Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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One of Horace Manrfs best all-time soccer players, Artie Bijur has shone with the Varsity for three years. HE 1936 Varsity soccer eleven began and con- cluded its season in a most triumphant manner. However, sandwiched between the two victories over Lincoln and Poly Prep lies a very unimpressive record of six defeats and two ties. Four lettermen from the mediocre unit of the previous year formed the nucleus of the young squad that reported to Mr. Schmitt. Though on many occasions the aggregation seemed to be instilled with a real ferver for victory, it was for a large part of the season a spiritless group whose morale was decreased by a growing array of losses. Nevertheless. the defeat meted out to Poly Prep saved the season. In its initial contest with Lincoln, the team appeared to have the material for another cham- pionship outfit. Art Bijur led the way, scoring two of Horace Mann's five points, while Bob Kaufman. Lincoln Bloomfield, and Hal Jacobi each came in for his share of honors. Lincoln's only tally was pushed past Goalie Alan Jaffee on a freak play. Further scoring by the downtown eleven was pre- vented largely by the superb defensive work of Elbridge Graef. At Fieldston. the same score was recorded- with Horace Mann on the wrong end. A versatile Fieldston unit completely baffled the visitors on a wet and soggy field. The lone marker for the losers was chalked up by Artie Bijur in the first period. A weak backfield, destined to add many gray hairs to Coach Schmitt's collection, proved to be the downfall of the team. An unwarranted 1-0 defeat at the hands of McBurney at Van Cortlandt Park had a most de- moralizing effect on the players. Though Horace Mann clearly outplayed the visitors, an agile goal- guard and a successful try for the uprights in the third quarter won the game for McBurney. A few days later a powerful Blair eleven eked out a 2-1 decision in an even and hard-fought strug- gle, with both teams exhibiting top-notch soccer. The shift of Bijur to center half strengthened the backfield considerably, and for the first three pe- riods neither team had a decent shot at the oppo- nent's goal. Midway through the final quarter Blair pushed through two goals in rapid succession, and with about a minute to go the bewildered H. M. soccerites rallied and Bijur rang up the one tally for the losers. While Horace Mann did as it pleased in the first half, Garden City dominated the game there- after and tied the contest, l-l. Doug Goldsmith came through with a score in the first quarter, and it was not until the third period that Garden City booted the ball between the posts. In respect to scoring, the game with Haaren High was identical to its immediate predecessor, but the Haaren outfit completely outplayed the home team. In the first period Artie Bijur scored on a penalty kick and at the very end of the game a corner boot slipped past Dick Baumann to knot the count. As in the pre- vious games, extra periods were to no avail. On a wind-swept field in Van Cortlandt Park, Townsend Harris High took the home team into camp by 2-1. In the second quarter, Hal Jacobi sent a perfectly executed angle shot spinning past the Townsend Harris goalie, and H. M. held its slim margin until the third period, when a rejuvenated visiting eleven coasted through the backfield to shove a slow roller between the uprights. The Townsend Harris squad broke the deadlock in the closing minutes of play. Traveling out to Hoboken, the squad was blanked by the strong Stevens Frosh eleven. The contest was actually a night game without the cus- tomary bright lights. The rough game played by the yearlings was too much for the M. H. embassy, which succumbed by a 3-0 count. The soccerites lost another heartbreaker in upper New York to

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FRED E. SCHMITT . TED CONRAD . . RICHARD HAUMANN . EVGENE lVlAHLI-IR . . GEORGE HERMAN . ELBRIDGE GRAEF . . lvl.-KNLIO TERRAGNI , LINCOLN HLOOMFIELD H.xRo1.D JACOBI . . JOHN lVll'I,I.INS . . HOWARD BLUM . . HUGH BOWNES . . Dorcms GOLDSMITH ALYER IYES HOB KAN-'Mxx SUBSTITLTES ALAN Jtxrrmt SCHEDLLE BOB ZUCRER LE E Horace Mann Horace Mann Horace Mann Horace Mann Horace Munn Horace Mann Horace Mann Horace Mann Horace Mann Horace Mann 5 Lincoln 1 Fieldston 0 Mcliurney 1 Blair l Garden City l Haaren 1 Townsend Harrie 0 Stevens Frosh l Peekskill 1 Poly Prep l V119 . Coach Manager . Coal Guard Left Fullhack Right Fullback Right Halfback Canter Halfback Left Halfhaclr Right Outside Right Inside' Center Forward . Left Insidv Lcft Outside I 5 I 2 I 1 2 3 2 0

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Peekskill Military Academy, by the slim margin of one point. Howie Blum scored in the first two min- utes of play. and along with Manlio Terragni, played a bang-up game all afternoon. The cadets tallied twice in the third periodg the first time directly on a corner kick. Despite a desperate rally by the visitors. the game ended with a 2-1 score. Not since the feat was accomplished by the championship 1929 eleven had Poly Prep been de- feated by a Maroon and White contingent. How- ever. exhibiting their best form of the season. the hooters decisively outplayed. outfought. and out- scored the Brooklyn eleven. 1-O. Lincoln Bloom- field took a throw-in off his chest and sent a looping shot past the goal-guard in the second quarter. The rest of the game was featured by rough playing with no further scoring. The Horace Manners showed unprecedented coordination. even the over- worked fullbacks. Arthur Bijur. tricky veteran of two years' standing. again occupied the center forward posi- tion. Although he played in only half the games. having enlisted in the aid of Ump Tewhill's strug- gling gridders. Bijnr was high scorer with five of the team's twelve goals to his credit. Howie Blum. despite his fallen arches. turned out to be the only powerful booter in the backfield. and his hard charging broke up many opposing offensives. After a few games. however. he was shifted from the center halfback position to center forward. Pat Bownes always delivered a cool and steady performance and showed much prowess on the defense of his berth at left inside. which he occu- pied for the second year in a row. He had a knack of picking fights with fellows larger than himself and invariably emerged without injury. At right inside. Jack Mullins played a flashy game for the greater part of the time. but Bob Kaufman started a few games. although his small stature eventually proved too great a disadvantage. Doug Goldsmith played a careful game at left wing and centered the ball with a great degree of accuracy. About halfway through the season. Ben Lee joined the squad and played on the regular team after a week of practice. Hal Jacobi dealt out many black and blue mementoes to opposing booters from the right flank of the line. and teamed up excellently with Elbridge Graef. brainy and tenacious halfback. With fear- less heading and hard playing. Manlio Terragni, scrappy Fifth Former. developed into a laudable center halfback toward the end of the season. Lincoln Bloomfield scored twice from his left half- back position and was one of the steadiest players on the squad. He was second only to ,lack Mullins in the innocent art of tripping. George Herman. Bob Zucker. and Gene Mahler alternated in the fullback position. After the second game, Mahler played continually on the left side and his kicks prevented many scores. Dick Baumann. a first-year man. held sway between the uprights. but with a loose-playing backfield in front of him. he was forced to handle far too many shots. Mr. Schmitt did the best possible with the poor material on hand. and congratulations for the victory over Poly must go to him. As manager. Ted Conrad followed his duties to their completion and helped the soccerites eat their oranges and swallow their defeats. He also took care of all feminine spectators. thus sparing the team consider- able distraction. Headwork at its best. A