Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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mi' Cbfi b. W i t- ' ffii 1 H lI4IlIIII.l- CFBLEW Athletics UR years there has been more or less of a desire in the school for partici- pation in athletics of some kind, and during some sessions this feeling has resulted in the organization of an association which has formed a team or two, usually for basketball. ln l9lliel9lT, before the school moved to its present building, it had a good basketball team, which made an excellent record for the session, and there was a team the following year that 'won some laurels for itself, also. The present :Xthletic .-Xssociation was organized during the session of 1921 - l9'22, mainly by the freshman class of that year, hockey and baseball teams were chosen, and the Ciouncil of the :Xssociation conducted a sut'cessful drive for funds to finance these sports. The hockey team played two games and won both of them. Several baseball games were played, which afforded considerable practice for the team and resulted in these scores: M. Cf P. s-l- Harvard Dental ftig lVl. Ci. P.-5 XYentworth lnstitute-T, M. Ci. Refi Hack Bay :Xthletic Club-5. At the convention of the Massachusetts State llharmaceutical Asso- ciation at Swampscott in june, the Varsity and Scrub teams played a game, which resulted in a score of lil to O, in favor of the Varsity. This year the interest in sports seemed greater than it did during the last session. Basketball being the first activity of the season, a team was organized, which playecf the varsity teams of Holy fross, St. lirancis, Northeastern, Tufts and Boston University. lt lost more games than it won, but this was doubtless due to its inadequate opportunities for training and to the fact that the efliciency of the other teams was the result of two or three years of development. The Association was fortunate in securing the services of liarl Scott as coach, a University of Chicago four-letter man, who certainly gave the boys something to remember during their hours with him in the gymnasium of the Roxbury Boys' Club, which was obtained for practice work. Qur course of study does not allow much time for all of the major sports, but hockey, basketball, and baseball seem to be easily handled, and participation in them has assisted greatly, not only in stirring up some college spirit, but also, by offering keen competition to some of the other colleges, in placing our school a step higher up in the athletic world. The inconvenience of not having a gymnasium on the grounds handicaps the teams in their development, as it is necessary to hire quarters some distance away. A drive for funds last fall and an entertainment- lfndergraduate Night -given in January for the benehtiof the Association, have furnished the money for financing the sports of this session. lt is hoped that itwill be possible to con- tinue having something, each year, in the line of athletic activities. 89

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