To many, Holy Cross means a grueling fied by another senior citizen atop the football game, a tlirilling Hill, the venerable Bart Sullivan. If encounter, or a record-breaking track anyone has a lifetime job at Holy meet. The enviable record which Cross it is Bart. As he enters his

Crusader athletes have built up is a fiftieth year here, his mind no doubt story of desire—of dedication to excel- wanders back to the many immortals lence. The track team may practice he has coached at Holy Cross. His nearly every day just to compete in a track teams have always brought glory handful of meets. The football team to the purple and white, not only here is the first to suffer the biting cold of in Worcester, but at national meets in the November wind. Such dedication and the renowned Madison is seen in every phase of all sports on Square Garden. the Hill from football to fencing. But Perhaps the most famous of Holy nowhere is it more in evidence than Cross coaches is the late Jack Barry. among the coaching staff. Dr. Edward Coach Barry passed away in April of N. Anderson, dean of American foot- 1961 in what would have been his ball coaches with thirty-five years of forty-first year as head coach experience, mirrors this dedication. for the Purple. Barry was a member The "Doc" has split his career be- of 's stellar million dollar tween the University of and infield and his record here at Holy Holy Cross, and his teams have never Cross is incomparable. A man who failed to make a favorable impression knew how to handle his players. Jack both on and off the field. He liimself Barry never had a losing season with was a star end at Notre Dame. As the Crusaders. There can be no one Boston scribe so aptly put it, greater testimony to his greatness.

"Dr. Anderson is in years the oldest To say that very few schools can coach around, but also the youngest boast of such topflight coaches is no with fresh ideas." In 1960 the Cru- understatement. Sons of Holy Cross sader mentor received an award given both past and present can be justi- annually to the coach who has con- fiably proud of the athletic achieve- tributed the most toward furthering ments which have taken place under football in New England. As he en- this able leadership. It can only be ters his thirty-fifth year, the Class of our hope that Holy Cross may be as 1962 salutes Dr. Anderson, with the fortunate in the future as she has hope that he may stay on a few more been in the past fifty years—a fifty decades as head coach of Holy Cross years of greatness due to the dedica- football. tion of men like Dr. Anderson, Bart Dedication to supremacy is typi- Sullivan, and Jack Barry.

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The Purple thinclads embarked on the outdoor track season hampered by the poorest weather conditions and the runner's most feared enemy, the pulled muscle, which prevented a repetition of the brilliant winter cam- paign.

In the Crusaders' first encounter, a resounding 103-32 victory was re-

corded over the Lord JeflFs of Amherst. Versatile and dependable Eric Tait turned in an eighteen point perform-

ance, including three firsts. Tom Noering, '63, Jack O'Connor, '63, Dave Daly and Ted McLaughlin, '61, Steve Chupack, '62, Buddy Barker, '62, and Charlie Buchta, '63, all garnered vic- tories as Holy Cross stampeded to twelve firsts out of a possible fourteen.

Then the Purple sufifered its first loss of the season, 80-60, to Brown's New England Champions. However, these stouthearted harriers bounced right back with hard-fought victories over and Boston Uni- versity. Despite a rain-soaked track, Eric Tait again led the Holy Cross scorers with three seconds and a fourth. Soph speedster Charlie Buchta ran second in the mile at 4:17.1, his best ever, and followed captain Jay Bowers who easily won the half mile. Buddy Barker registered a quick 9:43.1 in the two mile run. Kevin Kilgallen took the hammer throw honors with a toss of 162' 9". A clear sky, a slight breeze, and a warm, dry afternoon set the stage for the best outdoor performance of the Crusader team, as they drubbed the Eagles of Boston College at the new Brandeis track. Charlie Buchta turned in a spectacular double by notching victories in the mile and 220 yard dash to spark the team to vic- tory. Sophomore Bob Scully, Jay Bowers, Paul Lilly, Buddy Barker,

104 Coach Sullivan and Giles discuss the lineup.

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105 stellar four years at Holy Cross when he captured a fourth in the 880 in a driving rain on a soggy and muddy track. Thus did Bart Sullivan end his forty-ninth year as track mentor on Mount Saint James. Holy Cross will lose valuable points from Bowers, Tait, Daly, McLaughlin, and Byron, but prospects look extremely good for the coming year with sophomores Maiberger, Callahan, and Malone moving up to bolster the ranks of the varsity after a tremendous year. Bart Sullivan's fiftieth year, a phenomenal feat in itself, could very well be his best. Another typical record setting crop of freshman has arrived at the Hill this year assuring Holy Cross of even more powerful teams in the future.

Firsi row: Lilly, Captain Bowers, Tait, Barker. Second row: O'Connor, Kilgallen, Chupack, Lambert, Handron, Noering, Armstead. Third row: Sullivan, Sornberger, Ardizzone,

Cronin, J. O'Connor, Lawler, Winters, Toner.

Sornberger spreadeagles for the long trip down. Tom Hennessey, and Eric Tait all turned in blue-ribbon efforts. The Purple then rolled over the Uni- versity of , scoring heavily in the running events from the 440 to the two mile run. The big attraction of this meet was the setting of a new Holy Cross hammer throw mark by junior weightman Kevin Kilgallen who hurled the ball and chain 177' 6", shattering a twenty- three year record. In the final dual meet of the 1961 spring season, Holy Cross journeyed to to face the Dart- mouth Indians, and suffered its second and last defeat of the outdoor cam- paign, closing with a creditable 5-2 record. The New England Championship Meet brought only discouragement to the hopeful harriers. Charlie Buchta dropped out due to an injury, and •^f Jay Bowers failed to place as he garnered a fourth in the half-mile. Eric Tait, Tom Hennessey, and Buddy i' Barker closed out the scoring for il Holy Cross. // In the IC4A meet in New York, veteran captain Jay Bowers ended a L.

