Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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22 THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR Somerville, 23; 36rocfcton, o Somerville in its game with Brockton on Oc- tober 26 scored four touchdowns, with the aid of two finely executed forward passes and long end runs, and won the game bv a score of 23 to 0. Somerville was strong on the defensive, the visitors making their distance only three times during the game. Two of the touchdowns were nn.de in the first half and two in the second. The first came in the middle of the first half: Mahoney and Scrivcn worked a forward pass for a thirty-five-yard gain, and on the second succeeding play Mixer, on a quarterback run. carried the ball over the line after a twenty-five-yard run. Sharry made a for- ward pass to Eorg on the twenty-five-yard line, who carried the ball over the line for the second touchdown. In the second half Sharry made two touchdowns, the result of long runs, the first a fifty-five-yard run. the second a forty-yard run. The line-up:— SOMERVILLE IIKill. BROCKTON HIGH. Scriven. l.e..........................r.e.. Rapp Commins, l.t......................r.t., Shinnick Russ (Russell), l.g......r.g., Sullivan (Russell) Gustin, c...........................c.. Johnson Kitchen, r.g..........................l.g.. Holt Nolan, r.t...............l.t.. Dunbar (Maddox) Eorg (Mealy), r.e........l.e.. Mitchell (Gardner) Mixer (Wiley), q.b................q.b.. Brown Mahoney (McDonald), l.h.b.......r.h.b.. Gardner Sharry. r.h.b.....................l.h.b.. Smith Cousins, f.b......................f.b.. Totman Somerville,?; ll . U. Z. ’ll, 0 Somerville High defeated the Technology Freshmen. ? to 0. on October 23, in a hard-fought game. The line-up:— SOMERVILLE. TECHNOLOGY. Scriven. l.e...........r.e., Williams (Spaulding) •Commins. l.t......................r.t.. O’Neil Russ, l.g...................................r.g.. VanTasscl 'Gustin. c....................................c.. Catching Kitchen (Russell), r.g..........l.g., Fitzherbert Nolan, r.t.............l.t.. Hutchins (Proctor) Forg, r.e...................................l.e., DcFlorez Wiley (Mixer), q.b.........q.b., Watson (Shatz) McDonald (Mahoney) l.h.b. r.h.b., Spaulding (Rush) Sharry, r.h.b....................l.h.b.. Dresser Cousins, f.b..........................f.b., Pray Somerville, IS ; Xawrence, 0 Somerville easily defeated Lawrence Saturday, October 30, by a score of 18 to 0. Two touch- downs were made in the first half, and third in the middle of the second. Sharry ran forty-five yards for the first, and the second was made by Russ, after the ball had been brought to the five- yard line on a forward pass by Sharry to Scriven. The third touchdown was made by Nolan, who re- ceived Mahoney’s fumble after he had crossed the line. Somerville made gains of twenty-five, thirty, and fifteen yards on three forward passes, and gained its distance several times on a double pass, with the man carrying the ball plunging through tackle while the play was apparently directed toward the end. The line-up:— SOMERVILLE HIGH. LAWRENCE HIGH. Scriven (Hooper) l.e.............r.e., Edwards Commins. l.t.......................r.t.. Lena Russell, l.g................r.g., Cunningham Gustin. c............................c., Aiken Kitchen, r.g..................l.g., Donavan Nolan, r.t..................l.t.. Taylor (Yule) Howard, r.e........................l.e.. Shiers Mixer (Wiley), q.b............q.b., Thompson Mahoney (McDonald), l.h.b......r.h.b., Reardon Russ, f.b........................f.b., Higgins Sharry, r.h.b....................l.h.b.. Miller Somerville IMob, 12; SDorcbester Ibiob, 4 Somerville won its first interscholastic league game Saturday. November 2. by defeating Dor- chester High. 12 to 4. Somerville scored a touch- down and kicked a goal in each half, while Dor- chester scored four points, when they dropped a goal from the field from the twenty-five-yard line. Somerville showed its superiority over Dorchester from the middle of the first half to the close of the game. Sharry and Mahoney were the best ground-gainers for Somerville, Sharry getting in a number of end runs which contributed largely to the final score. Mahoney made large gains by carrying the ball through tackle. The first touchdown was made with Somerville’s backs carrying the ball without once losing pos- session of it for sixty-five yards. In the second half Somerville gained fifteen and twenty yards on two cleverly-worked forward passes, and went over the line for its second touch- down within ten minutes. Fraser. Dorchester’s left end. blocked a punt which Sharry tried to get off on his twenty-five

