St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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backfield and gained possession for St. Sebastian's on the rival 15 yard stripe, Sending Gibby through tackle for 7 yards on the first play, Tommy Green then crossed up our opponents by tossing a flat pass to Bill Carey and the Belmont lad then fought like a tiger to cross the line and tie the score. The same strategy was attempted on the point after, but the pass was a trifle too high and we had to be content with a 6-.6 deadlock. Seconds later the game ended and for the second straight year we had invaded the Hudson baili- wick and escaped without a defeat. As originally planned, the Red and Black schedule called for Lawrence Central Catholic to visit Nonantum Hill on Sunday, October 17, but, when the Merrimack Valley school found itself unable to accommodate a traditional rival except on that date, St. Sebastian's released Central from the contract and signed Weston High for that weekend. Played at Weston on an ideal Saturday afternoon, the game got underway with Bill O'Brien starting at fullback and Joe McCarthy at left tackle, On the opening kick-off, Bill Gibbons continued the tricky running that was a highlight of the Hudson game and escorted the oval to our 43 before being downed. The first series of our tries was unproductive, however, and Weston gained possession when a poor kick carried only to their 34. Using a well-baited mousetrap on the right side of our line, the home team came up with a I2 yard first down on the very first play and then, two plays later, Bob Toland broke away for a 52 yard scamper that brought him all the way to pay dirt and gave Weston an early 6-O lead. On the try for the point, joe McCarthy roared in to smother the boot, so that no further damage was done. POLISHING THE BOMBSIGHT TINY TIM Capt. Tom Green Murray Regan Demonstrates His Technique 1-1 123 1-.

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when the enemy capitalized on it to penetrate our defenses and score their third touch- down early in the final period, Although Hitt's placement was good, Hopkins was off- side on the play and on the second attempt a pass failed and the margin against us remained at 18-0. In a desperate try for a single score at any cost, Tommy Green gambled on four consecutive passes after the kick-off and a breach in our defenses caused him to be smeared at the Red and Black 32 on fourth down. That did not seem too costly until a substitute back, who was apparently stopped by our frontier, broke through the right side of our line to scamper 26 yards for the final T.D. of the day. This time Fred Hitt's placement was on the beam and it made the final score read, Hopkins 25-0. There still remained time enough for Wally MacKinnon to put on a neat demonstration of his passing prowess under pressure, but we could not get beyond the Hopkins 40. During the contest, Jack Cochran, Bud Fisher and Frank Renaud saw service and contributed their best in a losing cause. The pleasant Coffee Hour in the refectory after the game did much to dispel the gloom exuding from such a one-sided defeat, but even our most partial rooters were quick to admit that we were outclassed by a much more power ful team. While the third game on our schedule was originally arranged for Friday, October 8th, a driving rain was excuse enough to postpone the contest to the following Monday, the eve of Columbus Day. When that evening arrived, it proved scarcely better than the original date and the light drizzle prompted one anxious mother to phone the School and ask the Monsignor whether the game was being played indoors or outdoors. The Red and Black squad enjoyed an early supper in the refectory and then repaired by bus to Riverside Park, Hudson, for the thrill of the second game to be played under lights by a St. Sebastian eleven. In the shuffle necessitated by Bob Murphy's loss, Wally Mac- Kinnon made an appearance in the starting line-up, although Reed Gomperts and Murray Regan were to see frequent service during the evening. Winning the toss, the home team lost no time in staging an offensive fiurry that pounded out three consecutive first downs and might have proven dangerous had not jim Hefier pounced on a fumble at our 22 to win possession of the ball for St. Sebastian's. Aided by the offensive pounding of Bill O'Brien, Paul Carey and Bill Gibbons, we eked out two first downs, but a fourth down gamble in the next series did not pay off and we surrendered the oval to Hudson on their own 34. With their ground attack functioning well, the home team varied its offensive with tackle thrusts, center plunges and end runs that advanced the country boys to our 8 yard stripe before we stiffened sufficiently to take over. It was already well into the second quarter and Bill Gibbons thought that it was time to rise and shine, so he proceeded to deliver three personal first downs that were interrupted by a Green pass to Bill Carey for 10 yards. Because time was running out in the half, the Arrows took to the air exclusively but four consecutive aerials failed to click and the second quarter ended with Dave O'Connor smearing an enemy back for a very substantial loss. When hostilities were resumed, the drizzle had developed into a rather substantial rain and Hudson took advantage of our failure to capitalize on our receipt of the kick- off. Starting at their own 45, the home team mixed up reverses and tackle thrusts to penetrate to our 20 and at that