106 First row: Fanelli, Captain Driscoll, Ritzel. Second row: Carton, Ryan, Bemardin, O'Brien, Byrne, Fraser.

The little-heralded, but highly skillful perennially strong Amherst and sport of tennis seems to attract a Brown, followed by a squeaker in greater following each year as Holy which Tufts emerged victorious after Cross racquet squads continue to overcoming a 4-2 deficit. The Purple abound with increasingly better talent. netmen finished the season as they Under the tutelage of Coach Sharry, had begun with decisive wins over the Purple's first official tennis men- Fairfield, Providence, and Worcester tor, many Crusader netmen have im- Tech. proved their game tremendously. Mainstays of the team were cap- A tennis "first" occurred at Holy tain-elect Dave Driscoll, who has a Cross last year. The team began prac- 15-4 record in singles against some "I hope you're playing doubles, Peter." tice early in March on indoor courts very formidable opposition, and Jack in the gym. This gave the Crusaders Sinnott, who graduated with one of a jump on teams forced to wait until the finest records in the history of the courts were clear of snow to start Holy Cross tennis. practice. With these early practice Prospects for this season appear to sessions behind them the team went insure an improvement over last year's on to compile a 7-4 record. As the record. Returning from last year's warm weather came, the Purple piled squad are seniors Driscoll, Fanelli, up two quick victims, blanking Bab- and Ritzel, and juniors Bemardin and son and Assumption by identical 9-0 Carton. Excellent newcomers in scores. Yankee Conference leader. sophomores in Pete O'Brien, Dick University of Massachusetts, showed Byrne, Dave Ryan, and Doug Fraser why its top spot was going unchal- round out the 1962 Holy Cross tennis lenged when it handed the Cross its picture. first defeat. Other losses were to

107 108 First row: Co-Captain Heaphy, Mgr. Keefer, Coach O'Connell, Co-Captain Kenney. Second row: Caprise, Graziano, Hurley, Prybylski, Joern, McKenna, Mulligan, Leding, Egner, Foley, Whalen, Dugan, Howe, Sampers, O'Conner, Kenney, Maloney, Antonechia.

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In recent years has taken its record remained unsullied as they great strides toward establishing itself enjoyed a relatively easy victory over as a major sport at Holy Cross. Two the Purple. years back, the Crusaders and Wor- The 1961 lacrosse team was cer- cester were honored by the selection tainly the most exciting and success- of Fitton Field as the site of the ful ever seen at Holy Cross. After a North-South All Star Classic. The disappointingly slow start, they sud- best players in the country combined denly came alive and won six and their skills for an exciting display of tied one of their remaining nine

lacrosse as it should be played in a games, establishing themselves as one down-to-the-wire thriller. Last year, of the most interesting and impres- the Oxford-Cambridge combine from sive teams in New England. England included the Cross as one of It was a disconsolate squad that

its opponents in its tour of the United ventured up to Boston to play the States. The visitors puzzled the highly respected M.I.T. Engineers.

Purple with some unorthodox play, In an abrupt exhibition of its offen- and although the Britons eventually sive power, M.I.T. took what proved to be the better team—the seemed to be an overwhelming 8-6 score seemed relatively unimportant. lead with only short time remaining. The Crusaders thoroughly enjoyed the Little Frank Caprice, '61, then pro- contest, and the Oxford players with ceeded to captiu"e the hearts of Bos- their British accents and peculiar style ton fans by calmly tossing in his sec- of play made the game one of the ond and third goals of the afternoon most memorable occasions in sports to tie the score for the fourth time in atop the Hill in quite awhile. Another the game. At 2:40 of the overtime (I i innovation was Oberlin's visit to Wor- period, the Heaphy to Maloney com- cester—its first big test against New bination connected for the Purple's ^tiii England competition. This squad ninth goal. The Holy Cross defense from Ohio had established quite a was more than equal to the chal- reputation in Midwestern circles, and lenge, and led by gridders Mark

109 Mulligan, '61, and Jack Whalen, '62, they completely handcuflFed the M.I.T. oflFense to give the Crusaders their first win of the year, 9-8.

The following week it was an in- spired club that took the field against . Dick Maloney and co-captain Matt Kenney led Holy Cross to a decisive 14-8 victory. Next the Crusader proceeded to de- feat a quick Trinity crew by an im- pressive score of 15-7, as co-captain Bill Heaphy and sophomore Dick Maloney tlirilled Worcester crowds and frustrated the Trinity defenses by combining for nine goals. A highly underrated Brown team was the next HC obstacle to a success- ful season. Never once did the strong Brown squad let up, and with only three seconds remaining, a brilliant team effort culminated in its knotting the score for the eighth time. In the overtime the dazzling all-around play of Bill Joern, '62, enabled the Purple to win its second overtime of the sea- son, 10-9. Bill Heaphy led the HC offense with six goals. After a 13-6 loss to University of New Hampsliire, the Crusaders went on the road to Wesleyan University for what was supposed to be one of the easier games of the season. When the gun sounded ending the first half, the hapless visitors found themselves at the embarrassing end of a 9-2 score. An angry HC squad appeared on the field in the second half. Bill Heaphy Joern enters the lists. Foley begins the "clear.' sprung into action and tossed six consecutive goals into the Wesleyan nets. In the final quarter the Purple dominated the play with Bill Joern highlighting the attack by flipping in two Crusader goals. A proud, but tired lacrosse team departed for Wor- cester that evening, with the score- board reading HC 14—Wesleyan 11. The University of Massachusetts next proved that this was to be a thrilling season. For the third time the Purple found itself faced with an overtime. Only seconds remained in the overtime period when Kenny Sampers, '61, passed to Bill Heaphy who dropped the ball calmly into the UMass nets for the tying goal. Final score: HC 9, UMass 9. < After a relatively easy win over Worcester Tech, the Crusaders pre- pared themselves for the last game of

110 the season against a highly experi- enced Rensselear squad. At the end of three periods HC led 5-4 and looked

like it was on its way to another ex- citing upset. Suddenly the vaunted R.P.I, offense caught fire and scored three quick goals. Holy Cross made a valiant effort to come from behind, but when the match had ended the

Purple's stirring effort left it at the shy end of a 9-8 count. Along with Matt Kenney and Bill Heaphy, Mark Mulligan, Kenny Sam- pers, and Frank Caprise (recipient of the Major Mann Award) have been lost through graduation. With the addition of Harvard, the schedule

is even tougher this year. However,

there is reason for optimism. Five starters along with many experienced substitutes return for this year's wars. At defense will be co-captain John Whalen and Mike Ledding, both sen- iors, and Warren Howe. Running at midfield will be co-captain Bill Joern, and John McKenna, both of the Class of 1962, and Tony Graziono, Dick Kenney, and Skip Pribilski. Leading the attack will be Dick Maloney and a newcomer. Gene Corbett, '63. Tend- ing the cage will be Bob Foley and Harry Egner. Larry Stinn, Jerry Cox, and Jack Farley, up from last year's "best ever" frosh team, are expected to help considerably.

JV TEAM. First row: Mgr. Tracey, Co- Captain, McGuire, Coach Schreyer, Co- Captain Vanecko. Second row: Lilly, Cat- terall, Weyman, Wilson, Pohrer, Naphin.

