THE VI A TORIAN TOURNAMENT ISSUE Number 7
Tuesday, February 2-1 , 1928
Volume XLV
ST. VIATOR COLLEGE THE STATE CATHOLIC FR. FITZGERALD TO BISHOP EDWARD F. HOBAN RECENTLY DISTRIBUTE AWARDS APPOINTEDTOSEE IN ROCKFORD DIOCESE ADMIRABLY FITTED TOURNEY PROPOSED TO TOURNEY VICTORS TO HOLD TOURNEY EARLY LAST YEAR Faci lities
Will Award Trophies Aft er The Finals The Rev. J. M. Fitzgera.l d, '11, has kindly accepted an invitation extended to him by the Tournament Committee to give away the trophies at the conclusion of the State Catholic Tournament. Father Fitzgerald will attend the games on Saturday and Sunday, and wi ll greet the winners and distribute the trophies on Sunday evening. The trophies will include the Chancellor's Cup for first place, the K. of C. Cup for second place, the Chamber of Commerce Cup for third place, the C. S. P. C. Cup for sportsmanship, th e Very Rev. F. F . Connor trophy for the most valuable player, and the medals for each contestant. Father Fitzgerald is one of the foremost of Viator's a,thletes of the past. During his college days he starred in basket ball and foot ball and established a remarkable record in both sports. F ather Fitzgerald is now pastor of St. Dominic's Parish, Wyoming, Ill.
J. G. Condon's Letter Widely Circulated
Succeeds T he Late Lamented Rt. Rev. Peter J. Muldoon
St. Viator College too, wishes to A clipping from the Chicago Even- raise her voice in praise and congratulation to our auxiliary bishop, the ing American which has to do with Right Rever end E. F . Hoban , D. D., Mr. James G. Condon, one of the form - who has been selected as Bishop of er trustees of the Alumni Association, the diocese of Rockford , Ill., succeedwill be of great interest to the a lumni. ing to the vacancy left by the de,.,th "Wor ds To A Genius W ho Has Passed of the Rt. Rev. P eter J . Muldoon, D. The FORTY CLUB, through Secre- D., on October 8, 1927. Bishop Hoban has manifested his kindness to St. tary E. B. Carson, is circulating Viator's in many ways and on various JAMES G. CONDON'S "A Remem- occasions, the latest being la s t year's brance"-in remembrance of WILBUR g r aduating exercises over which he D. NESBIT, the deceased president of presided. In the Rockford diocese he the club. Here are a few lines from Drawings Complete the heart of the corporation lawyer: For Tournament 'Wilbur, oftentimes we wanted to tell you how we cared for you, but you Prelim inar y Games never gave us the opportunity. You! occupied all of your time speaking. The following are the drawings for kindly to us. Now we ask you to listthe Illinois State Ca tholic Tourney en. You sought the hearts of men. Preliminades : Cared little for their glamour. You Visitation Hi g h School, Kewanee, vs. found comradship in minds. Had little comfort in material values. To you St. Joseph High School, Philo; game people and country revealed s uperla- at 7:30 P. M. Friday. St. Mary's, Bloom ington, vs. St. tives. You were blind to the narrow and small things. With 'A Friend or Mary's, Woodstock; game at 8:30 P. Two' you made fri endship 'a heaven M. Friday. Corpus Christi , Gales burg, vs. St . here .' To you the homeless tra mp became a 'Knight of the Open Road.' Patrick's, Kankakee ; game at 9:30 P. In every little stream you fished the M. Friday. St. Bede's, Peru, vs. Routt Academ y, homely joys with Riley. On the waves of the boundless ocean you saile路i Jackso nville; ga me at 10:00 A. M. away with Byron. You were warmed Saturday. St. Viator Academ y vs. St. Mary's, by the fireside in every hum ble home. You never forget you had neighbors , Champaign; gam e a t 11 :00 A. M. a word almos t obsolete in big cities. Saturady. St. Paul , Odell, vs. St. Thoma s, While dining with the mighty your thoughts were with 'the folks back Rockford; game at 2:00P.M . Saturhome.' Your philosophy of life con- day. tained the elements of rain and sunF ox Valley Catholic Communit y High School, Aurora, vs. Spaldin g, shine. Chicago is fin er because of such Peoria ; game a t 3:00P. M. Saturda y . sentiments out of busy, business life. St. Joseph's, Rock Is land , vs. WinChicago surpasses because of her ner of first game; game at 4:00P.M. Saturday. soul."