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THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR 21 Everett. The Cambridge line was very weak, and Somerville’s backs easily made large gains. Somerville scored twice in the first half and once in the second. Hafford tried out many of the new men, and they showed up very well. The line-up:— SOMERVILLE HIGH. CAMBRIDGE HIGH. llealy (Scriven) (Field), l.e.......r.e., Crothers Comm ins, l.t.......................r.t.. Isranstein Caldwell, l.g.......................r.g., Collman Nowell, c...............................c.. Rollins Kitchen, r.g..................................l.g., Burgess Hoyt (Merrill), r.t...........................l.t., Murrich Forg (Jarvis) r. e..................1. e., Dorgles Wiley (Norris), q.b....................q.b.. Clune Sharry (Mahoney) r.h.b......................l.h.b., Rieves Mixer (McDonald), l.h.b..............r.h.b.. Close Cousins (Russ), f.b....................f.b., Volk Groton School, 15; Somerville Iblob, 0 Groton easily won the game, October 2, by a score of 15 to 0. Frothingham scored ten of the points, four of which were made on a pretty goal from the field. The line-up:— SOMERVILLE HIGH. GROTON SCHOOL. Forg, r.e.......................l.e., Chrystie Hoyt, r.t.......................l.t., Danielson Nowell (Caldwell) r.g.....................l.g.. Holt Gustin, c...... .....................c., Amory Kitchen (Russell), l.g.....................r.g. Sargent Commins (Merrill) l.t.....r.t. (Parker), Gardner Mixer, l.e................................r.e., Clifford Wiley (Donahue) q.b.......................q.b., Farr Sharry. r.h.b...............l.h.b., Frothingham Mahoney, l.h.b..........................r.h.b., Clark Cousins, f.b..............................f.b., Baker OTaltbam, 17; Somerville, 0 The Somerville and Waltham g,.me. October 5, was a great surprise, Waltham landing a 17 to 0 victory over Somerville. Waltham kicked off. Donahue got the ball on his own fifteen-yard line, but was downed on the spot by a Waltham player. Somerville tried to punt and fumbled. Leary re- covered the ball and succeeded in planting it be- hind Somerville’s goal in less than four minutes of play. After the second kick-off Waltham carried the ball to the centre of the field, where they were held for downs. Sharry, after his team failed to make any gains, punted, but Carlton broke through and blocked the punt. Captain Haron of Wal- tham picked the ball up and ran fifty yards for Waltham’s second touchdown. In the second half Wiley, who was injured in the Groton game, took the place of Donahue at quarter. Sharry tried to kick a goal from place- ment. but failed. The line-up:— SOMERVILLE HIGH. WALTHAM HIGH. Forg. r.e Merrill, r.t l.t.. Partridge Nowell, r.g (justin, c Russ, l.g r.g.. Wright Nolan, l.t Field, l.e Donahue (Wilev), q.b Sharrv. r.h.b Mahonev. l.h.b... Cousins, f.b Somerville, 34; Ibaverblll. 0 Somerville High won from Haverhill High, on October 12, by a score of 34 to 0. Somerville played football of the old-fashioned kind, confining licr plays largely to line attacks. Captain Sharry made one run of sixty yards. Field showed up well at end and was successful in blocking Haver- hill’s tries for gains around his end. Haverhill at no time was near scoring a touchdown, and her gains were made mostly on forward passes and trick plays. The first touchdown came in a rush; Haverhill fumbled the kick-off. made a miserable try for a punt, and then lost the ball to Somerville, Sharry going over for a touchdown after less than a min- ute of play. In the second half Somerville made many changes in her line-up. and tried a few trick plays with success. At the end of the half Mixer made a twenty-five-yard run for a touchdown. The line-up:— SOMERVILLE. HAVERHILL. Field, l.e..........................r.e.. Miller Commins (Merrill), l.t.............r.t.. Mitchell Russ. l.g........................r.g., Dugdale Gustin (Pease), c.....................c., Reid Kitchen (Russell), r.g.............l.g.. Leonard Hoyt (Nolan), r.t..................l.t., Bailey Forg (Healey) r.e..................l.e., Davis Mixer (Wiley) (Donahue), q.b.......q.b., Gorman Mahoney, l.h.b............r.h.b. (Ryan), Wood Sharry (McDonald), r.h.b..........l.h.b., Connor Dickerman, f.b......................f.b., Gillen

