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

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86 L. S. C. I. ORACLE .-- - . 4. JUNIOR BASKETBALL CLeft to rightj-Mr. Freeman, B. Ford, V. Phillips, H. Kester, T. Ballantyne, R. Partridge, C. Walkerg CT. Hutchinson, T. Janes, absentj. everyone is hoping that this season will South's second year in junior bas- be as successful as that of last year. The players on 'the team were C. S. Upshall, center, B. Rivers, K Coates, forwards, M. Shore, G. Mc- Vicar, guards, alternates, B. Hartry R. McKay. -K. CoATEs. A South Baskstball Fan ket-ball proved an interesting one. After several weeks of training, Mr. Freeman's squad travelled to St. Marys for an exhibition game. After matches with the Normal School quintet, the team opened the season auspiciously with a one-point win over Tech. How- ever, they proved too strong in the return game. A decisive win over Central in our own gym. was followed by a .near-win in the return game. South finished strong with two vic- tories over the Beckites. Tech. who won the group, should be congratu- lated on the line showing they made in subsequent games of the W.O.S.S.A. series. The line-up is as follows: Guards- Hutchison, Kester,g Forwards-Janes, Partridge, Ballantyneg Subs--Phillips, Ford, Taylor. Once again the basket-ball season. draws nigh, and, although the squad has been greatly diminished, Mr. Free- man's hopes run high. So, here's to an even better season than last year- and remember it's the game that counts. -BOB FORD, IV C.

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L. s. C. 1. ORACLE S5 l i i SENIOR BASKETBALL fLeft to rightj-Mr. Freeman, M. Shore, K. Coates, B. Hartrey, G. McVicar, R. McKay, B. Rivers. CGeo. Upshall, absentj ' ' Senior Basketball Last year, 1930-31, marked one of the most successful years in the basketball history of the South Collegiate. The senior team not only captured the city championship title for the first time in nine years, but also entered the semi- finals. This was made possible by the whole-hearted support given to them by the student body, combined with the excellent coaching received from Mr. Freeman. Theseniors played their first game at Tech. and were defeated by a small margin. Their next game was played in our own gym. and the South team was able to handle Central the small end of the score. This was duplicated when Tech. played at South. At Central's home game, our team lost by a few points. This made the three tgams all tie for the City Champion- s ip. 'When Tech. returned to South, they were met with stubborn opposition which resulted in a large win for our team, while we lost to Tech. by a small score on their own Hoor. South then showed its determination by defeating Central by a large score in our own gym. Central tried to gain the lead by giving the South team plenty of opposition, but the best they were able to do was to beat our team by one point. As in the series, points counted, South had now the undisputed City Championship team. St, Marys were the next victims. The South players administered a crushing defeat to the St. Marys quintet on our own Hoor, while at St. Marys our players were again victor- ious, winning with a score of 15-14. Guelph Collegiate proved to be the stumbling block, and what a block! They played clean, fast accurate bas- ketball with the result that the South team was defeated 68-28. We are not trying to create an alibi for that game but this defeat was partly due to the fact that the team had just lost Bump Upshall, whose absence was certainly missed. 1 Although the school has also lost two of its best guards, Shore and Mc- Vicar, who are now attending Western, we have plenty of new material and i

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L. s. c. 1. ORACLE The Track FRANK WHITE, IV B What was one sport's loss was the other's gain, when three-school rugby displaced the four-school Fall track meet. As a more or less direct result of this change, interest in track has lagged and except in rare cases, the enterprising athlete who makes his track debut in W.O.S.S.A. competi- tions goes home with a sour taste in his mouth and takes up bridge. Last year, our one trump-card was Maurice Shore, who completed a very successful collegiate track career by winning the senior high hurdles. Un- fortunately it was through a default. This in no way detracts from Morry's win, however. Lee, a Windsor athlete, who won by a slight margin skirted the seventh hurdle, which disqualified, and at the same time gave him the slight edge, as a greater speed is attainable on the ground than in coasting the hurdle. It was an unfortunate break for them both. The other bright spot of last year's 87 track, and one that augurs well for the future, was the fact that we had both a junior and a juvenile relay team. Look at them, and then dip into the future -they are our potential Shores and Rivers. We'll have a track team next year, certainly, but the fellows who are going to comprise it this spring are pretty much unknown quantities. First year, don't wait until you're Second year. Each competition gives you just that much more experience, and most races are won by losing a dozen others. How Many of These Birds Do You Know? Answers 1. Loon. 9. Finch. 2. Heron CHair onj 10. Crossbill. . Sandpiper. 11. junco. 12. Cardinal. 13. Warbler. . Cowbird. 14. Nuthatch. 15 16 3 4. Killdeer. 5. Woodpecker. . Kingbird, . Redpoll. 6 7. Starling. 8. Meadowlark. TRACK TEAM . . CLeft to rightj--N. Anderson, H. White, M. Shore, F. White, B. Ford, R. Abbott, P. Hutchinson, A. McGovern, N. Rose, K. Norfolk.