Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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F (I I) i I! A L I 1. Vin Corcoran, Richard Danner, Anthony Celli, Richord Coin, Don Allard, Poul Howard, Mel Burt, Ed Marino, Ed Vollery, Ed Duchorme, Alan Bedrosian, Robert Johnson. 2. Coach Arthur Sotvito, Michael McLoughlm, John Corcoran, George Noonc, Wolter Mottos, Harold Webber, Jim Dewirc, John Sullivon, John DcVincentis, Williom Gallant, Chorlcs Forr, Lorry Wi son, Albert Cullen, Coach Fronk Zammarchi 3. Coach John Kaston, Charles B’osio, Robert Mochi, Paul Di Pasquale, Dick Delmont, Robert Luther, Robert Costignoli, Donald Corcoron, John Mullen, Nick Zahorias, Fred Manke, Richard Marcotti, Robert McLucas, Manager Roymond Ogonowski Highlighting the 1954 football season was the returning of 32 veterans from last year. The team is led by two capable co-captains, ends Mel Burt and Paul Howard. Under the able hand of coach Zammarchi and his as- sistants, John Kastan and Arthur Setudo, the team has had a near perfect record, thus fai- th is season. Arlington Bows The Red and Blue opened against Arling- ton on September 25, and for the first time in years emerged victorious, 19 to 0. Edges Everett Somerville won its second game of the sea- son by beating Everett 6-0. Quarterback Don Allard crashed over from the one-yard line in the second period to score the game’s only touchdown. Nipped by Medford On October 9, the Somerville victory streak was halted as a heart-breaker was lost to arch-rival Medford, 14 to 13. An Allard to Cain pass brought the first touchdown. Ed Vallery converted. Co-captain Mel Burt scored the second tally on a pass from Allard. An in- tercepted pass caused the Mustangs to score in a last period drive. Tops Chelsea With the Medford upset still fresh S.H.S. set out to avenge its defeat. They did just that by shading the Chelsea “Red Devils,” 13 to 7. Quarterback Don Allard and Ed Val- lery both scored. It was a hard fought game and Chelsea waged a stubborn but futile battle. Flattens Lawrence The Red and Blue gave a star performance in disposing of Lawrence 32 to 12. Sophomore Mike McLaughlin crashed through the line to block a kick but caught the ball himself and scooted 40 yards to score. Ed Vallery con- verted and also scored the next tally. Don Allard lofted a scoring aerial into the arms of Dick Cain. A few minutes later Cain scored again on a crack from the six. Ed Ma- rino went over for the final score. Romps Over Quincy In the only home game, held at Tufts’ oval, the Red and Blue blasted a hapless Quincy eleven 25 to 12. S. H. S. roared to a 13 to 6 lead in six minutes, with Don Allard and Ed Marino in the starring roles. Don Allard heaved a long pass to co-captain Paul How- ard, who was downed on the one foot line. A Thirteen

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ALUMNI Iit. Rev. (Monsignor) George M. I)o vd, ’20 On a list of Somerville’s greatest athletes printed in the Boston Post last year was the name of George Dowd. Perhaps we should pause for a moment to consider the accomp- lishments of this alumnus of ours, both on the ball field, and, presently, in an even greater field. George Dowd won wide recognition as a Somerville High School football and baseball star. In his senior year, running from the halfback position, he sparked his team to the gridiron Suburban League Championship, and a post-season game at Toledo, Ohio. He dislocated his collar bone during practice, but continued to play with a collar brace for the balance of the schedule. With the arrival of the 1920 baseball sea- son, Dowd donned a second baseman’s glove to captain the Red and Blue to another league championship. Hitting at a .422 clip, he was chosen “All-Scholastic.” During the summer of 1920, George Dowd was offered a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, but declined, for he wished to further his education. He did not give up the diamond, however, for he continued to play semi-pro baseball. After a recurrence of his old football in- jury forced him to withdraw from sports in h.s junior year at Boston College, George Dowd made a great decision. He turned from the path of athletic glory to follow in the footsteps of his Lord. Following graduation from Boston College, Ceorge Dowd entered St. John’s Seminary, and was ordained a priest in April of 1929. Inflamed with the intense love of athletic competition, Father Dowd became Director of the Catholic High School League in 1932, and organized the New England Catholic- High School Basketball Tournament in 1933. He was appointed Director of the Catholic- Youth Organization, known as the C.Y.O., in 1938. From this position Rev. Dowd was re- quired to coordinate and stimulate youth ac- tivities in the 375 parishes within the Arch- diocese. Under his direction, the Archdio- cesan C.Y.O. of Boston became exceedingly (Turn to page 15) Twelve

