Jack Cannell '19 Is Honored
Jackson L. Cannell '19, who retired last fall after teaching 20 years at the Robert W. Traip Academy, Kittery, Me., was honored on the evening of February 20, at a testimonial held in the Swett Memorial Gymnasium.
Cannell captained the 1919 Dartmouth football team and afterward served one year as freshman coach, six years as assistant coach, and seven years as head coach. During his tenure as Dartmouth's head coach, Cannell compiled a record of 39-19-4. One of the ties was the famous 33-33 game with Yale in 1931.
From Dartmouth, Jack went to St. Anselm's College where he served for several years as assistant to Cleo O'Donnell, head football coach. In 1941 he went to Traip Academy where he coached for 16 years until he retired from coaching in 1956. At Traip his teams won 80 games, lost 25, and had seven ties.
Dartmouth and St. Anselm's alumni joined with Traip alumni and numerous friends of Jack's in the Portsmouth-Kittery area in the tribute. Two members of the famous 1914 Everett High School team, which was captained by Cannell, were also present. The Everett team scored 600 points and did not have its goal line crossed in its 13 games, including two postseason games with Oak Park, Ill. and Stamford, Conn., high schools.
As the highlight of the evening Walter A. Borkowski, member of the Traip faculty and master of ceremonies, presented Cannell with a new 1962 Valiant car, the gifts of his many friends from all over the country, including a number of his former players.
Russell K. Noyes, principal of Wells, Me., High School, spoke in behalf of his former players. Greetings were extended by Burgess F. Dorr, chairman of the Kittery Selectmen, and State Representative William E. Dennett in behalf of Governor John H. Reed of Maine.
Other speakers included Eddie Jeremiah '30 and Philip H. Sanderson '18, representing the Dartmouth group; Robert Collins, vice president and alumni director; Ray "Scooter" McLean and Leonard "Lefty" Nelson, representing St. Anselm's; Stanford J. Trask, principal of Traip Academy; Lester Avery, representing the Traip board of trustees; and Roy "Cy" Collins, Traip Academy star athlete of two decades ago.
