Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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FRESHMAN CLASS

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HOWE HiLGA- SCHOO £ ATHLETICS FOOTBALL Playing its first year under the coaching of Chet Ingraham, the Howe football team worked with determination. After losing to Punchard 26-0, and to Weston 6-0, the Howe eleven came ‘back to trim Acton 19-0, and Wilmington twice, 24-0 and 19-6. Methuen proved too strong in the next encounter, and the Green and White lost 21-0. The Tewksbury-Howe game proved to be the most thrill- ing of the year. Tewksbury. finally triumphed, with a score of 13-7. Howe later was given the game by forfeit. In ankle deep mud, Chelmsford and Howe played to a 0-0 deadlock. Howe held the advantage, and came within six inches of scoring. The Howe team learned much football under Coach Ingraham, and fought to the finish in every game. : GIRLS’ BASKETBALL : Displaying unlimited power, the girls’ basketball team, directed by Coach Rose O’Neil, gloriously swept through the Lowell Suburban League, and ended as champions. The first four games proved to be just routine, and the Howe lassies triumphed easily. e In the fifth game, Howe met a stubborn Johnson High Team, and was overcome in a close game. The last three games were easy victories. In recognition of their fine work, the girls received jackets with the’ Howe insignia; silver basketballs from Joseph J. Foley, a Lowell jeweler; and they were feted with a banquet and entertainment by the Lowell Sun. BOYS’ BASKETBALL The boys’ basketball team, playing its first year under Coach “Flash” Gordon, finished fourth in their league. Four victories in 10 league Soe and two victories in five non-league games constituted the season’s record. BASEBALL With few lettermen returned from the year before, and an inexperi- enced team, the Howe baseball team went through the season handicapped: 26

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