Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-31
LOCAL VARSITY
MEN HEAR BLOOD
Coach of Passaic Team is
Principal Speaker at An
nuaI Dinner Here
81 II. S. CORRESPONDENT

, Coach Ernest A. Blood, of the
Passaic high school basketball team
told the members of the Perth Am
boy high school varsity club at their
annual banquet on Tuesday night
at the New Packer House how he
turns out his championship outfits
which for the last four years have
been undefeated. Before coming to
Passaic he coached the Potsdam
Normal School team and went
through a nine year schedule with
out a loss being inflicted.
My boys never practice declar-
ed the famous coach, "and in a regu-
lar game they have never become
exhausted. In the four years / have
been at Passaic but once did any Of
u ne take .line out for a rest.
The boys have not played five games
a week as reported and they did nos
play the lis games in three years
but in <our."
The famous coach then declared
that the best defense was a strong
offense and although many have
disapproved of this, 11S teams have
failed to go through Passaic. Coach
Blood, told of the essentials of
eighteen men in some of the games
and said that it was not for the
purpose Of embarrassing the other
team but to give the younger men
a chance to be under fire. Next years
team is already developed" he said.
Mr.. Blood also told of the splendid
spirit OF brotherhood that prevails
among the squad and he related the
experiences of some of his men. In
regard to fouling in a real game
the Passaic coach said that every
foul committed was an acknowl-
edgment OF in~feriority and a stumo-
ling block to growth.
Rev. Wilbert Westcott told of his
interest in school sports, stating that
life is a game" and as in sports
three things are essential for sue
cess, these being: leadership, CO.
operation and consistent efforts.
Rufus B. Allen, one of the best
athletes TO graduate from the home
Of the Crimson and White, said a
few words in regards TO the track
situation at the high school and he
told of the work being carried on by
the American Legion. Professor
Glenworth Sturgis of the high school
faculty reminded the boys that they
are doing constructive work and
should not get discouraged if every
thing does not turn out as expected.
Professor l.. j. Bartlett of the
schools history department request
the club to allow the members of
the debating team admittance to the
club. He endorsed the aims of the
Varsity club as being worthy of the
school.
Members of the club who also
spoke were Samuel Convery, the first
boy mayor of Perth Ammboy and
chairman of the banquet commit
tee; Samuel Breslow, high school
correspondent of the Evening News:
Eugene Mullen, captain Of the track
team; Raymond Carbon, captain of
the football team; Edward Dooley,
captain of the undefeated basket
ball team and Nat Cohen, president
of the Varsity club and manager of
the track team.
Gold basketballs were awarded to
the following men in appreciation
of their work on the court this
year: Abraham Fine. Edward Dool-
ey, Paul Rasmussen, Henry West
colt, Peter Grieve and Donald Mar
tin. Letters were given to these
men and Soloman Polkowitz and
Horowitz. Professor w. w.
Ramsey acted in the capacity of
postmaster and easily lived up to
the honor by his wit.
At the conclusion of the banquet
faculty members present denied
the fact that r. S. Waddell had left
the local school on account of a
clash with the faculty.