Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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Lee, North, Seabury, Martin, Paon and E. Hall. CxVPT. IRVING PATTERSON, ' 22. Note: The reference to Capt. Patterson was put in witliout liis knowledge as he did not want to sign his name to any praise for him- self. — Editor. FOOTBALL Football men were failed out for practice on September 14, by Coach Dower. There were a large number on the squad and three teams were formed. It was expected that Wakefield would have a championship team as most of last year ' s team were back again. The veterans were D. Talbot, Grant, Mullen, Ileustis, King, Fuller, Sidney, and Capt. G. Hall. Among the new men the ones showing the greatest promise were Crosby, Martin, E. Talbot, J. Coughlin, Corcoran, demons, Fitzgerald, R. Hall, and Smith. The team practised hard for the first game which was to be with St. John ' s Prep, at Dan- vcrs. This game was some ' ' game. The Prep. School students were very much heavier and older than the Wakefield team but even at that Wakefield gave them a good go for the game which St. John ' s Prep, finally won by a 19-G score. On Wakefield ' s first play a for- ward was thrown by D. Talbot to R. Hall, who was away out by the sidelines. R. Hall raced almost the length of the field for Wakefield ' s first and only touchdown. Wakefield had to pay very heavily for tlie touchdown, as R. Hall was tackled by a St. John ' s Prep, man just as he crossed the goal line and when he fell his arm twisted and broke just above the wrist. R. Hall was out of the game for the whole season. This accident seemed to take the heart out of the fellows and it was a long time before they could hit their stride again. The next game was a league game with Wo- burn at Wakefield. Woburn had a team of veterans. Wakefield ' s line-up was changed after the St. John ' s Prep, game as many of the boys Avere laid up with injuries. R. Hall was out and Grant, also. Some of the boys played on their nerve. The game was hotly contested and Woburn finally won, 14r-7. The fellows seemed to be timid about going in, Wakefield lost a poorly played game to Win- chester, another team in tlie Mystic Valley League. The score was 7-0. They also lost to Lowell at Lowell by a 25-0 score. After the Lowell game the boys showed more fight and won from Stoneham 41-0, They lost a hard-fought game to Amesbury at Amesbury. Tlie Wakefield boys fought like tigers and Amesbury could not do anything until the last period when its team tired out the much lighter Wakefield team and got both its touchdowns. Amesbury had one of the best teams in the state. The next game was with Watcrtown and end- ed in a tie. The next game was against Wake- field ' s strongest rivals, Melrose. Wakefield mopped up the field with the Melrose players and easily won, 26-0. The ' next game was with Arlington which Wakefield won 7-0. Wake- field played a very good game. Tlie end of the season was in sight and the last game came. Wakefield was up against Lexington who had one of the best teams in the State. The Lexington boys had not been scored upon until they went up against Wake- field. The game was at Wakefield and was witnessed by hundreds of people. The park was packed like a beehive. The Wakefiebl team played hard from the start and it was not long before Red Grant crossed the goal line for the first points to be scored against Lexington that season. The Wakefield Team fought like a warrior and finally beat the strong Lexington Team by a 14-7 score. The team had a very good season in spite of injuries and hard luck. Crosby played a won- derful game at center the whole season and it took a good man to get the best of him. At guard there were Fuller, King, and Fitzgeralil. Fuller played liard all the season and was i big factor in the center of the line. Captain- elect King played a wonderful game and was always a hard worker. He was a good tackier and when he hit a man that man felt it. He proved to be one of the stars on the Wake- field team. Fitzgerald is a Sophomore and ought to be a valuable man for Coach Dower in the coming years. At tackle there were Sidney, Martin, Heustis, and the Old Keck Mullin. Sidney and Martin played well at this position. Heustis proved to be a valuable player as he broke up the opponents ' plays before they got started. Keck Mullin was the old reliable. He was slam bang all the time and broke up the opponents ' plays be- fore they had time to tliiuk. Keck Mullin played a strong game and deserves a lot of credit. At end there were demons, Smith, and Capt. G. Hall. Clemens is very small but that did not make any difference. He would get the biggest man if he had to and he would get him hard. Smith was a very good tackier and always nailed the opponents ' backfield 19

