Ottawa Technical High School - Tech Talk Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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STOP THE PRESS! just as we strike our copy deadeline, the grapevine brings us the unhappy news that two staff members of our Physical Education Department will sever their conf nection with our school at the end of the term. Mr. Bill L'l'leureux, who joined Tech's staff in 1945, has the enviable record of having coached five champion- ship Rugby teams since that time. Mr. Al Smith, who came to us a year later, also has a perfect score to his credit with four championships. Mr. L'Heureux turned out Hockey champions as well, while Mr. Smith lent his further talent to the development of Track and Field stars and the winning of Basketball championships. Mr. L'Heureux now goes to Western University, London, where he will assist in the Physical Education Department. Mr. Smith goes to Weston Collegiate and Vocational School, Weston, to join its Department of Physical Education. With sincere regret at the loss of these two excellent leaders, we, nevertheless, wish them continued success in thier new positions. We are grateful to both for the conf tiibution they have made to our school. - Good luck, Bill and Al ! -HOWARD ROCHE Teeh's Three Basketball Teams-c....f.....1f..... Page51 Seniors Tomat Dawe-Forward-Found it hard mixing Hockey and Basketball g plays a steady game. Ken Hojman-Guard-Best rebound man in the leagueg A valuable player when the going gets tough. A regular top scorer on his team. Bob Lafortune-Forward-A hard worker, Bob has im- proved very much ghis Erst year of organized Basketball. jack Deakin-Guard-Made an apt switch from for' ward g aggressive g checks close. Ron Hammell-Guard-Another tirst year man g always tries hard and has lots of light. Al MacDonald-Forward-The smallest man on the team 5 a clever ball handler, but hampered by his size. Red McKay-Forward-Lefty has a lovely left hand shot g slow but very shifty 3 hails from the West Coast. Cal Clowe:-Centre- Shorty is a rebound man, ex' ponent of a nifty layeup shot. Bob juneau-Guard-Back from last year's Seniors, Bob is very fast and checks his man hard. Juniors Doug Thompson-Guard- Pop tried to combine Hockey and Basketball with the result that he often con- fused the referee as well as the opposing players. john Gorman-Guard-After missing a year of Basket' ball, john came back. By hard work and constant practf ice he earned a place on the junior team. 64 Dalton McCambly-Guard--Another first year junior, Dalt showed signs of the ability that made hima Bantam star last year. Dave Stoate-Forward-Making a comeback after the lapse of a year, Dave pulled several games out of the fire with timely baskets. Harry Brown-Guard-Harry is another fugitive from last year's Bantam team and, like the other members of that team, showed great promise during the season. john MacDonald-Forward-- Mick is the smallest member of the team, but does his best to make up the lack of size by providing a constant line of chatter 3 a good player. Bantams Gerry Delisle-Forward- To his million dollar smile Gerry added an aggressive effort which, with a little more experience, should find him a solid citizen in Tech's Basketball future. Tony Fuoco-Centre- Tony worked hard all season and showed more improvement than any boy on the squad. Bill Fuoco-Forward-Brother Bill turned into quite a sharpfshooter towards the end of the season. Fred Radburne-Guard-When it came to sheer fight, Fred displayed plenty of spirit, saving most of it for St. Pat's. Against this team his set shooting put Tech into the playfoffs. Dante Caletti and Lorne Doyle-Beginners at the game, both gained a great deal from their year of basketball. Pat Barnabe and Ron Graham-Neither of these boys saw much action this year, but loyally attended all practf ices and games. V' 1 . W I if 1. .ir if Q' .4 Si f 1 .R X 6 -:,S!vbs -A: me if. L M A I H 1

