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Harry Milbauer Captain Captain-Elect
Mr. Sprague Coach
Carmen Scillia Manager 27
1930 (From the 1931 Yearbook provided by Peter Giuffra.) With eight lettermen gone, Coach Sprague was forced to mold new men for the Montclair aggregation. A record turnout of more than a hundred made the football prospects look promising. Coach Sprague stated that he had a great deal of undeveloped material and a few outstanding stars. The first highlight of the Mountaineer’s season was their overwhelming victory over Plainfield, by the score of 21-0. Captain Harry Milbauer did excellent playing in this contest. Unfortunately it was in this game that he was injured and put out of actual playing for the rest of the regular season. Next after a long losing streak (Lost to: Ridgewood, 13-6 in the first game, Ridgefield Park, 20-6 in the third game, East Orange, 26-0, Nutley 20-6)…the Blue and White came out on top by upsetting a highly rated Morristown team to the tune of 6-0. With Kaveny’s excellent punting they were able to keep the Morristown eleven cornered during the whole game. (We then lost to Barringer 25-0) Then came the season’s biggest upset when the team was trampled on by an exceptionally strong Glen Ridge aggregation, the final score being 40-7. This is the first time that Glen Ridge has ever beaten Montclair. (Montclair lost its Thanksgiving Day game with Bloomfield 25-0) To finish the season completely Montclair played a benefit game with the Montclair Academy. With Bauer and Milbauer back on the gridiron, the team really seemed to pull together once more. In the first game in eight years the Mountaineers defeated the Academy by the score of 13-0. This year Montclair suffered a rather unsuccessful season, due partially to a green team; but even though the boys, for the most part, lacked experience, when the season ended they had formed into a well balanced eleven. Both of the Dades and Giannetti did fine work in the line, while Podesta, Lussie, Brown, and Chalfin shone in the backfield. Captain Milbauer was elected next year’s captain; for the first time a gridder has been chosen to lead football for two consecutive years. Coach: W. K. Sprague Varsity: W. Bauer, R. Swift, K. Scott, G. Valenti, J. Podesta, P. Kaveny, W. Lussie, W. Hopping, C. Goodrich, W. Dade, J. Brown, F. Allen, P. Chalfin, J. Earl, T. Dorman, and C. Morton. H. Milbauer – Captain
1931 (From the 1932 Yearbook provided by Dorothy Baldwin.) Football at Montclair High School last fall encountered another not too successful season. At times the team showed flashes of excellent form, but these inspired moments were scattered. Spirit was good but the resulting machine was erratic. The season’s most successful game was the first in which Montclair defeated a fair Plainfield team, 20-0. A week later the Blue and White held Nutley’s strong team to a scoreless tie. The following Saturday a weak East Orange outfit defeated our over confident gridders, 20-0. Next the Mountaineers tied Columbia High, 0-0, in a wellplayed game at Maplewood. Captain Harry Milbauer suffered a knee injury early in the fray and his absence was felt in our 6-0 defeat by Morristown. On November 14 Barringer's below standard team made a shambles of the first two periods, leading 19-0. Montclair showed its best football in fighting back with three touchdowns 28
through a varied attack. Failure to make the points after touchdown resulted in a 1918 shading. Seven days later Glen Ridge was leading our representatives, 15-13, with less than a minute to play when Frank Marker booted a perfect drop kick through the posts to eke out a 16-15 decision. These two games were undoubtedly among the most courageous comebacks Essex Field has ever seen. On Thanksgiving Day at Bloomfield, Montclair started the annual classic by marching 70 yards to a score. Bloomfield repeated almost immediately and then went on to register a 33-7 victory. Thus was closed a football season unsuccessful in games won and lost but highly successful in spirit and physical benefits. Lettermen returning include captain-elect Al Smith, Bruett, Neely, Marker, L. Milbauer, Batt, and Fritts. Coach Kenneth Sprague, Captain-Harry Milbauer. Varsity: W. Hopping, D. Jumper, R. Neely, F. Marker, T. Kramer, J. Bruett, H. Giannetti, R. Luddecke, W. Batt, H. Davis, H. Milbauer, J. Podesta, K. Scott, K. Fritts, W. Lussie, A. Smith, L. Miscia, and F. Smith.
