Greenbelt High School - Pylon Yearbook (Greenbelt, MD)

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m ch for us.... Thank goodness it isn't a county team ..... we should worryn... we Did learn a few new tricks fromthose PROFESSIONALS New game ---- Football on a basketball court at Maryland Park .... Knock'em down .... Drag 'em out..... shift.... tackle .... they're down.. whistle blows ..... they're up.... everyone stops .... What? No fouls? Just a time out .... HEADLINES ..RAUM FAILS T0 FOUL IN THE FIRST 50 SECONDSISII! Referee ust be hlind...... We DID it.. we played foot- ball too ......Are you surprised??'???? 45-36 Hyattsville is coming to town on the 29th ..... We wonder..... can't let up now . .... let's stick together on this ..... It's close.. End ..... 22-18 - us again ............... No referee ..... Mt. Rainier due any minute ..... Ther're out for revenge..... Fates still with us..... I can breathe better now ...... Beazyllill Bladensburg's star forward!!!!! playing on their floor too ..... WATCH HER .... . STICK CLOSE ...... DON'T let her get set ..... RUSH HER ....... They don't have a chance ..... we take them and half the paint from their wells on Nudo's jacket . ..... The WOMEN again ..... Horrors!!!!!! Captain,Asher, Flash Benson, and speedy Forrester, all clicking .... sure: we know we can do it ..... we'll give them a merry chase too ............ Poor, Women!!!!!!! Food rationing ..... must cancel Hyattsville and Bowie ...... who cares??????? they're too tame for us now, anyway ............. GREENBELT NIGHT . .... the Night of Nights ..... Mongomery Blair - top team in Montgomery County., .... we shake ..... we QUIVER ......,. , WE FOUL ...... we lag behind at the half by five points ..... Sad ..... . Second half ..... Whistle ...... Dickson 'Come on, only two baskets and a fOul shot' -.... 3 minutes to go ...... Greenbelt ties ... 28 up. BLAIR scores ..... GREENBELT SCORES ....... each SCORES again .......... will this gens ever end ???????? 32 up.. .... Wow!!!!! Donoghue fouls.. screams ..... shouts ....... they miss.... everyone sighs ......... now BLAIR fouls.. .... will we mke it????????? 50 seconds to go ...... Dono- hue stands at the free throw line .... '.. silence reigns ..... everyone tense. ..... It's good!!!!!!! Crowd goes wild. .... people restless .... . Well! Quake.....- WHISTLE BLOWS ..and the game is over ..... Coach is smothered. .... Medadabel loses an eye.... the only great loss of the season . ..... what a Game!!!! what a TEAM ti!! WHAT A SEASON!!!!x!!l

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i 5 . win - lose - Brain . . . First game ..... game of not much account ..... 'We can take themn. They're not much trouhle ..... SURPRISE!!!!! WE'RE not so good after all!!!!!: GRIZZLIETTES DEFEATED 28-4 . .... Don't feel bad ..... Donog- hue out with a bad foot .... only two practices . .... girls not in shape plays not working . .... EVERYTHING wrong ..... hard luck... We'll get them if .......... ...!!!!!! Back to school ..... Xmas is over ..... Let's start the New Year right .... really determined . .... We'll GIVE Greenbelt something to remenmer .... . Practice ..... Practice .... and P R A C T I C E .... Good Start ..... Bladensburg tried so hard too . .... Maybe we're just lucky ..... ??? 24-23 is just toooooo close for comfort ..... Mt. Rainier .... .Pat, their star guard has finally graduated ... we stand a chance .... things look bright during the game ..... two victories in a row .... not so close this time -- 25-17 Oh! Bowie . ..... Horrorsltttt We're j1nxed.... can never seem to beat them ..... Fates still against us. .... Day seriously scalded .... . Donoghue's foot is sure ...... everyone has butterflies in her tum y.. Sloppy game ..... we ran them ragged, but were still on top 18-9. This must continue ..... Hyettsville - away ...... that's such a big court too ..... How long will our luck hold out?????? Hyattsville takes the lead ..... hope ive not permanent ----- Owe On. sane! --. things begin to pop ..... so did Greenbelt ..... lagging .... Tie ..... AHEAD.:f...26-22 .....s Davidsen is almost dead ...... Poor bench X!! we're really pretty goodittlt How about something out of our class???? A college team maybe, huh? ..... just for fun and practine.. cant tell .... our luck just might hold out. ..... . Shuckstllil we lost such e score too z.. 50-35. Thosehmryland U. gals were just toooooooo

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it QU Greenbelt iight February First! . .... Buzz..Buzz.. Much talk..... ALL Senior girls adither..... paper comes around listing names of all Senior girls ..... everyone looks at eaoh other..... all put on their best smiles.......... Who will it be??????? Be what?????? QUEEN, of course. First ballot cast. .... wonder who the first eight will be????????? three members also chosen for each of the other c1asses..... whole mhooil buzzing around now .... ..time passes Second ballot.. .... Queen and court is chosen...... everyone knows who is on the court..... but ....WHO is the QUEEN?????? only three people know????? maybe we can persuade one of them to tell us.. ............... Time passes slowly..... cu iosity has us in its grip .......the suspense is killing ........ . At last ...the GREAT NIGHT ..... music plays.... door opens....... ENTER ..... the jester ..... how much longer are they going to keep us in suspence?????? everything is again quiet.... people stretching necks try- ing to see .... here they c me ..... Freshman.....Sophomore.....Junior... two Seniors ..... hold on..... crown bearers .... .still two Seniors to come ..... another Senior, Maid of Honor, and now THE QUEEN . ...... Ah!!! There they go up the aisle.... aren't they pretty...and those gowns! Oh! she almost tripped up the steps ..uI crown thee Queen of all Green- belt Night .... .all are seated.... What! Still more??? Maid of Honor replaces jeweled crwon with floral wreath ..... returns to p1ace...... Everyone sighs. .... Tears are shed....Gee!1 it's beautiful . ......... .