St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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BETWEEN THE HALVES Father Keating's pep talk makes for sober faces. attracts the largest number of Freshmen and Sophomores who spend most enjoyable Fall afternoons getting into condition under Fr. Keating's direction and learning the rudi- ments of team play. To test their mettle a schedule is arranged and this year the Junior gridders took on seven opponents, winning four and losing three of the contests. After a year or two with Fr. Keating, many of the j.V.'s advance to Varsity status and win berths on the School team. j.V. Basketball, as played by the private schools, is really Second Team competition that occupies and develops players who see a fair share of service in Varsity contests. This second quintet plays between the halves of Varsity contests and it is not unusual for a boy to see limited service in both Varsity and J.V. games. This year our j.V.'s won six of their thirteen tests, the apex of their -I 149 l RELIEF Bill Carey comes out for a much needed rest.

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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

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season being reached when they battled the St. Mark's J.V.'s point for point only to lose out in a sudden death overtime period. Freshmen and Sophomores have their own quintet and these promising hoopsters are known as the j.j.V.'sg they engage in com- petition with eight grade and junior High opponents from local schools. Weather conditions permitting, our young skaters practice on the ice of nearby Chandler's Pond and learn the elements of team play from Fr. Hannigan and Fr. Aubut. Although heavy snowfalls robbed them of all but a few practice sessions this Winter, they managed to get in two games, winning over St. Mark's and losing to Lynnfield Junior High. At the present time the j.V. nine is still in quest of its first victory, although the team has played a few games against Middle- sex, Rindge Freshmen and Cambrige High and Latin. With Fr. Barett at the helm, the junior diamond aggregation has produced excellent pitching but has been plagued by fielding errors. Against Middlesex, John Donahue fanned 23 batters only to be forced to bow in defeat. Fred Brannan is another hurler who shows great promise and with this mound corps the little men should not find it too diiiicult to reach Victory Road. 5 couwr We ' 5-www. 4 fo 'Wi .S i 1-fix If in ?- 1? ' 1- Massv-0 -I 150 1-