Lyndhurst High School - Ursa Major Yearbook (Lyndhurst, NJ)

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WCDOWWOWOOWO lengths behind, 37f8. On February 28 the high school ran a return race against the Alumni, and ven- geance was theirs, although it was another wonfbyfa-nose contest. The score was 20fl7. March 3 saw the Lyndhurst thoroughbreds in their last scheduled race of the season. Running on foreign soil and on a huge track, they fell victims to Kearny, 28-10. Lyndhurst was entered into the State Tournament and was scheduled to race Harrison On March 8 at the Shanley Gym Race Track in Newark. The Harrison thoroughbreds, with heavy odds on them, came in first with a score of 30f23, but the race was featured by a fight and comeback on the part of Lyndhurst, the like of which has never before been seen. And so the season for 1929f30 closes. The defeats of the past seem to fade into oblivion and a brighter light appears ahead. Next season we have hopes of dis' playing a track full Of prancing ponies that will never meet defeat. TENNIS MONG the minor sports for 1930 we find that a tennis team is practicing diligently and has planned for several matches. Mr. Olson hopes to make the first season one of victory and success for the Lyndhurst ponies. If this season of races proves successful, tennis will cause enough enthusiasm tO warrant its becoming a major sport in the near future. Challenges have been sent to several of the neighboring schools and to a few outside clubs. From these we expect to make up a season full of successful races. Q TRACK N the track for 1929 the Lyndhurst fillies were in a sense successful. We en' tered several of our thoroughbreds in the County meet at Hackensack. Most Of the ponies entered were inexperienced and not used to the sound of the gun on the track, and hence did not provide very much opposition to the thorough' breds offered by other schools. The ponies that placed wereg Frank Vitana, ith in the 100fyard dash. Howard Kessler, 2nd in the discus throw. WEARERS OF THE L FOOTBALL 1929 HARVliY HARTENIANN fCa.ptainj ALLAN CRANKSHANV fCaptain Eleczj EUGENE ROSA GENE JANROWSRI ANTHONY BuscEMI EDWIN LUSBADER ARTHUR BEESE JERRY BELLO FRED KLENIAN THOMAS CARNEY ANTHONY ST. PETER ALPHONSO Russo FRANK MLINDY HAROLD MILLER Managers FRANK GIAIMO WILLIAM GALLAGHER DONALD WILSON BASKETBALL 1930 EUGENE ROSA fCapzam2 EDWARD LILLEY HARVEY HARTEMANN FRED KLEMAN FRED MEYER FRED I-IELMICH HERMAN RIEGER JOSEPH NEGLIA !Managerl CHEERLEADERS CATHERINE EPISCOPIA . MARGARET BRADLEY NAOMI GUTHEIL lVlAMO,ALONZO JOSEPH NEGLIA FRED HELMICH S6 BASEBALL 1929 JOSEPH STELLATO OTTO STELLATO GEORGE WALSH MICHAEL DERENZIS ALPHONSO Russo HOWARD KESSLER WILLIAM GALLAGHER EUGENE ROSA CAESAR GUIDETTI ROBERT VIVERS ROBERT PATTISON FRANK GIAIMO HOWARD FARNKOFF CHARLES SHIELDS Manager GEORGE ' Col-IN

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QE? fi? CD W CED? GD QE? fiil GD QD BASKETBALL ITH football, the first race of the season over, the eyes of the spectators turned to basketball. In this event Coach Olson -was ably assisted by Mr. La Tronicag for training a host of eager ponies to represent their school in the basketball race is not an especially simple task, considering that many of last year's blue ribbons graduated. With what material was at hand, wonders were worked. A team was shaped that had in it all the fight that any Lyndhurst team ever had, and while the races lost exceeded the races won by these hopeful thorough' breds, some of the contests were lost by a nose. In all of them the Lyndhurstites fought, win or lose, and in many of them defeat was just as glorious as victory. The most sensational thoroughbred this year was Edward Lilley, who came to us from Jersey City, while 'LChet Kleman, Freddie Helmich, Louis Meyer and Eugene Rosa all did excellent work in helping keep the Blue and Gold in the race. There was also much promising material in the Freshman and Sophomore classes whom we may count on as being future Lyndhurst regulars. Louis Meyer has been elected Captain of the 193061 team. A large crowd turned out on Saturday, january 11 to witness the ponies begin their basketball season with Garfield running against them. Garfield finished 33 lengths ahead of the Blue and Gold, in a run of 48 to 15. East Rutherford came to town on january 14, and after a thrilling neck and neck battle, forged ahead and Lyndhurst came in second, three lengths behind. The score was 30f27. The following Saturday, January 18, the Lyndhurst thoroughbreds, with their loyal followers, traveled to the Tenafly race track to participate in a race scheduled there. After the dust had cleared away, the spectators learned that the Tenafly horses had come in first, with the Lyndhurst fillies 14 lengths behind, 23f9. The Bogota thoroughbreds, their managers and spectators came to Lyndhurst on January 24, and although the local hllies were full of pep and fight, the larger, older, and more experienced contestants from upfcounty were too mu:h for the Blue and Gold. The score was 3321 Two neck and neck, wonfbyfafnose battles followed, in which fortune seemed to frown upon the local horses. The Alumni played the high school on january 28, winning 24-21, and Kearny visited Lyndhurst on the 31st of the month, running off with the victory by a score of 26f24. Another contest with Garheld followed, this time taking place at the track in that city. The Garfield horses with names that by all means should be whistled rather than pronounced again came out in front, but this time they were one length l-ess ahead, 41f9. Then followed a great surprise, for on February 11 the Lyndhurst fillies, with renewed encouragement and inspiration, came in 9 lengths ahead of the East Ruth' erford horses in a race held at the East Rutherford track, and were decorated by a huge horseshoe. The score was 19f1O. Another great surprise, and a startling one at that! Tenafly came as guests to the local track, expectant of having the laurels put on them but after a great neck and neck battle, Lyndhurst forged ahead of its opponents and was 3 lengths ahead when the horses touched the tape. The score was 3Of2'7. And for it's third straight race the Lyndhurst thoroughbreds took over Hasbrouck Heights on the afternoon of February 18. The Heights fillies were 9 lengths behind at the finish, 24-15. Again traveling, the Lyndhurst fillies paid a visit to the track at Bogota, and their winning streak was unfortunately broken. Lyndhurst came in second best, 29 85

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