Acton Boxborough Regional High School - Torch Yearbook (Acton, MA)

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36 THE TORCH BOYS' 'ISASKICTBALL TEAM First Tvzun SUCCESS Success at last! Acton has finally won a trophy in basketball. In the four years that I have played basketball here, three times in the last few minutes of games, we lost the chance of winning a trophy. I have heard of other such cases in previ- ous years. In 1935 Acton tied Johnson for first honors in the Lowell Suburban League. After the play-off Acton came trailing along a poor second. One of the worst breaks that happened to an Acton team was the game lost to Woodbury last year at the Fitchburg Tournament. VVith three seconds to go Acton led by two points, but the Woodbury center had the ball. He let it go from three- fourths the length of the floor, the ball went through the rim and tied the score. Acton lost in the overtime. The winner of this game played in the finals. There are 'many other cases that could be mentined. Two years ago Acton lost the consolation final in an overtime game. This year the club went to Fitchburg with the spirit that it would come back with something and it did. Acton was de- feated by Ashby in the first game, but came back fighting, won the next two games and climbed to the consolation, the first basketball trophy Acton has ever won. J. SMITH, '38.

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THE TORCH 35 BASEBALL After a rather disheartening season last year, Acton withdrew from the Sudbury Valley League and entered the Wachusett League, composed of seven teams: West- ford. Pepperell, Groton, Lunenberg, Littleton, Ayer, and Acton. In looking over the squad at practice it was soon learned that many positions would be open to competition. Russ Hayward, for three years Ace pitcher, was elected captain for the 1938 season. As the time rolled around for the initial tilt of the season with Ayer. Coach Dolan was still in doubt as to the first team line-up. The first game proved to be a decisive victory for Acton, winning by a 6-3 score. After the first inning when Ayer scored two runs on two hits, Captain Hayward was complete master of the situation, allowing only two more hits in the rest of the game. During the nine innings he was credited with fourteen strike-outs. Acton will field an inexperienced team, however, but it makes up in hustle and fight what it lacks in experience and they should be well up among the leaders when the decisive contest begins. With these two attributes, hustle and fight, Acton should have a season that can be looked upon with some degree of pride and pleasure. BASEBALL TEAM Burk Row: l . 04-lst-lllvgel, G. Smith. R. Brackett, J. Nelson. XV, Merriam, lb, Jenks, K, Downie, Middle Row: R. Montague thlunagerl, W. Anderson, U. Flint, W. Stevens. J. Callunnn. L. Jules. R. llolun tt'oru-lil. Front Row: J. Merriam. H. Knight, lt. Huywnrtl ttlnptainl, J. Smith. E. Mau-Dougnll, lfl, Mt-NHT.

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