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

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THE COLLEGIATE H9 BASEBALL. There has always been an abun- dance of capable baseball players at the School and usually each spring an lnterform baseball schedule is arranged. The present campus has at no time been suited for a diam- ond and with the annex added to the school nearly all games had to be played on other fields. Owing to the lack of a suitable diam- ond, the interform series could not very well be arranged. However, a School team was formed and. al- though only one or two practices had been held, Manager filrville 'lohnston completed arrangements with the Port Huron Senior High nine for a home and home series. . . S. C. I. 23 Port Huron High 5 One ideal Thursday afternoon, the first of these games was played in Port lluron. The S. C, l. team until the latter part of the game played after the manner of the Big Leaguers and the better drilled and more experienced American team appeared to hold no advantage. lloth Sperry, the opposing pitcher, and Teskey. the S. C. I. hurler, al- lowed very few hits but the Sarnia defence weakened at the most crit- ical moment and, profiting by their miscues, the Port Huron team as- sumed a lead which the visitors could not overcome. The final score was 5-3 in favor of Port Hur- on. The return game would un- doubtedly have proved even more exciting but. unfortunately, the Port Huron team started their interschol- astic series and were unable to meet the S. C. I. team. S. C. I. 95 Port Huron Junior High 3 lYhen the Port Huron Senior High informed the Collegiate nine that they would be unable to play the return game, they proposed that a game be arranged with Junior High and this was done. This game was played on the diamond at the old school and thus no real base- ball ability could be displayed by either team. The S. C. l. team proved to be the more experienced of the two but this team offered more strenuous resistance than the St. Clair nine and while the S. C. l. team scored nine runs the visitors were able to score three. On a proper diamond, the Sarnia victory might have been more complete be- cause they appeared to be superior in all positions and were heavier hitters. The roughness of the field made fielding the ball very difficult. liefore a return game could be ar- ranged for examinations were upon us and baselrill had to be abandoned. The S. C. l. lineup for these series was a strong one. lkith several of these players back, a very strong team will represent the School again this spring. RlcCobb. pitcher and second base: llcllibbon, third base: Corey, catch- er and left field: Garvey, first baseg Currie, catcher and left field: Man- ore, centre field: Teskey, pitcher and second base: llayes. shortstop: Grace, right field: ,l. Lebel, right field: ll. Mackay, centre field. S. C. I. 153 St. Clair H. S. 1 The team was enthusiastic and eager for more games. The St. Clair High School nine wished to participate in a series of exhibition games and, a few weeks after their first game, a greatly improved S.C.l. nine met the American team on the Athletic Park diamond. The St. Clair team did not appear to be in the same class as the Sa1'nia team the latter defeating the visitors I5-l. The visitor's battery was their weak spot and the Sarnia batters were easily able to solve the delivery of both the visiting pitchers. McCobb, Currie, Lebel and McGibbon had a batting aver- age for this game around the IOOO mark. the latter player made a three base hit, the longest of the day. At times the support of the

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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.

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120 THE COLLEGIATE. Xineriean hurlers was very poor and defence and for the first six innings this accounted for the large score. the opposing team did not score. In lleslqey. who pitched for the first six the seventh inning, MeCohh relieved innings. had little troulmle in puzzl- Teskey and. though he allowed hut ing the St. Clair hatters. The few one hit, niiseues on the part of the iits the visitors did make were Sarnia infield enahled the runner well taken care of by the S. C. l. to score. z 'i H'-5:50 . - , M ' Z V, -..I y . j- W g xg VA ,, ly, . 7 T ,ff l , 1, . A !f'f' f U, ANNOUNCING THE FILMS 'The Monkey -A gripping tail. Her Weight in Gold -On a stu- . . ,, d Q :nl . 'beeret Surgery -:Xt cut rates. lien ous sul 6 ' The Lost Car -Don't miss this. 'The llunian lleart -This heats tl H Torn :Xsunder -A ripping Show. ieni a . The XYielced Cue -A National 'Linihurger Cheesenflt turns thein attraction. au u'. H ,, i' How to Handle Pests -An educa- XX edded and l'arted -ln two parts. tional picture. Bring your A, . ,, . mother-in-law. llhe bledgehainnier -.X smashing M , A K I N Q SuCu.SS. lhe XX edding Ring -lts a bold- wvn. The Siifn uf the O1tiei'1n -.-X Ui- ' . ,, . ' nw X N i y xl ' U The bhriek - bpecial Orchestra gantie spettaelc. . ' this week. f Y - ' - , . ' Nl, , - A V . I 196' NUM 'lull ,lhmat A fed 'Hack Pax -Get in line earlv. ture production. M 1. ' 1 N Y ' . M H I ' lhe T'l113.l Maine -XX orth going lhe llnniderholt -A crashing hit. nlileg tu See. The Toothaehe -XYill make you Don't Tell Everything -Time to roar. stop.