St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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SPORTS HISTORY W fm 2 ,ef ' Krew? N the afternoon of Monday, September 8th, Coach Vin Murphy's whistle shrilly proclaimed the opening of the 1947 Football season, and forty eager candidates responded to its summons. Only two weeks remained before the opening of the School year and there was no time to be lost if the Arrows were to be whittled into shape for their first game on the 28th. To four of the enthusiasts, Captain jack Boyle, Vin Greene, Bob Murphy and Bill Gibbons, the rigors of the condi- tioning exercises must have seemed a rather mild anti-climax after their epic battle with the Atlantic, but to the rest they were the usual agony and torture that had to be en- dured as a recipe for getting into shape . Grass drills and push-ups proved their worth, however, and, by the time that the scholastic year began on the 22nd, scrim- mages could be engaged in without fear of injuries. Never over-optimistic about a prospective season, Vin had good reason to exude gloom as he strove to find replacements for the six regulars he had lost in the course of a year. The fact that Bill Harwood, jim Caulfield, Pete Pitts and jack Darwin, who had played shoulder to shoulder in the line all during the '46 campaign, were missing from the frontier, did not make his task any easier, but, Fr. George Kerr, of B.C. Sugar Bowl fame, -l 811 made a few visits to the Hill to help screen the candidates who would fill their shoes. In the backfield the familiar faces of Johnny Ellard and Richie Doyle were absent, al- though the presence of seasoned veterans like jack Boyle and Andy McAuliffe did much to brighten the picture considerably. By the afternoon of September 28th, how- ever, the difficulties had been resolved to the extent that St. Sebastian's could field a well-conditioned, sturdy eleven that promised to make up in spirit what it lacked in ex- perience. Stepping into regular berths, Tom Green and Larry McAuliffe joined Jack Boyle and Andy McAuliffe to round out an impressive backfield quartet that took full advantage of the deceptiveness of the T formation. With Vin Greene at the pivot post, flanked by George Hayes and Bob Joyce as guards, Bill Morrissey and Gene Pierotti as tackles, and Bob Murphy and Jim Ryan as wings, the line had size enough to compare favorably with the reliable frontiers of other years. Furthermore, capable reserves like Harold Field, Joe Deignan, Bob Sullivan, Tom Hartnett, Ralph Donnelly, Dave Connor and Ed Ryan gave the shock troops the com- fort of knowing that they would not have to bear the brunt of the siege alone. Auspiciously enough, Captain Jack Boyle won the toss from Bob Boudreau when he

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kft ms OFF FOR NEXY7 HAVEN The Varsity gets final instructions from Conch Murphy. ,I 80 1- SMAR-

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