Texas Country Day School - Latigo Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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PACE 54 Iv-4 ' int Row: 4t't tl Xveirti, ttntvs Armtrey Kidd S Uffltld IQUIUI l:l'ZiI1Ll'Dt.lC K F2 err Bnottl Rt-ect K. Nrllya N ttoatwrigtit t J. Young trwin XV. Atwe Mr. Akin, Coafti r 1 tl TENNIS returning to ttme Preston Road campus, tennis ut T. fi. D. has rome tuaetc into its own. txtr. Alain has tried tor severat years to Coach vznions groups ot tmoys interested in tennis, taut as tongg ns they were ctepenrtent on tmorrowect eonrts zinct irregntur transportation it was ctitt-iriitt to riwoinptistw mileti. tn spite ot the tart ttizit ttie Setioot eourts tutten into ctisrepnir, the tonnrtations anct tmaetqstops were in goomt stiape. iinrt ttiey have been gractnatty tirougtwt tmetg into fair Conctition. Xvith the opening ot the Spring term, a targe group ot tpotti Upper zinrt t.ower Svtnoot tioys inttiraitect an interest in tennis, and one of ttle principal ctimrntties tins tween to tiave enough spare on the two zivaitzitwte eonrts to tzeep ttwein att tmnsy. tn ttie tntter part ot' ttie Spring. Btr. .Xtnn zirrznigect tiotti nn ttpper unit Lower Svtioot tournannent. :init ttie vonrts were tmnsy witti tonrnznnent play as ttie Lnligo went to press. tt is tiopert ttiait in nnottier yezn' Vt. fi. U. nmy tiuve ai Couple ot nsptiutt ronrts avaitutite in actctition to ttie existing etay Courts. Vxtitti some intensive rozirtiiiigg ot ttie tuest eanctictates in the Upper Setwoot, T. C. tt stiontct tue atnte in another year to Ltevetop u representative tennis teznn tor ontsifte eoinpetition.

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' - . . ,. 1 7 -s SUFT BALI. SINCE the ctose ot the soccer season, there has hi-vii r'4: nsiiterahte interest in sotl hatt in tzoth the Upper aiut Lower Schools. tn Ntarch some ot- Ihr- t 'pper Schooters tiept husy with Spring ttoothatt practice, anit after that a few hoys tru-it touch toothatt. hut throughout the Spring, there has heen a steaity group of hoys tqroin thc- t'pper School enjoying some fast games of soft halt. tn ilu- tower Schoot, there has he-en an unusuat interest in soft halt. The Seventh anct Eighth C:I'ilftC5 have chattenge games to see who coutit win two out of three games. Captain anct co-captain of the Eighth Gracie have tween Don Mcttyar anct Ben Platter, anct Dan Brannin anct Gayte Fogc-tson hax e ht-lil these positions with the Seventh Grade. hir. tjutton has acti-it as coach aiut umpire ot' this group anct has actrtect quite 0 protessionat touch to the games. tn the Sixth anit tiitth firactes, Str. Norris an-'t txtr. txtosher have coached some enthusiastic soft halt games. Nyith tht- general interest in soft hatt thi: year, T. C. D. shoutrt he ahtc to go hack tn a Varsity harct hatt team next year without toe much itithcutty. PAGE 33

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filuntling: Patton 'lviemann ll. Clark filmilton l'f-nniman l.ulyy Yates Krwvltrig- lNlarNaugl Pearre Graft- l lf-ml: rson Samui-ll PTUIIOI Te-guns Sliults Kirltl l.f-0 iton T. E. D. GUN IILUB Al'vl'lfR several years of inacrtivity, tlwe T. C. D. Gun Clula was reorganizecl ll1is year. At tlme lirst meeting, Bill Almlnott was elevterl presiclent, Steve Sclwneicler, vice presiclentg Ralplm liranlrenlqerg, secretaryg llill Clarls, treasurer: ancl Tommy Boyle executive omver. The club is an amliate of tlie Junior National Rille fxssoctiation, uses ollirial targets ancl arranges pro- motions in ratings according to N.R.A. stamlarcls. Tlmirty-nine memluers paicl clues :luring tlae 1946--17 srlwool year. I Tncler tlwe supervision of lxlr. Fulton and lxlr. Grice, tlie members were lirst tauglwt the care ancl use of the .22 Calilure rifles wl1icl1 they usecl. The olcl play sliecl was convertecl into a rifle range ancl tlde lnoys toolq turns Firing cluring sports periocls or on rainy clays. Many of the lpoys liave won tlmeir marlcsman anfl pm-marlcsman meclals from tlie National Rille .association lJy slmooting a 55 out of a possilvle 50. Plans are unfler way to improve tl1e rille range lzefore tl'1e opening ol tlme lsall Term, anfl it is possilmle tliat in anotlier year we may resume rille competition against otlier scliools in lldis section. PACE 95