Danforth Technical School - Tech Tatler Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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52 RIFLE TEAM During the 1948-49 season the rifie team made an excellent showing in the two Dominion matches. They placed second in the D.C.R.A. with an average of 95.1 and third in the A.C.L.C., aver- aging 94.6 for twelve men, losing both trophies to a team from Lamont, Alta. Wendell Stevenson led the way in both matches with an average of 99.7 and, in addition to winning a best shot crest, he won the Elms trophy for the third straight year, firmly establish- ing himself as the outstanding shot in the school. The other members of the team were D. Ellis, first class crest and D. Pelz, T. Orrett, C. Sirois, J. Griffin, V. Clark, G. Marshall, J. Nolan, and G. Ellis awarded second class crests. 'Ilhis year Mr. Elms has very few members of last year's team returning to the school and is counting on the new shots whom Mr. McKenzie, Mr. Millar, Mr. Bleecker, and Mr. Knox are sending up to the team from their after school practices. If Danforth is to keep up the high standard of marksmanship which has won it several Dominion champi-onships in the past few years, many more good riflemen will have to come out and aid the team. Come on, Danforthg show them how! SKI CLUB Snow came early this year, so Dan- forth ski enthusiasts organized, with high fhopes, their ski club. Mr. J. R. Potvin sponsored the club and the ofiicials were elected by the members. These people were: presi- dent, Glen Fitzgeraldg vice-president, Gordon Watsong secretary, Mae Gennog and treasurer, Don Palmer. An able committee of assistants, Margot Hitch- cock, Betty Garrat, J acki Kerslhner and Ferne Gould was also elected. These people worked 'hard and, still scanning the sky for snow-clouds, managed to get seventy-three paid-up members by Christmas. TECH TFITLER We had Aa wonderful snow storm on January 7 and came back to school with h-igh hopes of a trip to Dagmar the following week-end. Rain, however, dampened our spirits and we couldn't manage a trip before March 's lion pro- vided the snow. So, throughout January and Febru- ary, the moths enjoyed our new ski- suits, but we still hoped for ten feet of snow, keeping our spirits up by holding a very successful dance in the ygm. That March snowfall saved the day, however, and the club recorded a bon- anza year. Here's 'hoping there is more snow next year! BASKETBALL M4C took the 1950 Senior Interform Basketball Championship in a thrilling final clash with I3A. The Fourth Form- ers had to win the hard way over a close-knit Grade XI defence, coming from a 9-15 half-time deficit to eke out the title by the narrow margin of one point, 19-18. I. i t li l O'Bright and Shedden were the best hoopsters for the winners running up over half their aggregate between them, while Abernethy and Petroff sparked the I3A quintet. Rfoll-call for the new school champ- ions runs: Buckner, Welsh, O'Bright, Nesbitt, Shedden, Medland, Frank Rich- ards, Don Richards, Keith Rycroft, and John Surgeoner.

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TECH TFTTLER 51 THE BOY HUD THE GHTUEU CROSS COUNTRY Hail heroes! Danforth is proud of her fleet-footed cross-country specialists who this year won both the T.S.S.A.A. Junior and Senior crowns and then went on to cop Dominion laurels. Coached by Mr. A. W. Soloman the harrier experts trained rigorously three nighsts Weekly onthe cinder oval at their back door. Reward for this effort came when they finished one competition point ahead of Northern Vocational to take the annual two and a half mile j aunt over the hills of High Park. The first Danforth runner to cut the tape was veteran Irwin Ledlie who placed fourth in the field. Don Hicks, Bill Chaplin, Dick Hobbs, and Earl Thomas grouped right behind him to aggregate the least number of team places against them. Jack McRoberts led our Juniors to their title by capturing the individual junior crown in twelve minutes and forty seconds. Other young runners who upheld Tech 's name were Eric Schwen- dau, Sam Scowcroft, Dick Leslie, and Chuck Turner. Then, eagerly questing new fields to conquer, the distance boys entered a team in the Dominion title meet held conveniently close alt Leaside High School. Again they came through with fiying colours to win the Hi-News Tro- phy, symbolic of Canadian second-ary school cross-country supremacy. Ledlie, McRoberts, Hicks, Chaplin, Leslie, Thomas, and Calder carried the good old red and white to this final victory. GYMNASTICS Last spring, our star gymnasts, with the expert coaching of Mr. V. Wendorf, sparkled to the T.S.S.A.A. Gymnastic Championship. Don Bartle exhibited terrific form in the most difiicult move- ments thus winning the honour of In- dividual City Champion. Previously, in a pre-season meet, the team had placed third. After rigid train- ing through the winter months, the team rose to peak form. This is the first time that our alma mater had won the title since 1936. In the All-Ontario Meet at Hart House the Gym team proved them- selves third besft in Ontario. The team members were: Earl Pfaff, Captaing Don Bartle, Doug Warrington, W. Ella- cott, Dick Hales, Lorne Mawhinney. This year our gym team hopes to take the laurels again, for Don Bartle, Dick Hales, Lorne Mawhinney an-d two out- standing juniors are ready to flow through their movements for t-he glory of dear old Danforth. Our Junior Team tried hard and placed third in the city championships. Tommy Sanlon, captain, G. David, B. Logue, T. McCauley, and R. McDermott were the enthusiastic contestants. D.T.S. FIELD DAY Danforth Tech's own field day was held on Thursday, June 2, 1949. Many records were shattered. The school was honoured with the presence of Miss Margaret Fitkin, former Director of Athletics for the school, and now from Chicago. Irwin Ledlie won the individual sen- ior sports events with Dave West close behind. B. Bentley topped t-he Interme- diate with English leading the Juniors. Fevereau led the Juvenile class. Dave West equalled the previous record of the 100-yd. dash in 10.4 sec- onds. In the 220-yd. final -he beat the record set by himself in '45 in 24.0 seconds. Don Cheeseman threw the javelin 134 fft., 2 in. for another new record. Vern Rice broke the Intermediate 220 record in 24.6 seconds. B. Bentley rheaved the discus 91' 3 for another new mark. The Junior high jump was equalled by Allison with a jump of 5 ft. 0 in. John Bergman broke a thirteen-year- old shot put record with a put of 42 ft. 7 96 in. in the junior competition.

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TECH THTLER SENIOR TRACK TEAM REAR: Bill Chaplin, lrwin Lecllie, Mr. W. Soloman, Earl Thomas, Rich Hobbs. FRONT: Don Hicks, Dave Calder, Dick Leslie, Jack McRoberts. SENIOR BASKETBALL TEAM REAR: D. Phillips, J. Sheddon, H. Xvoollacott, J. Ellis, R. johnson, R. Buckner J. Frame, Mr. V. H. Wendorf. FRONT: H. Abernethy, B. Chaplin, K. Pearson, D. Otto, R. Whites, D. Rogers. J. Hutchinson.