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

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IOO THE COLLEGIATE again going out of touch at the fif- teen yard line. Then Newton and tlabler carried the ball to within a few yards of the Oakwood line and G. Simpson went through centre for a touch. Hayes added one more point, when he converted from a very difficult angle. Play remain- ed in the Oakwood territory though llinsmore and his halves made some substantial gains by end runs.. He- again came within striking distance again came within strikink distance and Hayes booted to the deadline making the Sarnia total seven. lt was the same in the second period. Play surged up and down the field but the Sarnia line was ' never threatened. Hayes, who was boot- ing superbly, twice punted the ball across the Oakwood line and the Sarnia tacklers downed the half- back before he could get out. Rich- ardson, tlarvie and Manore were down under every kick and were tackling hard. Towards the last, the Oakwood halves were weakening under the gruelling. In the second half, Sarnia was still on the offensive and Qakwood was making determined efforts to score. Both teams exchanged punts and Sarnia again forced Cak- wood to rouge. Hanna, on an end run, advanced the ball to within a few yards of the opponents' line but, though the Sarnia team tried for a touch three times. they failed by a few inches. Receiving the ball, Oakwood attempted to kick it out of danger but were forced to rouge when their kick was blocked. In the last period, Abbey was forced to rouge before he could run Hayes' punt into safety and, short- ly after this, when the latter nar- rowly missed a field goal, the ball rolled to the deadline for another point. A minute later, still anoth- er point was added, when a Sarnia punt crossed the deadline. Then Sarnia shifted her mode of attack and commenced to use onside kicks continuously. Garvie and Manore both made long gains, advancing the ball, so that Hayes was able to punt across the line. rouging Mc- Fadyen. XYith a commanding lead, Sarnia was afforded an opportunity to use her substitutes and Richard'- son and Simpson were relieved bv lid. Robinson and Fred Simpson, Iii the closing minutes of the game, Garvie made a spectacular leap into the air and succeeded in catching an onside just behind the Oakwood line, scoring five more points for Sarnia. Play was resumed and the final whistle blew with both teams struggling near centre field. s. c. 1., 15 -. U. T. s., 5. Hy defeating Oakwood, the S. C. I. earned the right to play off with the winner of the Eastern Series for the Championship. The winner of this series was not decided till the week after the game with Oakwood and, thus it was not till two weeks later, December ioth, that the Sar- nia team met the team representing University of Toronto Schools in a sudden death game on the XX'ood- stock College Campus. For the first half .it was doubtful who would an- nex the title but, in the second half, the Sarnia team outscored and out- played the Toronto team and the final score was I5 to 5. There was a great difference in the character of the two teams. L'.T.S., coached by Mike Rodden, was composed of players who had been taught the game well and knew Rugby thor- oughly, but all the work was left to three men-Munro, their quarter, Cawkell, their plunging half, and Plaxton, their punter, The Sarnia team, coached by black Newton, on the other hand, was composed of no such spectacular players but the coach had imbued into them the proper fighting spirit, teamwork, and a knowledge of the finer points of the game. Thus, it was a game between a team with an all star half division and an average line. and a team possessing no outstand- ing stars but brilliant teamwork. Sarnia kicked off and Hayes gave the spectators their initial thrill by

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THE COLLEGIATE 99 strenuous. The score does not alto- gether indicate the play as it was close and full of thrills. Sarnia chose the wind and Galt kicked off to the S. C. I. Bucks were not near- ly as effective as punts and, with the aid of the wind and good judg- ment in kicking. the Galt goal line was soon threatened. Several times, the ball was booted across the line but Tinning, the speedy Galt fly- ing wing, and Raynor successfully eluded the Sarnia tacklers and brought the ball out of danger. The play still remained in Galt terri- tory and Hayes kicked a neat field goal from their twenty-five yard line. ln the same quarter, Haves punted over the Galt line again, and they were forced to rouge. ln the second quarter, the wind began to shift and was soon blowing across the field, This caused the ball to re- peatedly go out of touch and neither team was able to cross the other's line. Play surged up and down the field with both teams tackling hard. Hanna retired for a few minutes but came on when Simpson sprained his ankle. The latter pluckily re- mained at quarter to get the ball out, on the offensive. ln this half, both Hanna and Hayes showed ster- ling ability to run back punts. ln the third quarter, the wind shifted only slightly and neither team held the advantage. Galt started strongly and, by letter-per- fect trick plays and bewildering speed, made great gains. Then, Sar- nia began an offensive of their own and, after some effective line buck- ing, Hanna secured the ball and, on an end run, dashed from nearly cen- trefield to within two yards of the opponents' line. On the next down. Gabler had little trouble in carrying the ball over for a touch. The wind had again veered and, in the last quarter, Sarnia still had the wind behind them. They again worked their way to near the Galt line but lost the advantage when they were penalized for holding. Through fumbles, the Sarnia team were for- ced down the field into their own territory. Hayes punted to relieve the situation and Tinning returned the punt, his kick rolling out of touch a few feet behind the Sarnia line. Galt thus secured their one point. just before the final whis- tle blew, Sarnia kicked to Kaynor who was forced to rouge. S. C. I. 20 - Oakwood C. I. CTorontoJ 0. Through a delay in the Eastern Series, the S. C. l. was ordered to play Oakwood C. l. of Toronto, which had eliminated the other To- ronto Collegiates and thus qualified for the semi-finals, The Sarnia team endeavored to arrange home- and-home games. but Wal-iwood, be- cause of financial disability, was not able to acquiesce and agreed tu play a sudden death game in Sarnia on Sat. Nov. 36th. They had little dif- ficulty in winning their series in Toronto, and, before they came to Sarnia, no opponent had crossed their line for a try, so the Sarnia team were, to say the least, appre- hensive of the outcome. The S. C. I. team started off with a rush and played Rugby for the whole sixty minutes. jack Newton later used the words that the team played over its head and, in truth, the team never worked more smoothly or played better Rugby. This, perhaps- explains why the Gakwood team was defeated, zo-o. The score does not by any means in- dicate the play, as this was closely contested at all periods of the game, The field was not slippery but rath- er spongy, and the Toronto team appeared to have difficulty in adapt- ing themselves to it. Sarnia kick- ed off and, shortly afterwards, re- ceived possession of the ball, when Abbey kicked it out of touch. The Oakwood line was heavier than the Sarnia line and few long gains were made by our line plungers. End runs and onsides were thus used to advance the ball towards the oppon- ents' line. These succeeded and Hayes punted to Abbey, who kick- ed from behind the line, the ball

