Roselle Park High School - Parkerscope Yearbook (Roselle Park, NJ)

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Our Champ N Herbll Farrell

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T. RALPH WILLIAMS Coach WRESTLING i938-39 This year Roselle Park placed third in the state meet with Warren Wacker and Herbert Farrell bringing home the cham- pionships in their respective classes. Both Herbert Farrell and Leo Valenti have done a great cleal for wrestling at Roselle Park. Leo has been a consistent winner, defeating a Lehigh freshman and most all the high school competition he has met. Farrell has not lost a dual meet in four years of competition, during which time he wrestled fifty- six bouts and won fifty-three, tieing his first opponent whom he spotted seventeen pounds. Although he did not win a champion- ship in the State Meet last year, he entered the State A. A. U. Tournament which is open to all wrestlers regardless of age, previous experience, etc., ond brought home the title. This year he entered the National A. A. U. Tournament held on Treasure Island at the San Francisco World's Fair and brought home the National A. A. U. title which never before has been won by a high school boy. Needless to say we are very proud of him! D. VALENTI and H. FARRELL

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E, H. SHAW J. WOODS Coaches BASEBALL The baseball team under the able leadership of senior co- captains Butch Conklin and Sal Recca had a very satis- factory season. From the very beginning of April it was apparent that Coach Shaw had one of the finest High School catchers in the state in Sal. Billy Fulton was the mainstay of a good pitching corps which included Bill Simpson and George Kil- bride. Bill Schmelz was a steady first baseman while the work of the keystone combination of Mouse Kilbride and Bob Dillon made the future look bright. Co-captain Butch Conklin at third proved himself a mighty fine infielder and a timely hitter. The outer pastures were well guarded by Bill Burns, the Sheldon brothers, Bob and Murray, Ken Flath, Jack Gallagher and Dom Adase. The team is to be congratulated on their splendid spirit, enthusiasm and real determination to give their Alma Mater an outstanding club in this season of i939 which is the lOOth anniversary of our national sport of baseball. G. CONKLIN and S. RECCA Co-Captains