Humberside Collegiate Institute - Hermes Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Central Commerce defaulted to Humberside and Parkdale outscored Bloor. This meant that Parkdale and Humberside must play off to decide the group championship. The game was a replica of their previous encounter. Parkdale showed no evidence of their slightly crippled condition and succumbed to the garnet, grey, and white team with tenacious reluctance. Humberside was made to light for every inch, and every point they scored was a hard-earned, highly gratifying point. The score was 9-l. North Toronto met us in the semi-final game. at Qakwood Stadium. In the first part of the game, Humberside kept North Toronto bottled up in their own half of the field, but just when the team had reached a scoring position, off-sides, or interference over the three-yard line, or a forward pass, would lose ten yards and offset this advantage. Thus it was that we scored only one point in the first half. North Toronto, on the other hand, finally broke away, kicked two points, and scored a touchdown when they picked up a loose ball. From then on, Humberside tried desperately to tie the score, but, at the critical moments, when a touchdown seemed imminent, a misplay, a fumble, or blunder of some description would give North Toronto possession and ease the pressure. Near the end of the game, Campbell fa junior playerl scored three points on a placement kick, but this was not enough, and the brilliant North Toronto team eliminated our seniors, by a 7-4 score. Snap-Powell, a good snap and defensive player, could, when necessary, plunge and play any line position capably. Insider-Schrieber, although eligible for the juniors, made a fine senior inside. He was always in his place, grimly breaking up all the plays that came his way. Deans was a hard worker, whose outstanding principle was to make inter- ference. In doing this he was very effective, for he hit all and sundry like a ton of bricks. Tutty was an inexperienced player, but, before the season ended, he was making smooth interference and playing his position very well. Blacklock lacked experience but not spirit and he soon became a useful man. Middlesi-Watson was the most effective tackler, plunger and line-man on the team. If you have seen him play, you will admit the truth of that state- ment. Bignall was a hard, speedy plunger with lots of pep and experience. Watch Reid! With no previous experience, he turned out late in the season and surprised everyone with his tackling and plunging. Outsides- Kenny Cope was a sure tackler, a hard fighter, and a true, inspiring captain. Still knew what to do and when to do ity He brought them down without fear or favour. Smith was a steady tackler and a sure drop kicker. He will be useful to next year's team. Despite his weight, Carson tackled hard and low with telling effect. Bernard, a newcomer to the game, was improving steadily. Quarter-Turner, a graduate from the juniors, guided the team safely through the season. Flying Wings-The long kicks of Lougheed drove the opposition back and accounted for many of Humberside's points. Boyd was a fast ball-carrier, a hard tackler and one of the greatest workers on the team. 115

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Senior Rugby Under the able guidance of the new coach, Mr. Patterson, Humberside's senior rugby team this year came from behind to win first place in the western section of the High School Rugby League. The seniors easily defeated Harbord in the first game of the season by 28-2, but, in view of the fact that Harbord had assembled its team very hurriedly, this result was only to be expected. The second game, however, was played against Oakwood with disastrous results. Qakwood began to score soon after the kick-off, and from then on tallied at regular intervals throughout the whole game. They amassed twenty points. On the other hand, Humberside played good rugby only in fits and starts. During one of the fits, Kedwell scored a touchdown, and due to one of the starts, Iiougheed was close enough to the line to kick for a point, giving Humberside a total of seven. This was certainly an 'foff day. and it nearly destroyed the team's chances for a good position in the group standing. Wlieil Humberside met Parkdale the following week, it was with the determination to do or die, for their opponents were undefeated group leaders. The ensuing battle was the hardest-fought game of the season, and it was with great rejoicing and even surprise that Humberside emerged victorious by a 14-2 score. This success gave the players heart to prepare themselves for the colossal task of beating the powerful undefeated Bloor team in their next engagement. It happened that Bloor was expecting fperhaps justlyil a soft game, and when Humberside had the audacity to score a touchdown within the first few minutes of play, the shock so befuddled the brains of the Bloor players that they seemed powerless to check the garnet attacks. The game resulted in a 22-4 trouncing for Bloor. Thus, with one scheduled game yet lu be played, lfarkdale, Bloor, and Humberside were tied for first place. Y ! f . -WP ' L K l '?' SENIOR RUGBY B. Powell, A. Deans, A. Tutty, Mr. Patterson, F. Bignall, C. Colition, G. Watson, D. Still, J. Bernard, J. Smith, A. Schreiber, F. Patterson, G. Turner, J. Boyd, W, Reid 4AbSentD-K. C0pe, Wm. Leachman, B. Lougheed, A. Blacklock. 114

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Coliton had a general all-round ability which made him a very useful relief man. Halves-Leachman, the fastest man of the squad, was a tricky, weavy runner. He made a great offensive threat, for, once away. he took a lot ot catching. ln his first year at rugby, Patterson paired with Leachman to form what was probably the fastest half-line in the city. His easy deceptive style was a worrv to tacklers and his speed in the open field was a revelation. Junior Rugby Although not semi-finalists, Mr. McLellan's junior rugby team should be commended on its season's record, its good sportsmanship and its clean, dashing style of play. The season was opened by a game with XVestern Tech. on a slippery, wet field at Hampden Park. The players were having their first game together and they did well to score eight points and to hold the hard-fighting VVestern Tech. boys scoreless. In -the se-cond game, Humberside showed its strength when it fought the scrappy Harbord team toe to toe, took advantage of the breaks, and downed its speedy, much-heralded rivals by 12-4. Oakwood provided the opposition in their next encounter and proved to be too heavy and experienced for the plucky Humbersiders. Hopes were high, in the early part of the game, when Stuart raced for a touchdown, but the advantage was short-lived and they had to submit to an 18-6 defeat at the hands of the champions. The following week the juniors met Parkdale, and a merry battle it turned out to be. The play see-sawed back and forth, featured by long end-runs and intercepted forward passes. Humberside, nevertheless, managed to hold the edge throughout, and earned a victory in one of the closest, snappiest junior games of the year. The score was 14-ll. The next game was with Bloor. The garnet, grey, and white not only held the maroon and gold but barely lost some fine chances to score. At half- time, Humberside was only a few yards from the Bloor line. In the last part of the game, the juniors broke loose, paraded up the field and scored a touch- down, only to find that they were one point behind when the game ended. I just one point kept the team out of the play-offs, and there was keen disappointment at this defeat. .The last game was played in the troubled waters of Hampden Park, against Commerce. At. this regatta our boys displayed a superior brand of water-polo, but otherwise the game was uneventful and Humberside beat Commerce by 10-O. X Humberside's future senior teams should not lack material. Wallace, Thompson, and Campbell have already been used on the seniors, and there gill re-mains a wealth of good material in Grant, Sisson, Stewart, Gallow, and iggins. 116