St Josephs University - Greatonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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1934 THE GREATONIAN Then followed the St. Francis' victory, an overtime loss to P. lvl. C. and the final insult, the defeat by Baltimore. St. Jaseph's, though its victories were few, had a few compensa- tions. It had one of the highest totals registered against Penn. lt defeated St. Francis'. lt had Cookie lvlcCusker, who ranked with Princetonians as the man making the highest score against l-lashagen, of Penn. Co-Captains John Kane and t Charlie Morris, Jim Dougherty, Bill I-lalpin and Joe Morrow have completed four years of St. Joseph's competition and will be lost to next year's five. McCusker, Ed Costello, Al Mandes and Jack Lawlor will remain as veterans. Tribute of the School and Tl-lE GREATONIAN at this time should go to Charlie Morris. ln closing his collegiate sports career against Baltimore, Charlie completed one of the finest competitive records a St, Joseph's man ever had, Of him it Joe Morrow Bill l-lalpin can be truly said that never did he cease trying in a game, no matter what the odds, no matter how hard the struggle. ill ill ill New hopes come with new years. Yesterday there was the dull dispiritedness'1hat comes with the successive sting of bitter defeats, tomorrow the reiaicing that comes only with the unending flow of V John E. Kane CO-Captain successes that surely await. The past once gave to St. Joseph's followers all that could be asked, this year has been a time of preparation, the future will bring to the school all the glamorous victories, the great glories that once were hers. The disappointments, the discouragements, the defeats of the past will go into the limbo of forgotten things when the squad once more returns to the playing floor to plunge into the season's schedule. The men who remain from this past year, tested in the field of battle, will not be alone in the fight as, unfortunately, they have been before. New material will pour into the school to augment their efforts, a new gymnasium will bring the unmeasured benefits of playing upon o home floor, a new spirit will bring once more to St. Joseph's the long, flowing penant of proud victory where before there had been only the chilling, blinding winds of defeat. All these will come, One hundred twenty-three

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THE GREATONIAN 1934 l.......W .7 - .,, , , ln its place there is a playing floor which is but six feet shorter than the Palestra, with a lighting system that is considered the best in Philadelphia. The gym has a novel score-board and an air cooling system which should prove a boon to the players during the early and late season periods, The College had already played half of its schedule when the new court was thrown open. Penn was winner in the first game of the season, the future Eastern Intercollegiate League Champions being too tall and experienced for St. Joseph's. St. Joseph's then surprised its supporters by holding a fine Catholic LJ team to a 24-2l count but toppled into very poor form against Pharmacy, although beating the Druggists, 35-26 Then followed three losses in a row, Among those defeats was another astounding reversal of form by the Hawks. Temple was not having one of its best seasons but was considered strong enough to wallop St. Joseph's But the Hawks emphatically played the Owls off their feet, and been more kind to had Lady Luck the field, they however, 3l-27. date. The other member of the State Teachers College. them on a few tosses from might have conquered the Owls. Temple won, The Owls nearly upset Notre Dame at a later two defeats came at the hands of Ursinus, a Eastern Pennsylvania League, and West Chester Cookie McCusker From the Temple game on, St. Joseph's played at a .500 pace, winning five and losing five games. Delaware was met and taken, 26-l7, in that last home game before the removal to Kenney Gymnasium. Delaware, however, was The inaugural game saw the Al Jim Dougherty not having a successful season. umni team fall before the Hawks. ln the graduates' array were such men as Jimmy Osborne, Ed and Frank Trainer, Vince Desmond and Ed Sunkes. back, was much heavier, excellent style. A good Pennsylvania Joseph's, 25-22. This was although it seemed the l-lawks, who had led early, would win, ln the following game, Textile was swamped beneath a barrage of field goals. The Broad and Pine Streets five offered little opposi- tion. The l-lawks, however couldn't stand prosperity and lost to La Salle in the first game between the Colleges since pre-war days. This game marked the renewal of athletic relations which will in- clude football next fall. West Chester was vanquished in the following game and it was indeed sweet revenge. The score was 26-23. La Salle made it l.OOO over the St. Joseph's five in a return tilt, winning by twenty points. Desmond, sensation of a few years but played in his characteristically Military College five next beat St. not so disappointing as some games, Jim McGonegal One hundred twenty-two

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JOSEPH A. CORNELY CAPTAIN