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

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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

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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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H0 THE COLLEGIATE Seconds. between opposing the Firsts and playing in the other ser- ies, were not able to pay very much attention to this series. Thev de- faulted a game to the Alerts iearlv in the season and this placed them under a handicap. This, coupled with their defeats, caused them to finish third in the series. S. C. I. II 273 Crescents 0 On Thursday, October 6th, the Seconds met the Cres-zents, a new team, at the Athletic Park and were able to defeat them with ease 37-o. The Crescents knew very little Rugby and, judging from their ex- hibition, they needed a great deal of practice and a good coach. The Seconds were able to gain at any time, either through the opposing line or around the end. The S.C.l. half backs had no difficulty in car- rying out their runs. and it was by means of these that most of the scoring was done. S. C. I. Il 53 Point Edward 1 The Seconds did not again appear in the City League until Thursday. October zoth, when they played Point lidward, defeating them 5-1. The Point, with a heavier team than the students, were able to stop all the S. C. l. lineplnngers except Spears, who was playing his first game of Rugby. He was able to break through for a gain whenever called upon. The Point played a strong defensive game and T. lien- nedy seemed the only man who could elude their tacklers on the end runs. Again, it was the ex- perience and teamwork of the Sec- onds which enabled them to win. The other team, though they had two good men in Kennedy and Cook lacked practice and proper coaching: S. C. I. II lg Jr. Wanderers 3 .Xlready handicapped by the one game they had defaulted to the Alerts, the Seconds were elimina- ted from the City League Series bv the XYauderers, who defeated them 3-1. This game was played in a blinding snowstorm and, with two teams so evenly matched, it was a matter of luck what would be the outcome. lhe ball quickly became very wet and slippery, making fum- bles frequent and passing inaccur- up and ate. The teams fought down the field but neither was able to cross the other's line for a touch- down. Kicking was resorted to. and the lYanderers were able to score three ronges to the Colleg- iate's one. lfxtended runs were im- possible in the snow but, through the plunging of XYorkman, Goodi- ison, Brown and the tackling of Kennedy, the students were able to advance within kicking range. S. C. I. II 05 Bear Cats l Un November 15th, the Bear Cats. leaders of the City League Series. met the Seconds. The result show- ed decisively that the Seconds might have won the Championship. if it had not been for their other duties. This was the hardest and best game of the series and the llear Cats were forced to play two overtime periods before they could score on the students. The game was play- ed immediately after the S. C. I.- Galt game and. though the 'snow was packed in places, conditions were far from ideal. .-Xgain it was the superior weight of the opposi- tion that caused the downfall ot the S. C. l. Coupled with their weight thev were the best drilled and coached team against which the Seconds played. During the regu- lar sixtv minute period, both teams defendeid their goals successfully. and two ove1'ti1ne periods. five min- utes each way, were agreed upon. The Students weakened under the vigorous attack of the Hear Cats in the first five minutes and, though thev were able to prevent a touch- down, the opposition scored a rouge. The Seconds fought hard to score but were unable to penetrate the Bear Cats' defence. This victory gave the Championship to the Bear Cats, the Xlianderers finishing sec- ond, and the Collegiate third.