St Thomas High School - Thomist Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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As a consequence the team has made a name for itself both for skillful playing, but more especially for clean sportsmanship. 'l'o the Reverend Laurence Prendergast, Mr. Thomas Gill, Sr., Mr. Leonard Condon. Sr., and Mr, 'lll1OlNZl.S Sizer, not only the players, but the faculty and the entire stud- ent body owe sincere thanks. NIR, 'l'llOBl,XS l2II.l. Their services have been given freely at all times, and under all conditions. VVhile the members of the board are men of busy lives, they have ever found time to promote the best interests of St. 'lihomas High School. M R. l.lf0N.XRD CONDON 11011

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1 1 T 1 ff, 13. v V Y M .cf Q... .... 16 Early in the school year a board of direct- ors was formed to take charge of the ath- letics at St. Thomas High School. The Board is composed of the following: The Rev. L. C. Prendergast, Mr. Thomas E. Gill, Mr. Thomas L. Sizer, Mr. Leonard Condon. Through the efforts of this efficient com- mittee season tickets were made available for the various games throughout the year. Much ciedit is due the Athletic Board for the very successful year the High School has had in the Held of athletics. While the splendid work of the Coaches is responsible to a great extent for the unusual number of victories St. Thomas players have gainedg still, the work of the coaches would have been unavailing if they had not received constant help and encouragement from the members of the Athletic Board. Not only have the Athletic Directors shown the keenest interest in the clean sports in which St. Thomas engages, but they have helped to raise the fighting spirit of the boys by supplying them with all the equipment necessary to make St. Thomas the equal of any school in the country. hh ,W .X w. Ana - f .,.., . ,gajdwea .ie Q-f l1001 MR. THOMAS L. SIZER r . gym. , .,,... gas .pp-f .,. -. . a . w?'lf5t?'J: Wi-' ,iff W , . T . 1- , 1 vii , .VJ-1, W A ' We -A put N it . ,- mf iivw-vw .QW ,,- ,. .- J 'h1i!1: V-igfg Hi- :-. 5 .3 ', irq - 071' .W :-.shag A- :Lf e.Pbim-n.-tum... C, . .- 1wvs:f.2.Y'sCml'Al?U33ZE ,-.sf

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i af. aifggairevi.uWiujiiwaiiaagiiivg:a'w135aa'a2j 'FfQ2lT:Ql3fiM'if!F'?X .V -A. 35 'xg g , It 'iiiiifrivxlwailgfi-Ei flflllliiiwlfllifi QM lllhllfpfaf .f a aiifi 14327 lIgv'g51H!225i5.illlE will lily' ,'..'2igg.r 1 ' I, T- A' ' Sail? Img Eig,g5'i4gif .'uL !' gig 5319 , '. 1 HZ 25,13 ig 5,??'?q if .1 1' 1 ' ' . JOHN G. PETRITZ Football Coach The appreciation of a group of boys for their leader looks scanty on paper. Such appreciation simply cannot be expressed. However, all the boys realize how hard it must have been for Mr. Petritz, after work- ing hammer and tongs from early morn- ing, to break off at three o'clock and change immediately to teaching football to a group of eager but inexperienced lads. And all this merely for the love of the game! What Knute Rockne is to Notre Dame, John Pet- ritz is to St. Thomas. Thomas Nolan was appointed in the Fall to serve as backheld coach for the 'fTom- miesl' and as assistant to Coach Petritz. VVhen Tom', attended Rockford High School, he was an outstanding star at half back and consequently was a very valuable asset to the Tommies this Fall. The pleasing personality of Mr. Nolan kept the team with him, and by the end of the season he had produced one of the fastest backfields St. Thomas has had in several years. , THOMAS A. NOLAN Assistant Football Coach for M.. of . . . ff? . . .. ... lp 'il -rf .,Q'j', V-ricglixrg xigal gg .. . . I -H , H021