Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 19-10 -- 19-ll PATTERSON, A. Fzzff back. Played whole-heartedly and showed improvement during the season, but had two serious weaknesses which he never really overcame f a prone- ness to fly kick and a habit of wandering from his position f which were sometimes disastrous. MORGAN. Lrf! half. A good team player, who went hard from start to tinish, and played a sound two-way game. DOBELL, T. Cenlre lmff. Played well, but must learn to go all-out . More persistence in defence and vigour in attack would have added ginger to the team. BLACK. Right hay. Captain. Always played very hard and was an excellent help to his forwards. Must remember to get straight back in defence and take his man out of the play. PREST, Oufridr right. Played better in practice games than in matches but has an ex- cellent idea of the game and of team work. Should practise shooting U at every possible opportunity. lhl.-ARCH. Inside riglzl. Did very well to make the under 15 team at the age of 1 I, and though very light gave a good account of himself. Shoots hard and straight, and can use his head. BUCHANAN. Ce11.fref0ru'ard. Always went very hard and has plenty of ability, but was too much of an individualist. The result was that the team as a whole did not profit as much as it should have done from his play. Must develop more team spirit. ', Dfxwsox. Inside fryfl. Played hard and unseliishly and tackled back well. His work in front of goal was disappointing and he wasted a number of opportunities he had cleverly made for himself, by slow or inaccurate shooting. Must learn to kick with his left foot to become really useful. TIETR.AL'LT, J., Ouiside Ziff. Did not live up to his promise of the earlier part of the season, but always turned in a keen game and has a very good shot with his right foot. He will be terribly handicapped until he can shoot equally well with his left, and should take every opportunity to practise this. We add a few suggestions which should be helpful to all those who hope to make H one of the school teams and to all who want to enjoy their football to the full. 1. Play as hard as you can from the first whistle to the last. 2. Play for the lezzm- several players with the necessary ability missed places on the school teams this year because they did not combine with others on their team. You donlt need to be reminded how one man has been able to upset the whole world. In the same way one player can wreck the work of the whole team if he fails to combine with the others on his side. 3. Play in the position to which you are best suited. Blake up your mind what this is tif it is not decided for youl and stick to it. Nearly every boy coming up from the l29l

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SPIIAVYN HOVSH SCHOOL M.-XG.-XZINli number of lfnglish boys, who were used to playing football from September to March at their schools in lfngland, was very beneficial, and as this advantage was shared by all the schools with whom we played matches, the standard of school football may be said to have been raised generally. lfinally, the matches all proved enjoyable and produced some excellent team work. The importance of team play was stressed at every practice, and the school teams, once chosen, were given every opportunity of playing together. The result was that although we had lost nearly all the most valuable players from the previous year's team, good combination among the new members enabled us to provide a strong opposi- Ilcili. Two encouraging points to notice for the future were the smart performances of the under l3 team and the low average age of the under 15. This team must have been the youngest to represent the school for quite a number of years. Congratulations to Black, Dobell T., Dawson and Buchanan on being re-awarded their football colours, and to Dobell P., and Morgan on winning theirs. UNDER I5 M.-XTCHES v. Asuncizv at LCC., Nov. lnd., I9-10. f Won 3 - 0. This match was played in a rainstorm on a very muddy field, but nevertheless produced some good football, the School forwards combining well. March and Black scored for the School in the first half, and Dawson in the second, when the team played up very well against a strong wind. Black, Dobell P., and Dawson were the best for S.H.S. V. L.C.C. at L.C.C., Nov. 7th. - VYon 3 - 0. This game was also played in the rain, and the going seemed to suit our team. l..C.C. were not so strong as usual, and making good use of our weight advantage we scored four goals in each halt' by Black CSU, Buchanan 125, Dawson ill, and March fl J. Black and Buchanan played particularly well for the School. v. .-XsHB1'RY at Ashbury. Nov. 9th, f Lost 0 - -l. :X complete reversal of the previous match between the two teams. The day was bright and sunny and the held dry. Ashbury had a stronger side and played very smart football throughout. SHS., having had the First opportunity to score and missed it, played disappointing football. The forwards combined well, but missed some excellent chances to score when in front of goal by incredibly bad and slow shooting. Dobell, P., played an excellent game throughout at full back and saved the side again and again, and Morgan played well at left half. They were both awarded their colours after the match. Qtbaratters. lhIAPPIN. Gozzf. Was never really extended during practice games and became rather unsteady when he did come under pressure. Should improve with experience. IJOBELI., P. Fu!! bark. In his first season as full back played quite the best football on the team. Yyas very sound defensively and also gave many useful passes. l29l

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SIQLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE junior school decides he is a born forward -Y this probably from a natural desire to score goals - but remember that it is just as useful to your team if you help to score them or if you .flop the other side from scoring. Less than halt' the players on any team can be forwards. The following hints suggest what is required of you in the various positions and may be of help to you in deciding where to play. fiofzf-keeper. .-X powerful kick and safe hands, and the ability to keep cool at all times. .-Xn excitable goal-keeper will give his team a nervous breakdown. Fu!! Mzrkr. .-X certain amount of weight and a strong kick, and the ability to keep from getting rlustered. Huff Mzrlvf. These work the hardest and perhaps come in for the least praise, but have the satisfaction of knowing they contribute most to the success of the team both in attack and defence. They must open the game up for their own forwards to score, and mark their opponent's forwards so closely that they have no opportunities to score. Here you need sound wind and a willingness to work both hard and unselfishly. f U1'iC'Il1'1f.Y. Speed and good ball control, a hard and straight shot with either foot, and the willingness to combine with the other forwards. Read these remarks through carefully now, and again in September at the opening of the football season, and see if you don't get more out of your football than you did before, and what is even more important, find yourself of more value to any team on which you may happen to play. Jfnuthall States. The final was played between J. YVight's and D. lNIorgan's Teams and resulted in a win for Wight, -l-0. XYight's team was J. Tetrault, W. Dobell, lfdw. Bronfman, G. Seely, lf. G. P. J. l.yman and R. Molson. Ilaockep - 1941. TTNDER 13 v. l..C.C. at l..C.C. Jan. 27th. W- Lost 0 - 2. This was a very good game, ending in a win for L.C.C. by 2-PO. The L.C.C. team was heavier than ours and made use of every opportunity. Our shooting was not up to its usual standard. There was no score in the first period, but in the early part of the second period LCC. scored 2 goals within five minutes of each other. In the final period there was no score. :X pleasing feature of the game was that there were no penalties. D. P. UNDER I3 v. HCS. Feb. l5th. f XYon 3 - 2. This game was played at B.C.S. It was a very close game, and also an excellent one. In the first period an early goal was scored by Morison, while B.C.S. followed with two l30l