Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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18 THE HOUND of 7 to 0. The R. B. team as has been the case in every game this year, was greatly handicapped by the absence of a number of it's best players, both by injuries and scholastic ineligibility. This handicap was greatly increased by the early injuries to Capt. Sloss, Taylor and Knight. This game was the decis- ive one in the Championship of Class “B” for this district. First quarter: Smock kicked off to Combs who ran the ball back to the 30 yard line. Mason gained five yards around right end. Nestler threw Apple- gate for a loss, but Piergiorgi carried the ball to a first down. Branin stop- ped Mason on the line of scrimmage. Moller did the same to Combs and Rice threw Piergiorgi for a loss. A forward pass was grounded and then it was R. B.’s ball. On the first play Captain Sloss, circling right end for 5 yards, dislocated his e.bow. Nestler was ap- pointed acting captain. Taylor re- placed Sloss at left half. He carried the ball 2 yards. Bennett on an off tackle play, made first down. R. B. failed to gain and Branin punted to Combs who was downed sharply. Ma- son slipped past Irwin for 10 yards. He thought he could do it again but Eddie mussed up the “big boy” and threw him for a loss. Nestler broke through and downed Piergiorgi for a loss. Ma- son punted to Hartman who fumbled, Nest.er recovered, but the referee gave the ball to Lakewood and penalized us fifteen yards. Mason gained 3 yards off tackle. But on the next 2 downs Lakewood failed to gain. Mason punted to Hartman. R. B. was gaining as the quarter ended. Second quarter: Branin punted to Combs. Piergiorgi gained 5 yards and Mason made first down. Mason failed to gain and Combs duplicated. Pier- giorgi circled the end for five yards and a pass, Mason to Osborn made first down. A forward pass was grounded. A long forward pass, Applegate to Os- borne, netted the first six points. Lake- wood failed to kick the goal but the referee gave the extra point to Lake- wood because R. B. was offside. R. B. kicked to Combs who was downed abruptly. Knight netted four yards. Bennett failed and Branin punted. Ir- win nailed Combs as soon as he caught the ball. Branin threw Mason for a loss, Piergiorgi gained 1 yard around end. Combs made first down. Apple- gate slipped through center for a yard and the first half ended. Third quarter: Taylor kicked off to Lakewood’s 28 yard line. Mason punted. Lartaud gained 5 yards. Sweel brought the bail within I foot of first down and Lartaud gained seven yards off tackle. Taylor made a yard. Lartaud slipped through center for a first down. On the next three downs R. B. failed to gain. An incomplete forward pass gave the ball to Lake- wood. Lakewood tried a series of forward passes, one of which Branin intercepted. R. B. also opened up her ariel attack but in vain the ball went to Lakewood on her 40 yd. line. Lake- wood failed to gain and punted to Hart- man. Lartaud gained five yards and Hartman made first down. Fourth quarter: A forward pass was grounded, Hartman made five yards. Taylor three. Knight was thrown for a loss. Branin punted. Lakewood gained five yards but fumbled. Nestler recovered for R. B. After three incomplete passes Branin punted. Mason lost five yards. Pier- giorgi made first down, Lakewood lost the ball on downs. Lakewood was penalized 15 yards, and the game

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TIIE R OUN D TA BEE 17 ehded. Second quarter: Chattle gained but five yards on three plays and Cittadino punted. Sloss fumbled and Chattle recovered. Kaiser broke through and nailed Schlenger for a loss. Irwin downed Lerner on the line of scrim- mage and again Cittadino had to punt. Branin received. Marthens gained five yards around left' end. Hartman made one yard off tackle and Branin made first down. Chattle was penalized five yards. Sloss made four yards and again Branin made first down. Branin failed to gain. Hartman made 2 yards but R. B. lost the ball on downs. Irwin was playing a great game at end and on three straight plays held the runner for no gain. Cittadino punted. R. B. was penalized five yards and Branin punted to Marks who was downed by R. B.’s trio—Nestler, Irwin and Taylor. A Chattle pass netted 15 yards, Oaker- son making the tackle. After four in- complete passes, the ball went to R. B. Sloss gained 10 yards and first half ended. Third quarter: Chattle kicked off and Williamson ran the ball back 5 yards. Sloss gained 5 yards. Mar- thens 2 yards and Branin made a first down. Hartman made 2 yards and Sloss broke away for 20 yards. Branin gained eight yards on two plays. Mar- thens was thrown back for a loss. An incompleted forward pass gave to Chat- tle the ball. Lerner made 5 