Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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The results of the games are as follows: Wakefield 20 Everett 19 Wakefield 25 Alumni 34 Wakefield 21 Everett 14 ♦Wakefield 32 Lexington 10 Wakefield 23 Stoneham 26 Wakefield 26 Belmont 17 Wakefleld 44 Winchester 26 Wakefield 22 Newton 9 Wakefield 26 Reading 10 Wakefield 37 Lexington 18 Wakefield 14 Stoneham 18 Wakefield 29 Belmont 13 Wakefield 31 Winchester 19 Wakefield 36 Melrose 15 Wakefield 35 Reading 14 H Wakefield 22 Stoneham 15 League games H Post-season game Arthur Gen sine BASEBALL OF 1929 Shortly after the termination of the basketball season, Coach Shellenberger issued the call for baseball candidates. LeBlanc, Ball, Gersinovitch, Walsh, MacDonald, Hubbard, Doyle, Spaulding, Brown, and Rogers were the veterans who answered the initial workout. After a few weeks of indoor practice, the candidates were allowed to go on the athletic field. A new policy was followed this year of having a second team and a coach to instruct the boys. Coach Healey had charge of the second team. Wakefield High was tendered an unusual honor when Ball, LeBlanc, Gersinovitch, and Cotter were chosen to play on the All-Mystic Team against the All-Suburban League Team. We had a fairly successful season, winning seven of the fourteen games on the schedule. With six veterans, mate- rial from the second team available, and the coach having complete charge of the team after a lapse of two years, the team of 1930 should produce a winning ball club. Best of luck to the team of 1930. John F. Cotter, ' 29. TRACK FOR 1929 The 1929 track season under Captain Harry Fine was not a successful season in the sense of having a winning team, since the squad consisted of a few veterans and a large number of inexperienced freshmen and sophomores. Besides the Mystic Valley Meet, two dual meets were held, one with Winchester, the other with Melrose. Winchester had a powerful, well-trained team, and consequently out- classed the Wakefield track men, winning the meet by a score of 55 1-3 to 21 2-3. By the time Wakefield met Mel- rose the squad had improved considerably; hence, they made a better showing, 41 to 31. A picked team of men repre- sented Wakefield at the Mystic Valley track meet held at Arlington. There were the regular inter-class meets, with the Soph- omores beating the Freshmen and the Seniors trimming the Juniors. There was also an inter-team affair, consisting of three teams picked by Captains Ryan, Wheeler, and Owen. This was the closest and most interesting meet of the year with Oweh ' s team just squeezing out a victory by three points. The scores were: Owen ' s team 29; Wheeler ' s team 26 ;Ryan ' s team 21. The four men to receive letters for the 1929 season were Captain Harry Fine, broad jump; Paul Ryan, half-nule (high scorer); Mark Wheeler, quarter-mile; and Lloyd N. Owen, quarter mile. The men receiving numerals were: Edward Lally, dashes; Murray Seavey, hundred-yard dash; Stephen Crosby, mile; Charles Wilkinson, shot-put; and William Climo, high jump. Lloyd N. Owen, ' 30, Captain. TRACK FOR 1930 For the first time since Mr. Heavens has been coaching at Wakefield, indoor track practice has been held in the Armory. There will be no indoor meets with other schools, however, and only inter-class and inter-team races. Many freshmen and new members have reported for track this season, and it is hoped that Wakefield can make a better showing this year than they did last year. Outdoor track will probably start about April first, with a return meet scheduled at Winchester and other dual meets to be decided later, in addition to the annual Mystic Valley meet. Lloyd N. Owen, ' 30, Captain. HOCKEY In 1919 hockey was dropped in Wakefield High School. In 1930, a few boys from Greenwood interested Wakefield in a hockey team that would represent the school. They asked Mr. Heavens to be Faculty Manager, and Edmund Dagnino, a former Wakefield High star, and pres- ent member of the Boston Hockey Club, to be coach. The men consented, and the members of the hockey team ap- preciate their kindness. January 4, Wakefield played Stoneham High at Kim- ball ' s Pond, Stoneham. Wakefield lost 4-2 in a hard-fought game. Bob Sparkes and Bob Shea scored one goal apiece for Wakefield. January 6, Wakefield played Concord at Fillings ' Pond Rink. Concord won 6-4. Jones, Sparkes, Shea and Connor scored for Wakefield. January 8, the team went to Dummer Academy and registered the first win of the year, 2-1. Bob Sparkes scored on a pretty solo. Connor scored on a pass from Red Melan- son. Purdy played a good game in goal for Wakefield. January 15, Wakefield played St. Mary ' s of Waltham, and tied them 2-2. Bob Shea and Connor scored for Wake- field. January 27, Wakefield played Melrose and took a beating by the score of 4-1. Although beaten, the team gave a good account of itself. Connor scored on a pretty pass from Bob Shea. January 31, the team played Worcester Academy, a team too powerful for the Wakefield sextet. Wakefield lost 10-3. Bob Sparkes scored twice on passes from Connor. Shea scored once. February 2, Wakefield played Watertown at Victory Field Rink, and won the second game of the year, 4-1. Connor registered three times, twice on passes from Sparkes and once on a solo. Bob Shea scored once. February 8, Wakefield played Concord for the second time, tying them 2-2. Connor scored twice for Wakefield.

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. O id. ' ' - ' 4 L 1929 BASEBALL TEAM Back Row, left to right — B. Barry, H. MacDonald, W. Sparkes, R. Curley, E. Peterson, mgr.; D. Burbine,R(. Sparkes, W. Ball, W. Ericson Middle Row — H. Shellenberger, coach; F. Mugford, A. Gersiuovitch, C. Richardson, M, Ball.W. MacDonald, F. Brandt, R. Shea, W. Healey, coach Front Row — W. Greaney, W. Doyle, J. Rogers, P. Lewis, J. Cotter, L. LeBlanc, A. Brown, K. Spaulding, F. Dinan Ci. o ■♦ ■ 4. ■ r j ' W A. ' ' ■ -mi. HOCKEY TEAM Back Row, left to right — J. Ricker, L. Hill, D. Jones, J. Hurton, R. Hurley, R. Purdy, M. Wheeler, Manager Front Row — F. Simpson, R. Sparkes, E. Connors, R. Shea, C. Melanson