Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School - Collegiate Yearbook (Sarnia, Ontario Canada)

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l08 THE COLLEGIATE THE SECOND RUGBY TEAM Ihr I-. Nun C. li.X'l'l-QS, .X. l.xfi i-,ll-1, ll. X xxllfuxxll, lx. Rinzixsnx, .X. linux-x, Nlli-11111 Raw- C. Ciiwiiia, b. liI'I.BI.XN, ,l. Guninisux 4C'.lpt.l. Si. V. l'u:snxs, fl. Wfziaicxzxr., Ifiuim Kun' S. Cim5il rUx, ll, Xlxeitufxmi'. C. limes. -l. Crux. they suffered many penalties. This them Il-4. lt was due chiefly tu same coach had, however, taught them tn tackle hard and luw and tn fight tu the last minute. Never- theless, the nnly scure they uhtain- ed was secured hy their quarter, Shaw, whu kicked a pretty field glial. 'llhe Seconds we1'e ahle tu gain yards frequently, hut with their uppnnents pdssessing such a heavy line, nnsides, end runs, and trick furlnatiwns were used a great deal. Starting with a rush they kept up the pace after the uther team had tired and thus piled up their pnints. S. C. I. II llg Petrolia High 4 Un the fulluwing Friday, the l'et- rolia team came to Sarnia to play the return game and the Seconds had little difficulty in defeating the punting and dashes uf Hanna that the Sarnia team was ahle tu defeat the yisiturs. The l etrulia half divisiun did practically all the wurk fm' their team hut they were nut ahle tu make much headway with llunnhue, Kennedy and liddie liulvinsun nn the line df defence. 'llhe Vetrulia punter was nut nearly as effective as in the game in llet- rulia. lle preferred to kick the hall straight up and then attempt tu re- cover it and, tlinuifli he was suc- h . cessful mance or twice. the Seconds usually stnpped him hefure he could make any gain. lly means of end runs, punts, and hucks the Sarnia team was twice ahle tu place the ball over the uppunents line. The visitors scored their four points by individual ruuges.

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TI-IE COLLEGIATE IO7 SECOND RUGBY TEAM. ln other years, the second Team has been butfeted about by the Firsts and though they practiced strenuously all season the members had few games with teams of their own size. For the past two years, the city league series has provided some variety for this team but here, again, the opposing teams were us- ually much bigger. This year a new league was automatically formed in Lambton and Kent by the three schools, Petrolia H. S., XYallaceburg H. S. and Sarnia C. l.. and the Seconds have the honor of being the first team to win the title. lnterscholastic Champions of Lambton and Kent. The teams rep- resenting each of the above schools played home and home games with the two other teams. Then, as Pet- rolia High and the S. C. l. Seconds were tied for the title, a sudden death game was played in Sarnia and the Sarnia team succeeded in eliminating the visitors. liarly in the season, 'lack Goodison was elec- ted captain and llill Donohue man- ager of the Seconds. S. C. I. Il 8g Petrolia High ll Soon after the fall term commen- ced, arrangements were completed with the Petrolia High for a home and home series and the Seconds motored to Petrolia one afternoon to play the first of these games. Neither team had practised very much. The Petrolia team. though outplayed for the first three periods, staged an attack in the last period, and by scoring two touchdowns in quick succession, won the game. This game was the first played in Petrolia under the new rules and there was considerable wrangling over some of the referee's decisions. Both teams began with a rush, and, for a time, neither seemed to have an advantage. The lines of the two teams were evenly matched, so both resorted to punting. l-lyatt of Petrolia was kicking nicely but Hanna was always able to carry the ball some distance back, while the opposing' halves were usually down- ed by Sarnia wings as soon as they received Hanna's punts. Sarnia during the lirst half, was able to score three rouges and the ljetrolia team, working their way to within striking distance. kicked to the deadline once in the second period. Maclean. following down fast under one of llanna's kicks which crossed the Vetrolia line, recovered a ball but the lletrolia official would only allow one point. ln the third period the Sarnia halves made some long dashes and Sarnia acquired a greater lead when Simpson. after receiving a long pass from llanna, scored a touch. Con- fident of winning, the Seconds now made the mistake of relaxing slightly and Churchill. the Petrolia end. fooled the Sarnia team and dashed across the Sarnia line from a trick formation. Shortly after this, the Vetrolia team began the attack which proved disastrous for Sarnia. The visitor's line wavered and the Petrolia plungers worked the ball into Sarnia territory and over for a try. This brought their total up to eleven points and they were again approaching the Sarnia line when the final whistle blew. S. C. I. II 22g Wallaceburg High 3 llill Donohue. official manager, coach, and erstwhile player, lost no time in opening negotiations with the XYallaceburg High School team, ta newcomerp for a game, and they agreed to play the first of a series ot home and home games in Sarnia on Saturday, October 27. The visit- ing team possessed a formidable line and a fast half division but they had had little proper coaching and the school Seconds easily defeated them .22-3. Through their lack of knowledge of the finer points of the game and the mode of attack their American coach had taught them,