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1932 (From the 1933 Yearbook provided by Dorothy Baldwin.) Coach Ken Sprague’s eleven experienced an unsuccessful campaign this year, winning only one game in nine starts. This one victory was over the Morristown team to the score of 20-7. In the first game of the season, against a powerful Ridgewood aggregation, Montclair was turned back 12-7. Plainfield next took the measure of the Spraguemen to the tune of 13-0. This game was later forfeited to Montclair High School. Hope was revived when Montclair played one of its best games of the campaign against the powerful Nutley team to whom they finally lost 25-12. Conceded an even chance with East Orange, the Mountianeers again dipped their colors in defeat, the final score being 12-0. A very poor exhibition marked the next contest with Columbia High as Montclair suffered its fifth straight defeat, 24-6. With a new backfield combination, the first Blue and White victory of the season was posted over Morristown. On a sloppy field the Montclair gridders turned in a fine performance finally losing out to Barringer High of Newark, 7-0. Nine days later, Montclair was easily outplayed by a weakened Glen Ridge team, 6-0. In their final contest, the annual Turkey Day battle with their traditional rivals, Bloomfield, the Spraguemen dropped a hard-fought and well-played contest, 7-0. Even so, the majority of this game was played in the Bloomfied territory. Let us not look upon the recent unsuccessful season as a true Montclair High School showing but rather let us look ahead to next fall when the prospects will be the brightest in several years. Out of this year’s varsity squad of eighteen, only eleven players will be lost.
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1933 (From the 1934 Yearbook provided by Carolyn (Tierney) Lane.) Winning four, losing three, and tying two – this is the record of our 1933 football team. Had the team always been as flashy as it showed it could be at intervals, the results might have been different. In the first game, a strong Ridgewood team took a hard-fought contest by the score of 14-7. A field goal in the last quarter of the Plainfield game snatched another victory from Montclair High School. However, because of ineligibility, we won by a forfeit, 1-0. The latent ability of the Spraguemen came to the fore when they held the powerful Nutley squad to a 0-0 tie. Hopes ran high for a victory over East Orange but the Blue and White disappointed its supporters with a 6-6 tie. At last, breaking into the winning column, Montclair won a decisive victory over Columbia, 18-8. The Mountaineers followed this by defeating Morristown 21-6 and Barringer 7-0. The following week Montclair gave a poor exhibition, losing to Glen Ridge 19-0. In the annual Thanksgiving Day game, Bloomfield, unbeaten contenders for the State Title, trampled over the Blue and White to the tune of 53-0. This present record was an improvement over last year’s and although quite a few lettermen will be lost, there remains the nucleus of a good team, which ought to keep up the good work. Coach Ken Sprague. Varsity: Barton, Doyle, Luddecke, Caggiano, Rosendale, Tracey, Wood, Fritts, Windolf, Robinson, Onderdonk, Pearse, Hay, Hopping, Fortunato, and Wolf, Manager.
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1934 The Mountaineers, under their NEW football Coach Ernie McCoy, compiled one of the best records in the history of Montclair High School. The first game of the season against Ridgewood’s potential state champions found the Blue and White victorious, 14-0. The following week they conquered Plainfield 14-6. After a heart breaking defeat by Nutley, 7-6, the Mountaineers came back to rout East Orange 38-0. Continuing their streak, Montclair humbled Columbia and West Orange by 21-6 and 19-7 scores. With the decisive victory over Glen Ridge, 37-0, the Blue and White entered the Bloomfield game with high hopes but had to bow before a superior team, 13-0. The graduation of seven lettermen means that coach McCoy must start all over again. Coach: Ernie McCoy Varsity: Bruett, Maran, McMullen, Vincelette, P. Caggiano, Onderdonk, DeMaio, Fritts, M. Caggiano, Fortunato, Bonanno, Quadrel, Landara, G. Reppert, Miller, and Hirsch.
