Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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zceigygyfiff Af:-1937 I l V l BASEBALL Front Row-T. Klein, J. Downey, D. Moran, W. Daley, iCaptainlg F. Corkery, M. Hladick. Second Row-F. Henry, R. Casey, W. Jackson, J. LeClair, W. Mc-Mahon, A. Grassey. G. Williams. Back Row-Coach Donahue, J. Hesek, J. Hladick, L. Randall, J. O'Regan, W. Sabean, J. Brennan, E. Lee, W. Duffy, P. Hastings. BASEBALL Coach Donahue was forced to model an entire team this season as not one regular returned and, although our record is not outstanding in baseball as in basketball, nevertheless we made a good showing. Martin Hladick and Walter McMahon did most of our pitching. The hitting of Captain William Daley and John LeClair featured our attack. John Brennan did a fine job of the receiving and Randall and O'Regan were steady in the infield. Fran- cis Corkery at short-stop was the spark- plug of the team. Wallace Sabean, Donald Moran and Joseph Downey were other regulars. RE-CORD Natick 1 Wellesley Natick 1 4 Wellesley Natick b Norwood Natick 3 Milford Natick Natick Natick Natick Natick Natick FIRST TEAM W. Daley L. Randall F. Corkery J. O'Regan J. LeClair W. Sabean D. Moran J. Brennan M. Hladick W. McMahon F. Henry J. Downey VValpole Norwood Milford 5 3 FI'Ell'l1'g'h'lI1 9 Fl'3lll'gh,ll1 6 Walpole SECON J PAGE NI 51 D TElA.M Klein Carey Downey Grupposo . Hladick Grassey Hesek Casey Marshall Williams Mullins Jackson NETEEN

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ze : 1937 FOOTBALL Front Howfalt. Bickford, E. Murray, T. Second Row-F. Corkery, D. Crisafulli, J. Hladick. J. Downey, W. Zicko. Klein, D. Moran, W. Thompson, tCaptainJg J. Marshall, R. Hasgill, J. Jennings, K. 'P1101-pe, M. Hladick, W. Duffy, J. O'Regan, W. Sabean, Buckley, L. Freedman, J. Brennan, C. Wright, M. Torti, J. Chiuinento, E. McBride, G. Todd. Fourth Row-M. Leland, E. Young, A. Bellefatto, V. Grupposo, B. Wright, R. Taffe, W. Duffy, A. Grassey, T. Keany, S. McNeil, S. Coleman, W. Paul, H. Hedderig. Rack Rowe-F. Sims, Coach Bridey, Coach Maffeo. W. Jackson. Third RowfaJ. Killeen, W. Parcells, R. FOOTBALL linder the direction of Coach Charles Bridey the football team played hard and did a good job despite many defeats. The only victory was over Marlboro H. and f'a1mtain-elect James O'Regan was responsible for it when he fell on a block- ed kick in the Marlboro end zone. Against Framingham an unfortunate break accounted for our 6 to 0 defeat. The field was in the worst condition ever, too, and this nullified our fassing attack and Klein's brilliant running. FIRST TIDAM LIQTFERMEN J. lVIarshail le Thorpe D. Moran lt Jennings C. Wright lg Torti, Freedman Thompson c J. Hladick, Wright PAGE ICIGHTEEN J. R. W. T. E. R. M. O'Regan Hasgill Sabean Klein Murray Bickford Hladick Natick Natick Natick Natick Natick Natick Natick Natick Natick rg Crisafulli rt Parcells re Duffy qb Brennan lhb Chiumento, Buckley rhb Corkery fb Downey RECORD 0 Clinton 6 16 Marlboro 9 6 Wellesley 30 13 Hudson 26 0 Milford 19 0 Needham 14 0 Dedham 14 0 Norwood 0 0 Framingham 6 124 35

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N:I937 Q U- lf, BOYS' BASKETBALL Front Row--D. Moran, G. Wiguot, W. Daley, J. LeClair, tCa12tainl1 P. Christie, tMas- coti: F. Corkery, L. Cardellicchio, G. Williams. Second ROWQY. Grupposo. R. Apostal. A. Grassey, H. Hedderig. E. Johnson, R. Carey, D. Murphy, G. Raider. Back Row-Coach Donahue, l'. Hastings, H. McEvoy, XV. McMahon, J. 0'Regan, B. Wright, R. Casey, E. Lee, tManageri. BASKETBALL Coach John F. Donahue's masterpiece is here. His ninth Natick High School quin- tet is the greatest in Natick's athletic his- tory. t,-nly the deeds of the 1912 football team even approach their grand record. Faptain John Lelllair, William Daley. Francis Corkery, George Wiguot and Cap- tain-elect Louis Cardellicchio brought the greatest honors to Natick that a team could bring. Fighting through a regular season schedule of thirteen games without a de- feat, tney met Reading High in a play-off and won 12 to 11. They proceeded to the Massachusetts Institute of 'l'echnology's Basketball Tournament and soundly de- feated the famed Chelsea Red Devils. Un to the semi-finals against Lowell. Na- tick, a team with three hard games in four nightsg Lowell with one easy victory in two weeks. The score piled up, Lowell PAGE TVVENTY 14, Natick 1. But 11ow witl1 super-human effort the Red and Blue came to life, Lo- well 18, Natick 15. They had given all they had though, Corkery with several in- juries was doneg LeClair too was unable to continue. Lowell won 24 to 19. It was a grand game. Though each a star in his own right it was not individ- ualism which gave Natick this great quin- tet. It was team-work and unselfishness. That's how they won. That's how th-ey played: and they left no doubt in any- one's mind that they were the greatest team in Massachusetts. The Second team completed a. fifth con- secutive undefealed season. F'IR:ST TEAM SECOND TEAM J. LeClair tCl rf H. McEvoy L. Cardellicchio lf R. Carey W. Daley c G. Williams F. Corkery rg D. Moran G. Wignot lg W. McMahon