Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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THE SCREECH OWL 19 Prospects have never been brighter for a championship team. With your backing and support we can make it the best team in the history of base- ball at Maynard High. Eino Puro, 29. Captain-Elect Howard King, ' 29, was elected Cap- tain of the 1928 football team at a meeting of the football lettermen. King played fullback last year. Girls’ Basketball 56-9 On January 20th the Maynard High girls opened their basketball season with a game at Hopkinton. With little effort Maynard triumphed over their opponents with a score of 56-9. Cap- tain Lehto was high scorer with 27 points and Taimi Nyland a close sec- ond with a total of 21. 17-22 In a hard fought battle Maynard was defeated by the Templeton sex- tette in their gymnasium, 22 to 17. Maynard led at the end of the first half by one point, but during the sec- ond half Templeton emerged ahead and retained the lead throughout the game which resulted in Maynard ' s first defeat. 18-17 The closely played game between Westford Academy and Maynard re- sulted in Maynard ' s second victory. The fourth quarter ended in a 16-16 tie. An extra five minute period was agreed upon during which time both teams scored another point. Excite- ment reigned and shouting was loud w hen Captain Lehto scored the win- ning basket with but a fev seconds to play. 5-39 At the Lexington High School gym- nasium, Maynard struggled courage- ously against the onslaught of the strong Lexington team without suc- cess. Maynard was outplayed in every department of the game by their opponents whose accurate shoot- ing, clever passing and team work, baffled the Maynard players. Maynard scored their five points on foul shots. 23-29 In a lively contest between Hudson and Maynard the former scored a vic- tory. The two rival teams battled vigorously to the end. The Maynard girls have had a rather successful season so far but look forward to the approaching games, which will be played here, with better results.

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18 THE SCREECH OWL Lawrence Academy at Maynard Lawrence Academy again defeated Maynard 58-33 at Waltham Street Hall. Lawrence Academy’s dazzling passing attack soon piled up a large score which again proved to be too much for Maynard to overcome. Maynard at Westford Academy Westford Academy defeated May- nard 19-11 in a close fought game. The small hall was a great handicap to Maynard who were used to playing on regulation floors. Marlboro at Maynard Displaying a passing attack and a defense that completely baffled her opponents, Maynard defeated Marl- boro 35-13 in a Midland League game at Waltham Street Hall. Marlboro, fresh from her victory over Hudson, was a big favorite but was unable to cope with Maynard’s passing and shooting attack. Maynard at Hudson In a game replete with thrills, ex- citement and what not Hudson de- feated Maynard 18-16. Both teams played a fast clean game that spec- tators said was clearly the best ama- teur game they had witnessed. Both teams were tide going into the last quarter, Maynard taking a 2 point lead which was quickly overtaken when Hudson dropped two foul shots and a basket. Maynard rallied com- ing within two points to tie but time was up. Leominster at Maynard Maynard defeated Leominster 24- 11 at Waltham Street Hall. May- nard’s sterling defense and pass work overwhelmed the Leominster quin- tet. White and Frigard paved the way to victory, being high scorers for Maynard. AND HOW! not to , There is a dry politician’s son who, as an athlete, is all wet. Raymond’s boast that they need no high pressure salesmen. They were certainly needed at the bargain sale of basketball tickets, believe you me! What’s the matter with you fel- lows? You know that there’s a saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” At least I hope you fellows are a little more intelligent than man’s best friend. Pep is three-quarters any game. Help the team, contribute your pep, they’ll do the rest. I guess the only pep a lot of you fellows have comes in a box with the name Kellogg on it. Well, all right, all right, don’t get peeved, if you have got pep let us see you up at the game. You know there’s another old say- ing, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” Is it any wonder that they wanted to shoot the boy whose finger was broken by someone’s huge Pullman. The Dope Maynard High is expecting to have a great baseball season this yeai . With practically a veteran team to work with Coach Lent’s prospects of turning out a winning team are very good. The pitchin g staff consists of four veterans who should be able to split up the schedule among them, Tierney, Lovering, Lawson and Rutkowski. Wardzala and Hearon make up the other half of the battery. There is a veteran infield composed of Frigard first, White second, Siipola at short and “Tonsky” Torrpa at the hot corner. The outfield is made up of veterans, Kane, Zaporeski and Nordberg.

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Senior Play The future senior classes of the Maynard High School have a record t o beat ! It was unanimously voted by an appreciative audience that the class of ’28 put on one of the best class plays of recent years. “The Arrival of Kitty” held in the Waltham Street Hall, on February seventeenth, met with overwhelming approval. We admire George Tucker as Bobbie Baxter alias Kitty for showing us what a boy can do with a girl’s part. He took his part equally well as the adoring lover of Jane. Sylvia Ahola, as Jane, is quite noted for her success in taking the part of the unhappy victim of circumstance. Kitty, Jeannette Johnston, registered wrath very successfully when her “Tootsie Wootsie,” William Winkler, tried to keep her from the eyes of the rich Aunt Jane. We don’t blame Mr. Winkler, Leo Mullin, one bit for fall- ing in love with the charming Kitty. The members of the supporting cast were admirably adapted for their re- spective parts and added humor and atmosphere to the play. We congrat- ulate the Senior Class on its out- standing talent and anticipate future achievements along dramatic lines. Miss Kennedy and Miss Patterson should be heartily congratulated for so successfully coaching “The Arrival of Kitty.” Candy, sold by the Junior Girls, and dancing, lasting until one o’clock helped make the evening a success. A happy throng started for home only to find that Kitty had arrived in a snow storm. THE CAST Kitty - Jeannette Johnston William Winkler Leo Mullin Bobbie Baxter George Tucker Jane Sylvia Ahola Benjamin More Edward Fearns Ting Maurice White Aunt Jane Impi Klemola Sam Samuel Gilman Suzzette Sirkka Koivu War Declared! Just before Christmas the school was buzzing with the excitement of a Tong War. An agent from the Crowell Publish- ing Company came one day to give us a talk on “Salesmanship”. His talk ended by stirring up a desire in the hearts of the student body to have a real fight. Not with fists or guns, to be sure, but with subscriptions to magazines. The students were divided into three groups, red, green and blue. Three dragons were pinned on a “wall of China” in the hall and the one that was fed the most subscriptions each day crawled up the highest. At the