Manchester High School - Somanhis Yearbook (Manchester, CT)

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30 SOMANHIS them six points. Both extra. points were miss- ed by narrow margins. From this point on the two teams were very evenly matched, neither team receiving an advantage. SPORTS BRIEF The football team did not have a success- ful season as far as games won and lost are concerned. However, this year's team was comprised mostly of members from the three lower classes, this will help in building up next year's team. Squatrito was the outstanding performer, scoring all but three of the touchdowns made during the year. Squat is a triple threat back, one of the best in the league, but the interferance received from the backfleld and ends helped in his offensive work. Coach Clark has the usual problem of building a basketball team up to the standard produced at M. H. S. He will have six veter- ans around which to build a winning combin- ation. These boys are Turkington, Tierney, Smith, O'Leary, Squatrito and McCormick. He will also be well supplied with reserve mater- ial. Some of the candidates who have showed promise are McHale, Lerch, Hedlund, Kerr, Fraser and Werner. , There are nfteen games on this year's schedule which opens December 5th when we entertain East Hartford here. The swimming team is hard at work in the effort to be ready for the opening meet. This team will also be backed up by veterans, namely, Captain Joslin, Lithwinski, Stephens, Davis and Ruddell. They are working hard for the initial meet. The aquadlc squad won the championship for the third time and obtained permanent possession of the trophy last season. A FEW HINTS T0 THE FANS 1. Fight for your team and they'll iight for you. 2. Have coniidence in them and they'll have it themselves. 3. Do your best, and they'll do theirs. 4. Cheer everybody, jeer nobody. 5. Treat your visitors as guests, not as con- tageous diseases. U 6. In excitement throw no acorns or soda bot- tles. 7. Cheer the losers, as well as us winners. S. Vennart TWELVE YARDS TO GO Fourth down is now comin' And twelve yards to go, Two minutes to win in, The captain picks Joe. Third number, he takes it Around the left end, With effort he makes it And glory for him. For Joe made the touchdown And I cleared the wayg Though rivals I knocked down, 'Course JOE won the day. Richard Nichols, '32

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MANCHESTER 6 Manchester went to Bristol BRISTOL 12 for its ilrst league game. There they met a 12-6 reversal, which was mostly accounted for by a few bad breaks. The team made eleven first downs as compared to nine for Bristol. The game dis- played some hard fighting spirit. Squatrito, aided by a fighting line, scored the lone Manchester tally on a series of short gains. Bob Greene, star fullback, and Gerske stood out on the Bristol team. MANCHESTER 7 MERIDEN 14 With two penalties against them, which came when yards meant most, Manchester bowed before Meriden 14-7. It was one of the best high school games ever played ln Meri- den. The nrst half was all Meriden, with the second practically a reversal. Cook was the whole show for while Bjorkman and Squatrito were the best for Manchester. Meriden, MANCHESTER 0 EAST HARTFORD 13 Once more the team was defeated after making more drst downs than its opponent. This was the third straight league defeat but in all of which the team has gone down fight- ing hard. They haven't yet been completely outclassed, and this game was not out of the usual course. The Gecl brothers of East Hart- ford starred by each tallylng a touchdown. Sheridan thrilled the spectators by several end runs. MANCHESTER 19 WEST HARTFORD 6 Determined to score its first league victory and to avenge itself for previous setbacks, the team completely routed the highly praised West Hartford grid warriors, who appeared with an uncrossed goal line at the West Side field. It was the objective game of the sea- son: and although West Hartford was a heavy favorite, there was a large turnout or students who inspired the team and hoped for the best. Thisdefeat automatically gave Bristol the league title, which is the nrst time it has ever rested in that city. The team scored all its points in the -ilrst half when the oiense was clicking in' perfect fashion. The second half constituted more'de- fensive play by the Manchesteritesg Squatrito and O'Leary shared the honors of the day, while practically the whole West Hartford team could not get out of its footsteps. MANCHESTER 19 WINDHAM 21 Resuming its rivalry with Windham, the Kelleyites lost a see-saw battle when the op- ponents crossed the goal line. in the closing minutes. Windham displayed a flne aerial at- tack in Luciana and Kamlnsky. considering the playing conditions. The Windham grid- sters won through their ability to make every point after the touchdown. All Manchester's points came via the Squatrito route. The series between the two schools now stands four to three in favor of Windham. In total points, Manchester is leading -75 to 72. MANCHESTER 6 BULKELEY 6 Manchester did very well to hold a much favored Bulkeley team to a tie score. The Red and White started oft fast and scoredatouch- down in short order. This seemed to inspire the New London team for they came right back with a determined threat that netted

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CLASS OF 1918. Harry B. Lindberg has enrolled in the New York University Department of Architecture. . CLASS OF 1924 William Potterton is head of the English department at Dean Academy. Beatrice Armstrong has accepted a posi- tion to teach in Norfolk. CLASS OF 1925 Barbara Bendall, a graduate of Tufts '30, is teaching English at Chateau Thierry ln France. Emily House, a graduate of .Miss Whee- lock's School is teaching kindergarten at the Choate Private School in Brookline. Charles House, a graduate of Harvard '30, has enrolled at the Harvard Law School. Eleanor Blish, a graduate of Rollins College in Florida '30, is now an assistant librarian at the South Manchester Library. Harry Bellamy has entered Worcester Tech. CLASS OF 1926 Miriam Silcox, a graduate of Wllllmantic Normal School '30, is teaching ln Rocky Hill. Evelyn Clarke, a graduate of the Connecti- cut College for Women, has accepted a posi- tion, in Pennsylvinia as a secretary at the Y. W. C. A. CLASS OF 1927 Clarence Carlson is now managing the Atlantic and Pacinc at 1073 Main Street. Ethel Smith graduated in June from the Hartford Hospital Training School. CLASS OF 1928 Naomi Foster has returned to Mount Hol- yoke for her third year. A Ludwig Hansen has resumed his studies at Yale. Edith Balch, Edna Howard, and Arllne Wilkie are now teaching in Manchester. Albert Tuttle is taking a Post-Graduate course. CLASS OF 1929 A Robert Glenney re-entered Williston this fall. Ruthven Bidwell and Hyman Yules are at Yale. Robert Smith and Jacob Rublnow have returned to Harvard. Mary Walker has entered Simmons College prior to entering the New England Deacon- ess Hospital in Boston. Ruth McNenemy has returned to'Mlddle- bury College. Theodore Luplen has enrolled at Harvard. Edward Markley has returned to Tufts Col- lege. ' Ruth Behrend, who has resumed her studies at Tufts, is a member of the Varsity Tennis Team there. Raymond Carey, who for the past year worked in the Chemistry Laboratory ln Cheney's, has entered Tufts. CLASS OF 1930 Elena Burr, Margaret Johnson, Alice Roach. Elizabeth Rich are enrolled at the Connecti- cut Business College. Edward Hansen is taking a Post-Graduate course. MARRIAGES Gertrude Berggren '20 was married this summer and is now residing ln New York City. ' Betty'Robbins '27 was married to Russell Merrill '28, August 9, 1930. . Dorothy Staye, '24 was married recently. Dorothy Norris, '24 was married to Frank Little '23. Edward 'Laking '23 was married to Nellie Foley '24 in September: ' Frances Spillane, '19 was married recently to Attorney William J. Shea. ' P Ruth Wogman, '29s was married to Theodore Chambers, '27, November 22 1930. '