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

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FOOTBALL TEAM STANLEY SHABLESKI Coach THOMAS GERRITY Asslstant Coach WILLIAM CORCORAN Asslstant Coach ED TOUHEY and ED SNELL Co Captains L1ne Grxffln E Snell E Touhey J Plunkett P Rlccardone F F1tzpatr1ck Yetka J Hermanns J Januzzl Lorrle Costa P We1ssbrod W Blrd Trlano J Qulrk T Sol1nsk1 G Muench J Terrace D Gaghardl R Ann1to J Burke W Johannlngmelr and E Me1gh Backfield M Pello J Polltes E Roblnson A Garetano T R1CC1aTdl F PISCI tello J Peters J Cullen Mangus M McCabe Us1ng pract1cally the same team throughout a strenuous season the L1ncoln football squad came out Wlth a better than 500 average L1ncoln won four lost three and t1ed one The team was agaln led by Coach Stanley Shableskl Seven regulars Co Captalns Snell and Touhey Rlcclardone Hermanns R1CC1afd1 Pxscltello and Rob lnson are graduatmg thls January Four of these players Snell Touhey R1cc1ard1 and Rxcc1ardone were named as the best IH Hudson County Eddle Snell recelved add1t1ona1 honor by wlnnmg the Mxles Trophy for be1ng the 1nd1v1dual hlgh scorer of the County By totallmg 321 pomts Eddxe made more pomts than any other vungrnan 1n the county hlstory of scholastlc football llbl J. BERWICKI .,.... ....... ................................................................... M a nager ' : D. ' ', . , . , . , . ' , . ' ' , R' 7 ' 7 ' .! -Y 7 ' - ! ' l 7 E. ' , . ' , . ' ', . , . , . ' ', . I , . , . 0 ' , . ' . Z I , Q . , D . , I , ' . . ., u . .- 7 ' 7 ' 7 7 ' ' 7 . . , . .Q , Q v y y 7 ' ' 1 1 7 ' 1

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LINCOLN ST PETERS PREP The Lincoln Lions opcned thelr 1940 football season xx 1th a roar of V1CtOlX Plaxmg at Jersey Citys Dust Boxxl the Montgomtxx Annex a grlmy dustx Lincoln elexcn defeated St Peters Prep 6 0 For thc first game of the season Lmcolns forces seemed to coordlnate perfectlv The strong l1ne prex ented much giound gaining by Piep and a good offensxxc bacl field gave the LIONS great stlength Txxo 1L1I'll'llIlg backs Ed Roblnson and Johnny Polltes dwarfed by the colorful Moe Longo list season hixc come lnto then own The Prep playels just couldnt sum to lun fast enough to catch these boys Garetfinos work in thls game xx as a pxcxuxx of h1s fine blocking throughout the season Th1s game had one b'1d effect on the LIONS Mxke Pcllo then regular fullback xxas put out fox the rcst of the season w1th a broken collaxbone There was a eeltain amount of compensation for thls hoxxever for Tony Rlcclardi 1n h1s fii st season of football pioved to be a consistently good fullback playing 1n ex ery game foi the remainder of the season The lone touchdown of the game xxas scored in the first half by Fuzzy PISCI tello on '1 plunge through the Prep forxxard wall LINCOLN 14 ORANGE 6 The final scott of thls game falled to represent a true analysls of L1ncolns supeuouty oxe1 1 weak opponent Eddle Snell 'md Tony RlCC18Fdl scored the LIOHS touchdoxx ns xvhlle Joe Januzzl converted for the two extra polnts L1ncolns backfield xxorked vxlth perfect coordination COfTlb1DlI'1g the teeth rattling blocks of Angle Garetano the broken field iunnmg of Johnny Pohtes the l1ne plungmg of Tonx Rxcclardl and the bulls eye passmg of Fuzzy P1sc1tello The Lions f1ontxx'1ll xx as strongly supported by Moose Touhey Ed Snell and Lefty Hexrnanns L1ncolns first touchdown xxas made by a pass from P1SClt6llO to Plunkett on the fixe y'ud l1ne xvho passed to Snell 1n the end zone Orange took idx nntwge of a third quartet fumble to score their lone touch doxxn O1 IUQCS l1ne began to crumble 1n the list pillllil ind pay dnt xxas ugaln imched bx RlCCl'lICl1 on 1 splnntr slashing off tacklt Xlif'6'l' 11111111 1111 11111 ,' 11 1,1',,11,1,1'1,1,1,1,1' my . - y A ... l A . X ' , .' ' .. Y , X, ' v tt , -v ,, ' , - - v . - a . , v, 1 . , .. - , . . t , , . . , - C , ., C , .. , A t if t L vt ' '. , . ' ' , . ,, , . , v ' ' . - . Q qwx v . , . , ' .. ' , , ,'. C C v v 1 - . ,A ' v V . L . . Y' d i . . . V V Y . . ,- L ' ' , , L.. -, . c S . . . , , . K . . c x . . , Y v. . . . . v v x . v ' - ' ' . v . C 1 1 . , . . ' 1' , . ,c , V L ,Z L , . L, , - , .. '. ' , , ' ,.' , '- V 1 ' . 1 , 1 c 1 c 'R ' b' Q' 1. ' , . ' X 4 - 1 1 1 11 11 -1