YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERGaelsKnightsOpenlayInCathLeagueFridayCoach Clem Naughton will lake his St. Philip eagers to St. Leo tomorrow evening where the Gaels open play in the Cath-, olio league’s South section. The opener of the twin bill, featuring the junior quintests, will start at 7:15 o’clock.The Gaels will play 11 out ofI * *t their 12 sectional tussles on Erl-! jdav nights. Their fourth game, against St. Elizabeth, will be played on Tuesday evening. Jan.J 22 on the St. Elizabeth floor.The Gael juniors will go into league play with a much better practice game record than their senior contemporaries. l.ed b# their sharpshooting captain. John O'Connor, the juniors annexed the Fenwick Round Robin tournament and placed third in the Fenwick junior holiday tournamentwhich started last Wednesday and ended Sunday. In facing Leo they will be meeting theFenwick tourney winner. In all they liaxe won lb out of It games.The Gael seniors have l»een able to come through with fivevictories in six games, one of their triumphs coming over St. Elizabeth in the St. George tourney and one coming over St. Ignatius in the Fenwick Round Robin.The Gael senior attack is headed by the team's captain, forward Dan Callahan.The juniors took the consolation prize in the Fenwick tour- j nev Sunday night by halting jDePaul. 57 to 40. Chuck Hirth hit for 23 points for the winners. The Gaels had opened their, tourney efforts Thursday night. by halting St. Rita. 39 to 34. They followed that victory with another win Friday nightagainst Weber. 53 to 3S. Saturday night they staged a second half rally but were edged out by DeLaSalle, 41 to 37.KNIGHTS AIM FOR SECTION CROWNIN f11Iilt;Coach Jim Weaver ami his St. Mel seniorsquad, picked to he in the thlek of the fight for North seel ion honors in the i atholie league after winning 11 out of their first m practice games. Front (left to right) Tom Duffy. 201S, Laramie; Boh Bergnmnn, 8511 N. Keystone:Tom Nelligan, 5158 Barry: Larry O'Connell, (Mill Henderson, rear, Don McNeills, 5419 Had-don: Bu/7. Roberts, 1000 N. Massasoit; Kd (fleason, 1257 C ongress, and Jack Johnston, 5427 C)uiuey„(Staff Photo)FourRowiFnr k'nnlwQntefhmtentutci