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

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J Greensmen Gain in League Golf The Walter Johnson golfers, coached by Mr. James W. Gilmore, put together a fine season last year. The Green Team, with only one returning letterman, won seven victories in a row and a total of eight which earned a second place in the Bi-County League. The season opened with a very tight match against Wheaton in which the Spartans rallied in the last foursome to win 5-4. Consecutive victories over Bladensburg, Peary, Northwood, Blair. High Point, and Northwestern boosted hopes for a league title and perhaps a state championship. In the next match, however, a strong R-CC team defeated the Spartans in a contest which decided the league title. The season's finale was a crushing victory over Richard Montgomery. The season was a good one for the Spartans, and they gained valuable experience which helped them this year. Spartan Iinksmen Dick Franyo and Ron Rhodes give teammate Tom Beers some helpful advice in lining up his putt on the Woodmont Country Club practice green before the team's cave-in against a championship bound B-CC squad on May 27. Heeding the sage advice that practice paves the road to victory, Ron Rhodes takes a practice shot before teeing off, while George Schull watches. Golf Record M WJ Opponent 5 Wheaton 4 6 Northwood 3 ' A ' 5 Bladensburg 4 o ' ' 9 Peary 0 6 Blair 3 7 High Point 6 5 Northwestern 4 0 B-CC 9 7 Richard Montgomery 2 A Tee-totalcrs Tom Beers, Steve Burd, George Jump. .lack Blomquist, Ron Rhodes, Captain John Cavin, George Schull, Dick Franyo, composed the golf team.

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First row: Walt Stickney, Dave Cooper, Glen Bill Rosbe, Pete Johansen stroked their way Gould, Joe Fairbanks, second: Walt Whitman, to an eleven-love record by acmg all comers. i, .. -r,, le, Walt Whitman assumes bard-like expressions as he strokes the ball during the Northwood match at Lakewood. Glen Gould, taking a ghoulish pleasure in plagueing opponents during the tennis season, helped in several whitewashings. 180 Sports uid Socinl life A ,C .M Tennis Record WJ Opponent 5 Wakefield 1 6 Gonzaga 3 I , 8 Blair 1 ' 5 B-CC 1 9 Northwood 0 6 Landon 3 7 Georgetown Prep 2 6 Western 3 9 Blair 0 8 Georgetown Prep 1 9 Northwood 0 Racket Wielders Rocket To Title The tennis team was the only 1960-61 athletic squad to finish the season with a perfect slate. The netmen won all five of their Bi-County League matches and all their six other games for an un- defeated season. Their efforts earned them the Bi-County League title and a rating of second place among all the Washington Area teams. The team, coached by Mr. Raymond Muller, opened its season with a 5-1 victory over Wakefield. Playing on their home courts at Lakewood Country Club, the team next defeated Gonzaga. Victories over Blair twice, Georgetown Prep twice, North- wood, Landon, Western and traditional rival B-CC followed in rapid succession. The team closed their season with a smashing 9-0 victory over Northwood. This year's team boosted seven returning letter- men which made them formidable opponents for all the teams they faced.

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LaCrosse Club: first row: A. Zerkin, T. Leflen, E. Lawing, D. Terzian, D. Garlock, F. Glenn, G. Neppleg second: G. Pis- tolas, B. Neilson, L. Williams, F. Gregg, P. Lothrop, B. Irwin, M. Fields, B. Murrayg third: J. Topping, G. Burns, A. Baldu- First-Year Lacro Rifle Club members Bill Conrad and Doris Walton aim their sights down the hall and practice for an upcoming match. son, C. Romig, J. Leiserson, W. Gibson, D. Dressel, J. Chris- tensong fourth: R. Higgins, D. Kemper, M. Cavanaugh, K. Ditzler, A. Childs, T. Godfrey, G. Sarsfield, J. Massie ssc Club Pioneers Throughout fall and winter, the members of the brand new Lacrosse Club practiced faithfully after school every Wednesday afternoon. Sponsored by Mr. Richards, the club organized early in the school year with a membership of over twenty, procured equipment, and began their practices. One of the first high school lacrosse organizations in the area, the club hoped to play a full schedule of matches this spring and eventually to achieve recognition as a full fledged Varsity sport. The Rifle Club, one of the most popular organi- zations in the school, with a team composed of its members, completed a second successful season of competition in this rapidly growing sport. The club chose a team from its members to shoot it out with other area schools in carefully supervised matches using 22 caliber target firearms. The Varsity Club, which honors letter winners in all varsity sports, had its ranks swelled to a rec- ord number this year as more and more boys par- ticipated in athletics. The club's main activitiy was the planning and managing of its annual spring dinner. 182 Sports and Social