Davis Vocational and Technical High School - Beacon Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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0 Fronf Row: Norman Slrorupslu, Lawrence Kozminslu, Gerald Czerew. Second Row: Roberf Mulvey, Roberf Burch, James Kooi, Coach Tuffle. Nearly a decade ago our firsf group of dubs reporfed for pracfice under fhe direcfion of Mr. Tuffle. Since fhen an average of fen would-be Bobby Joneses have compefed for fhe privilege of represenfing Tech on fhe fee-off. One feam of pasf years successfully survived fhe cify compefifion and enfered fhe sfafe finals, where fhey upheld Tech fradi- fion superbly. Preliminary gym pracfice is concerned wifh fhe use of fhe driver only. Of special imporfance is a snap or fwisf of fhe wrisf which spanlcs fhe ball and gives if added disfance. Sfance and a relaxed posfure also aid efficiency. Nexf come acfual frials on a regular course. Lawrence Kozminski, Roberf Mulvey, James Kooi, and Roberf Burch were chosen as fhe parficipanfs in fhe I94l foursome. Golf is encouraged as a school sporf nof only for fhe recreafional advanfages and menfal relaxafion, buf also because if affords excellenf opporfunifies fo exhibif fine sporfsmanship and fair play. Perhaps none of our golfers will ever win fhe Nafional Open Championship: never- fheless, we believe we have an excellenf body of amafeurs of whom fhe school has reason fo be proud.

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l Froni Row: Marlin Vonk, Mafhew Vander Kaay, Anfon Bierens, Ofio Worpel, Philip E. Elve, Alb f Vanderwerf. Second Row: Jack Vander Baan, Leon Moizuk, Versil Vallier, Fred Frieswyk, James Timmer, Gerard Boscher, Anfhony Po+yrai. Third Row: Henry Roefers, John Walker, Edmund Faranski, Jack Allen, Edward Malone, Harvey Dominick, Frank Nawara, Coach Byrum. All fhe boys on +he Davis Tech irack +eam give ihe credii' for iheir successful season fo 'rhe coach, Mr. Byrum. He made pracfice seem like play insfead of hard, monoionous work. Some of fhe boys ihal' placed very high are 'l'he fwo milers, Block and Dominick, who were oui' for +he firsl' 'l'ime. The dash men who did excepfionally well are Johnson and Zimmerman, while in ihe hurdles Vonk and Bosscher showed up bes'I'. The +wo shoi' pu++ers Masiewicz and Oailey placed in every meei. In fhe 880, Soboia and Budzynski, l'he only fwo in ihe squad gave compelifion a new name as far as 'I'he oiher schools are concerned. Righf along side of ihe 880 men are Vander Kaay, Vander Werf, and Dubiel, who did amazingly well in fhe 440. As a Final fribuie fo +he boys, who made an excellen'r record, if musi' be said fhaf +he Tech siudenis should be proud of +hem and of' +he line example of sporfsmanship exhibifed by boih ihe feam and Their , , , . ,., . 1 . 1 vi . .,., 1,. -V W. 4 - . I - Q --I trac

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Fron+ Row: Donald Rylcse, Leonard Dudicz, Marvin Van Heesf, Gene Hill. Second Row: Coach Barnes, Edward Willison, Mafhew Vander Kaay, Norman Saur, Roger Rufledge. Allhough Tech's +hree previous +ennis league feams have noi' always been viclorious, a successful 'ream was expec+ed 'ro 'rake 'ro +he courfs lhis year. Coach Barnes has such veleran performers as Don Rylcse, Gene Hill, Roger Rufledge, and Lenny Dudicz: in fhe new-comers he has some very good prospecfs in Marv Van Heesl, Norman Saur, and Al VanderKaay. Rvlcse is raled as lhe bes+ member of +he squad, while Hill and Rulledge fill oul' fhe fwo and fhree posilions, respeclively. Van Heesl' and Dudicz play al' fhe number one doubles pos'r and Saur and Vander Kaay play fhe number 1'wo doubles posifion. Oul' of This year's feam, only Hill, Saur, and Vander Kaay will be losl' by graduafion. The remaining members have 'From one 'ro lhree years of compelilion leff and should develop inl'o a slrong +eam. A greal' deal of credil' is due Coach Barnes, who has slood by his feams even fhouqh +hey have noi' been of fhe highesi' caliber. Mr. Byrum, former Michigan Sfafe +ennis champ, was very helpful in giving fhe players special poinfers. tennis