St Patricks Academy - Shamrock Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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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.1 Pat s Pat s Pat s Pats Pat s Pat s Pats Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s Pat s - at s Pat s Pat s G. Dwyer, I. Halpin. F. Guillen, N. Zausz, T. Hcnus, A. Priolc. R. McArthur, W. Condos. I. Patti, T. Flaherty, I. McDevitt, I. Gurtner, T. Sczlvino, Cocxch I. Weaver. 39 St. Malachy 4l St. Michaels 36 Waller 45 Kelvyn Park 44 Steinrhetz 48 St. Michaels 39 Waller 62 Wells 47 Tilden 4l St. Leo 36 St. lznatius 43 St Georae 36 Sf. Nels 40 Vfecer 43 2' De :Trai 43 St Philip 52 HoQj.'Tr1n1ty 4l St. lariaiius 48 St. Georae 55 St. Nels 39 'ffeloer 43 De Paul 39 St, Philip 42 l-lolj: Trinity The juniors had a successtul practice season, in which they won eiaht and lost two, While beating Wells, Tilden, Kelvyn Park they dropped their only two to Waller. ln the Fenwick Tourney our boys lost to St. Leo by seven points despite the eialiteen points tossed in by Captain Tony Priola. Lookina torward to a successtul season the juniors entered leaaue ffoziipetition and due to sorrie bad breaks and had shoottna they lost fgve s1r:.i-:Eit, before cornina out on top ot St. Plrlip as Ierr '..' McDevitt hit for t'.'.'o in the last seven seconds of pla','iri.,r trtie. With the taste of victor '..' tht' ','.' ent an tc heat rllflfiiliv' to end the fLrsf round '.-.ith a record of and fQ'J'3 , The second round spelled d1saster for the scrappy' juniors, Thouizh f1.:ht1n1 lit rd in all their aanies they rnanaaed to beat only Holy TrLn1i',' to end iz disappoint- ina season three and eleven losses. Graduating only two reaulars the funior squad is loolcna for '.-.' ard to a rnore successful season QU Sl . . . Iump ball . . . Surrounded . . . Look Ref -