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

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THE COLLEGIATE fb-- f' X- N4 RAY COOK Ray is hug and slr-mg and althiuyh this was his first season lrnverl himself a cap- able lineman. An excellent tackler and plunger. ROSS GRAY llnlly Cray p1'uveil him- self an ahle successor to .lack Newton when he twink over the S.C.I, and T.S. team. It was rarlly ilue tu his diligent and nntiring work in the coach- ing nf the team that they hal such success in winning the lY.U.S.S.:X. Cllamiiicnisltilu, It is In he lmned that Mr. Gray will take over the team again next season. G ERALIJ MCY EAN A newcomer to the sclmnl and also to the game of fum!- hall. He stron adapted him- self to the game however, and secnrefl a position on the team Another year's experience and he will he a valuable man. GORDON IXIATTINGLY A hard and consistent worker. Cnulcl play either inside nr mirldle and although rather light was an effective player on hnth offensive and defensive. A promising play- er for next autumn. BE,X'I'TIE J ENXINGS Son Jennings' interest in the school was plainly shown this year when he came out near the end of the seasnn to help Dolly Gray in the coaching uf our rughy team and zrzain when he consented to take over the training of nur haskethall squad. A harfl, consistent worker, his influence clirl :1 lot towards the success uf our teams.

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THE COLLEGIATE. ISR UC E MAIT LAND Une ni the nu'-st effective llungers and deadly tackle-rs on the team. Big and strong, he cuulvl step into any line position witliwut wcal-an-ning it. JAMES XYAL5-ll A halfvman of great prornisi. uh-'v ltafl In leave the game through injuries early in the season. How- ever Jim carried nn and ma-,le all the trips with the tcarn as first aiwl man and rublier. JOHN BLXNURE jwlinny was the real utility man of the tcam. He was ready and caialile at all times to fill either a half pimsitimi nr end. He was a hard taclclcr and a sur: catcher. CYRIL TESKEY One uf the fnnfls of the sea- son. An accurate passer who naturally ft-ll into thc pc-situ,-ti nf snap, XYas -,fften referred ti,- liy spnrt writers as a hard, grit- ty tacklerf' LESLIE EWHXER Altli--ugh small and light t'Les was an excellent plunger and C-'tulvl always he vlt-1-etnlctl ui-mi. llis lianl tackling was also n ',1' ticealvle in every game. LOGAN BIILLBIAN Ilig. strung and fast Lf'ge was an ideal lineman. Could always he rlepeilflcd upon for as many yards as were needed. Could 1-lay with the best of them.

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THE COLLEGIATE II9 . PRESENTATION OF MEDALS a . .-- On the morning of January Sth, 1925 the Senior rugby team was presented with silver medals donat- ed by the lYestern Ontario Second- ary Schools Association. Dr. A. N. Hayes made the presentation and Coach Ross Gray gave a short ad- dress in which he stressed the great achievement of the school in win- ning the championship. The play- ers presented were coached by Ross Dolly Gray and Beattie Son Jennings and included XYalter Cal- lum, John Manore, Howard Carter, Lloyd Hallam, Roy Brown, Harold VanHorne. Gerald McVean. Edward Kennedy, Cyril Teskey, Raymond Cook, XYm. Ewener. Gordon Mat- tingly, XYilfred Hand, Bruce Mait- land, Gleed XYorkman, Leslie Ewen- er, Logan Hillman, Frank Burwell, and St. Clair Parsons. Although Edgar Kellam was playing on the lirsts he was not awarded a medal in spite of the fact that he deserved on. as only nineteen medals are a- warded by the XYossa. In winning the championship the school played eight games winning six of them. The results were Pe- trolia I7-3.XYll1ClSOI' 15-5, Galt .23-I7, St. Thomas IS-12. They lost out in the Interscholastic Final to Hamil- ton at London after a hard game. Ross Cray'and Son Jennings de- serve a great deal of credit for the unselhsh manner in which they gave their time and experience to .the coaching of the team and it wigs greatly due to their line coachiiag that we were able to bring the lYossa championship to our school. The Observer had the following' comment to make after the' St. Thomas game there :- Sarnia has good reason to be proud of her two rugby teams. They brought two championships to the city in the games Finished on Saturday, Inter- mediate and lYossa. These teams are to go after still higher honours this week, but whatever fate has in store for them in the future battles nothing can dim the creditable re- cord already achieved. The quality of performance and sportsmanship on and off the field is a conspicuous characteristic of the organizations that have carried the Sarnia colours to victory this season. It has meant much to the prestige of Sarnia in athletic circles, and every citizen should feel proud of the winners. Summary Of the eight games played by the Senior team in the lY.O.S.S.A. ser- ies they have won six games, tied one and lost one. They rolled up a total of 73 points against 37 scor- ed by their opponents. THE SECSND TEAM E This year our junior rugby team was entered in the Junior XYossa series and although they did not get very far they made a very creditable showing. Many of last year's play- ers were drafted to fill the gaps in the senior team, but the seconds managed to produce a powerful squad. Much credit is due the sec- onds for the line support they gave the senior team both in practice and at the games themselves. Cecil Banwell was elected captain of the team and Bill Southern manager. The seconds were grouped with London, the winner to meet the lYindsor-lYalkerville T e ch ni c al team. S.C.I and T.S. II. 34-London 0 October llth. The Sarnia Juniors travelled to London for their opening engage- ment and knocked London's thoughts of championship sky-high, when they swamped them 34-O. The first period ended 10-0 and at half time stood at I7-O. Sarnia was the better team in every depart- ment. At three quarter time the score stood 23-O and in the last a touch by Strain, converted by South-