St Stanislaus High School - Stan Em Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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OUR POLICY: Athletics-battle of life in miniature with give and take. THE MEANS: Love of sport, keen competition, patient training, tried per- severence, teamwork, 'Fair play. OUR GOAL: Glory for our Alma Mater, trophies, trophies and more trophies. Wfwmoim, UZ, ' II

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jnntball, BRONCOS MAKE GRID DEBUT 0 A Third sport, football, has been added to complete the sports cycle at St. Stanislaus High School. Previously St. Stanislaus has competed in two major sports, namely, basketball and baseball. The Bronco ath- letes captured many coveted Trophies and titles in these sports through a period of years of sharp competition. The urge to further propagate the already renowned name of St, Stanislaus grew just as the number of trophies grew. Through these years, football was in the minds of the students. They wanted to blaze new trails on the gridiron. Football was also in the minds of our Pastor and his assistant priests. Finally, in the fall of 1945, the first St. Stanislaus football squad took the field, under the able guidance of coaches Henry Sobczak and Victor Jodway. Rigorous practice sessions ensued, marred by many iniuries due to constant determi- nation in fighting for positions. Countless hours were spent in teaching the unexperi- enced prospects the fundamentals of grid warfare. Muscles ached as they had never ached before. Bumps and bruises were numerous, but the boys waited impatiently for the first encounter despite everything. Our first opponent was Annunciation High, whom our Broncos met in a down- pour in a night game at a quagmire called Mack Park. The playing conditions were such as would halt a college game almost as soon as it had commenced-but the game went on. The rooters remained, drenched to the skin, until the game was called off in the third quarter. The final score was O-O. l Page 58