St Patricks Academy - Shamrock Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Gaels were able to take advantage of their superior strength on man power, and punch through to tally in each of the four quarters. Both of our markers were made through the air in second half, Cano scoring one and Fiore the other. St. George 64 - St. Patricks O The great running of St. Georges star left half back Bob Lauter gave the Shamrocks their 5th defeat of the season. For the first time this season St. Pats was held scoreless even though they had the ball on the Zefoot line of the Dragons only to fumble on 4th down and get nowhere. Polka threw some fine passes, most of them caught by Pat Gibney. The annual banquet was held this year at the Como lnn. Three trophies were given out Iolting Ioel Going somewhere? along with jackets to three letter winning sen- iors, they being captain and left tackle lack Moose Connors, right tackle Iohn Keating and fullback Ioe Cano, St, Patrick l8 - Holy Trinity O St. Pat's romped over the Holy Trinity eleven. Scoring in every quarter but the last, the Shamrocks depended on their ground attack for all their points. Dick Nield, halfback, played his best game of the year, carrying the pigskin l9 times for a total of 175 yards. His three touchdown runs were 55, 20, and 15 yards respectively. This game was the first in years that a Pats team has held another team score- less. Captain Connors and Iohn Keating sparked the line and Cano and Nield were the big guns in the backfield. Thou shalt work in the sweai of Bribery will get you nowhere Mike Ha, Ha, You can't catch me! thy brow Down the middle Going downl The end of the line Good to the last inch The eager beavers

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Flrst Row T Clyne lManagerI P Dawson I Coan I Connors CCapta1nI R Bollweg I Bruha N Fiore fMancxgerI Second Row P Smyth C Struharl D Fmger R Schroedle D Nleld P King R McArthur L Polka Thxrd Row I Flanagan 'I' Fiore D Logan I Cano V Sarabxa I Colcxngelo L Cano R O Brien Fourth Row I Keating P Knapek M Cronin W Sherlock I Sheehan I Oflerman P Glbney I Sheppard The lack of experienced reserves and the presence of numerous iniuries throughout the past season combined to account for the unsuc cessful campaign of the football team Our line was riddled with mishaps all season long as was our backtield but St Pats although beaten was never outfought St Patrick s 6 St Rita 28 Running out of steam in the second half 1 game Shamrock team lost the opener to th Mustangs 29 6 Although leading 6 2 at the half Pat s lack of depth in reserves helped St Ritas score four times in the second quarter St Patrick s O Marquette 34 A big smooth functioning Marquette team took the measure of the Shamrocks 34 O in a game played in Milwaukee St Patricks 6 De Paul 46 Last years South Section champions showed some of their championship form of last year by scoring seven touchdowns and four extra points against a spirited St. Pat's team which never gave up. Dick Nield scored his second touchdown of the season in an l8-yd. run, l-low rough the game was is shown in that Bill Sherlock who dislocated his elbo ff, and a De Paul player were taken to the hospital in an ambulance. 1555 Weber 32 St Patrick s 7 The lrish of St Patrick lost another one ol those last half games Guard Flanagan scored our only touchdown when he recovered a Weber error in the end zone Moose Connors added the extra point St lgnatius 3l St Patrick s 7 Our small in numbers varsity squad lost its fifth game to the hungry wolves of lggies by the score of 3l to 7 Lou Polka scored St Pats only 6 pointer on a quarterback sneak from G yards out Moose Connors converted St Patricks 7 St Mel l3 For the first time in four years the Knights defeated the Shamrocks l3 7 Pat s was first to score with a touchdown by Ioe Cano and the extra point was kicked by Iack Connors A third quarter sensational catcn by a surprised Knight set up the Mel tally The attempted run for the extra point was no good The Knights did it again in the fourth quarter and the pass was good for the extra point. St. Philip 38 5 St. Patrick l2 lt looked as though we had power to sus- tain the attack of the Gaels when we held them three times in the first quarter within our ofvn 20-yd. line. Our line showed rugged de- termination and a fighting spirit however the

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A. Ruff, C. Swieczowski. R. OIHUIIOYGH, N. Wisz, D. Houlihan, T. Sheppard, L. Wisz, R. Boyce. V. Hart, I. Muchowicz, E. Severcx. S. Sasenick, L. Cepek, P. Dunn, lCaptuinJ, K. Lucas, Coach I. Weaver. BASKETBALL Spotrked by on All-Stote coptoiin, the Shornrocks completed oi successful seoson with ten wins oind tour losses in leogue competition. The stortino lineup corn- posed ot tour seniors ond one junior, led by inirnitoible l'Burt Dunn ond dided by dependoble substitutes cop- tured second pldce in the North Section. ln the first round the l-ledvies oove up two wins, one to De Foul ond the other to St. Philip. Fdilure to cop- itolize on the oitt shots coused the downtoll ot the lrish. Duplicoting the number of losses in the first round, the second cycle sow the Shomrocks bow in detecit to the Drogons ot St. Georges ond to the Goels lor the second tirne. The imposing orroy ol wins goiined tor the Green ond Gold d berth in the rnuchedesired ployotls. Coming from behind to lldumpw C1 highly tovored Leo tive, the Shdrnrocks next met the lronmen of St. Elizobeths in the serni-linoils, Giving on exhibition ol lighting spirit seldoni surpossed, St. Potts overcome ci twelvefpoint deficit oit the holt ond tied the score before tdlterind in the lost guorter to lose 55 to 48 ond thus end the l949-SU bdslcetbctll seoson. It's going in Bock to the battleground Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Potts Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Pots Potts Pots Potts Pots Pots Pots St. Michoels K. C. All Stars Woller Kelvyn Pork Toit Steinmetz St, Michoel's Wells Trinity Tilden St. lonoitius St. George St. Mel Weber De Poul St, Philip Trinity St. lgnotius St. George St. Mel Weber De Poul St, Philip l-loly Trinity Leo St, Elizoibeth Time out for cz cheer Ai 5' 's 1: PATR1