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

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Senior Rugby Team Pluclcy Squad ALTHOUGH the seniors only won one game during the season it was no indication of their true ability. The big reason for their not getting far was the fact that they were a lighter team than any of their oppon- ents. Improvement was noted over last year's team. Credit for this goes to Mr. Carter who did splendid work as coach. Probably the best centre snap in high school rugby to-day is Norm. McDermott. He is a consistent tackler and a demon in breaking opponents' plays. At inside were Collard and V. Gib- .son. Collard could always be found at the bottom of the pile after every play, and Gibson took his turn at plunging which brought large gains. Shamata and Menard, middle wings. can be rightly called human tanks. Many of us will remember Menard for his al- most super-human efforts of last year. At the responsible positions of out- sides, Bill Gordon and Eddie Holbrook were unbeatable. They were brilliant in their tackling and receiving for- ward passes. At flying wing, D. Harrison was always a threat to the opponents. His throwing and Wes. McDermott's bril- liant catching of forward passes kept the enemies in a quandary. On the half-line. Wes. McDermott, Pete Richardson and Fred O'Leary made a fast and tricky trio. Richardson, the plucky youth with a man-sized beard. did some of the kicking. Alec Hill alternating. Hill could always be de- pended on to hoof the ball far and high. Quarter-back Bud Lunney held the responsible position of captain. SENIOR RUGBY SQUAD Baci: Row: W. Gordon, W. McDermott, J. Sawyer, M. Shomofo, W. Cumming, D. Horri- son, F. Menard, F. O'Lec:ry, F. Whi+combe. Middle Row: S. Millar, A. Lee. A. Foriner, E. Holbrook, Mr. Doidge lCoochl, N. McDermott, L. Whiteside, J. Fi+zGibbon, A. Hill. Fronl' Row: H. Murray, E. Richardson, V. Gibson, F. Collard, E. Lunney lCcp+oinl, J. Clancy, R. Smith, S. Norman, Mr. Carter lCoochl. Abseniz I. Boyd. EASTERN ECHO ii- l Fifty-nine

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BOYS' ATHLETICS Teams Gain Honors on Track and Field THE 1933 edition of the Eastern Echo marks the end of the eighth year of Eastern Commerce's partici- pation in city sports. During these years Commerce has risen from ob- scurity to a real threat in rugby and basketball. We owe our successful rise to our coaches who have changed limp teams into efficient fighting machines. Mr. Doidge assisted by Mr. Carter and Mr. Copp, supervised the general ath- letic activities of the school. These 'teachers spent a great deal of their time with the teams they volunteered 'to coach and should be heartily thank- ed and congratulated. To our coaches we express our 'heartfelt appreciation and to wish you every success in future years when we hope the school will be still bene- afiting by your experience. The Field Day last May 17, pro- duced some fine performances. The senior championship was won by Jack Smith, the intermediate by Stan Nor- man and the junior by Eddie Taylor. Between these three lads many rec- ords were broken. Bill Groves raised the senior high jump record from 5' 2 to 5' 10 . He also set a new senior running broad jump record of 19' 1 . Jack Smith broke the old senior 220- and 440-yd. records. In the intermediate section Stan Nor- man brought the 440-yd. record down to 2 minutes, 25126 sec. Eddie Taylor broke the junior high jump record and tied the 100-yd. record of 1136 secs. The new records are on file and may be obtained from the Boys' Ath- letic Representative, Norm. McDer- mott. In the Toronto and District High School Championships, Jack Smith won the 100-yd. dash and came 2nd .Fiffy-eight 'J'-'-'J'-'N-f'u'nI -'-'-' Gym Display AS a result of the discontinua- tion of the cadets an exhibi- tion of gym work will be held on May 24th at the Exhibition. The Commerce gym team will put on a display of apparatus- work. -P'-'-'-F-'un'-'un'-F-'u' -'qFn'H' in the 220-yd. dash. Bill Groves won the senior high jump, and Stan Nor- man came third in the intermediate 440-yd. dash. At the Ontario High School Championships, Jack Smith came 3rd in the 100-yd. dash, and Bill Groves won the Ontario Champion- ship in the senior high jump. In the Toronto championships, Jack Smith won the senior 100- and 220- yd. dashes, setting a new record in the 220-yd. and tying the record for the 100-yd. Stan Norman came 2nd in the in- termediate half-mile run, and also came 4th in the 440-yd. run. Vic Gibson ran an excellent race to place 3rd in the senior 220-yd. and he also came 5th in the senior 100-yd. Bill Groves won the senior high jump championship, and came 2nd in the senior running broad jump. Later in the season, Bill Groves en- tered the Canadian Championships and Olympic trials, and succeeded in capturing 2nd place in the high jump, against the best jumpers in Canada. At the same games, Jack Smith ran for the Central Y relay team who came second in the Canadian cham- pionships. The athletic future of Eastern Commerce is very bright, indeed, with such outstanding runners and jump- ers attending our school. EASTERN ECHO

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A ' - .H M. ..,,... .. ..-- - .- - i l i 1 JUNIOR RUGBY SQUAD Back Row: Mr. Carter lCoacl'1l, J. Miller, A. Parkes, A. Hodgson, A. Steen, B. Kerr, E. Maxwell, Mr. W. Doidge lCOGCl1l. Froni' Row: G. Mayo, W. Bell, L. Henderson, K. Billings, J. Macartney, J. Williamson, C. Ayers, J. Bailey, E. Taylor. Absent: D. Maxwell, J. Gill, S. llobotson. Lunney specialized in making short end runs and in doing the bulk of the scoring. The old men of Commerce rugby, Murray and Doc Boyd, showed up again this year. Murraywas one of the scrappiest men we had, while Boyd was put out early with a strained back. Doing the relief work were Stan. Hill, Alf. Lee, Whitecombe, Cum- ming, Clancy, Roy Smith, Sawyer, Millar and Lipsett. These fellows proved real good players and could be relied on to make the game fast and exciting. if 'A' ir Juniors Fielcl Smart Team THE junior team didn't go far last season but they treated their sup- porters to some fine rugby spectacles. Under the guiding hand of Mr. Doidge the recruits formed a smooth Sixty and powerful rugby squad and soon proved a threat to other teams. How- ever, our weights were no match against the opponent's weights and as a result scores piled up against our men. Steen, Taylor, Maxwell and Bailey were among the best for our squad. Steen's plunging, combined with his previous experience proved to be a hard combination to beat. Taylor's and D. Maxwell's running and kick- ing on the backiield were a treat to the eye. Bailey starred at quarter until ankle injuries necessitated his replac- ing by Horses Ayres, who kept up Bailey's good work until the season's end. Parkes, Kerr, Ibbotson, E. Maxwell and F. Airey alternated at middle and inside- positions, holding their own against overwhelming weight. EASTERN ECHO