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

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raced 20 yards to pay dirt. The kick was wide as had been Aquinas, and the game was all even, but St. Joeis was on the march. Threatening throughout the third quarter, they finally came through when Illig passed to Measer on the vis- itors' 20. Lombard and Kerr pounded to the two and Bielman took it over. The coaches, the fans, but mostly the players, went wild with delight! ST. JOE'S-39 NICHOLS-6 The traditional clash with Nichols was hard fought, but a rout for the Maroon. Early in the contest John Bielman scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 15-yard slash off tackle. In the second quarter he went 40 yards through guard. The Saints shifted into high gear in the third stanza, tallying four times, when Kerr pulled down a Nichols aerial and sped 55 yards, Bucky Illig passed 50 yards to Bielman and 25 to Measer, and then running 55 yards off tackle to complete our scoring. Bielman plunged for one extra point and Lyons kicked two. Bob Cleary scored for Nichols late in the contest against our second team. ST. 1012's-39 AMHERST-0 The Maroon gridders completed their first un- defeated and untied season in over twenty years by crushing Amherst Central with great ease and precision. John Lombard ran 19 yards for a starter in the first period. In the second, Bucky Illig hit Dave Measer with 28 and 60 yard aerials for two more and right guard Al Illig intercepted a pass and went 20 yards to paydirt just before the half ended. Lombard ran the third quarter kickoff back 80 yards for a score and in the last quarter, Illig passed to right end Paul Warthling for the final six points. Thus ended a triumphant season, and thus ended the illustrious high school football careers of twelve seniors: Bucky Illig, Dave Measer, Ray Jacobi, John Bielman, Herb Mann, joe D'Amato, Earl Kumpf, James Haren, Ed Ketterer, David Hoen and co-captains, john Lyons and Harry Kerr. A ' . n 'mebsquad practice se ' ssion at Delaware Park. Bielmann gains behind good interference. ov '4 ' 'mnP' scrimmage line, St Joevs Amh ' ' ' CBT.

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fl' ' ii-K dans a iff +A x cp Y ,kr 'Nik J .55 Basketball T 21, . fam: F. 111- . oidz, Hehrr. A. Illig Kg: lgorigo, Krysinski F1 h b k t St joe's Neumann ' - Wh. Miller M' mn' A scramble under t e as e , . - - v ui-ray. BASKET Thanksgiving: turkey and basketball! Two weeks after the last football game, the athletic director had all shoulder pads, jerseys, etc. safely on their way to the cleaners and those leather spheres commonly called hasketballs all shined up and ready for the initial practice session. Under the critical eye of coach Frank Schi- avone, a record turnout of almost one hundred boys melted quickly to a squad of sixteen aspiring basketeers. At first appearance the task of defending the championship won last year did not look very promising. Only Captain Frank Illig, his brother Al, Dave Hoen, Harry Kerr and john Krysinski remained of last year's team and Captain Illig alone had been an important member of that winning combination. Mr. Schiavone appeared undaunted, however, and went about shaping the raw material of the team with the same quiet instruction and uncanny judgment that had brought two championships to the school in his three year tenure as coach. The schedule called for three games before Christmas, so the practice sessions were very long and very strenuous. Things finally did get under way on the twenty-third of December with St. Joe's journeying to Lackawanna to meet Our Lady of Victory. staunch supporters of the team did not think that we were capable of retaining the Bishop Burke Trophy and concerned themselves more with predicting how many games we might win rather than in what position we might finish the season. Thus with the qualifications of a b1ack- horse outfit the Maroon opened defense of the Western New York Catholic High School Basketball League Championship. sT. Joes-33 o. L. v.-zo Our Lady of Victory, always hard to beat on their own court, put up a stiff battle and at half- time the score showed the Saints ahead by only one point, 13-12. At this point, however, Al Illig entered the fray and dropped in nine points to spark a ral1y that put the game on ice. Bill Sullivan and Capt. Bucky Illig contributed eight and seven points, respectively, toward the win. ST. jOE'S-35 AQUINAS-22 The second game, a non-league contest, proved to be easier than expected. Highly-rated Canisius had been hard pressed to down the Flower City aggregation, 45-42, but a tight zone de- fense limited Aquinas to a minimum of points from the floor. Ahead by a basket at halftime, St. Joe's pulled away to a 13-point lead with the third quarter spurt again evident before the re- serves came in. Captain Illig was high with twelve points, while brother Al netted six. 2' ST. jOE'S-19 NEUMANN-30 The Neumann game was a repetition of the first two fracases with St. -1oe's enjoying a 22-13 advantage at halftime and a comfortable 33-16 lead when the reserves entered at the fourth quar- ter mark. It now became evident from experience, observation and reports, that Canisius, Holy Angels, and St. Francis of Athol Springs were the powers in the league and that most probably they Bill O'Connor 'N