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THE CO LL EGIATE IO! kicking the ball out of touch behind the goal line of U.T.S. On the sec- ond attempt. it again went behind the goal line but Cawkell success- fully ran it out. Failing to make yards, Plaxton kicked the ball out of touch at -centre field. By a series of bucks, Sarnia advanced within striking distance and Hayes punt- ed over the U.T.S. line to Plaxton, who was forced to rouge. llayes attempted a field goal from their twenty-five yard line but the oppos- ing lineinen broke through and the ball went into the Sarnia line and was recovered by U. T. S. Both teams resorted to bucking, usually punting on the third down. Play for the most part, remained in To- ronto territory during this period. The ends of both teams were tack- ling well and the halfbacks were in- variably downed before they could make any gain. Catching the Sar- nia team napping, Munro tore down the field on a trick play for thirty yards, but l'.T.S. did not advance very close to Sarnia line this period. Then, in the second period, LY.T.S. staged an offensive which nearly proved disastrous to the Sarnia team. liy onside kicks and trick formations, they advanced the ball to within three yards of the Sarnia line. The Sarnia defence tightened and Garvie, securing their attempt- ed onside, was forced to rouge. Again, the Toronto team worked its way near the Sarnia line and booted another onside across the line to following down Sarnia half with- llayes. Munro, fast, charged the out giving yards. Cawkell secured the fumbled ball claimed, but the allow it. and the Sarnia ten yards and a try was referee would not ball was given to out. The S. C. l. team tore its way down the field and a Toronto half was forced to rouge when Richardson and Manore downed him before he could run Hayes' punt out. Play surged up and down the field, neither team seeming to hold any advantage. Before the end of the period, U. T. S. came within striking distance and booted the ball behind the Sarnia line, Hayes being forced to rouge. ln the second half Cawkell. Mun- ro and Plaxton were still doing practically all the work for U. T. S., while all the Sarnia team were tak- ing a hand in the play. The Sarnia straight Rugby, trick plays, but was using fake team was playing using none of its the Toronto team bucks and criss-crosses. Plaxton was booting nicely but Hayes was using better judgment. Hanna was forced to rouge shortly after the third period began. but Sarnia worked its way into Toronto terri- tory and retaliated, forcing Munro to rouge. Lf T. S. determined to again be in the lead, began a fierce attack which was temporarily checked when Newton broke through and blocked one of l'lax- ton's kicks. Plaxton recovered, some distance back. Proceeding slowly down the field, the Toronto punter was able to kick the ball over the Sarnia line. after Munro and Cawkell had done some nice en. 4 A ast period, the Sar- nia onslaught began and all this period they had a marked edge on the Toronto team. The stars of U. T. S. were becoming wearied, as a result of the strenuous pace, while the Sarnia team was still in good condition and able to quicken the play. Though they offered a de- termined resistance, U. T. S. was pressed back early in this period and. when within a few yards of the Toronto line, a long pass to Garvie was tried but the latter was unable to carry the ball over. A drop kick was then attempted, but the angle was too difficult. Cawkell was downed, however, before he could run the ball out. Qu the re- sumption of play, Sarnia soon gain- ed possession of the ball. Hanna dashed around the end for twenty yards, and Gabler, Newton, Corey went through the opposing line for long gains. NYith Plaxton playing away back behind his line, Hayes booted a short one and the Toronto plunging. Th in the l