Hamilton Collegiate Institute - Vox Lycei Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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Enstvi' Y H X I, Y 1' IC l 1921 REPS BASKETBALL TEAM P. Dodson fCoa:hJ: C. Maier. G. Willard. G. Allan, G. Robinson. V. Pickard, W. Lloyd. H. Hannon lCaptainbg Capt. Cornelius lManagerJ. contest was expected when the reps were unable to make their shots count. ln this respect Brantford excelled and rarely missed an opportunity to score. The shooting of the reps was far below par and helped them along to defeat Nevertheless the issue was always in doubt until the last five minutes of play. Every time Collegiate scored B.C.l. came back with another, until the final whistle blew, the score reading 30-20 against us. Baldy Laidman, an old boy and for- mer basketball star of the school, filled the referee's position like an old-timer. The line-up: B.C.l. H.C.l, Lambert . , . Forwards , , . Willard Adams Allan Ziegler Lloyd Wallace . . . . Defence . . .. lVlaier Rogers Pickard Bier .. .. Centre .. . Robinson Ridley College 22 vs. H.C.l. 46 Our old friends and annual rivals from Ridley went back to St. Catharines with a defeat chalked up against them. The teams appeared evenly matched when play commenced. lt was not long before the boys from Ridley were frantically jump-

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Easter Y O X the visitors gained a four-point lead which the reps were unable to overcome. The line-up: St. Catharines C.l. H.C.l. Holland ..... Forwards . . . . Lloyd Schenk Willard Sullivan Allan Gregg.. Defence . . . . . Hannon Doucette Pickard Farmer Maier Barber. . Centre ..... Robinson East High, Rochester, N.Y., 47 v. H.C.l. I5 This is the first American team that has ever entered Hamilton to compete against the H.C.l. While making a sched- uled trip to Niagara Falls, the team from across the border favored us with an ex- hibition game on the large Y gymnas- ium. Although the large crowd that wit- nessed the battle was disappointed with the outcome they declared that it was a won- derful game. When play commenced it looked as though the teams were evenly matched, but Rochester soon broke away, and with short, snappy passes and bril- liant combination, they were peppering the H.C.l. basket from all sides. Hannon, our regular defence man and captain, suf- fering from a twisted ankle, was greatly missed by his team. At half time the score stood 20-8 in favor of Rochester. ln the second half Collegiate again got off to a good start and for a time checked their opponents with success. The Har- rington-Uhlin combination of the visitors completely dazzled the reps, who show- ed lack of combination and practice, many passes being intercepted and turned into goals for the visitors. After the bombard- ment had ceased and the sky had cleared of cheers the Americans were on top 47- IS. Collegiate were hopelessly outclassed from the start. The East High team is a wonderful working machine, their pass- ing, shooting and checking being of the very.best variety. It would take teams of senior calibre to beat them. Although the reps were badly beaten it was not a disgrace. Every man on the team work- ed hard from beginning to end. Not a person left the Y but expressed his Ii Y l' E I 1921 opinion that it was the best game staged in many a day by the Collegiate. The refereeing was a huge success at every turn. Bert lVlcKay handled the whistle to the entire satisfaction of all. The line- up: East High-Forwards, Uhlin, Boyce and Harriman: centre, Roberts: defence, Rapp, Hill and Brugler. H.C.l.-Forwards, Willard, Lloyd and Laiclman: centre, Robinson: defence, Pick- ard, Maier and Allan. H.C.l. 37 vs. Brantford C.l. 22. Our first victory of the season happen- ed away from home, when we took a fall out of B.C.l. The game followed a pre- liminary between the girls' teams from the two schools. Throughout the evening both schools exchanged their pet yells: but the victory of the rooters must go to Bert Challen, leader of the H.C.l. Root- ers' Club, and his band of ear-splitting screechers. Collegiate's superiority was evident from the start and in the first half they simply walked away from their op- ponents who seemed to lack a sense of touch, or an eye for the basket when they did smother a ball. At the end of the half Collegiate led by I9-6. ln the second half Collegiate loosened their defensive tactics with the result that Brantford began to creep up. However they did not get very far, for the loose de- fence was offset by strong attack which brought an easy victory, Although they outscored the home team by only two points in the final half many opportunities to score were passed up. The line-up: B.C.l. H.C.l. Lambert . . . . Forwards . . . .. Willard Adams Allan Ziegler Lloyd Wallace . . . . . Defence . . Hannon Rogers Pickard Maier Bicr . . ..... Centre ..... Robinson Brantford C.l. 30 vs. H.C.l. ZU Local students received a rude jolt when B.C.I. walked into Hamilton and defeated the H.C.l., after the trimming Brantford received at home. From the outset a close

