Fitchburg High School - Boulder Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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ATHLETICS. niiK football season of ’1)8 oi)cne(l I very iiiaiispieioiisly for the higli seliool. The team of ’1)7 had left behind them a splendid reeord, whieh with the men and materials at hand it wonld be im])ossible to rival, much less outdo. After about one month’s ]3ractice, the outlook bein somewhat dis- couraging, it was agreed that dis- bandment would be best for the team. During October the idea of football was a lost chord in the high school, but as other teams appeared as weak as ours and showed it in their games, a longing soon arose in the school for a good strong game with the pigskin. Practice started again in the last week of October Then came the first game, Nov. 4, at Leominster, which resulted in de- feat. Nov. 9, five days later, we tied the strong Murdock team of Winchen- donin a closely contested game here. Friday, Nov. 11, saw our first victory, at Clinton, and Nov. 16 our second, at Fitchburg. The latter was our greatest game. Leominster was our opponent and was honor- ably defeated by the score of 5 to 0. On the 18th we went to Gardner and met our last Waterloo, but re- turned in a merry mood, humming “There’s a red light on the track for Boozer Brown.” Thus closed the football season of ’98. No great list of victories stood to our account, but the men got an insight into the game and ])avcd the way for next year’s work on the gridiron. Moreover, we had a splen- did financial success, which helped to ]:)ay off some of our too numer- ous debts. In I ' ebruary the W. 1. A. A. ex- ecutive committee, eomy osed of mem- bers from Fitchburg, Gardner and Clinton, met and decided to hold the annual field day at Fitch bui ' g on May 27. Training began in April under the very able instructor, Mr. Brennan, and continued up to the day of the meet. On that day a large crowd was present to see the games. Promptly at 1.30 p. M. the first dash of the 100-yai ' d was run. Then the other events followed in rapid succession until at 6 p. m. it was found that the F. H. S. had won a glorious victory. Only once was any other school ahead in points, and then not for long, for Platts with his usual promptness came forward and took two firsts, which with the other points won saved the day; and everyone went home rejoicing that success had crowned our banner. In the field day we appeared at our best, for in truth our men are built more for this kind of work than for rough work like football. Unstinted praise is due Mr. Bren- nan, the committee in charge, and lastly the team itself, for the suc- cessful manner in which the work has been pushed to a conclusion.

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