Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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ROBERT GAIRDNER - Robert had a disappointing season through really no fault of his own. He couldn ' t dislodge the starting offensive or defensive halfbacks from their positions, and as a result, he saw only limited action as a linebacker. SAM GUDEWILL - continued to play the very difficult outside linebacker ' s position with skill and aggressiveness. On many occasions when the defense came up with the ' big ' play, Sam would be at or near the bottom of the pile. TONY JOHNSTON - the captain of the defense, Tony ' s tackling and alertness contributed consistently to the successes of our defense. PETER WELLS many thanks to Peter for his loyalty and service as manager to the team each and every after- noon. Scorers PLAYER POINTS POSITION J. A. Wright (Capt.) A.B. Mann M.W. Zimmerman D.G. Jennings G.W . Graham R.B . Carson R.W. Thorn R.P. Smith 55 18 12 12 8 7 6 2 Fullback Halfback Halfback Flanker Quarterback Flanker Def. Safety Off. End Colours: J. A. Wright (Capt.) J.S.R. Seymour (Vice-Capt.) R.B. Carson S.H. Gudewill D.G. Jennings A.B .S . Johnston J.M. Macdonald R.K . MacFarlane C . Robertson J.R. Smith I.S.A.A. Standings; Pts Upper Canada College Ridley College Appleby College Trinity College School St. Andrew ' s College 4 90 16 8 3 1 146 37 6 2 2 70 69 4 1 3 42 113 2 4 24 138

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RICHARD CARSON MICHAEL HARROWER for his first year on the team, Richard gave a very creditable performance as a flanker, par- ticularly in his blocking. for the second year in a row, Mike played offensive end, a position which, on a team that does not rely on a passing game, can be quite mundane. However, he played quite well and always tried hard. DOUG JENNINGS - a fierce competitor, Doug gave 110% all season. He ran our reverse play effectively on several occasions as well as making some timely pass receptions. JAMES SEYMOUR - Sid to most people, was the most effective defensive player all season. Pound for pound (150), Sid gave the most incredible performances game after game although his back was racked with pain. ROBERT P. SMITH - another offensive end and rookie, Robert gave strong performances until he injured himself - not playing football but falling down a staircase in his residence! GRAHAM DEARSLEY - in his first year on the team, Graham was a consistent bench-warmer. Hopefully, next year, he will become a regular. GLEN DICKENS - our ' other ' quarterback and erstwhile sparkplug, was unfortunately injured in the Lakefield game and did not dress for the last two games. DAVID DISHER - another journeyman and rookie, David did not see too much action, but when he did, he gave a good account of himself. NICHOLAS KLEIDER - another rookie on the team, Nick upheld his defensive and spot with a great deal of enthusiasm. JAMES MacDONALD - although our head boy does not come by Canadian football naturally (Bermuda), Jamie played a strong and important role as an offensive guard. DENNIS HUBLIT - another ' might mite ' on the defensive team, Dennis came very close to winning his colours for a solid effort throughout the season. JEFFREY WRIGHT - our captain, leading scorer and consistent ground gainer, Jeff ' s weight and strength were the main reasons for at least three of our victories. RUSSELL THORN a strong performance at defensive safety by Thorn saved our bacon on more than one occasion. Well done, Russ! BARTLEY BULL ANDREW MANN MARK ZIMMERMAN - Bartley started at centre last year, but he wanted to be a starting guard this year. Although he was always determined, perhaps his lack of weight prevented him from having the successful season he had hoped for. - as a starting halfback, we always hoped that Andy, with his speed and shift, would break out for some long runs. Maybe next year. - after a slow start to the season, Mark got stronger in each game and finally scored two touch- downs against T.C.S. in our last game.

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Second Team Football Obviously, by looking at our record, the team did not enjoy its losing season. However, the emphasis of every sport, fun and spirit, was always evident in our games. With only two days practice, we scrimmaged against Pickering and play was controlled by our 1st team coaches. We were shown a thing or two by them with their excellent passing, their big size and weight. When we played them in a regulation game, we lost by 2 singles. That game was perhaps the de- fensive game of the season since both defences, on several occasions, put up fine goal-line stands. Our first game was at T.C.S. They controlled the first half by scoring 14 points. However, in the half, a TD pass from Campbell to Mullen was wiped out by a holding penalty. Brian Rapson got our only legitimate TD on an end sweep in the 2nd half. In our second encounter, on home ground, T.C.S. proved they were number one by defeating us 15-8. This was our best performance since the game was wide open until the final whistle and we controlled the ball as much as our opponents did. In our first encounter against Ridley the same old story prevailed as we lost 20-12. The first score was by Campbell and the second resulted from an 80 yard TD pass from Q.B. Gross to Moon Mullen. After building up a 12-0 lead, costly errors gave the Ridley squad the opportunity to take a 13-12 victory on the second encounter of the season. On an unbelieveable scorcher of a day, we lost to S.A.C. by a score of 12-0. Surprisingly enough, we lost to U.C.C. only by an 8-0 score. We all expected a larger score, but our courageous defense kept the opponents at bay. Our offense sagged at the critical moments. Our thanks to Mr. Manbert and our captains who kept our spirits high when the going was most heartbreaking.