New Jersey College of Pharmacy - Scarlet Ray Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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he scarleena S or Shapiro, Conrbg Sacknowski, Asx'1 Mnfzngcwg Oliver, A557 Mnfmgerg Mascia, Mazinger. Bergman, Gmlrrlg Kievit, F0l 1fU!Il'tlj Brotman, CL'llfFl'j Schlanger, Gllll1'llQ Judlowirz, Cf'1zZr'r'g Edlin, Forzlnrw Shatafian, Forwnrnk Wolfe, Forwrlrflg Donofrio, Gmm1'g Goodman, Gzmrzlg Ciasca, Center. Basketball Team The Basketball team was especially fortunate this year in securing the ser- vices of Mr. Saul B. Shapiro as Mentor. Born, raised, and educated in Newark, Mr. Shapiro has long been identified in local fields of sport. In his high school days he starred as forward on the Monmouth Street School Basketball team that won the Junior City Championship of Newark in 1916. Four years of varsity basketball and football at Central High School added to his athletic training and after graduation he continued to participate in both sports with the teams of the Newark Y. M. H. A. Mr. Shapiro entered Newark State Normal School of Physical Education and Hygiene in the fall of 1925. During his Freshman year there, he played varsity basketball as running guard and was a member of the Gym Team, specializing in rope climbing. Due to pressure of after-school and evening work, he was forced to give up sports temporarily. He graduated with honors from Normal School in June, 1927. In his spare time previously While in school Mr. Shapiro played with several club teams and with the Orange Y. M. H. A. I Page 1031

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rfhe SCa.1'lct'Ra1J ' Resume of Basketball Season 1192741928 IVE victories and two defeats by a narrow margin marked the most successful basketball season in the history of the New Jersey College of Pharmacy. Every game was a closely contested battle and none were won or lost by large scores. In fact, the two games in which we were defeated we lost by one point in one instance and two points in the other. The defeat at the hands of Brooklyn College of Pharmacy was compensated for by the return game played in Newark where we were the victors by fourteen points. The surprise game of the season was the annual contest with the Varsity Team of the University at New Brunswick. With the memory of past seasons, when we had been beaten by tremendous scores, our five went on the floor and played a beautiful game during the entire four quarters of play. The Rutgers Varsity had been chosen as the easy winners of the game but our team gave everyone a great surprise by holding them to nearly the lowest score of their season. Not until the end of the game was the victory for the Varsity assured, when they nosed us out in the last few minutes of play by one point-the final score being 15-14 in the Varsity's favor. This year's court record follows: N. J. C. P. 40 Cooper Union 23 At Newark N. J. C. P. 30 U. of Long Island 29 At Newark N. J. C. P. 24 Brooklyn C. of P. 26 At Brooklyn N. J. C. P. 44 Columbia C. of P. 39 At Newark N. J. C. P. 14 Rutgers Varsity 15 At New Brunswick N. C. P. 23 Columbia C. of P. 7 At Columbia N. C. P. 37 Brooklyn C. of P. 23 At Newark N. J. C. P. 212 Opponents 162 I Page 1021

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If-HC .SCa,1rlCt'R8.'U c Q51 SAUL SI-IAPIRO Coach From his first position as coach of the McClellan Lassies and Midget Boys' Club in 1923, to the summer of 1926, when he served as Director of the Wee- quahic Park Playground, many organizations witnessed his marked ability as coach, as well as player. During the last football season Mr. Shapiro served as assistant football coach of the Central High School team which tied for the Class A State Championship winning every game. Mr. Shapiro's work with our team has been noteworthy. After two anemic basketball seasons, he grasped the reins and piloted our quintet through an extremely successful year. His insistence upon hard, clean playing and abso- lute ban on all rough or unsportsmanlike tactics have made him admired and respected by all followers of the sport. The student body take this opportunity through the pages of the SCARLET RAY to congratulate Mr. Shapiro upon his work this year and extend these, their words of appreciation. I Page 1041