Rutgers Preparatory School - Ye Dial Yearbook (New Brunswick, NJ)

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ATHLETICS OUR UNDEFEATED FOOTBALL TEAM

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FOOTBALL Capping a three year losing streak with a magnilieent display of tight and determination, Rutgers Prep achieved the enviahle goal of an undefeated foothall team for the season of NSS. XVhen. at the opening ot school, Coach Petke issued the call for players, an unusually large group reported for practice. Throughout the autumn the tield beside the Delta Ilouse was the scene of great activity and much conscientious work, which, under the ahle coaching of Mr. Petke and Mr. llolley. resulted in an unlmroken string of victories for our tireless team. Starting its campaign against a strong Morristown team, Prep unloosed its power and scored early in the hrst quarter with a touchdown hy George Kluhag Kluey's conversion made the count 7-O. The next score was the gem of the game. Ferd Ratti, running hack a punt. was hit hard and ftunhled: the alert tlim Penning- ton snatched up the hall and left the hewildered Morristown team standing in its tracks as he ran 55 yards for a touchdown. Morristown now pnt in its hid and quickly scored a goal. minutes hefore the half ended with Prep leading 13-6. Once inore in the last half, Prep pounded the goal line. which Ratti crossed for a score from the six yard stripe. Rutgers Prep won the game 19-6. incidentally, Norris- town was the only team to cross our goal line all year. This was their tirst defeat in two seasons. Opening its First home game against Kingsley. Prep pnt on an exhibition ot' near perfection. both on the ground and in the air. as it trampled its opponents for a 38-O victory. George Mnha threw three pay-oft' passes. one to Pennington, one to Kolakowski, and one to Kluey which came as the final gun sounded. The other scores were on an intercepted pass hy Tony Gwiazdowski. who crossed the line Thirfy - Fig hi :Z- -Will'