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chance. Cavanaugli won both the 600 and 1000 yard runs in this meet, with a record time for this track. Boston College also had James Lowe with tliem, the best schoolboy sliot putter in New England and the Wake- field fans saw some fine shot putting that evening. Later in the year James Lowe broke the schoolboy record held by our Coach, Thomas Diguan. Tlie 300 yard run, between D. Talbot of Wakefield and Dempsey of Bos- ton College, was a thriller from the start to the finish, but at the end of the race the judges said that both runners fouled and they could not be counted as the first place win- ners. The race was run over again and it was won by a B. C. man. This proved a blow to us because we needed every point we could se- cure. The relay was the race of the night. Boston College held the lead, with the first two men running the next lap. Talbot took the lead for Wakefield and he gave our man Mullen a lead of 10 yards of the B. C .man. Mullen opened up more on his man and we succeeded in winning the relay if we could not win the meet. St. Johns Prep was an easy meet for us and we won it with a 21 point lead. This was St. Joli ' ns first year at track. The great- est event of the year was our winning the meet Avith Lowell. Every man on the Wake- field team did his best and it seemed as though in the pinches, that the men more tliau doubled their best. We were given a fine ovation by the Lowell fans. The meet was a see-sawing event all the way through and we finally succeeded in winning this meet by one point. We won a large silver cup which is put up for the winning team. All the men were pleased by their accomplish- ment, because this was the first time in four years we have defeated Lowell. On the big meets we did not do exception- ally well, but in the Greater Boston Meet and the State Meet we succeeded in scoring, while some schools did not even figure in the scoring. In the Greater Boston Meet we scored one point. This was secured by Ja- zukawiz, who placed third in the COO. In the State Meet we did better and succeeded in getting 8 1-2 points to our credit, this placing us six on the scoring list. At this meet Medford again won the State cham- pionship. In summing up the year ' s work, we found that we had quite a few men in the lower classes who ought to enable Coach Dignau to build up a good team in the next two years. We still have a chance on the Greater Boston Schoolboy Trophy. Crosby, a newcomer out for track, proved his worth in the long distance runs. In the short distance runs Lee, Hall and Seabury proved to be among the best in scoring points for tlic school. In the high jump we relied on Grant, but Paon, Lee and Martin kept him on the jumj) all of the time to enable him- self to keep in first place. Mullen i)roved well in the shot put and stood up with some of the best men in the schoolboy ranks. Grant proved a winner in the broad jump. Talbot proved to be a good man in the 300 yard run and in the short time he was out for the team, he annexed his W. Seabury al- ways proved a flash in the relay and he gained a lot of comment on his ability to get the start in this race. Jazukawiz proved a winner in his event, the (iOO yard run. He was only beaten twice in the dual meets, by Kelly and Cavanaugli, but everyone knows the ability of these two men in this event. He also succeeded in get- ting third in the Greater Boston Schoolboy Meet, where he comx)eted against the best. He also got fourtli in the State Meet. Last but not least, great credit should be given to Coach Tom Dignau, his work with the men was fine and he always kept us in good spirits, whether we were losing or winning a meet. With a new track and ma- terial, in the next two years Coach Dignau should turn out a fine team, and he is the mail to put Wakefield back upon the track map. His athletic prowess has brought him nation-wide recognition. He won the respect of the boys iinm,ediately upon assuming charge, and because of his unselfish interest in the team, has earned the gratitude of the boys of the school. The team takes this op- portunity to express its sincere thanks to Coach Tom Dignan. The following men received their track letter: Crosby, Hall, Mullen, Grant, Lee, Sea- bury, Talbot, Jazukawiz, and Capt. Patter- son. The following men will be graduated in June: Ilall, Mullen, Grant, Crosby, Jazuka- wiz, and Capt. Patterson. With Capt. I ' atter- son graduating this year, one of Wakefield ' s outstanding stars will be lost to the school. His running the past two years has been sen- sational and his winning of the 1000 in the State Meet marks him as a true representa- tive of Wakefield stardom. Coach Dignan will have left for next year. 18

