Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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fruit of unbridled jealousy on the part of the 1st. Football Team. Opening exercises complete, the Harriers would then embark on extensive explorations of the Ap- pleby estates: from east to west and north to south. No corner was left undiscovered. Not even the reckless demolition of a bridge by the military could stem the inexorable tide of their ad- vance. Hannibal (and all his elephants) was never so for- midable. Sometimes the Harriers would travel afar and even scaled the daunting heights of Rattlesnake Point - although they preferred the coming down! If there was an disappointment in all this it must have been the lack of regular opportunities for competition. As at Appleby, so elsewhere, the numbers of those able to meet the challenging demands of cross-country run- ning remains small and com- petitive opportunities are lamen- tably few. Nevertheless, the Harriers did enjoy a splendidly organized meet at Brock University, a less agreeable one at a local high school and the first I.S.A.A. cross-country meet at Upper Canada College. Next year the Harriers themselves are deter- mined to host at least one meet at Appleby. The results of this year ' s mat- ches were wholly honourable if inconclusive. Everyone tried very hard and continued training until the end despite the absence of further competitions. They worked on their own times under the merciless eye of a small plastic stopwatch and an ec- centric gentleman in orange- coloured tracksuit. As they got fitter and fitter their minds turned naturally to those inspiring words of Lewis Caroll. It takes all the running you can do, to stay in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that! The following boys served in the Harriers: Jim Brown, Edward Dickens, Peter Duncan, Lyndon Fournier, James Hall-Broods, David Hou, Hugh Jackson, Craig Kingsley and Jonathan Morgan. M.C. RACES October 9 - White High School (7th of 12 teams). October 10- Brock University (11th of 20 teams). October 30- Upper Canada College (3rd of 6 teams).

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The Harriers Eager in spirit but stiff in limb they came. Tall and thin, short and stout, some in Addidas and some in Kresge ' s $1.99 specials, hearts beating faster than was truly healthy and lungs sometimes clogged with the dissipations of a summer given over to pleasure, yet all in their own little ways anxious to prove the superiority of the will over mere flesh. The Harriers had arrived! During those golden autumn af- ternoons, regular as a well- tempered bowel, a hardy bunch of rippling young Apollos dedicated themselves to the pur- suit of excellence in a sport whose historical roots certainly extend as far back as the Battle of Marathon and probably to the time Adam first clasped eyes on Eve. While others might bedeck them- selves in all manner of armour and spend afternoons in ritualized self-slaughter, the Harriers opened themselves to Nature herself. Bush and plain, the rocky steep and the tumultuous stream; all became subject to those noble spirits. No gazelle was ever so graceful or retreating army so relentless. Of course the Harriers knew others scorned. They run ' cos they ' re dumb, was the hollow cry of those unknowing apostates. But the Harriers understood and accepted the challenging demands of their avocation - the need to know which way to run and the instinct to decide when to stop. In the later skill especially there was notable improvement during the season. Each afternoon the grand and historic facade of Colley House became the background for a moving scene as the Harriers rededicated themselves to their high ideals. Words of mutual en- couragement would be muttered nervously. Can we go now Sir? or That ' s enough for today: I ' ve just run all the way from the gym. Normally the Harriers would start with a dazzling display of calisthenic contortions. Following the principle that where in the human body there is a bone there should also be a joint, they stretched and tugged until they were as loose and lissome as a piece of well- worked bubble-gum. The rumour that in fact they were taking dancing lessons was quite unfounded and probably was the

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Multiple Sports Muscles rippling like liquid jelly, rubber-legged, striding Up the slope at a slack walk, the Last runner pants his way round ... Defensemen slip Through passes beyond their motionless forwards lost In conversation with the opposition, or kick the ball Prodigious distances in any direction ... The wingman Lifts the ball into the centre, where darting attackers triumphantly Engoal it ... A whistle blast ... Offside! Swimmers (out for recreation!) splash tiredly back and forth, Pale shadows of the multilength team tumbling Over and on as they kick and crawl their watery miles .. Through the netted Ring drops the ball, laid up past outstretched clutching fingers ... Time Out! (Not up, but wish it was!) ... From the T a flurry of Squash balls spatter elusively ... Reading this, you may think that we did not Enjoy Participating ... On the contrary! We may not figure on the Record lists or wear The colours of success. But we tried! P.D. IF i