St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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UPPER SCHOOL SPORTS Rusby Excitement ran high among the football-minded at S.J.R. when it was announced that a team would be entered in the M.S.R.L. The loss of almost all of the previous years players from St. John’s College School and Ravenscourt School proved a great drawback. Ed Henke of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers formed a team of sorts. The net result, however, was that we were badly defeated in all our games. We would like to take the opportunity of extending our thanks to Ed who was responsible for the formation of our team and for the spirit we were able to show in the face of defeat. “Thanks, Ed, for your patience and assistance.” THE TEAM Earner —Full. George made up for his lack in weight in smashing line drives. Mitchell —Half. Definitely the main power of our backfield were Lloyd’s plunges. Green —Half. Our fastest backfielder, Frank gained many yards. Martin —Quarter. Jim was responsible for much of the team spirit. Cunningham —Wing. A fine pass receiver, Bruce was one of the main factors in our backfield. Mollard —End. Bill was the only member of our squad recommended for the M.S.R.L. All Stars. Darke playing right end was a top runner and excelled in pass receiving. Bell—Tackle. In the opinion of the team Ding was our finest player- 190 lbs. of brute strength he played 60 minutes a game all season. Jacox —Guard. Ed played outstanding ball all year. Ferguson —Centre. Tony played a hard 60-minute game both ways. Savage —Tackle. “Sav” is one of .the tough members of the team responsible for more than a few enemy bruises. Doig —End. Ian must have had glue on his hands the way he snagged the spot passes. Excellent on defence. Subs Biuce, Cook, Bailey, de Jardin, Carol, Davidson, Hare, Hayter Lamb, Macdonald, Nasselquist, Parkes, Radymskfi, Woods, Crolf Schroeder. EAGLE Thirty-three

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LOWER SCHOOL SPORTS Soccer —Hamber House won the competition, with Young second and Richardson, third. Carter, Cousens, Kennedy, Mark and Nairn were the outstanding players. Basketball —The Basketball championship also went to Hamber House. They scored 26 points. Richardson were second with 17 and Young third with 12. Allan, Carter, Cousens, Kennedy, Kilgour, Mark and Nairn gained full points toward their House colours. Ice Hockey —In the House league, Hamber took first place with 9 points. The other houses were close with Young 8 points and Richardson 7. Allan, Carter, Cousens, Kennedy, Kilgour, Mark, Martin and Nairn played outstanding hockey but all boys gave of their best. In the games against Form 1 Upper the Lower School did well again. The first match was drawn, 2-2. The second game was lost 3-2 in a very close struggle. Forms 1, 2, 3 put up a plucky display against Form 4 but the bigger boys won 3-0. Boxing —The Boxing competitions were held in May and resulted as follows: Cousens defeated Coubrough. Mark drew with Kilgour. Bennett drew with Martin. McNaughton drew with Owen. Moore defeated Glass. Trueman drew with Allan. Greenlaw defeated Shaw. Paterson J. defeated Graham. Carter drew with Partridge. Nairn defeated Kennedy. Hamber House gained 9 points; Richardson 6; Young 4. Cricket ... So far three matches have been played. In the first Young beat Richardson, 22-12. Richardson then defeated Hamber in a close game, 22-20. Hamber gained the victory in the third game when they defeated Young, 26 for 7-22. A second round of matches is now in progress. Kilgour, Nairn, Mark, Kennedy, Marsh, Partridge, Coubrough, Carter have all shown ability with bat and ball. We hope to play a match against a team from Mr. Chapman’s room and shall no doubt give a good account of ourselves. Track and Field and Softball . . . These activities must go unreported. We are looking forward to them, especially to the keen competition that both will bring. Thirty-tivo EAGLE

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Inter-House l uuhv It seems that Hamber has the football talent as half of the senior team is composed of Hamber players. This talent showed up in the three rounds of Inter-House Rugby as it won all its games, to take the trophy easily. The more subdued Young and Richardson houses battled the series out on a more even basis, with Young being the eventual winner. Bell, Doig and Fergie showed particularly good form while the enthusiasm of all those who participated was not in vain. There were many kicked shins and stepped-on heads, but, all in all, it was a good series enjoyed by all. Inter-House Soccer Due largely to a late start we were only able to get in one good round of Inter-House Soccer. Hamber’s powerful senior squad won both its games to win the cup, while Young and Richardson lost one and tied one each, to share the second place honors. In the Junior ranks, Richardson won both its games to take the honors. Hamber and Young tied for second place. Cunningham, Mitchell and Bell played a good game of soccer in the senior ranks, while George Mitchell and Calder proved their ability with the juniors. Soccer requires constant practice and as no previous scrub games were held, our brand of the game was not of the highest standard. How¬ ever, vigorous play was the rule and all participants gained considerably in experience. The Ski Week-End After school on Friday, Feb. 23, a group of some thirty to thirty-five boys, accompanied by Mr. Chapman and an Army instructor, left by chartered bus bound for Kenora and the annual Ski-Week end. The weather had been particularly warm; thawing had been general, and many wondered whether any good skiing surface would be available, even 150 miles away. Despite somewhat wet snow, the boys enjoyed good skiing at the golf course. On Saturday morning instruction was given by an officer of the Kenora Cadet Corps. On Sunday morning mock war games were held under the supervision of Lt. John McKay, an Old Boy, and in the afternoon downhill distance and slalom racing took place. Although many ski poles were broken, no one was hurt. Sunday evening and the journey back came all too soon- Mr. Chapman and the Army instructor judged the competitions. This year the Douglas McKay Ski Trophy was awarded to Duncan Croll. Con¬ gratulations ! Thirty-four EAGLE