Bartlett High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Webster, MA)

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2 lllbancrbaqtar 19 3 flfiiiioiiricisr, W Football In the fall of 1932 the football team. under the able direction of Coach George H. Finnegan, completed a season of which the school may well be proud. Out of the eight games played, only the first two were lost. Once the boys got under way, they played good football for the rest of the season. In September there were more candidates for the squad than ever before in the history of the school, there being eighty-seven hopeful applicants. This large group was finally diminished to a squad of thirty-tw'o players. On the first team was a hard working back-field consisting of Joseph Piasta at left half, Nicholas Mikolaczak, fumll backg Ernest Carpenter, quarterback, and John Turbidy, right halfback, with Anthony Miezejewski as a regular substitute for the same position. In the line many hard battles were fouvght by Charles Deary and Valentine Zielenski, ends: Captain Stance Nezuh and John Jarzabski, tackles, Theodore Racicot and Victor Stefaniak, guards, and Ernest Fournier, center. With more than half of the preceding year's first team graduated, these players deserve much credit for the work which they did. The second team was coached by Michael Sieinkiewicz, who developed much of the raw material that may next year be accounted members of the varsity squad. The season opened October 1, with a game against Worcester North High played at 'Marcustry Field, 'where the 'Bartlett team was defeated by a score of 7-0. The following Saturday, October 8, the squad took its annual trip to see a college game, this time to the Brown Stadium in Providence, Where Brown University won over Springfield College by a. score of 13-6. 'October 15 the team, in spite of a hard fought game. was overthrown by the Palmer High squad at their field, the score being 13-0. Two defeats proved a stimulant to the team, who now showed their mettle by defeating the Pomfret Academy Seconds, 20-0. 'October 22, the Clinton squad came down to lose by .a score of 20-0. 'On the 29th the team won over the boys from Ware. Bartlett 13, Ware 0. November 5th, the Worcester Commerce High J. V's lost to Bartlett by a ma-rgin of 18-0. Armistice Day the team went to Putnam without too much confidence, there to find the Putnam :boys too self-reliantg hence Putnam lost the game 7-0. 'T'his was fPutnam's major game of the year and, incidentally, her only defeat. Thanksgiving Day Marcustry Field was crowded to capacity with sqpe-ctators and rooters from .both towns, Webster and Southbridge. Everyone expected a close game, for comparative scores made it impossible to pro- phesy the outcome. The Bartlett team 'came through with flying colors, the final score being 25-0. Congratulations are extended to all the players who helped to make the 1932 football season a success.

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M12 lllivanfritiearcif 19 3 tlirrnonrcn Basketball 'Bartlett athletes had no sooner recovered from a. successful football season than the calwl for basketball lcandidat-es was issued. Ag-ain a record number re-ported f-or the t-ry outs, but within a few 'days the squad was- trimmed' down to fourteen. With only one veteran, Benlnli-e Kozlovsnslksi, fr-om the cham.pi'o1ns.hip te-am of 1931- 1932, Bartlett was co-nlffronted with a menacing handicap, but Coach George Finnegan imumedliately proceeded to -break in a green squad. Th-e squad was carptained by Bennie Kozlowski, a svportsman and a figh-ter, whose speirit brought the team thr-ou-gh many a critical' period. Coach Finnegan was fo-rced t-o try manly combinations. in order to produce a cooperative teafml, and finally placed his tirst string men as follows: Ralph Iglowsiki, VVilliam Pefpka-, and Paul Stafford, forwardg Micky Nichols, centerg Bennie Kozlowski, and John Koz- lowski, guards. Turbidy, Majewsfki, and Piasta were prominent substitutes in whom Coach Finnegan sees 'first class material for next year. The .season started slowly, a,lthou.gh the Bartlett players soon got their footing to- win the fins-t league garme, which wa-s played with Ho-1-deng from then on the Bartlett team became an obstacle thaft other schools dread-ed to face. Fortunately enough oulr team was vi-ctorious in seven of the ten League games, thereby WlH'UIiHlg the culp awarded th-e champions off the Southern Worcester County League. A.gain the p.r1o-svplechsrf-o'r next year are not too bright, because in alddlition to the captain three regulars are to be lost in Julnneg they -are Rallph Iglowskui, William Pepka, Paul Staftioird, the stellar players of the season. Next yealr's team will be 0a.ptained by .Ivohn Tunbidyg Micky Nichols, a veteran, will be available as center. With srpirit anydu cooperat-ion the tea-In will undoubtedly 'be succ-essfu-l. Members of the squad: B. Kozlowski, captainig R. lglowekig W. Pepkag P. Sta-ffo-rldg M. Nicholmsg J. Kozlowskig J. 'Turb-idyg A. Majewslkig J. Piastag H. Millerg M. Chabotg W. Daniels: B. Belllefvilleg B. Gareaug F. Marchand, man-ager.