North Quincy High School - Manet Yearbook (North Quincy, MA)

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6 to 0, it was truly thrilling the way North's thin red line held against the smashing thrusts of the Quincy boys who were out for a touchdown with blood in their eyes. XVhen the game was over, it was really delightful to see the facial expressions of the first ones to grasp the goal posts, only to find them freshly painted red and black. Yankee ingenuity soon over- came this, however, and down came the posts and began their journey back to the school. At the close of the season, the team retired with the well earned praises of all who are loyal to North ringing in their ears. CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY has been for some years a top ranking sport here at North. Those familiar with the sport will realize it is one of the most gruelling of all athletic activi- ties. The mere thought of galloping around a course of nearly two and one-half miles is quite sufficient to turn most of the fellows from this sport with cries of- Ha! not for me. However, North is fortunate in always having a number of plucky lads who aspire to approximate the .. ,fn deeds of Pheidippides, the one man telegraph system of ancient Greece who ran thrice one hundred forty miles with news of great government importance. hir. Alexander is the sponsor of the group, having assumed the task of managing their activities, arranging for competitive meets and acting as the guiding light and morale bolsterer. The actual coaching is done by one of the more experienced boys, Charley Perkins. As mentioned before, this sport is really hard on the participators. Practice three our four times a week on courses up to two miles or so in length is a real grind, productive of barrel chests and wasp waists. The boys' attitude is good, they are out for the sport because they like it, and are willing to work hard for the sake of victory. The past season, the team partici- pated in seven meets, tasting the fruits of victory in three and-well, look at Napoleon. North's Cross Country team is a hard working unit, boasting its share of letter men, and holding its own Wherever it goes. It deserves our thanks and congratula- tions. Page 'I6

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FOOTBALL HE past season has heen a most sueeessful one for North's foot- hall team quite to the amazement of all. So successful was it, in fact, that the team won the South Shore Vham- pionship. This was no clouht a sur- prise even to the eoaeh, Mr. Donahue who preclietecl that the hoys woulfl he lucky to win half ol' their seherlulerl games. The attitufle of clouhtfulness with which the team was lookecl upon hy the stuflent hotly seemefl to he justi- fiahle at the outset of the season. There were only four veterans on the team anfl every other hoy was a new- eomer. XYhen linefl up against eertain of their opponents, it lookeal like eleven Davicls in reel ancl hlaek clefi- antly faeing eleven fioliaths. llow- ever, the team hail hrains, anfl were fast. They userl the taeties of a ear in preferenee to the methorls of a steam- roller. It took plenty of goorl harfl work on the praetiee fielfl to get the eo-orflina- L.. 05a l tion, teamwork, anrl skill which this year's Eleven showerl Voaehecl hy llr. Donahue who was assisterl hy lfr. Nlullarkey, anrl lecl hy their Captain, George Hurley, the team won seven games out of the nine they playefl. With tive straight vietories uncler its helt, the team appearerl to he tempt- ing the hanfl of Fate a hit too far. At least it reeeivefl a set haek of two fle- feats hut won its last two games. Sflllfll Sllflfl' Cllr! III px It was with a eozy sigh of satislae- tion that everyone at North greetefl ou1'team's vietory over Quiney in the annual lrienrlly little squahhle he- tween the two teams. With a seore ol' Page '15

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CHEER LEADERS EST before the football season every year, almost every afternoon for a week, North's gym rings with cheers. No, you're wrong. It's not peope cheering at a turtle race. It's Xorth's cheerleaders. These peppy girls and Cheaven forbid that we should forgetj boys, are the mainstay of athletic events. At exciting mo- ments one hardly knows whether they're on the ground or off it, the way they leap in the air and in the dull moments they keep the rest of us poor hoarse spectators on our feet cheering for Fight, fight, Team, fight. These cheery fooh, pun!j lads and lassies are under the direction of Blr. Harold Forrest. He, on some fine September afternoon, with in- finite patience, watches the young hopefuls go through back-breaking and skirt-splitting exercises in the gym and then with much relief selects the best and starts in on the next bit of fun-training them to be all that they are and hope to be. However, all kidding aside, this group does a GRAND piece of work, we'd be lost without them, and right now they're the ones who deserve the cheers. BOWLING THE days have long since past when bowlers wore their brass knuckles to the alleys, and bowling is rapidly becoming one of the most popular sports, enjoyed by all. Here at North there are some boys and a large number of girls who have formed a team under the sponsorship of hir. Sylvia. On three evenings during each week they practice diligently. The group is too large to be accomodated in less time. At the bowling alley they call into play all of their skill, each one hoping that some day he may reach that mythical three hundred, the highest score in the game. In April the team participates in a Bowling Tournament, where they will be given a real chance to show their wares. That will be the day for our experts, with their hook-balls and their strikes, and we hope they carry off due share of laurels. Page '17