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Eustt-1' V U X ing about in a vain attempt to 'keep up to the reps ' speed and combination. With a wide open defence staring them in the face, H.C.l. could not resist piling up the score and practically won the game in the first half with the score 24-I. ln the second half Ridley tightened their defence, but were unable to locate the basket, only about a quarter of their shots counting. Our boys also seemed unable to find the hidden circle. The excitement of the game was all in the second frame when Ridley began to pile up a score, as they fought hard to make the result as light as possible. The line-up: Ridley College H.C.l. McKenzie .... Forwards . . . Allan Price Lloyd Robinson Fowler Carew . . . . Defence . . . . Nlaier Hyslop Hannon Asthough Pickard Bright . . . Centre . . . . Robinson H.C.l. I9, St. Catharines C.l. Zl The whole Collegiate team played the return game at St. Kitts absolutely deter- mined to make up for their defeat at home. From the Hrst toss-up until the final bell sounded the team fought stub- bornly. The referee appeared a shade in- capable in handling the whistle, as he usually hesitated in his decision. When these hesitations began to favor Collegiate they were useless, as the game was too near its end. Aside from the foul shots, H.C.l. outscored their opponents l6-l0, which just about indicates the difference between the two teams while in actual play. ln the last half St. Catharines scored only one lone basket while Col- legiate started in to gain a lead. Their sprint came too late. The final whistle blew just as the St. Kitts team began to break and Collegiate was staging a fierce attack. The line-up: H.C.l. St. Catharines C.l. Willard . . . . Forwards ...... Holland Lloyd Shenk Fowler Sullivan Pickard . .. , . Defence . . . . . Gregg Maier Doucette Allan Farmer Robinson . . . Centre . . . . Barber Ir Y 1' IC I 1921 SOMETHING PERSONAL A few briefs on the wise and otherwise of the nrepsnz Hannon, a veteran of several seasons. was unanimously chosen captain, and rightly so. Whenever in the game his presence was always a steadying influ- ence to his team-mates and he usually played a brilliant game at defence. Pickard, at defence, has a style all his own. His snap-jump at rebounds from the basket is a sensation whenever he attempts it. Maier plays the game for all that's in it. A basketball is absolutely at home in his hand. At defence, maximum results with minimum effort appears his slogan. Lloyd, the only other member of last year's nundefeatedsf' plays a great game when in good condition. He displays good combination on the forward line. Allan, also a forward, checks back hard and a basket is certain if his opponent ever relaxes his vigilant watch. Willard is small in size, but manages to play pretty combination with his forward- mate. At St. Kitts he showed them all how to drop a basket from all angles. Fowler, at forward, was not given much chance to show his real worth. From all indications he has a sure eye for the basket. Robinson, at centre, plays a hard-check- ing, determined game. When he puts his mind on his work he usually gets excel- lent results. HOCKEY Hockey has enjoyed a more successful season this term than it has for over six years. Although the management en- countered much difficulty in obtaining suitable practice hours at the Arena, nevertheless the team indulged in at least one work-out a week. From the host of material available it was regrettable that a school league of some sort could not have been arranged. If the school had only possessed an out-door rink many clever hockey players could no doubt have been developed, and a successful hockey league formed: as it was, only those who had experience in previous years were able to make the team because of the