Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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W ■ v. M a sea of mud LEFT: By the fourth quarter everyone was covered with mud but Malden was winning. Two Malden players leave the field victorious. Thanksgiving Day is traditionally the most exciting game of the season, matching Malden against their archrival, Medford, in the second oldest contest in the country. But, even more attention was focused there, the game was to decide the G.B.L. championship. The Tornados entered the game in a tie with Everett; a win was needed to claim part of the title. This game was to decide the fate of the whole season. Thanksgiving Day dawned cold, raw, and wet. Medford’s field was so bad the game was played in Malden. The Tornados mustered their Spirit, and braved the cold and pouring rain for a warm up period before the game. When Medford refused to warm up because it was too cold many felt it was over. Malden gained an immense psychological edge. The playing field was a sea of mud. It was impossible to distinguish the players’ numbers, and even the team members were sometimes baffled. At half-time, a good part of the field was carried into the locker room. Malden finally triumphed over Medford 14-8. The most memorable moment of the game involved Brian “Bonsey” Carroll who had been manager of the squad for three years, a very special member of the team, he had given as much as others, but had never played. Thanksgiving Day, he finally got his chance. “Bonsey” ran onto the field, beaming with pride. After diving into a mud puddle, he was an official participant. His dream had come true; he, too was a member of the G.B.L. Champs. football 25

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Mud-covered Donny Roach stands and watches the ac¬ tion. The scoreboard shows that time has run out for Medford and that Malden has. won Thanksgiving Day again. BELOW LEFT: Taking a rest Stanley Langston huddles from the rain. BELOW RIGHT: John Stanaseck goes to the bench for a play. 9 20 75 Chelsea Malden 22 6 9 27 75 North Quincy 6 25 10 4 75 Haverhill 29 18 10 10 75 Peabody 6 0 10 18 75 Revere 21 12 10 25 75 Quincy 21 8 11 1 75 Arlington 28 20 11 8 75 Somerville 33 8 11 15 75 Everett 13 14 11 27 75 Medford 14 8 Won 8 Lost Exhaustion shows in the faces of Junior Ford, Ros Schifano and Charlie Russell. Concern of a fourth quarter Medford threat shows in the faces along the Malden sideline. 24 football

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Cheerleader Cheryl Tonge one of the key figures in the scream machine scene. 26 scream machine