The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1942 Page: 3 of 4
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ST. MARY’S
FOR
SAN ANTONIO
RATTLER SPORTS
SAN ANTONIO
FOR
ST. MARY’S
March 6, 1942
THE RATTLER
Page Three
TWO WEEKS IN SPORTS-
What's Going to Happen in St. Mary's Sports between
Now and the Next Issue of the Rattler . . .
High-school Basketball Tournament—today, tomorrow
and Sunday in the gym.
Boxing Tournament and Slug Show—8:00 p. m., March
17, St. Patrick's Night.
Softball—between classes, day and boarding students,
and student and city league teams—next week.
Handball Tournament, doubles and singles—under way
in gym.
Chinning and rope-climbing contests, by individual
ratings—under way in gym.
LET’S TALK SPORTS
... with ...
DAN’L TRAUGOTT
Somebody told us that the Government is planning to
launch a “Conserve-Printers’-Ink” campaign, and that the
first place the G-boys should strike at is this column. We
like that. It shows, among other pointed things, that the
old American spirit of rugged individualism still floats along.
But we’re rugged individualists too. That’s why we keep
using printers’ ink in tossing out this bull-session.
What do you think about the St. Mary’s Intramural
program? Bro. Tom down at the gym would like to know.
And so would lots of other people.
During the past few days, this writer (or perhaps
more appropriately, bull-sessionist) has tried to find out.
Five students,, chosen at random, had this to say about it:
The first: “As far as PERSONAL benefits are con-
cerned, I believe that the intramurals are helping lots of
guys who never even cared about looking at the gym before.
But now, when they see all the other fellows taking part in
the gym work, they sort of feel compelled to string along.
Said the second: “I don’t like this gym business. In
the first place, I don’t have time to go down and work out.
In the second place, I’d much rather sit in the audience and
watch a bunch of well-trained athletes go through the routine
than play around with guys who don’t know beans about
tli6 business/'
Opined a third: “Hang the intercollegiates! I’m glad
St. Mary’s is through with them. The way things run now,
ALL of us are given a chance to participate in athletics,
just as well as the athletes.”
And the fourth: “I never did care much one way or the
other about sports. I come to St. Mary’s to get an educa-
tion, and that’s my main interest. But I must say this
about intramurals—they’ve got the old gym buzzing. Some-
thing’s always going on, and the boys seem to take a great
interest in getting in the going.”
And the fifth: “I look forward to the day when St.
Mary’s returns to intercollegiates. Not so much because I
prefer them to intramurals; I really don’t. But simply be-
cause they put the University in the spot-light. I would
like to see intramurals carry on right beside intercollegiates.
And tell Bro. Tom not to slack up on his intramural pro-
gram. 1 really enjoy it.”
Well, that’s about the way it runs—FOUR OUT OF
EVERY FIVE GUYS LIKE THE INTRAMURALS, AND
WANT TO SEE THEM CARRIED ON. Why? Because
intramurals give everybody a chance to do what the athletes
did before. Because most fellows really do want to build up
their physiques by participating in sports—and now. when
they see "the other boys working out, they get the hankering
to take a hand at it too. Because intramurals play up the
old human urge to beat the other guy on the field of action.
The Ex-Students’ Association, so we gather from local
news reports, plans to throw a gala field day come the
month of August. An oyster bake is to be the feature of
the activies. Now we ask you (and seriously, too), if THEY
can do it, why can’t WE?
A good big field day is something long missing from
the line-up of St. Mary’s sports activity. About the nearest
we ever get to it is permitting local grade schools to use
our campus and swimming pool to hold picnics and gather-
ings. And now' that we’re all pretty well set for intramural
sports, it seems to us that a good sports field day would
be a most appropriate climax to the year’s gym work.
Consider the things we could put on the program:
A general softball tournament, between champion class
teams and day and boarding students.
JAPS
Track contests—a pentathlon and decathlon—running,
broad jump, discus and all that sort of thing.