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111 A promising young team returns to the links this spring in hopes of establishing itself among the top teams of the East. In a shortened season last year due to weather con- ditions, a 3-4 record was compiled. The Charles River Country Club was the site of the first match of the

% I v<-.» ^ year, as Boston College shaded the Crusaders 4-3. In a triangular meet the Purple beat Brown but lost to Amherst, both by a 4-3 margin. Fred Reidy, '62, and Joe Finn, '63, won both their matches, each shooting a 75. After a 5-2 home victory over Providence, the fairway knights dropped a ^Vi-W^ decision to Wil- liams, as captain Doug Hoyt and Bill McGuinnes, '62, garnered the only points for HC. Rain, wind, and the Prom combined to make the Yale match a memorable fiasco. Yale's first two men were under par in a 7-0 whitewash. Fol- lowing a 5-2 victory over Boston Col- lege the divoteers headed for Yale and the Eastern Intercollegiate Cham- pionships. The Crusaders finished tenth in scoring. Both Hoyt and Mc- Guinness qualified, but the latter was

defeated 4 and 3 in the first round. Hoyt reached the semifinals before dropping a 4 and 3 decision to Skip Wallace of Syracuse—the eventual winner of the tournament. Prospects: Dick Connoly returns after a year's absence to join return- ing seniors Hoyt, McGuinness, Reidy, Horncastle, and Saab, and juniors The number one man with the number one club Kinne, Finn, and Llewellyn.

First row: Reidy, Saab, Co-Captain Hoyt, Foley, McGuinness. Second row: Mgr. Coughlin, Weiss, Kinne, Provosolli, Co- Captain Connolly, Llewellyn.

112 'He stoops to conquer.' Heave!

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In the Spring of 1961, the Purple the majority, to say the least. Key organized an interclass war, The baseball throw was open to called the Olympics. Here was an those specialists adept at throwing opportunity, like Intramurals, for the snowballs into Carlin windows. Beef young frosh to humiliate the old men, was needed in the tug-of-war and each the seniors, and for the spunky class had an abundance of brawny, sophomores to clash with the high- powerful men whose muscles and strutting seniors-to-be. The winners stomachs displayed a telltale sign of received trophies from Father Hart, time spent at various rathskellers in and ribbons were given by the Purple Worcester. Up on top of the hill the Key to the first three finishers in each tees were set up, and a few future event. Arnold Palmers hacked around.

The Glee Club gave an afternoon At the end of the two day afiFair concert to try to urge these strapping groans, aches, and pains were com- athletes on to greater and more monplace, but the concensus seemed glorious heights. Then the contestants to be that a good time was had by all. spread in droves over the campus and In the Olympics, the Purple Key has the spirit of class competition was established a spirited interclass com- alive. The results of the next two petition to shake off the toipor of days were rewarding to some, satis- winter inertia. fying to others, and enlightening to

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Collegiate baseball fans throughout Barry as head coach and was at the the nation were saddened to learn of helm when the 1961 season opened the death of Jack Barry on the morn- on a cold, bleak, Patriot's Day. Due ing of April 23rd just at the start of to such bad spring weather and a his forty-first year at the helm of the preponderance of sophomores in the . Jack Barry lineup, the 1961 edition of the Cru- played to win and win he did with sader nine was not the feared ma- an unsurpassed 627 wins, 151 losses chine it had been for many years. In throughout his coaching career at the traditional opener against Dart- Holy Cross. More important than this mouth, pitching ace Gene Malinowski notable achievement, however, is the was called upon to go fourteen in- fact that Coach Barry was also the nings and fanned a like number of most respected figure in collegiate Indians; but he suffered from the baseball circles. A former baseball meager support of the Crusader bats great under Connie Mack, he became and lost 1-0. the first member of the collegiate base- The lack of spring batting practice ball Hall of Fame and its elder states- continued to plague Holy Cross as man. His service to baseball was ex- their bats were again dormant in a ceeded only by his unstinting devotion 3-2 loss to Brown despite the fine to Holy Cross. Both baseball and pitching of Bariy Bocklet. Don Riedl Holy Cross have suffered an irrepara- hurled a brilliant two-hit, 7-2 master- ble loss. May his spirit always con- piece at Williams as the Crusaders tinue to inspire the world of sport. broke into the win column for the

Albert D. "Hop" Riopel succeeded first time in the still young season.

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The Purple continued its winning traveled to Providence where Reidl ways with a 12-5 trouncing of A.I.C. and Mike Heneghan combined to give Holy Cross's burgeoning win streak HC a 6-2 victory. was broken at two as Providence pre- Crusader fortunes suddenly nose- vailed 8-4. Again it took another dived as they dropped five in a row. superlative efiFort by Don Riedl as Dartmouth, University of Connecti- Holy Cross edged Amherst 1-0. cut, Ithaca, Northeastern, and Bos-

With the Cross on top 3-2 in the ton College all took the measure of eighth inning at Cambridge, catcher the Crusaders. Arch-rival Boston Col- Johnny Allen missed a tag at the lege visited Fitton Field on Memorial plate and in the ensuing argument Day and needed little time to show threw the ball away allowing a second why it was headed for Omaha and Harvard runner to come all the way the college . Helped by from first to score the winning run a porous Crusader defense which

as the Cantabs sent the Purple to its committed seven miscues, the Eagles fourth setback of the season, 4-3. jumped on Malinowski for eleven runs Gene Malinowski pitched and in the initial two innings, eight of ? batted his way to an 8-1 victory, them unearned. Boston College added spinning a neat two-hitter at Spring- five more tallies along the way in a field. He also collected two hits and 16-1 romp. drove in three runs. Holy Cross then A five game losing skein was finally

115 snapped with an 11-9 victory over Yale at New Haven. The season ended with a disputed loss to Boston College. The Eagles had a plane to meet and a time limit was placed on the start of an inning. After the arguments as to whether the rule was based on a new half-inning or a complete inning had subsided, BC came out on the long end of a 5-2 decision. Thus the youthful Crusaders ex-

perienced the first losing season on the Hill in 85 years. Although frosh Mike Hegan and Len Merullo have

signed major league contracts ( Hegan with the Yankees, Merullo with Pitts- burgh), the prospects are bright for the 1962 season. With such stalwarts as captain Tom Smith and Mike Heneghan returning as well as juniors Tony Capo, Bill Prizio, John Peterman, and Don Reidl, the Crusaders should regain their customary perch atop New Eng- land circles. —john senesky