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THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR 23 yard line. Eraser recovered the ball, and from that distance Daly dropped the field goal. The line-up:— SC )M ER VILLE. DORCH ESTER. Scriven (Field), l.e....r.e., Cruickshank (Leonard) Commins, l.t..........................r.t.. Conly Russell. I.g.............r.g.. Abbott (Fletcher) Gustin, c.............................c., Carlson Kitchen, r.g............................I.g., Beal H°vt. r-t....................I.t.. Barton (Blank) Forg’ r.e.............................l.c., Eraser .Mixer, cj.b........................q.b., DcCocn Mahoney, l.li.b.......................r.h.b., Daly Sharry, r.h.b.........................l.h.b., Riley Russ (Dickerman). f.b.................f.b., Abbott IRobcvt Southern's mromi [Continued from pago G.] wavy brown hair, and her hands deep in the pockets of her long coat. As she was going out, her mother called after her: “Don't be long, dear, re- member the dinner. As she turned in between the high banks of snow piled along either side of the walk, she felt the fine quality of tne air that sparkled with a cold vitality, as pure as the snow which seemed to exhale it. She tossed her head as if to rid it of all the dis- ordered fancies she had gathered in the unreal world of romance with which she had spent the day. Then for the first time she realized how gigantic the storm had been. O11 the avenue the snow had been beaten into a hard, yellow track, and Welling- ton avenue was alive; the single sleighbell Alice had heard that morning had been joined by num- berless strings of other bells, until the air vibrated with their musical clamor. Great Russian sledges with scarlet plumes shaking at their dashboards swept by, with the faces of their occupants ruddy in their furs. When she came to Fairbanks street she turned down to the little old chapel where she had come so often before; she tried the door, and it yielded to her efforts. As she tripped down the aisle, she noticed that the church was full of shadows, and it had rather a dreamy effect upon her. Involuntarily she spoke aloud, and said: How good it seems to be back in this little chapel after so long a time, and how familiar the old chapel looks, with its darkly- colored windows through which are sent the vari- ous tinted shafts of sunlight! And still in a dreamy manner her fingers played oyer the keys of the organ and produced the familiar old ballad. “Home, Sweet Home.” The chapel seemed to in- cite in her a thoughtful mood, and she played all the old pieces she had heard her mother play so often before. Finally she thought of the time, and, closing the organ, started down the aisle toward the door. As she got about half way to the door, a figure ap- proached her from out the shadows, and seeing her retreat a step in fright, said: Don’t be afraid; I heard you say how good it seemed to be back in the old chapel, and I was of the same mind, and you played the old pieces my mother used to play, which brought back memories of fifteen years ago. Do you know Mr. and Mrs. Southern, and are they still alive? Alice started in surprise, and exclaimed: Why, of course I know them; they are my mother and father, but, ' in a sadder tone, my father has been dead these past twelve years. Then the man told her that they were his parents, too, and asked in surprise if it were possible that she was the tiny Alice he had last seen fifteen years ago. Alice confessed io being the same, and said: Why, you must be my much-talked-of brother Robert! How often mother speaks of you! It will make her real happy to see you again, her boy Robert! So together they started down the familiar street toward home. When they reached the house, they went straight to the library: the mother’s back was turned toward the door, but when she turned f Words cannot express her look of joyous surprise and welcome, and after fondly embracing her bov, who was now a full-grown manly man of thirty- three, she told him how he had been proved inno- cent thirteen years ago. Proof being found that the papers had belonged to a fellow by the name of Roland Saunders, thus accounting for the initials R. S.. and the fellow, being too much of a coward at the time, allowed the truly honest Robert Southern to shoulder his guilt. But after two years, he wrote to the faculty and confessed all. Mr. and Mrs. Southern were immediately in- formed of their son’s innocence, but it was too late; the damage was done, and the happy home was de- stroyed. but Mr. Southern was exceedingly pleased to have him proved innocent. Robert also rejoiced to know that his father had lived to see his inno- cence proven. lie told his mother that he had prospered in the West, but had never heard of his vindication, and had written to them. but. having received no answer, thought they still believed him guilty. But the mother told him she had received no letter, and had thought him dead after all these years, and as a proof of his father’s feeling toward him, told him how in his last sickness he called for him all the time. Now they were all together again except the father. Robert said he would stay at home now, for although the West offered great promises, the East was his home and he loved it.