Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-07 | Page 4 | Passiac High Basketball Team Drops Game after Long Record

t High Basketball Team I Drops Game After Long Re Record ord HACKENSACK N. N J. J Feb 7 By A A. P. P The P.-The The sensational worlds world's record winning streak of of the Passaic High school basketball team which had mounted to consecutive victories over a span of six six seasons came to a dramatic end yesterday when the tho team was defeated defeat d by the giant combination of Hackensack High Hiah school 39 to 35 The Hackensack aggregation all over six feet tall led ld by their I captain and center Bollerman who towers 6 feet feat 6 inches earned their with a well planned and well executed attack Passaic has scored points points' again gain for its opponents opponents opponents-an an I average of 59 to 20 during 20 during this unprecedented run The high of the streak was to 5 6 made against Williams prep of Stamford in in 1922 The Tilo best beet season was 1922 1921 when outscored its rivals almost four to one and registered totals of more than points in eight games George Thompson star forward made sixty sixty nine nine points in the game same against Williams prep prep- and tallied more moro than 1000 for that season The team tied the former worlds world's record of straight victories held by the Buffalo Germans a professional team of Buffalo N. N Y Y on February ary 24 1923 and then rolled its its mark r rapidly I u upward I