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H9 Holy Cross opened their 1961 football Holy Cross attack with a forty yard season against a hardhitting and TD pass interception and a dazzling aggressive Villanova team before TD pass from Pat McCarthy. 16,000 fans. The Wildcats rolled to The Crusader line showed improve- a 20-6 triumph over the Crusader ment with Jack Whalen and John eleven behind the passing of Richie Fellin starring. They gave McCarthy Richman. and Joern plenty of time for their Holy Cross made its only score aerial bombs. In the final minutes of early in the game as Tom Hennessey the game, Buffalo managed a score intercepted a pass and returned it 27 while the Crusader subs carried the yards to the Villanova 30. McCarthy game to a 20-8 victory. then passed to Jack FelHn for the Inspired by the tremendous playing tally. The conversion failed and Villa- of Bill Joern, Holy Cross came from nova managed to tie the game up behind to capture its second win of vs^ithin three plays. the season as they won a hard fought As the game progressed, Holy Cross 20-7 game over . threatened to score a number of times The Terriers scored early behind the but the Wildcat defenses were too quarterbacking of Jackie Farland, and deep and too strong. Three times the it was not until the second quarter Holy Cross oflFensive was turned back that the Crusaders came up with a —once they had been within the Villa- score as Hennessey plunged over from nova 20 yard line. Fired up by their the three yard line. Kevin Malone goal line stands, Villanova tallied two proved valuable on the drive as he more TDs and the final score was 20-6. picked up two of Joern's passes and After recovering from their surprise made some crucial yardage for the defeat. Holy Cross traveled to Buffalo Crusaders. and bounced back with a convincing Coming back strong in the second 20-8 victory. Taking advantage of half. Holy Cross scored two quick their numerous first game errors, the touchdowns. The first was registered Crusaders struck early behind the within four minutes as Joern passed to sharp passing of Bill Joern. Tom Hennessey for a 57 yard TD. The Hennessey continued to lay claim to second was made in the third period post season honors as he paced the as Barry Tyne wrestled the ball away

Knees high, hips swinging— Tom Hennessey rolls into the open against Villanova. Gerry Wheeler clears the way for Pat McCarthy.

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FOOTBALL TEAM. First row: Beigel, Martorelli, Westfield, Mattana, Tyne, Carroll, McCarthy, Snyder, Capparelli, Golden, Connors, O'Shaughnessy, Corbett, Cutting, Zimalong, Hennessey. Second row: Lilly, Schara, Malone, Armstead, Desmarais, Joern, Timperio, Wheeler, Whalen. Third row: Partridge, Fink, Butler, PoUcastro, West, Murphy, Dempsey, Maney, Maheu, Stringer, Andronica, Costello, Vetrano, Morris, Barrett, Holburn, Wheaton, Fellin.

122 from B.U.'s Farland in the end zone ended with Holy Cross ahead, 2-0. on a pass from Joern. The outstanding After some sharp defensive play by playing by Timpereo, FelUn, Arm- Fellin, Timpereo, and Wheeler, Holy stead, and Partridge was dulled by Cross came up with the first TD of the loss of Marty Schara, with a the game early in the third quarter. broken ankle, and John Carroll, who Behind key blocks by Hennessey and suffered torn knee ligaments. Wheeler, McCarthy scored and con- The Crusaders continued their fine verted to Fellin making the score 10-0. season at Fitton Field and edged pre- But this seemed to arouse the Indians viously undefeated and untied Dart- and they scored twice. mouth 17-13 before 18,000 Home- With ten minutes remaining, Dart- coming fans. Four times in the first mouth was leading by 13-10. half Dartmouth stopped the Crusader McCarthy led the Crusaders down- oflFenses within the Indian 20 yard field for the winning TD. After Fellin line. The first score of the game came picked up a 30 yard McCarthy pass, as a result of a bad pass from the Al Snyder made a fingertip catch on Dartmouth center. Quarterback Bill the goal line for the winning score. King was caught for an automatic Joern converted for the 17-13 decision. safety in the end zone and the half Holy Cross then traveled to Syra-

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123 cuse only to lose by a decisive 34-6 rior depth and the Lion's strong drive score. Ernie Davis was instrumental for recognition as the top team in the for Syracuse in their victory. East made the diflFerence, and the Losing a couple of early scoring Crusaders returned home with their opportunities, and one late in the third loss of the season. game, the Crusaders managed to Holy Cross was host to University avoid a whitewashing only by a 47 of the following week yard TD pass from McCarthy to Tyne and emerged victorious in a compara- midway in the third quarter. A bevy tively slow duel. UConn was ahead at of short passes, mainly to Al Snyder, the half after taking advantage of a set up the 80 yard scoring drive. Holy Cross fumble and booting a 30 Syracuse scored their touchdowns yard field goal. This 3 point lead was easily as they romped through the short lived however: McCarthy tallied undermanned Crusader line. A final on a 20 yard rollout in the opening HC thrust to close the gap didn't minute of the second half. It wasn't quite make it. After recovering a until the game's last play from scrim- Syracuse fumble, Holy Cross pushed mage that the Crusaders scored again. their way down to the 3 yard line, This time, it was on a one foot sneak but the strong Syracuse defenses by McCarthy and he went around his proved too much and the Crusaders left end for the extra points. Holy went back to Worcester with their Cross boosted its record to 6-3 with second loss of the season. the 14-3 victory.

A rebounding Holy Cross team Holy Cross took the lead in its boosted their record to 4-2 as they annual series with Boston College as blanked the Dayton Flyers 28-0 be- they ransacked the Eagles 38-26 in fore 10,000 Parents' Weekend fans. the last game of the season. Holy Pat McCarthy scored early in the first Cross was continually on the brink quarter with two TD passes to Barry of making the game a complete run- Tyne. The next two TDs were made away as they proved themselves the by Al Snyder. The first was a 2 yard best team in New England before a plunge after he had run back a Day- full house at Fitton Field. ton punt from the 46 yard line. The Halfback Al Snyder, the irrepres- second TD was made with a pass sible Pat McCarthy, and Guard Ken from sophomore quarterback John Desmarais dominated the rout. It Wheaton to Snyder and HC coasted wasn't until the fourth quarter that the rest of the way to their 28-0 the score became somewhat respect- victory. able. Snyder received the O'Melia

Picking up where they had left oflF Award for his outstanding perform- Dayton, Holy Cross gained one of its ance as he ran back three punts and most decisive victories as they crushed one kickoff for 146 yards to score one a hopeful University of Massachusetts TD and set up two others. team 44-7. Gerry Wheeler's timely Boston managed to make the score blocking coupled with Pat McCarthy's seem a little bit more respectable The transcontinental duo: McCarthy usual fine game were major factors in behind the quarterbacking of Carlino the win. McCarthy scored three who led the Eagles' offensive to two 1', , times and passed to Snyder for scores to make the final tally 38-26. another. John Weatcn and Tom Hen- With Boston College, the season «-«' nessey made the other two Crusader ended leaving the Crusaders with a ^ TDs. The victory was dimmed by 7-3 record. Holy Cross was voted the the loss of Bill Joern, whose outstand- best team in New England and many ing qualities in football leadership of the players were honored by being have proved invaluable in past sea- selected for various "all" teams. Pat sons. McCarthy, Tom Hennessey, and John The tables were turned on the fol- Whalen were specifically mentioned lowing Saturday as Penn State's re- throughout the season by such groups lentless machine ground out a con- as the ECAC and likewise received vincing 34-14 victory over Holy Cross. recognition at the end of the season At one time, the score was 21-14 after by this group and others. Pat McCarthy connected with Al Snyder for two TD passes. But supe- —GEORGE GOWEN

