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

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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

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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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IIS THE. COLLEGIATE. still rests in the Trophy Cabinet at the school. Mcflibbon and Lebel important members of last year's Senior team, have graduated hut, from the present outlook, this years Senior team will be even stronger than that which won the title two years ago. Several of last year's 'luniors have graduated to Senior ranks and still there are plenty of aspiring athletes to take their places. The date of the meet was chan- ged to May 21, last spring and in the future. it will be held on the Saturday previous to May 24. At the beginning of the afternoon of the 1021 meet, the Sarnia run- ners did not appear to have much of a chance, but as the events pro- ceeded the juniors' points began to accumulate. Kennedy, jumping in- to the lead at the start, maintained a heart-breaking pace for the half mile and led the field at all times. lncidentally he clipped several sec- onds off last year's record and re- ceived not only the silver medal for first place- but, also a gold medal for setting a new record. He was the only Sarnia junior to make a new record, but, in the 120 yard low hurdles, Don Mackay was just one second lower than Moody, who made the record the year before. Stan Manore also qualified to run in the finals of this race and finish- ed fourth. In the other sprints. though the Sarnia runners reached the finals, they were eliminated by sprinters from NYindsor and Lon- don. In the 440 yard dash both Sarnia representatives scored points Ernie Xlilliams finishing second and Ted Kennedy third. ln the shot put Fred Pugh made a record throw but he made a technical error and his put was not measured. In his other efforts, he put the shot far enough to win third place. The Seniors appeared to suffer some- what from ill luck. Ed Hanna be- came ill and being unable to display his usual speed was eliminated in the finals. johnny Lebel qualified for the finals of the 220 yard sprint and was well in the lead when the sole of his shoe gave way and trip- ped him. However, in the 120 yard high hurdles he made a new record in perhaps the most spectacular ev- ent of the day. Lebel and Mcflib- bon of Sarnia, Moody of St. Thomas and Adams of Brantford qualified for the finals. They remained even until the second last hurdle and then the two S. C. I. hurdlers drew awav. :Xt the finish. however. there was no more than a few inches between the three. In the pole vault, jumps and the half mile, Sarnia's Senior representatives did not gain a place. The Senior Trophy was won bv Brantford C. I., Adams, who hais twice won the individual champion- ship, nearly acquired enough points to win the trophy without the aid of his team mates. Two years ago, the Port Huron High School sent their track teams to compete with the S. C. I. teams and the Canadians defeated them. This was the first time such an in- ternational event had been held. Last spring the P. H. H. S. invited the Sarnia teams to participate in a dual meet but, since the school play and the London meet were taking so much time, their invitation could not be accepted. St. Clair High School also endeavoured to arrange a dual meet but the S. C. l. was forced to refuse their invitation. It is to be hoped this spring a dual meet will be arranged, as it not only binds the schools closer to- gether but provides members of both teams with experience for the larger meets. Members of the junior Champion- ship Track Team-Don Mackay, Bob XYilkinson, Ernie XYilliams. Stan Manore, Ted Kennedy, Eddie Robinson, Fred Pugh. Members of the Senior Track Team-johnny Lebel, Ken McGib- bon, Bill Miller, Ed Hanna, Russell Harkness, Bruce Spears. Hibbert Corey, George Simpson. Ross Hayes Ted Newton.