Dorchester High School for Boys - Red and Black Yearbook (Dorchester, MA)

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Hockey ENGLISH 7 DORCHESTER 3 A veteran English High six swarmed in and about Goalie Bob Dickey for the better part of two periods, and Bob was forced to make one spectacular save after another. But then, with Ed Flaherty in the penalty box, the Double Blue solved Dickey's magic and sent the disc spinning into the net twice before the period ended. Three more tallies in the final stanza settled the outcome. Dorchester had taken a lead of 2 - 1 in the first period on two shining goals off the stick of Deacon Handrahan. Tarzan Flynn set up both scores with ac- curate passes. This lead was lengthened when Paul Farrell took a pass from Ratto and shot it home in 1:18 of the second period. An English goal made it 3 - 2 and then the game blew up. GAME STANDOUT BOB DICKEY - Bob had more than thirty saves with at least half on the spectacular side. DORCHESTER 5 MECHANICS 1 Leaping away to a fast lead at the outset, the speedy Red and Black six were never headed as it completely dominated play througout the contest. Once more Bob Dickey shone in the nets making sixteen stops. One of these at the end of the first period was simply amazing. Paul Farrell scored the first goal from an almost impossible angle at 3 :24 of the opening stanza. Then in the second period, Franny Martin took A'Tarzan Flynn's smooth pass and slid it home in 1:37. Ed Flaherty followed this with his first goal at 2:49. The outcome was assured in the final period when Flaherty soloed for his second score, timed in 6:30. Farrell com- pleted the rout by tallying at 7:41. BRIGHTEST STAR HBO MULLIGAN- Bo broke up one Buff and Blue attack after another and then either dashed down the ice in Eddie Shore fashion or fed soft passes to his waiting forwards: LATIN 3 DORCHESTER 2 ln one of the best games seen on the Garden ice this season, Boston Latin came from behind twice and finally tallied the winning marker with only twenty-eight seconds left to play. Dorchester, as usual, grabbed the lead when Martin scored unassisted in 3:52 of the initial stanza. Latin tied it up with a score at the six minute mark. Dorchester went into the lead again, in the second period when Ed Fla- herty took a soft pass from Tarzan Flynn and easily beat the Latin goalie. Time 1:31. Latin again knotted the count, and then with Gene Ratto on the bench with an injured shoulder, Hamilton of Latin hung up the heart- breaker. H D page thirty-nine

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first talley. Hurstack converted easily and Dor- chester led 7 - o. In the second period, after a Red and Black drive was halted, Mechanics elected to kick. A poor boot carried out to the 23 where Farrell gathered it in and snake- hipped his way through the bewildered Artisans for the second score. Although handicapped by a five yard penalty. Hurstack sent the leather looping through the uprights for his second straight conversion. Penalty followed penalty for the remainder of the period, and this factor halted the Red and Black from scoring at least one more touchdown. Shortly after the second half got underway, Dorchester found themselves in possession of the ball on the Artisan 32. Ratto and Farrell moved it to the 23. Gene then slid through a hole in the Artisans forward wall, shook off would-be tacklers, and scampered into pay dirt. A'Herdy broke the monotony by missing the conversion and the score stood 20 - o. Here Coach Pendergast sent in a whole new team. After the kick off, the Artisan attack began to click. But a likely looking touchdown drive was halted when Freddie Bush, reserve center. intercepted a stray Mechanic's aerial on their 45. The final period was marred by penalties. A seventy yard run into the end zone by Farrell on the final play of the game was nullified by an offside penalty. Final score-Dorchester 20 - Mechanics o. UNDER THE STARS Paul Farrell -Super Ball Totin! Gene Ratto - Ditto! The entire line -- From Joyce to Melchin DORCHESTER 26 COMMERCE o Paced by Captain Gene Ratto who performed the hat trick by scoring three touchdowns, the Red and Black romped over the pint-sized High School of Commerce in their annual Turkey Day get-together. The score was the highest hung up thus far in the Thanksgiving Day series. THE GAME Dorchester kicked off and after an exchange of punts, took over on the Commerce 47. In two thrusts, Farrell went to the thirty. Ratto shot through a huge hole and then fought his page thirty-eight way to the sixteen. Two plays were stopped on the fifteen, and then Gene went through on the same play, danced away from the safety man, and went into the end zone standing up. Johnny Hurstack accomplished his specialty and the score was 7 - o. The second period was two minutes old when the unstoppable Ratto again broke loose. Running like Gundar The Wonder, Gene raced 65 yards to chalk up his second tally. The score I3 - o. The second stringers took over at this point and drove deep into Commerce territory before losing the ball. Commerce took to the air, but Bob Darcy in- tercepted on the thirty. Darcy an dthen Dolan moved the leather to the 23. Hard-running Bob McGrath then swung the Commerce right end behind the finest blocking we've seen all year to register without being touched. The score read IQ - o at halftime. Commerce received the second half kickoff and immediately punted out to midfield. Ratto ploughed to the 45. On the next play, Gene smashed through the weak side of the Commerce line, shook of would-be tacklers, and dashed down the sidelines to score his final touchdown in the uniform of the Red and Black. Paulie Farrell, subbing for the injured Hurstack, booted a perfect placement to make the final score read 26 - o. The season ended on a high note when Whitey Norton intercepted a desper- ation pass on the Dorchester 25 and raced up the field behind beautiful blocking only to be brought down by the flying Red Harrison on the one yard line. TURKEY DAY STANDOUTS Gene Ratto - Wot a MAN! Franny Martin - Fine play-calling. SEASONAL STANDOUT This can be none other than Captain and Sparkplug, Gene Ratto. Not only did Gene lead in touchdowns with six, but his blocking, especially on Paul Farrell's end runs, was nothing short of devastating. Add this to the fact that he was one of the best defensive backs in the city and you can readily understand why he is our choice. John Hurstack is right on his heels however.

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WEEKLY STANDOUT JOHN FLYNN- 'ATarz played a whale of a game. A little more accuracy on his playoff shots and the result might have been different. DORCHESTER 5 -TRADE SCHOOL 4 Once again the Red 25 Black six stole the headlines as they came from way back to drop highly favored Trade out of the ranks of the undefeated, just as the Tradesmen had done to the Dorchester football team last fall. Mainly through the efforts of the opposing goalies, the first period went by without a score. How- ever, midway in the second stanza the Trades- men's vaunted power came to the fore and three fast goals whizzed past the prone Bob Dickey. Expecting Trade to coast to victory, onlookers were amazed as they saw the Red 'id Black fight back to an even keel before the period ended. Ed Flaherty started the scoring when he inter- cepted Flynn's freak shot and flipped it into the corner of the net. Franny Martin followed page forty this with the first of his trio of goals when he lifted into the nets from the blue line. Then Bo Mulligan picked up the disc in center ice and went in on the unguarded Trade goalie to score easily and knot the count. Early in the third period, Martin tallied on a blistering penalty shot to put the Red '55 Black into a one goal lead. A few minutes later Flynn deposited the rubber on Martin's stick and Fran- ny scored a slick goal from close up. Trade fought back viciously but could solve Bob Dickey for only one goal despite the fact that Dorchester was two men short at one time. The game ended with the heretofore invincible Trade six on the short end of a 5 to 4 score. ICE CHIPS Garden Standouts - FRANNY MARTIN and BOB DICKEY - Franny Martin's hat trick entitles him to the Star of the Day rating. However, Dickey's great goal tending can't be overlooked.