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

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THE COLLEGIATE ROSS YV. GRAY Again this year as in the past two we must give great credit to our coach Dolly Gray for our success of 1926. His knowledge of the game is apparent when we remem- ber that this is the third successive Wrossa Rugby championship which he has brought to this school. The interest he showed individually to the team inspired the boys to win for him and the S. C. I. ROY BROXYN QManagerj Although over age by only a few days Roy was unable to play. How- ever, he willingly accepted the posi- tion of Manager and looked after the team in a most creditable man- ner. He was always ready to help or encourage the fellows. BEATTY IENNINGS Speaking of our success in 1926, we must gratefully acknowledge the work of Son who assisted Dolly in the coaching duties. One could not possibly find two men such as Mr. Gray and Mr. Jennings who were more faithful coaches, both sacrificing business and leisure hours in the interests of the team.

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THE COLLEGIATE. NORMAN PATTERSON 1101 1Midclle1 Coming up from the juniors. last season Norm played stel- lar rugby all fall. A fierce, ag- gressive lineman made him in- strumental in deciding three or four games by spectacular 211 yard plunges. 141 RlCHARIJ PARK 1Flying XYingl Last season was l7ick's first at rugby. Owing to the fact that he was big and fast he soon de- veloped into a good ball-carrier and a splendid secondary defense man. 1161 DWIGHT SIMMONS 1lnsidel Last season Buff came up from the juniors. The fact that line positions were exceptionally scarce prevented him from taking part in many games. However, with last year's experience he should prove of invaluable assis- tance to this year's team. 1211 BYRON SPEARS CHalfj His first year in the Senior series. A strong runner and a good booter, with more experi- ence he should develop into an exceptional kicker. A promis- ing prospect for the 1927 season. 191 CHARLIE RICHARDS tMiddle1 Another man in his first sen- ior series. Charlie's build and strength made him an effective lineman. NVith lots of grit and nerve Charlie looks good for a splendid season this fall. 1121 GLEN FINCH ' 1Endj One of the numerous new- comers. Glen's determination in his tackling earned him his place on the team. He could stay with the best of them for the full sixty minutes. 1141 JACK MCXVATTERS QEndj Jake was our utility man. He was a hard tackler and speedy ball carrier. An end or half position suited him equally well.

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THE COLLEGIATE. 99 JUNIOR RUGBY g y Sarnia 13-Chatham 1 Showing a plunging offensive that could not be denied and a very effec- tive defense that seldom faltered, the Collegiate Juniors trotted to victory over Chatham by a I3-I score. As indicated by the score the junior squad had a very strong and fast going team led by Bill Twaits at quarter. George Clark, husky Sarnia half went through the Chatham line continuously for yards. In the second quarter the locals took the lead when they obtained possession of the ball on the sixty yard line and plunged and ran the ball over for a touchdown. ln the last quarter Bell scored another touchdown which Moore converted. For Chatham, Perkins, the lanky half was the best. Twice he broke away, once for a forty-five yard gain, both on fake kicksg but other than that Sarnia had the best of the play throughout. Sarnia 10-Chatham 7. The second game of the junior Series was played in Chatham. Showing more light than they did in the first game, the Chatham High School handed the Sarnia Juniors a stiff argument and only a recovered fumble in the last quarter kept the Sarnia string of wins intact, and gave the blue and white a IO-7 win over the Maple City crew. The score at half time was 6-5 in favour of the Chatham juniors. In the third quarter they booted an- other point and with a few minutes to go in the last .period the fast following Sarnia ends grabbed a fumbled ball and sprinted twenty- live yards for a touchdown, which was not converted. Sarnia won the round 23-8, quali- fying to meet Assumption College juniors in the next round for the district honors. Sarnia 5-Assumption College 9. Playing on a field that was soggy and partially covered with water the Collegiate Juniors were defeated 9-5. This was their only loss of the season at the hands of Assumption College of Wlindsor, at Bayview Park, in the third game of the VV.0. S.S.A. series. The field was in such a condition that it made teamwork of any sort impossible. In the second period Sarnia scored their only touchdown of the game. But in the third period Assumption came back and scored seven points which the Juniors could not over- come although they made a valiant attempt in the last period. Twaits, the Sarnia quarter, played a splendid game and was given good support by Wlise, Moore, Vanhorne and Clark, but the state of the lield prevented any long runs or spectac- ular plays. Sarnia 19-Assumption 6 Varied and forceful playing with few errors gave the Sarnia Colleg- iate juniors the district title in the Junior XN'.O.S.S.A. when they de- feated Assumption College 19-6 in the return game played in Sandwich Nov. 6. The juniors demonstrated that the game in Sarnia was no indi- cation of their merit and that they were a superior team, suited to carry the battle on into the finals. Sarnia did not win on breaks but on ability and team work. In the second quarter their captain, George Clark, was forced to retire from the game for twelve minutes but he gamely volunteered to go in again at half time. Vanhorne, Sarnia's diminutive Hy- ing wing, made one of the prettiest plays of the game, and paved the way for a Sarnia point when .he stepped through the Assumption 1n- terference and intercepted a pass on an end run. If there was one outstanding play-