Wells High School - Crimson and Gray Yearbook (Southbridge, MA)

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OCTOBER 1935 19 The first is Co-Captain Ted Farland, a dandy triple-threat back who is one of the finest all- around backfield men in the county; Ted will also call signals from his left halfback position. The second is Co-Captain Mario De Angelis who played great ball last season. Mario, the roving center, is a strong defensive player and is scrappy, one who keeps the rest of the club wide awake every minute. The third play- er has behind him already a two-year record, — Archie Champagne is one of the best guards ever to wear the Crimson and Gray. He is a fighter and is equally good at both offensive and defensive football. Many of the other candidates were reserves last year. At left end is Lionel Proulx ; Proulx starts the reason with some experience from last year. At left tackle is Bernard Hefner, the baseball catcher who is playing his first season of football. At right guard is Robert Michon, headed unquestionably for a big sea- son. At right tackle is Bud Hobson, a big six- footer. At right end George Constantino will bear watching, for he seems to do everything right. At quarterback is another rookie, Louis Seremet. Seremet blocks well and is a fighter all the way. At right-half is Norbert Lango who has a wealth of natural ability and is big and rugged. What can stop him? At fullback is another husky, Cleo Brodeur who with a little experience should start to go places! WELLS 13 NORTHBRIDGE 6 With less than three minutes remaining of the final period, Norbert Lango, fleet-footed right halfback, raced 15 yards around left end to give AYells a hard fought victory. It was the opening game for both teams and Wells faced an alert, well-coached array who put up a great fight before going down to defeat. Well- scored on the fourth play of the game. Farland brought back the kick-off 20 yards. Farland raced 40 yards around right end on the second play. Lango picked up 8 yards through light tackle and then a nice pass, Farland to Lango, scored the touchdown. Northbridge scored later on a pass and up till the last 3 minutes of the final period the score was deadlocked 6-6. The break came when Mario De Angelis, Wells center, blocked a kick. Lango recovered and a few minutes later scored the winning points. Farland place-kicked the point. Farland played a wonderful game, being the best player on the field. He was pressed for honors by De An- gelis who played his usual slam-bang type of football. He Couldn ' t Believe His Eyes! An enthusiastic Athol rooter brought a bugle with him to the game Satur- day, intending to blow it when his team scored. He was discreet enough to wait until Athol tallied the first time before he blurted it ; but several times afterward, with Athol trailing, he got excited when it looked as if his team would score, and brayed on his trumpet, only to have his team stop- ped. This, of course, drew so many jeers from the Wells crowd that the faithful but human follower became discouraged. When Athol finally did go over in the last quarter, he neglect- ed to toot, apparently overcome by surprise. Edward Hobson ' 36 WELLS 27 ATHOL 12 Wells opened the home season with an im- pressive 27-12 win over a big Athol team. Playing Athol for the first time, the Wellsmen scored first in the last part of the first period. Taking a kick on the Athol 40 yard line, Farland brought it back to the 20. A line play gained a yard; a pass was incomplete and then Lango smashed his way over left tackle for a touchdown. Farland place-kick- ed tin 1 extra point. Wells added two more points when De Angelis blocked a kick and an Athol man fell on it in the end zone. Wells scored again in the last part of this period when Farland made 10 yards on an end run. Lango picked up 9 through right tackle, and Brodeur smashed over for the touchdown. Wells scored again, when Lango tossed a pass

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18 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY A T H L E T I C S WHO ' S WHO ON WELLS SQUAD Position Name Class Number Left End Proulx, Lionel ' 36 14 Left Tackle Hefner, Bernard ' 36 21 Left Guard Champagne, Archie ' 37 3 Center DeAngelis, Mario ' 36 25 Right Guard Michon, Robert ' 37 1 Right Tackle Hobson, Edward ' 36 4 Right End Constantine, George ' 36 15 Quarterback Seremet, Louis ' 37 10 Left Halfback Farland, Edmond ' 36 13 Right Halfback Lango, Norbert ' 36 18 Fullback Brodeur, Cleo ' 37 17 Fullback Monaco, James ' 36 11 Center LaFleche, Roch ' 37 5 Guard Brodeur, Oswald ' 36 20 Tackle Cuikaj, Walter ' 37 6 Tackle Ford, James ' 37 24 End Blanchard, Armand ' 37 8 Quarterback D ' Angelis, Hugo ' 38 26 Halfback Vangel, Demitri ' 38 9 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 28 Wells 13 Northbridge 6 Oct. 5 Wells 27 Athol 12 1935 We ! ls ported Mahon Hig early and h School ' in Septi Peterson. s Football hopefuls re- mber to Coaches Mc- The coaches are faced Oct. 12 Wells 6 Commerce Oct. 19 Wells l l » Palmer 6 Nov. 2 Well, St. John ' s (Worcester) 6 w Jt, n (Worcester) tWO the difficult task tackles, a guard, of replacing two ends, quarterback, halfback, Nov. 9 Wells Clinton Nov. 16 Wells St. Peter ' s Nov. 28 Wells Webster and fullback (Worcester) r , , , feated team, . From last year ' s great unde- only three regulars are available.

