Royal Oak High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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SWIMMING JIM JOHNSON RUSS SEAMAN Co-ca pfain Co-capI'ain EARLE SPOHN DOUG WIDTH LARRY MASON R.O. Opp. Royal OaIc's I954-55 swimming Ieam compiled 6' U. of D. High 23 M.ich.igan'Is pply unlzzceafeji reicordtrof Ihe season, 44 Grosse Poime 36 winning a 0 u Ieen o I s ual mee s. I h I 60 Hazel Park 24 Included .III coach ArI'.So ow s sp as ers. Ien 49 Monroe 35 Border Cihes League vlcfories were a pair of decisions over +radiI'ionaI enemy, Fordson. 64 FerncIaIe 20 , , 45 W andoHe 39 Individual s+ars of Ihe year were Russ Seaman, 52 1? + 32 who co-capiained Ihe Ieam along wl+h Jim ren on V ' u Johnson, and Andy Morrow. Seaman s special- 53 H'9:Iagd Park 'Iies were Ihe fifry yard freesfyle-and individual 43 0' 50 medley, while Morrow concenfrared on Ihe dis- 59 FGW-'IBIS 25 Iance frees'I'yIe races. Borh were consis'I'en'I win- 49 Grosse Poin+e 35 nerg for -Ihe Oaks. 56 MOHFOG 23 In The class A SIaI'e Meer aI' Easr Lansing, Mor- 57M Wyando++e 26M row capfured 'rhe Iwo hundred and four hundred 56 Highland Park 28 yard freesI'yIe evenI's 'ro pace Royal Oak 'ro a 44 Fordson 40 fourfh place finish.

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Harper wails as Bob Kelley l i l l Playing hard during lhe Grosse reaches for 'lhe ball in 'lhe W an- Poinfe game are Bob Grundeman, Y dofle game. Darrell Harper, Roger Sides, and Bob Kelley. Reach, Bob. Ar+ Bromley walches as Bob Kel- Roger Sides and Bob Kelley walch ley reaches for fhe jump ball Ari' Bromley +ake 'lhe ball away againsl Fordson, from Grosse Poinfe. SUMMARY RD' OPP' The baskefball feam lhis season provided 'lhrills al' every 40 Ponfiac 49 home game. Alfhough noi compiling a large number of viclories, 38 Birmingham 5' 'lhe cagers dropped a couple of games +ha+ could very easily 9 G P g have been won by a single break. 5 rosse omie 62 The Oaks' overall record was six vic+ories and nine defears. 66 Monroe 53 ln BCL compelilion Royal Oak earned 'lourlh place wi+h a 'Four wins-six losses season. ln +he re ional 'lournamenf our ca ers 59 Wyandolle 4I d 'F + d . H1 . gd wh H I P k 9 4 H, H d P k were e ea e . in enopenmg roun wi aze ar .. 0 7 Ig an ar 87 Included ln fhe vicforles was a fhrilling 62-58 decision over 57 Fofdson 54 Fordson. The Oaks complelely dominaled 'lhe play and wilh- 53 Denby 67 slood a lasl' minure rally by The Traclors +o posl' one of 'rhe big- 57 Ferndale 50 gesl' upsels in lhe s+a+e 'lor The i954-55 season. Lasl minule rallies on 'rhe parl of Grosse Poinle and Highland Park nipped 69 Grosse Polnle 62 'furfher upsel' hopes of Royal Oak. 50 Mon,-oe 50 Caplain Roger Sides and guard Bob Grundeman paced +he 68 Wyanddde 5' Oaks' aflzack. These +wo were only 'rwo gradualing seniors, so 66 H ze' Park 43 ngxf year s feam will be bullf around a well-experienced nucleus a o veferans. 48 l'l59l1land Park 52 This season also saw +he refiremenl of Coach Don Bray 47 Fordson bl a'H'er seven years leading fhe varsily squad. 27 . W , ,W

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Waifing as Ron Barnes and Bob Manser RQHS diver' Larry Kelly dive in are Bob Denison and Doug Widfh. r r , if Firsl' row: ll. lo r.l Coach Arr Solow, Duane Pla'H', Reed. 3rd row: Larry Baker lmgr.l, Mike Nord- Earle Spohn, Russ Seaman, Jim Johnson, Larry sfrom, Ronald Woody, Ari' Beasley, Ralph NuH'er, Mason. 2nd row: Ron Barnes, Tom Lasf, Andy Mor- Dave Gilanders, and Jerry Richardson lmgr.l. row, Collin Sl'a'Fford, Bob Leich, Larry Kelly, Barry , - I Diving in as Andy Morrow reaches 'rhe d ' D Pl .W h' D Andy Morrow, ROHS freesfyle slar. Svgfrrranlirarifuss aglamailic mg are oug 29