Abraham Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Lincoln Trounces Marshall 21-0 iREAKING into the win column for the first time during the season, the Lincoln gridders mowed down the John Marshall eleven 21 to 0, in a game that found the Abes unable to get going until the second half. Gaining at will through the Marshall line, the Tigers fiddled away their chances inside the 20-yard line. Not until the third quarter did the Railsplitte r eleven chalk up a touch- down. Washington, on last down, faded back and shot a beautiful 45-yard pass to Pete Torreano. The Tigers came right back to tally again. Taking possession of the ball in midfield, the Bengals drove down to the goal-line where Washington finally bucked it over. In a hopeless effort to ring up a score, Mar- shall filled the air with passes, only to have Washington snag one of their tosses and run it back 30 yards for another tally. Abes Drop Fremont 13-7 rHE fourth tussle found the Abes travel- ing over to Fremont where, before ac- quiring a 13 to 7 victory, they were given quite a scare by the second half come- back of the Pathfinders. Rolling up seven first downs in the first half, the Bengals were romping over the Path- finders with apparent ease. Late in the first quarter Washington faded back and sent a beautiful fifty-yard pass to Tolstoy, who was downed on the Fremont ten-yard stripe. Washington bucked it over. The Tigers started a second goal-line drive, which got under way when Cancellieri inter- cepted a pass on the Lincoln 4.5-yard line. Run- ning right end, Washington picked up eight yards. After making it first down, Washington circled the other flank for eighteen yards. Failing to gain in three downs, Washington shot a pass to Pete Torreano in the end zone. One Hundred Fivi

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Belmont Ties Abes 14-14 yr FERING unexpected opposition, Bel- f mont held the Lincoln pigskinners to a 14 to 14 tie in the first league tussle of the season. The Hilltoppers lost no time in ringing up a touchdown, when on the second series of plays, Bernardino snatched a fumble in mid-air and scooted across the goal-line. The Bengals came back with Washington and Garofalo lugging the pigskin, marched down the field to a score. In the third quarter, Washington let go a pass that finally nestled in the arms of Garofalo, who dived over into the payoff zone. Then came the fourth quarter, and also the touchdown that tied the game. Bernardino, one of the most accurate pass flippers in the city tossed the pigskin again and again, with each throw bringing the ball nearer to the Bengal goal. The drive culminated with the completion of a heave over the goal-line. Tigers Lose to Roosevelt 19-6 (fT ?ITH all-city Cantor leading the drive [ I that netted them their only earned touchdown, the Roosevelt Roughriders humbled the Tiger eleven 19 to 6 in a tiff that was more evenly contested than the score in- dicates. The Teddies were first to dent the score- board, when in a fifty-yard drive with Cantor carrying the ball on every play, the Roosevelt quarter crossed the Bengal goal-line. Once again in the shadow of their own goal, the Abes got a break, when Washington inter- cepted one of Cantor ' s tosses and ambled 95 yards for the Bengals ' only score. The third quarter found the Roughriders cashing in on a couple of mis-cues by the Rail- splitter eleven to shove across two more touchdowns. The game was every inch a thriller, and the Abes, putting up a great fight, looked good. One Hundred Four

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Lincoln Dumps Beverly 13-12 -T ESORTING to a last quarter aerial J attack, the Abes pushed across the win- X , ning touchdown in the final few minutes of the g-ame to scrape out a 13 to 12 victory over Beverly Hills. The Tigers started a sustained drive which carried them fifty-five yards in eight plays to a touchdown. The conversion failed. Beverly Hills came back to roll up eighty yards and a score in eight plays. After taking Garofalo ' s punt on the Abes 38-yard mark, McAndrews, of the swanky- team, took the oval over on a 12-yard gallop around end. With three minutes remaining, the Rail- splitters started heaving passes all over the lot. A toss by Washington and a penalty gave the Bengals the ball on the Beverly 1-yard stripe. -Washington ploughed over for the score. Bengals Swamp Franklin 40-0 • AGER to avenge the defeat they suffered 1° at the hands of the Kiteflvers the year before, the Bengal Pigskinners traveled over to the Franklin greensward intent on run- ning a high score on their friendly rivals from the Highland Park district. Getting off to an auspicious start, Coacl Tunney ' s band of fighting footballers rang up 21 points in the first quarter, with Washington personally accounting for 12 of them, while the remaining points were compiled by Garofalo, with the help of a safety by the Bens. The third quarter found Washington sneaking through a small opening at left tackle and snake-hipping his way for 70 yards to again score. After ringing up 24 digits, Washington was relieved by Anderson, who promptly pro- ceeded to flip a pass to Garofalo for another tallv. One Hundred Six •