St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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followed the fortunes of the Arrows during the season and they heartily enjoyed the varied program. When the tables were cleared away, Monsignor Mclnnis paid his personal tribute and that of the School to the gridiron warriors and then turned the microphone over to Fr. Flanigan who acted as Master of Ceremonies and introduced the principal speakers of the evening, Dan Kelly, dean of top-flight Football officials, and Artie Gore, popular National League umpire. Noticing Herb Kopf, former coach of the Boston Yanks, in the gathering, Fr. Flanigan invited him to address the assemblage, and he rivalled the well-received speeches of his predecessors so brilliantly that everyone present agreed that the speaking program left nothing to be desired. To bring the festivities to a close, the annual athletic honors were bestowed, jackets for the veteran players and letters for the neophytes. Jack Boyle was accorded a personal plaque for all-round athletic excellence, while Bill Morrissey hung his shield in token of the triumph achieved by his Blues. As a complete surprise to all present, Gene Pierotti's father was awarded the Varsity S in recognition of his services and loyalty to the Red and Black over a period of years. Thus another volume of St. Sebastian Foot- ball history was written in the Fall of 1947 and it has been reproduced here in the pages of The Arrow as a tribute to the athletes who disported themselves so creditably on the gridiron that they added to the ever- increasing laurels of the School. 'S C0UN7p,, 'G 1 -141-+5-r. Q ,WM f lu ff' QW qo- 5' - '5 +55 fi, 'ii w Q ,q i xkqly 'MASSACB -I 97 1-

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left tackle for 16 more to encourage Murph and Larry to carry the rest of the way, Bob delivering the T.D. and the P.A.T. as well to reduce the margin to Z0-13. That status quo did not last long, however, because Ferri took Bob joyce's kick on his own 30 and raced it back to our 19, to set up a left end jaunt by Audet that crossed our last white line and swelled St. John's lead to 26-13. In the remaining minutes the Arrows continued to fight back, reaching the enemy 12 on three successive first downs before the whistle ended their exertions for the season. Disappointed as they were by the defeat, the Red and Black gridders made plans for another campaign by unanimously electing Tom Green to lead them in 1948 even before they left the locker rooms. Be- fore they left for their homes, most of the squad dropped in for a visit to Monsignor Mclnnis at St. Elizabeth's Hospital and they were rewarded by his characteristic cheerful- ness that served to dispel any remnants of gloom. With the Varsity season ended, the tradi- tional Red-Blue game remained to be played before the moleskins could be put away for another year. Although jack Boyle was un- able to play in the contest, he was designated Honorary Red Captain while Vin Greene was appointed Game Captain of the Red forces. The honor of leading the Blues was accorded to Bill Morrissey in recognition of his stellar work as a St. Sebastian lineman for three years. When the squad lists were posted, it was noticed that the first team strength was rather evenly divided between the two camps, the Reds appearing to have an edge in the frontier, and the Blues seeming to have the preponderance of power in the back- field. Played on the raw, cold Friday of November 21st, the contest proved to be a see-saw affair with the action confined chiefly between the two 35 yard markers. Blue Captain Bill Morrissey pulled up with an injury early in the fray and was not in the game when his quarterback, Tom Green, broke the stalemate late in the third period with a timely pass that carried 20 yards to Andy McAuliffe who raced the remaining ten yards for the only score of the day. The Reds countered with a single wing formation and Bob Murphy plunges that drove deep into Blue territory in the dying minutes of the contest, but an unfortunate choice of second down - ten instead of first down --live nullified any chance they had of knotting the count. The team's record of 5 victories, 2 defeats and 1 tie was noteworthy enough to be honored publicly, so the School sponsored a testimonial banquet on Sunday evening, November 30th, with the Varsity players the guests of honor. Every place in the refectory was taken by parents and friends who had EVEN -STEVEN The rival coaches congratulate each other after the 6-6 tie at Hopkins. -I 96 1-

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FOOTBALL SUMMARY - 1947 Coach - VINCENT C. MURPHY Captain - JOHN BOYLE '48 Manager- RICHARD KEELAN '49 SCHEDULE St. Seb. ..19 .. 6 ....12 .. 7 .. 12 .. 0 ....51 Sept. Cambridge Latin ............. Oct. Hopkins Country Day School ..., Oct. Hudson High ................ Oct. St. Clement's of Somerville . . Oct. Case High ................ Nov. 2 Lawrence Central Catholic .... Nov. 9 Cranwell Prep ............ Nov. 16 St. John's Prep ....... Blues Captain john Boyle Manager Richard Keelan fWilliam Morrissey, Captainj 6-Reds fVincent Greene, Captain, JACKET AWARDS Captain-Elect Thomas Green Hilton Collupy David Connor joseph Deignan Ralph Donnelly Harold Field William Gibbons Vincent Greene Thomas Hartnett Paul Burke James Coleman John Cochran Edward Connors Paul Corcoran David Hanron George Hayes Robert Joyce Andrew McAuliffe Lawrence McAuliffe William Morrissey Robert Murphy Eugene Pierotti Edward Ryan James Ryan Robert Sullivan LETTER AWARDS -I 98 I- Wallace MacKinnon Francis Murphy William O'Brien Charles Sullivan Murray Regan Mr. Arthur Pierotti OPP 18 6 6 o 0 24 13 26 0