THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Page 11 Medford vs Malden Thanksgiving EDITOR’S NOTE: This record was A capsule summary of every game, 1 to 130, from 1889-2018 1919: Medford holds twice on its prepared by former Malden Evening News Sports Editor Paul Leahy through 1991 and by former Malden Evening News/Medford Daily Mercury Editor Steve Freker from 1992 to 2014 and then 2017 to the present. T hey’ve played 130 times before in a series that began in 1889. This year’s game is the 132nd . Malden leads the series, 66-56-10. Following is a capsule look of each game that’s been played in the time-honored series between Malden and Medford: 1889: Medford won the first game, 34-0, in a game played on Friday, October 15, 1889. Malden players protested that Medford used players from Tufts College and MIT. A second game was scheduled, and Medford won, 4-0, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. 1890: No score available; therefore, no verification that a game was indeed played. 1891: Medford won, 22-0. 1892: Medford won, 34-0. 1893: Its first victory in the series clinches the Suburban League title for Malden, 18-0, according to Malden records. 1894: Touchdowns by Tom Flanders and Bill Nash gave Malden its second-straight Suburban League crown, 10-0. Medford shared first place with the Golden Tornadoes going into the game. 1895: Medford succeeds Malden as Suburban League champs, 16-11, at Tufts Oval. The two teams were tied for first place entering the game. 1896: Medford’s 18-0 victory costs Malden the Suburban League title. 1897: Malden holds twice inside its own four-yard line and battles to a scoreless tie at Tufts Oval in the first game played on Thanksgiving Day. 1898: Mike Howe scores twice as Malden wins Suburban League pennant, 20-12. 1899: Jack Williams’s three touchdowns pace Medford to a 23-6 victory before the largest crowd to date to watch the series: 1,500 people. From this game on, all the games were played on Thanksgiving. 1900: Malden’s Elmer Rice scored the deciding touchdown in a 11-5 victory that earns a Suburban League championship before a record crowd date of 2,500 people. 1901: Malden stormed back in the second half and rallied to a 23-6 victory. 1902: Dennis Papkee scores the deciding conversion after Paul Volpe’s touchdown to give Medford a 6-5 victory and the Suburban League crown before another record-breaking crowd of 5,000 people. 1903: Jack Mather’s two touchdown’s pace Medford, 17-5, before another record-breaking attendance of 6,000 people. 1904: Jack Mather scores three times and extends Medford’s domination, 18-11. 1905: Malden installs ex-Dartmouth and Everett end Matt Bullock as coach specifically for the Medford game and upsets the Mustangs, 27-0, in the first game at Bryant Street Park in Malden. 1906: Paul Pray’s conversion after Midget Cotting’s touchdown pulls Medford out, 6-5, with a record crowd of 8,000 fans on hand. 1907: Charlie Miner scores three touchdowns, and Malden captures Suburban League title, 44-0, with the highest score to date in the series. 1908: Fights and threats of protests mar Malden’s 6-0 victory. Medford had a touchdown called back and a 40-yard slugging penalty against a Mustang, who was ejected and had to be brought to the sideline by a policeman. The penalty sets up a winning, 15-yard TD catch by Malden’s Dennis Letherman. 1909: Malden’s Arthur Miner scores three touchdowns in a 23-3 victory. 1910: Six different players score as Malden clinches State and Suburban League titles with 13th straight victory, 35-0. Malden has its only undefeated, untied (13-0-0) season and went on to beat Providence (R.I.) Tech, 29-8, in a post-season game at Bryant Street Park. 1911: Medford wins Suburban League title on two field goals by 14-year-old Art Donnellan. 1912: Malden rolls behind the passing of quarterback Herb Kempton, 27-0, and wins State and Suburban League crowns with an undefeated record. 1913: Eric Christianson’s fourth quarter touchdown helps Medford upset Malden, 6-3. 1914: Medford captain Art Donnellan throws for one touchdown and returns an intercepted pass for another in a 21-0 shutout win. 1915: Bob Foley sprints for 80 yards with a blocked field goal and boosts Medford to a 7-0 victory. 1916: Two offside penalties against Malden set up both Medford scores as the Mustangs rally for a 13-13 tie, but lose Suburban League championship to Somerville with the deadlock. 1917: Quarterback Charlie Donellan’s third-quarter field goal gives Medford an unbeaten record (9-0-0) and Suburban League title, 3-0. Medford, which had allowed only seven points all season heading into the game, won the Suburban League and Eastern Mass. titles and defeated Manchester (N.H.) in a post-season game at Braves Field in Boston. 