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men in their tracks. In the backfield there were Dan Talbot, Grant, E. Talbot, J. Cough- lin, Corcoran, and R. Hall. Dan Talbot was the fastest man in the backfield and was an excellent broken field runner. He made a good many touchdowns and when he got go- ing it took a good man to catch and tackle him. Grant was the old ramrod and was used for line plays. He hit the line like a sledge hammer and something had, to give way. He was great as a ground getter. He played a wonderful game in the backfield and deserves a great deal of credit. E. Talbot played the quarterback position and handled the team like a general. He will be a great man for Mr. Dower next year. J. Coughlin played a great game at halfback. He hit the line like a shot and nobody could stop him. F. Corcoran played a fine game and proved to be one of Mr. Dower ' s fastest and best backfield men. R. Hall played but a few seconds before he got injured but during that time he proved to be a good backfield man. He is only a Sophomore and will be a great help to Mr. Dower in the future. Haggerty was the Wakefield manager and played in the back- field until he fell below in his studies. He played a good game and proved to be a good manager. John Maroney played a good game in the Ijackfield until he was forced to give up football. A great deal of credit should be given Mr. Dower in building up the team. Tliere was nothing that he would not do that would bene- fit the team. Much credit should be given Paseiualino and Ingerton who came down to practice every day and helped get the team in shape although they did not get into the game very often. They showed that they would stick by the team even if they did not get a chance to play. The work of the girls who sold tags for the benefit of the football team was wonderful. They showed the riglit spirit and should be given a lot of credit. These girls were re- warded for their work by getting W ' s and numerals. The football men to get their W ' s were Capt. G. Hall, Grant, D. Talbot, Corcoran, Coughlin, E. Talbot, Smith, Clemons, Mulliii, Crosljy, Sidney, Fuller, Capt. King of next year ' s team, Fitzgerald, Martin, and Manager Haggerty. The girls to receive their W ' a were Margaret Corbet, Arlene Gardner, Mar- garet Bucknam, Selena Kalaher, Brcta Heur- lin, Helen Jones, Muriel Kingston, and Harriet Dolbcarc. The girls to receive their numerals were Ruth Murkland, ' 2:5; and Helen Denne- hey, ' 22. The team loses Capt. Hall, D. Talbot, Grant, Mullin, Fuller, Crosby, J. Coughlin, Corcoran, Smith, and Manager Haggerty by graduation. For next year Mr. Dower will have to build a team around Captain-elect King, Sidney, Martin, E. Talbot, Clemons, Fitzgerald, and R. Hall. The f scores: Sept. 24- -Wakefield 6 St. John ' s Prep. 19 30- -Wakefield 7 Woburn 14 Oct. 7- -Wakefield Winchester 7 12- -Wakefield Lowell 25 15- -Wakefield 42 Stoneham 22— -Wakefield Amesbury 14 28- -Wakefield 7 Watertown 7 Nov. 5- -Wakefield 26 Melrose 12- -Wakefield 7 Arlington 19- -Wakefield 14 Lexington 7 Tot al 109 Opponents 93 CAPT. HALL. In the aljove article it will be noticed that Capt. Hall has Jiot made any mention of him- self. Hall made an ideal leader. He was pop- ular, and never asked a player to do anything that he himself would not do. Capt. Hall was a savage tackier, and though handicapped by injuries, he never grumbled. His wonderful interference gained many yards for his back- field, while his presence brought new life to the whole team. Gritty, modest, unassuming, Capt. Hall deserves all that is said about him, and tlien some. By W. J. L UNFAIR CRITICISM Where have Wakefield High School ' s crack athletic teams gone? Where are- the teams that ))rought championship to Wakefield and filled the cases in Room 1 with cups and trophies? Are there no more Dignans, Dug- gaiis, Goodwins or Burkes, no more Harring- tons, Scanlons, Keadys or otlier stellar per- formers for W. H. S.? In the past few years the standing of Wake- field High School has taken a decided drop in athletic circles. The track teams have won no outstanding victories either in dual meets or in tlio interseholastic meets in Boston; the basel)all teams have been fair, but tliere have been no cups or pennants coming to the town, the football team is something now and is 20