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THE COLL EGIATE IO9 S.C.I. II 95 Wallaceburg High 7 On their own field on the follow- ing Saturday, the XYallaceburg team nearly turned the tables on the Sarnia team. Playing a vastly im- proved game both on the offensive and defensive, Xyallaceburg was in the lead for the greater part of the game and only a last minute rally by the Seconds saved the game for Sarnia. The opposing line plungers and half backs were very aggres- sive and succeeded in scoring seven the Sarnia points while holding team to six until the last few min- utes of play. Then the Seconds, determined to score. rushed the ball to the Xlallaceburg thirty yard line and Currie kicked a remarkable field goal and placed the Sarnia team two points ahead. The Sec- onds were somewhat weakened for this game, as the First team had coralled Spears, Hanna and Robin- son. Thus, the game was as close and as full of thrills as the score implies. The XYallaceburg High School has fine school spirit and practical- ly the whole school was present to root for their team. This had a great deal to do with the determin- ed game their team played. S. C. I. II 143 Petrolia High 2 Petrolia High School and the S. C. I. Seconds both had three vic- tories and one defeat to their credit and as Petrolia was anxious to play off the tie and thus decide who was to be the Interscholastic Cham- pion of Lambton and Kent, the Sec- onds agreed. Both teams had practically the same lineiio as that with which they started me season but, of the two teams, the Seconds showed more improvement. The lines seemed about equal at the be- ginning but toward the last, the vis- itors began to weaken and Spears. Workman and Brown broke through repeatedly. It was on the half line that the difference was greatest. Ed Robinson played cen- tre half and it was chiefly through his splendid runs that the S. C. I. won. Hyatt, of Petrolia, outkicked llrown but this advantage was more than offset by the manner in which the Sarnia backs ran back the punts. The Petrolia halves were downed by Kennedy, Parsons, or the rest of the wing line before they could get under way, Play was even in the first per- iod and the two teams fought up and down the field withoutiscore. Sarnia came within striking dis- tance but the Petrolia defence tightened and a drop kick which just missed being a field goal roll- ed to the clcatllille for Sarnigfs first score. The visitors endeavored to even matters up but the Seconds successfully defended their terri- tory. Spears and tioodison were plunging well and play was in the opponent's half of the field, Sud- denly the attack was shifted to end runs and Robinson evaded the Pet- rolia tacklers and was not stopped until he reached the secondary de- fence, ten yards out. tlooidison kicked an onside to lflrown who went over for another touch. liob- inson converted and brought Sar- nia's total to seven. Fearing a shut-out. the l'etrolia team began an attack which almost resulted in a score. Churchill and Hyatt made long gains but these were rendered valueless when the Seconds secured the ball, forced their way up the field and scored a rouge. Then, with the ball in Sarnia territory Robinson relieved the situation by dashing eighty yards and over the line for a touch and then converted his own try. This ended the scor- ing for the school but the opposing team, in a last minute rally in the fourth period, forced the Sarnia halves to rouge twice. The final score was I4-2, and thus gave the Championship to the Seconds. JUNIOR CITY LEAGUE SERIES The junior City League Rugby Series had the most successful year of its existence last fall and with six teams playing, the schedule was necessarily a lengthy one. The