1918: Quarterback Chet Sanford comes back from a three-week layoff and directed Medford to a second straight Suburban League title with a touchdown pass and field goal, 9-0. Boston Commerce nipped Medford, 3-0, at Braves Field for the Eastern Mass. title. That lone field goal was the only points Medford had allowed all season. Sisterhood Congregation Agudas Achim-Ezrath Israel’s Chanukah Celebration E vent details: Chanukah Celebration with performance by Drumatix, an innovative, entertaining rhythm and dance group created by Israeli native Noa Barankin. Breakfast including latkes will be served. Menorah Lighting, Raffles, Chanukah Gift Shop, Fun for all Ages! Location: Sisterhood Congregation Agudas Achim-Ezrath Israel, 245 Bryant St. in Malden, Mass.; Sunday, December 15 at 10:00 a.m. Adults, $15.00; ages five-13, $5.00; under age five, free. Paid reservations by Dec. 11. Send reservation and check made out to Sisterhood, Cong AA-EI and mail to Laraine Alpert, 15 Davis Ct., Saugus, MA 01906. For more info, email teilifeline@aol.com. Public invited to 2020 Inaugural Celebration T he City of Malden is pleased to announce that the 2020 Inaugural Ceremonies will take place on Monday, January 6 at 6 p.m. at Malden High School’s Jenkins Auditorium (77 Salem St.). Members of the public are invited to witness Mayor Gary Christenson and City Council and School Committee members as they are sworn into office. There will also be an opportunity to recognize outgoing members who have served the community. The Malden High School Choral Arts Society, the Malden High School Band and Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi Academy will be among the performers at the event. own goal line and battles Malden to a 0-0 tie before a new record-breaking crowd of 8,500. 1920: Medford recovers from Malden fumble with less than four minutes in the game, and four plays later Capt. Bob Blair scores the winning touchdown in a 7-0 Mustang victory. 1921: Honey Lewin’s field goal in the snow in the closing minutes salvages Malden, 10-7, before new record-breaking crowd of 10,000. 1922: Captain Bob Sandberg’s third-quarter touchdown overhauls Medford for Malden and allowed the Golden Tornadoes to share the Suburban League crown with Rindge Tech, 7-3. It was Malden’s first piece of a league title in 10 seasons, since 1912. 1923: Captain Joe Murphy, a tackle, rambles 62 yards for a first-quarter touchdown as Medford wins the Suburban League championship, 7-0, and drops Malden from the unbeaten ranks. 1924: Crowd of 15,000, the largest crowd to date by far, watches quarterback “Sheep” Jackson direct Malden to four second-half touchdowns and a 27-6 win. 1925: First-half touchdowns by Jack Mangan and Morris Spector propel Malden to an unbeaten season with a 13-0 win, in front of another huge crowd of 15,000plus. Malden tied for the Eastern Mass. title. 1926: Three quick touchdowns give Medford a 20-0 first-quarter lead, and the Mustangs hold on for a 20-6 upset. 1927: John Baxter scores twice, once on a 90-yard sprint, earning Malden a 13-13 tie. 1928: Medford finishes the season unbeaten with a 7-0-3 record and gains a share of the Eastern Mass. championship with Newell Wilder leading the way to a 14-0 victory. 1929: With both teams coming into the game undefeated, an alltime series record crowd of 18,500 inside the fence and an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 outside saw Malden Captain Sam Fishman lead the Golden Tornadoes to an unbeaten season (9-0-1) and a share of the Eastern Mass. title by returning a punt 55 yards for the only score of the game as Medford (7-1-0) fell by a 6-0 score. 1930: Malden’s Warren Mulrey scores a third-quarter touchdown as the Golden Tornadoes upset Medford, 7-2. 2000: This was a memorable “season saver” game for first-year Medford head coach Al Pare, as the Mustangs pulled the “Dominick Hasek” to take a 14-13 win at sunny, but brisk Macdonald Stadium. Medford came in winless at 0-8, and Malden was 1-9, with the victor having at least a Turkey Day win to savor. Medford also took the lead in the series for the first time since 1946, going ahead, 52-51-10, with their SPORTS | SEE PAGE 15 SNOW BLOWER SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS Pickup/Delivery Available 781-289-6466 USA Lawn and Yard Care SNOW PLOWING *REASONABLE RATES * PROMPT SERVICE * PARKING LOTS 781-521-9927 Call Driveways from $25
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