Winthrop High School - Winthrop Winner Yearbook (Winthrop, ME)

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V gy ' - K llluuul uuouuum m USM ATHLETIC S At the close of the 1929 season of foot- ball, the material obtainable for the next season looked like a winning com- bination. With only the loss of two vet- erans and with promising lettermen re- turning in the fall, Coach Jordan looked for a better season. Practice was called about two weeks before school opened and a great many responded to the early summons, al- though others had to remain away on account of summer jobs. However, the prospects of practicing on our new field, for which we are greatly indebted to the sport fans who hurried leveling of it along, brought out about eighteen candi- dates before school opened. At the beginning of school, two teams were formed for scrimmage, and prac- tice began in earnest. New suits, shoes, jerseys, helmets and stockings were pur- chased along with black hoods. In- spired by this fine equipment, a zest was shown in practice which toughened the regulars, although it may have weak- ened the seconds. At the first game we wore our new suits, and plenty of pep was shown by this fighting team. Our first game was played at home with the classy Wilton Academy outfit. From their size, one might predict de- feat for the home team, but with that spirit which was evident throughout the entire season our boys hit and hit hard. By our shin tackle and around end plays, we were able to smother the Acad- emy team 19-7 . The ability of our team may be seen when the record of the Wil- tonites has been looked up and the teams they have beaten reviewed. Next, we journeyed away from home to play the Foxcroft Academy team, and again enjoyed a victory with a 13-0 score. This team was the champion of their county for the season. In both of these games, Nedza showed plenty of football ability with his kicks, passes and running assets. C. Gordon also played a fine brand of football, mainly on line plunging and defensive work. Injuries cause much trouble in foot- ball, but any excuse of that sort is re- garded as an alibi. However, any fan knows that a team can be beaten by minor injuries. Farmington took us into camp on their grounds, 13-0. They are a great team. But for our injuries, they would not have beaten us and I believe that the contest would have ended a scoreless tie. Much credit goes to them for their line drives. Our first real defeat came at the hands of the,Mexico Pintos, who trounced us on their grounds, 35-0. Although Art Rice, our center, was out, no excuse can be given for this defeat, as our men

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WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, 1930

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28 WINTHROP WINNER were nailed in their tracks. Nothing but admiration came from our players for this team which had defeated them, and some one remarked that they were so good that even Carideo couldn't have gotten through. A real compliment for the Pintos. The Bridgton game on our grounds gave the fans plenty of thrills, as both teams were fighting hard and clean. After our touchdown, to which we missed the extra point, a savage Bridg- ton eleven, superior only in weight, backed us to the shadows of our goal, but at this point, with our new 6-3-2 de- fense, they got no further. The game ended as our victory, 6-0, but our real enthusiasm was dampened because of an injury suffered by a Bridgton player who broke his leg on a pile-up during scrimmage. Our ancient rival, Monmouth Acad- emy, came to our grounds as our next opponent and sudered a 20-0 defeat. Harris showed power for the Academy, while C. Gordon and Capt. Nedza flashed for Winthrop. Nedza's end runs were a feature of the game, while Gordon's power on defense was noticeable. Ber- nier, our tackle, opened plenty of holes for the backfield and showed rare form as a tackler. A close game was played with the Jayvees from Kent's Hill, both teams playing hard football. The Hill team eked out a 7-6 victory. Weakness in se- curing that extra point was evident in all our games, due to the lack of a good kicker in that line. Hallowell was the victor in our next game, played on our home grounds, 33-0. They played a hard brand of foot- ball and showed the art of blocking and interfering when running the ends. They were our superiors in this contest, but our team did not seem in usual form by letting a team which was tied by an- other team we had previously defeated, beat them by such a score as Wilton Academy tied Hallowell in their con- test. Norway proved to be the best team we had encountered for the season and showed that they knew football. We suffered a 20-6 defeat in their hands on our own field against their smashing charges. Our line showed the strain of a tough schedule, but the way they dug in against such assaults shows their spirit. Our last game was played at Mon- mouth practically in darkness as the contest got under way late. We were vic- torious in a 33-12 struggle, featured by heavy football on both sides. Two more stars were uncovered in Roberts, half- back, and Berry, at end. Doug Roberts galloped 90 yards for a touchdown, while Berry captured two long passes, one for a touchdown and the other for about 40 yards. Coach Joe Jordan is to be highly congratulated on the way he handled the team and for his thoughtfulness in securing a tackling dummy and charg- ing machine to brush up on practice. He could stack up with the best of them. The squad wishes to thank Senator Wadsworth for his kindness in giving the boys tickets to a Chamber of Com- merce banquet at the Town Hall. The following are the players on the team : Capt. John Nedza Charles Gordon ....,... ...... Q. B. H '-'Douglass Roberts ..... ....... L . .B. se Irving House ......... .. 'l'George Gordon . ........ ..... . Russell Young ...... ........ 'Roland Berry ........ ...... R . H. B. Backfield fArthur Rice ........... ........ C enter fVance Lincoln ....... ......... G uard :yr Charles Thomas .... ........ T ackle