Calgary Normal School - Chinook Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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Page Eighteen CALGARY NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR BOOK, 1926-27 BACK ROW, left to right—Sfft.-Maj. B. O’Hanlon, T. C. M. Hargraves, B. O. Miller, Ham Byers, Loran Nichols, Newt. Grimmett, A. E. Hutton (staff). FRONT ROW. left to right—Sparky Russel, Lee Leavitt, Had Lee (capt.l, Harold McBain, Jack McFauI. Boys Basketball (By G. FRENCH, Grads.) The boys’ basketball season has been a very full and successful one. At the first of the season the house league was played off. This was won by the 2-A-2 team, consisting of Russel, Nichols, Christie, McBain and McFauI. In the latter part of October a team was entered in the city league. Being near the first of the season, and the league being of the best in the city, it was hardly a success from our point of view. However, it turned out the crack team of which Normal boasted this spring. The boys played six games as follows: Nov. 10, vs. Canucks—lost 16-24. Nov. 17, vs. Y-M.C.A.—won 44-41. Nov. 24, vs. Technicals—lost 14-24. Dec. 1, vs. Canucks—lost 16-22. Dec. 14, vs. Technicals—won 28-21. Dec. 18, vs. Y.M.C.A.—lost 45-20. The first game against the “Y” was the best of the league. In the first half the boys were down 10-30, but staged a wonderful come-back in the second, winning with a final score of 44-41. After the New Year the team entered the Provincial Interme¬ diate League. In addition to the league they played several exhibi¬ tion games—lost one to the Y.M.C.A., and winning two from Red Deer. In the league the boys won in this district by defeating the Technicals two straight games with a total of 86-54. Edmonton, the winners of the northern division, defaulted, so the next series was with Medicine Hat. In this series the boys played hard, winning both home and home games with a total of 71-41 points, making the Cal¬ gary Normal ' School the holder of the Provincial Intermediate ' Boys’ Basketball Championship for the third successive year. It is a pity to see what “Sarg.” O’Hanlon reports to be “one of the best teams he has had” broken up after such a short and suc¬ cessful season together. PERSONNEL OF THE TEAM Harold W. (“Had”) Lee— ' Captain. A fast man and a sure shot from any angle. Hails from Cardston. “Had” has just finished a brilliant year playing for C. N. S. Hugh “Sparky” Russel—Medicine Hat. “ ' Sparky” is another of the

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CALGARY NORMAL. SCHOOL YEAR BOOK, 1926-27 Page Seventeen Left to right--Alice McMurray, Marian Bagley, Eva Kumka, Helen Mahaffy, Bert McLean, Prances Noble, Margaret Shellian. Winogene Brandow, Jean Ramsay, “Speed ' ' Allen, Evellyn Williams, Sgt.-Maj. O’Hanlon (coach), A. E. Hutton (staff), Dr. E. W. Coffin (principal). GIRLS’ B4SKETBALL, 1926-27 Basketball activities began very soon after the elections, when teams from each room played. These competitions were held under the direction of Harold Lee, the President of the Athletic Association. As the Technical School had definite hours in the gymnasium it was necessary to hold 1 games at noon. Nearly every noon hour cheers could be heard as the closely matched teams played. The winners of the inter-room competition was the Short Course. Early in the season Sergeant-Major O’Hanlon was working with the girls, trying to get material for a school team. The Sergt., with the help of Miss Alice (Speed) Allen and Miss Helen Mlahaffy, chose the team. The girls were defeated only twice and if you say it quickly it doesn’t sound bad. The Calgary Canucks and the Central Grads, were too much for our girls, but they succeeded in defeating the “Y” team and the Medicine Hat girls, both here and at the Hat. When the Canucks defeated our girls they lost chances of the city championship. We were sorry, but every girl did her best and spent much precious time in practise. Personnel of the Team Helen Mahaffy—Captain and right forward. Helen was responsible for a large number of the points scored in the games- Hails from Calgary. A1 McMurray—From Calgary. A snappy little forward and a wonder for her size. Eva Kumka—Claims Calgary as her home. A good shot. Effective under the basket. Margaret Shellian—A good shot, but did not have a chance to show up well. Substitute forward. Hails from Canmore. Winogene Brandow—Regular centre: from Lethbridge. Plays 40- minute basketball. Went big guns in the Hat in more ways than one. Jean Ramsay—Substitute centre. From Calgary. Played for a few games and worked in well with the Normal quintet. Bert McLean—From Innisfail. Started at guard and played a good game, but was forced to quit the game early in the season. Frances Noble—Defence; from Medicine Hat. Excelled in the games at the Hat. Marian Bagley—Regular defence; hails from iBanff. Can be de¬ pended upon to stick to the fastest forward. Evellyn Williams—From Lethbridge. Plays a good defensive game. Equally good at centre. A1 Allen—From Calgary. Commonly known as “Speed.” Played forward on the team in the later games. Keen on long shots.

