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R ichmond C. M o w r y ................................................... Captain
R ichard D. C l e a v e s ...................................................Manager

Immediately following the close of the football season, Coach Tom
I'lorie issued the call for soccer candidates. He was enthusiastically answered
by some twenty-three would-be booters at the first practice, including Captain
Richmond Mowry and letter-men Cooper, E. Mowry, Read, Kidney, Mac-
Isaac, and Sanderson. With less than a week in which to practice before the
first game, it was necessary to make a prompt decision as to the starting line­
up. Accordingly, a makeshift team was chosen with Cooper, Dorman,
Kidney, E. Mowry, and Read on the forward line; "Rich” Mowry, Maclsaac,
and Wagner as halfbacks; and Sanderson and Johnson at the fullback posts,
guarding Jones in the goal. This combination clicked fairly smoothly, con­
sidering the short time that it had been together.
The first game was played at St. George’s School in Newport on
November 23. The ride to and from the game was in itself an epic, with
rain, snow, or sleet alternating in buffeting the transporting cars. At New­
port, however, Ok Man Weather had confined himself to just a steady sleet
storm accompanied by a small gale. The first half found our team with the
wind at its back, but in spite of this advantage we scored only one goal, that by John Read in a
general melee about the enemy cage. The wind told heavily against our boys in the second half,
when the splendid kicks of Jones went for nothing, being blown back for ten to twenty yards.
St. George’s were quick to take their opportunity, and their superior offense quickly rolled up
three points. The opponents demonstrated their greater experience throughout the game, Jones
and Schweiger being their outstanding players, while Capt. Mowry, Cooper, Sanderson, and
Brown showed up well for our side.
Ten days later we played a return match with the Newporters and were again taken into
camp, this time by a score of 4-1. Emerson Mowry scored the only goal for the home forces on
a freak shot from the right corner which curved around the goalie’s outstretched fingers to nestle
in the far corner of the nets. St. George’s completely dominated the play, with Messrs. Jones
and Schweiger again leading the attack. Wagner and Capt. Mowry played a steady game at
the outside halves for our team.
The final game was played on Dec. 6 at Moses Brown, with Cranston High School furnish­
ing the opposition. Playing without the sendees of Sanderson, stellar fullback, we nevertheless
showed a great deal of improvement over our former showings, and we beat the Greenshirts 2-0.
The game was bitterly fought throughout and was even closer than the score indicated. Emer­
son Mowry again netted a freak kick, this one seemingly headed far to one side but slowly
curving inside the post at the last instant. Ed Cooper tallied the other point on a hard drive
from about twenty feet out. Jones made some spectacular saves in protecting our goal, and
Maclsaac played an aggressive game at center half. The whole team rose to new levels in this
contest.
In the assembly of March 25, 1936, Mr. Thomas awarded minor letters for faithful and
outstanding service to the following fellows: Capt. R. Mowry, T. Brown, E. Cooper, H. Dor­
man, W. Johnson, I. Jones, J. Kidney, M. Maclsaac, E. Mowry, J. Read, F. Rollins, L. Wagner,
F. Wright, and Manager R. Cleaves.

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