Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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NM, . T3 Chelsea Locomotive Robby Robichaud the hostiles eeked out a 7-U win. This marked the first loss lor the Devils. The teams fought tooth and nail throughout the game but it was only the ability of Robichaud that stood in the way of a possible defeat for the invaders. Sporting a win, a loss, and two ties the Chelsea team now hit the road lor the first time travelling to Quincy and proved to all that although they were not a great team they certainly possessed courage. Minus a lew of the regulars and virtually all of its reserve strength due to a holiday, the local heroes saw Quincy score nine points in no less than six plays but the local heroes tar trom gave up and Well nigh took the meas- ure ot the Granite City team. They did, however, maintain the superior lorce throughout the remainder ot the game yet the contest ended as it was six plays trom the opening whistlef9-U in tavor ot Quincy. Arlington High, one ot the powerhouses in greater Boston, came next on the Red Devil schedule and with Lady Luck smiling on them, forced the locals to sustain their third consecutive loss ot the season, this time l3-U. Their first tally came when Chelf sea tumbled on their own goal-line and Everett Blitz Henry McCarthy, Coach and Tip O'Neil, Co- Captain Elect. Page Twenty-nine

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FOCTBALL The grand-daddy of all Red Devil athletic aggregations, the football eleven, inaugu- rated the l94U-41 sport season by engaging in one of the most strenuous campaigns in recent years. Meeting in battle ten of the toughest teams in Eastern Massachusetts, the C.H.S, grid club emerged sporting a none too fancy record of two wins, six losses, and two ties. The season's record, although far from impressive, seemed to sat- isfy the demands of newly-appointed head coach, Henry H. McCarthy, who spent the greater part of the season experimenting with new methods and conveying to the boys his style of play, which differed some- what from the style employed by his pre- decessors. On Friday, the 13th of September, the sea- son got underway when the Red Devils, then a green, light, and inexperienced squad entertained a highly touted Saugus High eleven whom early season experts tabbed the team of the year and before a record breaking crowd of lOUOU fans who left home store and street corner to witness the proceedings pulled what proved to be the mayor upset of the year by forcing the Sachems to succumb to a stunning defeat Nicewicz pass interceptions and Hugh Fitzpatrick s almost miraculous feat of com pleting ll out of l8 passes aided the Devil cad e no little Tic following Friday night found the Che' ca Memorial Stadium once again illuminated with flood lights this time to enable the grid force from Somerville to invade the local grideiron to do battle with a newly-spirited, but somewhat cocky Red and Black contingent. Another capacity crowd was in attendance intent on seeing if the Saugus game was played under a lucky star, but after an hour and a half of play the teams left the field without either being able to push across a tally and the fans filed out unable to determine who was the better club. Rego for the visitors was elusive as an eel but the great defensive play of Stan Glowacki and Vin Selevitch prohibited the enemy flash from reaching pay-dirt. The aerial attack of the local heroes was stopped as was their ground offensive. ln the third night game of the season, the Red Devil fans saw a truly great exhibition of the McCarthy inspired spirit when the locals spotted a Revere club thirteen points in the first six minutes of play yet came back in the last half to deadlock things at 1313 all and but for extremely bad luck could have tucked this fray in the win bas ket instead of having it end in the second con ecutive tie Early in the first quarter two Chelsea passes were intercepted and converted into enemy touchdowns but in stead of collapsing as might be expected the Red Devils roared back with little power house Nicewicz paving the way A highly favored Leominster outfit came tumbling into the Devil stadium on Satur day October Sth for the first daylight game of the season for the McCarthymen and behind the superlative all around play of Bench Warmer 'j' nw.: ..,,- 'Q' ,is J fi' T .adm 1 1 I - V - I - . S . . , . , , , . . . . 1 I . . f - . . . . I f - - S . . - . . F . . . . . .U , , - V I S v . ,Q ir i , r f , I. ,,, . fi, 'L . 4 5-,,.i. -p.s,1w 5' - K- s r-sf Q-.- n - K . .Nw -,,p,g.L,: . f. v . he . ' 'P W -'Qw ' 9-f ,Q , -, --ar. - if we ffiff X.. , f , pst V 'jx-miss' 1, ,, Vnqf rufv, ., K A I ' Q -WZ.. , N 3,- Y 3 Lwwaf' me ' .v-' . M., . in M jmftyaz... ' ,, ,frffy A r , , . ' ,.,v' ff' ' - 'f - ., . 'vi ' f - X, , - ' 'Lf VJ TQr - 'VY' fp, ..-, f-'Nr,R -E 4' 'Tri' . su - , .N 4' J-W .1 ff - ' .fn ,, --ali . , . r . . F ,inf . .1 ,f- -M' A-af-. . - ,ve N ,- ..,., . .vw 'Q Q...-. -,Q Q -r ...M 0'.H'n .. M--1

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Top: Center Plunge. Bottom: Chelsea line :smashes Everett backfield ace. Below: lt's all over now. l l L......., i their other tally came on a pass play that was being completed when the whistle for the end of the half was blown. Against a Peabody eleven that went undefeated, untied, and unf- scored upon most of the season, the Red Devils could do little and succumbed 20-U. The Devils, nevertheless, supplied their fol' lowers with thrilling moments and every enemy score was hard earned. This contest was also a night affair and marked the first time that a CHS. team bowed to defeat in an after supper contest since the new stadium was built in l935. A new spell overcame the Red Devils in their encounter with Winthrop f-ligh and they had litf tle difficulty in drowning their Ocean City rivals 25-l3. Needless to say, Ziggy Nicewicz was the CHS, ace in this contest, tallying three touchdowns as the line op- ened gaping holes in the Winf throp defense. Never behind, Coach McCarthy utilized the opf portunity to get a line on his re- serves and from their fine showe ing produced the fact that next year might be one for the Red Devils from Chelsea to show the way. Boleyn Dancewicz, Lynn Classical bombshell, conducted the greatest one-man shew of the season as he trounced the Red Devils single handed ZQAO. lt should be reported, however, that there were ten other Lynn Classical players on the field al- so. He continually broke away on long runs and his great defen-