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

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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

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three quarters the Big Blue were 'held scoreless while the Saints ran up a '7fO lead. However, in the final session they uncorked a powerful drive, featured by hard charging and brilliant running, to tally six points. St. Mary's second marker, giving it a 13f6 victory, came late in the last quarter when one of the many passes Lincoln hurled in a final victory bid was intercepted. - Q Lincoln 12-fSt. Peter's O Though Lincoln entered the fray as the underdog, it capitalized on opportunities to score its Hrst victory over the downftowners in seven years- and the second in its gridiron history. In winning this game Lincoln clinched its first city title and strengthened its claim on the county crown. After three scoreless periods Lincoln piled up a 12fO lead in the final quarter when Lombardi, versatile quarterback, with perfect interference ran back a Petrean punt 96 yards for a touchdown, and Tom Finnie, plunging halfback, snared one of the many Prepster's passes, thrown in a desperate attempt to destroy the Big Blue's margin, and galloped 30 yards to score. Both trys for the extra point failed. St. Peter's hopes of victory were dimmed by the brilliant defensive work turned in by acting Captain Ansbro, Bill Cochrane, and Joe Tedeschi. Fla' herty was Lincoln's only constant ground gainer. Lincoln O-Union Hill 7 Alert and fiercefflghting, Lincoln turned in one of its finest exhibitions of football play in losing 7fO to a spirited Union Hill team. The Lions gave all they had, outplaying the Hillers, but they lacked scoring punch. Drive after drive crumpled to pieces around the twenty yard line. Union Hill scored its points in the closing seconds of the first half when a Lincoln pass was intercepted and carried seventy yards for a touchdown. In the third period Richards, playing a stellar role at tackle, suffered a neck injury. Cochrane, Jaccarima, Lenz., and Lee, all linesmen, played a brilliant game. Lincoln 25-Memorial O In brilliant style Lincoln closed o-ne of its most successful football seasons when it routed an inspired Memorial eleven, 25fO. It was a big day for the reserves, who put across three of the four win' ning touchdowns. The subs tallied twice in the first quarter, when Flannelly, intercepting a pass, went forty yards to score, and later when Keegan gal' loped fortyftwo yards round end. The third tally, effected by Keegan, culf minated a sixty yard drive featuring Gillon's flashy running. The regulars, playing only for the second quarter, scored on a short pass from Lombardi to Campbell.