Lincoln High School - Quill Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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x ' 2.51-' ' AGI' J 4 fy r F o I , Z 5 , is Leonard Anzamo ....... .. ,.,.... Manager Mr. John Slane ............ ..,..................... C ouch Mr. George E. Witt ...................,...... ......,.. F aculty Adviser. TEAM Ends ........ ,..... L ee, Gibbons, Morrison, Crenge, Iorio Tackles ....... ....... C ochrane, Richards, Lenz, Lynch, Burmifsky Guards ..,..,,.......... Tedeschi, Kostereva, Murphy, Cassidy Centers ..........,..... Ansbro, Jaccarima, Hoagland .Quarterbaclqs ,...... Lombardi, Hanlon, McKenna, MCDODIIH Halfbacks ..........,.. Finnie, Flaherty, Keegan, Gillon, Flannelly Fullbacks .............. Campbell, Conlin Guided excellently by Mr. Slane and backed by hearty school spirit, the 1934 football team rose to unprecedented heights, winning six out of eight games. Lincoln 6-Good Council O Cn September 29, Lincoln opened its 1934 gridiron campaign at Irving' ton against a strong Cur Lady of Good Council team. Displaying a well' balanced running and passing attack, it scored a 6fO victory over the fighting Irvington team, who though far superior in weight and experience was forced to play defensive football most of the game. Handicapped by a wet field which made uncertain footing for both teams, Lincoln after seeing its touchfdown bids staved oil: again and again, scored late in the fourth quarter on a short pass from Lombardi to Campbell. The try for the extra point failed and the score remained Lincoln 6fGood Council O.

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Lincoln 6M-Dickinson O Lincoln sounded its imperial theme in sports when it defeated Dickf inson, its ancient rival, for the first time in its gridiron history. Prefgame dope, tradition, the jinx-all were set to naught as the Lions emerged the wellfdue victors. The game was played on a field practically a quagmire. Mud and water almost ankle deep greatly handicapped both teams. Ground and aerial attacks were marred, and fumbling was frequent. In spite of these obstacles, Lincoln scored five first downs to Dickinson's three, and kept the ball incessantly in its opponents' territory. Whether it was the old jinx or not, Lincoln seemed unable to score, though it fought doggedly. .Three periods of tussling in the mud passed. A tieless game seemed inevitable, Dickinson had just uncorked its first real drive of the contest when something out of the ordinary happened. Big John Lee, end, broke through, intercepted a Hilltop pass, and galloped thirty yards to score a 6fO victory. b Lincoln 12fThomas Jefferson 6 The Lincoln Lions hurdled another barrier to keep their record clear of defeat by downing Thomas Jefferson in a hardffought game, 12f6. The Lions had won three straight this season and allowed but one touchdown to be scored against them. From beginning to end, Lincoln encountered plenty of trouble from the Betsy ballftoters. Finding its groundfplays powerless, Lincoln took to the air and speedily scored three touchdowns, one of which was called back. The valid tallies came as a result of two passes, from Flaherty to Lombardi, and from Lombardi to Campbell. Thomas Jefferson scored on a pass terminating a powerful drive un' corked in the third quarter. Not one extra point was made, and the final score was Lincoln 12, Thomas Jefferson 6. Throughout the game Thomas Finnie turned in some defensive work seldom seen in scholastic play. Lincoln 19-Bayonne 6 Demonstrating a powerful running and aerial attack, Lincoln chalked up its fourth straight victory by defeating a spirited Bayonne eleven 19f6. Campbell, by brilliant running, converted two passes from Lombardi into touchdowns. The third touchdown was scored by Finnie on a plunge, after Lombardi had carried the ball to the onefyard stripe. Lincoln 6-St. Mary's 13 Lincoln's hopes for an undefeated season were shattered when it suff fered its first setback at the hands of a rugged St. Mary's aggregation. For n