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125 As the Crusader harriers once again At Franklin Park, Boston, in the returned to another fall of cross coun- running of the New England IC4A try, the prospects for a successful Cross Country Championships, Bart season appeared excellent. Co-Cap- Sullivan's deteraiined squad turned tain Buddy Barker daily led his team- the tables and almost ran away with mates up the Fitton Field stands, over the team title. Buddy Barker dis- the tortuous course up College Hill— played his tremendous talent as he and out over the surrounding roads. placed second in a field of 140 com- After considerable training and sev- petitors, after leading for over three eral time trials, a team composed of miles of the 4.25 course. Speedster co-captains Barker and "Tiger" Lilly, Charlie Buchta showed his all around CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. First roiv: Charlie Buchta, Kevin Callahan, Steve ability by garnering a fourth. Soph Chupack, Lilly (Co-Captain), Barker (Co- Captain), Lambert. Second row: Facey, Buchta, Coach Sullivan, Callahan, Lawler.

Chupack, Kevin Lawler, and Brian Kevin Callahan placed 18th, and Lambert was chosen to face arch-rival "Tiger" Lilly ran exceptionally well BC. Buddy Barker finished a close by finishing 37th. Steve Chupack, de- second to the Eagles' Larry Rawson, spite illness, managed to place 79th in with Buchta third. The Crusaders a courageous effort to score. Holy

easily handed BC its first defeat with Cross finished fourth in a field of 16 Chupack, Lawler, and Callahan com- schools—rather good since the Cru- pleting the first five. saders were not expected to place in Weakened by sickness and injuries, the top ten. the Crusaders succumbed to UConn In post season competition at on our home course. The one bright Wesleyan and Manchester, Connecti- spot was the superb running of Barker cut, Purple stalwart Buddy Barker ran as he led all the harriers across the second to Olympic marathoner Johnny

finish line. His time 17:50 is tops since Kelley. At Manchester, Barker led for the days of Dick Donohue. Soph Bill 4% miles, only to lose by the heart- Facey was a pleasant suiprise as he breaking margin of fifty yards over fiinished fourth for the Purple. the five mile course. Disappointment lingered as the Despite the rather erratic overall varsity placed fourth in a five-way performance of the 1961 Cross Coun- meet with BC, Brown, Providence, try team, Buddy Barker's steady im- and Northeastern at Brown. As usual, provement made the season a memor- Barker led the HC effort with a fourth. able one. —JOHN SENESKY

126 The Holy Cross Yachting Ckib met with considerable success in its 1961- 1962 season. The good record, and record membership, may be traced to the weekly practice that the team was able to hold on Lake Quinsigamund. In years past the club members trav- elled to Boston and other points for their practice sessions. This year the club was led by William Slee, Com- modore, and Joseph Sullivan, Vice- Commodore. Edgar Michels served as Secretary and Richard Varco filled the office of Treasurer.

Last fall, while sailing "Ravens" at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, the crew of Bill Slee, Joe Sullivan, Steve Caulfield and Ed Michels made Holy Cross an easy qualifier for the Coast Guard Bowl. In the Lane Trophy competition, Holy Cross picked up a close second place due to the eflForts and capabili- ties of Quentin Walsh and Cass Muir. Special recognition should be given to Quentin Walsh for attaining top New England Honors in the New England Freshman Individual Championship. Holy Cross did comparatively well in several other trophy races through- out the season. The most memorable was a series at M.I.T. where several members of the crew were dunked along with their capsized crafts in the murky waters of the Charles River. —GEORGE GOWEN

YACHTING CLUB. Standing: Slee (Commodore), Sullivan, Fusaro, Muir, Tracy, Sullivan, Rick, Walsh, Moriarty, Chouvanac, Tully, Con- nolly, O'Connell, Libby. Sitting on wall: Brennan, Michels, Bidinger. Sitting on grass: Grams, Sheehan, McGratty, Colhns, Varco, Dunn, Tietjen.

127 Barker and Buchta share honors again.

Camera-shy Kilgallen The 1961-62 Holy Cross mile and two for the Millrose Games. Buddy Barker mile relay teams were perhaps the best replaced Callahan and the two mile in the school's history. The teams got team took home top honors as junior off to a great start and spent the rest Charlie Buchta overcame a twenty of the season traveling between New yard deficit on the anchor leg to win York and Boston to compete with the by a mere foot over Georgetown and nation's best. The results were spec- Manhattan. In doing so he set a new tacular. school half mile standard of 1:51.4. Bart Sullivan's golden anniversary Not to be outdone, the mile relay ran commenced in grand style as Holy away from the University of Maryland

Cross scored an unprecendented first and Princeton. The trip to New York and second in the Boston K. of C. two had been a success, to say the least. mile relay at the Garden. It was The next morning both teams jour- Callahan, O'Connor, Noering, and neyed back to Boston for the B.A.A.

Buchta on the first team, while a Games where it was Bart Sullivan senior foursome of Lambert, Chupack, Night. The two mile team was run- and co-captains Barker and Lilly com- ning in an International Two Mile posed the second. The mile relay of Relay with the Crusaders pitted Miller, Scully, Maloney, and Hen- against Villanova, an Irish, and a nessey missed gold medals by a few Canadian team. At the tape it was the feet to Fordham. Irish ahead of the Canadians by a Having received rave reviews in yard, with Holy Cross only four yards Boston, the mile and two mile teams back in a very respectable third. This headed to Madison Square Garden was by far HC's finest effort of the

128 season or of any past purple team, as The next week the two mile relay a new school record of 7:35.2 was team was reasonably fit for the junket established. The mile relay, in close to New York City once again. That contention all the way, dropped the Saturday night, March 10, was a baton on the final hand-off, and their special occasion for the Crusader lim- hopes ended there. ners. The IC4A committee deemed Back in New York once again for the occasion auspicious to honor the the NYAC Games, the two mile relay purple track mentor, and so it was easily ran away from the field to win "Bart Sullivan Night" in Gotham

its second set of gold watches in as town. The two mile relay combine, a many weeks. The mile combine, by definite underdog in its event, did virtue of Bob Scully's blazing 48.7 surprisingly well by finishing second anchor leg, scored a close victory over to Villanova and finishing ahead of Georgetown. Fordham and Georgetown. When the time came for the two In the winter's meet competition, mile quartet to defend its National the Crusader thinclads scored five AAU title, the team was in a weak- victories, while tasting defeat but ened condition due to sickness and once, and that at the hands of Har- lack of practice because of the heavy vard. Sophomore workhorses Bob snows. As a result it could only Miller and Richie Maiberger scored manage a third, losing its title to the the bulk of the team's points. Brilliant , who came fast as the freshman prospect Kevin O'Brien set season wore on. The mile foursome, a new school record for the high jump facing its toughest competition, sur- as he cleared 6'6" to place fifth in the prised observers by garnering a fourth National AAU meet. He also set a in the finals, after running its best frosh mark by scoring 22%: points in time of the indoor campaign (3:20.3) a dual meet. to qualify in the heats. The health of All in all it was quite a successful the rimners nosedived so badly in the season and a fitting tribute to Bart next week that both relay teams were Sullivan's fifty years of devoted and forced to withdraw from the New skilled coaching at Holy Cross. York K. of C. meet. —JOHN SENESKY

WINTER TRACK TEAM. First row: Lilly, Barker. Second row: O'Connor, Lambert, Maloney, Chupack, Buchta, Cronin. Third row: Mil- ler, Callahan, Noering, Kilgallen, Lawler, Hennessey.

