Providence Technical High School - Review Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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TECH REVIEW 57 end with the junior relay race, which was won by our fast team. The members of this team were: Gibbons, Greene, Ruhman, and M archant. Aided by the wonderful running of Elma Smith, the Boston team was finally able to tally about eight more points than Technical. With the close of this meet came the close of one of the most successful indoor seasons Technical has ever witnessed. Although much credit is due the members of the team, still more is due Coach Haddleton, to whom the major share of the season’s success may be attributed. THE ARMORY TRACK MEET THE part of the Armory meet which I shall attempt to describe is the Rhode Island Interscholastic contests. These events were held in the drill shed of the State Armory on the evening of February 21, 1914. before the eyes of over two thousand people. The contending high schools were: Technical, English, Classical, Hope, Morris Heights. Moses Brown, Pawtucket, Cranston, Dor- chester. and North Kingstown. At the start it was known that Technical had a well balanced team, that Pawtucket had a strong team, and that Moses Brown possessed a team which had defeated Technical only a week before. Each of the other schools had a few good men. As “Al” Haddleton, Tech’s famous coach, paced the floor of the drill shed during the beginning of the meet, there was a sly twinkle in his eye. for he intended to sur- prise the other schools. He had kept as a secret that Ellis, a Technical boy. had been jumping very high, and that Downey, another Technical lad. had been showing a great deal of speed in secret practice. As the contest got underway, the twinkle in Coach H addle- ton’s eye was reinforced by a broad smile on his lips, for his well developed machine was fast winning the day. Merrill of Cranston High had been picked to win the fifty-yard dash, but to everybody’s surprise he was easily defeated by Downey of Technical. Pawtucket High had expected to win the high jump, but to their amazement, Ellis of 'Tech- nical leaped over the bar at a height of five feet and seven inches, surpassing all previous records. Captain Westphal of 'Tech won the shot-put. This also was a surprise to all. E. Dorsey and J. Clark, both of Tech, won the first prize in the half-mile and mile runs, re- spectively. 'Thus the victory for 'Technical High School was sure before the final score was reckoned. 'Technical was first with forty- one points and Moses Brown second with sixteen points. TABLE OF POINTS IN INDOOR SEASON Naim- of Competitor Barber ---- Brennan .. Clark ..... ('handler Dorcey Downev .. Ellis ..... Fort ...... Gibbons .. Graham .. Greenhalgb Harris Heaton — Hinckly ... Howe ...... Jackson ... Johnston .. Kimball Ma reliant . Medbery Westphal Wheat .... Wood .... 5 g i x I I 6 4 4 5 3 6 3 4 6 tc w 4 M C ” i c §«§1 E 5= a a 6 4 6'A: 5 3 1541 154' S I ...I 5 ...I 5! SI.... ...|...| 5.... ■I 3 4 31 l| 7 S 5 IS !...! 3 ... 7 A 3 10'4 4 20 1 5 1.. . 6 : i 1 2 1 12 ...I 3 1.. . 7 1.. . I 6 3 6 1.. .'io 4 1.. .! 6 1.. .! 6 6 21 1.. .110 l-.-l S

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TECH REVIEW 59 H three veterans, a handful of ist ear’s subs and a few re- mits. after constant disap- ointments in our schedule and r tin held, disappointments crowned by the lost of Hoyle, and thru one of the worst playing seasons in years, we emerged last fall with a squad of men who, knowing the sting of defeat, are bound to avenge last year’s champions and start anew our series of football pennants. Far from elated over our three weeks of preliminary practice, during which “Bunny Rogers, playing for the Alumni, made the first football score that had ever been regis- tered against a Tech team on our field, we started the season at Fall River, trouncing Durfee 27—0. We gave them to understand that our low score of the previous year was a poor foundation on which to build hopes of future victories over Tech elevens. From (ireenhalgh’s first terrific crash into the red and black line the game was never in doubt. We gained at will, ami with a line strength- ened by Macrae, put up an impenetrable de- fence. The Morris Heights and Cranston games excited but little interest. The former was practically a scrub game between the mem- bers of the Tech squad, whereas the latter. our first league contest, was a distinct fight for time. Stalling in a most abominable way. Cranston endeavored to hold us to a low score. How far she was successful may In- judged from the final score of 77—7. With four weeks’ practice and the benefit derived from our preliminary games, hoping for the best, expecting the worst, we jour- neyed. October 12. to Waltham to try once more our strength against this seemingly invincible team. The result of the contest and the cause of our defeat were well sum- marized the following day by this newspaper quotation: “The Watch City boys were too much for them.” Burton. Wood and Boyle were our only salvation. Playing like demons, they withstood the fiercest Waltham attacks and were largely responsible for the com- paratively low score. 36—0. Because East Prov idence had unexpectedly dropped from our schedule, our second league game was with Hope. Since an evenly matched contest was now before us. and since Boyle had ! een declared ineligible by Hope less than two days before our game with that school, we entered the conflict with a serious and determined spirit. Its result was appar- ent: Tech, 39; Hope. 0. East Greenwich, like Durfee, holding the opinion that home grounds and succeeding