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Harry Milbauer Captain Captain-Elect
Mr. Sprague Coach
Carmen Scillia Manager 27
1930 (From the 1931 Yearbook provided by Peter Giuffra.) With eight lettermen gone, Coach Sprague was forced to mold new men for the Montclair aggregation. A record turnout of more than a hundred made the football prospects look promising. Coach Sprague stated that he had a great deal of undeveloped material and a few outstanding stars. The first highlight of the Mountaineer’s season was their overwhelming victory over Plainfield, by the score of 21-0. Captain Harry Milbauer did excellent playing in this contest. Unfortunately it was in this game that he was injured and put out of actual playing for the rest of the regular season. Next after a long losing streak (Lost to: Ridgewood, 13-6 in the first game, Ridgefield Park, 20-6 in the third game, East Orange, 26-0, Nutley 20-6)…the Blue and White came out on top by upsetting a highly rated Morristown team to the tune of 6-0. With Kaveny’s excellent punting they were able to keep the Morristown eleven cornered during the whole game. (We then lost to Barringer 25-0) Then came the season’s biggest upset when the team was trampled on by an exceptionally strong Glen Ridge aggregation, the final score being 40-7. This is the first time that Glen Ridge has ever beaten Montclair. (Montclair lost its Thanksgiving Day game with Bloomfield 25-0) To finish the season completely Montclair played a benefit game with the Montclair Academy. With Bauer and Milbauer back on the gridiron, the team really seemed to pull together once more. In the first game in eight years the Mountaineers defeated the Academy by the score of 13-0. This year Montclair suffered a rather unsuccessful season, due partially to a green team; but even though the boys, for the most part, lacked experience, when the season ended they had formed into a well balanced eleven. Both of the Dades and Giannetti did fine work in the line, while Podesta, Lussie, Brown, and Chalfin shone in the backfield. Captain Milbauer was elected next year’s captain; for the first time a gridder has been chosen to lead football for two consecutive years. Coach: W. K. Sprague Varsity: W. Bauer, R. Swift, K. Scott, G. Valenti, J. Podesta, P. Kaveny, W. Lussie, W. Hopping, C. Goodrich, W. Dade, J. Brown, F. Allen, P. Chalfin, J. Earl, T. Dorman, and C. Morton. H. Milbauer – Captain
1931 (From the 1932 Yearbook provided by Dorothy Baldwin.) Football at Montclair High School last fall encountered another not too successful season. At times the team showed flashes of excellent form, but these inspired moments were scattered. Spirit was good but the resulting machine was erratic. The season’s most successful game was the first in which Montclair defeated a fair Plainfield team, 20-0. A week later the Blue and White held Nutley’s strong team to a scoreless tie. The following Saturday a weak East Orange outfit defeated our over confident gridders, 20-0. Next the Mountaineers tied Columbia High, 0-0, in a wellplayed game at Maplewood. Captain Harry Milbauer suffered a knee injury early in the fray and his absence was felt in our 6-0 defeat by Morristown. On November 14 Barringer's below standard team made a shambles of the first two periods, leading 19-0. Montclair showed its best football in fighting back with three touchdowns 28
through a varied attack. Failure to make the points after touchdown resulted in a 1918 shading. Seven days later Glen Ridge was leading our representatives, 15-13, with less than a minute to play when Frank Marker booted a perfect drop kick through the posts to eke out a 16-15 decision. These two games were undoubtedly among the most courageous comebacks Essex Field has ever seen. On Thanksgiving Day at Bloomfield, Montclair started the annual classic by marching 70 yards to a score. Bloomfield repeated almost immediately and then went on to register a 33-7 victory. Thus was closed a football season unsuccessful in games won and lost but highly successful in spirit and physical benefits. Lettermen returning include captain-elect Al Smith, Bruett, Neely, Marker, L. Milbauer, Batt, and Fritts. Coach Kenneth Sprague, Captain-Harry Milbauer. Varsity: W. Hopping, D. Jumper, R. Neely, F. Marker, T. Kramer, J. Bruett, H. Giannetti, R. Luddecke, W. Batt, H. Davis, H. Milbauer, J. Podesta, K. Scott, K. Fritts, W. Lussie, A. Smith, L. Miscia, and F. Smith.
