Stoughton High School - Stotonian / Semaphore Yearbook (Stoughton, MA)

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FOOTBALL TEAM Backfield (left to right)- — J. Shippalowski, S. Simminavich, A. Radvilas, Captain- elect; J. Joyce. Line — W. Kell, J. Deloughrey, R. Hayden, Captain; J. Pye, A. Penardi, A. Stonkus, L. Mitkievicz, A. Walent, Coach Frank V. Burke. The team was composed principally of Juniors, thus, we predict a very tine rating for next year ' s season. The following fellows were awarded gold basketballs in remembrance of their winning the Hochamock Title: Donahue, Leahy, Harrington, Co-captains Pye and Klund. Radvilas, Simmanavich. Kell, Stripinis, Tirelis, and last but not least. Druker, their able manager. Hail to the victors ! Final Scores Stoughton 44 Alumni 21 Stoughton 25 North Easton 12 Stoughton 33 Randolph 21 Stoughton 15 North Attleboro 13 Stoughton 29 Abington 14 Stoughton 14 Sharon 12 Stotighton 17 Foxboro 15 Stoughton 9. North Attleboro 15 Stoughton 29 Franklin 14 Stoughton 19 Randolph 17 Stoughton 31 Franklin 20 Stoughton 13 Oliver Ames 28 Stoughton 31 Fcxboro 24 Stoughton 36 Canton 25 Stoughton 43 Shirley 34 Stotighton 19 Bridgewater 22 Stoughton 22 Sharon 10 SUMMARY OF THE BASEBALL SEASON As we go to press, Stotighton High ' s big nine has played twelve games, winning eight by large margins. The team this season has developed three Page Twenty-two Patronize Semaphore Advertisers

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cs 19 33-34 FOOTBALL SEASON This year ' s football schedule included but ten games. However, the extremely difficult opposition made up for the lack of games. The season opened with the squad traveling to Nashua to wage a terrific battle with th.e latter, the game ending in a scoreless tic. Although this contest added no victory to the boys ' string, it added much to their moral sup- port. Their next contest was with Mans- field, the opponents taking the game by one point after a hard-fought battle. The following game was held with Aliddle- boro in a driving rainstorm. Our squad showed their stuff even in a muddy and slippery field and came out the victor by seven points. The next battle with North Attleboro was a moral defeat for the home team when its opponents de- feated them by one point by means of their excellent passing attack. Then came the game with North Easton, Stough- ton ' s minor rival. Our squad launched a slashing attack and defeated the weaker team by a large margin. In this game Stoughton displayed a great aerial de- fense. The following game with Dart- mouth resulted in another easy win for our team. However, in its next strife with W ' alpole the team suffered the worst defeat of its season, losing by a score of 6 to 12. The game with Franklin was a walkaway for the boys, Stoughton winning by a very high score. Attleboro, their next opponent, was turned back by a two touchdown lead. Then — on Turkey day — the final and long-anticipated game with the school ' s ancient rival. Canton, was waged. Here the determined squad sought vengeance for their previous de- feats and piled up the highest score of the season. In all, Stoughton High turned out the best squad seen in years by local fol- lowers, l)eing far superior in ability and sportsmanship to their rivals. Let us hope that the year 1934-35 will see as successful a season. Final Results Stoughton 0 Nashua 0 Stoughton 6 Mansfield 7 Stoughton 7 Middleboro 0 Stoughton 6 North Attleboro 7 Stoughton 2S North Easton 12 Stoughton 27 Dartmouth 13 Stoughton 6 Walpole 12 Stoughton 25 Franklin 7 Stoughton 12 Attleboro 0 SlouGfhton 33 Canton 0 REVIEW OF THE 1933-34 BASKET- BALL SEASON Stoughton High put into circulation this year the finest, cleverest, and fast- est group of basketeers seen in the local schools tor several years. Their season ' s schedule included a total of seventeen games. P om these, fifteen victories were garnered. The season ended with the home team in possession of the Hocka- mock League crown, which was taken from Foxboro only after a terrific strug- gle. Several of the contests offered great excitement and suspense as tiej scores and small leads were encountered. How- ever, in almost every case the local boys pulled out of the tough spots in a whirl- wind finish. Because of these close struggles the spectators were more than well-satisfied. The smooth playing and speed of the team accounted for their excellent sea- son. Much cooperation was executed, no one particular plaver taking the spot- light. Patronize Semaphore Advertisers Page Twenty-one

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BASKETBALL SQUAD Back row (left to right) — Manager J. Druker, J. Shippalowski, E. Harrington, W. Kell, R. Dexter, Coach Alfred E. Maffco. Front row — A. Tirelis, A. Radvilas, K. Donahue, J. Pye and J. Klund, Co-captains; R. Leahy, A. Stripinis, S. Simminavich. very fine i)itchers who can literally make a baseball talk. The infield and outfield have proven fast and clever, and have worked hand-in-hand in keei)ing down the number of opposing hits. livery member has learned the art of stepping up to the plate when at hat to drop the ball all over the corners of the diamond and in many cases far, far over the fence. Thus, we have a team that is out- standing both on the defensive and of- fensive. Because of Stoughton ' s terrific hitting, all opposing teams but two have been forced to take the short end of our scores. The batting averages range from approximately five to two hundred. Tiius. that accounts for the very high scores in most cases. As yet the boys have been defeated only by two schools, the powerful Nor- wood nine and Canton ' s s])eedy team. The Stoughton-Norwood battle ended with Stoughton on the short end of a 6-2 score, but not without their putting up a stiff battle. The return game with Canton was also a tough break for the local boys. After winning the first one by several runs they were forced to take the short end of a 11-12 score in the sec- ond. However, the team is not broken up or discouraged by their defeats; (Continued on Page Forty-two) Patronize Semaphore Advertisers Page Twenty-three