St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

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BASKET BALL SQUAD Top Row (left to right)—P. Jacks (Mgr.), McDonnell, Whelan. E. Kirchner, T. Hu ldy, H. Burke, Mr. Conway (Coach). Second Row—W. Pope, Kennedy, Brazeau, J. Rose (Capt.), McAllister, W. Holt, John Morrisey.

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0 : - V 'i I rt : i THE FOOTBALL LEAGUES 'I'lie league football season of ’22 was one that will be recalled in future years, due to the enthusiasm it created and the consequent success. Upon the call for candidates for the High School football team, forty men responded. After a brief workout under skilled hands the squad dwindled down to 22 men, who represented the academy for 1922. They showed an abundance of energy and spirit, which was the main factor in their success. The team was not organized until the middle of the season and this accounted for their small schedule. The following games were played: Opp. S. M. H. Manhattan vs. St. Mary’s :.... 0 13 Mayetta vs. St. Mary’s 13 13 Rockhurst vs. St. Mary’s (At Kansas City).. 7 6 Capt. Curran starred throughout the season with many long runs and hard line plunges. He was impossible to stop and it was mainly through his brilliant head work that the S. M. Academy Team was successful. Brumgardt, Schawe, Bean, Murphy, and Mulvey also did stellar work at their positions. The football leagues of this year deserve great praise. There were two leagues organized. In first league, the captains were: Lonergan, Luepke, and Howard. In second league they were: O’Meara, Murphy, and Jones. Each team had a schedule of ten games and all were exceptionally hard fought. In first league all three teams were well matched, but Lonergan’s outfit even though outweighed by their opponents came forth victorious by defeating Luepke-by one touchdown. This was easily the hardest fought game of the season. Howard was under a handicap due to injuries contracted in the early season. Luepke and Lonergan played good football throughout and their teams’ good showing is due in a large part to their individual efforts. Second league enabled those of the lighter class to show their ability which they did in good style. The hardest fought games of the season were those l e-tween O’Meara and Murphy. For the championship O’Meara and Murphy tied. The deciding game was never played, due to cold weather. “Ford” Knglum starred for O’Meara, while “Red” McCarty and Murphy played excellent ball on the latter’s team. Jones showed real spirit throughout, but his line was rather weak. JZ DIAL ANNUAL One Hundred Twenty-Nine

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ATHLETICS VARSITY BASKET BALL. The 1923 basket ball season probably has not been duplicated in St. Mary’s experience in basket ball. First with regard to the score record, two games won out of fourteen played; and second, the splendid display of dogged perseverance which was shown by every member of the squad and by all the students. And after all, the main purpose of athletics is the training of character, and no better training can be had than for the loser gamely to smile and give the victor words of congratulation. After a long string of defeats the boys came back bravely in the last game and ended the season with a victory. In this way, at least, the basket ball season was not without its compensations. We lost the first three games, Bethany, Ottawa and Washburn, all by rather small margins. Then came the first victory, the K. C. U. game, which we won despite disadvantages. However, that victory for a long time seemed to be a lone star in a a dark night, for we lost to Washburn, Kansas Wesleyan, twice to Hays, a second time to Ottawa, to Rockhurst, twice to Pittsburg and to Kansas City College of Osteopathy. The last game of the season was with Rockhurst, and from the fact that it turned out to be a victory shows that the old spirit of perseverance that characterized every man on the squad, was still alive. BASKET BALL LEAGUES League Basket Ball for 1923 excited interest from the initial games to the fin»l ones played for the championships. There were four leagues and every class was represented by some one of the teams, and consequently the competition was keen throughout, in the first league the Sophomore team proved to be the superior quintet, losing one game, and that to the Senjun team. Fourth Scientific and Fourth Classical each gave them a good race when their turns came. LEAGUE STANDING Team W. L. Pet. Sophomore 1 .888 IV. Scientific .. 5 2 .714 IV. Classical 3 4 .428 Senjun 3 4 .428 Fresh. Scion .. 1 5 .166 Fresh. Class 5 .166 he winners were III. English, who, under the through as undisputed victors. Standing: Team W. L. Pet. III. English .6 0 1,000 III. A 4 3 .571 IV. Class .....2 2 .500 III. B 1 3 .250 IV. Scient 0 5 .000 were acclaimed champs of the Third and spectivcly. Both teams sometimes found the path to victory rather rocky, but success invariably awaited them. THIRD LEAGUE Team W. L. Pet. Rinella 6 0 1.000 O’Connor 4 2 .666 Me Shane 0 4 .000 FOURTH LEAGUE Team W. L. Pet. Elders 6 0 1.000 Webster 2 3 .400 Connery 2 3 .400 Boland 0 4 .000 —r=—rr—— cjAE iLl 1 nru DIAL ANAIUAL One Hundred Thirty-One