St Pauls High School - Paulette Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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ATH LETICS AWARDS PLUCK, PRACTICE, AND PERSEVERANCE St. Paul's Football Team completed a suc- cessful year without any serious injuries. lt was successful on the other hand insomuch as members received innumerable trophies for in- dividual team play and sportsmanship Four football members of St. Pauls: James McCune, Donald Luger. Vvlilliam Goodall, Jack Brajcki. have collected trophies ranging from county recognition to state. l to r: Donald Luger, .lohn Brajcki, XVilliam Goodall, Jamjs Mifune READY FOR A PLACE OF HONOR THANK YOU, FATHER, I WONDERED Father O'Hare. Vvlilliam Goodall. All Pinellas County named Jack Brajcki I-12 lguardi, Williani Goodall lfullbackb on the Hrst team: James NlcCune received honorable mention. Goodall and Brajcki were each pref sented with a silver football for their accom- plishment during an assemblv of the student body. The Thom lVlcAn annual award of a bronzed football shoe was presented to Vv'illiam Goodall during the same student body meeting. 'lihe award was not for precise football ability only, for a large factor that played an important part was scholastic achievement.

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EAGLES JUMPED HIGH, TO V-I-C-T-O-R-Y St Paul s again stepp d up into the winning circle by trouncing the Pinecrest Pilots 58 30 rl he starting five sat out most of the game to give the re rves a chance to show themselves lead the second team assault against the win less Pilots Once agai the Spongers from Tarpon Springs proved troublesome for the Eagles by knocking them off with a two point advantage 58 56 Leading scorers for the Eagles were lVlcCune and I-Ialboth with I8 and 16 points respectively Brewster Tech with their n W semester eli gible players came up the xictors in this second encounter at the Tampans gym with an im pressne score of 5l to 38 OL PH proxed to be an easy victory for the Eagles in this non conference tilt due main ly to the fine rebounding of Don Luger and sharpshooting of Jim McCune The reserve strength was used in full force and helped to build up the total to 63 to 39 The following game with Brandon proxided the most exciting of the year With only five seconds left in the game Otto Halboth poured through two fre throws to put the Eagles ahead by one point and thats the way t ended 49 48 WONDER WHO WILL GET THE BALL? For the last seasonal game of the year the Eagles took on their upstate Catholic rn als and came out on top with a three point advantage with team xx ork and good shooting paying on in the final minutes of the game Final score showed St Paul D6 St Leo 53 The Blue Eagles next went to the District Tournament held in Tampa and reached the semi finals by defeating Farragut once more 40 to 70 On the following night the St Pauls team ended the year by losing a close fought gam to the NVimauma Wildcats 141 1 4' ! 1 21?-:-F:?Q ft: T 1 C I L1 3 I ,SQ X r s ve ' which they did. Quick thinking Rod Eerreria ln 5 . ' Y Y . J . . 5 A 1 8 -- . V G Y. . . I I Y r 1 ' 1 ' ' . Y l x r ' ' ' ' A . . V. . . V 6 h . . . '

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ARE MUSTS FOR ATHLETIC RECOGNITIO N 5 s WHERE MY SHOE was James Nlcflune The Tampa Bay Conference picked an ima- ginary ideal gridiron team placing .Jack Braicki rguard i. XVilliam Goodall 4 fullback I , James McCfune lhalfbacki on the first team. They were honored bv a banquet where each received a gold football commemorating the occasion. The foursome of James Nlcfiune. Donald Luger. .lack Brajcki, XVilliam Goodall were privileged with a vacation in Nfliamio At a banquet sponsored bv the Notre Dame club, Luger and Xlcflune were presented with a plaque which bestowed on them the honor of being chosen hrst team All-Catholic. Iiraicki and Goodall were nominated for honorable mention. In state wide competition Brajcki, Mcffune and Goodall won posts cf hcnorable mention for individual skill in fo:tbaIl. James Nlcfiune received the Deeb award for outstanding sportsmanship in football. basket- ball. baseball. and track. Thi Deeb trophy is given annually to the student who excells great' ly in all sparts as well as remaining on good scholastic level. St. Pauls is proud of the awards won bv thes: four line athletes. VN'ith lettermen return- ing the coming year St. Pauls can look forward to another outstanding showing displayed by their athletes. John Brajcki, Vv'illiam Goodall HERE IS YOURS, WHERE IS MINE? I-I3