Greenwich Country Day School - Spire Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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ROW 1: Blair, Chisholm, Fairchild, Manger, Conze. ROW 2: Malozemoff, Fisher, Bowen, Mrs. Rogers. Girls' Basketball has new sockfsj! The new rules in girls' basketball provided an interesting challenge for us to overcome this sea- son. Both a guard and a forward, under these rules, could move from one end of the court to the other. This mobility makes the game more enjoyable, but it is difficult to learn, and it was quite a while before we fully understood what We were doing. Eager shouts and disappointed groans met the first late practice list when it was posted on the bulletin board. We had only two returning letter- men this year, but the material from last year's second team was excellent. The team consisted of four forwards: Eliza Conze, Sheila Blair, Susie Symmers, Miggie Chisholm, and six guards: Marion Manger, Carla Bowen, Captain Franny Fairchild, Taffy Fisher, Gina Greene, Irene Malozemoff. The addition of orange socks to the game uniforms brightened our spirits as well as our 108 appearance, and when Rosemary arrived for our first game, We were quite confident. The Rose- mary game was Well played, and we came out on top, winning 30- 25, with Eliza Conze scoring 22 out of our 30 points. Our next game took us to the Boys' Club in Fairfield to play Laycock. We just couldn't seem to get together, and we lost ll - 29. Rippowam, an old rival, was our next opponent, and, although we were fired up and rarin' to go, we couldn't pull out a vicory and lost 11 - 20. Our last game was against Low Heywood, and the score C16 - 295 did not show the great spirit and effort that was put into the game. Our season was not as successful as we had hoped, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable one, and we thank Mrs. Rogers for the hard Work and patience she showed us, and we wish next year's team the best of luck.

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Varsity Basketball builds character If the old adage that to be defeated is to build character may be taken as truth, this year's var- sity basketball team is loaded with character. We lost all our games. The exact reason for our losses is difficult to explain. We would run like clock- work in practice, but in a game we would con- tract a severe case of the clutches , We would pass up shots, we wouldn't handle the ball well, numerous things went wrong. To worry, Mr. French told us, was his job, not ours. We were only a school ball club out to have fun. However, we didn't seem to be having much fun because We were afraid of doing something wrong. Our problem was not that we didn't care whether we won or lost, but that we cared too much. Conse- quently, although the individual level of ability was high, we failed to work well as a unit. We entered our practice game with Rye on Varsity shows its better side in Fairfield game. 107 December 18 with high hopes, but when the last signal sounded, the score stood at 46 - 19. Rye had won. Although we fought our hearts out in our first game with Brunswick, our traditional rival, they managed to beat us 17 - 46. We im- proved considerably between that time and the next Brunswick game, of which the score was 17 - 31. King was a club we should have trounced, although we lost this game, too, by the closest margin of all. Choate's terrific team beat us 33 - 50. However, as if by a sudden inspiration, we scored our highest number of points in this game. Despite all our troubles, there is general hope of a bright future for the team. The now seventh and eighth grades hold in their ranks quite a few potential basketball stars. With Mr. French's ex- pert coaching, this new material may most cer- tainly be molded into a victorious team. Hansel waves at his fan club.

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5 1 Lovelace makes a try against a fighting defensive star. SEASONHS' RECORD GCDS Opponents 30 Rosemary 25 15 Laycock 28 1 I Rippowam 20 13 Low Heywood 22 Battles rage even before practice. Sunlight invades gym as Webster tries a foul shot