suc ceeds 3 man ca pable and distingui shed, and that Bishop Hoban will prove him self equally so, we entertain not the s lig htes t s hadow of doubt. Bi shop Hoban 's life has bee n one of great activity a nd s trenuou s labor. In 1910 he was appo inted Chancellor to succeed the Rt. Rev. E. M. Dunne, D. D., who was given the diocese of Peoria. Seven years later he was made a ~on s ignor. In 1921, Monsignor Hoban was consecrated Auxiliary Bi s hop of Chicago, titu lar bishop of Colonia, in Armenia. Shortly after this he was appointed Vicar-General of the Archdiocese. Ever since his ordination, Bishop Hoban ha s been co nnected with the carrying on of the work of the Archdiocese . His duties as Chancellor had to do with both th e s piritual an d the financi a l; in the former he was close to the Cardinal Archbi shop's secretary; in the latter he wa s secretary and bus iness rnana ger of the great corporation sole, "The Catholic Bishop of Chicago." He ha s played a very no table a nd active part in a ll t he great church events inaugurated unde.r th e direction of the cardinal. Hi s zea l and energy were especially manife st ed in work of " The Catholic Charities of Chicago." And who is there that ca n deny that Bishop Hoban was not the very backbone of that rema rkab le organization , "The Holy Na me Society?" How ma ny poor boys look today with a dmiration and grati tude to the new Bi shop of Rockford for what he has done for them through the Catholic Sa lvage Burea.u! Nor can thi s be sa id to be the sum and substance oi Bishop Hoban's labor s. To apprecia te nll th a t he has done we must look back to other great
Well Adapted To Event A Of Thi s Nat ure
St . Viator Coll ege is, beyond a doubt, the logical and practical place for holdin g th e Illinois Sta te Catholic Tourn a ment. The s ituation, facilitie s, an d equipment point out thi s ins ti t ution a s the mos t s uita ble in thi s s tate. Situated as St. Viator College is, on the ma in lines of the Illinios Central, the New York Central, and the Big Four Railways, access to the ins titution is easy a nd comfortabl e. Vi s iting tea ms, coming to compete in the Tournament, will have no diffi culty in reaching Kankakee from any part of the state, either by railroad or vi a the hi ghways. A trolley line affords convenient transportation from Kankakee to the ve ry entrance of the Coll ege g rounds. Route 44, which meets the Dixie in Kankakee, passes within a f ew ya rd s of t he new gymnasiu m. F or convenient, easy, access, therefore , the s ituation of the College is quite des ira ble. The facilitie s and equi pment of the Coll ege are wel l adapted to an athleti c event of the nature of the Tournament. The St . Viator gymnasium, one of th e finest in the sta te, boasts of a 106x94 ft. gym floor, with a playing court 90x50 ft. in size; a lso a modern swimming tank which complies with the I. A. C. r egulations, an overhead running track, indoor hand-ball alleys, bowling alleys, club rooms, and locker and s hower rooms in abundance. Ali of the facilities of the gym will, of course, be thrown open to the convenience and pleas ure of the contesting teams. To further enhance the admirable facilities already enumerated, St. Viator Coll ege is capable of comfortably housing and boarding the visiting teams. By means of an agreement with r es ident students in Roy Hall, practically two who le floors of that building will be turned over to the visiting team s and the ir coaches. In this way, the various teams will be present on the campus during the tournament, and there need be no delay or postponement of games because of the absence of player s. Special dormitories will be provided in Marsile Hall for the r esident stud ents who have so generously relinquished the ir roo ms during the three da ys of the tourn ey. The new co llege r ef ectory, dedica ted abou t on e and a ha lf years ago, works in which his geni us took part. We mus t look to the new schools that have been erected ; to the new parishes formed. 'Ve must look to those months, every day of which he admini stered Confirmation to hundreds of children. With all these labors and with all the other burdens that mus t be borne by an ecclesiastic, we may truly say th a t Bishop Hoban's career has bee n cons piciously successful, active and s trenuous. Once more we extend to Bishop Hoban our hearty congratua ltiohs and bes t w ishes for continued success.
Re view Of The Earlies t For The Tournament
Plans
The proposal of holding a State Catholic Tournament a t St. Viator College is, by no means of very recent origin. It was first publicly enu nci ated a t the Academy Sen ior Class Banquet held in the spring of 192 7. Although, a t that time, the hope of havIng the tournament was not what one wou ld ca11 sa nguine, it was, ne ve rtheless, sufficient to implant in Coach Barret, Academy mentor, a determination to realize that hope if it was at a ll possible. S ince that t ime, Coach Barrett, working with Father Maguire and Father Kelly, has spared no effort to ma ke the tournament a reality. Mter securing the approval of th e College Council, the committee working on t~e Tournam ent placed their propositiOn before the Directors of the N ationa! Catholic Tournament at Loyola and were fortunate enough to secu r~ their consideration. On December 5 th 1927, the Rev. B. J. Quinn, S. J., rector of the Loyola Tournament, iss ued an invitation to the athletic committees of the leading Catholic High Schools of the state asking them to a ttend a meeting which was held in Chicago on December 15th for the purpose of Hfixing upon a satisfactory method of determining the winning team in the different sections of the s tate and also a feasible scheme of arranging a state tournament." Th e meeting was duly held and was attended by representatives of St Bede's College, Peru, Ill. , St. Mary'~ High School, Bloomington, Ill., Spalding Ins titute, Peoria, Ill., and St. Viator Academy. After a lengthy discuss ion, tlie State Catholic Tournament was un an imously awarded to this ins titution . The more recent developments which are of immediate bearing on the forthcoming tournament will be found under various headings in this issue of "The Viatorian."
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is a n up-to-da te cafeteria equipped to accomodate fi ve hundred diners each hour. This cafeteria wi ll be kept open from 7:00 A. M. until 11:30 P . M. each day of the tournament. The contesting teams may a ttend Ma ss and r ece ive Hol y Communion each morning. Masses will begin at 6:00 A. M. and continue until a late hour in the morning for the convenience of the visitors. The Chapel of the Sacred Heart is situated in Mars ile Ha ll, a short distance from the residence hall. Photographs of the various buildings will be fo und e lsewhere in this pa per a nd will, undoubtedly illustrate the fa cilities of the College more effectively than words can do it. The contesting t eams are assured of a comfortable , courteous, and pleasant time during the Tournament, for every facility of the institution is at their disposal during thi s time.