Glen Cove High School - Profile Yearbook (Glen Cove, NY)

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Page Twenty THE RED AND GREEN Preparatory School of Brooklyn. This was a very one-sided game. We were entirely too strong for them, and could do anything we wanted with very little resistance. The game was not very exciting and resulted in the score of fifty-two to nothing. We had already disbanded for the rest of the season when we heard that the Corning Team— the champions of Steuben County—had challenged us to play a post-season game. Immediately Glen Cove accepted. The boys arrived on Friday, December 2nd, and were taken to the homes of the boys on the team. The game, which proved to be too fast for them, was the best ever witnessed in Glen Cove, and after forty-eight minutes of excellent playing on both sides, ended with Glen Cove triumphing by a score of thirteen to six. The regulars, who played in almost every game, were as follows: Cohen Shorenstein Matthews Chapman Springman Sanford Doran Wheeler . . . . Quarterback Kabachnik . Right Halfback Hathaway Sheehan Petroccia (Captain 1 . Substitutes: Dione, Papsidero, l'rousdell, Doxey, iMartin, O’Brien, Cofield, Elliott, Cocks, Fyfe, and McCarthy. Much credit is due Manager Johnston, who was always around, rain or shine, to help the team in any possible way. If any one was hurt, he was always handy with first aid. Letters were awarded to fourteen of the squad. Of these fourteen, eight will graduate, but Mr. Gribbin says that he will have enough material for next year’s team, of which Doran was elected Captain. The last event of the season was the football banquet, which has now come to be an annual affair, greatly enjoyed by the football team. Looking back on Glen Cove’s most successful season, let us not be content with the victories gained. Let us work as hard next season to again retain our championship. BASKETBALL It seemed as if we were not to have a basketball team, for we could not find any place to play. When we found out that we could use Pembroke Hall, what a thrill ran through all of us! Mr. Gribbin immediately ordered uniforms, and practice was started. Manager Alger Chapman began scheduling games and soon many challenges were received. Captain Sheehan began with Mr. Gribbin to organize a suitable team. This was not difficult because everyone knew just who would make the team. It seemed impossible to surpass Kabachnik and Hathaway as guards, Sheehan and Cohen as forwards, and Springman as center. Practice was held every afternoon, and the boys soon had an “eye” on the basket. Our first game was held at Great Neck, January 29. It was a rainy night, but this did not discourage us in the least. At the end of the first half, Great Neck was leading us by several points, but we became accustomed to the baskets anil easily surpassed them. We did not play such a good game because we were not yet in shape, but nevertheless we defeated them by a score of 31 to IB. The next practice found us remedying our mistakes, and learning new signals. Our next game was with Rockville Center on our home court. We expected this to be a hard game and so we prepared for such. The score was close throughout the whole game, neither team leading by more than several points. When the final whistle had blown, we learned that we had won by a scant margin of one point, 28 to 27. The next three games were easily won. From Hempstead 57 to 18; Mineola 43 to 16; and from Lynbrook 51 to 15. On February 14, we were to play Rockville Center again, this time on their court. Our fellows practiced hard for this game, and that Saturday night found them in perfect condition and ready to show their opponents how to play hard basketball. We outclassed them in all ways. We played “rings” around them, and lost for them their chance for the championship by a score of 22 to 17. Now that we had defeated a good contender for the Nassau County Championship, we had great confidence of keeping the banner which we had won from Oyster Bay. Our next game was but a scrimmage with Mineola for our game with Oyster Bay. We defeated Mineola 52 to 12, and

