Middlesex School - Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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MIDDLE?EX Qcioorggg -Mm .b CONCORD, MASS. HOCKEY fy , ' , H E v 'Lf ff' -' - fx, . Taking up Where last year's undefeated season ended, this year's team lost no time in showing that this also was to be an extremely successful season. Led by Captain Winsor, and under the admirable coaching of the hard-working Messrs. Pratt and Kettell, the team met during the Christmas holidays to par- ticipate in the annual prep school hockey tournament held in Boston, Faring better than had even been expected, the team defeated St. Mark's 3-2, dropped Milton by a score of 3-l, and ended in a draw game with Belmont l-lill at two all, sharing with that school first place in the tournament. The regular season opened on January 12th, with a lackadaisical. defeat of Lexington High, 3-2. Except for Thorne, who scored all three goals, the team did not play well. That Saturday, the playing was more skillful, and though Page Fl-fill!-fl.L'fJ

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MIDDLESEX Scnoor CONCORD, MASS Smith, No. 43 Place, No. 5: Seamans. No. 6: M. Gourd. No. 71 Lunt, stroke: and A. Mills, cox, lost to the Groton seconds by half a length over a shorter course. The Groton races past, all attention was turned toward priming the first three crews for their half-mile races at Exeter on May 27. Our sec- ond crew got off to a good start and raced neck and neck to win by a few feet, with a time of two minutes, 59 seconds, thus completing an unde- feated season. The third crews raced next, our boat taking an early lead, but losing because of a broken seat. The iirst crews finished the day by a spectacular race in which the Middlesex boat, stroked by Captain Bigelow, was the victor by a length in two minutes, 52 seconds. thus retaining our possession of the Columbia Cup and breaking the jinx by beating Exeter on their home waters for the Hrst time in several years. The eight also raced on the twenty-seventh, in a three-boat meet with the Browne and Nichols and Noble and Greenough crews, defeating the former by a deck length but losing to the latter by a length. The record this year was extremely successful. marred only by the first crew's unfortunate loss to Brooks, and silver oars and letters were awarded to Captain Bigelow, Captain-elect Truesdale, Terry, Hartwell. W. Clark, Seymour, Parsons, Bird, Lund, and Pratt. With ten oarsmen returning next year from the top three crews, the prospect is bright for a highly successful season. Page l 1'flrf-one

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MIDDLESEX SCHOOL CONCCDRD, MASS. Governor Dummer had greatly improved since the tournament in Boston, we deservedly defeated them 4-2. The next Wednesday, soft, pitted ice and occa- sionally excellent Middlesex playing combined to beat Lawrence Academy 8-O. After a ten-day lay-off due to bad ice, the team went to St. Mark's for a game on the latter's rink. Quite evenly matched, neither team was able to make much headway, and the game ended in a l-l tie, with Winsor scoring for Middlesex. In the game with Nobles, Middlesex was finally stopped after a string of nineteen straight victories stretching over two years. We were thoroughly out- played by an aggressive Nobles team and the 4-l score was decisive. On Wed- nesday, the team was barely able to skim by Groton 2-l, but in a quick return to its accustomed form, it defeated a strong Milton team 3-l. That Saturday, a highly vaunted Framingham High team was beaten in a game which was marked for its fast and spectacular play. Groton was then de feated for the second time, 4- l, and Lawrence was once more methodically over- powered, 7-0. The season was closed with a highly satisfying victory over Groton. the third time this year. Winsor opened the scoring with a short angle shot and a little later doubled it with a long lift from outside the blue line. Thorne scored on a pass from Winsor, and once again by coming around from behind the net and sinking the goal before the goalie could recover. Hallowell then sank what proved to be Middlesex's last goal for the year on a hard shot from in front. Though all of our scores came in the iirst period, Groton Suddenly took the oifensive and, outplaying our second line, scored before they could be stopped. Each team then threatened in turn, and in the closing minutes Groton broke free and scored, making the final score 5-2. In recognition of the outstanding record of eleven wins, two ties, and one loss, silver pucks and letters were awarded to Captain Winsor, Captain-elect Terry, Thorne, Bliss, Hallowell, Foster, Seymour, Truesdale, Bigelow, Childs. and Nathanson, and to the two managers, Middendorf and Madeira. X- Page Fifty-lhree