City Park Collegiate Institute - Park Bench Yearbook (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada)

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THE PARK BENCH 27 Cl RLS' BASKETBALL 1 BACK ROW: Marybelle Langg Bernice Porteous: Mr. MeKechney,' joan Sparks: Dorothy Clement. MIDDLE ROW: Betty Bloomg Doris Woodsg Sheila Cairnsg Beatrice Eastwood: joan Walker. FRONT ROW: Dorothy Horelg Mary Lee Cale: Effie Hoffman. The City Park Girls' Basketball Team made a real comeback this year, securing the city championship after a long lapse of thirteen years. The opening game against Tech really set the pace, with City Park on the better half cf Z6-14. The following league games proved fairly successful, with Nutana coming out on top and City Park second. This meant the battle for the cup was to be between the double blue and the maroon and gold The first game of a best twocut-of-three series was played on City Park flocr. The game drew many supporters from each school, but the north side team was determined more than ever to win that cup from Nutana High this year. After a hard fight City Park managed to end up ten points ahead of Nutana with a score of Z7-17. The second game of this exciting series was played at Nutana auditorium. This time Nutana turned the tables with a final score of 32-27. The deciding game of the season was played at Technical Collegiate with an enormous crowd in attendance. Cheers echoed and reechoed through the hall when many a thrill-packed second put the crowd on their feet. Time's up! An excited yell from the timekeeper gave this all- important game to City Park, who nosed out Nutana with a close score of 16-14. Honorable mention goes to the first and second line-ups for excellent teamwork and lContinued on Page 321

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26 TH15 PARK BENCH u SOCCER I s f ' BACK ROW: john Connelly Erie Sigvaldasong jack Clarkg Mr. Tufts,- Bill Huglzesg jark Shavery Peter Cameron. MIDDLE ROW: Bob Myers: Herb Clernentg Bob Abbeyg Bob Sassevilleg Harold Smeeyg Walter Gilclirzgg Fred Rawson. FRONT ROW: Neil Harrisg Tom Hewitt. The Soccer Team made history this year when it won the championship for the first time. During the whole series only one goal was scored against us icheersl. There were two line ups, one for the first three games and another for the rest of the games. LINE UP Goal: Sasseville fClarktg Full Back: Clark CSassevillel: Cameron and Hughes CShaverlg Half Back: Harrington CStaceyJy Hewitt, Sigvaldson C1-Xbbeylp Forward: Myers, Clements tRawsonl: Stacey CSiggyJg Gilding CHarringtonlg Connell tl-larrisl. Dis is a light team, let's give em da woiks , a Bedford player was overheard say, at the first game of the season. Da woiks , didn't woik, Connell scored one goal, and Clement, assisted by Myers, scored another. The victory was largely due to our lightest man, Tom Hewitt C165 poundsl. Tech had the ball whistling around our ears in the next game, but B. Sasseville held them out of the goal. The game was tied. The only goal against us was scored in the Nutana game. G.ine up changes herel. The next game with Bedford was slightly rough. Myers scored one goal for us, We now had five points to Nutana's seven, and had to win both of the following games to get the championship. Although the next game was a trifle slow, Harris managed to slip in a neat goal--assisted by Tech. fFree 'kick for us.l Nutana tied Bedford, making the score eight, seven for Nutana. The last game was a pip. Clark had his eye on the ball, Cwhen it wasn't on the galsb stopped every potential goal. Hewitt, Cameron, Hughes, and Shaver had the pleasant job of rooting their hard-earned gains back where they belonged. Myers fogled em, Harris was our fast man. Clement, Connell, and Gilding passed the bg11 Ground furiously. Abbey, Stacey, and Siggy worried them so much they all had net-vo land us iContinued on Page 329

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28 THE PARK BENCH BOYS' BASKETBALL I STANDING: Mr. Kalmakoffg Hugh Simpsong Lyall Markleyg Phil Spellerg jack Shaverg jim Gardrzerg Bob Sfrofher. SITTING: Bill Hughesg Harold Esfeyg jack Clarkg Lorrie Carrollg Rollie Williams. KNEELING: Bob Craigg Bob Sasseville. The whole school is proud cf our basketball champions. We who do not have the spark of ability and must stand on the sidelines to cheer our team on, envy the glory that covers them as they stride victorious from the floor. But behind this victory and glory lie hours of hard drill, when the smallest mistakes are brought out and raked over the coals. Behind our possession of the coveted trophy lies the untiring work of MR, KALMAKOFF and the team. Don't think those practices are all fun and play. Oh no! they're not. l know. In was at one once. After I was carried away from that session I could understand how the team could win games, playing at dazzling speed. All through the season City Park came up against one stumbling block: the old rival, Nutana. Games between the two teams were battles of the first degree. Once the score was 28-28, and another time, 20 all, During the finals the teams were extremely well matched. Through the regular schedule of two games with each collegiate, the boys out-played Tech 25-22 and 22-9. Bedford was defeated 32-l7 and 37-29. Yet none of these games was exactly a cinch. The finals with Nutana did not open very satisfactorily for City Park. On home grounds, yes, on home grounds, we were white-washed, beaten 25-l2. However, we were not yet sunk, not while the series was two out of three. Appearing in Nutana gym we showed we were still in the fight by trouncing the double blue 26-25. The last, a memorable game, was held on neutral soil, in Tech gym. As the game progressed City Park's mood changed from one disconsolation to jubilation. tContinued on pgge 317