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CALGARY NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR BOOK, 1926-27 Page Nineteen team’s steadies. Together with Miller arid Lee he completes a pretty forward line. B. O- Miller—An elongated gentleman from the Practice School. An experienced and speedy forward man. Lome Nichols—Guard. Medicine Hat. A clever and dependable guardsman who can feed the forward line. Harold “Mac” McBain—Medicine Hat. Plays a strong game as guard. The smallest member of the team, but one of the best- Lee “Lefty” Leavitt—Oardston. Lee plays a steady game as guard, and is very effective. Newton Grimmett—iSub. forward. “Newt.” has experience and is a fast and sure man on the floor. Jack McFaul—Sub. guard. Jack plays a nice game as substitute on defence. “Ham” Byers—“Ham” is another product of Medicine Hat. Plays forward—a fast man. Campbell Hargraves—Sub. defence. Known as “the water boy.” Campbell is always there and can be depended on. A. E. Hutton—Takes a keen interest in basketball. Puts “the old fight” into the team and aids materially. Sgt.-Maj. O’Hanlon—We all know the “ ' Sarg.” and we know him for a good sport. Has coached three championship teams and con¬ fesses that this is the best. We wish him all possible luck in succeeding years. -N- Curling (By HUGH M. LUNDIE, 2-A) A curling club was enthusiastically orgarized early in the season, under the leadership of Mr. Loucks. Mr. Loucks is himself an ardent devotee of the game, and the discerning curlers elected him to the dual position of Hon. President and Official Coach. George Findlay was chosen president of the association and Les Mogridge secretary-treasurer. A committee wias also formed to work with the executive, composed of Messrs. Wootton, McCollough, Milligan and Horace Allan. After considerable redistribution of the members, eight rinks were finally arranged, Messrs. Ramsey, Blair and Curdy, of 1-A, and Messrs. Mogridge, Wootton, Findlay, McCollough and Horace Allan, of 2-A, skipped the various rinks. During the winter months there were plenty of opportunities for playing and the members of the curling club improved in the art. Toward the end of the season a ' bonspiel was arranged. Four rinks came through to the semi-finals. Findlay was defeated twice and dropped out. Mogridge and his rink, composed of Herbert Allen, Weller and Lundie, played through a series of victorious games and had high hopes of winning the coveted crests of the victors. Wootton, ably supported by his men, Harvey Allen, Dave Milligan and Kennedy, managed to frustrate the hopes of Mogridge by defeating that skip. Ramsey, playing with two men, Trenaman and Thompson, also de¬ feated Mogridge. This left Wootton and Ramsey in the finals. These two teams struggled through a short game in which the result was always in doubt. In a close and breath-taking finish, Ramsey won by a very small margin, thus securing the crests that are emblematic of supremacy in the Normal Curling world. The entire program of the curling club was a great success- We feel that much of this success is due to the efforts of the execu¬ tive in promoting interest in, and enthusiasm for the game, and to the whole-hearted leadership of Mr. Loucks. If all Normal School Curling Clubs proved to be such a success we might confidently expect to see the teachers of this province be¬ coming educators in the art of curling as well as in the art of arithmetic or spelling. -N--- Code: “Can you lend me a buck for a month, old boy?” Wink: “What does a month-old boy want of a dollar?” Baseball and Football. Tennis and Golf. Reliable Sports Outfitters for Over 20 Years Alex Martin Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. 117 EIGHTH AYE. WEST, CALGARY, ALTA. We Give Quality, Value and Service Bicycles and Accessories. Fishing and Camping Outfits