Lincoln High School - Quill Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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November 25 -Lincoln Alumni ...,,...,,,,,,,. Home December 9-Lincoln Dickinson ...,,,.,.,. .i....,...,. . . . ,,.. Away December 16-Lincoln Woodrow Wilson ..,........ ....,. Away December 19-Lincoln Bayonne ....i..i,...i,,.,..,,i .Away December 23-Lincoln St. Peter's ,..,,.. ,i,,,.,... H ome December 30-Lincoln St. Michael's ...... . ....,... Home January 6--Lincoln Demarest ........,i .....,..,, I 'Iome January 13-Lincoln Emerson ....,.,i..,,. ,......,.. H ome January 16-Lincoln St. Michael's ..,..... ,Away January 20-Lincoln Memorial ....i.., .,....i... A way January 24-Lincoln Union Hill ......i ,....,.... A way January 27-Lincoln St. Peter's ,,,,i,,..,,,............ .....,..,. H ome January 30-Lincoln Woodrow Wilson .,.... .... ,,..,,.,.. H o me February 2-Lincoln Demarest ......i,.,,,,,,,..,.,,.,,., ......,,.. A way February 10-Lincoiln Dickinson ,,.,...........,,..i,,,,,, .....,... I 'Iome February 17-Lincoln Dickinson Evening ,......... ,,,.,...,. H ome February 20-Lincoln Emerson ..... , ....., .....,,,,,., ..,,...... A w ay February 24-Lincoln Memorial ,...i Home March 3-Lincoln Bayonne ..,...........,.,....,,,... ..i. ......,.., H o me March 7-Lincoln Dickinson Evening ......... .,,, .,.,. A W ay March 10-Lincoln Union Hill ,..,.,,, ....,i,,.., ,.,,...... H o me The Big Blue team opened its season in its own gym by defeating an Alumni quintet by a score of 28 to 22. Our boys turned in a fine performance, taking an early lead and with sufficient in reserve to stave off a last period rally of the grads. Dickinson High School basketeers celebrated the opening of the new Hilltop gymnasium by defeating Lincoln's cagers 18 to 17 in a fast and rough game. The floor was very slippery and both teams found considerable trouble holding their feet on fast cuts to the basket. Dickinson was leading in the first quarter by a one point margin, 4-3, but in the second' quarter Lincoln deadlocked Dickinson, 7-7. Lincoln led the third period, 9-7, but in the last part of that period the Hilltoppers' shots netted eleven points while Lincoln scored four points. In the final period the Blue and White staged a gallant uphill fight holding Dickinson scoreless, but fell one point short of a tie. The Jayvees were defeated, 25 to 15. The team was handed a 46 to 29 setback by the Woodrow Wilson High dribblers. Wilson was away to a fast start, piling up a 17 to 7 lead in the initial period and increasing its lead to 24 - 10 at the half. Gavin and Zdrodowski of the Blue and White rallied in the third period to outscore the Indians, but this was short lived as Woodrow Wilson came back in the final quarter with another scoring spree. The Jayvees were also defeated, tbe score being 41 to 19. 134

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N 1 , v , of 1 l 'l 1'l'l11 XQm............ eiaaaixiiu Thomas Loughran ,. , .,....MdIldtQl'Y Joseph Gromek ..,A Axxisfaul Manager Leo Zdrodowski . . , , ,,,..A Cajlhziu Mr. John J. Slane .Coach Mr. A. A. Fitzburgh , . .At1l'fS!'Y Jack Van Gelder .. . .Maxmf TEAM Foru'arn'x: Sinnott, Zienkiewicz, Thompson, Buonanno, Lamp- man, A. Shea, J. Shea, Curran, Salomone, Schlenger. Cf'1rf1'rs: Zdrodowski, Hoagland, Schuessler, Belton, Rosen- blatt. Glmrrfx: Chapoutot, Gavin, Keegan, Lenkowsky, Wines, Weiss, Tandler, Robinson, Schimmel, Gasowski, Stein. Of the three major teams in Lincoln High School, the Big Blues basketball team is usually the most successful. In football Coach Slane is handicapped by the lack of first class material, and, though our baseball team does enjoy a number of victories, the court season is the high spot in the Lincoln athletic calendar. A combination of good material, good facilities, and expert coaching turns out a team that is a yearly contender for county honors. The Blue outfit is always in the thick of the titular fray and many times comes very near the top of the county list. Last year the unexpected loss of several veterans handicapped the team. This year, however, with a wealth of young eager material, the prospects for a successful season are infinitely brighter. Coach Slanc has welded together .1 formidable outfit which will strike fear into the hearts of many a county rival. The whole school is looking forward to a victorious basketball campaign, and we are sure that the coach and players will fulfill our highest expectations. 133

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The Bayonne High basketeers nosed out a fighting Blue and White quintet, 33 to 31, in as exciting a finish as the most rabid fan could wish to see. The entire game was a well fought and interesting battle, with neither side sure of victory until the final whistle was blown. With fifty seconds to go the score was a tie, and both aggregations had several shots at the basket until a Bayonne forward gave his Alma Mater her fifth victory with a spectacular one-handed push shot from the twenty-foot mark. Eugene Chapoutot played an outstanding role for Lincoln scoring thirteen points. In the preliminary game the Bayonne Juniors scored a 30 - 20 victory over Lincoln's jayvees. The Big Blue basketeers met the Petrean quintet, their ancient and anxious- to-go-places rival in the Lincoln gym. The intense spirit of rivalry between the two teams gave a large and noisy crowd that occupied every available space in the gym a very interesting and thrilling evening. The final score was Lincoln 26. St. Peter's 20. In the first period Lincoln was leading 7 - 4, Lenkowsky's two long baskets being the sensational happening in that period. Lincoln doubled her score in the second quarter in which Chapoutot scored five points. The Prep rallied in the third period and was leading by one point, 19 - 18. In the final quarter Lincoln displayed some excellent floor playing and good passing with Chapoutot scoring four points and Gavin accounting for three. Judging by this game, our basketball team should finish high among the county leaders this season. In a well played and interesting contest the Lincoln Faculty Basketball Team registered a 27 to 25 victory over the Dickinson Faculty in the new Hilltop gymnasium. It was hard going throughout the whole game, with both teams about evenly matched. The contest required an overtime session before a decision could be reached. Dickinson started fast and ran up a nine point lead in the first quarter. Lincoln was much stronger in the second period but still trailed at the intermission, 17 - 9. The Lincoln teachers picked up four points in the third quarter, and in the final period the two teams waged a torrid duel, Mr. Slane's foul being the tying point late at that quarter. In the over- time, Mr. Sullivan caged two baskets to give Lincoln the decision. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Belasco led the Lincoln attack with eight points each. As in the Dickinson game, the inability of the Slancmen to shoot fouls resulted in a 28-26 victory for the visiting team from St. Michael's. A brilliant first half offensive enabled Lincoln High School's basketball five to register another county victory by knocking off Demarest at the Lincoln gymnasium. The final score was 32-21. The Big Blue opened fire in the first half, and settled the issue then and there by acquiring an advantage of fourteen points at the intermission. Demarest did much better in the closing periods of the contest, but Lincoln's lead proved too much for them. They had started too slowly and were unable to halt the furious Lincoln attack. Gene Chapoutot featured for the Blue and White with twelve points. In the prelim- inary game, the Lincoln Jayvees trounced the Demarest Junior Varsity by a score of 28-22. Al Shea led the attack for Lincoln in this game with ten points. 135