Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

Page 19 text:

AT-ULETICS

Page 18 text:

That must have been a hurricane that sent us whirling. Of course — it’s Einih ' Nash and will you take a look at that hair-ribbon. There ' s another one and the little girl underneath is Edythe Duquet whose blush seems to be ha dng com- petition with her hair. There’s another 3’oung lady well decorated, but not with hair-ribbons this time. It ' s Arlene Sullivan and just take a look at the Annapolis adornments. Her follower is John Knott who seems to be having competition — with Richard Urquhart’s sport coats. Talking about flashv coats, do m v e ’es deceive me or is that Donald Clark with the big brown eyes and curly black hair? It must be th magnetic personality ' of Bettv Lou Brown that pulls us around this time and close by are her friends, Ruth Greenough and Priscilla Wilson, who have one thing in common — blond hair. Just an onlooker is Russ Oliver, and have 3 ' ou noticed his wiffle with a very special part in the center? Another one of the football plaj ' ers is loy ' al Blackie Williams, oiir bashful blushing boy-. A switch of the dial brings us around to a commentator — Jean Young whose whistle will resound in the halls of B. H. S. in years to come. The attentive list- ener is Kempie Morrison who sits by ' in her neat reserved manner. Other intel- lectual students are Bill Wy ' not and Paul Nelson, our class genii. In a last glance we see iSIaiy Campbell try ' ing to outtalk the football team again. After all who could resist that short and sweet bundle of charm? Richard Reed seems to agree with her or is that nodding of the head a result of his slapping that bass? Just around the corner is Virginia DeCoste, that snappy ' junior who spends a lot of time in Wey ' inouth; and another traitor to B. H. S. is Pudgy ' Blood who is an ardent admirer of Thay ' er ' s fairer sex. Will y ' ou listen to that noise. Ah! its Bucknam try ' ing to start his jillopy ' and right beside him is Bob Batchelder w ' hose motto is “there’s alway ' s room for one more.’’ That tall blond N ' enus looking on with disapproval is Marjorie Bates and there y ' OU have Jim Bewley who certainly ' is sophisticated until he smiles. It seems Bob Cook is having a hard time being sophisticated because those ey ' es refuse to stop sparkling. But then, who wouldn’t smile and stop ey ' es from spark- ling with Jimmy ' Jenkins giving forth some of his distinctive humor. Alas, the dial has stopped short, worn out by ' its constant whirling and twirling. PAGE 12

Page 20 text:

Football OACH Walter “Sugar” Kane and Assistant Coach Bud” Hawkes are loud in their praise of the 1939 Football Team. Linemen largely responsible foi- the fine showing of the team were: ends, Charlie Brown, Bol) Currie, and Bud Robinson; tackles. Blackie Williams, and Bud Pollock; guards, Russ Oliver, .Jim Jenkins and Joe Taylor; and George, Erwin at center. Brown and Currie were i)laying their first season as regulars but performed like veterans. Robinson, a newcomer to Braintree High, was a standout on the defense, and be- cause of his speed was frequently shifted to the backfield on the of- fense. The only veteran linemen were Williams and Oliver. These two boys finished their third year of varsity football in grand style, and the large holes they ripped in enemy lines were an important factor in the team’s scoring. Bud Pollock was the outstand- ing defensive lineman, while Jen- kins and Taylor contributed no small part to the team’s success. George Erwin’s middle name ought to be “dependable.” Playing nearly every minute of every game, George never made a bad center. Backfieldmen who saw most ac- tion were Capt. Jim Bewley, Mur- ray Smith, Gerard Clougherty, Tommy Huleatt, Tony Avitabile, and Knobby Aumen. I3ewley was the signal-caller and best blocking back, while Smith was the kicker, passer, and leading scorer. Both are candidates for the All South Shore Eleven. . Clougherty was the shiftiest back Braintree has seen in many a moon, and along with Tommy Huleatt, will be available again next season. Avitabile and Aumen were a couple of hard crashing backs. The former is only a sophomore and should make quite a name for him- self in the next two years.