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

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Hockey The new St. John’s-Ravenscourt hockey team was ably coached by Mr. Charles MacMillan, and through his untiring efforts and assistance the team came out on top in all but three games. THE TEAM Ian Doig— captain and left wing, was the most valuable player on the squad. Karl Radymski —forward, was a shifty stick handler and a hard man to hit. Frank Green— forward, played clean, hard hockey. Together with Doig and Radymski these three seldom missed when in front of the net. ( laig Bell— played a standout game at defence and seldom let anyone past him. He threw the hardest body checks on the team. Bill Mollard —at defence stopped many opposing rushes. Lloyd Mitchell —played forward and displayed his never-tiring brand of hockey. Bruce Cunningham —centre, also proved his worth as a defenceman in house hockey. Jim Hare— had the hardest shot on the team. “Goof” is a good all-round player. Tony Ferguson —this has undoubtedly been “Fergie’s” best year in the nets. Garry Savage noted for his heavy checks. He never passed up a chance for a scrap in the corners. Jim Martin, Jack Lamb, and Glen Thompson —played good hockey all season. J EAGLE Thirty-five

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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

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GAMES S.J.R. vs. GLENLAWN, 3-1—This was the first game of the season and the team had been formed only the previous evening. It was a bit ragged and plenty rough, but the “Eagles” won by a good margin. Goals were by Cunningham, Radymski, and Savage. S.J.R. vs. VISCOUNT ALEXANDER, 3-1—Doig, Green, and Mollard picked off the points as we defeated Viscount on our own ice. S.J.R. vs. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, 2-4—The third game of the season was played at the “Sir John” rink in thirty below weather, and we found we had a real hockey player in the person of Karl Radymski, who scored both our goals. S.J.R. vs. ST PAULS, 0-5—The bigger and superior St. Pauls trounced us in an action packed game. Bell played a solid game at defence. S.J.R. vs. S.P.A. (St. Paul, Minn.), 1-2—This was the heartbreaker of the season when St. Paul beat us on home ice, in overtime. It was a very close and hard fought game. Karl, Frank, Ian, and Bell played their usual fine game. S.J.R. vs. VISCOUNT ALEXANDER, 2-0—Again we defeated Viscount in a rough, tough game. “Fergie” played his best games of the season. S.J.R. vs. ST. PAULS, 5-2—This game was fast and rough. Our defence played standout hockey, and Karl notched another goal. S.J.R. vs. VISCOUNT ALEXANDER, 4-0—Playing on home ice the “Eagles” swamped Viscount 4-0. Well done, “Eagles”! S.J.R. vs. ST PAULS, 2-6—This game was played on a Saturday morning and only seven members of our squad were on hand at the Olympic rink. Well done Clint Young of junior ranks for a fine game. JUNIOR HOCKEY The Junior Hockey League consisted of Viscount Alexander, Grandin, and St. John’s-Ravenscourt schools. Grandin dropped out after one game, because it was unable to maintain a team. We played Viscount twice, and lost both games. Because of this and our single win against Grandin, there were no finals. Thirty-six EAGLE