St Mary of the Assumption High School - Assumpta Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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Football The 1940 football got underway when a number of boys reported for the pre-season training in the fundamentals of the game at Griggs field. Those who survived these weeks of arduous training were the lads who carried the colors of blue and gold, under the capable leadership of Captainjoe Curry to the greatest season of the football team has ever enjoyed. Among Captain joe's classmates reporting for grid practice were Maurice Meade, James Hartnett, 'Iohn Curry, John Stuart, Joseph johnson, john Donovan, james Madden, Thomas Flanagan and James Burns. On September 12, the boys journeyed to Haverhill, to unoflicially open the 1940 season with a floodlight game against St. james High, the alma mater of Coach Moynihan. Although decidedly the under- dog against this football juggernaut of the North Shore, the Saints, stunned a ca- pacity throng by setting this bigger and heavier team down, 6-0. A timely pass from Griffin to Burke accounted for the margin of victory. The game was featured by ter- ritic blocking of Gabby Hartnett. En- couraged by this win, the team knocked the lid off the Catholic League by sub- merging the St. Charles to the tune of 6-0, 4500 SEE NIGHT TILT Ufmurt fast-.rtepping St. Muryfr High of Brookline, which feuturef Jpeed infteud of Jtruight power, continued undefeated, und un- tied in the 1940 Catholic-League Race, toppling Wulthurn St. Murj1'f 24 to 6 in u floodlight gume ut Victory Field, Watertown, luft night. The game wuf pluyed for the henefit of the Christmas Basket Fund. The .rtudent hund und hugle drum corpf from Brookline provided un excellent murieul interlude at the hulf und udded color to the feftieul with its glittering gold helmets und crimron caper. on an end sweep by Jim Burns. The Saints then traveled to Concord, N. H. to play a big and powerful St. John's High. al- though outplayed throughout the game the Concord team squeezed out a scoreless tie. By this time the boys were looking for- ward to the floodlight game at Victory held against St. Mary's Waltham. Last year the Waltham team tucked it on the boys by a big score. The stage was set for a real grudge game. Receiving last-minute r

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Night is joint laborer with the day. Victorious floodlight games at Haver- hill and Walthz1m,..hero 'lim Burns, gridiron lumi- nary at Waltham, . ,Basket- ball victory at Our Lady's, Newton.

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instructions, the boys took the held deter- mined to keep their slate clean. The game, which was pretty even throughout the first quarter, was gaping wide open when Jim Burns sprinted sixty-eight yards down the sideline to score. Before the final whistle, the wealthy towners had scored three times more on runs by Tom Flanagan, John Donovan, and the Curry brothers to emerge a 24-6 winner. This game was featured by the fine play of the line and especially the terrific blocking of Tom Burns and Jack Mclnerney, Husky tackles. Football Cathedral, the next opponent on the Saints schedule proved an easy 13-O vic- tory as Gabby Hartnett trucked ninety- five yards to score. Butch Flanagan ploughed over for the second tally. Once again fierce blocking and tackling was featured in a game by Brookline's aggres- sive line. The champs from Malden Catholic were next and although out- played through most of the game, they were able to capitalize on a few breaks to turn the locals back, 9-0. Even in defeat the end play of Jim Madden and Bud Curry was outstanding. Time and time again they stopped the Malden backs for losses and cut down the opposing linemen with savage blocks. Perturbed by this setback the team wal- loped Mission on Armistice Day 19-O be- fore twelve thousand fans at Fen Sta- dium. Ed Hurley, Bernard Fleming and Gov Colgan, who incidentally proved to be the keyman in the line throughout the season, were spectacular. The Saints ended their season when they stacked up against the powerhouse from Lowell, Keith Academy. This game was a heartbreaker as they were edged out, 10-7, in the last few minutes of play. John Donovan, Gov Colgan, Tom Burns and Pete McMahon were outstanding for the home team. The school was honored by placing three men on the All-Catholic team, thus climaxing a great season. Those players honored were john Curry, John Mclnerney, and James Burns. With the nucleus of a good 1940 team back, the school will be looking forward for a championship club in 1941. JAMES BURNS Josapn CURRY