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

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After losing the Midland League basketball title to Marlboro by the score of 28-27, and winning the town championship from the Y. P. S. L. in two straight games, the Maynard High School athletes turned their eyes toward the 1929 baseball season. Tauno Frigard was elected captain of the squad which included only five “letter” men from last year. Owing to the lack of a playing field, the boys did not have a very good beginning. All practices were held in the outfield of the field at Crowe Park. Maynard 6 — Leominster 2 Maynard High opened its 1929 baseball season in the right way by winning from Leominster on April 20th in Leominster. Being the first game, and a rainy day, neither team was able to display a good brand of baseball. Maynard managed to nose out their rivals by the score of 6-2. Lawrence Academy 3 — Maynard 1 Maynard travelled to Groton on April 24 to play the Lawrence Academy nine, but the Academy boys proved too good for the inexperienced Maynard team. Milliken, the Acade- my pitcher, practically won the game alone, striking out sixteen Maynard players besides hitting three doubles himself. Torppa, a converted in- fielder, pitched his first game for Maynard. Marlboro 3 — Maynard 1 Maynard lost its first Midland League game of the year to Marlboro at Marlboro on April 27th. Although Maynard played good baseball throughout, the “jinx” still hovered over them. Maynard got only three hits off Murphy, the opposing pitcher. Maynard errors allowed Marlboro to score its runs. Maynard 12 — Concord 6 Concord, Maynard ' s ancient rival, proved an easy victim to the on- slaughts of the Maynard batters at West Concord on May 1st. Maynard hit and fielded the ball in mid-season style, completely outclassing Concord in every department of the game. Capt. Frigard and Tierney were both hurt in the first inning and had to retire, while their mates forced West- by, the Concord twirling star, to re- tire before a barrage of basehits and runs. The final score was 12-6. Maynard 22 — Clinton 9 Maynard ran “wild” in Clinton on May 2nd when they trounced Clinton High by the overwhelming score of 22-9. The Maynard boys had little difficulty in scoring runs, and the out- come of the game was never in doubt. A cluster of 12 runs in the fifth in- ning clinched the decision for the Maynardites. Milford 8 — Maynard 0 Maynard lost its second Midland League encounter of the year when they were shut out by “Hop” Riopel’s team at Milford on May 11th. Rizoli, Milford pitcher reigned supreme and at no time in the game was he in danger. Maynard was helpless before his pitching, while Milford managed to score eight times before the final out.

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THE SCREECH OWL 15 But I gazed at it sadly the other day, For the garden was dry and dead. I saw none of the gay scene I once had loved, Only weeds in each flower bed. Yet I made, as I viewed that neglected old place, A vow that should head each life- page; “Resolved; that bright youth shall e’er bloom in my heart And crowd out the weeds of old age.” Jane Boicourt, ’29. A PARODY— “PLAY THE GAME” When one great scorer comes To write beside your name, He writes-not that you won or lost, But how you played the game. Do you wish the world were better ? I can tell you what to do. Set a watch upon your actions, Keep them always just true blue. Clean your mind from selfish motives, Make your thoughts both clean and high, You can have a little Eden In the spot you occupy. Gilbert Garland, ’30. A STAR The lamp, lowered, Streamed dimly out Where I waited Tense and anxious. A feeble wail, The shadow of the mother Bending, worn and tender Waiting with patience. ’Twas strange. That night I saw a falling star. Folks said A soul had gone to Heaven. Ethel Elson, ’30. SUN TO SUN Day is ending, Night’s descending, Shadows creep, Earth’s asleep. Fire fly gleams, Moonlight beams Rushing here Cross the sphere. Hope is winging, Counsel bringing, Worry’s ended, Ways are mended. God erases Toil worn faces, Time goes on And reaches dawn! Doris L. Dawson, ’30. MY MASTERPIECE I’ve simply got to write a poem, And do so pretty soon, But I don’t want to write it This warm June afternoon. I need an inspiration, And though I’ve pondered long, The only thought that comes to me Is far from poem or song. I’ve used up all my paper, And still it isn’t done, But I’ll just let it go at this And pass it in for fun. Eileen Mahoney, ’30. LET IT RAIN— LET IT POUR Sometimes it rains ; sometimes it pours, And when I have to stay indoors, I’ll curl right up in a little nook, And bury my nose in an English book. Edward J. Hannon.

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THE SCREECH OWL 17 Maynard 12 — Ashland 5 The first game on the new diamond at Crowe Park was played between Maynard High and Ashland High on May 15th. Maynard dedicated its field by trouncing the visitors to the tune of 12-5. Ashland gave Maynard a scare by scoring four runs in the first inning ; but once ahead, Maynard was never headed. Maynard Seconds 7 — Littleton High 4 On May 17th the Maynard Sec- onds played Littleton High at Little- ton, winning by the score of 7-4. Littleton was no match for the May- nard Seconds, who played tight base- ball throughout. Maynard 6 — Hudson 4 Maynard High won its first Mid- land League contest of the year at Hudson on May 18th, when they staged a last minute rally to break a tie score. The game was a pitcher’s battle between Sczerzen of Maynard and Wheeler of Hudson, until the Maynard boys staged a two run rally in the ninth inning to send Hudson down to defeat. After this game, Maynard and Hudson were tie in the standing of the Midland League. Maynard 4 — Leominster 3 For the second time this year, Maynard defeated Leominster High in baseball; the score of this game being 4 to 3. Going into the last in- ning, Maynard was leading 4-0; but Leominster came back to score three runs, thus making the game interest- ing. The game was just as close as the score indicates, each team play- ing good baseball. Milford 5 — Maynard 4 Maynard went down again before Milford High at Crowe Park on May 25th, after putting up one of its best exhibitions of baseball. For more than half the game, Milford was forced to trail the hard fighting locals ; but Maynard began to feel the strain in the end, giving Milford the victory. This victory practically gave Milford the Midland League pennant, while Maynard went into last place; it being Maynard’s third Midland League loss. Concord 6— Maynard 5 Concord turned the tables on May- nard when they met on Emerson Playgrounds in Concord in their an- nual Memorial Day encounter; the final score of the game being Concord 6 — Maynard 5. In a dramatic seventh-inning rally, Maynard came from behind to score three runs and tie the score. But Concord managed to squeeze over a run in the last half of the inning to win over Maynard for the first time in several years. Owing to the heat, the game lasted only seven innings. Hudson 11 — Maynard 9 Imagine a game in which 20 runs were scored, 17 errors and 23 hits were made; then you will have the story of the Midland League game at Crowe Park on June 1st between Maynard High and Hudson High. It was a loosely played game through- out, with the lead changing hands several times, Hudson finally win- ning out by the score of 11-9. Track For the first time in four years, Maynard High was represented in a track meet, when Maynard and Leominster engaged in a dual meet at Vose’s Field on May 25. The in- experienced locals, under Coach Rup- precht’s direction, were able to win only two first places. The final score was 52 to 29 in Leominster’s favor. On May 28th, Maynard lost a prac- tice meet to Concord by a large score, but they showed a great deal of im- provement since their first meet. Since there are only a few seniors on the squad, Maynard ought to win a name for itself on the track by next spring. Mark Kelley, star quarter- miler of the class of 1930, was elected captain.