St Thomas More High School - Utopian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Z - ,, 34. yin x pf c . A. I League Cross Counlry! Beauliful Fairmount Parl: provides ihe arena for fhese aufumn nafure lovers. Bur some- lnroducing +he runner-up leam of Cafholic limes naiure proves loo dislracfing, and some of 'lhe boys eifher +rip over a pebble or lose fheir way. ln lhe 'Fronf row, reading lefi +o righ+, are McLaughlin lmanagerl, Morgan, McHugh, Barnes, Ferri, Morris lCap+ainl, Doherfy, Gold- berg, Fogerfy, and Menlzer lmanagerl. Behind lhem are Mr. Kelly lCoachl, . . . . d DeLacey, Shields, Egan, Krahmger, OKeele, McManus, Frlel, Jamison, an Falher Gallon lModeraforl. The harriers of I95O finished second in lhe Calholic League. If was lhe second year in a row lhar lhey ended fheir season in lhe runner-up posilion. Sparlced by veleran Vince Morris, lhe Leagues cross counlry champion, lhe novices look fire, and lhe season can be chalked up as highly salisfaclory. An all-around alhlele, Capfain Vince Morris slarfed fha season by winning lhe individual cross counlry cham- pionship. Bur 'lurn back 'lo Page 29. The limbering-up process always be- gins wilh push-ups. Barnes, McHugh, Fogerfy and Ferri ge+ ready for lheir affernoon gambcl in 'rhe parlr.

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Un Solana! eddm Genial and experl' Coach John Kelly, whose guidance has broughi' +wo iracir championships +o S+. Thomas. The colleges of ihe disfrici are laden with his boys. Tom O'Malley of Si. Thomas and Anasiasia o'F Soufh Cafholic going over rhe hurdles +ogeiher. Alfhough Anasiasia nipped Tom ai fhe rape +o fake fhe evenf, our iracksiers managed fo garner sufiicienl' poinfs fo capiure +heir lirsi' mee! of ihe I95I Caiholic League season. The score was 53-46. The lracl: hopefuls of I95I! Though noi a championship ou+lif, 'lhey annoy ihe conienders. iBaclr Rowi: Coach Kelly, Koehane, Sullivan, Flaheriy, HewiH, Fannon, Mccarfhy, Brennan, Unan, Jamison, and Falher Gallen, lModerai'orl. lsecond Rowl: McGuire, Hennelly, McHugh, Burke, Connelly, Flower, Frih. lThird Rowi: McLaughlin, Morgan, Fogerfy, Dougherfy, McFadden, Kennedy, Ochman, Krafzinger, Walsh. fFron+ Rowl: O'Malley, Fusco, Ma'H'imore, Hunf, Morris, lCap+ainl, McManus, Foley, Ferri. The promise of fuiure years lies wiih fhis squad. Though S+. Thomas has an enviable record of achievemenl in iraclc, +he prospecis for 'rhe currenl season are poorer Than They have been in several years. Many of lasl year's crack Team were losi lhrough graduaiion, and ihe slow process of rebuilding is now under way. As usual, however, lhey may be counled on 'ro finish in The lirsi division.

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f-qu, I I 40 Twig-W ...qu M .mi 'IVV an Aim for The I-3 poclreT, explains Fafher Goodyear, Bowling Moderalor. The inlenf looking young men are lbolfom row, lefl To righTl: Joseph Keough, Richard Burgess lCapTainlg bending over, William Gormley: sfanding, Gerald Sanfoleri, Michael Caprice, Gerald Flood, Thomas Kealing, George Marinari, Francis McGovern. An+hony Bellano and John Ferri. fbaamlffaefqlleq SainT Thomas lv1ore's young bowling squad c:ompleTed an unsuccessful l95l season. WiTh only Two seniors on The squad, They won six games while dropping 42. Their greaTesT maTch came againsT SouTh CaTholic, The Men of More Taced SouTh, The evenfual Champions, and ToughT nip and Tuclc all The way, wiTh SainT Thomas More, Through inexperience, losing in The Tinal frames. if we , 4i 'N Caplain Dick Burgess, ever reliable S.T.M. lregler, did nof live up To lasl' year's fine record, when he was awarded a medal for The Cafholic League individual game high score.