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Timeline: Sports

  • August 1, 1942 1940s First two years Sports

    Coach Eddie Maher Hired

    Eddie Maher, Jr. is hired as coach at $1,000 a year (Archives). The August 30, 1942 Dallas Morning News notes Jesuit is in the Dallas 8-AA of the Texas Interscholastic League. Maher "will direct the entire athletic program of Jesuit High" (p.7). The Sept. 2 News later reports the team "will open the season Sept. 25 against Waxahachie High. Six letter men reported for practice Tuesday" and Maher is looking for Class A or B teams to play against.

    Principal's Diary

  • November 18, 1942 1940s Basketball First two years Sports

    Basketball 1942-1943

    Basketball Program Approved

    "Students had been informed at assembly that a basketball program will be sponsored if they sell 200 season tickets at one dollar each before December 1st." The Principal's Diary Dec 1 notes the program is assured because 274 season tickets were sold.

    Principal's Diary

  • November 24, 1942 1940s First two years Football Sports

    Jesuit Archives

    Although this picture is not from the first games, it is from the era. Coach Eddie Maher is pictured.

    First Football Season

    Football 1st season record: 5-2 Jesuit won the game on the Jesuit field against Birdville 12-0.

    Principal's Diary and The Roundup

  • December 1942 1940s Activities/Clubs First two years Sports

    Basketball Begins

    "Basketball team participates in the Plano tournament. Loses to Sunset H.S. in championship round; wins from North Dallas H.S., 28-24 in the consolation bracket, then loses to Plano, 38-9" (Principal's Diary) First home game in gym on January 6, 1943 - North Dallas 22 Jesuit 20 The first mention of the Jesuit basketball team in the DMN cites Jesuit participating against Sunset in a Plano Invitational starting December 30, 1942 (DMN 12/30/1942)

    Principal's Diary and The Dallas Morning News

  • January 4, 1943 1940s Football Sports Timeline

    Archives

    First Letter Jackets Awarded

    Classes resume with a general assembly to award letter jackets to football team. Display items: Ticket stub from 11/1/42 game against St. Edward’s High in the Cotton Bowl;1942-43 picture of the Lettermen wearing the first awarded letter jackets; picture of a 40s era game;1943-44 team picture; one of first letter jackets - donated by Pat Schnitzius ‘45; 1/22/43 copy of The Roundup with article of awarding the first letter jackets; Bowl Program from the 10/11/42 game against St. Mary’s in the Cotton Bowl

    The Roundup

  • February 13, 1943 Basketball Sports

    First Trophy

    Basketball team in tournament sponsored by Forney High School. “Awarded a trophy for second place in the Consolation Round. A trifle inglorious, but still the first trophy won by the school.”

    Principal's Diary

  • March 23, 1943 Sports

    Archives

    Baseball team 1942-43

    Baseball Program Begins

    The program was granted after many boys asked to play. Rain stopped practice for days and 4 of the better players became ineligible by March 26. The uniforms arrived on the 27th and the principal lamented that "we had very little to put in them". The first game was cancelled against Forest Avenue High School until April 1 at Fair Park at 4:30 p.m. Jesuit lost in the sixth inning 11-0.

    Principal's Diary

  • February 11, 1944 1940s Sports

    Basketball

    "Coach Clyde Johnson of the Jesuit Rangers still is hoping to get into the Texas Interscholastic League, citing Buckner Home, the Odd Fellows Home of Corsicana and Masonic Home of Fort Worth as more or less private institutions which have been admitted . . . " (DMN February 11, 1944).

    The Dallas Morning News

  • June 1944 Photos Sports

    Jesuit Archives

    Football in the 40s

    Football Programs

    Football programs cost 10 cents. The program cover shows an American flag, tanks, and battleships.

    Mother's Club Scrapbook 44-45

  • February 20, 1945 Sports

    Basketball Season Ends

    The basketball season closed as Jesuit trounced Crandall 64-12 for their 13th consecutive victory. Dave Cowdin scored 25 points and Tommy Shine 15

    Mother's Club Scrapbook 44-45

  • May 1, 1946 1940s Anecdotes Football Sports

    Archives

    Eddie Mahr's Letter Jacket

    Rangers Nickname

    Ed Maher (first lay faculty member ‘42) gave the football team its nickname “Rangers”; he once lived in the city of Ranger, Texas and liked the town.

  • May 1, 1946 1940s Sports

    New Coach

    Veteran Paul Tyson, who has more Texas high school championships than any other coach, named head football, basketball, and baseball coach

  • August 1946 1940s Sports

    Football Banquet

    Football Banquet The Dads' Club honors the football squads with a banquet at the school cafeteria. P.C. Cobb, Director of Athletics of Dallas schools, is the principal speaker.