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129 Despite a rather lackluster season, the Holy Cross swimming team came a long way during the 1961-62 season. As long as they stayed in their own class, the mennen were able to hold their own, but against stiflFer competi- tion the lack of depth was clearly evi- dent. Such perennial powerhouses as Fordham, UMass, and Brown rolled to convicing victories over the weaker purple contingent. Although the team success was un- spectacular, a few individual perform- ances made the season a memorable one. Jeff Bandrowski, in the butterfly, and Marty O'Malley, in the back- stroke, broke several long-standing school records. Perhaps the two most thrilling meets of the year were the Southern Connecticut State and Tufts matches. In each case the tired Crusaders fell just short of victory. Co-captains Mike Smith and Phil Dunne, along with ace diver Pete Foley deserve credit. The trio feel that the building year was profitable; they expect good results from next year's team. —john senesky

SWIMMING TEAM. Kneeling: O'Malley, Kiernan, Smith, Dunne, Bandrowski, Eisen. Standing: Malsch, Toner, Bongiorno, Krener, Horgan, Rippert, Sousa.

130 Although unacknowledged as a re- cent power in New England fencing circles, Holy Cross swordsmen have always been characterized by a dis- tinct enthusiasm for the sport and a firm loyalty to the team. This repu- tation in no way suffered this year, as they transcended the complications of practice held in competition with intramural and varsity basketball, the uncertainty of financing and transpor- tation, and numerous inconveniences, to compete with honor against the tra- ditionally strong teams of Brandeis, MIT, Trinity, and Bradford Durfee. Esprit de corps was matched with foresight this year, as the team re- ceived a charter from the Student Congress, and began plans to expand

its schedule to 10 matches. In addi- tion. Holy Cross will host the 1963 New England Invitational Fencing Tournament, the regional classic. Whether due to the chivalric attrac- tion of combat at arms, or the oppor-

tunity it aflFords for early competition,

interest in fencing at Holy Cross is on the rise, and the oldest sport on campus moves forward to a new and lasting popularity. —richard knab

FENCING TEAM. Kneeling: Therrien, Patraitis, Captain Knab, Miiir, Rosetti. Standing: Collins, Driscoll, Rowell, Reagan, McManus.

131 JOHN FOLEY S HOLY CROSS RECORDS

Most points in a half 39 Most points in a game 56

Most points in a season 866 Most points in a career 2185

Most foul shots in succes- sion 29

Most foul shots made in a career 519

Most field goals in a season 322

Most field goals in a career 833 Highest seasonal average 33.3 Highest career average 28.6

HONORS

Helm's Foundation Look's All America Team United Press International's Sec- ond All America Team Associated Press' Third Team National Basketball Association's Second Team United Press International's All New England Team (1960, 1961, 1962) Associated Press' All New Eng- land Team (1960, 1961, 1962) Most Valuable Player in the East

District 1 honors in the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (1960, 1961, 1962) Gold Star Award for the out- standing visitor to Madison Square Garden National Invitational Tourna- ment All Star Five

132 A little of the old and a little of the new. New coach blended the four new starters for the Crusader basketball team around his one remaining letterman, fabulous

Jack "The Shot" Foley, and oflF the Crusaders went to the NIT after post- ing a fine 19-5 record for their regular t* season games.

The purple five had its up and down moments through the course of the season, but when the chips were down they came through most of the time. In the beginning of the year fortunes took a turn for the worse, with losses to Yale and Pennsylvania dimming the hopes of all. But for a while thereafter the Crusaders were untouchable as they bounced back to take fifth place in the Philadelphia Christmas Festival and went on to win nine straight games before the devil ••**» was paid. Then they lost to Boston College at ^ W^orcester, and tournament hopes dropped again, only to be revived as the Cross looked their best against NYU in the Garden despite a four- point setback. With the NIT bid at stake, the Crusaders traveled to New- ton and rose to their greatest heights, drubbing the cocky Eagles in their own lair in sweet revenge. But all was not sunny, as the purple followed up ** by suffering their worst defeat in two years at Providence the same week.

For Jackie Foley it was the culmi- nation of the four best years a Holy Cross basketball player has ever en- joyed. It was the year when he finally rewrote the HC record book for good, firmly establishing himself as the best basketball player to ever wear the purple. Coach Oftring had to pick up the pieces left when graduation lopped off the nucleus, save Foley, of one of Holy Cross's finest teams ever, the '61 outfit. And he fitted the pieces in with expert care. First he made a fine all-around center out of Bob Foley, who bench- #.' warmed his sophomore year away. Then he replaced the irreplacable backcourt combination of Blaney and Shea with soph Joe Kelly, who took

over Blaney 's playmaking chores, and Pete O'Connor, who switched from forward. Finally he found Pat Gal- lagher the answer at the other for-

133 Boh Foley struggles for two . . .

. . . Canavan finesses for a score.

ward position, to complement Foley ably from the other side, and as the team's top defensive ace. And if this wasn't enough, he also came up with a well-developed bench which got plenty of game experience and often supplied the much-needed point. Seniors Bill Canavan and Ken McClory at guards and co-captain Dave Slattery up front were tlie nucleus of this bench. Opening up against ,

Holy Cross turned in one of its top performances of the season in drub- bing the Rams, 85-57, as The Shot poured in 38. This same URI team was later to beat Providence by ten. But the Crusaders faltered in the next