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1932 (From the 1933 Yearbook provided by Dorothy Baldwin.) Coach Ken Sprague’s eleven experienced an unsuccessful campaign this year, winning only one game in nine starts. This one victory was over the Morristown team to the score of 20-7. In the first game of the season, against a powerful Ridgewood aggregation, Montclair was turned back 12-7. Plainfield next took the measure of the Spraguemen to the tune of 13-0. This game was later forfeited to Montclair High School. Hope was revived when Montclair played one of its best games of the campaign against the powerful Nutley team to whom they finally lost 25-12. Conceded an even chance with East Orange, the Mountianeers again dipped their colors in defeat, the final score being 12-0. A very poor exhibition marked the next contest with Columbia High as Montclair suffered its fifth straight defeat, 24-6. With a new backfield combination, the first Blue and White victory of the season was posted over Morristown. On a sloppy field the Montclair gridders turned in a fine performance finally losing out to Barringer High of Newark, 7-0. Nine days later, Montclair was easily outplayed by a weakened Glen Ridge team, 6-0. In their final contest, the annual Turkey Day battle with their traditional rivals, Bloomfield, the Spraguemen dropped a hard-fought and well-played contest, 7-0. Even so, the majority of this game was played in the Bloomfied territory. Let us not look upon the recent unsuccessful season as a true Montclair High School showing but rather let us look ahead to next fall when the prospects will be the brightest in several years. Out of this year’s varsity squad of eighteen, only eleven players will be lost.
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1933 (From the 1934 Yearbook provided by Carolyn (Tierney) Lane.) Winning four, losing three, and tying two – this is the record of our 1933 football team. Had the team always been as flashy as it showed it could be at intervals, the results might have been different. In the first game, a strong Ridgewood team took a hard-fought contest by the score of 14-7. A field goal in the last quarter of the Plainfield game snatched another victory from Montclair High School. However, because of ineligibility, we won by a forfeit, 1-0. The latent ability of the Spraguemen came to the fore when they held the powerful Nutley squad to a 0-0 tie. Hopes ran high for a victory over East Orange but the Blue and White disappointed its supporters with a 6-6 tie. At last, breaking into the winning column, Montclair won a decisive victory over Columbia, 18-8. The Mountaineers followed this by defeating Morristown 21-6 and Barringer 7-0. The following week Montclair gave a poor exhibition, losing to Glen Ridge 19-0. In the annual Thanksgiving Day game, Bloomfield, unbeaten contenders for the State Title, trampled over the Blue and White to the tune of 53-0. This present record was an improvement over last year’s and although quite a few lettermen will be lost, there remains the nucleus of a good team, which ought to keep up the good work. Coach Ken Sprague. Varsity: Barton, Doyle, Luddecke, Caggiano, Rosendale, Tracey, Wood, Fritts, Windolf, Robinson, Onderdonk, Pearse, Hay, Hopping, Fortunato, and Wolf, Manager.
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1934 The Mountaineers, under their NEW football Coach Ernie McCoy, compiled one of the best records in the history of Montclair High School. The first game of the season against Ridgewood’s potential state champions found the Blue and White victorious, 14-0. The following week they conquered Plainfield 14-6. After a heart breaking defeat by Nutley, 7-6, the Mountaineers came back to rout East Orange 38-0. Continuing their streak, Montclair humbled Columbia and West Orange by 21-6 and 19-7 scores. With the decisive victory over Glen Ridge, 37-0, the Blue and White entered the Bloomfield game with high hopes but had to bow before a superior team, 13-0. The graduation of seven lettermen means that coach McCoy must start all over again. Coach: Ernie McCoy Varsity: Bruett, Maran, McMullen, Vincelette, P. Caggiano, Onderdonk, DeMaio, Fritts, M. Caggiano, Fortunato, Bonanno, Quadrel, Landara, G. Reppert, Miller, and Hirsch.
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