Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School - Specula Galtonia Yearbook (Galt, Ontario Canada)

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60 SPECULA GALTONIA V , 1 w 5 I l But when the trumpet has blared the call of battle, and the noble warriors meet upon the field of honor, amid the struggling foes Sir Archer holds full sway. Win or Lose, he is always with them, ever II urging, ever encouraging, ever demanding that they play the game .... Boys' Sports OYS' athletics at the school this year got away to a bad start. Due to in- eligibility through academic standing, coupled with other local rulings, it was found impossible to field a senior rugby team to defend the cherished Hamilton cup which was, so recently, brought back to its rightful home. With some misgiv- ings, the few players that would have formed the nucleus of a team donned uni- form foreign to the school. Although the absence of the Galt Col- legiate from senior Wossawas a very lamentable and regrettable fact, never- theless her name in the great fall pastime was very ably carried by her struggling Juniors Who, snatching up the torch dropped by their elder brothers, dashed gallantly forward to bring to their be- loved alma mater an honour she had never yet attained-the McFadyen cham- pionship. To pass on and let their deeds remain unsung would be impossible. One cannot know what ,that championship means to the junior teams of future years unless he diligently followed those of the past years and 'witnessed himself the many crushing defeats that they, in their fight to play the game and win, suffered at the hands of their much older and heavier op- ponents. It gives to other teams, a goal to reach, an encouragement and will to stick to the end and conquer. N ever say die -truly has it been their motto and truly have they kept it. All hail the juniors of '29 and may their un- conquerable spirit remain ever with the wearers of our colours.

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We If you can jfall the unforgiving minute, With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the earth and everything that's in itg And--what is more-you'll be a man, my son. KIPLING

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SPECULA GALTONIA 61 JUNIOR RUGBY TEAM4THE McFADYEN CHAMPIONS Front Row, left to right-Allan, Dietrich, Mills, Hodgins tCapt.l, Hugo, Kemp, Campbell. Second Row-G. Lorriman, Peters, Dawson, Snelgrove, Roelofson, Dando, Sternall. Third Row-Mr. F. A. MacLennan, B.A. QCoa.chl, S. Lorriman, Bond, Principal T. H. NVho1ton, M.A., Huggins, Mr. P. F. Unsworth tMgr.l To Mr. MacLennan, that friend of every gridder, may We, the entire School give thanks. He kept good faith and coached those fighting juniors to victory. Through mud and rain, he stayed with them ever alert to anyshow of weakness. The league, itself, developed into a struggle between Brantford, Kitchener and Galt with Guelph the weak sister of the group. Galt lost to K. and W. in a close game and K. and W. in turn dropped before Brantford, who were easily defeat- ed by our own Juniors. After the smoke had cleared away, Galt and Brantford were ordered to play off for the title. In this game the entire team played inspired football and as a result the McFadyen cup is now with us. CCC INTERFORM RUGBY HE true value of this league has in- deed made itself known. A glance over the Champion Junior line up will reveal many of the graduates from these ranks. The G. C. I. backfield played a great part in the victory. The sensational run- ning of Snelgrove and Peters, Dawson's tackling and Roelofson's kicking and plunging were easily of senior caliber. The tackling of the team as a whole was outstanding, this property alone showing that the youngsters had the goods. THE McFADYEN CHAMPIONS Flying wing-H. Dando. Halves-Snelgroveg Peters, Roelofson. Quarter-Dawson QCapt.l. Snap-Hodgins. Insides-Hugo, Mills. Middles-Kemp, Huggins. Outsides-Campbell, Sneath. They also served-Smith, Hughes, Bond, Dietrich, Lorriman. This year provided with sweaters, the teams presented more or less a unified ap- pearance. They strove under such versa- tile names as Cannibals, Bulldogs, Tigers and Wildcats. The winner of the Junior series was the Cannibals who, finished the series with one loss against four Wins. Y l