Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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FCOTBALL Latin 7 St. Mark's 0 Latin 0 Mechanics 0 Latin O Brookline 7 Latin 19 Roxbury Memorial 6 Latin 6 Dorchester 0 Latin 7 B. C. High 16 Latin 7 Commerce 0 Latin 7 Trade 0 Latin 19 English 12 W..- b Hit That Passer First Row lleft to rightl: Connolly, Curran, Gudaitis, Kineavy, Redgate, Ward, Capt.g Casey Sullivan, F. Kelley, A. Kelley, Collins. Second Row Cleft to rightlz Dunn, Slattery, Killion, Maclntyre, Powers, Tarushka, Robinson McDermott, Flynn, Rarlet, Monahan. Third Row ileft to rightlz Rowen, Mgr., Toole, P. Kelley, Murphy, Van Buskirk, Lyneg Page Eighteen Coshnear, Lee, Waitkunis, Calicchio, Coach Fitzgerald.

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Coach Fitzgeralds warriors closed a success- ful season by beating their highly favored Eng- lish High rivals, 19-12. By remaining unde- feated in the City League, they were crowned unolhcial champions of 1940. The outlook was dismal at the beginning of the season with only a handful of returning veterans, but, as usual, Charley Fitzgerald developed an outstanding eleven. A feature of this year's team that escaped most of its followers was its terrific speed. Latin's live-man backfield of Sullivan, Connolly, Killion, Kelley, and Slattery was the fastest offensive unit in the city. It was this same speed that enabled the Purple line to get the jump and out-drive the massive Blue and Blue fron- tier all day. Teamwork was the keynote of success. There were no outstanding stars. Sullivan, hero of the English game, and Connolly, outstanding in his first year of competition, shared most of the backfield glory: but both these boys realized what they owed Bud Killion, their blocking back, the unsung hero of any football team. We must also doff our hats to George Casey, a su- perb wingman. The rest of the club consisted of some great performers also: Larry Redgate, stellar pivot mang Charlie Gudaitis, a defen- sive tigerg and Fred Kelley, brilliant running guard. Also, we pay tribute to two boys who received less recognition than any other mem- bers of the team. They filled in a gap that looked immense and played the whole year as The Line of Most Resistance iron men, receiving practically no relief- Latin's two truly great guards, Curran and Col- lins. Let us also remember the second-stringers and the subs that make a hrst team possible. Theirs is the hardest job-unceasing labor, with not even a hope of recognition. This year's team will be wiped out by grad- uation. The whole line, from end to end, and two of the starting backfield will receive their diplomas. It is up to those returning and to the lower classes to fill in these gaps and keep Latin at the top of the high school heap. ED, NOTE: There can be no greater praise for Captain Bill Ward, the author of this piece, than the acclaim of his team-mates who elected him to lead them as their captain. Subversive Inactivity