St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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HAPPY LANDING Snatch O'Brien in a pre-game warm-up PRECISION BOMBING Collins takes to the air CLEAR THE TRACK! The Moose charges

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ANOTHER POINT FOR US Carroll booting, Cryan holding DRIVE Shaun Kelly at his hcrccst

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Our first test came when we faced Browne and Nichols and did more than our share in producing a see-saw struggle that was not decided until the final whistle. We broke the scoring ice in the first period when Collins plunged over the right side of the line, but we failed to be opportunists enough to add the extra point. The Cambridge lads came back quickly enough and took the lead 7-6 just before the half. Pressing all the time we got a break in the third quarter when Hank blocked a punt and fell on it across the line to put us out in front. Again the try after touchdown was off, but we led 12-7. Our advantage was short-lived, however, for we yielded another tally and the final score read 13-12. We consoled ourselves by recalling that the game had ended with us on our rivals' seven yard line, and by observing that Collins' passing had been as accurate as it had been cool and timely. Before we set our feet on the victory trail, we had to submit to a scoreless tie with Somerville Vocational. The muddy field bogged down our attack, but our defensive play was all that anyone could ask, Lydon playing the best game of his career and sub- marining to perfection. joe O'Connell's game-saving tackle as the lone defender of our goal, Paul McGrath's backing-up of the line and Collins' passing were also features. When victory did perch on our banners, it made a prolonged stay for Rivers, Belmont and Brandeis Vocational were successive victims. The first conquest more than atoned for our rout of last year, and, while the bull- dozer was absent, it was a source of con- solation to jimmy Collins to triumph over young Tommy Ormsby by scoring one touch- down and passing to Ellard for the marker that made it 12-7. This game saw Courtney, Murphy, Shaun Kelly and Phillips breaking into the starting line-up. The following week brought a 7-O decision over Belmont, George Baker and Phillips dividing the hero's role, the former blocking a punt and the latter hurling himself on the rolling pigskin in the end zone. The third-in-a-row triumph was at the expense of Brandeis, the in- towners bowing to us 19-O. While the first half was scoreless, the second yielded three scores and an extra point. Jimmy Collins' 52-yard run was our initial counter, but George Baker's cash-in on an interception and Brother Bob's savage plunge ran up the total. The final two games of the season produced a defeat and a tie. The loss came on No- vember 5th when we encountered Noble and Greenough and made the acquaintance of Messrs. Arnold and Snyder who were re- sponsible for the three touchdowns scored. Captain Jimmy fought the good fight as usual in his triple-threat role, but the Ded- ham lads had just a little too much for us. Our final appearance was on our home field against Angel Guardian and the game was marked by our experimentation with the T formation. The combination of this new system and our old single-wing stand-by resulted in a 14-14 stalemate, our touch- downs being contributed by our doughty captain and Bob Baker. The Red-Blue game drew the curtains on the 1943 season, Jimmy Collins and R. Baker holding down the respective captaincies. The contest exceeded the expectations of even the most sanguinary and both teams waded through the mud to carry on the civil strife. A 19-13 count gave the palm to Bob's Blues, and the hard-luck jimmy seemed des- tined to go plaque-less. The totals column of the register then revealed four wins, two ties and two defeats as the achievements of our Junior year. We rested content and re-played the schedule day after day in our noon-day gym sessions. -iii. As the tide of vacation was beginning to ebb, and we were counting the days of freedom