Raymond Gotwalt Scrapbook 4

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Raymond Gotwalt Scrapbook 4

Entry/Object ID

2015.16.152

Scope and Content

Raymond Gotwalt Scrapbook 4 Includes various articles clipped from local newspapers- including the Germantown Courier- on the "goings on" at the Germantown YMCA on Greene Street, 1950-1955 Page 1- includes series of newspaper articles on the Industrial League basketball team the Germantown YMCA. Dec. 14th, 1950 Page 2- includes several articles about various sports and activities at the YMCA. 1950-51 Page 3- includes 5 articles concerning recent swimming and basketball achievements at the YMCA,1951 Page 4- includes 5 articles on gymnastics and swimming victories and upsets. Page 5- Gymnastics, Basketball and Diving victories at Germantown YMCA, 1951 Page 6- articles about swimming: Bill Groom, Bob Miller, record breakers, 1951 Page 7- 6 articles: Diving win, handball tournament win by Jack Emas, YMCA swimming, YMCA Mermen Championship,1951 Page 8- Germantown Handball advances in tournament; 5 articles regarding handball, 1951. Page 9- 2 articles, YMCA open house; Senior Handball Championship, 1951 Page 10- 6 articles: "Joe Platak seeks 10th handball title", "Seminoles win 4th title" Jack Miles and Jack Sharp; Don Farley advances in Nat. Handball Tournament. 1951 Page 11- Joe Platak wins Nat Handball Tournament; Farley advances in Handball tournament 4/25/1951 page 12- 7 articles: Germantown YMCA Handball champs 4/12/1951; "Galente wins Jr. Gym title", 4/12/51; "Farley advances in US handball" 4/27/1951; "Brady captures handball title" 4/29/1951; Brady Champion of US Handball. 1951 page 13- "Farley bows in final round of Nat. Handball Champs 1951 page 14- 5 articles: Joe Brady beats Germantown's handball ace Don Farley; Howard Friend's death age 58, member of YMCA; YMCA wins swim meet 12/22/1951; AAU and AHU make peace C.1951 page 15- 9 clippings: "Stein Promoted by Leeds and Northrup." June 1951 Herbert Allen leads the YMCA "mayoral election" 10/11/1951; Germantown wrestlers beat Wilmington; Jack Emas wins the Phila. district Handball champs; GYMCA wins handball match 16-1. 12/1/51 1951. page 16: 2 clippings "Crown Can upsets Link Belt, 4 way 1st place tie, basketball; GYMCA; Belt and Link both helped their team win; 11/15/1951C.1951 page 17: 8 clippings; GYMCA holds invitational swim meet 1/25/52; GYMCA wrestlers beat Wilmington YMCA 33-2 1/12/52; GYMCA basketball won a close game; GYMCA Holds Gala open house 1/1/52; Pitman Kiwanis Club sponsors $5000 expansion of bathing facilities at Alcyon Lake Sept, 1952; List of GYMCA events; "Temple Gym Team faces GYMCA" page 18: one clipping, ad for GYMCA's New Years Open House January 1st, 1952 page 19: one clipping: "Waistlines take beating as Phils apply new rules" Sunday, 1/27/1952 page 20: 5 clippings; picture of Don Farley, winner of the Nat. Youth YMCA Handball tournament 1952; "Farley wins YMCA title", "Farley captures handball crown". page 21: 5 clippings one picture: John Jengo of Temple U wins horizontal bars against GYMCA 1/10/1952; GYMCA youth swim team beat Quaker City; " Newark AC girl stars in tank meet" 2/16/1952; GYMCA wins junior swim" 2/5/1952 page 22: 3 clippings; Frank Brunell breaks YMCA youth freestyle record; time of 27.7; Brunell breaks 7 Philia youth swim team records; "LaSalle teams busy this week" page 23: 4 clippings: "Brunell snaps 2 records in junior swim meet; GYMCA beats Girard College swimmers, 2/25/1952; " Mel Stout wins sr. MAAAU title" Thursday, March 27th, 1952; "Maureen O'Brian wins in Y swim" page 24: 6 clippings, " GYMCA defeated in tennis match; Ed Thompson victor" 6/19/1952; Mens Gymnastics Champ to be decided on March 26th, 3/16/1952; " "Jr. swimmer awards given" 4/24/1952; "Dolly Hill wins 2 swim crowns", May 17th 1952; Ted Reichter, Germantown Academy, sets record at Swarthmore college of 1:09.9 for 100 yard breatstroke. 3/16/1952 page 25: 6 clippings:" Allegheny Y wins swim titles" 4.24/1952 fencing class organized at GYMCA; GYMCA loses to Reading Co in division c tennis; Mel Stout of GYMCA won Gymnastics at Olympic trials, 6/16/1952; GYMCA held and open house; Miss Hulton wins the 100 backstoke with 1:02.8; 12/19/1952 page 26: 2 clippings: Robert Baker named president of Bethlehem YMCA; boys enjoy GYMCA summer camp, 8/14/1952 page 27: 5 clippings: GYMCA summer camp closes 8/1/1952; 72 boys passed GYMCA swim test, 8/21/1952; "GYMCA names drive heads" 8/14/1952; GYMCA tennis team wins over Lighthouse and Idle Hour, 7/2/1952; GYMCA runs a capital campaign page 28: 6 clippings; one picture; Lt. Robert Brient and Charles Lloyd, tied for first in the Airforce Handball Championship, 1/23/1953; Gtown High defeats Central swim team; GYMCA holds open swim meet; Germantown Academy relay team sets school record, 1:24.09; William Myers and Dolly Hill star in AAU swim meet, 1953; GYMCA wrestling wins mat title in Harrisburg, 3/7/1953; " Freeman breaks record" and ad for GYMCA events 2/19/1953 page 29: 4 clippings, one picture, state champion wrestlers of GYMCA, March, 1953, "GYMCA scores 32-0 victory on mat" Russel Albert Robinson, 9, gets marksmen diploma, 3/12/1953, ad for GYMCA swim meet, 4/16/1953 page 30: 4 clippings, 1 picture, Mary Freeman, Dolly Hill and Shelly Mann won their races in swim meet at GYMCA. 