The Prep on Thanksgiving Day, I949. Everyone oT Them had The Prep spiriT- The deTerminaTion To win-The realizaTion ThaT aTh- leTic compeTiTion is a greaT means To a greaTer end: CaTholic sporTsmanship. The opening game Tound The Crimson and Gray dropping a biTTerly conTesTed ball game To The Bull- dogs oT ST. James, I3-7. The following week The Prep unleashed iTs oTfensive aTTaclc To down The Golden Bears oT ST. Thomas More, 26-O. The Prep won iTs second game as They Tenaciously defended a slim six poinT margin To deTeaT La Salle 6-O. SouTh CaTholic's defensive sTrengTh held The Hawklefs offense in check and The Prep losi' a hearT-brealcer, 8-O. NEXT YEAR'S senior manager, Harry Weinmann, does a minor operafion on The shoe of nexf year's co-capfain, cenfer Bob Vincenf. S X A sr 1 sv , se ar X si, ,SW XL 1 X rug! 'rr J' 'L if ws.:-is Lx I949 CAPTAIN, JOHN LAW-6'-I85 CHARLlE KELLER-5.8 -I60 DICK KELLY-5.I I -I70 LEO MCCLOSKEY-5 Il

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an HARD-WORKING, ever TaiThTul Managers Michalak and Weinmann waTch aT The NorTl1 CaTl'aolic game. TWELVE SENIORS among The sixfeen who receive foolball leTTers proudly pose Togefher Tor The lasl Time. Firsf row: Becl:eTT, Michalal, Collins, McCreavy. Second row: O'Donnell, The Burrs of WesT CaTholic unveiled a devasTaT- ing aerial game To deTeaT The TighTing l-lawl4leTs, I9- O, and Thus conTinue Their seven year iinx over The Prep. Traveling across The river, The Prep and Cam- den CaTholic played a biTTerly conTesTed game, wiTh The Prep on The shorT end oT a hearT-breaker, 6-O. NorTh CaTholic's Falcons received a scare in The TirsT halT buT The CaTholic and CiTy Champions. using Their reserve sTrengTh To Tull advanTage, re- TaliaTed wiTh a second half splurge To win ouT, 35-O. The Prep climbed baclc on The vicTory wagon wiTh a Trouncing of a hapless ST. John's eleven, as The Hill- Toppers bowed ouT of The CaTholic League. ln Their annual Thanksgiving conTesT, The Prep and Roman waged an exciTing baTTle wiTh The CahilliTes, halTing a belaTed Prep rally in The Tinal period, emerging vicTors. 20-I3. McCloskey, Kenney, Carmocly. Third row: Osuch, Barbera, Keller, Kelly. CAPTAIN JOHN LAW, The night of The Football Banquet.