Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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ATHLETICS. During the past three or four years the interest taken in athleties at the F. H. S. has been eon- stantlyon the increase, especially in football and baseball. When our illustrious (?) predeces- sors, the class of ’96, left school last year, it was commonly re- marked that the places their ath- letes held on the eleven and base- ball nine could never be filled ; but time told, and b developing new material from the classes of ’97 and ’98, the best football eleven that has ever represented the school was organized. Out of eleven games played, eight were won, one tied and only two lost — an excellent showing. We may state here, with no lit- tle pride, that in many cases the brightest stars of the eleven or nine belonged to the class of ’97. In this year’s football team, the playing of Fahey (’97) was more conspicuous than that of almost any other man, while Ballantine, Powers, Johnson and Ray all did splendid work, and nearly all of these players were members of the ’94 and ’95 teams. Ballantine (’97) was elected cap- tain of the ’96 ’varsity eleven, but for various reasons was obliged to resign, and Claude Kendall (’98) was appointed to the position, which he filled admirably. He was very popular with the men and got much work out of the team, besides playing an excellent game himself, as did many of the other ’98 and ’99 men. In baseball, however, the team which represented our school has played a number of close games the past spring, but unfortunately we have generally met with defeat. There seems to have been a streak of hard luck in nearly all the de- feats, or a case of poor playing during some one inning which lost the game. As in the football eleven, a num- ber of fast players of the nine are from the class of ’97. George H. Sprague, Jr. (’97), the star t wirier of the school, was elected captain, and it was scarcely through any fault of his that the team has gained so few victories, as his pitching in nearly every game has

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LeSvSons in spooninj? given by Miss Fnll-r, ’99, who refers to Mr. Sprague, ’97. Offiee at present. Normal School steps. Will change same to accommodate pxipils. Amasa Nokcuoss, Tres’t. Henry A. Willis, Treas. J. F. D. Garfield, Vice-Pres. Alrert C. Brown, Ass’t Treas. INCORPORATED 1868. Worcester North S vings Institution, •At Ai FITCHBURG, MASS, -a -a Deposits, June 5, 1897, $3,969,605.10 Surplus and Undivided Profits, . ♦ ♦ $303,742.12 Open for Deposits and Drafts from 8.45 to 3 o clock daily, except Saturday, when the Bank closes at 1 2 M. Deposits from one dollar to one thousand dollars may be received from any one ])erson and interest al- lowed on deposits amounting to three dollars and upwards and upon the interest accumulating thereon, until the principal with the interest amounts to sixteen hundred dollars, after whicli the interest must he drawn semi-annually. Interest on deposits computed from the first day of January, April, -luly and October, and dividends will be payable on and after the first day of January and July in each year. Ordinary dividends have been at the rate of four per cent, jier annum, free of taxes. WALDO’S o„..e Opera House. I H. M. FRANCIS, Ladies’ and Gents’ ■CAFE Architect, Fitchburg, Mass. Broiled Live Lobster. Wallace Block. “The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.’’ — Burns, ’97.