Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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The last meet was the Harvard Interscholastic Cross Country Run. Patterson and Melanson finished first and third respectively, from a field of ninety runners. The course was about two and one-half miles, and Patterson broke the record in the fast time of 11m. 27 sec. Jazu- kawiz finished 22nd, Butler 24th, and Seaward 34th. The team finished fourth. A. M. MONCRIEFF. TRACK The Boston College High School Meet brought the season to a close for the W. H. S. track team. Although the team was not well balanced, it was decided to continue the relations with the customary high class teams so that the school might continue to meet these teams in future years. As a result of this the team did not win any meets this year. The inter-class meet was held January 21, and was easily won by the Juniors, who scored 43 points. The Seniors were second with 17 points, the Sophomores were third with 1 point, while the Freshmen were unable to score. The dash was won by Capt. Patter- son, ' 22; the 300 yd. dash was won by Bow- man, ' 21; the 600 yd. run by Moncrieff, ' 21; the 1000 yd. run by Jazukawiz, ' 22; the mile run by Patter.son, ' 22; the high jump by Grant, ' 22; and the shot put by Batten, ' 22; The Junior-Senior relay was won by the Juniors after a hard race. Tlie first dual meet, of the season was held at Lowell, January 29, and was won by Lowell. Our team was greatly handicapped by the lack of spiked shoes. Spiked shoes were worn by the Lowell boys, and as Wakefield does not use them, the team was competing at a dis- advantage. The 1000 yd. run was won by Capt. Patterson. This was the only first place secured by Wakefield. Talbot, Patter- son, and Batten were third in the 300, the 600, and the shot put respectively. Grant was tied for second in the high jump, and Lowell won the relay race. On February 3, the team went to Boston to run the strong Huntington School team. Patterson won the 1000 in fast time, and was second in the 600. Talbot, Batten, Jazukawiz, and Grant were third in the 300, 600, 1000, and high jump respectively. The relay race was won by Huntington. The first meet held in Wakefield was with the Tufts College (1924) team. James Brown, former W. H. S. star, and captain of the Tufts team, easily won the 600. The 1000 was the feature race of the meet. Mooncy of Tufts took the lead from the start, but was passed by Patterson near the middle of the race. Patterson won by twenty yards. Talbot and Bowman were first and second respectively in the 300. Maroney secured first in the broad jump with a leap of 9 ft. 2 in. Batten was second in the shot put and Patterson and Batten finished second and third respectively in the 600. Butler was third in the high jump. Maroney was third in the dash. The relay was won by Wakefield (Talbot, Bowman, Moncrieff, Patterson). The meet was won by Tufts by the close score of 36 to 32. On February 18, the strong Medford H. S. team came to Wakefield. The meet was won by Medford. Again the 1000 was the principal race of the meet. Capt. Brooks and Capt. Patterson, who were very close rivals, were pitted together in this race. Brooks took the lead at the start, but with three laps to go Patterson passed him with a great biu-st of speed and won the race by ten yards. Patterson and Batten finished second and third respectively in the 600. Batten also secured second in the shot put. Talbot and Lee finished second and third respectively in the 300. Maroney was tie for second in the broad jump. The relay was won by Wake- field (Talbot, Bowman, Lee, Patterson). The Greater Boston Schoolboy Meet at the Boston Y. M. C. A. was the next meet on the schedule. The 1000 was won by Patterson, who defeated Brooks of Medford by five yards. The time was 2 min. 32 2-5 seconds, and was 2-5 of a second slower than the record for this meet. Of the W. H. S. men entered in the State Meet, Patterson was the only man to secure a place. He finished fourth in the 1000 which was won by Brooks of Medford, who broke the record for that event. The final dual meet of the season was held in the Armory on March 11, against Boston College High School. Although the meet was won by Boston College H. S. by the score of 46 to 22, the track events were exciting and closely contested as Wakefield secured but two points in the field events. Capt. Patterson was high man for Wakefield, tying for second in the 600 and winning the 1000 by fifty yards in fast time. Bowman ran away with the 300, defeating Flahive of B. C. H. by twenty- five yards. Jazukawiz wsis second in the 1000, and Maroney only placed third in the broad jump with a fine jump of 9 ft. 4 in. But- ler placed third in the high jump. The relay race, which furnished many thrills, was won by Wakefield after Patterson passed his man on the last lap. (Jazukawiz, Bowman, Lee, Patterson). 18

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country ranks as one of the older sports of our school. Many say that Wakefield ' s reputation in the athletic world was made by her cross country runners. I feel that in the space that is given to cross country some mention should be made of the individual stars who helped to put Wakefield High on the athletic maj). Among these men are James Burk( and Raymond Brown ,of the class of 1912. The former also ran in middle-distance track events and broke many records while a schoolboy. He later went to Lehigh University where he captained the track team for two consec- utive years. Brown later specialized in the mile run and ran for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The next are George Goodwin and Joe Duggan, of the class of 1916. They both proved consistent winners. Goodwin is still the New- England Interscholastic Cross Country Cham- pion and also holds the world ' s schoolboy record for the mile