Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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19 THE HIGH SCHOOL QUIVER CLASS SONG (Tune: “Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.”) Come, classmates, we gather this bright Arbor Day Our praises to sing and our farewells to say. Soon, soon we shall go from our High School so dear, So we’ll send forth our voices this glad time of year. Happy hours we have spent since we entered its door, And a tear falls unseen when we think that they shall be no more. For the teachers who have helped us through four long, hard years Let the hills and the valleys resound with our cheers. Sweet memories we shall keep of our dear High School days, Though the future may lead us through troublesome ways, Our High School we shall hold ever dear in our mind, A school to be honored, the best of its kind. The day of commencement is fast drawing nigh, How hard 'tis to leave thee, to bid thee good-bye. Class 1913 says farewell with a sigh, But we’ll love thee forever, dear Woonsocket High. —ANNA T. GALLAGHER, T3. ATHLETICS. FOOTBALL Our football team for the 1912 season was not particularly strong, and was unable to finish out its schedule, chiefly because of financial difficulties. Of the five games played we won two, one against Central Falls and one against Whitinsville. Our team was the first to score against the strong Pawtucket eleven, Hudson going across the line for a touchdown. Hudson, Murphy, and Cook did star work in the few games played. Sub-master Frank Keaney coached the team. The lineup was as follows: Quarterbacks Halfbacks... Fullback Center ..... Tackles....... Guards...... Ends........ . Daigneault and Lee .... Seaver and Dunn ........... Hudson ............ White .... Tutin and Gladue Bryant and Freeman ... Murphy and Cook BASKETBALL The W. H. S. basketball team had a very successful season. We began rather poorly, losing the first three games, but of the remain-

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THE HIGH SCHOOL QUIVER CLASS SONG (Tune, “Auld Lang Syne.”) Can we forget Woonsocket High Dear old Woonsocket High, The teachers true, the friends not few. We’ve made in four short years. Dear old Woonsocket High, our friend. Dear old Woonsocket High, The teachers true, the friends not few, Dear old Woonsocket High. Nineteen thirteen has many stars, Of football and baseball, And in track meets it won’t be downed By any other town. Dear old Woonsocket High, our friend Dear old Woonsocket High. And in track meets it won’t be downed By any other town. One-nine-one-three has girls who are The best of baseball fans, When they cheer on Woonsocket High At any of the games. Dear old Woonsocket High, our friend Dear old Woonsocket High, When they cheer on Woonsocket High At any of the games. So now, dear old Woonsocket High, We bid thee fond farewell, On this last Arbor Day with thee, And may we all fare well. Dear old Woonsocket High, our friend, Dear old Woonsocket High, And may we all fare well henceforth, Dear old Woonsocket High. —ANNA H. MEE, T3.

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20 THE HIGH SCHOOL QUIVER ing seven games played, we won four, including two victories over the fast Putnam, Conn., quintet. The members of the team were Daigneault and Murphy, forwards; Spratt, center; Cook, Seaver, and Kelley, backs. Every man on the team did excellent work, largely due to the instruction of Mr. Keaney. Besides the first team, we had a second team and a Midgets’ team, both of which made a good showing. TRACK NOTES The W. H. S. track team made a fair showing at the Rhode Island State College meet held at Kingston, May 10. The locals scored four points against the best school athletes in Rhode Island, several of the contending teams failing to get a single point. Byron Hudson, ’13, won second place in the 12-lb. shotput, his mark being only a few inches behind that of the winner. Rodolphe Gladue, ’13, took fourth place in the hammer throw. Technical won the meet. An Inter-Class track meet was held at Clinton Oval, October 8, 1912. The Seniors easily won the meet, the Juniors getting second place, BASEBALL The fact that the baseball team has failed to win games this year must not lead one to believe that our team is a very poor one, for such is not the case. In fact, we have one of the strongest fielding teams in the league, but we have failed to win games, mainly on account of the inexperience of our pitchers. Furthermore, our team is built up chiefly of recruits, some of whom have played very little before, and most of whom are new in their positions. Seaver, for example, had never pitched a ball previous to this season, but he shows excellent promise of being a star twirler next year. This season he has shown improvement in every game. Cook had never caught behind the bat before this year. Morrissey, formerly a pitcher, has developed into one of the best first-basemen in the Interscholastic League. This is Emidy’s first season at second, and Kelley’s at third. Lee was always a catcher, but now he is doing well in the outfield. In spite of this inexperience, every man on the team has done fair work. Lambert has made a good exhibition at short, and has shown himself to be a hitter. Morrissey and Emidy have been batting consistently, each getting at least one hit in almost every game. Cook is a fine catcher, and has been throwing down to second in big-league style. Kelley has done good work at third, and Murphy ranks as one of the best out fielders in the league. Such an aggregation