Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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THE STYLUS SOCCER TEAM Third RowfS. Mackro, S. Lussen, S. Chesansky. - - - Second Raw-E. McMaugh, A. Emmons, F. D'Auria. First Row-S. Havanich, C. Paul, R. Supersano fCapt.J, G. Pantano, F. Massotti. OCCER is a coming sport at Harding, constantly gaining popularity among mem' bers of the student body. The sport was first instituted at the school upon the arrival of Coach William Dworski two years ago. The new Harding mentor decided to mould a team from a few selected players who had had some experience at Grammar school. That was the first team that ever represented Warren Harding on a soccer field. This com' bine exceeded all expectations, winning four games and losing two. A handful of players who performed on that first team were present for the 1928 season. Over fifty boys reported for a tryout last fall, and after a week of hard work Coach Dworski cut his squad in half so that he could make greater headway with the smaller group. Harding got off to a bad start by traveling to West Haven and coming home on the short end of a 2 to 1 score. This defeat at the hands of the West Haven high kickers was considered an upset, and Harding later redeemed itself by trouncing the same team in Bridegport, 4 to O. 84 In the second game of the season, the Presif dents surprised everyone by easily beating the Yale Freshmen 4 to 0, but a week later, were beaten by Central High 1 to 0. Pawling Prep and Harding were evenly matched and the two teams battled to a O-O tie up on the New York soccer field. The following week the blue and gold kickers again broke into the win col' umn by nosing out Taft Prep, 1 to 0. The second CentralfHarding game ended in a tie, 1 all, after one of the hardest fought games ever played between the two schools. No third game was arranged and the city title was undecided. The Presidents managed to end their season in a blaze of glory by overwhelm' ing the West Haven eleven, 4 to 0 at Seaside Park. THE SCHEDULE W. H. H. S. 1 West Haven 2 W. H. H. S. 4 Yale Freshmen 0 W. H. H. S. O Central 1 W. H. H. S. 1 Taft O W. H. H. S. 1 Central 1 W. H. H. S. 4 West Haven O J

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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

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THE STYL .S BASKETBALL TEAM Second Raw--B. Kane, F. Vercini, Coach J. Mead, R. Carroll, K. Dolan, J. Pivarnick. - - - First Row-S. Dizenzo, E. McFadden, E. Graham fCapt.D, W. Chollto, W. Carroll. iBasketl9all HE varsity basketball team closed its 1928f 29 season with 22 victories and 6 defeats. Preparation for basketball began in the latter part of November 1928, shortly after Thanks' giving recess. When the first call for candidates was issued, about 35 responded. However, after a few weeks of practice only 7 of the newcomers were kept as Coach Mead was building his team around 6 lettermen as a nucleus. The following were finally chosen for the varsity team: McPadden and Dizenzo, forf wards, Captain Graham, center, Hanusovsky and Cholko, guards. On the second team were: Vercini, W. Carroll, R. Carroll, forwardsg Ryback, center, Kane and Dolan, guards. The February graduation snatched I-Ianusovsky and I 85 Vercini, but Coach Mead found worthy play- ers in R. Carroll and Kane to fill their shoes. Harding played its Hrst game on December 7 against the Yale Freshmen, which resulted in a 29'2'i victory for Harding. Their first game lost was to Collegiate Prep School 2760 on January Sth. The Presidents won the two games following, but lost the third to Ft. Washington. Eight games were played, in the ninth, the team was administered a surprising defeat at the hands of Fairfield, score 1342. The preceding month found a defeat chalked against Central in Harding's favor, but in February Central turned the tables on the Blue and Gold, their victory resulting 17-14. In order to decide the Championship of thc J