point a jump pass from the signal caller to the left end produced a score that threatened to be decisive. Fortunately the conversion attempt proved futile and we had only a 6 point handicap to wrestle with, After receiving the kick we made no great progress, but Gibby's boot set the enemy back on their 20 and a 15 yard penalty made them retreat to the 5. They did manage to eke out a single first down before punting to Bill Gibbons who put down his head and bulled all the way back to the rival 30, and we were within striking distance at last, After Paul Carey had escorted the pigskin to the 19, Reed Gomperts broke away on an end sweep to the 6 for a first down. Try as they might, Gomperts, Gibbons and Greene were inches short of the goal in the next series and all seemed lost when the ball was awarded to Hudson. To make matters worse, a 15 yard penalty brought the ball out to the Hudson 16 and it was like a bolt from the blue when Ed Ryan suddenly pounced on a fumble in the enemy -I 122 1-1

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Starting all over again, Bill O'Brien carried Toland's kick back to our 24 and three plunges were effective enough to average 5 yards a try until an offside penalty forced Tommy Green to essay a pass to Gibby that was intercepted by the ubiquitous Toland and brought to the home 37. Dave Connor was hurt on the play and jim Harnedy replaced him, while Charlie Sullivan and Dave Keelan went in to spell Ed Ryan and Paul Carey. That the Weston team did no harm was due to the fact that Frank Murphy fell on a lateral fumble five plays later and regained possession for the Red and Black. just before the quarter ended, after we had been pushed back to our own 20, Gibby pulled out his best boot of the year, a 62 yard beauty that carried to the Weston 28 and took the pressure off our weary eleven, Entering the game at that point, Murray Regan showed his defensive talents by taking a Toland pass away from two rival receivers and allowing St. Sebastian's to start the second quarter in possession of the pigskin. Auspiciously enough, Tommy Green carried for a first down when jim Harnedy opened up a nice hole and then Reed Gomperts and Paul Carey made 4 yards apiece before 'Green changed the tempo with a short pass to jim Hefler in the right flat that gave us the necessary distance at the Weston 36. Three plays later, however, the same pass boomeranged and was snared by the rival Brouilette and the coaches took advantage of the situation to send in fresh replacements, Dick Schiffman, Owen Dugan, Dick Sullivan and Bud Fisher. With the home team making two consecutive first downs, there was time only for Paul Carey to hammer out the required yardage before the half ended. After the rest period, there was no great damage done by either side until Gibby punted to Toland on the home 40 and the slippery back ran it back 35 yards to our 25. Even then no immediate danger was sensed when two line plays were smothered by our frontier, but, on third down, Toland fired a perfect strike to Brouilette and the half- back carried it across to make our deficit read, 12-0. A low placement kick failed to add to the Weston margin, but a deep kick-off and speedy coverage by the rival ends put us on the spot once more at our own 5. To make matters worse, we shifted into the single wing and, when the pass came to Gibby on his wrong side, he was thrown over the goal line and the home team scored a safety that made their lead, 14-0. At that point, Bill Carey booted to the home 35 and Toland made a 50 yard return, yet Weston was detected holding on the play and the ball was set down on our rivals' 42. In less time than it takes to tell it, the Townies pounded out a first down on the ground and then launched a 30 yard aerial that was completed on our 7. just then we shifted sides and put on a determined goal line stand that wrested possession of the oval from the surging foe and Tommy Green carried on a 21 yard end sweep that put us out from under the shadow of our own posts. Passes were in order at that point and there developed an aerial duel between Green and Toland, with the St. Sebastian captain intercepting two heaves of his adversary and the Weston boy taking a pass from jim Hefier on the home 12. Our last bid for a consolation score came when Tommy faded back to midfield and floated a for- ward to Murray Regan and the mighty mite completed it in the midst of three defenders just over the goal line. Our jubilation was short lived, however, for Umpire Holt dropped a flag and explained that the play was called back because Ralph Donnelly was guilty of illegal use of hands, even though our iron-man center had been occupied as usual in snapping back the ball. Time ran out shortly thereafter and we were forced to accept our third defeat of the season. Plagued as we were by minor injuries sustained in the Weston clash, we were sur- prised to learn that our next scheduled foe, Christopher Columbus, was in more desperate straits then we and had to ask to be excused from the meeting with St. Sebastian's. To bridge this gap, a game was hastily arranged with St, Charles of Waltham for Sunday, October 24, to be played as part of the first schoolboy doubleheader ever to take place in the Watch City. Luck was not with us however and, when rain caused postponement of the game to Monday and then to Tuesday, it was decided that cancellation was in order in view of the fact that we were taking on St. Mary's of Brookline the following Sunday. -L 124 1-2