Milford High School - Oak Lily and Ivy Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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12 Oak, Lily and Ivy. erly players clinging to him. 14-8-47,” and Hannigan plowed through to gain first down. At last Lazy scored on a ramrod plunge; Petey” kicked the goal. Westerly received and Lazy “got” his man as he made the catch. Weldon held their opponents and secured the ball on downs on the 40 yard line. By superb running and clever “picking out the holes” Lazy won the plaudits of the crowd by a run of twenty-five yards. 15 to go. Weldon made it in three downs. “Petey” kicked the goal. Only three minutes to play! Lazy received the kick—the crowd watched him take it breathlessly. Tightly hugging the ball, FitzHugh raced for the far- distant goal. Out and out he veered, eluding six of his opponents. Then, when it seemed that he would race outside, he turned sharply toward the center of the field; two more, three more, passed. Big Browning waited on the twenty- yard line, but Lazy had no time to waste, so he raced for the side lines once more, easily eluding the slower Westerly man. On the ten-yard line waited Westerly’s last hope, Marty” Smith, the speedy quarter. Lazy knew he could not out-run him, so he plunged straight at him, using the straight arm.” Momentarily non-plussed, Martin succeeded in locking his arms about Lazy’s thighs. How¬ ever, he was small and FitzHugh dragged him five yards before he got a good downing hold. Even then Lazy did not give up: one step, two steps; Browning was coming, and only a few seconds of playing remained. With a terrific ef¬ fort, Lazy flung himself and his tackier forward. He fell, and reached the ball out as far as he could without releasing his hold. Was it over? Browning’s heavy body fell upon him and momentarily he lost track of all happenings. When he recovered he heard the umpire announcing the score. Weldon 20 Westerly 17 e In Row C a happy couple viewed Strongheart,” a football romance, and at 11.30 a pretty maiden bade an affectionate au revoir to her stalwart protector, who then vaulted the wall and approached his own domicile, humming softy the closing words of a very popular song: There may be joys in heaven, More tender and more tame; But I don’t care to go up there Unless they play the game. There’re gridirons down in Hades But even there I’d pine To be once more on this fair shore To tackle ’hind the line.” Jones, ’15

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Oak Lily and Ivy. 11 Lazy FitzHugh whistled a couple of times from his lofty seat on the wall, and immediately a little form rushed from the neighboring cottage. But Marie was petulant. Lazy wondered why. However, not until he was about to return home for supper did the bitter truth come out. Mr. FitzHugh requested that Miss O’Leary accompany him to the theatre Saturday evening and that peeved young lady refused to promise. This worried Lazy, so with characteristic blunt¬ ness, he blurted out the query, What’s the matter tonight anyway?” And out came the shocking allegation! “Hadn’t the paper publicly proclaimed him yel¬ low,’ breaking up his team’s efficiency just before an important game? And what consideration was he entitled to expect from her if this were the case?” Thunderstricken, Lazy denied the News’ assertion, promised to “show them” Saturday, and before he left he arrived at the understanding that only a victory Saturday could obtain that evening’s engagement Friday, Coach Harley surveyed his charges meditatively and dismissd them with a curt “That’s enough.’ 7 The man FitzHugh had certainly come back” strong—too strong in fact: the brilliant and daring personal attack which he made upon the scrubs was commendable, but there was absolute lack of team work. Coach Harley had his doubts. Westerley won the toss and elected to receive; the wind was with Weldon. Kelley booted the oval far back into Westerly’s territory, but it was received and carried forty yards before FitzHugh brought the runner to the ground. 54-16-3,” and a Westerley back shot around the end for ten yards. “11-47-5,” a cross-buck and the quarterback tore off thirty-five more. “Petey” Morris, Weldon’s quarter, pleaded with his line to stop them. Lazy ground his teeth; unquestionably Westerly had a good team. “47-22-8,” Lazy smashed the line and violently downed the opposing full back in whose arms the ball had been thrust. “Five yards loss,” he muttered, and, happily looking up, he found the fullback laughing in his face; the left-half was sitting on the ball behind the goal-posts. “Clever too,” commented Lazy. They lined up again, the whistle blew, Westerley kicked off, and plump in¬ to FitzHugh’s eager arms the oval dropped—and bounced out to be fallen on by a Westerly end. Lazy groaned in anguish. He didn’t believe now that he would go to that show tonight. “61-28-11,” the Westerly full-back pretended a punt, slipped the ball into the quarter’s arms instead, and he cariied it over for the second touchdown. 14-0. The first half ended with the score 17-0, Browning having dropped a goal for his team. Slowly Weldon dragged off the field. Coach Harley said not a word--which cut deeper than abuse. But Lazy had something to say. True, he had played “rotten” himself, but he’d retrieve yet. He instructed his quar¬ ter to make him work. The whistle blew. Weldon’s midget quarter made a splendid catch of the kick-off and ran it back twenty-five yards by wonderful and elusive wiggling and turning. “14-9- 62,” Lazy received the ball and smashed through for six yards with three West-

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Oak, Lily and Ivy. 13 To the members of the Freshman class and all other new comers, we of the upper classes extend a most cordial welcome. You are entering upon new fields of labor, and your success therein will depend greatly upon your attitude to¬ wards your work, and the persistency and thoroughness with which you master your tasks. We realize it is difficult for you to adapt yourselves to this new routine, but be encouraged, for we and your teachers stand ready, so far as pos¬ sible, to aid you and help you in adjusting yourselves to our rules and our school life. It seems difficult to you, perhaps-this high school course-but to those who faithfully and honestly perform their labors, it is not hard to main¬ tain the required standard. Do your work conscientously, put forth your best energies, and you will master the most difficult problems that may confront you. We have a social as well as a working side to our school and we want you newcomers to be interested in this phase of our school life. Just now, the football team is occupying the attention of the older students, and we trust that the later arrivals will become interested in our team and its doings. If you cannot make the team,” lend your support to the team’s work-by being pres¬ ent at the games and by cheering its victories. In this way you may show your appreciation of the work your fellow students are doing. SCHOOL NOTES. When Milford High opened its doors on September 7, it was to welcome 108 new members to the Freshman class. We ardently hope they will continue their four years’ course, and put it to as good use as we of the upper classes are trying to do. This year we have added to our teaching force Miss Katherine Morrill, a graduate of St. Mary’s in 1912, and of Bay Path in 1913; also Miss Florence Whittemore who was a graduate of Milford High in the class of 1909, and of Boston University in 1915. Owing to the increase in the number of students enrolled it has been nec¬ essary to call the library into use for classes, and to use the former typewriting room as a home room for the freshmen. The freshmen this year occupy rooms 1, 4, 5 and 8. The sophomores are