Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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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

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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 city a third game was played on the Armory floor, which Harding took 30f15 . March 8 found the team losing to Rogers High School in Rhode Island, the last game of the season on the road. From then on until March 15 the boys were in preparation for the Yale Tournament, in which they hoped to meet Central again in the finals. On the 15th of the month Harding defeated Wallingford 32f22, but on the following day they were eliminated by Bristol High in the semifiinals. SCHEDULE Opp. December 7, 1928-Yale Freshmen 25 12, 1928-Trade 12 15, 1928--Torrington 19 22, l928fMadisOn 23 Ianuary 1, 1929-Alumni 24 5, 1929-College Prep 30 8, 1929-Danbury 15 9, 1929-Crosby 12, 1929 16, 1929 -Ft. Washington -Ansonia 23, 1929-Milford 28, 1929-Stamford 29, 1929-Central 30, 1929-Wilby F ebruavy 1, 1929-Stratford 6, 1929-Stratford 8, 1929-Stamford 12, 1929-Fairfield 15, 1929-+Ansonia 16, 1929-Wilby 22, 1929-Central 26, 1929M-Greenwich March 1, 1929-Windham 2, 1929-So. Manchester 6, 1929-Central 8, 1929--Rogers 15, 1929-Wallingford 16, 1929-Bristol gXfQ71'ri.jClTSi1Zy 'Recreation iBasketball Room 116, the IntrafMura1 basketball charnf pions of 1928, formed a team of its players under the instructions of Mr. Greenwood. They entered their team into a snappy league consisting of a quintet of teams with Junior College, Congress, T. U. S. and Central. The team includes: G. Fricke, Captain, at center, with Cooney, Buynosky, Schoeneld, Caparasso, Caselli, and Doolan, forwards, and d'Auria, Farian, Wozny and Magner, guards. The squad won four out of eight starts. 86 Junior College 10 T. U. S. 8 Congress 9 Central 1 5 Congress 14 Junior College 16 T. U. S. 13 Central 19 3 24 21 66 41 29 25 21 45 62 24 12 51 19 14 35 44 30 30 15 32 25 Harding Harding Harding Harding Harding Harding Harding Harding