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

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Left-Right lsr row: Betz, j.. Potosky, W., Ruegger. P., Bornheimer. W., Ewing. W., MacKay, D.: 2nd row: Mr. Heinlein, Minde, T., Gross, O., Witte, J., Harms, K., Livergood, J.. Starr, J., Mgr. Varsit Basketball !ia'1I f -QQ UE to traveling restrictions, Prep engaged sueh teams as Highland YN, Park. St. Peters, Wloodhridge. South River, jaineshurg and other high sehools of the near vicinitv. During the season there were four or five games which We shall vividly remember. 'V -C ha 2' ' 1 ln... l I . J tr rw f-vi-f PINCRY SCHOOL In the Prep-Pingry game played at Elizabeth, fighting continued uphill throughout the game, the plucky Prepsters coming Within a ll2lll'lS breadth of winning, finally losing hy 31 to 30. The contest was nip and tuck all the way. and was not decided until the final Whistle, and even then no one in the shrieking crowd was sure which team had won. Lefty Ewing drihhled the length of the floor and sank a basket. making the score 32-31 in Prep's favor. But after the din and noises had suhsided, the referee ruled that Ken Harms had hloeked a Pingry player before the shot, therehy disallowing what appeared to he the Winning hasket. I.efty,' was the leading scorer having a total of 12 points, with MacKay and Bornheimer eaeh seoring 6. NENVARK ACADERIY Another game to rememher was the one with Newark Academy, played on the upper George Street hardwoods. This was a thriller, the lead see-sawing llilgz' fuflj'

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WOODBRIDGE On the following Saturday, October 16, the Prepsters traveled to play the powerful Woodbridge eleven, and, as with Sayreville, weight and experience resulted in a 25 to 6 defeat, The Barrons scored in the first, second, and fourth periods. Fumbles proved costly to the Prep cause, bringing about two of the Woodbridge touchdowns. The Prepsters put on a spirited rally late in the second period, with a com- bined running and passing attack, they were inside the 5-yard line when the half ended. We scored our lone tally just before the end of the game, rounding out a passing attack which netted 56 yards in two plays. The first pass, from Betz to MacKay, was good for 39 yards, and on the following play Betz passed to Christfield for the touchdown. These were not the only times our plays clicked. In the second quarter a play good for 20-odd yards, with Minde carrying, was called back because of an offside penalty against Prep. Several times it looked as though Don Conhagen was away for a score, or at least a long gain, but interference failed to develop. HIGHLAND PARK On the following Saturday, October 23, the Prep squad visited johnson Park to play their cross-river rivals. The contest was more hotly contested than the 19 to 7 score indicates. After getting the ball on a blocked kick in the third period the boys of upper George Street started to click. In three plays we gained one yard, but on the fourth down Betz threw a perfect pass into the hands of Potosky on the 3-yard line, and he covered the remaining distance for the score. Don Conhagen's place kick was good. It is interesting to note that we had the ball on the Owl's 3-yard line at the half, and on their 1-yard line when the game ended. It was a heartbreaker. ST. PETERS The Prepsters went to the Municipal Stadium on October 30, engaging the St. Peter's Cardinals with high hopes. But when the final whistle blew, the score was found to be 0 to 0. Both teams had scoring opportunities but muffed them. Starting from the Prep 31-yard line, where they had recovered a fumble, the Petreans moved to the 4-yard line on a series of running and passing plays. A fourth-down, desperation pass was knocked down by an alert Prep secondary. The Prep team dominated the opening period, reaching the Cardinals 14-yard line as the period ended. At the start of the second period the Prepsters reached the 4-yard line, but their attack here bogged down. Continued on page 58 unior Varsity Football e ' Sf HIS season the junior Varsity played two games, both with High- Qfzifj land Park. The first encounter ended in a 0 to 0 tie, while the second resulted in a .19 to 0 victory for Prep. Jerry O'Brien scored the first touchdown just after the opening whistle, the next came on a pass from Krauszer to Mac Wells, who went the remaining A distance, while the last was on a pass from Krauszer to lack Newton in the end zone. I.V. letters were awarded to Iack Newton, Mac Wells, Bill Sheehy, Reynold Nebel, John Swallick, Arnold Sherman, Ted Fox, Al Conhagen, and Assistant Managers Stan Mann and Jerry Tooey. . Page rhirfy-n'

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back and forth throughout. Once again we came from behind, after trailing by as much as twelve points at one time. The Mad Russiani' Potosky definitely amassed a total of 17 points. At the end of the regular playing time the score was tied 38-38, which necessitated an overtime period. During this period Newark scored a basket and won the game. WOODBRIDGE To be sure all of us will remember the Woodbridge game, also played on the home floor. Prep really broke the ice in this game. After the visitors had gained a 4-0 lead the Prepsters began to click. At the end of the quarter the score stood 10-4 in our favor. But during the second quarter the Prepsters ran rough-shod over the visiting Barrons, amassing a 22 point total for that quarter. The half ended 32-11 in our favor. During the third quarter the Prep reserves took over. Then Woodbridge began to score, and our regulars went in to stave off the rally. But they had lost their touch, and it was not until late in the final quarter that they settled down, with Woodbridge only four points behind. The final score was Prep 39, Woodbridge 31. Scoring laurels went to Ruegger, Potosky, and Ewing, with 13, 12, and 9 points respectively. HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL But the game of the year was that with Highland Park, played on the cross-river court. The gallant never-say-die Prepsters just could not close the gap to victory in the most hotly contested game of the season. Although the Prepsters fought uphill all the way, they just could not be stopped from the second period on, holding the Parkites on even terms and matching their score point for point. In the final period the Owls began to pull away, but the members of Prep Quintet were right behind them. Sleepy,' Bornheimer tossed in a basket from far out, to show that we still meant business, Lefty followed with a layup shot and the Mad Russiani' tossed in a free throw, to make the score read only 39-32 against us. Scoring laurels for the year went Hrst, to Phil Ruegger with 176 points, for an average of 8.8 points per game, second, to Lefty,' Ewing with 143 points, third, to Mad Russian Potosky with 105 points. These were followed, in order, by Bornheimer, MacKay, Harms, Betz, YfVitte, Thompson, Gross, Minde, and Livergood. As a team they scored 597 points, for an average of almost 30 points per game. To the team and to Mr. Heinlein goes a vote of congratulations for carrying on even though the season was not very successful from the standpoint of wins. But one thing that we did win this year as a team was the reputation that we can take it on the chin and ask for more. Letters were awarded to Co-captains Phil Ruegger and Walt Bornheimer, to Walt Potosky, jack Betz, Doug MacKay, Ken Harms, Jim Witte, Lefty Ewing, Ted Minde, Oscar Gross, jack Livergood, and Manager Iohn Starr. Page forty-om'