Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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FOOTB First Row: Tony Di Nitto. James Delaney, Joseph Evseichick, Edward O ' Neil {co-captain), Guido Rcsati jco-caprain}, Harold Cohen, Bob Giancclo, Allen Klarfaen. Second Row: Charles Carroll, Robert Hanlon, Abel Gallant, Mehro n Wardirosian, Saul Levine, Steve Chwaleszev sid, Peter Karonis, Joe Galizia. Third Row: Nick Opclka, Herbert Sauvirz, Edward Dolhed, Sydney Brown, Earl Ham, Francis Gilloqhy, Walter Feldman, Walter Gieseuk. Fourth Row: Albert Palsi, Al Beaudoin, Tony Riqgio, George Carrol!, Bill Lewis, William McQueeney, Herbert Gold. in for a grim disappointment. The Devils won their first game and completely outplayed the Revere team. Junior wingman, Jim Delaney, crossed into the end zone on a beautiful pass by Glowacki for the first score. The second score came via the famed screen pass play by the same Glowacki. Stanley split the goals twice to make the score—Chelsea 14, Revere 0. In the next game the Chelsea fans were perhaps a bit surprised, but nevertheless delighted when their Red Devils battled Leominster to a total standstill. Twice the Chelseons had golden opportunities to score, with nobody in the way and twice they wore denied. Close to the end of the half, the first score of the game was registered in favor of Leominster by an automatic safety when a sophomore back ' s kick was blocked by three incoming linemen. Previous to this, Stan Glowacki had to be removed from the game be¬ cause of an injury. The second half proved to be a repetition of the first and quarterback Klarfean fig¬ ured that 2 to 0 was as bad as 8 to 0 so he gambled on a fourth down pass which was incomplete and set up the final Leominster score. Back again at our own Memorial Stadium the Quincy gridders were engaged—with the loss of their star triple threat back, Stan Glowacki, Chelsea could go nowhere. Quincy scored twice on a short pass and a line buck. The final score being 13 to 0 in favor of the Granite men. The Medford Mustangs invaded the stadium the following Saturday afternoon determined to steam- rol the reported helpless Chelsea team. Outweighed fifteen pounds to the man, fhe Red Devils played in¬ spired ball for the first two periods, but blood and bones can stand just so much, and the Red Devils were terrifically battered about by the heavier Mustangs. All of the Medford score, though came via air. Again ihe result of the weak Chelsea offense was attributed to the fact that their backfields were working together Page Twenty-rune

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COACH McCarthy FOOTBALL Although the wins this season were few and far between, they certainly proved that we had eleven fighting hearts in the thick of the fray no matter what the score. The Red and Black opened the season against a formidable veteran Saugus outfit. The Chelsea grid men offered only an inexperienced green line and a light backfield. The game throughout had a definite Saugus tinge—scoring on the open¬ ing kickoff the Sachews predominated the play—with revenge in their hearts to make up the 13-7 loss administered last year. The final score was 32 for Saugus and 0 for Chelsea. The second game of a ten game schedule was played under the arcs at the Chelsea Memorial Stadium. After the first fifteen min¬ utes a wondrous change came over the Red Devils and they began living up to their name. So completely did the picture change that two or three times it appeared that the Red and Black would overhaul the two touch-downs Somerville margin. Game statistics show the Red and Black outplayed Somerville in every department of play except the score, and chalked up ten first downs against the Red and Blue ' s five. A revived and taut Revere High invaded the stadium the following Friday evening. They expected an easy victory but they were Page Twenty eiqtu

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Who has the football? Aw coach! Let me go in. ns a complete unit for the first time after the loss of Glowacki. The final score was 20 to 0 in favor of Medford. The McCarthymen, for their next contest, engaged Arlington In their own Pierce Stadium. After pushing and pulling each ether from one end of the field to ■ihe other the score was still 0 to 0 at half. Taking ad¬ vantage of the wind after the kickoff, Arlington began to attack the Chelsea line with nothing but brute power. Their giant backs alternated at slicing the Tackles and sweeping the ends. Aulenbach the big, fast converted tackle scored both the Arlington touch¬ downs on pure power plays. Arlington did not convert either of their two opportunities and the final score was 12 to 0 in Arlington ' s favor. In the first five minutes of the Winthrop game on a muedy field, sophomore Billy Lewis crossed the goal three times and three times was recalled because a lineman was offside. Allen Klarfaen finally broke through for the first score, and George Carroll on a clever fake kick passed to the extra point, The Win¬ throp team showed plenty of fight and roared back to ‘ally themselves after each Chelsea score, but finally emerged on the short end of a 20 to 18 decision. The highlight of this game was a run back of 96 yards of an intercepted pass by converted back Earl Hamm. The final Chelsea touchdown was scored by co-captain Rcsati on a 67 run back on an intercepted pass. George Carroll kicked the extra point. The Chelsea team again left home and this time went over to the Manning Bowl to battle Lynn Eng¬ lish. The final score 33 to 0 in favor of Lynn English was a costly one though on their part as Drolet their star passer suffered a broken leg after being tackled. Co-captain Tip O ' Neil was injured after playing a bang up game as guard. The annual traditional Turkey Day battle loomed up next and only after three days rest the Red Devils went over to Everett to engage Denny Gidea ' s boys. The teams as a whole were evenly matched except for Rompin ' Rudy Ramboli. 210 pound full back. He literally tore the entire Chelsea team apart. The Reo Devils played their heart cut on the field that day but lost to a superior team. The final score was 46 for Everett and 0 for Chelsea. And sc ended another season. Operating in his own right for the first season and uncer such adverse cir¬ cumstances a grea f deal of credit is due to Coach Henry McCarthy, who regardless of score served al¬ ways as an inspiration to the men who worked under him. Praise is also due to assistant Coaches Nechtem, Norman Alpert, and Paul Howell for their excellent help during the entire season.