St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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I The Country Day School type of education, with its insistence on participation in sports by every healthy student, finds Minor Sports and junior Varsity teams an indispensable adjunct to the athletic program. Almost every normal, healthy lad cherishes a secret ambition to blossom forth as a star in the world of competitive sport, and yet many likely prospects would never dream of pre- senting themselves as candidates for positions on School teams unless they had first won self-confidence and skill in minor competi- tion. Such boys turn naturally to the Junior Varsities and there under patient instruction and equitable testing they develop their in- herent abilities. Although the spotlight of student interest is focused principally on Football, Baseball, Hockey and Basketball, Minor Sports also have a definite place in the athletic program of St. Sebastian's. Tennis, Golf, Ski-ing and Swimming are not only encouraged, but they attract their share of ardent devotees who enter into them with a spirit that rivals that of Varsity competitors. This year the divot diggers did not wait for the Spring to begin their season. Taking advantage of the ideal Fall weather, Fr. Hannigan rounded up candidates early in October and tested their talents to find that he had quite a galaxy of stars in Bob Kelly, Fran Kett, Bob Murphy, Paul Corcoran, Barry McDonough, Richard 56 COUNTPP rr 1 NWEE I 1. Qi 1. Y, .I 'Mggggctpe Hurley and Griff Fallon. In the Spring a schedule was arranged to keep the golfers busy once a week and they are confident of a highly successful campaign. Early reports reaching us bring word of a 79 for Kel at Commonwealth, an 84 for the long bill hitter, Bob Murphy, and an 85 for neophyte Fran Kett. Although the reverend coach, Fr. Hannigan, has always been able to set a hot pace for his charges, he would not mind in the least if the members of his team turned in cards better than his own. Tennis enjoys a Fall-Spring season and the sport gets off to a good start with the Annual Tournament held each October. For two suc- cessive years, Captain jack Nawn has proven to be the class of the entrants and has won the Championship Racquet without too much opposition. As Number 1 man in team com- petition, he has proved to be consistent in getting his racqueteers off to a good start in matches played against Browne and Nichols, Huntington, Brighton High, and B.C. High. Equally important singles players were jim Ryan and Bob Zock, the former famous for his comebacks and the latter renowned for his baffling southpaw serves. For their de- pendability as doubles players, Tennis letters will be awarded to Art O'Shea, Dan Barbo and Versatile Manager Park Hurley. Under Fr. Aubut's expert coaching, these netmen will add their share of laurels to the School's -I 147 1-

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TONGU I, FWISTER Paul McDonald gets all tangled up. SCHOOL CHAMPION Capt lin jack Nawn athletic accomplishments. Ski-ing needs no high-pressure promotion on Nonantum Hill, because its devotees enjoy membership in the Alpine Club that was es- tablished in 1942 by Fr. Keating in collabora- tion with Bob Higgins and Bob Flynn, both of the Class of '46, Numbering now approxi- mately thirty members, the group looks for- ward each February to the annual excursion to North Conway under Fr. Keating's genial supervision and the travelers always return with glowing tales that bring an increase in the number of applicants for the following year's safari. Interest in a Swimming Team was quickly proven when Fr. Harrington issued a call for candidates and held an initial session at MIXING THE SEASONS John Doherty plays the court game in moleskins. Boston's University Club pool. While it was too presumptuous to attempt interscholastic competition this year, the aquatic enthusiasts demonstrated a proficiency at Vlfater Polo that enlivened their weekly meetings and brought them into competition with mermen from various suburban schools and clubs. Only on one occasion did they meet defeat and that was due in part to experimentation on the part of the coach. In the junior Varsity sphere, St. Sebastian's fields teams in all the major sports. Football -I 148 1- SOPH SOUTHPAXV Bob Zock