Central Commercial Technical High School - Cog Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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SWIMMING TEAM-MR. IRVING LEVIN, Coach SWIMMING Central's mermen have been very active the past season. They took the title in the city league for I947, winning 9 meets and losing one. In the first meet, which was held January 6, I947, our boys competed with South Side, winning by a score of 39 to I8. We lost the second meet to East Side by a score of 37 to our 20. The other meets found us victors, winning by not less than three points. ln the city meet, our mermen came in third place, being beaten by East Side, which won first, and South Side, second. Outstanding in the city meet was Ken Walsh, 40-yard free-style, establishing a new record. Phil Nicolaus came in first in the 220 free-style and came in second in the IOO-yard free- style, being beaten by iust a touch. Marvin Turtletaub took fourth place in the IOO-yard breast stroke. Arthur Turowski took fourth place in the IOO-yard breast stroke also. The Medley Relay was composed of Kenneth Marsh, Marvin Turtletaub, and .lames England who took fifth place for Central. George Arnold, Mario Cucuzella, Arthur Turowski, and Ken Walsh made up the team for the free- style relay. They took second place. Boys receiving letters will be: George Arnold, Louis Cuasulli, Mario Cucu- zella, Kenneth Marsh, Philip Nicolaus, Arthur Turowski, Marvin Turtletaub, Ernest Stamoutsos and Ken Walsh. The boys, under the direction of their capable instructor Mr. Levin, have come out one of the best swimming teams in the city.

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BASKETBALL REVIEW by MEL FALLIK and ED EAGLES For the past four years, Central High School's basketball squads have done a magnificent job. During this time we have seen players of a high caliber such as Joe Gallagher, Bill Saks, Eddie Stickle, Ed Sauchicki, Ed Weber, Whitey Nelson, Jimmy Walsh, Charlie O'Neil, and LeRoy Smith bring many honors to Central under the tutorship of Coach Henry Finck. Among these honors were two city championships, two sectional championships, county championship, and the state championship. The T947-'48 team did not have many stars, but boys such as Sam Convissor, Les Thornton and Tom Daniels played excellent ball to uphold this fine record. Playing a fine brand of ball, Sam Convissor took LeRoy Smith's place as captain. Thornton and Daniels played well, though the ineligibility of the latter at half season kept him from participating. At the start of the '47-'48 season, Central High's defending state champs showed their ability by downing a better than average Kearny team at the New Brunswick Invitation Tournament. This tournament was won by Central on a later date. Thus, one of the toughest basketball campaigns had begun. With single losses to Weequahic and East Side, our boys gained second place in the city league standings by defeating Barringer and South Side twice and Weequahic and East Side once. In the Weequahic game, LeRoy Smith bowed out of high school competition. In out-of-the-league competi- tion our boys downed Nutley, Kearny, and West Orange while dropping decisions to Columbia, Thomas Jefferson, Orange, Bloomfield, Belleville, St. Benedict's, and Irvington. ln the county tournament, Orange dropped Central in first round competition. ln first round pairings for the state tournament, Central met a favored Kearny team. Our boys, taking the lead at the opening whistle, and never slowing up, found themselves the victors when the final gun sounded. But all thoughts of gaining their second straight state championship crown were squelched as the state-bound Orange quintet took the measure of the Central With the final tabulation at the completion of the season, Central found itself at the .500 mark with a record of eleven wins and eleven losses, inclusive of county and state tournaments.

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CROSS COUNTRY TEAM-MR. SOLOMON FLEISCHMAN, Coach CROSS COUNTRY Our gallant runners of Central have made an enviable record for the past two seasons. In '46 they won the City Championship with West Side coming in second. The Blue Warriors scored a leading 26 points, while West Side and Weequahic both scored 68 points each. Barringer came in fourth, scoring 86 points. Dave Bolden and Bill Miles, Central's stand-outs, crossed the finish line together. .lohn lgnomirello led a large part of the way but dropped back to fourth place. ln '47, our boys came in first again, making that two times in first place in the City Championship meet. Barringer was second. We took third place in the County Meet. The State Meet found us in sixth place, which was good considering all the varied competition. The season of '47 was opened with a bang! The boys won a victory over East Orange, the score being, Central l7 points to East Orange's 38. Bill Miles finished first while our brother graduate, John lgnomirello came in second in the excellent time of l2:25. With the outstanding training of our Cross Country Coach, Mr. Fleischman, the boys have built up a strong and capable team. To them we wish the future to be as bright as their past. Graduating with us are .lohn lgno- mirello and Kenneth Gullman, two outstanding members of the team. John served three years as a runner on the team, winning three letters from the school and several medals from the city and county. Kenneth is a two- year man, who also won two letters.