Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN - ROD Athletics Our jfootball Season of 1904 As we look back upon our season of 1904 from the point of view of what con- re? ) stitutes a successful season, we are compelled to ac- W knowledge that it was not what we would make it if it could be played over again. Reasons for this are not hard to find. Certainly lack of success can not be laid to the schedule as the teams we met were none of them out of our class. As to the coaching it would be at least indelicate for one who had a share in it to criticise. The material at hand at the beginning of the season was up to the average in physical strength but far below in foot ball experience. To develop a championship team two things are absolutely necessary, the enthusiastic support of the student body and a few experienced members of a previous team, for foot ball is not a subject which can be learned in one season. As we had neither of the above essentials it is not surprising that our season was at the most mediocre. However, from a glance at the schedule of the games played we can learn something to interest and encourage us. It is a credit to our team that it showed constant development toward the end of the season, and at times, notably in the second game with Roxbury and that with Watertown, gave evidence of that foot ball spirit which characterizes every winning team. As we look back upon those games and see them in their true perspective the thought ought to come to us that if we expect to make a success of our athletics it can only be done as in other lines of action by plenty of hard work and the resolve never to be contented with defeat. Percy Fowler Parsons. Zbc ®ase 36all ©utloofe As in foot ball we are handicapped at the start by lack of seasoned material but fortunate in hav- ing for our pitcher and captain a fellow student who deserves our confidence. It is early in the season to speak in any degree of confidence about the team and its future. Among those trying for places are the following: Catchers,—Burke and Nichols. Pitchers,—Capt. Gram and C. Campbell. 1st basemen,—Doyle and Duncan. 2d basemen,—Reilly and C. Campbell. Short stop, — J. Elcock and S. Williams. 3d basemen,—Fallon and Jordan. Fielders, — Bass, F. Williams, Dunn, McClure, Loud and Connors. The schedule follows : April 19,—Alumni at Quincy. April 21,— Ilingham at Hingham. April 25,—Milton at Milton. April 28,—Weymouth at Weymouth. May 2,—Milton at Quincy. May 5,—Adams at Quincy. May 9,—Somerville at Somerville. May 12, — 11i ngham at Quincy. May 16,—Weymouth at Quincy. May 19, —Open date. May 23, —Adams at Quincy. May 26, —Revere at Quincy. June 2,—Thayer at Quincy. June 6,—Waltham at Waltham. June 9,—Roxbury at Quincy. June 13,—Open date. Q. H. S.f ; Q. H. S. Alumni, 9 Quincy High school opened the base ball season at Merrymount Park on Patriots’Day and defeated a team made up of recent alumni of the school by a score of eleven to nine. It was more or less of a practice game and for the most part, the playing was devoid of interest to the spectators. The interest centered in the new players, Capt. Gram being the only member of last year’s team to play this year. On the whole the new players showed up very well. The infield will undoubtedly be as strong as last year, but as yet the outfield is somewhat of a problem. In this game McClure, Williams, Loud, Dunn and Bass were tried in the outfield; Doyle and Duncan at first; Campbell at second : Elcock; shortstop; Reilly, third base; Gram, pitcher; and Nichols, catcher. The alumni played as follows : Fenno, catcher, Davenport, pitcher and center field ; Ewen, pitcher and first base ; Sanders, second base ; McLaughlin, short stop ; Patch, third base ; O’Brien, right field ; Bennett, centre field and first base ; Shortle, left field. Q. H. S., 5; H. H. S., 6 The first regular game of the season was played with Hingham High school at Hingham Friday afternoon, April 21, the visiting team being the losers by the close score of six to five. Consider- ing the fact that the Hingham team was nearly of the same make up as the one defeated last year by Quincy in a ten inning contest and that the Quincy team was made up of new players, the game was most creditable from a Quincy point of view. Quincy High proved weak at the bat, the members of the team getting only four safe hits off Studley’s delivery. Hingham got eight hits,

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THE GOLDEN-ROD School Notes $ Wanted : A waiting room at the corner of Hancock street and Butler road for youthful swains who wait for their lady friends. Wanted : Expert conversationalists for the dentist’s son at recess and other times. Wanted: Information as to a certain lunch sold at the Soph’s candy sale. Who took Miss K--------’s happy family from Room 7 ? Ask Miss I)----- who is the poorest speller in stenography. Somebody asked II------II----- if he had come back for a post-graduate course. The nerve of some people! History IV and English IV are two of the most popular courses in the school. What young man and lady ought to be spanked and put to bed ? It has been suggested that Miss K------ collect her specimens for biology from the drinking cups, as there is no record of there being otherwise removed. The school is fortunate in possessing so many pupils of musical tastes. Prominent among them is W-----’05. Bill can everlastingly tickle the ivories. H-----, ’06 has a most engaging smile which has great attractions for the fair sex. What an awful appetite one of the teachers develops just about mealtimes! Anything from fig-bars to lemon pies. Miss M----- in a recent dispatch from Maine said that she was seriously contemplating setting up a jewelery store, using as her stock in trade the various articles presented by her former pupils,— pins, brooches, rings, thimbles, etc. History IV is developing a fine set of debaters. E-----’05 leads them all. It is whispered about in the select circles of the school that Miss E---R-------, ’05 is attempting to make a record for tardiness that can not be equalled by any of her class-mates. We see you in the office quite often E---. The report comes from reliable authority that B----and V------arc to accept an engagement of two weeks at Austin Stone’s, posing under the respective titles of “ The Giant and the Midget of 1905.” Ask H------to write you a business letter. That is his long suit. Mr. E------and M iss G-----left school about the same time. A base scandal to the effect that they had eloped was in circulation at one time. Mr. T------ is fast becoming a young Sherlock Holmes in the detection of crime. R----------was detected in the act of throwing snow-balls by no less evidence than the size of his foot-prints in the the snow. Honorable mention and a medal should be awarded. Has any member of the cooking class escaped indigestion ? Can it be that our base ball captain is selecting a queen ? Alas! he is attentive to a King. Miss J-----'05 seems to take great pleasure in feeding her troop of trained mice. You gentlemen in English IV C should first get the right subject and then go to L-------- for in- formation. Who said this: “Mr.----, you better come down and try that over again ? ” Sounds kind of familiar doesn’t it ? A subscription paper should be circulated for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of a bottle of hair tonic. Can anyone guess who needs it? One of the Senior girls was surprised to find out that Mr. T------ was married. She thought he would have more sense.

