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VOL. 9 NO. 1 2 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11736 • Published by THE OBSERVER, 1 - ox 146, Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, N o v e m b e r 1 1 , 1 9 71
Residents Polled on
Main Street Parking
The controversy about the alternate side of the street
parking rule on Main Street in Farmingdale refuses to
die down. Ever since it was inaugurated on August 1 of
this year this paper has heard many comments, some
favorable, some critical of the new parking rule.
THE BIG RED MACHINE did it! These are the champions of the Hawks Farm League Midget
Division, George Gamblin's Red Hawks. Hanging on to their ' •> game lead in the Pee Wee Division,
the Purple Hawks, coached by Jim Reilly. snatched the championship from the Orange Hawks. More
on this on pagi 16.
The Lions Are Number One
The football war is over. The strategy has been executed; the casualties have
been recorded; the leaders have led to the best of their ability. And a victor
emerged from the final battle of the Titans when Farmingdale beat Port
Washington 26- 6 last Saturday.
Causes of the war; last years
embarassing defeat Far­mingdale
suffered at the hands of
Port Washington With identical
five wins, zero losses records to
back them up with the division
crown at stake, with statewide
ratings showing Port Washington
as high as No. 2 and Farmingdale
as high as No. 7, the two teams
met. Three out of the top ten
scorers in Nassau County were
seen. 5,500 people were present at
the battlefield.
Results of the war: a Lion's
revenge of last year's defeat, the
North Shore I Football Cham­pionship
for Farmindale, the
Dalers retaining their un­blemished
record and their
continuance in their drive for the
County Championship. The
Farmingdale fans overpowering
faith in their team was obvious to
the public as Farmingdale
Defeating Port Washington, 26- 6.
All the plans were put to work
by the Lions innovations were
tried and the strategy of each
team was exploited by the other.
None of this ootid have come about
without the efforts of the scouts.
Each week the Lions send out
former players, Joe Ryan and
Tony Macchio, to see future
opponents. The men come back
with information which the
coaches use as a basis to form
their innovations and formulate a
strategy.
The scouts and coaches did a
fine job in preparing the team for
the big game against Port
Washington. Farmingdale Coach
Don Snyder's new defensive
concepts helped to mix up the
Port offense. The Green
Machine's defensive strategy
was to confuse Port's strong
point: its' passing game. Blitzes
by linebackers, defensive ends
doing a variety of jobs through
the course of the game and a
change in the assignment of the
defensive secondary were key
ingredints of the victory.
The defensive secondary was
told not to let anybody get beyond
them. Only an exceptional effort
by Port end Stan Plominski in the
end zone marred the excellent job
done by the defensive backs.
These backs include Bill
Podlewski, Jim Teatom, Jerome
Williams, Bill Deruve and Gary
Levine. Jimmy, who is a com­bination
linebacker- defensive
back depending on the defense
that the team is in, led the team in
tackles with 12. Podlewski was
second in tackles with 10 and had
played a most steady defensive
back all year. The other defen­sive
back is occupied by Gary
Levine and Bill Deruve. Both are
exceptional offensive players but
don't lose anything when they go
to defense.
At safety is Jerome Williams.
Jerome's job is not to let any one
behind him, but his amazing
quickness enables him to come
up rapidly and meet the running
back.
The linebacker's job is to weed
out the blockers and make the
tackle. At one linebacker slot is
Richie Finn, who is starting his
second year there. Although
small, Richie is extremely quick
and tough and handles the job
well. The other linebacker slot is
held by a variety of people; Joe
Patrovich, Tom Regan and Pat
Nicholson. The different players
at that position usually give the
team a fresh linebacker in there
at all times.
The defensive line consists of
two ends, two tackles and a
middle guard. The job of the ends
is to contain every thinginside and
not let anyone run around them.
If there is a uass. he is to rush
the quarterback,
Farmingdale is blessed with
four good ends- Huck Finn, Tony
Diange, Gary Innis and Tony's
younger brother Joe. This always
means that the Dalers will have
two fresh defensive ends in the
game.
The tackles duty is to occupy
the other teams blockers or to
rush the passer. Eliot Warner is
one of the tackles. He has
established himself as one of the
best. The other tackle is Donald
Lawlor. Donald is in his first year
of varsity play and is doing a fine
job by overpowering his op­position.
The middle guard's obligation
is to prevent all screen passes
and delayed plays in the offensive
backfield. The Lion's middle
guard is George Caraberis who
has done an excellent job all
year. This is the Green Machine's
defensive allignment which held
Port Washington to six points and
in six leagues games held the
opposition to 19 points.
Port Washington won the coin
toss and elected to receive the
ball. The massive crowd
prepared itself for the thrill-packed
game it knew it would
see. Everyone rose for the
opening kickoff. Gary Kiendle
booted it but a short return put
Port in bad field position. The
defense held them there and
( Continued on Page 15)
To be sure: alternate parking
was instituted on Main Street by
the village board of Farmingdale
not to harrass merchants and
motorists, but to find a solution to
the traffic congestion which has •
plagued Main Street for many
years. And it was also instituted
with the welfare of the merchants
on Main Street in mind.
However, the merchants feel,
that the new parking rule is
worse than the old one. The
OBSERVER reported last week
that the Main Street merchants
have started a petition action,
soliciting customer support in
their fight against the new
parking regulations.
This petition, however, has one
drawback: it does not give a
balanced tally of opinion on the
parking rule. It only lists those
who are against the new rule, not
those who are for it. Our guess is
that the scale of public opinion
tips in favor of the old parking
regulations, but is is just a guess,
not substantiated by concrete
facts.
As a public service, therefore,
the OBSERVER will conduct a
" Main Street Parking Poll" for
the next few weeks, using a
coupon on which our readers
simply check the appropriate box
and then mail it to the OB­SERVER.
Naturally, this poll
will only be of value if the
residents participate in it. We
urge all our readers - and we can .
happily point to an ever in­creasing
number of them - to
participate in our poll.
We all would appreciate it: the
village fathers, the Main Street
merchants and the residents of
Farmingdale, who - we would
think - cherish the convenience of
shopping in their neighborhood.
( See coupon on page 15)
Free Parking for
Christmas Shoppers
In their continued effort to ease
the parking problems in Far­mingdale,
the village fathers are
making available additional
parking primarily for the noon
time visitors from nearby plants
and offices.
Effective immediately, 32 new
parking places are available
between 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. Monday
through Friday on the north side
of S. Front Street between
Elizabeth Street east of Main
Street and Columbia Street west
of Main Street. Signs marking
this new parking area and the
hours of permitted use have been
installed.
As to the question of alternate-side-
of- the- street- parking or not
on Main Street, this controversy
will most likely abate for one
month. Between November 26
and December 26 the alternate
parking rule will be waived,
suspended and otherwise not be
enforced. And to top it all, the
Village Board of Trustees will put
bags over the parking meters so
that the penny saved can be
earned by merchants. Christmas
shoppers therefore will have free
parking on both sides of Main
Street.
GOLDEN TOE MEETS SPIDER: Frank Nocerino who was known
as the Golden Toe when he played for Farmingdale H. S. meets and
greets all time Giant great Spider Lockhart at the Giants football
elinic on Saturday morning. The clinics are held every Saturday
morning before home games and are open to all football
youngsters. Photo Jack Pokress