Middlesex School - Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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lilgomasgx-SCHoot CoNCoRD, MASS. TENNIS After two weeks of getting the courts ready for play, the tennis team finally started practice late in April. From the results of the bumping matches. a team was formed composed of Captain Freeman at number one, .for the third consecutive season, Stewart at two, Nathanson three, Lennihan four, Foster five, and C. Ward six. The first match was with Winchester High on May third, and the score was four all when the deciding match had to be stopped on ac- count of darkness. On the sixth the team easily swept over St. lVlark's by a score of 5-2. At this point the line-up was considerably changed because of the epidemic of measles. Fletcher and Brown made the team as Freeman, Lennihan. Sund- back and Ward dropped out. Nevertheless, on the lifteenth Middlesex found Page Fifty-four

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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

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MIIZQEFSEX SEI-IOOL CoNCoRD, MASS. no difiiculty in defeating Thayer, 5-l. The ranking four players, Stewart, Nathanson, Foster and Fletcher, journeyed to Andover for the lnterscholastic Tournaments, but none were able to advance very far in the competition. Great- ly strengthened by the return of Freeman and Sundback, the team gained its third victory of the year, over Milton in a well-played match, the score being 6-3. However, the scene was considerably different the following Wednesday as a strong Newton High team set us back 8-l, Stewart being the only Middlesex player to win his match. For those who had contemplated an undefeated sea- son the outcome was disappointing. The season ended on a somewhat better note as the team defeated Roxbury Latin 4-2 in the final match. At the close of the season letters were awarded to Freeman, Stewart, Na- thanson, Foster and Manager Cushman. Although only defeated once, the team was not one of the best. Riddled with sickness and substitutes, it was not able to make a good showing in the face of strong opposition. For any such success that it enjoyed. all credit is due Coaches Kettell and Trumbull. The pOSt-Season tennis tournament, held during the exams, had a great number of entries from all the various sports. But the tennis men soon rose to the top, and the Hnals consisted of an exhausting struggle between Stewart and the defending champion, Freeman, from which Stewart emerged victorious. 1 -a V -www 'A Wwwxw ... I fa-Qg .ggi ., ., , Page l z'fty-fiue