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

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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

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v-3'i2' - ' : . . 5ff' 3'f i'! ' 11111 Q Q J. .0 Q V 1 1 .. -.'4'1q 77'l1'l'l-n-11 .' '- l . ' I :U . '1 '5 1 ' .:. u.00.,'. :'.q: 0 U .agua 0 s o ' Chester Babula . . .. ...Ml!I7UtQl'l' David Wilson ....,,. . ...... ,,,,.. Captain Mr. Thomas G. Mitchell .. . .,... .,Coaz'b Mr. A. A. Fitzburgh . ..,., ,.,,,. ,Adviser TEAM Relay: Wilson, Gibbons, Degnan, Beakes, Field, Lee, Lynch, Clancy. Sjlrinfsx Gombar, Tucker, Taylor, Bukowski. Di.vfam'0: Young, Margules. Iumjrrrs: Graves, Bogart, Davidson Oftentimes teams go through seasons-and they may be successful ones- without capping them with any climaxes, but any one who discusses the past year of track activities at Lincoln High School has a very definite climax toward which to direct his writing-namely the Relay Team. Last year's team on the basis of its record gives great encouragement to those who are on this season's team. Furthermore, added encouragement is given by the fact that two of last season's stars, David Wilson and Robert Gibbons, are on the team again. This year the track team opens its season with the Brooklyn Knights of Columbus Meet in which the relay team will compete in the one mile relay event. The team will be picked from Robert Gibbons, Dave Wilson, Jimmie Degnan, Larry Field, Johnny Lee, and Bill Lynch. After that, in order, come the Millrose A. A. Meet, the New York A. C. Meet, the Dickinson Meet, and the New Jersey State Championship Meet. Also, the Blue and White squad will defend the National Interscholastic Championship which was won by Lincoln athletes in 1931. Coach Mitchell, judging from the teams you have developed in the past, we know that this year's team will be that constant fighting, ever alert, and always victorious team that has thrilled thousands of fans in the Eastern part of our country. 137