Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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m 1 Si f. FRONT ROW: Graham, Jennings 1, Johnston, Wright 1, Seymour, Gudewill, Carson. ROW TWO: Thorn, Bull, Dearsley, Zimmerman, Hublit, Dickens, Harrower. ROW THREE: Mann 1, Armstrong, Smith 1, Smith 2, Robertson, Gaitdner, Disher. ROW FOUR: Kleider, Collins 1, Waters, McAlister 1, Collins 2, Lind, MacFarlane 2, Macdonald. ROW FIVE: Wells, The Headmaster, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Smith. Our first series of plays failed, and after receiving the punt, U.C.C. hit us for a forty yard pass play on their first down. This was immediately followed by a fifty yard run by Al Patty for a converted touchdown. We were not daunted by this, and the defense dug in and held off the opposition until the half, except for a two point safety. Through - out the second quarter U.C.C. was unable to reach centre field and whilst our defense shut off the U.C.C. attack, our offense penetrated inside their fifteen yard line three times but failed to capitalize. The score at the half was 9-0 for U.C.C. The third quarter saw the two teams resume this tremendous defensive struggle until U.C.C. finally scored a converted major half way through the period to give them a commanding 16-0 lead. The next twenty-five minutes were scoreless for both squads with the two defenses playing superbly. It was a very close battle which we might have won with a few more offensive breaks. Appleby vs. Ridley College Lost 14-35 After being so ' up ' for Upper Canada, the following week the team went flat and appeared dormant until the fourth quarter but, by then, it was too late. A very large crowd was on hand for the game and the Ridley Tigers certainly didn ' t let them down. They scored on their first drive and then followed with another, moments later, to make it 14-0. Before we knew what had hit us, the Ridley jinx was upon us. On the last play of the half, Ridley scored again and left the field leading 21-0.

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First Football Team Appleby vs. Hillfield Won 15-14 An unfortunate fumble on tfie opening kick-off resulted three plays later in a Hillfield touchdown. Trailing 7-0, Thorn made an interception which led to our first touchdown on a keeper play by Jamie Graham. However, the convert was blocked leaving us behind 7-6. Andy Mann scored from three yards out to make the score 12-7 in our favour and Wright bulled his way over from five yards to complete the two point conversion. Gude will ' s inter- ception before the half thwarted a Hillfield drive. The offense lagged in the third quarter and Hillfield scored an unconverted touchdown, but followed with a single later to even the score at 14-14. In the dying minutes, we finally got a sustained drive going and we marched seventy yards deep into our opponents ' end of the field. Then, with just seconds of play remaining, Wright kicked for a single giving us our first victory of the season. Appleby vs. St. Andrew ' s College Won 27-12 On a very humid, sunny day the School journeyed to St. Andrew ' s College for the League opener. Although somewhat nervous with such an influx of rookies, the Double Blue wasted no time in getting down to business. After an exchange of punts, the offense drove from midfield with Mann scoring on a short plunge. The convert by Wright was good. Only moments later. Thorn took a third down punt, and after a nice cutback and a fine block from Robertson, raced seventy yards for the converted touchdown. Still in the first quarter the offense drove downfield and scored again on a pitch-out to Carson. The convert was wide. The drive featured two fine pass plays from QB Graham to Jennings. At the beginning of the second quarter the score was already 20-0 in our favour, but S.A.C. rallied before the half to score an unconverted major. In the third quarter S .A .C . scored again to make it 20-12 and then came the turning point when the defense rallied three times on our five yard line. The offense took over and drove down for the final points, a short touchdown plunge by Wright, to seal the game 27-12. Appleby vs. Upper Canada College Lost 0-16 As this was our first home game, the team was very eager to put on a good showing. Having suffered heavily at the hands of the Blue and White machine in previous years, the Double Blue wanted to show Upper Canada that we could beat them.

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Some very stern words from Mr. Smith and Mr. Abbott failed to take immediate effect as Ridley cashed in on a long run minutes after the second half was underway. At the end of the quarter they added seven more to their total by com- pleting a twenty yard pass play. The quarter ended 35-0 for them. With Glen Dickens at quarterback, the team came to life, and after penetrating deep into Ridley territory, Andy Mann gathered in an on-side kick for our first score. The convert was blocked. On the next series Jennings took a reverse and ran sixty yards to the five yard line. Jeff Wright plunged over two plays later. Graham ' s run for a two point convert was good. With the team making another T.D. bid, the clock ran out leaving us 35-14 losers. Had we played the en- tire game like the fourth quarter it could have been a different outcome. However, we were certainly beaten by a better team that day ! Appleby vs. Lakefield Won 35-14 News reached us that Grove was undefeated, including victories over St. Andrew ' s and Trinity. We knew that there was no team that they would rather beat than Appleby so we prepared for a tough game, and tough it was! After the opening kickoff and an exchange of punts, Dickens led the team downfield with Wright capping the drive on a twenty- five yard burst up the middle. The convert was wide, but we collected a single soon afterwards. The defense was very stubborn and forced Lakefield to fumble. The offense took advantage and Wright scored again from close in. The half ended 13-0 in our favour. Lakefield came out fighting and scored with thrity seconds gone in the third quarter. The convert was blocked. Their momentum was at its peak, but our fears subsided when, minutes later, Wright received a punt and rambled sixty-five yards for a T.D., aided by a crucial block from Thorn. Wright ' s convert was good. At the end of the quarter, some fine passing from Graham to Carson set up Jennings for a thirty yard romp on a reverse for our fourth major. A two point con- version was successful as Graham passed to Robert Smith. The score was 28-6 when Lakefield rallied for another major. A pass on a two point conversion was good. In the final quarter, Wright scored his fourth touchdown on a thirty-five yard off-tackle run. The convert attempt failed. The defense quickly gained possession of the ball for the offense, and our last point was made on a safety, following an on-side kick. Before a good crowd, we emerged 35-14 victors. Appleby vs. Old Boys Lost 0-13 On a sloppy field, the School and the Old Boys renewed the old classic. On the first series of downs the School went deep into the Old Boys ' territory but failed to capitalize. The Old Boys retaliated with a forty yard pass and run play from veteran quarterback Robbie Paterson, to fullback Murray Cole, which put the ball on the five yard line. On third and one. Cole plunged over, but the convert failed. In the second quarter Paterson threw a similar pass up the middle to Cole again, and this time he ran all the way for a touchdown. Paterson kicked the convert and the half ended 13-0 for the Old Boys. Despite some fine running by Cole and Bick Willson, the School defense led by Thorn and Gudewill held firm and shut out the Old Boys for the entire second half. However, the Double Blue failed to mount any consistent scoring drives. Thus, with the score at 0-13, we succumbed to the Old Timers for the fourth year in a row.