Basketball and volley ball matches—class against class.
And if the swimming pool’s open, swimming contests.
Then we would cap the whole thing by having a grand
weiner roast, clam bake, or something.
It would be necessary, of course, to call off all after-
noon labs for one day, and to make various other incidental
alterations in the regular class grind. The only man who
has the power to do that is Bro. John Black, the dean.
Bro. Tom is in favor of the idea, and we think most of the
students will be, too.
We’ll have a little chat with Bro. John a few days hence,
and report our findings in the next issue. And YOU let us
know what you think about it.
REACH! . . .
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As a matter of formality, it may be well to say that the caption
bears reference only to the trophies, which will be distributed to the
winners of the current T.C.I.L. basketball tournament. If you’d ask
Carmen Sobrino about it, she’d tell you to read the lead story.
Truman Neal Leads P.T. Prosram Opens
Victorious Seniors
Catholic High Basketeers
Open Play in Gym Today
In Eighth T.C.I.L. Tourney
Paced by rocket-shot Truman
Neal, the Seniors last week copped
the inter-class volley ball tourna-
ment sponsored by the P. T. de-
partment, it was announced today
by Bro. Tom Henderson, director
of the affair.
The tournament, a double round
robin affair, pitted each class team
against each other team twice. As
a result, the Senors won five out
of six matches and the Sophomores,
four out of six. Tied for third
place were the Freshmen and the
Juniors, which hurts nobody’s feel-
ings by leaving them in last place.
Nine men composed the win-
ning combination: Captain Barney
Fraza, Oliver Bosbyshell, Larry
Flume, Bob Fillingim, Doug Por-
ter, Jack Ledford, Bob Freeman,
Glen Steinle and Neal.
Team captains for the other
classes were Charley Kitowski,
freshmen; Jack Allen, sophomores;
and Louie Rubiola, juniors.
With Softball Tilt
Resolved that a rolling stone
gathers no moss, the P. T. depart-
ment today made known its full
sports program for the remainder
of the academic year, listing a
long string of intramural con-
tests.
Softball takes the popularity
spotlight next week, reported Bro.
Tom, on what he maintains is
"the best softball diamond in San
Antonio, bar none.” Games be-
tween day and boarding students,
boarding students by floors, and
students and city league teams are
on the sports docket.
A chinning contest by indi-
vidual ratings is next on the list.
Following that will come a ropc-
climbing tournament, and then
a handball doubles and singles go-
around.
By April 1, Bro. Tom hopes,
the swimming pool will be opened
and the P. T. boys will be pitted,
in still another tournament.
Boxers Set Up
For Ring Show
Six Big Bouts Leave
Some Boys Unmatched
On St. Pat's Night
Come the night of St. Patrick’s
day, March 17, a total of 24 en-
tries in the Rattlcr-P.T. boxing
tournament will swing out in full
boxing array, in what Coach Alvah
Boggs predicts will be a varied and
interesting program—full of fun
and fight.
To date, Coach Boggs has lined
up a set of six bouts. Boxing fea-
ture of the evening will be Conrad
Elliott versus Fred Ochoa, both
former Rattler football players,
players, who will enter the ring in
top heavy-weight bout on the
card. Light-weights Bill Allen and
Jack Brown promise to lend a bit
of hard punching to the matches,
as will middle-weights Kirwin
Manning and Mark Stark. In the
featherweight division, Frankie
"Little Butch” Beaullieu takes on
Georgie Nelson.
Major vs. Marvel
The featured show bouts on the
evening’s entertainment list in-
clude Student Council president
Eddie Henckel against Rattler ed-
itor Dickie Carr and Major Minor
against the Masked Marvel.
Other boxers who have not yet
been matched are Lanier Devine,
Pat Fogarty, Welfrea Elliott, Joe
Gastring, Henry Tijerina, Sam
Bennet, Al Laborde, Dave Carter,
Dave Nicholas, Ray Wilde, Jerry
Henckel, and George Cook.
