Central Collegiate Institute - Analecta Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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The Analecta 23 finish C.C.I. displayed when playing host to Crescent Heights in an exhi¬ bition game when they pulled the game out of the fire by two points by a spectacular final minute rally. Their first defeat was suffered in the second meeting with South Calgary on their own floor. The game see¬ sawed throughout, South Calgary having a one-point advantage at the final whistle. By defeating South Calgary twice on Central floor and winning all four games from Mount Royal College, Centrals qualified to meet Commercial High School in the final. This game was played at the Y.M.C.A. and resulted in a victory for the Stenogs by a score of 13 to 11. Central led at half time by 5 to 3 but were unable to hold their lead due chiefly to the superior marksmanship of Commercial when shooting from the free throw line. THE NEW CREATION We’re of the New Creation, We’re of the Jazz-Band crew The scoffers and beraters Of the morals our parents knew. We’re built of flesh and blood. Sir! Perhaps you’re made of stone. This age was never meant, Sir! For us to stay at home. We call it seeing life Sir! And we drink of its rich red wine But we are not wholly bad Sir! Just out for a real good time. And our hearts they still ring true Sir! Though tarnished a little we know: But if you only saw within Sir! They’re as white as the driven snow. We’ll tame down after a while Sir! We’ll sober and mend our pace. We don’t do anything now Sir! That you would’nt have done in our place. For you’re built of the very same stuff Sir! As us of the care free crowd. You’re blood runs just as mad Sir! You know but you won’t avow it. Perhaps we’ll see you again Sir! Sometime in the years to come. When the sporty days have fled Sir! And we’ve found a big Someone. Perhaps you’ll realize then Sir! That you’d understand the lass. That she wasn’t so bad after all Sir! It’s the Twentieth Century class. J. HALL.

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The Analecta 25 SENIOR RUGBY Did you ever stop to think how it is that C.C.I. has retained that Senior Championship for so long? No? Then, kind reader, sit down and rest your hands and face, while I spout wisdom. Here is the secret, which includes ten points. The first is the spirit of the old school, secondly, the ability of the boys who turn out to regular practice, and the other eight reasons are Arnold Wark, our very efficient coach. To this hardy veteran of the grid the School joins in extending their sincerest thanks for his indispensible services. Arnold always gave us the latest line-up and signals and in this way we were about forty-seven jumps ahead of our competitors. One more reason which may be attributed to the constant success of the Seniors is the loyal way in which the student fans turn out to the games and cheer for the purple and gold. That rugby is the most popular High School Sport in Calgary can readily be seen by the number of players envolved in the actual play. There were in the neighborhood of three hundred and twenty-five students making up the six junior, seven intermediate, and five senior rugby teams. C.C.I. has not been quite as fortunate this year, as in preceding years, in capturing as many of the much valued trophies. They cannot, how¬ ever be termed as “also-rans,” because no team can truthfully say that Central ever fell easily. In fact the Intermediates lost out in the finals while our Juniors met defeat in the semi-finals. The Seniors still hold the title, however, having won it for the last four successive years and tenaciously intend duplicating their successes down through the centuries. The first Senior game of the season saw East Calgary High, drawn against C.C.I. Much speculation preceded the game, with East Calgary tipping the scales at nearly the same figure as Centralites. However, in the first two minutes of the game, when C.C.I. got their first touchdown Central stock went up out of sight. From that first “touch,” it became evident that the East Enders were outclassed in the play and speed and with the exceptions of a few pretty plays pulled off in the first stanza, were never dangerous. The game ended with a 48-0 score for Central. Second Game.—This second game revealed the vain efforts of our old time rivals, Crescent Heights, to bring the purple and gold banner from its lofty pinnacle. The Crescents managed to gain five points in this game and some still say it was luck, but here are the circumstances, judge for yourself: O’Connor, bucked the ball from ten yards out, across the touch line and waited for the whistle, when lo, andbehold, in some mysterious manner the pigskin slipped away and when next seen was in the proud possession of one of the enemy who immediately emigrating to our own touchline, scored the first point. After this episode C.CJ. tightened considerably and the game ended in a 35-5 win for Central. With two points more tucked safely away our next step was to muss up South Calgary’s plans which would practically decide the champion¬ ship. Third Game.—At last the day came around for the decisive game. Neither team had lost a game and the clan from South Calgary, headed by George McTeer, presented a very formidable array of grave-diggers.