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

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Aside from the regular schedule, Humberside played several exhibition games. The most important of these was the Old Boys' game. The Qld Boys had a strong aggregation, including such well-known players as Bus Haugh and jack Roberts. The game was fast and exciting and after a titanic struggle the Old Boys emerged victorious by one point. Score: Old Boys 26, Humberside 25. Witli only two games left to play, at the time of writing, the season is practically over. It has been an interesting series which the players have enjoyed with Mr. Patterson as coach and Frank Patterson as captain. SENIOR BASKETBALL R. Simpson, A. Tutty, C. Delahey, Mr. Patterson, V. Faulkner, K. Wilson, B. Powell, S. Axmith, B. Miller, F. Patterson, G. Turner, F. Brown. fzmior Basketball The junior basketball team presented a well-balanced aggregation which was far up among the league's best. Stringer, Culiner, Gallow, and Higgins were very effective forwards, and the defence, made up of Sisson and Espie fcaptainj was very steady. Humberside at Oakwood-Humberside started the season at Uakwood in a fast, exciting game. At half-time the score was 8-6. However, in the second half the team came back and added twelve points to Oakwood's two, making the final score 20-8 in favour of Humberside. Stringer at centre, with eleven points, led the scoring. Central Commerce at Humberside-In a very slow game, in which neither team showed at its best, the juniors defeated Commerce. Each team seemed to have difficulty in penetrating the other's defence and relied on long shots. Full time score was 15-7. Harbord at Humberside-ln an exhibition game, in which both teams had a little trouble in hitting their stride, Humberside eked out a 17-15 win over last year's champions. 123

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Bloor juniors suffered their first defeat when they met us at their grounds. The game was roughly contested but we managed to outscore them 4-1. The second round of the schedule began when we played Parkdale. As a result of better combination, we trimmed them 7-0. Johnny Acheson at centre was one of the best stick-handlers on the team, and also tended to speed up the play, June Mills was always counted on for packing a terrific shot from right wing while .Timmy Stuart broke up many rushes at left wing. On the other line, Mickey,' McConvey was noted for his wonderful poke-check in the centre-ice positiong jack Shea and Orville Osborne, with McConvey, were responsible for most of the goals. Bert Patterson, whose playing was always of the best, and Allan Campbell, the iron barricade, combined well on defence. Last but not least is our goalkeeper, Graham Leachman, for whom our opponents have already acquired a whole- some respect. S enior Basketball h With the T. L. Church cup, emblematic of the Senior Basketball cham- pionship of Toronto, safely stored in our case, and with four of last year's championship team ready for action, Humberside's prospects of repeating their record of 1929 seemed very bright. But Lady Luck is very fickle, so much so that in spite of the fine coaching by Mr. Patterson, and the hard training done by the team, some other school than Humberside is destined to hold the cup for the year 1929-1930. We played our first game on the second day after school started in Oakwood's cramped gymnasium. ln the first half it was hard for our boys to get going. Meanwhile Oakwood was displaying some line combination and accurate shooting and at half-time was at the long end of a 23-5 score. How- ever, in the second period Humberside became more acclimatized and held the Oakwood team even. Final score, 33-15. NVith this defeat hanging heavily on their shoulders the Humberside squad decided to do or die in their next engagement! They did, and Parkdale, the opposing team, was easily downed to the tune of 29-9. The game was slow with occasional bursts of speed, Humberside displaying some fine combination. l Bloor, our next opponents, proved to be another stumbling block. Starting with a rush, both teams forged ahead and at half-time the score was 10-10. During the second half, the lead see-sawed back and forth and with three minutes to play Bloor led by two points. Humberside's hopes of tying the score were high, but they were suddenly dashed to the ground when Bloor scored three baskets in quick succession. The Humberside squad fought back but the final whistle blew giving Bloor a well-earned victory. U However, in the next game the team made up for the Bloor setback by decisively defeating VVestern Tech.-Commerce in a poor exhibition of basket- ball on their slippery floor. I Humberside next played host to the Oakwood quintet. ln the first twenty minutes Oakwood piled up a nine-point lead. But in the second period the garnet, grey, and white lads came to life and were soon within a few points of their opponents. Then Humberside threw her live men on the offensive and peppered the basket with shots. But in vain! The game ended with the score Oakwood 25, Humberside 21. 122

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Contents Dodfication ........... ..., 9 Foreword ..,... .,.......... ........, 1 1 Hermes Staff ...,.,...... ..A.,.... 1 2 Editorials .....,.,... ......... 1 4 Alumni ......... ......... 2 3 Literary ........................,,.,......t..,,...A ......... 2 5 Sclzolarslzijv Studcrzts ..,....,.... .,..,... 7 4 Exchanges ..,.......,,..,.....,....,........... ......... 7 7 Sclzool flctimtics ...... 79 Lower School ...,A..,o... ........, 9 7 Boys' Sports .......... ,........ 1 13 Girls' Sports ...... ........ . 129 Humour ........ ......... 1 37 7