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

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, ,., 1 ,i iff I. ,pil Hamilton, Coach: Sizer, Manfigm-rg O'L'onnor, Captain, Green, Gallagher, Hol- comb, Cholke, O1Shay, Gilmour, Sullivan, Varsity Olllflalley. Team VARSITY BASKETBALL SEASON St. Thomas opened its season by defeat- ing Sterling lligh 16-5. The Tommies defense was working well, holding Sterl- ing to one Held goal throughout the game. St. Thomas won the second game of the season by defeating St. Mary's of Vkfoodstock 31-11. The Paws showed a powerful offense and the same impreg- nable defense as the previous game, al- lowing their opponents only one field goal. The Purple and VVhite suffered its first set-back of the season, being defeated by the powerful St. .Xmbrose team, 15-16. The Tommies annexed their third vic- tory of the season by trampling over the .. i:,fgi ' S17 . ' A 4.r,i -,QS-,+-Q , - ,, 1- W. ,,.'g- g ,f H Alumni, 25-17. St. Thomas defeated Vlloodstock 28-27. The Paws' offense was hampered by the small floor. This fact almost resulted in a defeat, but the Paws nosed out a one point victory. The next week-end saw the Five turn in a 30-15 victory over Forreston. Al- though winning easily it was evident that the Paws were having an off night. St. Thomas lost its first game of a two- day trip through llfilwaukee and Racine to Marquette, 25-19. The Paws' playing was ragged in the first half, being 10 points behind at half time. Coming back fighting mad in the second half they crept up to within three points at one time. ill' S, A i f , .. .. s 1 l!'l1'lYilill...1i': 'Sl .g, 1-1::1ilu.Lfw'-lllll f ' A ' '1 W7 X fi222l:a.5il1D4ii' i - 1 f rl IIOOI

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v' ':L 'g. T ---f Y, Y 17 Y Y, WV :Ef 2:f :f f2 fiig QEEE ffrf 1- 22 I +1 H :IE QQEE ffig Igig iii ffii .... E E i Too much praise cannot be given to Red', O'Connor, our fighting basketball captain. Red led the team through the hardest schedule it has ever had and did it better than most players could. It was always Red who built up the spirit of the team if it began to fail and it was Red who quieted the players down if they started fouling. Like all other players, Red always wanted to win, but he always placed sportsmanship above a victory. HAROLD J. O'CONNOR Basketball Captain SCHEDULE OF GAMES St. Thomas Opponent Sterling at Rockford ............,........................... Dec. 4 16 5 Woodstock at Rockford .................................. Dec. 11 31 11 St. Ambrose at Rockford ......... ......... T Jec. 19 6 15 Alumni at Rockford .............. ......... D Cc. 29 25 17 VVoodstock at Wooclstock ....... ......... I an. 14 28 27 Forreston at Rockford .............. ......... J an. 15 30 15 Marquette at Milwaukee ......... ......... I 2111.21 19 25 St. Catherine at Racine .......... ......... A Ian. 22 25 24 St. Bede at Rockford ........... ......... I an. 29 26 15 Marquette at Rockford .......... ......... F cb. 4 16 12 Mt. Carmel at Chicago ,......... ......... F Cb. 12 21 11 Aquin High at Rockford ................ ......... F Cb. 18 27 9 Mt. Carmel at Rockford ......i............... ......... F Cb. 25 17 10 St. Catherine at Rockford .............................. 17613.26 27 19 Columbia Academy at Rockford .......i.......... Mar. 4 10 9 Sterling at Sterling ....................,....,.... ..,..,.,. IN 121.8 27 11 351 235 CENTRAL STATES PREP TOURNAMENT St. Thomas Opponent St. Mary's of Iowa City ..,................,.,..............,.......,...........,,., 21 13 St. Peter's of Keokuk ............... 23 21 Spalding Institute of Peoria .,..... 17 25 St. Peterfs of Keokuk ..........,.... 23 21 St. Patrick's of Iowa City ....,,. 15 21 99 101 1 ,, ..., K . , ,.,.. ....,., .,,,,,,,,,.,,.,, , ...,,,,. .... ........,.,., .,:,t,.., will 1 ,,,, g gnggn r ..,, , f r A 11081

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First Row-Sizer. Manager: Nolan, Captaing Hamilton, Coach. Second Rowf1'yzinski, Dunn, LaFoi'ge, Hayes. Bennett. Second Team ln a fast and exciting game St. Thomas nosed out Racine, 25-24. St. Thomas at one time held a six point lead, and at another time St. Cather- ine was seven points to the good. The Tommies increased the string of vic- tories by defeating St. lSede's1g6-15, in one of the fastest games of the season. Although out- weighed and much shorter, the l'aws displayed a well developed offense and defense. each man Htting into the machine perfectly. St. Thomas evened accounts with Marquette by defeating them 16-lZ. The game was one of the fastest and most thrilling ever played in the St. Thomas gym. , Saint Thomas journeyed to Chicago to defeat the strong Mt. Carmel five 21-ll. The Tom- inies' defense forced the Carmelites to take all long shots throughout the game. Saint Thomas took another greatly heralded Chicago team into camp when they defeated the Aquin High quint 27-9. Time after time the Tommies' defense took the ball off the board and passed it to one of the forwards or center x mol who would start the march down to the basket in a series of short passes. St. Thomas again showed their superiority over the classv Mt. Carmel team by defeating them 17-ltl. The score at the half time was 9-4 in favor of St. Thomas. This time St. Thomas experienced no diffi- culty in downing St. Catherine .37-19. The boys from XVisconsin put up a stiff tight in the Hrst half, but in the second half the Paws came into their own and sank shot after shot. St. Thomas had a hard time defeating the Columbia team of Dubuque, lil-9. This game was a batle of defenses. Conforti, all-state guard from lowa, was put out of the game in the last few minutes of play, weakening the Aeademy's defense some. Each team scored four Held goals. ln the final game before going to the Central States' Prep Tournament at Davenport, the Tommies stopped in Sterling long enough to administer a Z7-ll defeat to the boys at St. Marys The subs played the entire last half of the game.