Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE YEAR BOOK ATHLETIC SOCIETY EXECUTIVE Back Row: Casey O ' Gorman, Ted Hansen. Front Row: Julian Pristansky, President; Jack Adderley, Vice-President. (Missing: Ray Walneck, Treasurer). RUGBY Although lacking last year ' s quantity of men, the rugby team was every bit as strong. The team had a brilliant backfield and terrific backing from a solid line. We needed a coach for such good material as this and it is with deepest appreciation we thank Don Clark, who gave generously of his time and effort in this capacity. Our captain, Wally Dubinsky, was chosen by un- animous decision. We played our first game with the Fort William All-Stars. With hardly a practice under our belts, we came out victorious with a score of 13-12. We lost our second game to the Port Arthur All-Stars, 4-0. Only a few minor injuries marred the short, spec tacular season. As for the stars of the season — we ' ll choose the team as a whole. Lineups: Ends — J. Adderley, A. Percheson, J. Kallos, G. Maycock. Backfield — W. Dubinsky, D. Beach, W. Zaremsky, C. O ' Gorman, C. Sharp, R. Stark, A. Hauta. Line — J. Pristansky, T. Hansen, B. Watt, B. Isberg, M. Lavoie, D. Finan, J. Delaney, H. Foster, P. Gaudino, G. Vase. Coach— D. C. Clark. 31

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LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE YEAR BOOK Men ' s Athletic Society JULIAN PRISTANSKY, President Athletic activities this year have been successfully carried on in gym- nasia, the Port Arthur Arena, on the Curling Club ice and in various rugby fields, all generously lent to the Institute. This year, our rugby team played only exhibition games. We managed to play two games before the first snowfall. Looking quite trim in their new grey and red sweaters, the L.T.I, team won the first game with Fort William ,High School All-Stars, but lost the second, by four points, to the Port Arthur High School All-Stars. The school also entered a team in the Port Arthur Basketball League. Christened the L.T.I. Thunderbirds , the players feel confident that they will again win the Port Arthur championship. Hockey has been another major sport. The Institute team has played several exhibition games with the Port Arthur Business College and the Navy team from H.M.C.S. Griffon. Curling was inaugurated this year. Six teams were drawn up to vie for the school championship. The winning rink will meet a staff team, either to teach or to learn some curling techniques. On behalf of the Men ' s Athletic Society and every team member I should like to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Bartley, ' Cliff Junke, Don Clark, Bill McKenzie, and all who helped to further sports at the Institute. We hope that, in later years, the graduates of this school will return to visit large, modern athletic fields and gymnasia, and to recall the friendships they made during their brief stay here. J. PRISTANSKY 30

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LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE YEAR BOOK BASKETBALL A first quality basketball team, the Thunderbirds was formed from the hoopsters of the Institute. Mr. Cliff Junke coached the team through a very successful season. The team was entered in the senior city loop and emerged in second place in the league. Captained by Julian Pristansky, the Thunder- birds displayed excellent team spirit, always remaining coolheaded and steady through every game. Several exhibition games were played against the high school teams and the Thunderbirds again showed their supremacy, losing only one game. Practices were held every Thursday evening at the Technical and Com- mercial High School and league games were played at H.M.C.S. Griffon on Wednesday evenings. At the end of league play, the first and third, and second and fourth teams competed in the semi-finals. The Thunderbirds swept unde- feated through these games. Then came the battle. All through league play, the toughest opposition had come from the Flyers, who held first place in the league. Although the scores were close, the Flyers won every game, with but one exception. The first game of the finals was the most exciting of all. The Thunder- birds remained in the lead by a slight margin until half time, when the oppos- ition caught up with them. With the teams in a deadlock tie of twenty-five points apiece, the players were under a terrific strain during the second half. First one team would gain, then the other would pull ahead, and it was only the final whistle that decided the winner. The Thunderbirds lost by four points. The final winner will be decided in the best of three games, and with one game lost the Thunderbirds will have to take the next two to top the league. Honourable mention should go to Duane Beach, Gordon Maycock and Julian Pristansky who ended up in second, third and fourth places, respectiv- ely, in the scoring race. Every year the basketball team brings fame to the Institute. With our new coach, next season should prove to be very interesting. Lineups: Centres — J. Pristansky, C. Sharp. Guards — D. Medhurst, R. Walneck, C. O ' Gorman, J. Adderley. Forwards — D. Beach, J. Kallos, G. Maycock, R. Stark- Manager — H. Foster. Coach — C. J unke. 32