London South Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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82 L. S. C. I. ORAC JUNIOR TAM Harold Kester: Harold is captain and quarter-back. He is a clever player and a good tacklerg and an invaluable man on the secondary defence. Un- fortunately for the team Har- old will finish his course in June. Jack Roberts: Jack is a new comer to South. He is alternate middle: a great plunger and tackler. Jim House: This is Jim's first year at rugby and he cer- tainly will make a good player. He tackles well and can also take his turn at kicking. Bill Dawkins: Bill is an end man and although small he makes up for his size in speed and accurate tackling. Herb Childs: Herb. plays on the line -.and he is a tower of strength. He is a fast and a deadly tackler. Keith Caspel: Keithg who is a line man, plays middle. He is an excellent tackler and plunger. He had the misfor- tune of having his arm broken at Woodstock. Roy Tremain: Roy is an al- ternate lineman. He is a fine player and with a little more experience will make a good prospect. Douglas Parnell: Doug. who is playing for the first time, is snap. He is a plucky little player. Bob Miller: Bob plays in- side, although he knows how to make holes in the opposing line. He is an artist at throwing the forward pass. John Sherlock: John is an al- ternate lineman. He has good weight and uses it to good ad- vantage, making interference. Bernard Mockler, Joe Kauf- man, Bob Roberts, George Hol1and,are all good prospects for another year and they will improve with experience. Centre below: Mr. Freeman, the coach of the juniors.

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L. S. C. I. ORACLE Rugby When school opened in September, the prospects for a Senior and a junior rugby team did not look very encourag- ing, but Mr. Dinsmore and Mr. Free- man put their heads together and turned out two teams which were a credit both to themselves and to the school. The juniors won the City Champion- ship and the seniors finished up in second place. Junior Rugby Season FRANK KUNZ South Juniors began the season with a win, defeating Central juniors 8-6. This opening game gave the juniors a start towards winning the City Cham- pionship. The experience of most of the South players added considerably to the strength of the team. South made few gains on line plunges but the clever backfield plays with Bill Pace as end man moved the yard-sticks on several occasions with the line giving good protection and making fine in- terference. The next game was played in a blinding rain and on a slippery grid- iron. South took the short end of a 4-2 score. Although the South boys had the edge on the play and worked hard all the time, they could not over- come their opponents' lead. Fumbles were costly. In one case South were forced back for a safety touch owing to a fumble. In the third game, Central having no home field, chose -to play their last game with South on Beck's field. South were victorious by a narrow margin. It was a wonderful exhibi- tion of rugby, although South was at no time hard pressed by Central. It was in this game that jim McHale gave such a sterling booting exhibition. The final score was 3-1 in South's favor. The last game and the one deciding the City Championship was played at South against the fast Beck team. It was a close game from start to finish and on more than one occasion Beck had South very near the goal line only to lose the ball on a fumble or offside. jim McHale's kicking was again out- standing., South came out victors by a score of 2-1, the deciding point coming in the dying minutes of the 81 game when McHale returned a kick to Beck's deadline. South won the right to meet Vlfood- stock in the VV.0.S.S.A. playdowns but alas, they met a heavier team and one superior in practically every de- partment. The score in Woodstock was 63-0 in VV'oodstock's favor. A week later our boys held them to a smaller score on our own field. The score was 36-0 in favor of VVood- stock. Senior Rugby Season FRANK KUNZ South Collegiate Senior Rugby team opened the series playing the first game at Beck. It was a wonderful day for the game but perhaps just a little warm. South played fine open rugby and ran all over the less experi- enced Beck players winning by a score of 13-2. South played the second game of the series on our own grounds with Cen- tral, an old rival, but fate was against us, and try as they would our boys fell before a score of 2-1. South played fast, hard rugby but Central were apparently just a little hard.er and faster. The third game of the series was also played at South and again South took the small end of the score which was 8-0. Beck showed a great improve- ment over their first game and it was a great surprise to be blanked by a team which our team had previously out- scored. Trying hard to overcome Beck's three-point lead South attempted a forward pass which was intercepted and carried over for an unconverted try. South played their final game at Central and was successful in defeat- ing the Central team 11-2. This game was probably the most spectacular of the series. On one oc- casion South bucked the ball from their own 35-yard line for a try. Plewes intercepted a forward pass and ran about 35 yards for another touchdown. Both teams played clean, hard-fought rugby, but South played just a little better than Central. By virtue of this victory South finished theseries in second place.

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C. I. ORAC LE 83 Fred Haysom: Freddie is a middle and one of the best. He makes great interference and is a fine tackler. Murray Bloomfield: Murray plays in the back field. He is fast, tackles well and is a good man on the secondary defence. Harold Little: Harold, who has been on the team for three years is flying wing. He tackles well and is right into every play. jim McHale: jim is a new comer to South. He plays in the back field and is a fine tack- ler and a wonderful booter. Donald Urquhart: Don, who is one of last year's linemen is on the job again. He plunges well and makes good interference. Bill Pace: Bill, who is a half- back, is a fine tackler and plunges well. He specializes in the forward pass but can also take his turn as quarter-back. Jack Brooks: jack plays on the end and is a mighty fine player. He makes a habit of using flying tackles and seldom misses. Neil Love: Neil has been playing for the juniors as a half- back for three years. He was out of the game most of the season owing to a bad foot. Neil Rose: Neil is the mid- get of the team. Although he played no games he has a fine future. SENIOR TEAM Charles Miller: Charlie ia an alternate lineman. He has good Weight and is a fine tackler. Harry Plewes: Harry plays on the end. He gets down well underkicksgan accuratetackler. Gerald Nelson: Gerry is an alternate lineman. He makes good holes and carries the ball well on bucks. . Ken Cameron: Ken is a 'half- back. He is very fast and a deadly tackler. Gordon Franks: Gord. is an alternate lineman. Centre below: M, Dinsmore, coach of the Seniors.