Lyons Township High School - Tabulae Yearbook (La Grange, IL)

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TENNIS Tennis got a shot in the arm this year and, if participation and fresh interest are an accurate measurement, the season Was highly successful. Fifty-three aspirants competed in the Hotchkiss Tennis Medal Tournament. Four dual ten- nis matches Were held at home with the team meeting York on April 22, Morton April 25, Maine on May l and Downers Grove on May 3. Away matches were played at Glenbard May 9, Hinsdale May l3, Morton May l6, and Riverside May 20. Besides these dual matches the team participated in the district meet on May 4 and the state meet on May l8. The conference meet, held on May 22, 23, 24, Wound up the season. Mr. Mertes, supervising the sport for the first year, used mainly Ctis White, Ed Grady, George Burditt, Cluff Bezny, Walter Niemann, and lack Kennedy in the singles, and Charles Ferguson, Frank Bowers, Bay Weidert and Bill Sey- mour in the douloles. lohn Burruss, local alumnus, did much toward organizing the events and offered valualole instruction and advice. Back IOW: Brandel, Kennedy, Rufalo, McLane, Gamniie, Grady. Third row: Burclitt, Weidert, Rasmussen, Fiedler, Larson, Brough, Sowers, White. Second row: Coach Mertes, Slavic, Scudder, Seymour, Bresters, Rezny. Front row: Burruss, Ass't Coach Foster, Galbraith, Dana, Malm, Hilton, Spencer. . - . Nl Page 115

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Smith, Kraymer, Hitzel, Wiritermute, Timpton Hitzel, Wintermute, Timpton, Raschke, Wilson The indoor competition, as said earlier, has not been anything too encour- aging. Almost never did the boys win a dual meet and seldom have they placed any higher than fourth in open competition. This dearth of victories can be at- tributed to the competition in other sports whose season ran over into the track schedule. A considerably brighter look came into the eyes of Coaches Boches and Bennett when the basketball year was completed. lmmediately they began to await the opening of the outdoor season with fire and defiance in their minds. New strategy was working in their brains as to how they could prepare the new- comers for the meets. They set their thoughts on the approaching encounters with St. lgnatius and Morton as conditioners, and planned to really take control of the next two or three relays. While the coaches will regret the loss of such competent performers as Saban, Wrisley, Wintermute, and Wilson, the nucleus of an even better team will be left. Timpton, Hitzel, and Hennessey are only juniors and should form a sound basis for the l94l thinclads. Also a competent group of lads comes up from the frosh-soph team. Wallner, Vossberg, Lawrenz, McNielly, Nichols, Wor- rell, Winters, and Dease were stamped as first string material by Coach Bennett in a recent interview. The last track meet played prior to this writing was against St. Ignatius from Chicago. The final score was 75-38. From all indications the success of the outdoor track team will be better than that of the indoor team. Page 114

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be 'e x i . Back row: Malysiak, G. Knotelc, Carter, Degener, Sloan, Dolan. Third row: Be-ath, Krerci, Vtfelle, Brafford, Bodnar, E. Knot-ek, Hallgren, Steward, Worrnley, Niemann, Coach Payne. Second row: Fisher, Goocllad, Morey, Lyon, Stoneberg, McDonald, Buruss, Ray, Creicler, Towell, Front row: Crnkovich, Hnorf, Parker, Owen, Dvorak, Taylor, Stocker, VanLone, Molthop. GCLFERS SEEK THIRD STATE TITLE The records of L. T. 1-1. S. golf teams of 1938 and 1939, with their two consecu- tive state championships and conference championships stand out as a chal- lenge to the golf team of 1940. This year around fifty boys reported when the first call was issued in March. The promising situation is the turn-out of over 30 Freshman and Sophomore boys. ln this group there are several boys who should next year make fine rec- ords for themselves in this sport. Twelve matches were scheduled this year. Besides, the team will partici- pate in the district and conference tournament. While the team is not as well balanced as former teams, it will make a good showing for L. T. H. S. golf teams never give up trying. The boys who will bear the burden of this year's matches are lack Krejci, Don Degener, lack Welle, Dick McDonald, Frank Malysiak, Bob Towell, Douglas Beath, George Bodnor, Gus Knotelc, Art Kastl, and Duncan Fisher. Page 115