Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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First Row, left lo rigbl: Wood, Kaiser, R. Keyes, Capt. J. Coburn, Lehman, Churchill, Field. Sec- ond Row: Bentinck-Smith, O'Connor, Wheatland, Kinnicutt, Parker, Holcomb, Ford, Mr. Koehler. Third Row: Weld, Norris, Withington, T. Holcombe, Bradlee, L. Coburn, Whelton. With the change of location to the new Dennis Memorial Field, Milton's 1959 soccer team had a fine seasonal record of 6 wins and 2 losses. In the opening game, Milton played host to a veteran Belmont Hill team on a very rainy day in which the field and Lake O'Hare were practically indistinguishable. Belmont Hill proved to have the better swimmers as they splashed their way to a 1-0 victory. Not letting the weather or the previous loss dampen their spirits, the team travelled to Brooks and in the best team effort of the year emerged with a 9-2 win. The fast break was working to perfection with most of the goals coming from the wings. Link Field scored an unusual goal on a corner kick. The following Saturday, the team won another against a hard-fighting Tabor team 1-0. Field scored the only goal, and Wood played a very good game in the goal. Another outstanding player around the goal was fullback Chris Kaiser, who, with lightning-like feet, blocked countless shots in the frequent, hec- tic jam-ups in front of our nets. Browne and Nichols, a vastly improved team, gave us a big scare before bowing to a fourth period john Coburn-to-Chris Lehman scoring blast. Once again goalie Wood turned in a superb game, making some almost unbelievable kick-out saves a la hockey fashion. After defeating a strong Governor Dummer team 2-1, Milton journeyed to St. Mark's to play what would be inevitably the game which would decide the league championship. St. Mark's scored hrst, only to have Link Field kick in his fourth goal of the year, knotting the score at 1-1. However, St. Mark's superior individual skill showed up considerably in the last half of the game as they booted home the win- ning goal and dominated the play for most of the game. Although Milton fought extremely hard, St. Mark's earned their 2-1 victory and consequently the championship. Bouncing back after this defeat, we beat Roxbury Latin, another underrated team, 1-0 on Coburn's goal late in the first half. Minot, playing in the goal, turned in an impressive performance, and he should provide next year's team with an excellent goal tender. The last game of the year against Nobles was an excellent game to end the season. From the opening whistle Milton took charge, with Whelton scoring two goals and Coburn and Wheatland each getting one. The hnal score was 4-2 and very possibly could have been more. However, the spirit of Nobles was very notable and is worthy of mention. Although Milton did not win the league championship, it was a very rewarding season. Too much thanks could not be given to Mr. Koehler, and we wish the best possible luck to next year's team and es- pecially to Captain-elect Dick Keyes, who, after coming up to the First Team midway through the season, turned in an excellent job at fullback.

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Ford Save by Belmont STATISTICS Below, Mr. Koehler, Kinnicutt Parker and Bradlee Quarters Total Goal: Yearx on Played Points Shot Squad 32 41 1 4 3 32 340 2 M i 29 333 2 27 236 2 31 227 2 26 208 2M 29 196 1 30 195 2 28 192 1 27 136 1 19 133 1 14 1 15 M 19 91 1 22 87 1 21 86 2 17 75 2 15 72 1 16 57 1 17 31 2 4 20 3