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Slug Dolan, Dick Larkin, and Chuck Nelson led an effective Deacon running and passing attack. The Kirkland eleven hold twice deep in its own territory to stave off line smashes by the fast Adams backs. Both teams showed considerably stronger on defense than offense...
...Deacons had to clinch the cup the hard way, as Eliot's George Plimpton limited Kirkland to three hits, but was the victim of shoddy support. Jim Gabler, Deacon workhorse, allowed only four hits in receiving credit...
After John Pankey had scored Kirkland's first run on poor Eliot fielding, the Elephants counted twice to go ahead. Jim Holmes knocked in the tying run on a long double, setting the stage for the Deacon's winning rally...
Puritan Bill Erman won the javelin. His 143-foot toss was nearly 13 feet ahead of Deacon Frank Manheim's effort, with Gene Kearney of Adams third and Bellboy Oscar DePriest fourth. Roger Davis of Adams was a close second in the broad jump, followed by Ronnie Breslow of Lowell and Dann Troxell of Leverett. Funster John Simpson and Owen Edmonds of Kirkland tied for fifth...
Cushing wins the other guard position, not only on his size and ball-handling ability, but also because of a season of fine play-making for the fast-breaking Deacon five...