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

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JUNIOR RUGBY The 1933 edition of junior rugby proved to be one of the strongest that has yet represented Eastern Commerce on the field of honour . Under the guiding interest of Mr. Carter, the assistant coaches pounded rugby into the players, of whom a large number were recruits. For several weeks, Dint Moore and Mike Shamata toiled night after night, putting the boys in shape. Un' fortun'ia'tely,. there was only time for one practice game with Siberry A.C. Commerce came out on top with score of 14f8. During this game, Mayo, the Commerce quarterback, was injured, making it impossible for him to particif pate in further games. This loss was a setback for Eastern in their first scheduled game with Western Tech. but Henderson took the helm and played at quarter for the remainder of the season. Commerce was slow in getting into winning form, but ended the season with flying colours. The first game, at Conboy Park with Western Tech., resulted in a Zfl loss for Commerce. McCuffin kicked the first point and Eastern held this slight ad' vantage until the closing minutes of the game, when Western kicked two successive points. Vainly, the 'boys tried to regain the lead, the whistle blew with the score still at 2f1. In their next encounter, with Dan' forth Tech, Tait scored with a well' placed kick and Airey plunged for a touchdown which was converted. In the meantime, Danforth made two touchf es, and converted both. During the last period, Henderson tackled for a point, and Danforth kicked two, making the score 14f8 in favour of Tech. i The hardest fought game was a win over Northern Vocational. Northern made a touch in the early part of the game, and held this advantage until the third period. Twofhelmet Airey, Parkes and Kerr plunged consistently, and the Northern line weakened under the onslaught. Airey carried the ball over, and Tait converted his touch. The combined tackling of Henderson, Bell Fifty-eight and Macartney, forced the Northerners back and Commerce rejoiced over the 86 victory. ' Eastern completely outplayed Central Commerce in the last scheduled game. Hunter and Glenn plunged incessantly, until they were each rewarded with a touchdown. jones intercepted a forf ward pass and made a run of 40 yards, and Tait kicked two more points. The tackling of Blandford, Steen, Holbrook and Lunney were also features of the game. Besides snapping the ball, Doherty's fighting spirit made it rough for the opposing line. Brick and Shallf horn, although late starters, plunged for considerable gains. At Pickering College, Commerce playf ers enjoyed a novel experience when they played the Collegians at New' market, The team motored to the colf lege, and following the game, a very enjoyable dinner was served by the hosts. Bk lk lk bk WITH SENIOR CAGERS Eastern Commerce has only one draw- back with basketball, there is a lack of material. Although the senior squad went into every game with the conf fidence of a champion basketball team, they just couldn't click. The linefup was as follows: Marr, centre, Morton and Henderson, lforf wards, Smith and Moore, guards. The alternates were: Airey, Bolton, Long, guards, Shea and McCuffin, forwards. Marr was fast breaker and when in close, was always a dangerous man around the basket. When Morton ref ceived the ball, it was always a toothf ache, for the opposing team. Henderson, a brilliant player at all times, with only two -years of basketball behfind him, steps into senior company and stars wonf derfully. Smith and Moore were a smoothfworking piece of mechanism. Smith was always a closefchecker and not many players got past him. Moore EASTERN ECHO

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son. Every player starred. Commerce 3, Tech. O. DANFORTH TECHNICAL Another victory! This game was a thriller from start to finish. Commerce led 3'O at halfftime, and through touch' downs by Wilson and Wilcox in the last half, the final score read 13fO in our favor. NORTHERN VOCATICNAL The first loss! The hoys got a had game out of their systems. The team missed a couple of its regular players through injuries. It was a hard hattle all the way, with the final score 1043. CENTRAL COMMERCE On to the third victory and thus a place in the semiffinals! Every player starred in this game, and it was Bert Steen who scored a touchdown and made victory Certain. Final score 9f3. BLOOR COLLEGIATE XVhat a day, what a day! We had never seen so much mud and water on one playing field. After an interval of meditation on the idea of holding a regatta in rughy uniforms, th.: Senior team leapt into the surging waves, cleats and all. And what a game it was! Soon after the unfortunate accident to Richardson, Bloor scored a touchdown and led at the end of the first quarter 711. In the second quarter Commerce splashed through to a touchdown, Wil' cox getting it. Heenan kicked for 3 points and gave Commerce a lead of S-7, going into the last quarter. Superior kicking hy Bloor in the last quarter gave them a victory hy the score of HMS. Thus the rughy season came to an end, and all the players are to he congratuf lated on their fine season, E E-----M , A E C z,:,,i, IGI QCDOOD H 2,3353 ' 5 -- CUVQGBCG Q 'mmf' 1' , N H2-H ' ' A L31 L'1 A 4.!.2f:.gg , :XB ' ..., v . 1 2 . la .5 YN JUNIOR RUGBY TEAM Hack Row: Mr. V. S. Varter ifoaclib. -l. Lranlmiiry. .l. Sliallliorn. XY. 'I'ait. ul. llriek. pk. l'arkt-s, I.. lillxs' IZ. Hlaiiilioi'il, Nlr. li. .-X. Siwiffi' l:Xss't. l'rini'ipal1. Kliflflle Row: ll. hlimon' 1,-Xssi l'o:u'Iih, li. Nlclliifiiii, li. lieiiiii-ily. Il. lit-rr. l. lliiiiter, l.. Ileiiili-ron. ,l. l,Hlll'l'lj. l . .Xiri-5, ll. llim-s, NI. Sliainata i.'Xssi. loarlil, Front Row: nk. Sims, lf. lili-nn, lf l.iiniiej'. ,l. Xlac'ai'tiii'i'. ,l. 511-vii, l, finest. fi. llivllhrwflli. EASTERN ECHO Fifty-seven

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SENIOR BASKETBALL TEAM Left to Right :-R. MeGuffin, A. Marr, H. Long, l.. Henderson, XY. Bolton, F. Airey, J. Brick, Mr. P. R. Douglas tL'oaehl, Mr. F. A. Spence lAss't. Prineipall. was the team's heavyweight, and always came through when called upon. Airey was also a dangerous man around the hasket. He always threw himself into every game, with the object of scoring or dropping. Bolton and Long were constant scorers, and hoth worked well together: they proved valuahle to their team. Well let us hope for a higger and het' ter team next year, when the juniors have advanced to the senior stage. JUNIGR FLASHY DRIBBLERS The junior cagers proved themselves the best ,team Eastern has seen in a long while. They swept all opposition hefore them into a pile of victories, and then went into the playfoffs and heat Oak' wood in the most hectic game of the season. They have now reached the finals. The team's linefup, was as follows: Kennedy, centre: Shaw, Clumpus, for' wards: and Russell and Hewitt, guards: Alternates: for centre, Matthews: for guards, Mann and Steen: Sims was a general suh. The juniors lost only one schedu.t game all season: and that was the hard' isa EASTERN ECHO fought game at the first of the year, with Northern Vocational. Kennedy at centre was the most outstanding player on the floor at all times: from a standf ing start, he would hrealt and leave all opposition standing where he had started. He was also the leading scorer of the team, and he pulled them out of the fire many times, to put them on the top again. Shaw and Clunipus, were a smooth pair of forwards. Clumpus could shoot just inside centre, from all angles: then he would turn his hack. for he was sure the hall would he in the hasket. Shaw was also a sharpfshooter and was a very intelligent player. Syd Russell, Fifty-nine