134 The only backhanded shot in New England

135 one, as Yale handed them their first home defeat in 24 games, 73-71, in a late-game comeback which saw Rick Kaminsky sink HC with some clutch foul shooting. Hopeful if hapless St. \nselm's came into town next, and left on the short end of a 106-79 score as Foley bounced back with 43 points. In a ho-hum aflFair, HC tripped AIC, 76-50, in the first away game. Then came Philadelphia and the Quaker City Tourney, and Pennsyl- vania. The Quakers stopped Foley with but 12 points, his season-low, and that was the story of HC's worst game of the year, a game when noth- ing went right, 73-64. But right back came the purple to take fifth place with consolation wins over Penn State, 79-66, despite Gene Harris's 46 points, an all-time high against HC, and altitudinous Wyom- ing, 83-69. Later the Crusaders would find height troubles their greatest problem. Dartmouth hosted HC after Christ- mas, but the Green were helpless, 80-48, and later would fall 92-61 when Pat Gallagher enjoyed his top night, getting 27. Next the Crusaders completed their rout of the Yankee conference, up- setting UConn on the road, 79-70, then bludgeoning UMass at home, 98-58. The Redman went on to win their title. The annual Assumption battle started out close, but in the final quarter HC pulled away to win it, 55-43, in a game closer than the score indicated. Amherst fell next, 77-67, in a Crusader off-night, as Ken McClory turned in his top game ever with 17 points. Niagara gave the purple a real test, but Foley passed with flying colors, netting 47 points in the 83-80 win. But after the Dart- mouth rematch, BC exploded to down the purple 82-77, though Foley be- came all-time high scorer at HC, with

.34 points, topping the marks of on- lookers and Tom Hein- sohn, of the world-champion . Seton Hall caught the Crusaders up, and Jack Foley outscored his rival for runnerup honors in the national scor- ing race, Nick Werkman, 38-26, as HC breezed, 111-84, in their highest Just one more time, Weed scoring game. Syracuse lost its 26th straight, to the yawning purple, 76-67,

136 before HC caught fire again to bruise St. Francis of Brooklyn, 85-51. Then came UConn, and Foley set the single-game-scoring record, with 56, of which 39 came in a magic second half binge. HC won, 103-62. NYU had too much height for the Crusaders, but the purple rallied time and again in the Garden before succumbing, 86-75, and an NIT bid, which had writers enthralled, and when he matched that against Boston U. he became the twelfth collegian to hit 2000 points in a career, as HC won, 97-66. This set up the BC rematch, and HC came through with the game, 86-75, and an NIT bid, which had been put on the line.

But the ensuing letdown was ill- timed, as Jim Hadnot enjoyed his greatest night in leading Providence

past HC to the New England title, 92-71, with 42 points. It was the most frustrating night of the year, and the

purple took it out on Fordham, 98-73, as Foley had 38 points in his Audi- torium swansong. Then came the NIT. —HENRY KIERNAN

BASKETBALL TEAM. Kneeling: Co-Captain Slattery, Head Coach Oftring, Assistant Coach Curran, Co-Captain, J. Foley. Standing: Mc- Clory, Canavan, Schanne, Jordan, Gallagher, R. Foley, Becht, Hennessey, O'Connor, Palace, Deptula, Reidy, Kelly.

137 St. Patrick's Day . . . N.I.T. Holy Cross

O'Connor guards driving Aggie.

With the lyrics of the Holy Cross and Jack each scored a pair of foul resounding throughout shots to lock up a 72-71 opening-round Madison Square Garden, the Crusa- win for the Crusaders. ders took the court against Colorado Jack Foley, along with his fine re- State University to open their bid for bounding and alert ball hawking, the National Invitational Tournament paced the Crusaders with 34 points. championship. The victory over Colorado State In the opening minutes of play, matched the Crusaders against top Jack "The Shot" and Bob Foley com- seeded St. Jolin's in the quarter finals bined to give the Cross a 14 to 3 ad- and, with vigorous support from the vantage, but State soon found that big student body once again, the Crusa- Bill Green with his height advantage ders faced the tall and fast Redmen. was to be their main offensive weapon With the offense based as usual on

of the afternoon. Deftly maneuvering Foley, it appeared that the Crusaders around the low post. Green enabled were in for a long night as Jack seemed C.S.U. to cut the deficit to three points to lose his shooting eye momentarily at halftime, 36 to 33. in the first half. Joe Kelly and Pat The second half was proof that Jack Gallagher took up the slack, but Holy

Foley is a real all-American. With the Cross still left the court trailing by ]e:id seesawing between 2 and 6 eight at halftime, 39-31. points, "The Shot" constantly came up The second half started off as a re- with the all important clutch baskets peat of the first half. With the Crusa- which kept Colorado State in the run. ders switching from a zone to a man- Finally in the last minute, Joe Kelly to-man defense to no avail, St. John's

138 Bobby Foley battles Green of Colorado State.

raced oflF to a fantastic 21 point lead. Here, however, with seven minutes remaining, Jack Foley began to find the range and the Crusaders began to move. Repeatedly out-faking Willie Hall and 6'10" Leroy ElHs, Jack pumped in jumpers from every angle. Time, however, was a factor and, as the buzzer sounded, the Crusaders had pulled to within 6 of the Redmen to lose 80-74. Jack "The Shot" garnered scoring honors for the game, getting 35 points, "SS of which came in the torrid second half. Jack's 69 tournament points gave him a 32.3 average for his seven career N.I.T. games. The same team which the Purple had beat the year before on their way to the semi-finals, Dayton, went on to win this season's tournament. But our "Irish" had given the New Yorkers two more games of thrills. —KIERNAN-LAWLER HOCKEY TEAM. Kneeling: Carey, Welch, Fisher, KeUiher, Lawrence, T. Sullivan, Morrissey. Standing: Coach Maguire, Manager Trombly, Macchi, Healy, McDevitt, Lewis, Hayward, Ruma, Maher, Sullivan, Assistant Manager Pipchick.

Probably one of the greatest success stories in Crusader sports in the past few years has been the rise of the Holy Cross hockey team to a position of dominance in the Worcester Col- lege Hockey League. This past season the Crusaders copped the league championship for the third consecu- tive season with an 8-0-1 record. This year, Coach Ray McGuire stepped down from the playing ranks and was replaced by sophomore Jack Maher. Maher's stingy defense—four- teen goals in nine games—speaks for

itself. Dave Lawrence, the league's scor- ing leader, Jack Fisher, and Jack Kelliher provided the oflFensive punch, while Jack McDevitt, Fred Macchi, and Jim Ruma worked well in spell- ing the first line. Defensively, Paul Lewis was devastating, while Ted Carey, Paul Healey, Al Sullivan, and

E. J. Welch also combined to make goalie Maher's job somewhat easier. Despite the loss of some fine seniors,

next year's squad should hold its own in the Worcester League. The nucleus / for another potent aggregate will re- turn in Jack Maher, Dave Lawrence,

E. J. Welch, Ted Carey, Don Morris- sey, Fred Macchi, Tom Sullivan, Jim Ruma, and Hank Hayward.

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Up to Stowe . . . and out to Hillcrest

OUTING CLUB. First row: Corbett, Dixson, Glynn, Connolly. Second row: Fusaro, Mc- Grath, Coleman, Curnen, Gallagher. Third row: Grattan, Pync, Pisacano, Walters, Hayes.