  • November 1946 1940s Sports

    Athletic Letters Awarded

    Letters are awarded to 17 players and the student manager at the annual banquet for the football team in the school cafeteria with Mayor Woodall Rodgers serving as toastmaster.

  • September 1948 Sports

    New Football and Baseball Coach

    Don Rossi from Michigan State college is the new football coach and the American Legion baseball coach. He was a major in the army and previously director at Kelly Field & Randolph in San Antonio. On June 2 the Dad's Club welcomed him with a lunch provided by Mr. Neuhoff.

    Principal's Diary and The Roundup 9/48

  • January 1949 1940s Sports

    Golf Team Organized

    The Roundup March/April ’49 reports the formation of the golf team. The Roundup April '53 lists it as a major sport for first time.

    The Roundup March/April ’49, 4/53

  • February 17, 1949 1940s Sports

    Basketball Season

    Closed most successful season with win over Laneri. We won 21 games this season and lost 1.

    Principal's Diary

  • January 1950 Sports

    Gino Biasatti

    Gino Biasatti, 190 lb. fullback for Jesuit Rangers, named on the second All-America Catholic H.S. football team for 1949 season.

  • April 23, 1950 1950s Sports

    Resignation

    Resignation of Don Rossi as football, basketball, and baseball coach announced by Fr. John Schwing, A.D.

    Mother's Club Scrapbook 49-50

  • May 1950 Football Sports

    Football in Rochester

    Jesuit’s Rangers boarded a chartered airliner at Love Field for Rochester, N.Y. where they will meet Aquinas High in an intersectional schoolboy football game; 25 men made the trip. They lost the game 46-7.

  • September 1950 1950s Sports

    New Coach

    Lancaster (Lank) Smith, former member of the Notre Dame Coaching staff, is selected as head coach succeeding Don Rossi.

    The Roundup Oct. 1950

  • October 1950 Sports

    Archives

    1940s and early 1950s Baseball Display American Legion Team.

    First Baseball Trophy

    Jesuit sponsored Junior American League Baseball team. Wins first trophy. American Legion Junior League Display items: Team picture 1951-52; 1949 Baseball season ticket book; Baseball shoes: Donor: Joe Leverette ’46 These shoes were owned originally by Donald Schmidt ’44. As was often the case in Jesuit’s early years, not all students could afford their own sports clothing and equipment. Therefore, a student would pass on his items to other students. When Schmidt went into the service for WW II, he gave these shoes to Joe.

  • January 28, 1952 1950s Sports

    Golden Gloves

    J.H.S. will be represented by 5 novices in the Dallas regional golden gloves tournament for the first time; J.T. Collins, a finalist in the state bantam weight division in 1945, is coaching the small but enthusiastic group

  • April 1953 1950s Sports

    Golf and Boxing

    Golf team referred to as major sport for first time. Boxing team given prominence although earlier editions have mentioned it.

    The Roundup 4/53

  • May 1955 Sports

    TCIL State Track Champions

    Freddie Schaeffer makes the state aware of Jesuit by pacing the Rangers to the TCIL track title. The senior won 3 individual events, tied for 2nd in another, and anchored the winning sprint relay as Jesuit beat runner-up St. Thomas of Houston by a comfortable 20 points. All times will go as records as this is the first state track meet in TCIL history. It was Jesuit’s second state championship of the school year; the Rangers won the football title last Dec.

  • September 13, 1956 1950s Anecdotes Sports

    New School Bus

    On Sept. 13, 1956 the school was presented with its first bus from men who currently have sons at Jesuit. It was presented during a pep meeting before the HIghland Park game. Later, September 16, 1958, the football team traveled to its first season game aboard a new athletic bus presented by Dad’s Club.

  • September 4, 1965 Football Sports

    Dedication of Haggar Stadium

    A brief dedication ceremony preceded the game. Fr. John Edwards, S. J. presented a plaque to the Haggars from the Province. Only one side of the stadium has been built.

  • September 4, 1965 1960s Activities/Clubs Sports

    New Stadium Dedicated

    "Fr. Provincial arrived to be here for the dedication of the new stadium (Haggar Stadium-Home of the Jesuit Rangers). Mr. and Mrs. Haggar and their two sons and wives were our guests for dinner. A brief dedication ceremony preceded the game; Fr. Edwards presented a plaque to the Haggars from the Province. (The Haggars had contributed about 1/3 of the total cost of the stadium, $125,000). The other side of the stadium must still be built. Jesuit defeated Central Catholic 18-8. The stadium was almost filled."

    Principal's Diary

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