run, having broken both the one and two mile records while a Senior at this school. His record for the two mile run has since been broken. He later went to Bowdoin where he holds the record for the Maine Intercollegiate Mile Run. He was a member of the Olympic team in 1920. William Burke, ' 18, and Abe Levine, ' 20, were both prominent in cross country. After leaving high school, Burke attended Notre Dame University, and while in his second year there, captured first place in the mile run in the Western Conference Meet in the fast time of 4m. 20 4-5 seconds. Levine and his team-mate, Ray Batt(-n, both went to Bat(!s College where they took an active part in athletics. Last but not least are Albert Burke, ' 20, and Irving Patterson, ' 22. The former was captain and scored many points for the school. Patterson won the Harvard Interscholastic Cross Country Run while a Junior. He also took an active part in indoor track, winning the 1000 yard run at the Greater Boston School- boy Meet this year. The first meet of the season in which the team competed was an open meet held by the Olympic Club of Woburn. The meet was won by the Olympic Club with A ' akefieId second by a small margin of points. The Wakefield team finished in the following order: Jazukawiz 4th, Butler 7th, Clark 8th, Pasqualino 9th, and Seaward 11th. Patterson, who was ineligible to compete for the school, ran unattached and finished third. The next meet was held at Worcester with the strong Worcester Academy team. The meet was won by Worcester Academy by the close score of 26 to 29. Melanson of Wake- field, after running a fine race, finished first by two hundred yards. The rest of the team finished in the following order: Butler 5th, Jazukawicz 6th, Burke 7th, and Seaward 10th. 17

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In the total number of points scored, Capt. Patterson was high man with a total of 46; Batten was second with 12; Bowman, 11; Ma- roney, 10; Talbot 10; Jazukawiz 4; Grant, 2 1-3; Butler 2, and Lee 1. Capt. Patterson won the 1000 in every dual meet in which the team competed. He also was third in the schoolboy 1000 at the Boston Athletic Association Meet, first in the same event at the Greater Boston Schoolboy Meet, and fourth at the State Meet. The team that represented W. H. S. at the Relay Carnival won 1 1-2 points and had good time. (Hall, Callahan, Lee, Bowman). The letter men for this year are the follow- ing: Capt. Patterson, Mgr. Moncrieff, Bowman, Jazkawiz, Hall, Callahan, Lee, Maroney. Mgr. A. M. MONCRIEFF. THE NEW FOURTEEN POINTS 1. That the name of Brandy wine. New York, be changed to Coldwater, N. V. 2. That Drink to me only with thine Eyes, be made the National Anthem. 3. That all mention of Bourbon Kings be expunged from school books. 4. That, on account of being suggestive, rye bread be withdrawn from sale by all bakers. 5. That no part of a ship be referred to as the saloon, because that reference might raise false hopes. 6. That the word port be taken from navigation charts and references. 7. That all bars be removed from harbor entrances, or be designated by some other name. 8. That the use of alcohol lamps be for- bidden by law. 9. That the useless 9,000,000 white jackets and aprons in this country, be sent to the starving Bolsheviki. 10. That the word still be taken out of the American language and all dictionaries and the word quiet be substituted. 11. That all mint be plowed under, and vanilla beans be planted. 12. That any barber tantalizing a customer by using bay rum on his hair, be given ten years. 13. That men with the foot-rail limp shall not be allowed to march in any public parade. 14. That all pretzel shall be made straight, instead of bent, in the old-fashioned style, to avoid reminiscences. FOOTBALL Candidates for the football team were called out about September 15, and thirty-three re- ported to Coach Dower. The team, from a standpoint of victories, was not as successful as had been that of previous seasons, although this was to be expected. Only three men of last year ' s team returned to school in September, 1920. Nevertheless in spite of the inexperience of the men, the play- ing was very creditable. The three men of the previous year ' s team were the dependable men around which the team was developed. Captain-elect Hall in centre showed remark- able grit and his passing was very accurate. On the defense he was a savage but clean tackier. Grant was powerful on the offense and could gain ground consistently. Burns in quarterback handled the team in excellent manner. His receiving and throwing of for- ward passes was remarkable and in many games he received forwards, causing a great gain of territory for his team-mates, and often re- sulting in touchdowns. Talbot, a new man in the game, showed up very well. He was a great ground gainer and could be depended upon to make good gains where they were most needed. He will be a valuable man for Coach Dower next year. Cochrane and Maroney were two valuable backfield men who could hit the opponent ' s line like a bullet. Surrette, Fober, and Dade on the ends deserved much praise. Fuller, King and Mullen showed that they could play football, and much can be expected from these three players next season. Wing was a powerful and speedy tackier and when the ball was pas.sed on the defense, he was flying in at the opponent ' s backfield break- ing up plays. Only four men of this year ' s team will graduate next June, leaving practically a veteran team for next fall. Coach Dower is looking forward to a victorious season. CAPT. CALLAHAN. FOOTBALL RESULTS Wakefield Maiden 18 Wakefield 6 Wobum 21 Wakefield 14 Lowell 20 Wakefield 46 Saugus Wakefield Watertown 42 Wakefield 6 Fairhaven 6 Wakefield 6 Melrose 21 Wakefield 14 Arlington 19 Wakefield 28 Winchester Wakefield 14 Lexington Wakefield 46 Stoneham ROBERT BATTEN, ' 22. CAPTAIN CALLAHAN. 19