Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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P i P . L Qfx I S l 5- P E 4 if E r i . l S L. PAGE TWENTY-TWO THE 1944 PEP Both teams played a fast, hard game of foot- ball, making this game the contest of the year from the standpoint of the spectators. South Paris, October 28 To the pleasant surprise of the Pinto rooters the Mexico gridders proved beyond a doubt that they have an offense as they shellacked the South Paris Cardinals 32 to 0. After being denied a touchdown for the first two quarters the Mexico backs suddenly ran beserk with Mott, Downs, Buotte, and Martin smashing the South Paris line to bits. ' The Mexico linemen again played their fine defensive game and received much, well earned praise for their excellent blockwork and tackling. ' . ' Berlin, Octo-ber 30 A greatly improved Mexico football team scored in every period today as it smeared the Berlin Mountaineers, 39 to 0. The rout started soon after the opening kick- off and continued until the final whistle was blown. Only occasionally were the Berlin backs able to gain consistently against the Pinto's forward wall. The Mexico offensive which has shown a constant improvement in recent games proved that it has nearly reached its peak and gave warning that it will be hard to stop in the future. Gould, November 6 The Orange and Black representatives of Mexico High played a hard but unsuccessful igme gt Gould Academy, the final scoring being to . - The Pintos were faced with many diiiiculties. the main one was obviously Gould's well coached reserve strength. Another factor which played an important part in Mexico's defeat was the muddy field which proved very detrimental to Mexico's fast cutting backs. During the first five minutes of the contest Mexico took the kickoff and after four plays a Mott to Gautreau pass was completed for the Pintos only tally. The second quarter was action packed but both teams failed to score. The second half was dominated by Bob Scott's boys who scored twice in the last quarter. All attempted conversions failed due to a wet and elusive ball. p Rumford, November 11 The Pintos wound up a most successful sea- son in a blaze ofglory by outfanning and out- playing a heavier Rumford eleven in the Annual Armistice Day Classic as they defeated the Panthers 7 to 0. The Orange and Black inaugurated the only sustained offensive of the afternoon in traveling 85 yards in 11 plays. After Bill Mott had returned a Bulger boot to the 30, the Pinto backs clicked off three first downs in a row, shoving the ball up to the Panther thirty. After two incomplete passes, Clarence Buotte came from nowhere to grab a Mott toss and run twenty yards for a touchdown. From there on it was merely a resumption of the Hrst period play with neither side showing any clean-cut superiority. In licking the Panthers twice in. a row for the first time in nearly two decades the Pintos functioned like a well oiled machine, displaying a brand of ball typical of Mexico's proud ath- letic history. The following were awarded letters: Albert Downs, William Mott, Edward Martin, Clarence Buotte, George Fogarty, Robert Allen, James Fraser, George Worthley, John Crosby, Elwin. Scott, James Gautreau, Earl Kidder, Rae Burns, David Allen, Lee Starbird, Paul Michaud, and Robert Hargreaves. ' BASKETBALL ' The first week of December the 1943-44 boys' varsity basketball team turned out for their first practice. Coach Cobb started the season with a number of experienced players. December 10, 1943 The Pintos' opening game took place in the Orange and Black Gym, but with not-too-pleas- ing results. The Grayhounds took the game. 35-21. December 15, 1943 This date found the.team at Livermore Falls. The boys lost after a good showing for Mexico, 32 to 33. January 7, 1944- Our first game with the school across the river was a total defeat of the boys' Varsity with a score of 44 to 11. ' January 11, 1944 The Pintos really seem to be jinxed. At Farmington we are taken over 48 to 18. January 13, 1944 A turn of the tide! On our own floor we walk off with the score 48 to Jay's 18. January 14, 1944 We are really improving! The Pintos show their stuff in this game at home with Oxford. The score: Mexico, 415 Oxford, 14. January 20, 1944 At home again, the team of the Orange and Black stages a great fight against Livermore Falls. Score: Livermore, 21: Mexico, 20. January 21, 1944 At Wilton we face the High Scorer Dyke and are taken over 59 to 21. February 1, 1944 At Rumford the Pintos take a walloping from the Panthers, who carry the game 38 to 24. February 4, 1944 We bow to Wilton again in the M. H. S. gym 56 to 23. February 11, 1944 At Oxford we come into the limelight again at 37 to 23. February 15, 1944 The Pintos fight a tough game with Gould to come out the underdog with a score of 33-26. LX.