The Holy Cross Outing Club defies precise definition simply because of the variety of functions fulfilled by the one thousand member aggregate. The most renowned of the indoor activities waged by the club is the annual mixer. This year approxi- mately eleven hundred students from fifty-three schools invaded the field house to mix in the atmosphere of the Crusader Danceband. Competition, as usual, was fierce, but the mixer did serve to introduce the freshmen, and some upperclassmen, to one aspect of college social life. This year's mid-semester ski trip to

Mt. Snow is another instance of the diverse activities provided under the auspices of the Outing Club.

The Outing Club is now aiming for a complete year round program. Much needed camping equipment has been purchased, and a weekend ski trip is slated for initiation during the spring. With these innovations added to its free picnic, free golf at Hillcrest Country Club, support of minor sports and previously mentioned ac- tivities, the Outing Club is striving to improve the sports and recreational opportunities at Holy Cross. —JOHN SENESKY

141 . . . that singular display of sportsmanship, bloodletting, and occasionally irregular play known as the intramurals

The recent reappraisal which Amer- steep path to excellence, the Cross their academic frustrations rising, ican educators have been giving their will, no doubt, someday review its their varied disappointments manifest, schools has been accompanied by a athletic program, a program which their pent-up fury boiling, release rather consistent deprecation of or- has produced a wealth of amateur their emotions in that singular display ganized campus athletics. The soul and professional greats. of sportsmanship, bloodletting, and searching in education has led to a Whatever the result of any exami- occasionally irregular play known as questioning of the very right of inter- nation of campus athletics, it is almost the intramurals. There is, of course, collegiate sport to exist, even when axiomatic that the scrutiny of the pro- no reason why the intramurals should the value of this competition is con- gram will not affect one of Holy exist. They provide no reserves for sidered. It would almost seem unfair Cross's most highly organized and the varsity, nor are they compulsory. were Holy Cross to somehow escape professionally administered sports en- They have just become, over the this evaluation. As a Catholic college deavors. Almost every afternoon of years, one of the Cross's most treas- that is admittedly embarking upon the the school week, numerous Cross men, ured institutions.

142 To many, for whom Rev. Francis J.

Hart, S.J., and the intramurals are one, it would be surprising to learn that it was not Father Hart who founded the program. He assumed charge in 1932, after Rev. Maurice V.

Dullea, S.J., had begun the program in 1930. In the 30 years in which he has been at his task. Father Hart has built it into a complexity of activities including most of the major sports. The scheduling of the various tournaments, meets, championship

143 games and the more than 300 athletic Throughout the college, numerous course, means the achievement of vic- events of the year is a responsibihty charts and graphs, showing playing tory in the good companionship of which Father Hart shoulders with schedules, team standings, and win- your associates. It means the satisfac- far greater time and eflFort than their ners, meet the eye, all evidence of a tion of success. It also means the status would seemingly require. To master plan behind the chaos of the acquisition of team and individual assist him, he annually appoints an playing field. trophies. Intramural Commissioner. The 1961- For most intramural sports, the or- Trophies, the culmination of weeks

1962 Commissioner is A. Thomas ganization is standard. Men of the of stiff opposition, are the visible sym- '62, Beasley, assisted by Frank J. various corridors merge into teams bol of victory in the intramural pro- Parker, '62, Robert F. Lally, '62, and with coaches and managers. Teams gram. In keeping with the overall Robert E. Curnen, '62. are scheduled into leagues, there to quality of the total organization, the The systematized competition which battle under the watchful eyes of trophies are impressive, as are the this staff arranges each year is impres- volunteer referees. The league win- various tournaments and meets for sive. Such a minor thing as a major ners then engage in playoff competi- which they are awarded. Such tourna- league baseball schedule quickly pales tion for the honor of becoming the ments as the Father Hart Bowl and in comparison. Even the most unin- school champion. the less formal Bunny Bowl will give terested observer soon becomes aware The goal in intramurals may be to a team, if not always a trophy, the of the vigorous competition that exists build the whole man; but the driving feeling of having outlasted a do-or-die within the intramural program. force is the urge to win. Winning, of sports schedule.—GEORGE van setter

144 Although Holy Cross was founded champions in the NCAA (1947), the some 119 yeai-s ago, vai-sity athletics NIT (1954), and the Sugar Bowl have only come into existence in the (1947 and 1953). past 75 yeai-s. Baseball and track A good deal of the credit for intro- were introduced in 1887, and the first ducing and furthering the name of football contest was staged in 1896. Holy Cross in the sport world goes to The inception of basketball was only the Athletic Association, whose head- in 1900. quarters are in the Fieldhouse. Rev.

Crusader baseball teams have fared Joseph Glavin, S.J., and Eugene Flynn well on the national level, under the head up the program, ably assisted by amazing Jack Bariy. The Cross has Paul Johnson and Joseph McDonough. won ten Eastern Collegiate Cham- Fr. Glavin, the Faculty Moderator pionships, numerous New England of Athletics has been a guiding force titles, and in 1952 achieved the pin- at the A.A. since assuming the posi- nacle of success by copping the NCAA tion in June of 1950. He manages to title at Omaha. divide his time between the A.A. and The purple have always given a teaching history. Bartholomew F. Sullivan, Trainer good account of themselves on the Gene Flynn, currently in his thirty- gridiron, no matter what the odds, as third year with the HCAA, is well witnessed by their stunning upset of known in sporting circles because of William C. Samko, Assistant Trainer top-ranked Boston College in 1942— his service on several NCAA and 55-12, and appearances in the Orange ECAC committees. Bowl in 1946 and 1954. A relative rookie at the A.A. is Paul Track has not failed to produce its Johnson, now in his third year as great starts. Under the tutelage of Publicity Director at Holy Cross. Paul

Bart Sullivan, "an institution at Holy is sports columnist for the Worcester Cross," Crusader harriers have gained Telegram and naturally features Cru- national prestige on many occasions. sader sports as much as possible. Although the Cross now plays its Handling the business end of athle- basketball games at the Worcester tics is the job of Joe McDonough. A

( is Auditorium, the previous site of activ- graduate of the Cross '48 ) , Joe re- ity was what is now the Faculty sponsible, among other duties, for the Lounge in O'Kane. The HC record efficient distribution of tickets for the in tournament play is nothing short entire athletic program. of outstanding. They have emerged —JOHN SENESKY

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Eugene F. Flynn, Director of Athletics; Joseph W. McDonough, Business Manager; Paul N. Johnson, Public Relations; Rev. Joseph A. Glavin, S.J., Faculty Advisor.

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