South Kent High School - Yearbook (South Kent, CT)

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1935 SOUTH KENT YEAR BOOK 1935 I Standing'CoEs, KURrz, MILLER, JONES, Los, HUMPHREYS, WALLER II SiII1NgfMILNE, WALLER I, PULLMAN, TURNER, MURCI-nsON, NELLIS, LEONARD SOCCER ITH the football season ending on November 19th and the Christmas vacaf tion not commencing until December 21st, there was quite a problem of how to fill the gap. Hockey, we hoped, would start soon, but meanwhile Mr. Cummings suggested a soccer team, and with his help things soon got under way. The fellows split between soccer and touch football, but we managed to organize a team with sullicient substitutes, and practices went quite smoothly. After a few days of this preparation, a home and home agreement was entered into with Salisbury. On November 27th we journeyed North to test our ability at Salisbury. Besides enjoying ourselves tremendously, we defeated our plucky opponents by a score of 34, Turner, Milne, and Newhall starring. A few days later the Salisbury team came down here and we played on the baseball field. The visitors won this encounter by the score of 3f2, the South Kent team appearing rather too sure of the result and not starting to play ball until too late. The last game was played here against Kent. We can make little comment on the game except that Kent had a far superior team and deserved their victory, 8'1. We hope that in future years there will be opportunity to develop the game here at South Kent. Mr. Cumming did a fine job, and we thank him for it. page sixtyfonc

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1935 SOUTH KENT YEAR Book 1935 power play straight off end by which they gained most of their ground. South Kent lost chances of scoring two or three times by fumbles. Behind 12-O at the beginning of the last period, South Kent began to advance up the field, McCoun and MacPherson doing most of the running. Then on a long pass from McCoun to Turner, the ball was taken to the threefyard line where McCoun plunged over for our only score. We proved ourselves capable of good football in running up a score of 3810 against Salisbury. We did not score at all during the first half, however, and were perhaps even outfplayed. On the other hand, Salisbury did not have the ball for more than two minutes during the second half. Cowan and Turner both did some beautiful open held running. McCoun and Cowan scored two touchdowns each while Turner and Johnson each scored one. In a rather poorly played game South Kent edged out Canterbury 2048. We started out well by advancing the ball up to the twelvefyard line, and after some well executed plays, McCoun plunged over for the first touchdown. A little later, on receiving a punt, Turner ran seventy yards for another touchdown. It was one of the most beautiful openfeld runs seen all season. After that, except for the first part of the third period, South Kent became noticeably weaker and had a hard time keeping the lead. Canterbury gained most of their ground on wellfdirected passes. The last game, played against an undefeated Gunnery team, was one of the best exhibitions ever put on by a South Kent team. The first half was quite un' eventful as the ball seefsawed back and forth. The line showed some excellent defensive work while Newhall and Cowan did a good job in the backiield knocking down the numerous Gunnery passes. At the beginning of the second half, Mc- Coun, after one or two first downs, ran off tackle for sixty yards to make the first touchdown. Turner placefkicked for the extra point. Then Gunnery scored, after completing two long passes and an end run. The quarter ended 7f7. Again, at the beginning of the fourth period, South Kent scored after advancing the ball up to Gunnery's twentyfyard mark where Turner went over on a pass from johnson. Then in the same way as before Gunnery took the ball to our eighteen' yard marker where Francis, on a beautiful statuefoffliberty play, scored the second touchdown for Gunnery. The game ended 1444 with South Kent on the way to another touchdown. The spirit with which this game was played was remarkable. The line played as hard as possible throughout the entire game, both on the defense and offense. The backfield worked with splendid precision and cofoperation, and they all emphasized the fact that the team was the unit, not the individual. At the annual banquet Malcolm Severance was elected to succeed Captain Townsend. There were several speeches by guests, captains. and managers, com' commending and thanking the coaches for their splendid work. page sixty

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1935 SOUTH KENT YEAR BOOK 1935 Slrmdmg MANAK1IfR LITONARD, ECIIHVITRRIA, MOORF, TOWNSEND, MANACTITR BAKER, MR. CUYLFR Siirmg MACl'llI'RRl3N, CRlTTI'NIllfN, TURNITR, CTAPTAIN MERRELL, MCCDUN, Si1vri1ANcr, HousToN HOCKEY HE record for this winter's hockey season was five victories, one tie, and three defeats. The only disappointment for the year was that we were unahle to play Kent hecause of unsatisfactory weather conditions. Whether we won or lost it would have heen a wonderful game, and we were sorry to have missed the good hockey it would have provided, The first line was made up of Turner and Crittenden on the wings with McCoun at center. Macpherson was in the goal with Captain Merrell and Severance at the defense posts. The second line included Townsend, Moore, and Echeverria. The season opened on january 10th when Lenox journeyed down here. The score was Zfl in favor of the visitors. Turner scored our only goal and Captain Merrell was our outstanding player. On the whole, the team showed a lack of smoothness and cofoperation. The team rested two weeks hefore playing their next game. This was against Canterhury and was played away. The score was Sfl in our Rivor, which gives a pretty good idea of the type of play witnessed. page sixtyftwo