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THE 19441 PEP PAGE TWENEY-ONE Tl-ILETICS A SQUAD FOOTBALL V Back row, left to right: William Mott, Clarence Buotte, Albert Downs, Edward Martin, Raefield Burns, Paul Michaud. Second row, left to right: Lee Star bird, David Allen, Earl Kidder. , Front row, left to right: George Fogarty, Robert Allen, James Fraser: A Captain, George Worthleyg Elwin Scott, John Crosby, James Gautreau. ' BOYS' ATHLETICS-FOOTBALL Wilton, September 25 ' For the second successive year the Pinto gridders opened their season by tacking a defeat on a much heavier and more experienced Wilton Academy team to the tune of seven to nothing. The game winning tally materialized late in the third quarter as a result of a Wilton fumble. Then in continuance of their heads up play which characterized the first half the Pintos recovered the ball on the Wilton 15 yard line. The Mexico backs then shoved the oval over in three fine running plays for the game's only touchdown. The contest Was highlighted by the fine defense presented by the Pinto line which showed to an excellent advantage their three weeks of careful conditioning. ' Rumford, October 2 History again repeated itself as the poten- tially powerful Panther team from across the river was held to a scorelsss tie by the light but determined forces of Mexico High. Four plays following the opening whistle, the Panthers taking advantage of a blocked punt, found themselves deep in Pinto territory. At this point, however, the Stephens High eleven was brought to a standstill by the Mexico lines- men. Bill Mott then punted out of danger to the mid-field stripe thus ending the only serious scoring threat of the afternoon. From there on the game consisted only of numerous exchanges of punts, neither team being able to come up with any sustained offensive. Madison, October 18 For the first time in two years Dame Fortune turned her back on ithe Mexico gridders as they went down to a seven to nothing defeat before Madison High, Shortly after the opening kickoff, Madison took possession of the ball and quickly carried the ball over the Pinto line for their only tally. The undaunted Pinto then came back to click off four first downs in a row only to lose pos- session of the ball on the Madison two yard line. The Mexico backs dominated the play during the second and third quarters but seemingly lacked the final punch when the chips were down. In the fourth stanza, they flashed a brilliant offense, marching fifty-five yards for a touch- down. However, their hopes were quickly dashed to the ground as the attempted conver- sion missed fire.

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THE 1944 PEP PAGE TWENTY-THREE February 18, 1944 Livermore Falls watches us lick the Jay five to the tune of 35 to 17. February 24, 1944 Our last game of the season is plaged at home against the mighty Gould, who jump on with a score of 33 to 18. A Squad .boys receiving letters are: B. Mott, G. Fogarty, R. Burns, J. Fraser, lil. Ferland, G. Worthley, A. Downs, R. Allen, and Mgr. L .A11en. - A SQUAD BASKETBALL Back row, left to right: Cobb, coach: Fraser, Jami- son, Worthley. Middle row, left to right: Sinclair, Fogarty. Waite, Ferland. ' Front row, left to right: Mott, Cant., Downs, R. ' Allen, R. Burns. A B SQUAD Although the Junior Varsity Team didr.'t have a very successful year they proved that they could play a good game of basketball. 16 Farmington 13 Mexico 15 Rumford 53 - . 28 Farmington 27 25 Rumford 64 11 Gould 15 I B SQUAD BASKETBALL Back row, left to right: Sedgeley, mgr.g Howard, Leavitt, J. Burns, Swett, Cobb, coach. Second row, left to right: Dyer, Stafford, Poirier, Packard. - Front row, left to right: A David Allen, Scott, J. O'Leary, P, Perry, J. Buc- cina. Mexico 22 Gould 20 28 West Paris 32 19 West Paris 21 Those boys receiving their J. V.'s are: J. Buccina, N. Waite, L. Jamison, R. Hodgkins, I. Howard, N. Dyer, J. Stafford, J. Burns, J. O'Leary, E. Scott, J. Swett, P. Perry, E. P01-ier. A. Judkins, D. Allen, E. Packard, and R. Sedgeley. W I !....w-..-v.