Grover Cleveland High School - Clarion Yearbook (Caldwell, NJ)

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First row, left to right: Chief Bonnel, Varsity Coachg Bill Doran, Neal Simonson, George Reider, Howard Jacobus, Jack Riddell, Phil VVinchester, john Brown, J. V. Coach. Second row: Peter Fallon, Jack Frey, jack NYzird, Pnul Furlong, Calvin NY:ilcott, Gerry llrzidley, Alan Ptistcr, Robert XYhitm1in. Vernon Erickson. Third row: Bill Hamilton, Harry james, Paul Leonard, Bill Foley, Varsity Mzinzigerg Edward Applebaum, Tom Courtney, Jack Funch. BASKETBALL Caldwell High School's basketball team under the able and experienced guidance of Chief Bonnel won 5 games and lost 8 during the 1949 season. The boys exhibited fine sportsmanship and carried themselves well in every contest played. The season started with the Alumni game. Our boys beat a star studded lineup of ex-Caldwell High aces, 42-30. Next College High rolled into Caldwell and the Blue and White, led by jack Riddell, set back the Montclairites 28-24. Our first Suburban Conference tilt was played against Summit. The Hilltoppers built up a lead that was very formidable, especially with time running out. Caldwell came back however in the final minutes with a desperation shot by Doran to tie the game up and send it into the overtime period only to lose, 33-27. Then with jake jacobus leading the brigade with 12 points, Caldwell hit from all angles on the offensive and sewed up Glen Ridge on the defensive. Madison High came into town and in a thrilling game which was fought down to the wire, and high- lighted by jack Riddell's 14 points, won 56-47. A very tough Verona quintet played Caldwell at Verona in the nrst meeting of these two teams. A decided height advantage which the Hillbilly outfit possessed, enabled them to walk away on the long end of the score, 46-37. Caldwell lost their next game to Millburn, 60-37. jack Riddell was absent from this game and jake and Bill Doran had to shoulder the scoring duties without him. Caldwell met Summit for the second time and for the second time lost a heartbreaker, 37-35. Neal Simonson was chief scorer in this game, leading his mates with 8 points. Our boys dropped a 60-37 decision to Glen Ridge who were very good on that particular night. jake jacobus was Caldwell's guiding light with 10 points to his credit. In Caldwell's firzst game of the year, the Chiefs pulled the cork out of the bottle by stop- ping a favored Madison combine. Bill Doran was the hero of the day as he poured 26 points through the nets to lead all scorers and to lead us to a 54-50 viCt0ry. Millburn again downed us, this time by a 61-43 score. In the final game of the season, the Blue and White traveled to Montclair again to take on College High. We came away with an inspiring 35-34 victory. We hope that the experience gained by the juniors on the squad will form a strong foundation for next year's team. IEAM IN BLACK -Guards, Phil XK'inches!er, George Rt-ruler, Center, Calvin XYaIcott, Forwards, Jack ard, Gerry llrxulley. IEAM lN XK'lll'l'Ef Forwzirtls. Howard jzicohus, ,lack Rifldr-llg Center, Hill IJ-'rang Guards, Paul Furlong, 'Nuil Sirrmnsoii. llolfllng the hall at center, Alun Plister.

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. . ,Y 4 'iq .1- ',: N, 40 ' - . I 0 ILL .-... ,lyorftlt CALDWILL -u' -sq ai First row, left to right: Manlio Boverini, Coach, Arnold Berg, Ferdinand Nupuhla, jack Ruch, Lloyd Goldsmith, james Glerum, Boh Hedden, David McL'urdy, Bill jacollus, lhck Farly,.Emil Piel, Assistant Coach. Second row: Sam Gelfmgin, Bob Llark, Arthur Bracuti, john Dowling, George Reider, Jack Riddell, Herbert Vogeler, mzlll-Yllli P31-1lltLllEl',lllt'r?'::i'El Saloinzni. 'l'hirrl row: llonnlrl Millliurn, llurlrlv Major, joe . esics, IC 'oley, iiix 'inchf-stef, ohn Helhg-rii I ' - ' , '. lion Richardson, Dick Fvixnsch, Ray Ilelwar, ,gum Bin Rlgan' Ummm bkherer' TRACK Caldwell's 1948 Track Team under the able coaching of Mr. Manlio Boverini and Mr. Emil Piel, started the season off with a 71-28 victory over Montclair Academy. Mountain Lakes meet was next and Caldwell lost this one, 56-52. We finished third, however, with 15V2 points in a triangular meet with Dover and Clifford Scott. Next came the Summit-Glen Ridge-Caldwell triangular meet in which the Blue and White came in second with 40V2 points. The Suburban Confer- ence meet brought Caldwell a fourth while the Verona meet ended disastrously for our boys. The Millburn meet resulted in a 58-58 dead- lock, but 2 points were gained by Caldwell in the State meet by virtue of Arnold Berg's fourth place in the shot put. There were several records broken during the year. jim Glerum broke William Tanner's 440 yard dash record, running it in 54.3 sec- onds, three tenths of a second faster than the old record. Phil Win- chester and George Reider tied james Doran's 100 yard dash record. They each ran it in 10.5 seconds. George and Phil also broke the 220 yard dash record, their identical times being 23.2 seconds, one second faster than the old record held by jim Doran. The shot put record was smashed by Arnold Berg. Arnold heaved the iron ball 45 feet M3 inches to break George Stryker's old record by more than three feet. Other boys who were a great help to the team were: jack Riddell, half-mile ace, Bernie Solomon, Arnold Major, joe Mescis, Harry Schmidt, Robert Clark, Neal Simonson and Arthur Bracuti. rv wi ii- -ig.,-, 1 'au