2/22/1953; ad for boys boxing class at GYMCA, 4/23/1953; Mary Freedman beat AAU record in the 100 yard backstroke, 1:09.1; Banquet for Philadelphia Junior Swim League at GYMCA, 4/16/1953 page 31: 2 clippings withs pictures, 1953, Bill Chapman, Ed Black, Dan Kevles; Young John Talley wins 50 yard backstroke, 0:37.3 page 32: 3 clippings, 2 pictures, "YMCA Swimmers win 3rd straight city title" 4/23/1953; Ray Farnesi wins Horse and Horizontal bar,1953; Charles Hainsworth, third place all around titleist, 4/2/1953 page 33: 5 articles, 1 picture, "Bob Hunter scores double victory in junior swimming" 1953; Swimming league banquet at GYMCA, 4/16/1953; GYMCA defending swim title, 4/9/1953, Wilbur "Bill" Harwi, GA Baseball Coach awarded championship win, 5/27/1953, " Prep swim title to Lawrenceville" page 34: 6 clippings: "Gail Peters sets 2 swim marks" 12/19/1953; "85 boys learn to swim in pool at GYMCA this summer", 9/3/1953; "Gail Peters competes in swim here"; "Temple Ace John Jengo wins AAU gym title", 3/26/1953; page 35: 2 clippings: GYMCA wrestlers take championship, March 1953; team picture page 36: 2 clippings: Northeast high retains public loop swimming title, 1/20/1953; picture of Robert Miller of Central High winning breaststroke with 1:06.4 page 37: 7 clippings; 1 picture; Alan Lee is picked for Lasalle College Swim captain, 4/16/1954; George Gotwalt wins Gtown swim, 2/11/1954; " Frith and Kallish win handball tornament, 1/17/1954; George Gotwalt 4th place in GYMCA swim meet, 4/20/1954; Frank Brunell and Egene Adler set national records, 3/14/1954; "O.M Hopkins, ex athlete, dies, 4/10/1954; "Gotwalt wins GYMCA swim", 2/13/1954 page 38: 3 clippings, Central wins swim title,1/21/1954; Miss Mann won 50 yard freestyle 0:29.3; "46 boys at GYMCA complete swim test", 7/29/1954 page 39: Gotwalt breaks records in swim meet, 4/1/1954; "Emas wins handball title in state champs"; 27 youth pass swim test at YMCA, 8/12/1954; Bob Haviland wins tennis tournament, 7/29/1954; George Gotwalt got 4th Nat YMCA Champ, 5/6/1954; page 40: parents visit YMCA as day camp ends, 8/12/1954; George Gotwalt wins 2 events in recent meet, 12/16/1954; Germantown Mailman, Jack Emas wins handball tournament, 11/1954; "Brunell victor in two races", 12/18/1954 page 41: 3 clippings; GHS George Wheeler wins the 100 breaststroke, 12/29/1954; George Godwalt beats defending champion, 1/15/1955; Germantown mailman sweeps handball tourney, 12/9/1954 page 42: 6 clippings: Dave Maloney wins 100 breaststroke 1956; Emas wins handball title, 2/27/1955; Godwalt wins in open swim, 1/15/1955; GYMCA wins handball, 1/13/1955; 4 triple winners in aquatics meet, 2/13/1955; Brown forges to top place in GYMCA loop, 2/10/1955 page 43: 4 cllippings, John Connolly helps Lasalle College beat WCU, 2/ 24/1955; Emas and Dorfman recieve trophies for winning handball tournament, 3/10/1955, Ga beats Girard in swim meet, 3/10/1955; GYMCA wins basketball game, 3/3/1955; page 44: 2clippings: Bill Jones beats records for 100 breaststroke, 3/24/1955; Emas and other advance to semi finals for handball; 3/24/1955; page 45: Brook Plummer, gets record of 0:57.2 in 100 free, 3/29/1955; Jones shatters 2 swim marks, 3/29/1955; Emas and Dorfman win doubles test, 3/29/1955; big meet looms for GYMCA, 2/3/1055; 46: 2 clippings: Charley Woods wins 50 free, 3/13/1955; 2 GYMCA swimmers set records, 4/7/1955 47: 4 clippings: former merman Parland Johnstone congratulates George Gotwalt and Al Brothers, first places in 100 back and 200 free, 1/27/1955; GYMCA rule city tourney, 4/7/1955; Sam Corglianio wins Gymnastics title, 4/21/1955; GYMCA sets 3 records in state meet, 4/21/1955 48: 2 pictures: Harry Miller dives into GYMCA pool, 4/17/1955; Bill Dapper, Gordon Smith and John Grimm won trophies for swimming; 49: 3 clippings, York sweeps YMCA swim meet, 12 marks set; Gotwalt wins GYMCA swim, Ernie Zappacosta does back twist dive to win senior diving crown, 4/17/1955 50: 1 clipping 3 local gymnasts win awards in YMCA meet, 4/28/1955; 51: 2 clippings; Raymond Gotwalt gets golf clubs from YMCA Board 4/28/1955; George Gotwalt takes 4th in nat swim meet, 4/25/1955 52: article explaining the GYMCA Marine Exploraton program, 8/10/1955

Collection

Ray Gotwalt Collection

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1950 - 1955