Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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THE TYL S FOOTBALL SQUAD Fourth lRow A. Sherman, W. Kosturko, E. Smith, A. Thorne, S. Cantandella, A. Magner, Assistant Coach Barber, M. Cooney, ilVlgr.l. - - - Third Row- C. Wozny, VV. Marks, A. Pen-ovich, W. Caroffelo, Coach Mead, B. Farian, W. Schiller, R. Powell, Director Riclrer. - - - Second Row R. Wolaneck, J. Pivarnick, E. Graham, B. Hanusovsky 1Capt.l, W. Lukachik, F. Motyl, F. Thorne. - - - Firsl Rowf F. Ambrose, J. Rybaclc, W. Schreiber, K. Dolan, E. Doolan, A. Farian, B. Thompson. Qfootball TATE Football Champions for the second consecutive year! This is the great record compiled by Coach Jack Mead and his sturdy band of gridiron stars during the season of 1927 and 28. Two years ago a strong blue and gold fought through statefwide opposition, losing but one battle and being heralded as the best team in Connecticut. Many believed that this excel' lent record would stand for some time without being bettered by a Harding team. However, Coach Mead and his hardfworkf ing players saw to it that the 1928 squad would be the finest ever produced at Harding. With Captain Hanusovsky leading the team, supported by such stars as Graham, Pivarnik, 82 Cholko, Doolan, Wolaiieck, Murphy, Schrei' ber, Ryback, Lukachick, Ward and Motyl, the bluefandfgoldfstriped combine virtually swept through state opposition, winning eight games and dropping one. The record becomes more impressive as we look more closely. The lone defeat was suffered in the second game of the season, when Hard' ing traveled to Torrington and was defeated by the high school there, 5 to O. No alibis were pushed forward for the upsetting defeat, but close followers know that the Presidents were in a weakened condition when they met the upstate team. In fact five regulars were on the sideflines nursing injuries varying from painful muscle bruises to broken collar bones. I

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THE TYL S At the start of the fall practice, things look- ed exceedingly bright for Harding until an injury took one of the foremost stars on the team. Manny Klein, speedy halfback, suffered a torn ligament in his knee and after an opera- tion it was announced that he would not play any sports for over a year. Immediately follow- ing this setback, it was made public that Steve Miska, one of the best linesmen to don a Harding uniform, had left school to play foot- ball at a small Southern college. Undaunted by these heavy blows, Coach Mead, ever pessimistic but never beaten, set out with spirit anew to put on the held a fighting team to represent Warren Harding. How well he accomplished this end can be seen by glancing at the record of his champion- ship eleven. The season opened rather poorly for Hard- ing, as many of the regulars were out of the game due to injuries suffered in pre-season practice. However, as the season wore on, in fact as soon os the first string men returned to the fold, the Meadmen set out to establish themselves as the best crop of football players By this time the annual Harding-Central game was becoming a foremost thought in the minds of local fans. Both teams appeared evenly matched and one of the most colorful contests ever staged between the two schools was expected. Then came the day of the game, Nov. 17. Yes, it was a most enjoyable sight for Harding rooters to see the flashy blue and gold eleven snap through its plays with clock-like preci- sion and sweep before it the battered ranks of its rival, Central High. When the dust had settled after the hard-fought game, the score stood Harding-28, Central-6. It was un- doubtedly Harding's greatest triumph. Nothing more was of importance to those hard-working boyss. Central had been beaten! As was customary, the team feted at a ban- quet by the Father's Club, and the veterans very wisely chose Butch Pivarnik, all-state center, as their captain for 1929. According to Butch , Harding will have another banner season this fall. THE SCHEDULE . in C0f1HeCfiCUf- W. H. H. S. 6 Derby 0 Harding started its rampage against Com- W. H, H' S- O Torrington 3 mercial High of New Haven, by trouncing the New Haven Elm City eleven by a 26 to 3 score. Then the W H H S 26 , Presidents displayed their real power by upset- ' ' ' ' Corflmerclal 3 ting the hitherto unbeaten Norwich Academy Nofwlch team, 7 to 6 in a thrilling contest. W- H- H- S- 7 Free AC21demY 6 Here the Presidents reached their height and W. H. H. S, 6 Stamford 0 Zndsillccessivi weeks trouncedhtwo teams whict W. H. H. S- 24 SO, Manchester 0 a een un eaten prior to t eir meeting wit W- H. H. S- 12 W-lb 9 the East Siders. On Oct. 27, Stamford High 1 Y . . . W. H. H. S. 28 Central 6 visited Bridgeport, only to go home thorough- ly beaten, 6 to 0. Another heralded crew from Newburgh South Manchester arrived here a week later W-H- H- S- 20 FTC? AC3-dCU1Y 0 and they, too, were sent home on the light end '- '- of a 24 to 0 score. 129 27 'Xafcf' i 83