yards, Marks 21, Lerner 10 more, and Schl- enger 5. Irwin held Cittadino for no gain and Chattle lost the ball on downs. Branin was run back on a wide end run. Branin again took the ball and gained 5 yards. Marthens failed to gain and Branin punted. Lerner ran the ball back 5 yards before he was tackled by Moller. Lerner was thrown for a loss and Cittadino punted. Sloss gained five yards as the quarter ended. Fourth quarter: Marthens stumbled over the interference and Branin punt- ed. Nestler tackled his man after a one yard gain. Chattle gained 9J 2 yards, a close decision for a first down. Cittadino was thrown back by Taylor 10 yards, Chattle kicked and Taylor gained 8 yards. Branin gained one yard, and after an incomplete pass Branin kicked, Nestler and Irwin hold- ing the Chattle quarter back for a slight gain. A forward pass made a first down. Schlenger made mo gain through center, Nestler making the tackle. Chattle kicked and a forward pass by Sloss was intercepted by Schl- enger. Chattle pushed the ball back to the 10 yard line where Lerner carried the ball to the 2 yard line, and one of the Chattle backs scored. Chattle did not make the extra point. Chattle kicked off to Sloss who was gaining as the final whistle blew. The summary: R.B.H.S. 0 Chattle 13 Irwin . . L.E Kaiser . .L.T Cittadino Stout . . L.G Dickerson Nestler ... C . . Claney Bennett . .R.G McClellan . . . . .R.T Schowler Taylor . .R.E . Kiernan Branin QB Hartman. . . . . . L.H.B Marthens .R.H.H.B.. Schlenger Sloss . . .F.B. .. J. Cittadino Substitutes: Red Bank- -William- son, Oakerson, Moller, Cooke. R.B.H.S. 0; Lakewood 7 Saturday, Nov. 1 7, at Lakewood. Red Bank High lost a bitterly con- tested game to the Lakewood High School team at Lakewood by the score

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TIEE ROUXD TABIJ5 19 ended. Score Lakewood 7. R. B. H. S. 0, and The summary: R.B.H.S. 0. Lakewood 7. Branin . .R.E. Moller . R.T. . Smock . R.G. Nestler .. C. . Adler Rice . .L.G. Kaiser . .L.T. . Irwin . .L.E.. Hartman . .Q.B. . . . . Applegate Knight .R.H.B Sloss, Capt. . . . .L.H.B . . . . Piergiorgi Bennett .. F.B.. . Mason, Capt. Substitutes: Taylor for Sloss, Lar- taud for Taylor, Sweel for Lartaud, Williamson for Smock, Marthens for Irwin. Referee: Loser, Muhlenberg. Umpire: Nacket't, Lafayette. Toms River 0; R. B. H. S. 13 First quarter: Toms River kicked off to Smock who ran the ball back five yards. Taylor made first down. Bennett failed. Sweel gained 4 yards. Taylor made first down. Hartman gained 5 yards and Taylor made an- other first down. Hartman gained 5 more and Bennett bucked the line for another first down. Sweel circled the end for five yards, and Bennett scored. The kick for the extra point was blocked. Toms River kicked off. Tay- lor was thrown for a loss. Hartman made made 5 yards and Branin punted to Burnett who was downed sharply by Nestler. Burnett gained 4 yards, Scott 3 and Hicks made first down. Burnett made first down, again Scott made 4 yards and the quarter ended. Second quarter: Scott made 5 yards and Burnett made first down. Wainwright lost 5 yards, but Burnett got that ball for a first down. Toms River fumbled, Kaiser recovered. Toms River failed to gain and Burnett' punt- ed to Hartman. On a forward pass Taylor to Branin the latter scored aided by great interference from Rice and Irwin. Hartman kicked the goal. Toms River kicked off to Knight, substitute for Bennett. R. B. failed to gain and Branin punted. Toms River also fail- ed, Kaiser recovered a block kick, a forward pass was grounded as the first half ended. Third quarter: Toms River kicked off to Hartman who ran 10 yards be- fore he was downed. Taylor was thrown for a loss and Branin punted to Hicks who was downed in his tracks. Taylor intercepted a forward pass, Burnett to Bernstein. R. B. fumbled and Johnson recovered. Burnett made first down, and Kaiser retired from the game hav- ing recovered two fumbles. Toms Rivers lost the ball on downs. Oaker- son carried the ball to first down as the third quarter ended. Fourth quarter: Knight lost two yards and a forward pass was ground- ed, Oakerson gained five yards. Knight failed to make first down and it was Toms River’s ball. Hicks gained 10 yards. Burnett did likewise. The rest of the quarter consisted of seesawing back and forth without either side scoring. So the game ended 13-0 in favor of Red Bank. The summary: Red Bank 1 3. Toms River 0. Branin ..........L.E..........Snyder Kaiser...........L.T......... Potter Williamson ....L.G........ Cornelius Nestler, Act. Capt. C........ Murphy Smock............R.G.........Beckman Moller...........R.T........ Johnson Irwin............R.E...... Bernstein Hartman..........Q.B.......... Hicks Taylor.........L.H.B. . . Wainwright Sweel...........R.H.B........ Scotty