St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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FOOTBALL SUMMARY we 1945 Cofzrlw - VINCENT C. MURPHY A.r.ri.rlfwl C rmfb - FRANK J. Court Ckzpffzifz - THoMAs H. GREEN, '49 Manager - JAMES CLIFFORD, '49 SCHEDULE Sept. 26 Cambridge Latin ............. Oct. 2 Hopkins Country Day School .... T Oct. 8 Hudson High .............. Oct. 16 Weston High ........... . . Oct. 24 St. Charles of Waltham . . . Oct. 31 St. Mary's of Brookline . . Nov. 6 Thayer Academy ........... .... ........ Nov. 14 St, Clements of Somerville ................... Blues fRobert Joyce, Captainj 18 - Reds QRalph D Captain Thomas Green Manager James Clifford Robert Joyce Ralph Donnelly Edward Ryan Murray Regan William Carey Charles Sullivan Martin Fisher JACKET AWARDS David Connor Robert Murphy William O'Brien William Gibbons Palmer Demeo Reed Gomperts Paul Carey Richard Schiffman David Keelan LETTER AWARDS N ll! Rain onnelly, Captainj 0 James Coleman John Cochran James Hefler Paul Burke Paul Corcoran Francis Renaud Wallace MacKinnon James Harnedy Richard Keelan David O'Connor Peter McHugh Edward Connors John Condon Owen Dugan William Volante WW N -BI , Q qVM,455A0N ' .img 411. ' fl sl A 'D' ef 1-I 13,0 J-. Joseph McCarthy Francis Murphy Ernest Woelfel Richard Sullivan James Evans James Delay

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by the time the Reds regained the pigskin, they had lost the formula and had to give ground as far back as their own 13,' Dave O'Connor's lengthy boot carried out to mid- field, but Tommy Green raced it back to the Red 13 to put the Blues in scoring position once more. Again an aerial paid dividends when Green passed to jim Coleman in the right flat to enable the West Roxbury boy to tally the last T.D. of the day. After the try by placement failed, Bill O'Brien returned joyce's kick-off from the Red 20 to their 45 and three successive first downs brought Ralph Donnelly's team as far as the Blue 8. Once more, however, the Reds fumbled and Frank Murphy pounced upon it to snuff out the threat, With 11 seconds remaining in the game, pass interference with Duke Demeo gave his Reds the oval on the Blue 10, but there was not enough time for them to achieve the consolation of a single score. Thus Bob joyce's eleven kept the Blue escutcheon free from defeat for, strangely enough, the Reds have never achieved a victory in the inter-squad Football battles. Traditionally, the members of the gridiron squad are feted at a banquet in the School refectory at the close of the season, so, despite the victory-less campaign, the team was honored in splendid fashion on the evening of December Sth, The parents and friends of the gridders manifested their abiding loyalty by over-subscribing the banquet within two days after the event was announced. Guest speakers for the occasion were Bill McConnell, nationally known Football referee, Doc Gautreau of the Boston Braves and Butch Songin, B.C.'s great back. While Monsignor Mclnnis could not be present for the dinner, he arrived in time to address the gathering and make the individual awards. Top honors of the evening were shared by Tom Green and Bob Joyce who hung plaques amid the applause of the entire assemblage, The '48 captain received his shield as a reward for his sterling play and leadership all season long, while Bob's was won in the Red-Blue fray, In addition, 26 jackets and 13 letters were awarded, more than ever before in the School's history, because the spirit of the players had been magnificent all through the season and the School was genuinely proud of the high type of sports- manship displayed by the team. A few days after the season ended, the lettermen gathered in the refectory to elect the 1949 Football captain and Wally MacKinnon was chosen unanimously to be the School's new gridiron leader. With the honor he received also the best wishes of his departing comrades who were quick to assure him that his eleven could not help but benefit from the experience gained in the 1948 campaign, 5 COU 'K ,gi 'Wy 2 0Y.MAsSAogNS I-1 129 1-2

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