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

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94 THE. COLLEGIATE. for a touchdown. .-Xlthough the whole second team worked well, the brilliant playing of Callum, XYalsh, llurleigh and Southern was the fea- ture of the game. .Tones and John- son, Chatham halves, were the stars of the winners, scoring most of Chatham's points. HOEKEY .-X meeting of all hockey enthusi- asts was held in the library on llec. Sth. The large attendance at this assembly practically assured the team of strong support from the students. XYith the unanimous vote of all those present, Charles F. Lelilel was elected to lead the team for the season, with Arthur P. Brown for manager. The meeting looked with disfavor upon the city league and they decided unanimous ly not to place a team in that series but to conline their efforts wholly to the winning of the Xtossa trophy. The schedule was drawn up, Sarnia being grouped with Petrolia. Forest and XYatford. Petrolia's hope of winning the XYossa hockey series was shatter- ed when the 1924 Collegiate team defeated them in Sarnia, and carry- ing to the oil town a nine point lead. This being the first game of the season, showed both teams their lack of practice as plainly as it can be shown. Had the S. C. I. six played the game their class war- rants. the lead would have been in- creased by several goals. .Xfter liye minutes of play llill Uldham put the Sarnians in the lead when he beat Donald on a shot out- side the defence. From then on the Collegiate forwards scored four in a row and had the greater part of the play in this period. ln the second chapter Petrolia played better hockey and stayed off the Sarnia attacks. while Xl'illson scored their only counter. The final period increased the Sarnians' lead, when Macklin out- guessed the l'etrolia defence and beat the lligh School's goalie on four impossible stops. Capt. lioges was about the neat- est player l't-trolia possessed, but was given little support by his team mates. Macklin, Robinson, and Oldham played their usual good games and were particularly in the limelight for Sarnia. lien. Uslllllllyu Harris refereed the contest. in a capable manner and kept the play clean and fast throughout. S. C. I.-Goal, Southerng defence, Oldham, .-X. Brown: wings, Harkins, Lellelz centre. Mackling subs. Tes- kcy, Robinson, Heal. Petrolia H. S.-Goal, Donald: de- fence, Boges, Churchill: wings. lX'illson, Thompson: subs, Lindsay, lelryant, O'Dell. S. C. I. 5-Petrolia 2. The return game was played in Petrolia the following week and the S. C. I. added three goals to their nine point lead by defeating Petro- lia on their own ice 5-2. The Petrolia L'Arena proved a great handicap to the Sarnia team as it was an open air structure. Team play was almost impossible on the small ice surface, both teams using individual efforts. Play was fast and somewhat furious, as Pet- rolia relied on body checking their lighter opponents. They succeeded in holding the Collegiate at first, but found the task a little too diffi- -:ult as play progressed. H. Maitland played a great de- fensive game and exchanged bumps with Petrolia as often as they came within striking distance. Doug. Macklin was a little strange during the early stages of the game, as he was just recovering from a severe cold, but as the play progressed he became more effective and his rushes were always dangerous. lioges and Churchill were in their glory on the small ice, and each succeeded in scoring for .the home team ln the final period the Sarnia for-