Middlesex School - Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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1 x EEE1iE.Z4lQQE. C . . -t-CQN9QQ,NlQ?- in the season. We met a dehnitely inferior Nobles team and easily won, 14-O, on touchdowns by Winsor and Lennihan, with placements by Mead. The score by itself does not give a good indication of the play, for we were definite- ly superior during the entire game, and should have made better use of our scoring opportunities. The last game of the season, with Belmont Hill, was definitely our best. Here we displayed the offensive drive that we had so sadly lacked earlier in the season. Belmont was good, but only once did they even threaten. Middlesex scored almost immediately on a blocked punt which Freeman grabbed and ran for a touchdown. Before Belmont could recover, a second period drive cul- minated in another touchdown. with Lennihan crashing over from the six-yard line. Mead's placement was blocked. By now the long slumbering Middle- sex offensive had come to life and before the game was over, Winsor and Trues- dale had each scored, Mead adding another conversion, making the score 26-0. At the close of the season, letters were awarded to Captain Nathanson, Captain-elect Hartwell, Winsor, Barron, Lennihan, Bigelow, Clay, Sundback, Parsons, Little, Freeman, Childs, Thorne, Truesdale, Mead, Draper, Midden- dorf, Brown, Foster, Howard, Wade, and Manager Reynolds. Page Forty-three

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MIDDLESEX SCHooL CONCORD, MASS. The annual St. Georges game having been cancelled, the game with Groton Seemed our most important. We went into the game nervous and met a team which proved to be as strong as we had heard. Groton took advantage of our uneasiness and scored in the first quarter, their try for the after point being blocked. Sobered, we held them with some difficulty, until in the second period, with two minutes to play, Barron threw a long pass to Winsor in the end zone. to tie the score. Mead's conversion put us ahead at the end of the half 7-6. But not for longg Groton came back even stronger in the second half, and in spite of occasional good defensive play on the part of Middlesex, scored twice more to go ahead 19-7. Yet the team. showing characteristic spirit, started a belated drive in the last quarter which only the final whistle terminated deep in Groton territory. After a week of intensive drill, which attempted to remedy some of the faults evidenced against Groton. we set out for St. lVlark's. The St. Mark's team was heavy and fast, one of their best in recent years. Early in the game we threatened when Hartwell intercepted a pass in St. lVlark's trritory, and again later, when Barron ran the ball to the St. Marks twenty and a pass put it on their one-yard line. But a misunderstood signal upset our offense, and St. Mark's took the ball on downs. Striking back. St. Mark's twice brought the ball within our ten-yard line on first downs, but our line withstood everything thrown against it, and the game ended with both teams scoreless. With the two most important games past, the team seemed to relax from its nervousness and to acquire some of the polish that had been lacking thus far Page lforlu-two

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MIDDLESEX SCHooL CoNCoRD, MASS BASEBALL lfmnl Row: Emmons. Hallowell. Stodghill. Huidekoper. Childs. Middle Row: Howard. Ellis, Capt. Clay. J. Winsor. Mead. Back Row: Mr. Farnsworth. Lee. Thorne. Mr. Raymond. Ba- ton. Dempsey. Reynolds. Barely missing being one of the truly great Middlesex teams. the team this vear was potentially strong and spasmodically brilliant. With no outstanding players. its strength lay in its spirit and its usually attendant luck, which to- Qether enabled it again and again to snatch victory from out of defeat. Once more Mr. Raymond was able to transform an eager, willing group of boys into a team that had its moments of actual greatness. Page Forluafour