Hope High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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FOOTBALL TEAM

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this meet the team did such line work that they were sure of first place before the ineet was half over. .Hope scored 41 points while Classical and Technical followed with 19 and 14 points each. Seabury and Crawford made new records with the hammer and shot respectively. Dining the week which followed the tea.1u worked hard and the weights-men received special coaching. Unfortunately most of the runners became over-trained. On May 30th the second meet was held under the auspices of Brown Univer- sity. This was open to all Preparatory Schools in Rhode Island, and was a very close and exciting ineet. The result was doubtful till the end, but Hope won by her superiority in the Held events. This was the first meet of the Brown Univer- sity linterscholastie League, and Seabury, Salisbury and Crawford have each estab- lished records with the hannner, the discus and the shot. A large silver cup has been offered and will become the property of the school winning three nieets. The cup is now in the possession of Hope Street High School, and it is sincerely to he hoped that we shall be able to keep it. Captain Seabury has been re-elected, and the indications point to another championship team. The point winners in Interscholastic League Meet were: Seabury, Points lst Place Hammer 5ea,bm'y, 3 2d 4' 22 Yards Dash Seabury, 1 Point Eld '- 100 Yards Dash Ifenney, 5 Points 1st Discus Ifgnney, E3 '4 Zfl 'L SliO'E Kenney, 1 Point Eid Hamnier Bm-dick, 5 Points lst Quarter Crawford, 5 Lt 181' L' Shot Sack, , 3 2d High Jump Sack, , 1 Point Bd 4 Pole Vault Llarkuess, 3 L' 2d 110 Yards Dash Simlsbm-y, 2d Discus fx. Chanqpliua 1 POlI11l 3d gc Mcluiemm, 1 3d Half-Mile Kenney, ' gTf,f,m'. D F 1 if aa if Relay Salisbury, The point winners in the B. U. I. T. A. Meet were . Kenney, . ..... Points Zd Place Ilainmer IQQUHQY7 LL 'L sl.lO12 Kenney, 1 Point 4th Discus Seabm-y, iv Points 1st 4' Hammer Crawford, 5 1Sb 'L Shot Salisbury, 5 lst Discus Sack, , 3 2d High Jump Nesbitt, 2 Bd Discus Darling, 15 tied 2d f' Pole Vault Burdick, 1 Point -Lth Quarter Clarke, 1 -lth f' Haininer 19

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. Eliunihali lt is a well established :fact that when a crowd attends an athletic game they anticipate a close and exciting contest. Therefore, judging by the gate receipts, the football team of 704 must have put up a stronger and more interesting exhibition than any of its predecessors, but as the opposing teams had also increased their knowledge of the science of the game, the relative positions of the teams in the league remains about the same as last year. The game went to East Providence on a fluke and the Classical game was lost on very costly fumbles at critical moments. Hope administered three very decisive defeats to Moses Brown School, and one each to WVoonsocket, English and Technical. Captain Seabury's call for football men was responded to' by twenty-six candi- dates, eighteen of whom received the much coveted H, and all finished the season without serious injuries except McKenna, who sprained his ankle as in 302, and this being his second offence, he was sentenced to be captain for '05, The attendance and enthusiasm of the students at the games was most encourag- ing to the players and stimulated them as nothing else could, as all of us can testify who witnessed the stubborn fight, when Hope held East Providence on their two yard line. . The following team was picked after strenuous practice: McKenna, l. e. Allen, l. t. Clark, l. gx Ross, e. Babcock, r. g. MCN aught, r. t. Packard, r. e. Sack, q. b. Seabury, QCapt.j l. h. b. Budlong, r, h. b. Harkness, f. b. Loughran and Donahue did very good work as substitutes for left end and full-back. In spite of the good material, the brilliant individual playing, and the backs, who were the heaviest and the fastest in the league, the team work, which would have Won the championship, was lacking. ' Seaburyls punting, Budlong,s kick-off, and Packardls goal kicking, could be depended on every time. Harkness was a. good ground gainer and hit the line low and hard. Sack at quarter-back handled the team with great discretion. Ross at centre was a tower of strength and was ably supported by Clark and Babcock. Seabury's line bucking and Budlongis hurdling kept the opposingteams guessing all of the time. Captain Seabury deserves great credit for producing a harmonious and spirited eleven who gave him their hearty support on all occasions. Manager 21