St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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m ' SQVi ' him I wish to thank the members of this year’s squad for giving me their co-operation. Especially, I would like to thank that small nucleus of players who were always present at practices and who supplied team spirit, set fine examples for their team mates, and came to work at playing football. Football, I think, unlike many sports of S.J.R., re¬ quires preparation which is not fun. A football practice is compounded of hard work, hard work, and more hard work. It is the coach’s job to bully, cajole, reason with, entice, and whip his players into a set of disci¬ plines and requirements which do not come easily. A footballer must be fit. This means spending a good deal of time toughening up the body with rigorous calis¬ thenics. These are not fun. Then, there are basic drills which must be mastered. These include blocking, tack¬ ling, throwing, catching and running. Perhaps one of a footballer’s greatest needs is courage. This must be developed. A coach must also try to train how to mini¬ mize their chances of getting hurt and to show them that they will not be hurt if they take the bull by the horns. This will help to instill confidence. This con¬ fidence leads to wholehearted participation. Perhaps the greatest need on any football team is that of togetherness;” that spirit which leads to a co¬ ordinated team effort on the field. In the final analysis, it is the team togetherness” which really makes a foot¬ ball team. When each man gives 100% of himself for his fellows, the team will play as it should, a solid unit having one purpose. As coach this year, I have learned much about human nature. Some can be counted on for one hundred per cent effort all the time; others for very little effort any¬ time. Generally, though, I think S.J.R. can be proud, as I am, of our football team this year. Our game record was two wins out of six games. This is not outstanding. If, however, you had seen, as I did, a team of young athletes playing hard and with determination to hold their own with dignity, to be able to say we did our best,” then I think one would agree, it was a good year. ! IV W ’ WL L ■. 1 I JF A. • • v m M - Vq f .«« • - | • | 1 1 A A i, ' Tt—I it ijRS Ml PS ■ J . .. •■i ' I- PKhvS tot- □ m By-kJ tv rTv • i UXy t r $ LUl ± uMii 1

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PETER GALL QUARTERBACK Peter could be a great quarterback and certainly, with a little more effort, he could have sparked our team with his fine passes, but he could not get into high gear. BILL GARDNER FULLBACK and CORNER L.R. A good, hard worker who played well. Bill, I think, would have preferred to play quarterback, but we needed him more in our backfield. The team could have used more like him. GRANT GOLIGHTLY O. and D. TACKLE Should have been one of our best tacklers. Grant had, however, other commitments and ideas. He was frequently absent from practice which showed up in his conditioning. He was capable of playing a rough- tough game of football. BILL GRAY O. GUARD and D. END Bill has much to learn about this game of foot¬ ball. He worked hard in practices however, and his progress through the season was good to watch. PETER HAMMOND O. TACKLE and D. CORNER L.B. Rugged and tough. Peter was well on his way to a tremendous season when he suffered a broken arm. His ability and fierceness may be summed up in the scrimmages when very few of our other players cared to line up opposite Pinky.” DON HONEYMAN O. and D. TACKLE Don played with a burning desire to pulverize anyone who got in his way. He was capable of this, and broke several helmets proving how hard he could tackle. A fine footballer. DOUG MACDONALD HALFBACK and CORNER L.B. Wirey and tough. Louie” backed down from nobody although often he was outsized. Showed a real desire to play and enjoyed his games. MUIR MEREDITH FULLBACK and LINEBACKER Muir had some trouble with a bad knee early in the season, but he came back to have a really good season. He played with determination and courage. MASON MERRIHEW O. CENTER and LINEBACKER Mason had trouble at times estimating old Fudge’s” height, but he played a rugged game along the line. He’ll be back next year. DAVID McBEATH O. END and D. SAFETY Keen and willing to play the game, his spirits and enthusiasm were infectious. Dave could shake off a hurt and come back driving. By the end of the season he was catching and running very well. A most re¬ warding player. jamie McDonald quarterback Cool and steady. He was showing a fine quarter- backing ability until injuries put him out for the season. TERRY McGAUGHEY CORNER LINEBACKER One of our imports” from the intermediate ranks. Terry proved himself to be a capable tackier and a keen footballer in our last two games. He should of come up earlier in the season. ALAN McTAVISH HALFBACK and D. SAFETY A bit unsure of the game, Alan could go like a deer when he was given the ball. He should have an outstanding season next year. ERROL NAIMAN O. HALFBACK Another zesty footballer whom we lost b ecause of injuries. He caught a fine touchdown pass against Daniel MacIntyre in the first of a two- game series. JOHN NANSON O. and D. TACKLE John had a bit of trouble with the game initially but he came on to do it quite well for himself. Gutty determination, I think, was the key. BRIAN RYDER FULLBACK and D. TACKLE Brian, on the field showed desire and courage. He possessed fine running ability. GARRY TOY O. END and CORNER L.B. Garry did not like the work of practises, but he enjoyed the games. When he made up his mind to do so, he could tackle very well indeed. BOB WILLIAMS HALFBACK and D. SAFETY Bo” played hard and did a fine job for his team on the field. He should be a real asset for the team next year. A bit more weight would not hurt him any. PAUL WILSON O. and D. END Yank” was always little at practices, but dur¬ ing games he played with enthusiasm and cour¬ age. He would not take any guff” from the op¬ position. KIETH YONGE O. and D. END A tall and gangly end. Kieth was a bit awk¬ ward, but this was probably due to his lack of familiarity with the game. When he fills out he should make a tackle. He worked hard for every¬ thing he learned about the game. BRUCE YOUNG QUARTERBACK Bruce eagerly accepted the challenge when offered the quarterback position. A bit light, he showed fine courage and determination. He did his utmost for our team in every game.

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BACK ROW: Castling, McCreath, Wyatt, McGee, Schwartz, Andison, Hefilefinger, Boult. THIRD ROW: Mr. Petrencik, Little, Lawson, Searle, Hutching, Orton, Fulton, Shandro, Gardner, Schoemperlen. SECOND ROW: Stethem, Jewell, Gosko, Sprague, Thomas, Simmons, Richardson. FRONT ROW: Spaith, Kiddell, McEwen, Ramsey. There is not much to say about this year’s Bantams: we had a pretty poor season. There were times when we looked like a bad team, and times when we looked like first place material. We did have quite a good back- field, but most of our faults were in blocking and tack¬ ling. We played more games poorly than we did well and, as a result, we ended up in last place. There were several excuses for our poor showing. One was that we did not get enough practice. The public schools had almost a month of practice while we only had one or two weeks. Also, public schools had a wider area to choose players from when we only could choose from about forty boys. After our first game, we felt we could at least make the play-offs. However, after North Kildonan severely beat us, our morale dropped and we lost to St. Boni¬ face. We did not expect to win any of the remaining games until we faced Winakwa. We were sure we would win this game and it was a great blow when we lost. Our last game was against Fort Garry and we never expected to win it anyway. JootJxd This year the Intermediates learned a lot under Mr. Bredin’s coaching (three of the boys were able to graduate to the Senior team near the end of the season). We played a number of games, mostly between our¬ selves, except for a couple of games we played against the Seniors and a mixed Bantam and Intermediate team. The game against the Seniors was a close battle with a final score of 6-0 for the Seniors. A week before Fathers’ and Sons’ Weekend, the Bantams and Inter¬ mediates formed two mixed teams: the Old Bantams” and the New Bantams.” The Old Bantams” won in the match played on the Fathers’ and Sons’Weekend. BACK ROW: Jackman, Anderson, Sampson, Riley. FRONT ROW: MacDonald, Everett, St. John.