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

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QhR MsjoudsiJiL. Gordon Bell has a pert squad of twelve girls and—something new this year—a mascot—to lead the school in cheering the Panthers on to victory. The two leaders this year, Lynne Dolan and Anita Ross, the only returnees from last year’s group, taught the girls the cheers and everyone learned them within a short time. These purple and gold clad girls were out at every rugby game regardless of rain, cold or snow. The Cheerleaders were also present at all the Varsity basketball games to do their best, along with the team supporters, to cheer the boys on to victory. This group of girls have certainly been a credit to the new Gordon Bell and we hope that they will continue to be so next year.

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J ' oatbalL The Gordon Bell Panthers, 1960 edition started the season true to form. The defending champions walloped the Daniel Mac Maroons 19-0 in the Red Feather Tourna¬ ment. It was too much Panthers and too little Maroons. Led by John Kemp the Panthers scored two unconverted touchdowns and then added a converted major to even out the scoring. Majors went to Bruce McLean, Don La- Forte and John Kemp. Kemp also converted one of the touchdowns. The first league game of the season resulted in victory for the Purple and Gold. Here again the aerial attack proved to be the deciding factor. Kemp completed 7 out of 9 passes to lead Gordon Bell to a 26-7 victory over the Sisler Spartons. Tim Stratton pulled in two of Kemp’s aerials for two touchdowns and fullbacks Jim Kirkness and Don LaForte pulsed up on each along the ground. Two of the majors were converted by John Kemp. A goal line stand late in the fourth quarter climaxed a well played game. The second game of the season proved to be disastrous for the Panthers as they suffered a 13-0 set back at the hands of the Daniel Mac Maroons. Daniel’s defensive wall just couldn’t be penetrated by the Gordon Bell squad. The climax of the game came late in the first quarter as Daniel’s Dale Helgason broke through and galloped for a 101 yard touchdown. Phil LaBue rounded out the scoring when he picked up a Gordon Bell fumble and ran it back for a touchdown. Eager for winning the Panthers walloped the green shirts from Tech-Voc 23-0. Accurate passing by John Kemp resulted in two touchdowns. The first went for 22 yards to Tim Stratton and the second to Bob Whitlaw for 9. Kemp converted all three touchdowns. Late in the second half the Panthers nailed Tech for a safety touch thus finishing off the scoring for the night. Next time out the Panthers assured themselves of at least a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot by defeating the St. John’s Tigers 15-7. The scrappy tigers fought gamely, but they were no match for the Panthers. Kemp opened up the scoring by rambling 72 yards for a touch¬ down. Bob Whitlaw set up the next Gordon Bell touch¬ down. The Tigers came scoring back to score a converted touchdown. The outcome of the game was very much in doubt until Whitlaw caught Tiger’s Casey Rocznich in the St. John ’s end zone for a safety touch. The Panthers continued their winning ways defeating St. Paul’s Crusaders 14-7. It was an alert St. Paul’s team that took the field against the Panthers. Time and time again they successfully defended against Gordon’s passing attack. Because of the first quarter Jim Kirkness dashed ' Sifidim, jisdL (panttwiA, 37 yards through the line and scored the first touchdown. The Crusaders began a determined drive and it wasn’t till they were deep in their end zone that the Panthers finally stopped the Crusaders. Early in the second period John Fisher recovered a St. Paul’s fumble and thus set up Gordon’s second major of the night. Don LaForte crashed the right side of the Crusader line and rambled for a touchdown. St. Paul’s lone touchdown came later in the last quarter when the Gordon line finally weakened and cracked. Late in the fourth quarter White was rouged on Kemp’s deep punt to round out the scoring. In their next encounter Gordon Bell was matched against their old rivals Kelvin. Gordon Bell drew first blood as Kemp booted for a single which was set up by a 44 yard pass from Kemp to Stratton. Minutes later Gary Zilkey recovered a fumble on the Kelvin 32. On the next play Kemp fired a 28 yard pass to Bruce McLean. From there Don LaForte crashed over for a touchdown. The first quarter ended 7-0 in favour of Gordon Bell. John Trojack’s magnificent punting was the deciding factor in the battle. Twice he booted the ball into the Gordon Bell end zone for singles. A bad snap from centre set up Katies winning touchdown. Kemp got his kick away but it only regained the yards lost on the snap. Trojack and Tazawk took turns slamming away at the Panther’s defensive line and Trojack finally broke through from seven yards out. The gun sounded and the 8-7 defeat left Gordon Bell in third place behind Kelvin and Daniel McIntyre. In the semi-finals Gordon was matched against the Daniel McIntyre Maroons. Early in the quarter the Maroons forced the Panthers to kick and then returned the punt 36 yards. On the Dannies first play from scrim¬ mage Dale Helgason burst over right tackle and raced 49 yards for their first touchdown of the night. Late in the second quarter Gary Geubert’s punt got away from Bruce McLean and Phil LaRue recovered. Three plays later Yoshino made the score 12-0. Relying on the strong punt¬ ing leg of Gary Geubert, Daniel added two more singles in the third quarter to come out on top by a score of 14-0. The defending champions were defeated. It was silent in the dressing room after the game. The Panther’s 1960 edition played their last game as a unit. It was a good year for the Panthers. They had played well as a single unit and provided some of the most exciting high school football ever seen. There were many standouts both in the backfield and on the line. But it wasn’t only the individual stars who made Gordon Bell the team it was. It was the whole team, under the able guidance of Mr. Anderson, who put up such a fine showing. We’re all very proud of you. Well done team!

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jAadc J ' hdcL For the second time in as many years Gordon Bell has participated in the indoor track meets. Under the able guidance of Miss Morton, Miss Johnson and Mr. Anderson, many students participated in this sport. Daily groups of students would be seen running in the halls in the morning, at noon-hour and after four making ready for the first track meet. Time trials were held in Minto Armories and many Go rdon Bell teams qualified to run in the Indoor Track Meet January 20, at the Winnipeg Arena. Gordon Bell gave a good account on its behalf. In March Gordon Bell again participated in the indoor track meet at the Arena. Again Gordon Bell students proved that they could be counted on for a good showing. Again Gordon Bell was brought into the limelight, this time by the speedskaters. With a tremendous showing Gordon Bell triumphed over all other high schools. This success can be attributed mainly to the daily noon hour prac¬ tices, the excellent calibre of skaters, and our coach, Mr. Solar. The two girls’ relay teams placed first and third, while the boys’ teams placed fourth due to un¬ fortunate spills. To Mr. Solar, who made it pos¬ sible for us to enter the competition, who dropped a few hints on how to improve our skating, and provided excellent chauffeur service—a big thank you from all the speedskaters. The girls first team for the second year in a row placed first in the city finals. 54