Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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22 THE QUIVER basketbr.il captain, and Walter Emidy, ’in. was manager The gym-liasium was well filled at all the home games. At the Rogers game there was an attendance of nearly 750. Alumni ................... 40 7 Worcester Classical ...... 61 21 Holliston ................ 83 0 Franklin ................. 24 0 Milford .................. 40 17 Du r fee ................. 45 23 Reading .................. 48 21 Franklin ................. 45 17 Uxliridgc ................ 45 22 Foxboro .................. 60 10 Reading .................. 2S 16 Fitchburg ................ 36 25 Uxbridge ................. 37 10 Rogers ................... 25 48 TRACK In the eighiecmh annual Rhode Island Intcrscholastic League track meet, Woonsocket was second, being tied with Pawtucket with a score of 31 1-3 points. Until the last event, the pole vault, »was finished, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, and Hope were tied for first. Hope won this event and first place. Clarence Daignault, 17, was first in the broad jump with 20 feet 9 1-4 inches, first in the 220 yard dash, and fourth in the ico yard dash. In a preliminary heat of the 100 yard dash he equaled the league record, 102-5 seconds. Chester Nichols, ’17, was second in the broad jump, second in the 100 yard dash, and fourth in the 220 yard dash. Frederick Brown, ’18, was first in the discus throw, second in the shot put, and tied for fourth in the pole vault. John Howe, ’17, was fourth in the discus throw and fourth in the high jump. Ellsworth Jillson, ’18. was fourth in the shot put. Considering the fact that Woonsocket was handicapped in many ways, we made a very creditable showing. This meet was held on May 19, 1917. In the Jun;or meet, cn May 26, Woonsocket was fifth with six points. Raymond Hudson, ’19, was third in the pole vault and fourth in the broad jump. Ambnch, ’20, was third in the high jump. Eugene Boucher, '19, was fourth in the pole vault. On February 24, the Woonsocket High School athletes defeated the Senior Woonsocket Y. M. C. A. team in a very close meet by the score of 26 to 24. The last event, the relay race, won the meet for Woonsocket. On March 17, in the inefoor track meet at the Providence Y. M. C. A., in which the schools of the Interscholastic League participated, Woonsocket was third with a score of 18 1-2 points.

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Till-] QUIVER 21 The Interscholastic League football pennant for 1916 was carried oil by Woonsocket. 1 he first game with Technical was a scoreless tie. Woonsocket won all the oilier games of the regular schedule, being scored upon but once. . t the end of the season, Woonsocket and Technical ware tied for first place. In a post-season playoff at Clinton ()val, Woomockct came out victor with a score of 2 to 6. The work of the team as a whole was excellent, with Nichols, Savaria, and Davis as the sp.cial stars. At the Tech game, Woonsocket cheered lustily und r ;h direction of Frederick Drown. Some nights after the Tech game, a parade was held, followed by exercises at the Park Theatre, kin dy loaned for the occasion. The attendance at the games was good, .wry Davis, ‘17. was captain, and Fred Flynn, '17, was manager. Scores, 1916-17. Technical 0 0 East Providence 2 0 Kcpe 1!) 5 Cranston 44 n Pawtucket 20 0 Classical 2!) 0 Technical I‘J • 7 BASKETBALL WTonscyket’s basketball team also came out well, losing but one game, that with Rogers High of Newport, the members of which outweighed us nearly twenty pounds per man. The score of this game was 48 to 25. All the games except this and the game with Fitchburg, which was a close one, were won by large margins. Woonsocket has to its credit victories over such strong teams as Durfee High (Fall River). Reading High (twice), Fitchburg High, Foxboro High, and many others. Franklin was beaten at home and in Woonsocket, as was Uxbridge, this being the first time in several years that Woonsocket has beaten Uxbridge on the Uxbridge floor. Gaspard Savaria, '17, was

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TI1I0 QUIVER 2ll In the annual interscholastic cross-country run, Woonsocket was second with 16 points. Ernest Smith finished third and Raymond Hudson twelfth. The following men have been awarded W’s: Football: Davis, Nichols, Savaria, Howe, Poole, Grimes, Char- land, Cockroft, Blondin, Gleason, Battye, Fontaine, Daignault, Osborne, Emidy, Rochclcau, Hummel, R. Hudson, Fellman, Flynn, manager. Basketball: Savaria, Nichols, Davis, Howe, Gleason, Brown, Char- land. BASEBALL Woonsocket High School, up to the time of the Quiver’s going to press, had not lost a baseball contest in the season of 1917, our school’s record then being ten straight games. W. H. S., at the time of our going to press, was leading the Interschclastic League. Our boys have played wonderful ball, and have won practically all their games by large scores, whitewashing their opponents several times. Nichols, our crack pitcher, held his opponents hitless and runless for forty-five consecutive innings. The team has played well together, hit hard, and fielded well. Woonsocket has a baseball record for the last two years of which any school might well be proud, having lost but one game in two seasons. The scores of this season up to the present time are: Technical A ............................ 1—0 Cranston................................ 17—7 Classical............................... 10—0 He pc................................... 5—0 Technical B............................. 15—1 Pawtucket............................... 11— English................................... 17—1 East Providence ........................ 13—0 Cranston................................ 6—1 Technical A............................. 6—2 Classical .............................. 5—2 Hope ................................... 3—0 The school year 1916-17 has been a banner year for the Woonsocket High School athletes. They carried off the Interscholastic League football honors, lost but one game in basketball, performed well in track events, although greatly handicapped, and, up to the time of the Quiver’s going to press, headed the league in baseball, with ten straight wins and no defeats. W. H. S. has an athletic record this year which can be equaled by very few high schools in New England. The team work of uur athletes has been splendid. The excellent coaching of Messrs. Keaney and Carroll has aided materially in the achievements of our boys.