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

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5' i i f , CL.xss OFFICERS -Star Athletes Bill Cahill, President Lawrence Bushey. Sc'creta1'y-Treasure1 DORCHESTEB 13 - ENGLISH 6 By capitalizing on early scoring opportunities, Dorchester won its first game over English High since 1941. Star halfback, Vinnie Milano, led the Red and Black to its third consecutive victory of the season. Early in the first period an English scoring drive was halted when Milano intercepted an aerial and ran it back to his own 43 to launch Dorchesteris initial touchdown surge. With Milano and Livingstone alternating the ball tot- ing, the Red and Black marched 58 yards to score. After racking up a first down on the Blue and Blue 21, Dorchester pulled the favorite i'Button- hookv play. Milano passed to end Don Mac- Donald, just over the scrimmage line, and the later lateraled to quarterback Larry Bushey who scampered the remaining yards for the tally. Reliable Dick Sheehan then converted the seventh point. In the second stanza, an English fumble on its own 40 yard line set up the final Dorchester score, Frank Trecarichi ate up ten yards and Milano and Bill McDonald banged to the 20. From there Milano swept his right end to the three-yard line. Then Dorchester was penalized five yards for taking too much time. At this point Don MacDonald carried on an end-around to score the second and clinching Dunbar touchdown. Sheehan's placekick was blocked with the result that the Red and Black led 13-0 as the first half ended. The English running attack began to roll early in the third period, when john Sylvester broke through guard and sped 48 yards to the Dor- chester eight, before being overtaken and hauled down by Frank Trecarichi, thus saving a touch- down. The Red and Black line held and gained the ball on downs. The Blue and Blue finally scored in the fourth period. After marching 45 yards, Joe Lousasa- rian raced 15 yards around the left flank to end the English scoring for the day. English took to the air late in the final chapter, hut the Dorchester defense tightened up to put an end to any other offensive attempt on the part of the desperate English cohorts. DOBCHESTER 19 -BOSTON TECH 0 YVith the combination of quick opening plays and an unyielding forward wall, Dorchester was able to roll over a determined Technical eleven which had plenty of spirit. By scoring two quick touchdowns in the first quarter, the Bed and Black coasted along to an easy 19-0 win. Dorchester started its offensives early by march- 35 yards down-field immediately after the open- ing kickoff. Milano finally was forced to punt from Tech 46. At this point, however, the boys from intown showed their manners by giving the ball right back to Dorchester as Captain Billy Cahill jumped on a fumble just inside Technicalis 20 yard line. Dunbar was sent to the 47 by virtue of two holding penalties in a row. Bill McDonald got 22 yards back by racing through tackle to the 25. Milano picked up five to the 20 and then passed fifteen yards to Don MacDonald for a first down on the Blue and Buff Hve yard line. Two plays later Stan Living- stone went over from the three to give Dor- chester a six point lead as Sheehanis following conversion attempt was blocked. RED AND BLACK 41

