Middlesex School - Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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r YW? B defensive fullbacks the Reds trounced a weak Saint Mark s eleven 40 14 on October 22 Ted Romaine scored three times Ostheimer once and Bob Green and Fordyce each tallied on a pass interception The line sparked by Horween and ack Taylor held St Mark s to 85 yards rushing After St Mark s recovered a fumble on our 15 Bob Green intercepted a pass on the five A resolute 95 yard drive vnas clrmaxed by Ostheimer s nine yard scoring run We recovered a fumble on the 26 setting the stage for Romaine s tally from the two Fordyce s interception ..-.. in D21 . I 1 f . i V :X f 1' , , 'gf 4 d ,, N . A 'Y 'f s v , . f X 1 rg. Showing no ill effects from their previous defeat, and despite the absence of its two i 1 V r i 7, i ' a ' 7 V T 1 I i l , . s , A A4 A

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Ted Romame pulled the Hrst of the season s five hat tricks as the team overpowered Brooks 34 6 on October 8 Ted was high scorer that Saturday rallying after runs of 32 43 and four yards lm Green was close behmd with two TD s one scored on a 28 yard sprint and the other after an excursion by Osthermer to the tune of 80 yards set things up The line with Captain Horween john Fordyce and Al Litchfield was again immovable holding the Brooks eleven in complete check The only enemy tally was made after a 52 yard pass in the last period With two push overs under their belts our boys faced Groton their first real battle on October 15 In spite of excellent blocking and tackling on our part the result was a heart breaking 20 27 loss to a team unfazed by unfavorable pre game reports In the rough bruising battle we lost because of injuries the valuable services of ohn Alles for the rest of the season and those of Monty Childs for two weeks Groton scored the first touchdown on a perfect 27 yard pass during their initial In the next period a 36 yard pass from McCann to Lamb put us on the nine but the Groton line held fast A moment later however we recovered a blocked kick on the 15 andjim Green scored five plays later Potter s extra point kick was successful as usual and the half time score stood at 7 7 The team s bad break came in the third period Green s fourth down kick was blocked and Groton recovered it 14 yards behmd the scrimmage on our 25 In four plays Grot on capitalized on their good fortune scoring and taking a lead which they never relinquished A few moments later they scored again on a 33 yard run Behind 20 7 the team rallied in the last quarter scoring once on a two yard plunge by Green and again on a perfect 67 yard sleeper pass from McCann to Romame Unfortunately Groton also tallied again after a 49 yard drive and this proved to be the winning score 4511 ' 1 - . 1 ' x 9 ' I l ' 1 ' I 1 . A ? ! 4 ' l 5 . ' 7 9 I 9 D l I I ' l Y v I ! , , A ' ' , ' J , possession. After a successful extra point, they had a 7-0 lead in the first third of the first period. ' Q ' I y . . , , . , . ' ' . l 1 9 ' i Y ! ' 7 - , . s 1 ' ' p , . . , I - 3 ' I ' 1 l ' 4.

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and 58 yard dash barely outdrstancmg a fleet St Mark s back gave us our thrrd score St Mark s had scored once usrng a Statue of Liberty A 28 yard scorrng pass by St Mark s cut our thrrd perrod lead to one TD In the final penod though our superlorrty asserted Itself A McCann Romame pass gave us one tally Bob Green rntercepted and raced 42 yards for a second Romame went 14 yards for hrs thrrd score of the game and we emerged on top wrth a comfortable 26 poxnt lead In a superb dlsplay of hard runnrng and deft ball handling the team defeated a pass happy Nobles eleven 35 18 on October 29 Romame usnng the hat truck agam paced the team jrm Osthermer ran wrld rompmg 193 yards and scorrng twlce rn 16 plays Romame and Osthenmer each tallred twrce nn the first half as our ground attack went rnto hrgh gear Nobles retalrated late rn the half wrth a 74 yard pass play whrch brought the half trme score to 14 7 Caprtalrzmg on a Nobles fumble whnch we recovered on therr 44 the Red team fought up to the nrne 1n two plays settrng up Romame for the score Potter s educated toe boosted our tally to 21 7 Nobles replred rn krnd wrth a determrned and frequently arrborne march rn the last pernod The team easrly overcame a crrppled Belmont Hnll eleven 28 O on November 5 The defense was rn top form Fordyce and Almy havrng a devastatrng effect on the Belmont lrne The offense s performance was equally good, wrth Romame agam leadrng the scormg parade Roma1ne's nrmble legs worked a recovered fumble on the 56 mto our first tally, mld way through the first penod In the second quarter, a sustamed 82 yard dnve brought us to the -l53l C . . ', y . 1 - 1. - ,, , . . , . . 1 1 - ' 1 a , ' . ' w ' V ' 1 - a ' Q . , . s . . . , y . . . . , . ' , . , . , . , . . . . .