Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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pponents with Herculean Finesse Wrestling: first row: G. Baughan, H. Rice, J. Davis, J. Euler, J. Fook, P, Vetori, R. Backora, N. Willner, B. Forbes, E. Blanchard, A. Rule, M. Kiraly, A. Zerking second: G, Gould, J. Geiger, G. Davis, G. Larsen, J. Stewart, T. Warner, B. Helz, P. Pishatt, M. Adriens, L. Griffeng third: C, Bell, M. Fields, H. Logan, J. Stallsmith, W. Ligon, H. Magruder, J. Swan, P. McHale, R. Heald, R. Davis, fourth: B. Irwin, E. Kellner, M. Barch, B. Ligon, R. Higgins, H. Williams, D. Williams used perry pins, blackies' moves, wing and chins, whizzers, Showing the determination that characterized this year's wrestlers, Bill Helz escapes from his Blair opponent. What do I do now, Coach '? queries Bill Helz, and whatever answer Mr. Kowalski gave him helped WJ to a 7-2 record. buck and wings, sit outs, switches, arm rolls, single leg dives, double leg dives, stand ups, double troubles, double arm bars, navy rides, arm drags, half nelsons, three-quarter nelsons, full nelsons, guillotines, splits, crucifixes, pancakes, in further- ing their skills in the noble sport of wrestling. Unlike their counterparts in professional wrestling, these grapplers employ their knowledge of holds and their superb physical condition- ing to overcome equally talented opponents. Sports and Social 175

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Antaean Grapplers Pummcl Pun Spartan matmen compiled a 7-2 record, placed fifth in the Washington Metropolitan Invitational Wrestling Tournament, and gained the distinction of being WJ 's first wrestling team with a winning record. Losing only to Northwood and Blair, the team scored a total of 235 points against 134 scored by their opponents. Coach Kowalski's team rolled over the other teams they facedg they defeated rivals B-CC, 33-6, another first for WJ wrestlers. At the season's end, motivated after a 20-19 loss to Blair, the Spartans again crushed B-CC, 40-5. 174 Sports and Social After sitting out, 145-pound grappler, George Davis, pro- ceeds to turn in to gain a reversal in the Wheaton match. Senior George Davis maintains control of his struggling opponent in the match with the champion Northwood squad. Varsity Wrestling WJ Gpponent 27 Suitland 14 23 Wheaton 16 22 High Point 14 5 Northwood 33 33 Landon 14 33 Gaithersburg 12 33 Bethesda-Chevy Chase 6 19 Montgomery Blair 20 40 Bethesda-Chevy Chase 5 Making use of some of the new tech- niques brought to WJ by Coach Frank Kowalski, John Stewart, 127 pound wrestler, displays great strength and agility in his attempt to execute a head lever ride before defeating his tenacious opponent with a quick Perry Pin in a Bi-County League wrestling match with Wheaton.

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Imitating the newest dance sensation, Larry Bagranoff Dave Robinson watches the aluminum pole sail away as he shouts, Let's twist again, as he warms up for a meet. gracefully flies, feet first, over the bar in the class AA meet. Cinders Fly, Track ark Topplc Coach James F. Kline's track team started the '61 season by running Richard Montgomery ragged 95 to 28. The Spartans then moved to Northwood where they took a triple meet from the Indians and High Point by an 85-36 margin. The Green cindermen fin- ished out the first part of the season at home by squeaking past defending state champions Blair, 72 to 70, as Suitland trailed with 15. WJ's winning streak came to an end at the North- wood Invitational on May 8, as the Spartans fell to third, behind Blair and B-CC. On May 12, eleven schools gathered at WJ for the Bi-County meet, and Field Team: first row: Ronnie Jones, Dean Kilpatrick, Bill Sloop, Dave Robinson, Tom Huhn, Dick Dunlap, Mike Burns, Charles Small, Barry Irwin, second: Barry Liebman, Fred Stier, John Geiger, George Lenney, Randy Foster, Ronnie with WJls setting several records, the team came in second. In the county class AA meet, also at home, the Spartans dominated the sprints and field events, but the team from Silver Spring swept the hurdles as the Spartans finished in a tie for second. Spartan fans carried high hopes to the state meet at the University of Maryland where, as eleven rec- ords toppled, Blair scored enough upsets to retain its title, 92 to 6915 The Spartans thus closed the season with a record of three firsts, two seconds, and a third. Hernsdorf, George Lohnes, Dave Pierce, Bill Hayden, John Swartz. These husky athletes dominated the Bi-County league and set numerous records in leading the Spartans to a winning season in 1961.