St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THE STAR On the eve of Thanksgiving our victorious team was feted at the Hotel Buf- falo, by the Senior Class bringing to a fittng close a season long to be remembered and cherished by the faculty and students of St. Joe's. Each member of the team was awarded the block J and presented with a miniature gold football the gift of a loyal and generous alumnus, Dr. Walter L. Savage. At the election held after the banquet Joe Lux, one of the main supports in our invincible line, was elected captain for the coming year. Summing up the whole season we have every reason to be satisfied and to be jfustly proud nof our -team. And it is our fond hope that next year's wearers of the maroon and white on the gridiron will emulate the fine example of sportsmanship and clean play demonstrated by our championship team of 1926. Wi, liQ2i3533i,ggf-2'e1- ' I- l 1 F BASKETBALL TEAM Inyhly

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T H E S T A R jfnuthall COACH-FRANK ST. DENIS. MANAGER-KERIN LYONS. CAPTAIN-JOHN CANDEE. With the advent of football St. Joe's ushered in the most glorious season in its athletic history. It placed upon the striped field a team that carried the banner of Alma Mater to victory in every game. Not only did our fighting eleven take all comers into camps but they preserved their goal line intact and this against very strong opposition. This surely is an enviable record-a record any school should be proud of but particularly a school of the type of St. Joe's where there is a very limited number of students from which to draw. To Frank St. Dennis, our coach, great credit is due. His untiring efforts and his whole-hearted interest in the team at all times was a great incentive to all those who were fortunate enough to come under his skillful eye. To the student body and to the faculty we must also pay a tribute of apprecia- tion, for it was in great measure to their unflagging interest and enthusiasm that our powerful eleven was encouraged on to victory at every game, both on the home field and in foreign territory, the faculty was well represented and the lusty cheers of the student body were to be heard. On October 2nd the season was opened with an overwhelming victory over the Alumni. The game was played in a steady downpour but this did not dampen the fighting spirit of our warrior, and they romped home to a 34 to 0 victory. The fol- lowing week we ran up a record score against Le Roy High at the Riverside Stadium. The game was a little too one-sided to be interesting, and our boys came through with a 93 to 0 victory. Our next encounter was with the strong Lackawanna eleven at the Steel City. Here again our powerful combination scored a decisive victory 19 to 0. In this game our heady backfield man Milf Berner ran seventy yards for a touchdown. Our victory, however, was somewhat marred by an unfortunate accident to John Candee. our captain, as a result of which he was lost to the team for the remainder of the season. The next game was played at the Lock City, opposing Lockport High. Here also our fighting band proved the test and we b1'ought home a 14-0 victory. Max Gately, our diminutive hfalfback, ran seventy yards for a touchdown. Then came Niagara Falls-the toughest game of the season. Playing in foreign territory again, our boys had to be content with a scoreless tie, although we outplayed Niagara in every department of the game. Tlhere were thrills aplenty but the heavy field slowed up both teams considerably. Returning the following week to our home field St. Joe's scored an easy win over Blasdell High, 32-0. Our annual classic with Canisius came next. Not only did our fighting eleven score a decisive victory over their old rivals but they regained the title of Catholic Prep champs which they had lost the previous year. In this game every member of the team played as he had never played before and at its conclusion St. Joe'.s was on the long end of a 22 to 0 score. And finally came the boys frcm the Salt City. The C. B. A. aggregation was a fast and powerful one, but our combination proved to be just a little bit faster and a trifle more powerful. This game also was played in a sea of mud as were most of our previous battles. Undaunted, both teams performed splendidly. Milf Berner was the outstanding star, registering the lone 'touchdown which won the game for us. ' Seventy nme

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THE STAR Basket Ball COACH-JOSEPH BROWN. MANAGER-JOHN BURKE. CAPTAIN-JOSEPH LUX. At the close of the football season St. Joe's lost the service of Frank St. Dennis, who for almost three years directed the athletic activities of the school, with tremen- dous success, in all three sports. During this time he turned out two championship football teams, as well as fast and representative basketball and baseball teams. Mr. St. Dennis returned to his home town, Syracuse, to enter business. Our loss how- ever, was greatly mitigated by our good fortune in securing the services of a prom- inent coach and athlete, Mr. Joseph Brown. Mr. Brown, or more familiarily known as Joe, gained from the very outset the good will, respect and co-operation of every student with whom he came in contact. Starting with a practically green team, Joe developed a heady and formidable combination. Although we did not win every game, our boys fought clean and hard, and reflected great credit on the work of their coach. Our season opened with a defeat at the hands of Depew High. In the next three games, however, we scored decisive victories over the Alumni, Elm Vocation l and Holy Angels. Next in our path came our friendly rivals Canisius. Althougii we came out on the short end of the score it can be truthfully said that our fast quintet outplayed Canisius in the second half, but the handicap was too great to overcome, and we lost by three points. To compensate for this loss our boys gave De Veaux a beating, but only after a stiff battle. Aquinas Institute, Rochester, and C. B. A., Syracuse, proved too much for our inexperienced team and we lost both encounters. The two games were played on foreign courts and to this in a measure may be attributed our rather poor showing. Elm Vocational was our next opponent and this contest we won very handily. De Veaux evened up matter with us in the next game on their court. U. of B. Frosh beat us by the margin of four points. Once again we hit our stride by defeating Holy Angels for the second time. The strong Lackawanna five received a rude jolt when our boys handed thcm a very decisive defeat. South Park took our scalp in the next battle after a nip and tuck affair. And on March 11, we brought our season to a close with a victory over the U. of B. Frosh. In spite of several defeats our team did exceptionally well. Nearly every game was lost by a margin of only two or three points. Our prospects for next year's quintet seem bright as our call for candidates this year brought out several youngsters, who with a little experience can be moulded into a snappy combination. An informal banquet was given the team in the school cafeteria, at the close of the season. After speeches by Brother Ambrose, Joe Brown, Joe Lux and Jack Burke, each member of the squad was awarded the block HJ . A word of congratulation to Joe Brown is in order for his splendid work as coach and for his whole-hearted interest and enthusiasm in the team and in St. Joe's, and we very heartily extend this congratulation, with the firm hope that future athletic activities at St. Joe's will, under his skillful, direction, measure up to and possibly excel our records of the Xpast. Eighfy in