Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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'tl Although the Red and Black had eight returning lettermen, with a completely veteran backfield in l-lard, Patterson, Cole and O'Connor, the usually reliable crystal gazers found themselves at a loss for words when asked what the i953 football season held in store, At the end of its first game Pomfret left the field at Washington still looking for its first victory over the Maroon and Silver since l95O. To be sure there was a great difference between this year and last, but poor blocking and a passing attack without one completion spelt the differ- ence in a game that Pomfret could have wont The score was i3-O. After a week of strenuous drill, Kings- wood was Pomfret's guest in the second battle of the gridiron campaign, After a dismal first half in which a scrappy but undermanned Wyvern almost scored, Pom- fret took a new lease on life in the third quarter. After fullback Cole had set it up, Dave Patterson swept right end for fifteen yards and the game. Despite a desperate last period threat bv Captain Kone and the visitors, Pomfret left the field with a 6-O win in their hip pockets, The less said about the St. Georges game the better. Even with a quick 7-O lead due to Cole's early score, Pomfret was hit and hit hard by a team that simply wanted to win more than they did, The visiting Dragons scored twice in the second period on long runs, and added insult to

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injury with an insurance tally in the last quarter. Pomfret showed signs of life as in the first quarter, but St. Ceorges was out to make up for last year's loss, and simply would not be denied. The final score read i9-7. The game at Croton showed that the Red and Black still was plagued by the old bugaboo of poor pass defense. At no time during the entire afternoon did Pomfret make a real bid for paydirt, and only some of the most savage tackling in a long time by Captain Warner discouraged the Groton backs from enlarging the 6-O score. November l-4 found the Red and Black playing Westminster in the tightest game of the year. Pomfret out fought the surpris- ed lvlinsters but the game ended at I2-7 giving the home team its third straight win against the visitors. The season ended on a victorious note with the 7-O defeat of Salisbury, Although a Z and 4 record is not outstanding, the spirit of the team was high throughout the whole season. 7 17 Q5 f ....,.. Left to Rightf Front Row: O'Conner NV Lewis O Brian Walck l-larris Warner apt V cu Pont Strandesf l-latch, Coleii. Burrcwsf Seconl Row C ach Mansf eld Nich D Patterson Bragd n Hare . Hudson. F, Williams, B Robbins. a r uri Gu On D RO F C a h 'Ne Third Rowg Wingate. Mgr., Finley Nlgr rant Nlgr NVen teck h au h l-iar wen C tn Barton, Croome, Asst, Coach Lazear Denotes letterman .iftififf 'E'