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The season of 1932 was the best season that a Moses Brown football
team has had in seven years, the schedule showing an undefeated team
that was scored upon by but two of its six opponents.
When, after the opening of school, we had all grimly buckled down
to work for the rest of the year, we found Joe Freeman, a former Moses
Brown student and athlete, moulding, with the assistance of ' Bobbie'' Rice
and Mr. Todd, an organized group of eleven men out of a crowd of
about thirty.
From the first day to the very end of the season there was a feeling
of good will and cooperation between the coaching staff and the entire
squad, and as a result came unequaled teamwork. Coach Freeman showed
his worth and experience by getting the candidates in order early and
deciding upon a line-up that did not vary greatly throughout the season.
Ffe was fortunate in having plenty of material available for every position
and enough left over to form a second team only slightly inferior to the
first. At ends, Sprague and Gill usually started, with Lindholm and Hanks
as alternates. Tackles were Mayo and Blaney. Murdock and Fales saw
almost as much action in the same positions as alternates. At the guard
positions were Tom and ''Charlie” Lawson, while Scott, Thompson, and
Conlon all saw plenty of action as substitutes. At the vital center position
we had Ostrom doing the heavy work very competently, although Waughtel
received the call at several critical moments during the season. At the quarterback position there
was always plenty of pep, spirit, and headwork as Dye, Mitchell, or Burns called the signals. In
the halfback positions we had all the blocking, running, rushing, punting, and defense ability that
could be desired when McLaughry, Morgan, Todd, and Randall alternated. The latter saw most of hts
action from the fullback position, where he and Otis played an excellent plunging and blocking game.
The first game was with Pomfret and turned out to be the hardest for the team. It was marked
principally by spectacular runs by Morgan and some excellent punting, as neither team could gain
appreciably through the line. It was Morgan's exceptional punting that eventually won the game.
A. Lawson was not in the starting line-up in either this game or the next because of an injury. The
contest showed our line to be exceptional; for the rest of the season it was almost irresistible. It
worked like a machine and was not to be budged on the defense. One of the vital reasons for our
overwhelming success was our exceptional supply of good material. The line and backfield were kept
fresh all the time with a steady stream of substitutes, who were almost as good as those of the starting
line-up. Every man on the team was a star in his position; to praise one would be to slight another.
On Saturday, October 15, the team encountered Portsmouth Priory. During the first half we left
no doubt as to the outcome, piling up 21 points.
The Providence Country Day School played host on a rainy Friday
21, in our only game away. A. Lawson played for the first time and did
creditable work in the line. The team scored easily in every period.
The following week the team tackled its ancient rival, Tabor Academy.
The backfield combination was somewhat broken up by the absence of
Randall because of an injury. The team was out for a victory after the
preceding year's humiliating defeat, and was well supported by the cheer­
ing section. In the first quarter the eleven for once lost some of its char­
acteristic pep when Morgan's 80-yard runback of a punt for a touchdown
was annulled. In the second period the team roused itself from the seem­
ing lethargy long enough to score two quick touchdowns. In the second
half the men were content to rest on their laurels, and Tabor did most of
the work, starting drive after drive that seemed destined to score. But each
and every time an iron defense stopped them as they neared our goal.
The team then had a two-week period in which final preparations
were made for the Thayer Academy game. The Orange and Black com­
bination, acknowledged by all to have the edge, was predicted to win.
The game turned out to be the thriller of the season. In the opening
minutes Thayer took advantage of several breaks to score a touchdown.
After receiving the ensuing kick-off, the team went into an organized and
concerted drive to a touchdown that, for the first time in the season,

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