St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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ur e W ' X . . Q?! mW THE VANES The arrow, no matter how finely wrought, would be wildly errant were it not for the feathered vanes that give it balance. In the scheme of things at St. Sebastian's, the sports program, in which every student can play a part, accomplishes the purpose of the vanes of an arrow. The scholastic demands are arduous, and the mental toll exacted must be conter- balanced by the development of normal, healthy bodies. It is in this spirit that athletics are pur- sued and encouraged in the School. -5 coulv 4 Y' Vs Q, 'L War 5? Vw Q Jai sa 1212. f S :L in 'Lwf':- a' 'I 'yf f L J 55 OMMASSACWX fl H5 1--

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SPORTS HISTORY ' I x Q an v -V 1-.asv anlili With Labor Day making a belated appearance on September 6th, Coach Vin Murphy and Captain Tommy Green had to wait until Wednesday the 8th to view the candidates for their 1948 eleven, Shortly after Noon on that bright day, Nonantum Hill came to life as singly and in groups the tanned horde arrived, eager for the touch of the pigskin. Something new had been added, they discovered when they reached the gym and there were oohs and aahs as they inspected the newly installed wooden floor in the cage. The locker rooms also had been freshly painted and it was with a proud sense of proprietor- ship that the older fellows showed the new boys around. Standing at the Tennis courts and watching his new charges file down onto the field, the coach sadly noted the absence of most of the regulars on last year's team. Actually, Graduation had cost him the loss of 14 lettermen, leaving only Quarterback Tommy Green and Tackle Bob Joyce as holdovers from the '47 unit. That Vin was not the only one to analyze the situation in this fashion was evidenced when Dick Keelan, man- ager of the previous year's team, announced that he was resigning his executive duties and reporting as a candidate. However, there was no dearth of enthusiasm among the more than 40 prospects as they raced hither and yon trying for passes that would stump an All-American end. To inaugurate the proceedings in formal fashion, Coach Murphy's hand-whistle sum- moned all candidates to the banking below the Tennis courts where Father Flanigan welcomed all in a cordial manner and introduced the new members of the group. At that time also, the new line coach, Mr, Frank Coyle, was presented to the assembled squad and it was announced that Jimmy Clifford '49 had been named Varsity Manager for the 1948 season. With these preliminaries disposed of, Vin took over and spoke briefly on the urgent need for an arduous conditioning process in view of the fact that St. Sebastian's opening game was only two weeks and a half away. At the conclusion of his remarks, it was noticed that many familiar faces had put in an appearance to be of whatever assistance they could in this opening day workout and the coaches were quick to welcome Bill Harwood '46, Bill Morrissey, jack Boyle and Andy McAuliffe, all of '47. Thus the first of eight long conditioning sessions got under way to the tune of laps, push-ups and grass drills and it was a weary group that dragged itself to the showers each afternoon. When School opened on the 20th, the workouts had to be shortened necessarily, but by that time even jimmy Hamedy had reached sylph-like proportions. As the goal of condition was gradually reached, the coaches began to screen their mate- rial carefully and to try the candidates in different positions, Vin working with the backs, 41171-