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

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II6 THE COLLEGIATE i. THE BOYS' BASKET BALL TEAM 5T.yNln:vn1f li. Rnizixsux, C. XYmiiiRpyx', NIR, lflxsxi--ri-. 1C-laelil. H, .lr-iixslm rNl:r,'. ll. Curly. SH-HN., I-4 51mg--tix, DI, Lraiclii lk.ip1.I. F.. lx:-Zxximy year. arrangenients ennld nnly lie etmipleted whereby Marine City H. S. lmys' clnintet played in Sarnia. Last year, the .-Xinerieans wun the series quite easily but this year they wwn the one gaine played lay a very small margin, 35-JI. The visitors were very heavy and played well tu- gether. .Xrlded tu this, they were all guucl shuts. The game was played under gXnieriean rules. llnth teams started wut at a fast paee and play- ing unly ten minute periuds, were alale tu lnaintain the strenucins pace all tlirwngli the ganie. The guards checked hard and one ur twu easnal- ties resulted lint the game was en- tirely clean. Currie was indisptised and did nut start, lint when the visiturs appeared tu lie tcm nnich fur his teain, he gut intw the game. This evened matters a great deal and the Sarnia teain lmegan an riIl'en- sive which alinnst plaeed theni in the lead. The lead uf the Marine City team was, lnvweyer, tm, great. and, at half time, they were still four puints ahead, The iippiising delenee was strung lint the Sarnia players wtn'lied in repeatedly and as -lwliiistmi was a tritle wut in his sliunting. Currie and Kennedy were tht' chief seurers fur the S. Ki. l. Shnrtly after half time. the Sarnia team tied the y'isitrn's. lint the .Xin- eriean furwards, llarliey and liirelv inan, seured twin inure lwaskets and the Sarnia teani was nnalwle In river ewnie this advantage. S. C. I. 73 London C. I. 12 The spurting' spirit tif Luilclmi Cl. seems tu have iinpruved with their new sclitml fur they agreed tu a

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THE CO LL EGIATE II5 Un their own floor, which was much larger than that of the Sarnia gym, the Strathroy players were able to use their mode of attack much more successfully than they could in Sar- nia. The result was that, though they offered a stubborn resistance all through the game, the Sarnia team was defeated 26-18. lt was the first half which proved most disastrous to Sarnia. During this period, the visiting team seemed un- able to get under way and the de- fence could not stem the Strathroy attack on the larger floor. This game was even more strenuous than the one in Sarnia and the game was held up several times for injuries to players. The score at the end of the first half was 10-4 in favor of Strathroy. The condition of the Sarnia players stood them in good stead, and. in the se-:ond period they were quite equal to their opponents. .lohnston and Simpson, who was playing his first game of the season, were able to penetrate the Strath- roy deftnce and each scored seven points. Currie and Kennedy each scored a sensational basket. For Strathroy, Nicholson and Lamont with his long range attack. did most of the scoring. ln the second half Corey and Robinson, the Sarnia guards, solved the Strathroy attack to a large extent and play was much evener, Strathroy scoring 16 points while the Sarnia forwards scored 14. This gave the Strathroy team a lead of eight points on the game. 26-18 and a seven point lead on the round. After the game the Sarnia team were entertained at a dance given in their honour by the Strathroy High School. The lineup for the game was: S. C. I.-Currie, LCapt.j, E. Ken- nedy, F. Simpson, Forwards: John- ston, Centre: Corey, Robinson, R. Kennedy, Guards. Strathroy C. 1.-Sexton, R. Nich- olson, Fortner, Forwards: Lamont, Centre: Taylor, Limon, F. Nichol- son, Guards. S. C. I. 265 Chatham C. I. 19 A fortnight later, the Chatham team played the return game of the series in Sarnia and the S. C. l. team. displaying a complete reversal of form, defeated them 26-Io. ln- cidentally. this was the first defeat of the season for the visitors. XYhereas. in Chatham, the Sarnia forwards had a great deal of trou- ble in scoring, they all were able to find the basket on this occassion and the Sarnia defence conbated the attack of the opposing forwards successfully. lllonde was not near- ly so effective as in the first game. but he excelled in free shots and five of Chathanfs points were scored bv him in this manner. These foufs were only for slight infringements of the rules and the game, though fast and strenuous, was not rough. ln the first half. the Sarnia team began the scoring at once, and keep- ing up the pace throughout, they were leading at the end of the first period 15-4. The Cliatham team in the second period staged a strong rally but they were only suc- cessful in reducing the lead. llocl- man was effective for the visito1's and Captain Currie played excep- tionally well for the S. C. l.. scoring a total of nine points and making several assists. hlohnston checked lilonde closely and put in three spectacular baskets from far out. The Sarnia guards checked hard but fairly and Robinson besides success- fully breaking up the Chatham at- tacks, was also able to score a bas- ket for his team. The lineups were: Chatham -Dodman, Blackburn. Forwards: Blonde, Centre: Ruther- ford, Elliott, Lane, Aiken, Guards. S. C. I.-Currie, E. Kennedy, F. Simpson, Forwards: Johnston, Cen- tre: Corey, Robinson, R. Kennedy, Guards. S. C. I. Zlg Marine City Z5 For the past few years, a series of games has been arranged with Marine City High School, but, this

