Ware High School - Limelight Yearbook (Ware, MA)

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opponent. The result of this game left no doubt in the minds of the fans that the Green and VVhite had a championship team, In the following game Agavwam provided the first real opposition. Ware, after being out- played for two quarters, found its stride and won 12 - 6. A trip to Ludlow found Ware again on the upper side of the score. New Salem Academy was unfortunate enough to journey to Ware to be snowed under by a 94 - 0 score. Then came the objective, the Palmer game, when the boys flashed the most versatile and brilliant offense of the entire season. Palmer ruled a top-heavy favorite over the Wondertowners before the game started, but before the game was two minutes old, Ware displayed such a running attack that they literally swept Palmer off her feet. Rzeznikiewicz gained ten land fifteen yards at a time only to have the ball brought back for offside play. Szydla played a wonderful defensive game, time and again stopping the Palmer backs on the line of scrimmage, Fleurent's punting was not only one of the highlights of the Palmer game but one of the best schoolboy punting exhibitions of the entire seasn. Green, although handi- capped a great deal by an injured shoulder, proved to be a veritable stone- wall. Kenyon, Clapt. Albertine, and Lincoln, playing their last game for old Ware High made tackle after tackle. The remainder of the team helped bring Ware High School's first football season, after fa lapse of nine years, to a fitting close. Although Palmer was outplayed in every branch of the game, the Palmerites were smiled upon by the Plates and were lucky enough to hold Ware to a scoreless tie. Both schools had a following rarely seen at a high school game. Along with this, the sportsmanship of both tefams was something of which to be proud, as this was the cleanest and manliest game ever played by either side. BASKETBALL Ware High, which was represented on the basketball surface last year by an undefeated quintet, was heavily hit by graduation, losing three of its outstanding stars in Capt. Jacques, Trudeau and Niziolek. Nevertheless, Coach Pare had two seasoned veterans in Szydla and Fleurent as a nucleus for his 1926 quintet and it was around these two star forwards that he formed this year's combination. The season opened with a flying start, the Green and White winning eight consecutive games and stretching its number of victories to thirty within the span of two years. Sweeping through its opponents at will, it seemed as if the Green and White would duplicate its last season's feat. Around the campus much propaganda was spread concerning the new quintet which Coach Parc had formed. But finally the unexpected hap- L 1

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FOOTBALL 'PRAM Back row: Joseph Pai-0 fifoavllj, J. lirzullvy, XY. Illutlley, S. Green, Lincoln, Jvrz, XYisnoski Olgrj. Front row: XYhi10, Szydla, Fleurenl, Albvrlilm U'z1pt.J, Myer, Rzczuikiewivv Kenyon. FOOTBALL Upon our arrival last Fall we were greeted by the appearance of a new coach in the person of Joseph A. Pare, a Holy Cross graduate. Joe was handicapped due to the fact that the Green and White was represent- ed on the gridiron for the first time in nine years. Some of the boys had gained a little knowledge of the game from the former coach, John T. Howard, who had introduced this sport at Ware High by having a few inter-class games. Notwithstanding this fact, Coach Pare immediately set to the task of seasoning out his green material. After three weeks of strenuous workouts, we finally held our first scrimmage. Ware opened the season on October 12, by swamping St. Peter's High of Worcester, on the Pump- ing Station Grounds. On the following Saturday, the first game of the Twin-State lnterscholastic Conference was played' with Enfield as the

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pened, Fighting under a strain which prevailed over the players, Who were eager to keep their slate clean, they finally met their match at the hands of Commerce High of Springfield. Ware for two consecutive seasons won the Twin-State Inter-Scholas- tic Conference title, tasting only one defeat, at the hands of a Weak team, Ludlow. it averaged nineteen Wins and only one reverse. For the first time in its history Ware was represented at a tourna- ment, which took place at Springfield College. Ware did not fare so Well here, and was quickly eliminated by Holyoke High. This marked the final game for Ware High, and also the close of a brilliant' season. BOYS BASKH'llBALL TEABI Back row: Joseph Pure fCoz'chJ, liolmu, Cillllpiflll, Myer, XV. Bradley, Zagorski, Robinson, Houlihan fMg.gl'.j. Middle row: Bowler, Fleurent, Szydlzx Qf'zlp1.j, J. Bradley, RZQZllilCi61i'iCZ. l4l1'0Ilt POXYI XVisn0ski, Slosvk.