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Senior and Junior Rugby Review-Comm-edffom Peg-H2 Senior Team came to an end all too soon with the players regret- fully bidding farewell to their many cordial hosts at Union Station in Toronto. The hardest test of the year came in the last league game with St. Pat's, In a bitter battle wich listed as casualties, Rollie Lemieux fbroken nosel, Gord Peachy fcharley horsel, Chuck Paul fconcus- sionl, Roy Bannister fbruised elbowlhlack Deakin came through in the backfield with some bruising plunging, while Guy Pitre, Russ Wilson and Will Glenn helded up front to bring out a 6-1 triumph. The sudden-death semi-final saw Glebe bow out 19-1 before the pass attack of Mellor-to-Par- malee and Guy Pitre and the hard-driving line play of Craig Pratt and Larry Gray. Then came the long-awaited return test with St. Pat's in the final. Here little Biddy Wilson, Tech's Mighty Mite quarterback gave a brilliant exhibition of signal-calling to direct the team to a smashing 21-0 lead in the first half which virtu- ally sealed the doom of the Irish. Both this game and the second one fa 16-0 winl showed the depth of material of this year's team. Never before had players of such calibre as Deakin, Bannister, Mellor, Guertin, Dick Ridgeway, Cal Clowes and Larry Gray been faced with the irony of bench sitting for half a game. In a post-season vote the league honoured two Tech Seniors by presenting to Marc Pitre, the Boucher Trophy as the league's outstanding player and to Chuck Parmalee, the Rough Rider Trophy as the most valuable linesman. They could have mentioned jimmy Craig as the most valuable assistant coach for his help this season. Junior Team Don Poulin-R. Middle- Lightning tried hard to win distinction in two lines of endeavour. Won the title of least talkative player on the team. Al. Brown-L. Middle-One of the few second year players on the team, Al was everything a lineman should be,-fast, aggressive, hard tackler, and ajohnny-on-the spot whenever an opponent fumbled. Moe Grenon-R. End-Moe also tried to set a record -that of being the most injured player on the team. To add to a painfully sprained ankle, he punctured a kidney during the final game. He turned in some fine efforts. Bernie Manley-L. End-The only carrot-topped boy on the team, Bernie lived up to the reputation of all red-heads, by having playing a fiery, rugged game. jack Donovan-Halfback-A school Track star for several years, a former Bantam Basketball player, and finally a football backfielder, this just about completes the cycle for jack, who managed to save all his best efforts for the Glebe games, Lorne Rooke-Halfback-When dressed in a football uniform, complete with helmet, the problem was to find Lorne. Bob Black-Flying Wing-Bob probably holds the unofficial record for long runs on a football field- without the ball! He was given the job of trying to fake the opposing team. just to keep him from becoming bored, we threw him a pass-once! Ken Bemzett-L. Inside-Ken divides his talents be- tween the football field and clerking in the 15 cent store. Proved to be a real team player. Tom Clowes-R. Inside-Being the understudy to another player is no fun at any time, and this was doubly true in Tom's case. Unfortunately he was alternating with Bud Simpson, an all-star lineman, which meant that his playing time was comparatively short. A willing player. Doug Thompson-R. Middle- Pop was a late-comer to the football scene, and their is reason to believe that he delayed his arrival until all the hard conditioning work was over. With a recently fractured wrist, well- padded with tape, he was always a threat. Dick Keeler-L. Middle-Another handsome resident of Rideau Park , Dick played beside his close friend, Bud Simpson. This combination was quite successful, as they could discuss their social life while playing. Ken Anderson-R. End-With a good pair of hands developed through long hours of practice on the basket- ball floor, Andy was a sure-catch on forward passes. .Henri Turpin-L. End - Turp , along wtth Moe Grenon, formed the French-speaking portion of the Iunior team. A very small, wiry boy, Henri was always a source of amazement, because he was never injured. Don MacDonald-L. End-Overcoming an early sea- son injury Mac kept trying until he became a good player both offensively and defensively. Doug Mimzes-R. Middle- Old Faithful is a particu- larly good name for Doug. Always the first at practice and the last to leave, he was the team's work-horse. Ray Byers and Eric Yee-Being a team manager calls for a lot of work with little recognition. For the second year, these two boys have given their time to the team and thus assured it ofsuccess. The team offers its thanks. 65