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THE RED AND GREEN Page Nineteen Football Team of 1920 Champions of Nassau County ing. It seemed as if Port were out of our class. The next encounter, with Marquand of Brooklyn at our field, turned out very disastrously for us, although we won the game by twenty to nothing. Sheehan, our line plunging half back, broke his collar bone when he made a flying tackle in one of the kick-offs. The Hanson Place boys were simply outclassed, and the issue was never in doubt from the time that Kabachnik and Petroccia in the first two minutes of play, put over the first touchdown for Glen Cove. Overwhelmed with confidence from our five successive victories, we accepted a challenge from Poly Prep at Brooklyn. This was our first and only defeat of the season. The game began, and when one fumble was made by one of our eleven, it was all over. We just lay down. Much credit must be given to Captain Petroccia for his splendid work in keeping the team together. The game was prolonged to dusk, but Poly outclassed us in every play. Glen Cove’s only touchdown was made by Hathaway when he recovered a fumble and ran forty yards across the goal. e returned to Glen Cove very much disappointed, but we resolved this would be our only-defeat. The next Monday afternoon found us in our classroom enjoying (?) a severe calling down from our coach. He was certainly right. This talk put new life into the team and we were once more out to cover up our defeat. The next game with Freeport at Glen Cove was to decide the championship of Nassau County. By defeating Freeport by another one-sided score, forty-six to seven, we won the championship of Nassau County. This game was played with great skill and vigor. The only touchdown made by-Freeport was from a splendid run by one of their players, who intercepted a forward pass. Near the end of the last quarter, Wheeler made a remarkable forward pass to Cohen, who was over the line, scoring the last touchdown for Glen Cove. On Thanksgiving Day, we played St. Francis

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THE RED AND GREEN Rage Twenty-one were now ready to give Oyster Bay a good lacing. They came to Glen Cove determined to bring their banner back to Oyster Bay, but they were greatly disappointed. Sheehan, captain of the team, was the star, winning baskets from all sides of the court, and when he stopped, Cohen continued. Thus the resulting score was 40 to 18, in favor of the Red and Green. Our game with Far Rockaway was our first defeat of the season. This prepared us for our game with Port Washington, which was very disastrous to them. They had brought their whole town over, but that did not do them very much good. Hathaway and Kabachnik, Glen Cove’s guards, played a starring game, Springman, too, was in good form. The final score was 41 to 9. On February 21st, we went to Oyster Bay to play a return game. Due to the fact that the court was very small, and the baskets very low, they defeated us, thus making a tie between the two teams. The final score was 39 to 27. The final game was to be played at Roslyn to decide the championship. Before this game, our first and second teams went to play at Port, and sure enough both teams won. Captain “Yak” easily led the second team to victory; while the first was a very interesting game, with a final score of 23 to 19. Most exciting of all was our final game with Oyster Bay at Roslyn. The Roslyn Gymnasium was crowded with people from Glen Cove and Oyster Bay, as well as from surrounding towns. At the end of the first half, Oyster Bay was leading by six points, but this did not discourage us. We were determined to keep the banner, no matter what happened. With ten seconds to play, and Oyster Bay leading by one point, Cohen shot a foul which tied the game. An extra five minute period was played, in which Cohen shot another foul. Thus we had won the championship of Nassau County by a very close margin. In the last five games of the season, we lost only one—to Bay Shore. For the first time in the history of the high school, had Glen Cove defeated Flushing in any sport. Our last game of the season was played with Lindenhurst in which we won by an easy score of 28 to 19. Thus by the good work of Hathaway, Spring-man, Kabachnik, Cohen, Captain Sheehan, and substitute Petroccia, our basketball team passed a very successful season. The material for 1922 looks very promising, and we expect to continue with our former success on the court. The student body of the high school deserves to be complimented for the manner in which they supported their team for the whole season. TRACK Since we have no baseball team, it was thought advisable to take up track. Some of the fellows, under Manager Petroccia’s supervision got together and with Mr. Gribbin’s help, entered the track meet at Port Washington on May 7. Glen Cove came home with three prizes; first in the 440-yard run, and second in the 220-yard run, both won by Hathaway; and a third in the 440-yard run, won by Petroccia. After this meet Hathaway was elected Captain and we formed a track team to compete in the Interscholastic meet held at Mineola on May 21st. Leonard Ritchie won first in the Junior high jump, Springman third in the Senior high jump, and Hathaway second in the 440-yard run. The school is indebted to Edward Brause and Franklin Vincent of the eighth grade for contributing seven of Glen Cove’s sixteen points. All these prizes won by Glen Cove show that we have material for everything that we enter, and if we go in to win, we win. Although track has not been very successful in Glen Cove this season, there is absolutely no reason why we cannot be as successful in this line as in football and basketball. Come students, wake up and support the track team, if not this season, then next. Higher Education. Miss Baker—In case anything should go wrong with this experiment, we, and the laboratory with us, will be blown sky-high. Now come a little closer, boys, in order that you may follow me. Have a Heart? Andrews—I am indebted to you for all 1 learned in your course. Miss Andrus—Not at all, it was a mere trifle. —Ex.