Thomas Jefferson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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1946 you I0 qol to bv a hor 0 Aller a war llme pugslcnn ab ence ol lhree long years leller son once agaan has :ls huslcles wearsng lhe oranoe and blue on lhe gruduron Slarllng l om scralch we ve bu: l an aggregalnon lhal lhe school has reason lo be proud ol Aller praclucung arduously lour and live hours a dav unde lhe slcllled durecluon ol lvlr Arlhur Goldman lhe lacully coach lhe squad learned ollensuve and delensnve loolball and al lhe season s opener on Oclober I2 Aller droppung lhe unnllal conlesl 6 O lhe boys bounced baclc lurnung In conseculsve wans over leams lhal mosl experls oave us Iullle chance ol beallng C mnng lrom behand IH all lhree lull lhe nrclcelmen emerged lhe vlclors agaansl Poly Prep Seward Parlc and Sluyvesanl lhe lunal scores reading I9 I4 I 7 and I3 I2 an lhe respeclzve con esl The TJ baclclleld Ied by A1 Gurslenn Pele Karaban Sonny Gold Whuley Kobran Larry Chnzener and Marly Jacobs has lurned an perlorman es lhey have susl reason lo be proud ol Karaban al rughl hallbaclc has repealedly brolfen away lor long runs culling around would be laclrlers and sllppung elusnvely oLl ol lhe hands ol opponenls Pele s speed shulllness and his ablllly lo slop and cul malce hum hum a nalural lor oll laclrle and end runs and once away In a brolcen lueld he can usually carry lhe ball lo pay dlrl . , , Q Nc , , c Q s . . Q Q - . . . S K 1 - ' J I ' rl ll 'll I 'I I ' . r . . . emerged againsl Ivlidwood a balanced and llghling aggregallon. . . 1 O . . . I . SI v I l D ' 1 L' 1 . . L ' l . . , . I c . ' . - H X. . D . I I . . . .

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