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THE GOLDEN-ROD but these were well scattered and had it not been for two costly errors, the score might have been different. At the end of the seventh inning the score was three to two in Hingham’s favor. Quincy came to the bat in the eighth and with two safe hits, aided by two costly errors, made the score five to three. But Hingham got three in the eighth, and as the Quincy players went out in order in the ninth, Hingham was one run ahead. The Quincy boys were somewhat disappointed at the outcome of the game, but they feel confident to reverse the score in a second game with the same team later in the season. The summary : Quincy High School. A. B. K. B. H. P. 0. A. E. Nichols, c., 4 1 0 10 2 1 Doyle, lb., 3 1 0 6 0 1 Campbell, 2b., 5 1 0 2 0 0 Gram, p., 3 1 1 2 4 0 Reilly, 3b., 4 1 1 1 1 0 Elcock, ss., 4 0 2 0 2 2 Bass, cf., 3 0 0 0 0 0 Dunn, cf., 1 0 0 0 1 0 Loud, If., 2 0 0 0 0 0 Williams, rf., 4 0 0 3 0 0 Totals, 35 5 4 24 10 4 Hingham High School. A. B. r. B. H. P. 0. A. E. Henderson, c., 4 0 0 14 2 1 Burr, 3b., 3 2 1 0 0 0 Luce, ss., 1 1 0 1 2 0 Price, If., 4 1 1 2 0 0 Studley, p., 3 1 2 0 3 1 Daly, cf., 4 1 1 0 1 0 Grigg, lb., 4 0 2 8 1 1 Scully, 2b., 2 0 1 2 2 2 Lincoln, rf., 4 0 0 0 0 1 Totals, 29 6 6 27 10 6 Sacrifice hits- -Luce, Lincoln. Stolen bases — Burr (2,) Luce, Price, Campbell, Stud ley (3,) Grigg, Nichols, Doyle (3,) Elcock (3.) First base on balls—Off Studley, 2; off Gram, 4. First base on errors—Hingham, 2; Quincy, 5. Struck out—by Studley, 11; by Gram, 8. Wild pitch— Studley. Time —1 hour, 50 minutes. Umpires— Thompson and Burr. Score by innings, 123456789 Hingham High, 20100003 —6 Quincy High, 10000103 0 — 5 j j Girls as well as boys like athletics. At least, such is the case with Quincy High School girls. Although during the winter months there is no place for exercise in the school, it may be that on that very account basket ball and tennis are heartily welcomed with other indications of spring. For the last few years it has been customary for the girls and boys each to have an athletic meet. In 1904 the girls’ annual meet did credit to the school and spoke well for the interest and pride taken in athletics by the girls. For weeks all wishing to compete had been practicing during spare moments. The following table shows the results of the meet; results of which no class should be proud. '04. 03. 06. 07. 100 yards dash, S 1 Broad jump, 5 4 Potato race, 3 1 5 Sack rjfce, 5 4 Throwing goals, 7 2 50 yards dash, 8 1 High jump, 5 4 Obstacle race, 8 1 Three legged race, 6 3 Relay race, 5 3 1 Basket ball, 5 1 3 Tennis, 3 5 1 Tetherball, 3 5 1 16 ' 73 13 16 1st f Miss Cummings, '05. 2d } Miss Packard, '05. 3d ( Miss Duggan, '06. 1st f Miss Rhinos, '01. 2d } Miss Black lock. '05. 3d Miss Barbour, ’05. 1st ( Miss Harkins, 07. 2d ] Miss Cummings, 05. 3d ( Miss Duggan, '06. ( Miss Barbour, '05. 1 Miss Schillander, 07. ( Miss Allen, '07. ( Miss Packard, '05. Miss Sayward, '07. ( Miss Blacklock, ’05. ( Miss Packard, '05. ’ Miss Cummings, 05. ( Miss Duggan, 06. i Miss Rhines, '04. ) Miss Barbour, '05. ( Miss Blacklock, '05. ( Miss Packard, '05. Miss Blacklock, '05. (Miss Corey, ’06. Miss Fulton, 1 .A. Miss Barbour, ) UJ' 1 Miss Corey, j Miss Packard, ( uo' Miss Miller, I ,n- Miss Packard, ) ( Class 1905—1st. Class 1906—2d. ( Class 1907—3d. ( Class 1905—1st. Class 1907—2d. ( Class 1906—3d. ( Miss Sayward, 05. Miss Rhines, 04. ( Miss Fay, 06. f Miss Sayward, 05. Miss Rhines, 04. ( Miss Corey, 06. • Tied for second.