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quarterback sneak tied up the score 6-6. Quincy tallied again, but so did Somerville. Dick Cain and Ed Marino both went over to score. S.H.S. Tops Malden The Red and Blue moved temporarily into first place in the Greater Boston League by overpowering a determined Malden eleven, 26-14. Our versatile quaterback Don Allard was as brilliant as usual along with Dick Cain and Ed Marino. The unsung heroes, the linemen, were outstanding in their play. Vin- nie Corcoran, Ed Ducharme, and Bob John- son each deserve a round of applause for the fine game they played. WEYMOUTH EDGED On November 13th Weymouth played host to the Red and Blue. Co-Captain Mel Burt and fullback Ed Vallery were both out of the game with leg injuries and in the early min- utes of the game Ed Marino acquired a few cracked ribs. Substitute Bill Gallant played an excellent game at halfback, going over for two of the S.H.S. touchdowns. Allard, Cain and Wilson also should be commended for their fine play. Although for awhile it was nip and tuck, the Somerville gridders out- classed their opponents on the field and in the air. Despite the injuries the home team edged a fighting Weymouth eleven 19 to 12. CROSS COUNTRY Somerville High’s long distance runners dropped their first meet of the season to Malden Catholic, 27 to 28, at Fresh Pond, Cambridge, on October 1. The loss was due to the fact that Anthony DiSarcina, after he had finished second in the race, was disquali- fied for running outside the course markers, and so the Somerville boys, who thought that they had won the meet by a point, instead found themselves defeated by a single point. George Wheaton finished second in the race and Ernie Supurio, fourth. Frank O’Laughlin and Jackie Barrett placed sixth and seventh respectively. Don DiBona finished tenth, and Ronny Baptiste and Walter Shields came in eleventh and twelfth in that order. Tom Mc- Namara placed fiifteenth and John Lovely, sixteenth. The winner’s time for the two- and-one-half mile race was 14 minutes and 24 sconds. Rindge Tech’s football team might have been in a sad condition but their track team was in top form as they beat Somerville 16 to 43, on October 8. George Wheaton placed fifth, followed by Ernie Supurio, Elia DiMetri, Anthony DiSarcina, Walter Shields, Frank O’Laughlin, Don DiBona, Jack Barrett, Ron Baptiste, and Leo Johnson, who, oddly enough, finished eighth, ninth, tenth, elev- enth, twelfth, thirteenth fourteenth, fif- teenth, and sixteenth, in that order. On October 15 Brookline beat the locals 20 to 38. George Wheaton placed third and Jack Barrett, fifth. The ninth through the fourteenth places were taken by Elia Di- Metri, Anthony DiSarcina, Don DiBona, Walter Shields, Frank O’Laughlin, and Ed Sulesky, in that order. John Lovely fiinished sixteenth, and Charles Nickerson eighteenth. A strong B. C. High team defeated Som- erville by a score of 15 to 55 on October 22. On this same day Brookline raced Rindge and a Brookline lad named Dave Campana broke the record for the two and one-half mile course by running the distance in 12 minutes 57.8 seconds. The former record of 13 minutes 20 seconds was held by Fran Cummings of Somerville, who set that mark last year. However, after four losses the Red and Blue’s runners came through in the last meet of the season on October 28, with a 28 to 31 victory over Cambridge Latin. Jack Barrett and George Wheaton led the Somerville team to the victory by placing third and fourth respectively. They were followed by the rest of the team, consisting of Ron Bap- tiste, Elia DiMetri, Anthony DiSarcina, Ernie Spurio, Don DiBona, Bob Carlton, Walter Shields, and John Lovely, which captured the sixth through twelfth places in that order, with the exception of John Lovely, who fin- ished fourteenth. Now that the Cross Country season has ended, the boys are looking forward with an- ticipation to the start of the winter track sea- son, which will get under way with the first meet on January 1. Fourteen