Camp Rondack - Rondacts Yearbook (Pottersville, NY)

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BASKETBALL Under the trained eye of Tommy, basketball enthu- lc siasts gathered on the courts daily. With constant 4 instruction in passes, Held and foul shots, our campers were prepared for some exciting contests during the all- decisive Varsity Week. The Sub-Senior game was a splendid demonstration , K of teamwork. The Dacks scored their first few baskets J x by playing together, and the passwork of both teams was excellent. The Rons caught up by taking advan- .lw-'ffvsf L - .nz af X. - YAEQTIQIQINI , v-. leg- ci , xi tage of some careless playing, and with but two seconds to play, the score was tied. A sudden Dack basket, with the ball barely beating the Whistle, ended the game in a 9-8 score. The Senior game, according to tradition, was the opening competition of Varsity Week. With a throw-in to Dack Jean Field, the basketball game of the season began. Once again the hand was quicker than the eye, and from Jean Field to Betty Schwartz to Clarice Zinaman to Jeanne Tannenbaum the ball shot into the basket. In this manner the first two points of the game were scored. With a throw-in to Bev Schnitzer, the Rons attempted to duplicate the passwork of the Dack Team. Their Hrst efforts were frustrated by an interception by Connie Gottlieb, but all the Rons needed was time! Victory seemed to be hovering over the Dack basket until the beginning of the fourth quarter. Suddenly, with some whirlwind playing, the Rons began to change the score. And what a change!-from l2-6 for the Dacks to l6-l4 in favor of the Rons. Precision and speed, like love in the movies, triumphed over all. LINEUP Rons Posilion Ducks Harrictte Slote Forward Jeanne Tannenbaum Ruth Litt Forward Claricc Zinaman Beverly Schnitzer Center Jean Field Natalie Sobol Side Center Audrey Weiser CSub-Betty Schwartz Muriel Wolfsic Guard Constance Gottlieb Florence Robbins Guard Lillian Bader fSub-Claire Kulokj

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AIHLETIEQ ARCHERY Heap big Sioux Indian may have shot 'em bulfaloes and heap big Navajo Indian may have shot 'em coyotes. but heap big Rondack squaws and papooscs pulled their bows and sped their arrows and shot 'em many a target. The archery range beside the waters of Schroon Lake was a favorite retreat all summer for many of our lndan maidens, They took genuine delight in the sport at ,uvhich their ancestors excelled, and developed a skill which undoubtedly brought pride to whatever Indian spirits still haunt the range. Archery at Rondack saw many changes this year. Nancy and Flora taught us the correct stance, with the right hand under the chin. and the string drawn back until it touched the nose. The archery tournament was a contest in singles, and produced some heap-fine shooting. Papoose Claire Field was the victor in the Junior tournament. and Juliette Deutsch emerged triumphant in the Inter singles. Ruth Litt, in the sub-senior competition did some splendid shooting, and the Big Chief Senior Archer was Blossom Weinstock. We shot 'em reds, we shot 'em golds. Heap big Rondack Indians shot 'em muchum plenty good arrows. RIDING No, pardner, those aren't redskins bitin' the dust: those are the Rondack redskins a-kickin' up that dust as they go ridin' down the prairie on a buffalo hunt! Caint they ride, though! Just watch that Linder-Injun on Trixy giving that Heap Red-Head Muriel a run on Beauty! Haw! Haw! X' ' I g Isn't that horse Buck a-gettin' fat? Nat caint hardly get her L - 4 Il ' Y .. .-,' legs around him. I kinda like to see Ginnie postin' on Silver- , ' sorta matches the ridin' outfit: and there, see that! Big- Brave-Which-Twin-Cloria always says it's a master who f 5 governs a horse, and she's a-provin' it on Spot right now! A 1 but that horse Prince put her Reichbach into slow. Musta been some pun the horse overheard. Yeah, that other horse is M a-called Playboy, but that Big-Brave-the-Other-Twin says he's I X. . xx kinda slow for his name. No. I caint tell which one you're X XX, an ff' f NJ f' 'f ' i I 1 X!! f lf-, xx y , . ' fr X 1 9' ive ,f , AX,-fx f uk' x i f Heap-Big-Pun-Maker Connie started out in a good 'nuff mood XX . 1 1 'X' XA ' Xfxx .. I ':. Wu wtlx x,l'1- XX .lk Xi,- a-pointin' to now. they'rc too far off. Wow! Just see those Injuns go!

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BASEBALL Take Me Out to the Ball Game was the cry of the hour among our batters and bunters this summer. Coached by Pete, they developed some real talent in swinging a bat and catching a ball from all angles of the field. The Varsity com- petitions were especially exciting. The game was made more difficult by a tight- ening of the rules. Stealing was prohibited and only underhand pitching was allowed. With Jeanne Tannenbaum pitching for the Dacks, and Evelyn Sitomer of the Rons at bat, the Senior Varsity game began. Julia Doelid and Beverly Schnitzer placed some beautiful hits and the Dack passwork from Estelle at right short to Bobbie Selverne at first base was a thing of beauty. Both Lillian Bader and Fuzzy Robbins socked out three-baggers and Eleanor Linder very help- fully brought the latter in with a run. One of the highlights of Varsity Week occurred during the Inter game. At the middle of the fifth inning, the score stood 13-3, a sure Ron victory. The Dacks resorted to pinch-hitting, with a success which amazed even themselves. With what seemed almost sleight-of-hand, they brought the score up to 13-l l. Lois, Beatty and Edith were the wonder workers, who brought elements of real victory into defeat. TENNB Q 1 . 1 I U-ifk Tennis became the most significant sport at Rondack during QQLTLJNSJ Varsity Week, for with the results of the senior doubles rested the ' Team victory for 1936. Here is Clarice Zinaman reporting, cover- ing the matches for RONDACTS: 'A 'Lookl' 'What a beautiful serve!' Pretty returnl' and similar remarks came constantly from the sidelines, as they sat absorbed in the final tennis matches. There's Connie Reichbach and Jeanne Tannenbaum putting over a smooth volley. Nice going, Connie, you win that set, Watch that Judith Weiss. Look at that serve! Rosalind Fisher, her opponent in the second Sub-Seniors match, answered it. Now let's cast an eye on those Sub-Senior doubles. There are Claire Kulok and Ruth Litt for the Rons playing Audrey Weiser and Connie Gottlieb for the Dacks. They are playing a pretty fast game, as are those second Sub-Senior doubles in the other court. Coming back to the Senior singles match we find we are just in time to hear the score announced. lt's 6-l, 6-3 for Connie. Better luck next time, Jeanne! Nice playing, both of you. Judy Weiss took the singles and each team has now three matches. The Senior doubles will decide the season. The Rons take the first set, the Dacks the second and the score is now 6-5 for the Rons. Oh gracious! For the thousand and Hrst time the score is deuce. The Dacks take the match and the season's victory! The final contest of the season was the game for the silver cup between Connie Reichbach and Estelle Wieder. ln a splendid game from start to nnish, Estelle won the cup. lt's certainly been a grand tennis season!