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THE COLLEGIATE II7 home and home Basketball series with the S. C. I. Un March II, the Sarnia team played in London and the L. C. I.. for the first time in half a dozen years, inflicted a de- feat on an S. C. I. team. The game was close at all stages but the Sar- nia forwards appeared to be off colour in their shooting. Lawrence and XYilliamson seemed to have the least trouble in evading the Sarnia defence and they did most of the scoring for the London team. To- ward the latter part of the game the S. C. I. forwards appeared to re- cover and Currie and Kennedy began an offensive which nearly ov- ercame the opponent's lead. Hut they had started too late, and, when the final whistle blew. the L. C. l. quintet was leading by five points. S. C. I. 355 London C. I. 17 On the following Friday. the Lon- don Team met the S. C. l. quintet in the return game on the Sarnia floor and, displaying much better form, the Sarnia team defeated the visitors 35-17. The School acquir- ed a lead shortly after play was be- gun and, though the L. C. 1. team offered a strenuous resistance, the S. C. l. team was never in danger of being beaten. The mode of at- tack used by Currie, 'lohnston and Kennedy apparently puzzled the London defence and the Sarnia for- wards had little difficulty in scor- ing. The Sarnia defence, on the other hand, closely watched the op- posing forwards and it was rarely that the latter were able to break through. Five of the visitor's points were scored by Lawrence. on free shots and practically every member of the London team scored a basket. Currie played sensational basketball and was. perhaps the best for Sarnia. XYith the other for- wards, Kennedy and Johnston, he continued to add to the Sarnia total and at the end of the game the School team was eighteen points in the lead. SECOND BASKETBALL TEAM This year the Seconds were left in a bad predicament when the stars of last year's Second team gradua- ted to the Firsts. .-Xs a result the team had no forwards and it is only now, with the season almost at an end, that a team of any importance has been created. Since before Christmas, the majority of those on the Seconds have given the Firsts opposition in their practices. The Seconds were not organized soon enough to play any games with out side teams and, though Capt. Chas. XX'oodrowe and Manager Clement Xyhite endeavoured to secure games with Petrolea and Xlatford, they we1'e not successful. The Seconds have. however, participated in sev- eral preliminary games with the Firsts before the girls' game with Forest and the one when they de- feated the Third Year llubs by a small margin. This latter game was played prior to the St. Marys C. I. and S. C. I. Girls' game and most of the specta- tors agreed that, of the two, it was the more exciting. l-lard checking was the order of the day and the Seconds were able to win principally because Xlioodrowe was able to put the majority of his free shots in. Knocks were given and taken quite as a matter of course and it was a wonder to the spectators that the participants were able to stand up under the gruelling they received. TRACKO MEET. Soon after the students begin their spring term, the athletes of the school will begin practising for the Annual Spring Track Meet held un- der the auspices of the XV. O. S. S.A. Two years ago, when this meet was inaugurated, the S. C. I. won both the Senior and junior Champion- ships. Last Spring, Brantford C. I. won the Senior trophy, but our ,lun- ior team successfully defended the junior Championship and the trophy