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

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Front Row, Left to Right: Arili, Conclaml. Homer O'Donnell. Second Row. II. Ouiglcy, P« lit . Miller. (apt. Ilan'.m. K. Hutlcr. Henley O'Donnell. R«es. Third Roto: J. Reilly. Lowry, Tainter, E. Farrell. Emmons. Glccson, Piazza. Morgan. Small ar6 .Football F YOU should Ik mentioning pep and spirit, coupled with fight and grit, and are at a loss for an example, may we suggest the Small Yard Football leagues. They get the “Fighting Irish” spirit out early, and in some way. maybe due to early teaching, it sticks. Now there are many examples of pep and interest shown in athletics in a college the size of St. Mary’s, but these Small Yard leagues take the cake, when it comes to sustained pep. I hey are its very personification. The row commenced in the two Small Yard leagues sometime last fall, and it was over sometime the same fall, but they’re talking about it yet. In the first league there was a battle from the word “go” and though Ilansan managed to win every game on his schedule, and cop the flag, there was by no means a runaway. Every game was closely contested, and some nearly ended with dire results to Hansan’s championship hopes. Copeland pressed him the whole season, and Tainter brought up the rear, with a fighting eleven, not victorious in many games, but a worthy foe for the best of them. In the second league. Wilkerson took his men to the banquet after he had led them through an undefeated season, winning all six games. Adler dogged his heels, and Dempsey ended the procession, for Dame Fortune failed to smile on him. If they had scored points for fights in the second league it would have been difficult to decide just who would have gone to the feast that was accorded the winners. One Hundred Forty-foil

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Ol)e basketball Season X A CONFERENCE of nineteen teams, and one that ranks among the best of the State conferences, the hoys held their own very commendable and finished in sixth place. Stiff opposition was met as is evident when one remembers that W ichita and Washburn finished in second and fourth place respectively at the National A. A. U. tournament in Kansas City. From the coach’s standpoint, the first tough break was to have Ed (Jrosdidier, center par excellence for three years, declared ineligible. Joe Grevc was shifted from guard to center and Porter was at guard for a time. Soon McXary had a firm hold on the guard position. Johnny Ryan also proved to be a find at guard. No difficulty was experienced at right forward—try to find a better man than Bushev. In pre-holiday practice Cooney looked like a boy phenoni, but later injuries caused him to give place to Jerry Morrisey, whose speed, clever floor work, and mean eye for the basket, caused the opposition no end of worry. Two games were dropped to W ashburn, both by narrow margins. In the two games with Baker, the boys did not have a chance as Baker simply couldn’t miss. Wichita also checked a game in the won column at our expense but only after a hard tussle. )ne of the notable achievements was beating Mays three out of four games. “Bush” ran wild in the first two games but out at I lays they were on him with everything but the scorekeeper’s watch chain and he didn’t have a chance. ()ttawa fell twice before the Saints, who used a delayed attack to win in the closing minutes. Sterling was beaten in a like manner. Wesleyan managed to eke out a victory in the first game, but the return affair showed the Saints in the best light of the year. Offense worked perfectly to snow the Coyotes under and the defense was impregnable, holding them to one basket in the first half and three in the second. Against our time honored stumbling blocks from Southwestern the Saints flashed a brilliant offense and won handily. 'l'lie managerial letter was bestowed upon i im Murphy who deserves it for the exemplary manner in which he handled his various duties. lie was well liked by both the coaches and the team for his cheerfully rendered aid. One Hundred, Forty-five