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DORCHESTER 6 - BRIGHTON 0 By scoring a lone touchtown midway in the second period, Dorchester was able to bounce back on the victory trail as they defeated Brigh- ton by a 6-0 score. Because of the two strong lines that were fac- ing each other, neither team got anywhere on offense during the first period. No first downs were registered in this time, and as a result punting was the main issue. Early in the second quarter, after one of Milano's boots had set Brighton back to its 34, the Orange and Black was slapped back 15 more yards on a holding penalty. At this point Mil- ano intercepted a pass on the 35 from where he ran it back to the Brighton 27. Things look bad for the Red and Black, as two pass plays and a line buck failed to gain a yard. However, with fourth down and 10 yards to go the Buttonhookv clicked for a first down on the Brighton nine yard line. This play was started by a pass from Milano to Cahill, who lateraled to Bushey, who again lateraled to Don MacDonald. Three plays later Milano went over from the one to give Dorchester its first and winning touchdown. Sheehanis place-kick was wide. Brighton was able to march to the Dorchester 22 after the kickoff, but the Red and Black line held to take over on downs. Throughout the third period Dorchester was carrying on another sustained scoring drive which was finally halted on the Brighton six. The important play in this drive was a pass from Larry Bushey to Dick Sheehan which covered 28 yards to the Brighton six. From this point, however, Dorchester was unable to gain a yard and lost the ball. Late in the final stanza Brigh- ton recovered a fumble on the Dorchester 22, but failed to score in the little time that was left. We doff our caps to the two ends, Cahill and MacDonald for their terrific game, although Vinnie Milano still holds the spotlight for his punting and running. DORCHESTER 13 - ROXBURY MEMORIAL 6 The highly-touted Roxbury eleven, which was still celebrating its fresh victories over Latin and English, was dumped by the lighter Dorchester team with a decisive 13-6 victory. r f- . ... 1 Hi- . ,W 40 RED AND BLACK It looked as if the Red and Black were going to hit pay dirt early in the first period, when, soon after the Kick-off, a Milano-Bushey-MacDonald Buttonhook play which covered 40 yards, had planted Dorchester on the Memorial 17 yard line. At this point both teams traded fumbles with Dorchester finally ending with the ball on its own 48 yard line as the opening period ended. The earlier part of the second quarter was spent in a kicking duel between Vin Milano and Memorialis Don Shelton. A poorly placed Mem- orial punt set up the first Dorchester touchdown. The ball was kicked out in flat directly to Frank Trecharichi. The fleet halfback caught the ball on the Roxbury 32 and ran straight up the side- lines to the five yard stripe. On the next play Milano carried around left end for the first score of the ball game. Dick Sheehan place- kicked the extra point, and the Red and Black had a seven point lead at halftime. Bill McDonald kicked off for Dunbar to open the second half. Memorial lost the ball on downs on its own 27 yard line to pave the way for the second Dorchester tally. Thereupon the entire Red and Black backHeld of Livingstone, McDonald, Bushey, and Milano alternated in rushes through the Roxbury line and six plays later Larry Bushey bucked over from the three. Sheehan's conversion was wide, but Dunbar had already scored more than enough to win. Roxbury came to life in the final stanza and capitalized on a Dorchester fumble on the 20 yard line. Don Shelton picked up fifteen yards around end to the five. Memorial was penalized five yards for off-side, but the same Shelton again ran the Dorchester end and this time scored. The Red and Black defense now showed its ability by halting both the ground and aerial attempts which Memorial pulled during the remainder of the game. Gus Schwehr, the Dor- chester left tackle, pounced on a loose ball to stem one of the opposition's desperate drives near the end, while Milano proved he was adept in defense as well as offense by intercepting two of Roxbury's attempts through the air. As can be seen above, the whole team contributed to this well-deserved win showing that certainly no one man could be picked as being outstanding.

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FOOTBALL SQUAD After a Billy McDonald kickoff, the Technical boys tried to pull themselves together, but the Bed and Black line would only give them seven yards on three plays, and again they were forced to punt. Even this strategy was of no avail for Livingstone ran the ball back thirty yards to put Dunbar deep in enemy territory on the Tech 30 yard line. A clipping penalty sent the Red and Black to the 45 and from there Milano cut through tackle to hit pay dirt from 45 yards out. Sheehan's place-kick was then blocked during the few seconds remaining in the first period. In the second chapter the Blue and Buff took to the air, but again were forced to punt before reaching midfield. From its own 45, Dorchester started another sustained scoring drive which faded on the Technical 18 yard line as the first half ended. The Red and Blackis final touchdown was scored on a fluke at the start of the third period. Bill McDonald,s beautiful kickoff rolled into the Tech end zone, and, as the receivers stood around gaping at the loose ball, Frank Trecarichi pounced on it to give the Dunbarites a surplus touchdown. This time Dick Sheehan split the uprights and Dorchester had its 19-0 lead which was nurtured to the gameis end. 42 RED AND BLACK Tech could make no more headway in the time remaining as the Red and Black reserves took over, and to be more exact the only time the Blue and Buff was able to cross midfield offen- sively was late in the fourth period. DORCHESTER 13 - LATIN 13 Dorchester High met Boston Latin at Fens Stadium in one of the hardest fought contests of the year which resulted in a 13-13 deadlock. Latin drew first blood in the opening quarter by capitalizing on one of its own mistakes. A bad pass from center on fourth down, with ten yards to go, was converted into a first down by Ed Dempsey who ran 12 yards to the Red and Black 34 yard line. On the next play, Markoff skirted left end and went all the way for the touchdown. Dorchesteris first tally came midway in the second chapter as Milano ploughed over from the one foot line. This score was set up by the same Milanois 29 yard run for a first down on the Latin 17. After Don MacDonald raced to the Eve yard line on an end around play, it took halfback Milano two plays to hit pay dirt. Dick Sheehan place-kicked the extra point and the teams were tied.