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

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THE. COLLEGIATE lll ' -,I ,.-3 JA- - - - . .yr li, Y 21, vt. ,444 A--.sap -, , -gg- SENIOR RUGBY TEAM Back Row ileft to rightj-Roy Brown. Lloyd Hallam, Ray Conk. Xlidillk- Row lleft to rightl-Mr. Campbell, Jim lY:ilsh, Leslie lfwener, Hari-lil Vanllnrne, John Manure, XY:dler Cfllllllll, NYilfred Hand, Gordon Mattingly. Cyril Teskey, Beatty Jennings. llotti-ni Rnw tlcft to right!-St. Claire Parsons, Gerald MeV:-an, Frank llurwell, Edgar Kellam, llmvard Carter. lfdwarvl Kennedy KCZIIVYIHIIJ, Gleed xvilldilllllll, XYilliam Ewener, Bruce Maitland, Logan Millninn, R-iss Gray tCoachJ. W. O. S. S. A. CONTESTS S.C.I. and T.S. 7-Petrolia 3 October llth. The opening game of the lY.O.S. SA, was held at Sarnia when Pe- trolia llard Oils were set back hy a score of 7-3, Sarnia carrying a lcflcl uf .L 11nil1fS 'tu liL'tl'lPllZl ful' fllt' rctnrn gaine which was played one week later. The game throughout was a kicking duel lmetween Carter and llyatt with Carter having an edge over his opponent. Sarnizfs chances looked bright at the beginning of the game, hut hy the end of the first period Petrolia was leading 3-O. Things took on a dillerent aspect in the second when Kennedy went over for a touch. Carter added another point on a kick to Petrolia's deadline just as the whistle blew. On an exchange of punts in the third, Carter scored another. The Hard Oils tightened up in the last quarter and presenting a stonewall defence, held Sarnia scoreless. For the S.C.l. and T.S. Millnian, Kennedy, lfwener and Carter were the pick. Kennedy scoring the only touch of the game. Carter had the advantage over llyatt, the fUl'lllCI'iS long spirals inevitalmly gaining ground for Sarnia. Fumbles on Sarnia's part however, rolmhed them of much of this advantage. Hyatt and Mcllattie were the lmest for Pe- trolia while McDongall's plunging was the feature of the game.

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'IIO THE COLLDEGIATE e RUGBY 1 Once again rugby played the ma- jor role in school sports. Early in the fall its enthusiasts caught the rugby fever and a meeting was call- ed at which plans for the coming season were discussed. E'Ted Ken- nedy was elected to lead the team and Gleed XYorkman was fchosen as manager. The school was fortunate-this year in being able to secure the services of Ross QDollyj Gray as coach for the rugby teams. Dolly has play- ed the game for a number of years and was very well qualifiefd to suc- ceed -lack Newton. 'His eiperience with the -Sarnia Intermediates for the 'past ,few years1proved a val- uable asset to our 'teams, and it is hoped he will be able to lead them in their raice for the championship next season. Although the team this year had lost a number of its stars some ex- cellent material was drafted from the juniors to take the place of our graduates. Little need be said as to how well they upheld the example set by those who came before. The team got down to steady workas soon as the school term began and long before the Old Boys' game they were in excellent condition. Arrangement of the Schedule Ou September 27th. Dr. George A. Smith, Secretary of the 'W.O.S. SA.. announced the groupings for the Secondary Schools of Vtfestern Ontario. Sarnia C. I. and T. S. was grouped with lVindsor, Chatham and Petrolia, Sarnia and Petrolia to play off, the winner meeting the winner of the Chatham-lVindsor series in home and home games to be decided by October 24th. Points were to count on the round. D. A. Campbell of the Sarnia Collegiate was appointed convenor of theedxs- trict. old Bays 6-s.c.x. and T.s. 3 September 23rd ' According to the ancient custom the first Rugby game of the season was against the Old Boys. sf The Col- legiate wa's in goodlcondition for the game and gave Eddie Robinson and. his lZC3.1T1-'1'llZ'lf6SAOl'lC of the hard- est batt-le,s1put up in yea-rs losing out by hard luckiih the last frame. The game was played on the school cam- pus and attracted a fairly large crowd. ThevS.C.I. and T.S. drew the best of the play throughout the fracas, keeping the Old Boys'penned up in their 'own end mostof the time. The Old Boys had Amore weight than the Collegians and it was their bucking tactics that gain- ed them yards. During the first quarter, play was fairly even with neither team gain- ing much advantage. The first and only count of the period came when Carter booted to Howard who was forced to rouge. In the third frame Howard sent one out of touch to even the count. The turning point of the game came when Robinson punted to Kennedy who tried to take the ball on the run. He fum- bled and Crompton fell on it five yards out. The Collegiate held un- til Donohue smashed over for a touch with one yard to go. Robin- son failed to convert. The S.C.I. and T.S. started an aerial attack and forced the Old Boys to rouge again before time was called. For the Old Boys the plunging of Spears, Teskey, Donohue, Bell and Parks kept the Collegiate on the de- fence. Carter's booting was better than .both Robinson's and Howard's who were getting them too far and high for their forwards to get under in time. Dutch Simpson supplied the feature of the game when he sneaked through centre for a 35 yard gain. The Collegiate showed a well-balanced, snappy aggregation which promised to go far in the In- terscholastic race before the season ended.

