Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST DUKE [Continued from page 16] fell with a splintering crash. The first thing that met my gaze was the form of a great, fat man reclining in the bathtub. His long, white, waxed mustache quivered as he lay there in the throes of sleep, snoring away like a boiler factory. At the other end of the tub the water was slowly flowing from the taps and gently sending ripples in the direction of the slumped- over old man, and at any moment they threatened to enter his gaping jaws. A suit of clothes lay near by. “Why, h’it’s 'is Lawdship”, breathed the butler in awed tones. “Just in time,” said Wolmes in a matter-of-fact tone. “In another min- ute we’d have been too late.” He shut off the water taps and removed the drainage plug. “When His Lordship awakens,” he directed the butler, “give him my compliments, and tell him to avoid that ring around the bathtub.” It was some hours later, back in Wolmes’s lodging on Baker Street, as we were sipping our coffee and discussing our latest adventure, that I suddenly remembered there was one thing he hadn’t explained. “I sye there, Wolmes,” I queried, “’ow did you deduce that the Duke was in the manor ?” Wolmes chuckled. “Elementary, Hotson, elementary. Didn’t you notice His Lordship’s tall, silk hat in the anteroom when we first entered the dwelling?” He smiled and said dryly, “I’ve never known a Duke yet who’d go out of doors without a ‘stove pipe’ on.” AMATEUR RADIO [Continued from page 8] The real fun in “Ham” radio begins when one actually “gets on the air”. Building a transmitter is fun; just ask any “Ham”. There is a thrill in carrying on a conversation through the medium of dots ’n’ dashes with someone who is 1000 or even 10,000 miles away. Some amateurs have transmitting equipment which enables them actually to talk with other “Hams”. As verification of contact between two stations, amateurs often exchange what are known in “Ham” language as QSL cards. These state the time, date, and quality of reception, and indicate the type of the sender’s transmitting and receiving equipment. A code of communication and ab- breviations similar to shorthand have been built up by amateurs. Messages are sent all over the world free of charge by amateurs who have formed into “nets” or groups and maintain regular schedules for re- ceiving and delivering all kinds of messages. The 30,000 or more licensed amateur operators are kept banded together by the American Radio Relay League, which acts as the representative for “Hamdom”. Take my word for it, Amateur Radio is a great hobby!

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BASKETBALL QUINCY High can well be proud of its 1934 basketball team lead by Captain Howie Martin which has just finished the most successful season a Quincy High bas- ketball team has had in many years, having won 13 games and lost 3 in their regular sched- ule, and having won a place in the Tech Tourna- ment. Eddie “The Baron” Dunn aggregated 100 points to lead the team in scoring honors with his fine basket shooting from all parts of the floor and his excellent floor work which was outstanding in every game and won a place for him on the all-Tech second team. Harold Kapsis was next highest with 73 points, most of them obtained from follow-up shots in which he specialized. “Knobble” was also an excellent feeder for his team mates. Quincy proved it was going places this year when they went to Fitch- burgh on a cold icy night, and with determination rarely seen went out on the Fitchburg court, and defeated the Fitchburg team 28-25 in a hard fought game with Quincy always just one step ahead in scoring and play- ing. “Swede” Almstrom and Howie Martin with their long arms always clut- ching for the ball and their sphinx-like attitudes kept the Quincy teams always cool, calm, and collected. Over at Tech the fellows had an off day and out of forty-three shots they got something like five, which only goes to show they missed the breaks and even if they had sunk the foul shots they were given they would have come out victors. The players received attractive medals for playing at Tech. Of this year’s team only Howie Martin and Eddie Dobbyn are graduat- ing which points to a banner season for next year with so many experi- enced players coming back. The varsity had a distinct advantage over their opponents in the matter of scoring for they piled up 457 points to their 268. Team play proved an outstanding feature of this year’s group and a spirit of friendliness that was always present among the fellows whether they were winning or losing, often managed to pull them out of the fire. Chelsea proved Quincy’s Waterloo by twice defeating Quincy especially in the final game in the last seconds of play with a lucky basket by a Chelsea substitute. Vic Di Gravio and Jim McCollum played fine games at guard, and man- aged to get quite a few points to help the scoring honors of the team, and to keep the other team to the lowest possible score. Mac is still looking for a gym with a ceiling high enough not to spoil his long shots.