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20 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY to Farland who caught it on the Athol 20 and raced over for 6 more points. The fourth touchdown was almost the same as the third with Farland again catching a Lango pass on the Athol 30 and scoring without an Athol man touching him. Farland and Lango were out- standing on the offense while the veterans, De Angelis and Champagne, played great de- fensively. Ford, a sub-tackle, played well while he was in there, as 1 did Ossie Brodeur, a sub-guard. AYELLS (5 WORCESTER COMMERCE 6 In one of the hardest played games seen here in years. AYells High and Commerce played to a 6-G lie. After Commerce had scored in the last part of the firsr period and had missed the extra point, Wells tied it up when Seremet raced back a punt 15 yards to his 35. Farland picked up 5 yards around left end and then a Lango to Farland pass brought the ball to midfield. Another Lango to Farland p ass brought the ball to the Commerce 10. Brodeur smashed off a couple of yards through center and on the next play Farland shot a pass to Lango who caught it on the 4 yard line and scored unmolested. Commerce had the ball on the Wells 10 yard line in the last period but the Wells frontier tightened up and took the ball on downs. Co-Captain De Angelis of Wells did not play because of a recent illness and his absence probably accounts for the ragged play of the Wells line. Farland and Lango again stood out on the offense while the guards, Champagne and Michon, played great ball on the defense. GIRLS ' FIELD HOCKEY Dan Woodbury ' 36 A girls ' field hockey team has been organ- ized under the able leadership of Coach Stephanie Kozyra. The nucleus of the team played inter-school basketball last season. Sticks, shin guards, and balls have been se- cured by Mr. McMahon, and practice is held three afternoons a week at Hamilton Field. Twenty-one members report regularly and Coach Ko zyra is confident of building a good team. Games with Tourtelotte and Holden are pending at this writing. Candidates are: Helen McCann, Dorothy Gillespie, Mary Lucyniak, Doris Renaud, Yvette Proulx, Jean Bonnette, Phyllis Bachand, Louise Lemmelin, Mary Gaumond, Lorraine Pontbriand, Doris Czyzewski Mar- jorie Simpson, Patty Hartwell, Alice Libera, Janet Kozyra, Esther Butterworth, Beverly Austin, Mary Barbierri, and Anita LeBlanc. OUR WEBSTER FRIENDS Considerable atmosphere has been lent to the practice of Wells High ' s Grid Team at the Dresser Street practice field by the almost daily at- tendance of several members of the rival Bartlett High of Webster. Whether their presence is prompted by curiosity or meie friendly spirit is a question; but at any rate, their ap- pearance seems not so formidable as to frighten the local team members. It seems, rather, to encourage in them that fighting spirit so essential to good football. Evelyn Fay ' 37 MAPS, PLEASE! Traffic officers of Mary E. Wells High School have changed their posts again. This is very confusing for the freshmen (not to mention the upper classmen) who by this time have just figured out their routine to classes — first turn left at Archie Champagne, then walk, with dignity, three times around Dwight Webster, and jump over the first football hero who yells no talking. Now you should be in the right room. Needless to say, this daily procedure is ex- hausting. But it ' s not half so tiring as try- ing to get one ' s bearings after one of the regular changes. It is very disarming to go out the wrong door of one ' s room unsuspectingly, only to be sent back, not by your favorite meek and mild officer of the corridors, but by a gruff-voiced giant more awe-inspiring than polite.