Gordon Bell High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL 37 Cordon Bell Field Day Gordon. Bell Field Day proved a great success and a stiff competition be¬ tween the Senior rooms 14 and 15 added to the interest of the meet. Special interest was shown in our High Jumpers, and for four very good reasons. These four reasons are: Wylie Spafford, Doug. McKay, Doug. Simpson and Warren Carleton, who are all capable of record breaking performances. In the Senior event Warren cleared 5 feet 10 inches, while Doug. Simpson did 5 feet 4 inches in the Intermediate final. Doug. McKay easily took the Junior title with a leap of 5 feet 7 inches, and Wylie Spafford caught Primary honors when he cleared 5 feet 2 inches. By winning the Primary High Jump, Broad Jump, Shot Put and Half Mile, Wylie Spafford won the individual championship of the school. Well done Wylie! Very few of the fans will soon forget the magnificent finish of the Junior half mile, when plucky Stewart Cumberland with a final dazzling burst of speed, overcame the big lead of Bill Edmondson, and then kept on to pass him, bare inches from the tape and win the race. Other close finishes were seen in the Primary half mile, when W. Spafford nosed out Jerry Harvey, and in Junior half mile, won by Archie Whiteford after a brilliant finish. Special mention should also be made of the Sprint winners. Jack Holloway, Len. McCullough, Fred Wood, and Harold Purdy, who gave very brilliant performances, and also of George Horton, Ivan Phillips, and Les. Cohen, other fine athletes who showed to advantage. Although those mentioned above are all winners, they were pressed to the utmost by the second, third and fourth place men whom space does not permit us to mention. It is a certainty that some of these boys will be point winners at the Inter-High Track Meet At the time of writing, Room 14 are the room leaders, being 3 points in front of Room 15, their only rivals. However, the running of the 220 yard dash may take the championship from Room 14. Speed Skating (Continued from page 34) The Grade XI Boys were unfortunate in their race against St. John’s Tech, and Daniel MacIntyre, but after a hard fight they managed to get second. Fred Wood’s spectacular skating as last man certainly made this team a threat. The members were: Jack Holloway, Cockburn McCallum, Harry Badger and Fred Wood. The success of these skaters should be sufficient incentive for those who succeed them. How long will Gordon Bell retain her three skating champion-

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL INTER-HIGH TRACK MEET C ONGRATULATIONS to Kelvin on their victory on Field Day. In the greatest record breaking performance held since the inauguration of the Meet in 1916, Gordon Bell in their initial effort played a noble part. Some¬ what handicapped by a small student body, Gordon Bell nevertheless fielded a track team which refused to admit defeat until the final event was won. The Bell boys made a fine showing in the sprints, taking five seconds and two .third places out of the eight events. Jack Holloway, Len McCullough, Archie Taylor, Doug. Bruce, Jack Sprange, Fred Woods, and Ray Bridgman all deserve credit for their splendid showing in the sprints. In the High Jumping events “the G.B.’s” more than held their own by copping second and third places in the Primary class, first place in the Junior class, second place in the Intermediate, and second and third in the Senior. Doug. McKay easily leapt to victory and a new record in the Junior High Jump event with a magnificent jump of 5 feet 6 inches. Well done, Doug.! In probably the hardest fought event of all, Warren Carleton, our senior high jumper de luxe, lost a heart-breaking decision to J. Boratski of St. John’s. Al¬ though Warren cleared the bar three times, he was fouled each time, while Boratski in his final leap took the title and another new record—5 feet 8% inches. Warren will be co-holder of this new record. Tom Kendall took third place in this event when he cleared 5 feet 6 inches. Another of our outstanding athletes was Wylie Spafford, who copped a third in the Primary Shot Put, with a heave of 36 feet 4 inches; and a second in a Primary High Jump, with a magnificent leap of 5 feet 4 inches. Doug. Simpson took second place in the Intermediate High Jump, while Jim Coyle aided the cause with a third in the Primary Class. Les. Cohen and Gerald Harvey were other point winners who gave all they had for the good old “Purple and Gold.” Our Primary Shuttle Team gave the fans a real thrill when they streaked to a clean-cut victory and new record and garnered five valuable points for Gordon Bell. Although space does not permit mentioning everyone individually, it is only right to congratulate every boy on the Track team, and to say that his work was appreciated by every person in the school. And so, to the students of Gordon Bell in future years, we say: “CARRY ON” and strive by clean sportsmanship to bring home the title so narrowly won by Kelvin in 1933.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL Boys ' Senior Basketball ' HE SENIOR team, under the supervision of Mr. Gow and Art Martin, f and assisted by Mr. Warren, made great strides in the development of their game. The majority of the fellows were rather inexperienced, and this proved to be a great handicap in Inter-High competition. They progressed rapidly, however, and by the end of their schedule were playing a game that was a vast improvement over the beginning. The members of the team were all hard workers and worked well together. Although placed in some very discouraging positions they were always there, giving all they had. Bill Stoneham (left guard), a steady, reliable man; Harry Tucker (right guard), Captain and an outstanding player; Tom Didmon (alt guard), will be valuable next year; Bob Worthington (alt guard), another prospect for next year; Cockbum McCallum (centre), his height was certainly effective; Howard Woodsworth (alt. wing), a hard worker, reliable; Bud Horton (right wing), ac¬ quired the habit of scoring baskets; Lawrie Grey (left wing), a steady worker. Boys ' Junior Basketball The Junior basketball team was by far the best team the school turned out (stated by one who knows). The basketball teams were under a big handicap, having to draw their material from inexperienced fellows, with the exception of a few, moulded together to form the Junior team. They were formerly chosen for the Primary team, but that league being dropped, they were drafted to the Junior league with a few slight changes. They were greatly outweighed in this class, but they bore the load magnificently. Although they did not win any games, they certainly deserved to win several times when they had exceedingly close scores. The team was coached by Art Martin and managed by Mr. Gow, assisted by Mr. Warren. The captain was Donald Best The team as a whole, played excel¬ lent basketball, and the outstanding players were: Angus Robertson (right guard), Don Best (left wing), Jack Holloway (centre), and Geo. Little (right wing). The team will be hit fairly hard by graduation, but they will be replaced by those of Grade IX and X who are improving rapidly, and we trust they will shake the jinx of this year.