The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-02-29
| The
| Fifth
| Quarter
The Sportlight
On Diocesan
Catholic Youth

Even though there are a num-
Der of games still to be played to
finish out the grade school baS-
ketball season, we think the best
game of the season already has
been played. This honor goes to
the contest between the Pre-
sentation teams of st. Agatha's
and st. AIoysius'. The score end
ed with st. Agatha's two points
in front, but the story Of the
game was a different one.
The game and fighting st. Alloy
sius' squad was on top all during
the game and threatened to end
st. Agatha's winning streak. They
displayed fine teamwork for q
grade school unit but a foul in
the last few seconds proved their
undoing. st. Agatha's moved
ahead with only seven seconds
left in the game, making it real
heartbreaker for st. AIS.
We have to hand it to both
teams, though, for the st. Alloy
sius' boys we're good sports in
taking their lesson of losing
which is very important les
son-and the st. Agatha's outfit
showed a splendid never say
die spirit in dogging their bigger
rivals until they finally made the
grade.
AROUND THE GRADE SCHOOL
SCENE Little cathedrsl's nit.
lie" team is taking II on the chin
in the Assumption league this year,
but those mighty nidsefs really
show the class Of being real boys.
Most of the players on fhe team.
which has the handicap of not hav-
ing . practice place, are not much
bigger than . minute but they are
real fighters.
Well, II they look TO ST. Miehssl's
they'll find some solsee. That
school was in much the same sit
usficn last ye1r and things looked
Just about the same for This year
--buf--new Coach Jerry AngIim
has the team on the map after .
slow start. They had won three in
o row up TO fhs present writing.
The flu germ threatened to slow
down Holy Fsmily's bid 70 show
their Visitation League superiority
In their scheduled game against
vndefeafsd St. GATHERINGS. But fhe
latter school graciousIY consented
TO postpone ths contest SO Holy
Family wouldn't have any excuse
when they ended in second place
behind St. cafherine's. They waited
for three days until the west side
team had its boys back in school
and then they beat them rs they
had promised.
Now that tournament time ID
here ell The teams are getting
shinsd UP for a chance TO be the
surprise team Of the year, and
they ell have . chance. If . squad
would happen 10 draw in q bracket
of teams that were not roo strong
II could go through the tournament
and win even though IFS season rec
ord was not too good. We'll, that's
The fun Of II and espeeisif,
In ths present Diocesan system ot
tournaments where the winner.
play in q special round robin o.
their own, every team gets |
chance.
The reason for the Catholic
School Athletic Association was
brought more clearly to our
minds as result of a recent
penalty handed to one of the
teams for an infraction of the
rules. There's no doubt about the
fact that enthusiasm runs high
among most rabid sports fans and
said enthusiasm has been shown
many times during the grade
school activities. That's all we'll
and good but the games are still
for the kids-for their fun and
for their good and that very
thing must be safeguarded. Ii
this enthusiasm isn't checked by
both spectators and players it
can cause a lot of difficulty and
ruin for the purpose of the pro-
gram. So it's important that the
program be outlined and govern
ed bv strict rules and that some