Middlesex School - Yearbook (Concord, MA)

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MIDDLESEX SCHOOL CONCORD. MASSACHUSETTS journeying to Newport, R. I., the team turned a close game into a rout as they whipped St. Georges 19-6. St. Georges won the toss and elected to re- ceive. Latta'S kick-off was returned from the I4 to the 31-yard line, where Maury Hammond brought down the runner. With effective defensive play, both teams forced their opponents to kick, and neither team could move the ball deeper than the 20 yard line But in the second quarter Bob Green fumbled on a line buck and St Georges recovered On the next play Wilson tucked the ball under his arm and buzzed off right tackle for -ll yards and a 6 O lead Despite Shriver s 16 yard run Ostheimcrs followup 19 yard gain and .1 15 yard pass from Childs to Anderson we could not penctrate past thcir 15 The outlook was grim as St Georges kicked off to open the second half But Ostheimer returned the ball 19 yards to the 34 And on the first play Bob Green spun through a big, hole and went 66 grueling, yards Latta converted to put us ahead 7 6 In two plays we forced St Geor5,,es to kick and got a touchback as thc ball soared ncirly 60 yards into our cnd zonc Aided by three long, rains totaling, 6-1 yards including ohn Amory s end around the big red set up Monty Childs three yard sneak through the line to paydirt In the final period a 43 yard pass from Green to Ostheimer put us with in striking., distance and Ope scored our final tally from the three Monty Childs played a devastating, defensive came HIEICHIDQ, the ball carrier ten times and was in on five other gang., tackles which played so colorful a part in our games The St George S victory of l9 6 cnded our Second consecutive season with a record of six wins and onc defeat A-snuavm cliff' Q 'feat lace Sere ll

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MIDDLESEX Scgnool- CONCORD. MASSACHUSETTS Mldway through the second quarter Nobles Kenney cut off tackle for 44 yards and a TD But on the ktckoff followlng the touchdown Bob Green calmly took the ball on h1s own 31 headed up the middle of the field picked up h1s blockers and cut down the s1del1nes to put us back 1n the game But Latta S attempted converslon failed and Nobles held a sl1m 7 6 lead at the half The thlrd quarter was a see saw battle but early 1n the final per1od we be gan a 48 yard drxve whxch was sparked by two runs by jtm Osthelmer totallng 44 yards Desprte a 24 yard penalty we pushed close enough so that Ope could take lf over from the two Nobles came back strong makmg a bld for another touchdown but a brxllnant pass interception by Sprout thwarted any chance for the spmted Nobles team to take the game On a rainy November 4 the bxg red slipped and skldded over a lightmg Belmont H111 eleven 26 6 Surprlsxngly enough the oifense functioned well loslng only two fumbles to the opposition Wlth Green and Osthexmer Spark started us rolling with a 27 yard run and two plays later Osthenmer went over from the five Latta converted successfully It was not untll the third quarter that we agam exploded jim Osthelmer returned the openmg klck off 63 yards for his second TD FOFCIUQ Belmont Hlll to punt we took over on our own 77 and Started up the field After several short gains Bob Grecn carrled the plgskm across the mid held strtpe on a 73 yard sklp Drxvlng hard Dick Shrlver bulled his way over six plays ater In thc final pertod Grccn ended a D7 yard march wlth anothcr score on an IDEA plxy But Belmont Hill came back and toys ered through the thxrd Strmg clefensc to scorc lust IS thc gamc cndcd Pt Se ' 1 . A . x A - -S mi. . 7 Q y , n . ' 9 . , , , . , ' n - , - t - 7 . f ' , ' 7 7 ' Y 3 s ' 1 1 v ing the running, we were able to score early in the first period. Dick Shriver ' 1 9 7 ' 1 n . V- . - . a Y l . 4 t ' , . . , , ' - 1 - ' , 2 I 2 ' l in 1 Q ' 1 7 ' 7 ' . , . 2 .',, , , A . Al 'C Vfflf ,

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Mmnuastix St,HooI, Cowcromn. lN'lASSAl,llIlSl2'I l'S H ockey HOCKEX mul Rou D Wells lg 1 Buehler 4 l J Chxlds td J Mansur J 'X on in R Iarnswx Sprlggs tg! Serena' Ron Mr Cutler A Wells tvs J Bourquln te J lxennex ld 2 Phrnney tvs 2 Lamb fer Kussm ful Hollander tw! Hxnes Manager Roberts Manager Mr lxettell Wrth Mr Cutler talung over the coaehrng rerns from Mr Pratt the team racked up a record of five vsms agarnst frve losses and tvxo tres Mlddlesex started slovv ly but the last srx or seven games were excellently played and the roam wound up rn fourth place rn the Prrvate School League The openrng game was rn the Boston Arena after the Harvard Freshman game was cancelled beeause of lack of ree the telm edged a fast rough Mxlton team l 0 Our lone goal vsas seored by Spud Mansur on in assrst from ohn Amory The hrst l1ne of Amory Mtnsur Wells played 1 good gtme for us The follovslng Wednesday the te tm vtent to the Arena vs nth some hope of holdmg the Belmont Hnll povserhouse to .1 lovx seore but the less sud xbout the game the better The team from tl'e helghts yust htd too much ellss for the Bu, Red who vsere short on prtetree The seore vx is 9 ll The next 51IUl'Ll ly the term pltyed fllLlI' llrst .tune on the home rxnle plulng host to Groton md rn 1 poor L'xl'lll7lflOIl of hoelxex lost 7 l 'led l-lol I1 Sturm Il x F4 . ., e., ., me, , J. rm 1' 21, , ' 'orth twl, R -YY ' 4 Y - ' 7 v I ' V - . . . . , . , , ., I ., ., V ' Y , , ' ,7 . , r ' V -V -V 1 V V . . - ' 7' A V 1 u' V V Vs . , 1 L . , , , 1 , - , . ,, , y , I C 1 , V V V V V ' . 7 1 J . . V . . V . V . , . , 4 , 4 Q c . , V . , . .2 V. , .2 V . . . . ,, , , V - , . , V . , s 1 1 A A A A v Q 4 1- . 1 'f 4 1 l I I .V - VV . - 1 r , . , V -1 . - . V. - ky g I I 1 1 T 1 . .V 2 2 . .2 QV. . 1 ti . . . 'Q e , V . ' . .V ' ' ' --.V - 4. - 1' K ,t 1 . ..- . I .Qt VL' -I H