Royal Oak High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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..Ba4Aez'AaJl...5 The cross country team of 1941 was not the state championship team of the preceed ing year, but this was through no fault of Coach Robert Dunn. The team was handicapped by the lack of members to qualify in the meets, and because of this, the boys were only bl a e to come out with one win to three losses. Outstanding work was carried on by Bill Thomas and Jim Cibbard. Both were the sparkplugs of the current season and in every meet either Thomas or Gibbard was in first

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' Members of the Girls, Athletic Association find themselves looking back over the events of their three to four years of high school. Those of you who have heard the clatter and clash of sticks and have seen the eleven feminine enthusiasts dashing about Cass Field on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in rain or shine, know that this was the Girls' Field Hockey Team out for a hard dayis practice. Captained by Shirley Wing, mid scratches and bruises, the girls won two games, tied one, and lost one during the 194-1 sea- son. Although graduation will take most of the varsity team, the exceptional coaching of Miss Emma Doerr will produce more winning teams in the future.