Regina Collegiate Institute - Souvenir Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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gym accommodating many games and cheering spectators. Basketball is a splendid game for developing the body, the health and physical ability, and it is gratifying to see so many boys and girls so enthusiastic over it. GIRLS I Flora Mooney, who is the girls' school basketball captain, and who has a splendid athletic and all-round record, reports the following on the girls' basketball season: Basketball is the favourite sport of the majority of the girls. Each of the twenty-one forms this year had its own organized team. The first and second year girls were possibly the greatest enthusiasts and many were the happy contests between their forms. There are a number of promising players in the junior years, which ensures excellent material to represent the Collegiate in the coming years. Teams selected from the first year girls played a series of games against the junior 'teen age girls of the Y.W.C.A., and succeeded in defeating them. All the senior forms had very good teams this year with perhaps IIIA, IIID and IVB the best. The clever passing and steady shooting of these teams show what training and experience can do. The Commercial school had three excellent teams this year. The friendly rivalry between the Academic and .Commer- cial schools gave rise to many close and exciting games. The girls' senior and junior school basketball teams enjoyed one of the most glorious seasons in the history of the sports of our school. The two teams are selected from the best players in the middle and senior years. Both teams entered the city league composed of senior and' junior teams from the Normal School, Collegiate Nites, Y.W.C.A., and the College. In the series of games our senior team was victorious in all but two games, while the juniors lost only one game during the year. One of the most looked-forward-to events of the season was the trip to Moose Jaw. Mrs. A. D. Eadie and Miss A. I. Dickson., the chaperone, accompanied the girls one bitterly cold Saturday morning to the Mill City. There the senior team played Central Collegiate while the junior played Ross. The games were featured by accurate shooting, excellent centre combination, and close checking. Early in the games the R.C.I. girls showed their superiority and easily won a double victory. In the evening the Moose Jaw girls entertained the Regina girls to a banquet. Three weekslater forty-five Moose Jaw girls visited Regina. The R.C.I. teams were again successful in defeating Moose Jaw 26

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in a tied score, which overtime failed to break. In the third contest, however, IB won out. The following made up IB's tea1n: J. Arnold, H. Armour, R. MeEael1ern, F. Cl. Hoskins, E. H. McCann, H. T. Spohn, F. T. Nordyke, J. B. Makulowicli, E. V. McMurdie, D. VV. Johnstone, G. Robson, J. Melnnis Zlllfl S. D. Shaw QCaptain.j A FIELD HOCKEY Two years ago we introduced this sport into the SCl100l for the girls and each fall since then many fair young damsels have been seen on the field battling for supremacy in skill at this game. The game is played with heavy sl1inny sticks and a small ball under rules similar to soccer foot ball. It is slowly spreading and we expect one of these days to do battle with Moose Jaw Cl., whom we are told is taking to the game with enthusiasm. We didn't have a school team in this sport this year, but many hot games were played by the girls as part of their physical training programme. ' With Moose Jaw taking the game up, next fall should see this sport booming around old R.C.I. TENNIS Our tennis courts are fast becoming insufficient i11 number to accommodate those desiring to play tennis. During the fall very seldom were the courts idle. The boys' section of the tennis club ran off two tournaments last fall. The junior singles were won by Jack Anstis, the senior by Jack McCallum and the doubles by Stanley Kelly and Wilfrid Brown. The tennis club has just been reorganized for 1923, with the following officers: President, --?-5 Secretary, Jack Peartg Treasurers, Jean Campbell a11d Jack McCallum. The membership of the tennis club this year will Illllllllfll' about 100. 1 We expect to have a banner season's tennis as the Board of Trustees is going to put the courts in shape for us. That tl1ey need it badly is well known to tennis devotees and tl1e Board will earn the thanks of many. BASKETBALL With our fine gymnasium so handy it is 11ot surprising that basketball should have a strong hold on the students. It is the great i11door winter game, and from C'l1ristn1as to Easter, every after- noon from four to six, with Saturdays included, sees the old 25

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and we gave a banquet in honour of the visiting girls and the Saskatoon boys' hockey team. Une of the most popular and spectacular games played by the girls was the contest between the lady teachers and the students. The teachers not only proved themselves excellent sports, but dandy players, as the final score was 16-16, despite the frantic efforts of the girls to win. The most outstanding feature of the basketball season was the trip to Saskatoon. The senior sextette played the girls of Nutana and Bedford Collegiates in two fast games. In both games the R.C.I. team found the strange floors hard to master in the first period, which enabled .Saskatoon to secure a big lead. However, from the first tip-off of the second half in each game their lead began to slowly melt and old R.C.I. pulled out victors in both contests. In the centre the height of Florence Pettingell, combined with the speed and accurate passing of La Verne Riach, the close checking of the defences, Gladys England, Inez Pederson and Rose Johnson, and the deadly shooting of Rita Barrett. assisted by the captain, made this possible. I By these victories the team now holds the Provincial Inter- Collegiate Championship for 1923. Hurrah for R.C.I.! The junior team, composed of Alex. McDougall CCaptainD, Rose Nessman and Dorothy Curry, forwards, Olive Peacey and Desta Wood, centres 5 and Rose Johnson and Mary Thomson, defence, also won the junior city championship. We must not forget that the glory which these teams brought to our school is due to one person, the faithful coach, Mrs. A. D. Eadie. To' show their appreciation of her work the two teams presented Mrs. Eadie with a beautiful silver cake plate. 27