Eastern High School of Commerce - Eastern Echo Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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76 ,EASTERN ECHO great deal more distance on his kicks than did the Northern kicker and so Commerce had an advantage. At the end of the first half Commerce was leading Z-l. During the second half Commerce opened up the play with forward passes and a large percentage of them were successful. Hill kicked two more singles and Commerce held the Vocational team blank for the rest of the game. Hill's kicking, Menard's plunging, and the good all-round work of Lunney and W. McDermott featured the game. Eastern Commerce's First Semi-Final-Malvern Collegiate- Before a crowd of about 4,000 spectators Eastern Commerce met Malvern for the right to continue on in quest of the city championship. The game was played at Varsity Stadium. . During the first quarter play was tight and neither teams seemed to want to open up the play. Malvern had a decided advantage in weight but this was offset by the deadly tackling of Lunney and Morrison and the long runs made by Smith. In the second quarter Forbes of Malvern opened the scoring by a long kick which went over the touch-line. During the last half both teams fought desperately and finally, when Malvern got hold of a fumbled ball, they sent in their fiercest plungers to put across a touch. The attempt to- convert it failed. Malvern held their 6-0 advantage until the end of the game. Smith and N. McDermott played well for Commerce. The kicking of Hill and the tackling of Millar were very effective. Although Commerce did not secure a championship, -they are a team to be proud of, and this was shown by the large crowd that attended the game. We can only wish them better luck next time. y sEiN1oR RUGBY This was the first year that Eastern Commerce has ever had a senior rugby team. Mr. Carter, who is spending his first year at the school, coached the team during the latter part of the season. Previous to that the team had to get along without a coach, but, despite this fact, they did very well. The team was handled by Alec Stevenson, who played quarter. Fidler, 0'Leary and Brooker were the halves. Finbow played flying wing. The outsides were McCann, Morton and Gordon. The middles were Boyd and Murray and their holes were made by Hedrick and Miller, who toiled at inside. Collard was the snap. Hamilton, Stitzel, Fitz Gibbon, Motters- head and Prettie did good work as substitutes. Central Commerce-It was the luck of the newly-organized Commerce team to be drawn against the Central Commerce team in their first game. The Central team was the ultimate winner of the Tech- Commerce gro-upg they were a fast, heavy team with a lot of football experience in their heads. For the first half the superior tackling of the Commerce team offset the advantage that size gave to the Central team. However, weight began to tell and soon the Commerce team broke under the strain. Despite the fierce tackling of Stevenson and his good all-round work, the Central team rushed across two touches. Fidler's mammoth kicks gained a lot of ground for Easternbut injuries took their toll and Central monopolized the play during the last part of the game. Stevenson, McCann, Boyd and Fidler were the best of Commerce's team. Score, l4-0. Western Tech-Western Te-ch was the big-gest team in the

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EASTERN ECHO 75 in the third period Hill scored another single but Tech replied with a safety touch which put the two teams on an even basis. Hill booted another point across but Robertson tied it up again with a mammoth spiral. The game ended with the score S-S. Menard, Hill and Lunney all played an excellent game for Commerce. Northern Vocational-W'ith Northern in tirst place and Com- merce in second place, this game proved to be the most important of the schedule. A win would put Commerce in a tie for lirst place. Commerce received some bad breaks in the first period. Steinberg of Northern booted a long one and then fell on the fumbled catch for a touchdown which was converted. Commerce fought back strongly and showed a marked superiority but failed to score. ln the second period Hill booted two singles over and the Commerce tacklers made sure that the Catcher didn't get away. XVith long plunges Commerce carried the ball up the field and linally on one of their famous UD trick plays, Steen carried the ball across to put Commerce in the lead, 8-7. The game ended with the same score, although Northern tried desperately to tie it up. Menard, Morrison, XV. McDermott and Gibson all put up a wonderful game for Commerce. The Commerce team were then drawn against Northern again to decide the championship of the group. Northern Vocational-This game gave Commerce the champion- ship of the Tech-Commerce group and the right to compete in the playdowns for the city championship. During the first half Commerce ripped huge holes in the Northern line. but instead of trying for a touch they kicked for single points. llill had a sl ll ll ll I ll 1.2 SENIOR RUGBY TEAM Back Row-E. Richardson, H. Murray, F. Collard, Mr. Carter fCoachDg W. Fidler, F. O'Lc-ary, W. Go d . Front Rossa. Mottushead, J. Filzgibbon, T. Stitzel, A. Stevenson fCaptainJ: H. Hedrick, S. McCann, L. Morton. Missing-Miller, Prettie, Boyd, Monk, Chater, Brooker.

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li.-1.S'TERN ECHO 77 group and Commerce was the smallest team. llut every man went on the iield muttering, The bigger they are the haiwler they fall, :mtl they certainly proved it. Though big, the Tech team was slow. :mtl superitir speetl ln' the Commerce team gave them a slight ziflvaiitage. lfinally l-'iillei' liiiiittfl tht ball over the touchline for a point aml tacltliiig :mil lighting grinili' tht Commerce team refusetl to let their atlvxmtagt- gli. Sit-vt-iismi set-im-tl t- be all over the flelcl. l'iitller's lqicltiitg was excellent :mtl the tackling lit McCann and Gorclon was outstamliug. XYith all this at their commzmtl it is no woncler that Commerce ran tilt' the tit-ltl victors lui' :i score ull lell. Danforth Tech-This game is an example of what a great toll of injuries can do to a team. The flaring' tackling tit' the L'4immerei:il team proved to be their umloing, for nearly all nl- the players were hurl at one time or another. Commerce got the lirst point tlirougli a l-mg' lticlt lt-x Fitller but Tech responcletl through lftlwarmls. who sctiim-tl 5 singles :mtl xi touchdown. lloulqytlis atltletl two iiitire ttiuelitltiwiis 1'-ii' 'IX-eli. Nlt'L':mu was forcecltout of the game :mtl Stex'eiismi'w'as liartlly able lo wallt lieuaiist of an injured leg. The score, 17 lo 1, flties not really rt-fleet the play ill: Commerce was hardly able to reply to the Tech attack. Northern Vocational!-This being the linal game of the season a number of substitutes were useil, especially membt-rs ut' the 125 lb, teaiii Northern, although a big team. tlill not ilu very ettectixe wwirlt against such , ., .-.p Z, - IZS LB. RUGBY TEAM .. , C h 5 W. M , A. Marr, B. Cooper, Mr. F. Spence lAss't Principal! gEg5l5aY,wEla.,.:gA4gZr3-c:nlNf, grlliim, P. Luggs G. Reynolds, B. Rogers, D. Carphln, J. Williamson. F,-off ggsflglziorkyers, E. Roe, S. Norman, W. Bailey lCap!ainD: A. Cottam, E. Richardson, F. Shea.