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IIZ THE CO LLEGIATE S.C.l. and T.S. 10-Petrolia 0 October 18th. In the return game at Petrolia on October 18th the Sarnia team put the Hard Oils out of VV.O.S.S.A. running by 10-0, winning the round by I4 points. During the Hrst per- iod it looked as though Petrolia would score before Sarnia got into the game, the ball being in Sarnia territory most of time. In the se- cond and third Sarnia had the edge of play but Petrolia came back strong in the fourth. At the kick- off Hyatt started a kicking attack. McHattie gave the Hard Oil fans a few anxious moments when he lost the ball near his own line. Sarnia failed to score however. and the per- iod ended 0-O. Carter kicked to the deadline in the second for Sarnia's first counter. McHattie and Pol- lard did some good bucking for Pe- trolia while VVorkman and Ewener did most of it for Sarnia. In the third Hallam gained yards for Sar- nia and Carter booted another to the deadline. The Hard Oils were for- ced to rouge in the last bringing the score to 4-0. On the first down YanHorne scooped up the ball and fought his way through for the lone touch of the game which was con- verted. Although the game was kept clean and fast it was not without a few fistic encounters and injuries were common. Sarnia carried a good crowd of fans with them but the Hard Oils had a poor crowd out. Hopper of Petrolia and Cowan of Sarnia handled the game. Baird of London was head linesman. S.C.l. and T. S. 7-Windsor 5 October 25th Sarnia's next game was at XVincl- sor where they took Al. Edwards and his outfit into camp to the tune of 7-5. Sarnia was leading by 7-0 until the final chapter when, with 50 seconds to go Edwards scored a touch which was converted. The S.C.I. and T.S. had a smoother work- ing team but VVindsor inclined to American rugby, which was over- looked by the referee. VVindsor's line was heavier than Sarnia's but the catching and handling of the ball by the Sarnia team had a wide margin over that of Vllindsor. Car- ter's punting was better than Hick's and Parsons and Burwell at ends turned in good games. Edwards starred for Wlindsor. The Collegiate took the lead at the start of the game, Kennedy sending Millman through the line for a touch which was converted. XYindsor still inclined to American by. In the third Carter kicked to the deadline for a point. 'With 3 minutes to go Carter booted to Ed- wards who pulled ofif a sixty yard run. From this position and with 50 seconds to play, VVindsor sco1'ed their lone touchdown. Something was wrong with the convert and al- though it was counted by the re- feree, the matter was taken up with the secretary of the O.R.F.U. and the point disallowed. The final score was 7-5 for the S.C.I. and T.S. S.C.l. and T.S. 8-Windsor 0 November lst The following Saturday saw the S.C.I. and T.S. with a two point lead to work on, turn back the VVindsor aggregation again by 8-0, winning the round by IO points. VVindsor still inclined to American rugby needing only the forward pass to complete it. Parsons and Bur- well at ends were good and were getting under Carter's kicks every time. Hallam turned in a good game while Millman and Ewener gave good plunging exhibitions. The whole Sarnia team presented a stonewall defence. Edwards starred for VVindsor but his kicking could not be compared to that of Carter. VVindsor took the wind and forc- ed the S.C.I. and T.S. to a defensive game. Play was evenly matched during the first quarter, neither team scoring. In the second stan- za, Hallam took Edwards' punt and returned it 65 yards and on a Wind- sor punt he booted a return to the deadline. Carter kicked two more