Tudor Hall School - Chronicle Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Competition Is Stiff Dianne Shafer, Iudy Fleming, and lean Pinnell take time out for ping-pong practice as tournament time approaches. As fall turns to winter, the upper gym be- comes well populated by our basketball teams. Class games offer practice for the alleimportant Green and White tourney. Each team Won a game, and the playoff battle was an exciting one with the Greens emerging victorious. Also in the winter season, the lower gym is graced with modern dance classes. Watch the birdie, a familiar expression to all Practicing a roll-in are Mary Blanton, Anne Pelizzoni, ludy Lamb, Vickie Baron, and Lucia Dunbar, Hockey, the most lump ball attracts the attention of the spectators during an exciting Green and White basketball tournament qanio. badminton enthusiasts, is necessary to prevent a wealth of badminton birds from roosting in the rafters. The classes alternate between bad- minton and ping-pong. ln the spring sports fans move outdoors to take their places on the softball diamond or the tennis court. As in the other sports, competition is high. The final game is a contest between fathers and their daughters. popular tall sport, takes hours of practice to master tot-lr niques necessary for success during important contest games,

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Relay race provides excitement for Lynne Blackburn and Portia lrlancock, onlookers, as well as for participants Kate Striving for Victory Athletics at Tudor contribute to a well-rounded school life. During the year each girl has the opportunity to participate in sports that are suited to her individual abilities. The fall pro- gram offers hockey, tennis, and swimming. Twice a week the girls go to Park School for hockey practice. lnterclass competition, as well as Green and Wliite games, provides thrills for the spectators while they cheer their teams on to victory. Girls preferring tennis or swimming can help their team earn points by winning tournaments held in each of these sports. In this way every' one is given a chance to show her athletic abil! ity and further her interest in sports. Since team and individual sports are empha- sized in the high school, classes rarely lack good team material. Felt numerals are given for making one first team, but more coveted is the gold numeral, signifying membership on eight first teams. Returning hackhand shot in good form requires concentra- tion for Susan Williams, freshman. ln the spring, practice for the tournament occupies the spare time of interested girls. Mahaftey and Penny Savage. All participated in the class swimming meet, a contest arranged in the spring by ILA.

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E Q-A ,sg A i -or :ie Wag, G i fag Mary Alex Richter and Penny Savage proudly display new wtnto titim rs, lntilrest athletic award possible at Tudor. Green Rasketllall Twain BACK ROW: Mary Munson, Mimi Howard, lulia Eiwlior, Mary Blanton, Mary Alex Richter, Battling for The Cup Early in October, the Greens, captained by Penny Savage, again faced the Whites, led by Ianna Geisenhof, on the Park hockey field. Each team was equally determined to start the l956- l957 year with a hockey victory. The game was unusual in that the ball seldom passed either team's twenty-five yard line. The game ended with a score of l-O in favor of the Greens, The second game was as packed with action as the first, and the final score resulted in a O-U tie, giving the Greens hockey points toward the team cup awarded on Class Night. Rivalry, though of the friendly kind, was also particularly strong for the basketball points, second field of Green and White competition. Vicki Baron, Lucinda Brown, FlRST: Penny Savage, ludy Lamb. i w 4 i