Joe Venturi, who has been act-
ing as trainer for the boys the
past few weeks, has consented to
take the job of referee for the eve-
ning. Seconds for the boxers are
to be chosen by them.
Low Admission
A ten-cent Defense Saving Stamp
will be the only admission charge
for the show. The stamps will be
used to reward the victorious fight-
ers.
Tournament director Bro. John
Black, in commenting on the pro-
ceedings, remarked that "our only
worry is a crowd. And it must
be the students who will make one.
The success or failure of the show
depends mainly on them.”
A second to that motion comes
from your sports editor. We ask
you to make it a point to see the
bouts. Be in the gym on St.
Patrick’s night!
Twelve Teams Enter
Annnal Cage Show
Starting a series of 17 games
among 12 Texas Catholic high
schools, St. Joseph’s of Yoakum
meets St. Edward’s of Austin at
3:20 o’clock this afternoon in the
St. Mary’s gym, the first contest
in the Eighth Annual Basketball
tournament of the Texas Catholic
Interscholastic league, according to
Bro. Ed. Collignon, chairman of
the tournament. Games will run
today and tomorrow, with finals
to be held Sunday.
Twelve Teams
The twelve teams lined up for
the series of games include besides
those from Yoakum and Austin,
Cathedral of El Paso (defending
champion), Kirwin of Galveston,
Central Catholic and St. Henry’s
of San Antonio, St. Joseph’s of
Laredo, St. Joseph’s of Dallas, St.
Anthony’s of Beaumont, St. Mary’s
of Port Arthur, St. Joseph’s of
Victoria (runnerup last year), and
St. James of Port Arthur.
Program
FRIDAY—
3:20 p.m.: St. Joseph’s (Yoa-
kum vs. St. Ed.’s (Austin)
4:3 0 p. m.: St. Joseph’s (Dal-
las) vs. St. Anthony’s (Beaumont)
6:00 p.m.: St. Joseph’s (Vic-
toria) vs. Kirwin (Galveston)
7:10 p.m.: St. Henry’s (San
Antonio) vs. St. Mary’s (Port Ar-
thur)
8:20 p.m.: St. James (Port Ar-
thur) vs. Central (San Antonio)
9:30 p.m.: Cathedral (El Paso)
vs. St. Joseph’s (Laredo)
Saturday’s contests will start at
8:30 in the morning with a conso-
lation round, followed by a series
of eliminations..
Final Sunday
On Sunday at 1:40 p.m., the
consolation round finalists will
take the floor. At 2:50 p.m.,
third-place winner will be chosen.
The big final will come off at
4:00, and then awards will be pre-
sented to the winners.
Teams favored to carry the tour-
nament are Cathedral High and
Central Catholic. Unbeaten for
the past few years and returning
with champion lettermen, the squad
from El Paso threatens to repeat
once again, while Central promises
to put a strong quintet on the
floor. Central vouches for a very
successful season, having won the
recent Academic league playoffs.
★ ★★★★★
ALL-STARS
Below is the Rattlcr-P.T. All-
Star Intramural Volley Ball se-
lection.
Forwards:
BOB FILLINGIM, Senior
TRUMAN NEAL, Senior
CONRAD ELLIOTT, Sopho-
more
Backs:
JOHNNY ADAMO, Junior
VINCENT BRANGAN, Jun-
ior
CHARLES KITOWSKI,
Freshman
Selections were made on the
basis of points scored and gen-
eral playing technique.
★ ★★★★★
. . . OR FACE OUR FIRE!"
Four minds with a single thought—which leaves them with the benefit of a doubt. They’re not lef-
ties, so to set you right, left to right they are Joe Stjepeevich, T. M. O’Connor, M ilson Harkins and Binkie
Heard, who’re really planning to do nothing more serious than enter Bro. Tom’s pistol matches.
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