Catholic school students never doubted their Sox would win series

Published: 2004-10-29

WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) -- The curse is reversed. But, according to some excited, and tired, students at St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School in Worcester, Babe Ruth's mythic spell was just an excuse. "The Red Sox were never cursed," said eighth-grader Jeff Brookheart, sporting a Red Sox jacket Oct. 28, the morning after the Boston team won the World Series. "All year I knew they'd win it. This was the year." He said his father wasn't as faithful. "After they lost a few games to the Yankees this season, he became a Yankee fan," Jeff told The Catholic Free Press, newspaper of the Worcester Diocese. Unlike that fair-weather fan, the students seemed to have kept the faith throughout the playoffs. In fact, a mixture of students from the third and fourth grades composed a book on this year's record-breaking team titled "2004 Red Sox: Keep the Faith." Each student created a page and the book was mailed to the Red Sox front office. "We never lost faith in our team," said Alex Dube, a fourth-grader. "Some people gave up on them, but I stayed with them until the last out."

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