St Michaels College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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SECOND TEAM. C. 1WcTag11C, IUUIIlIgC'I',' H. Broiun. Caffuin H051

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Seconb jfootball cam They're out there on the field all day, The critics call them scrubs, And though they work and sweat and bleed You'll find them classed as dubs. But sometimes when a favoured son Is ground into the earth 'Were apt to hear that Fitz, a sub, Has shown the world his worth. Sometimes he blocks a hurried punt, His kick may win the game, Another day a run or buck May carry him to fame. XVhate'er he does he proves the fact That driven to the test, A poor despised, down-trodden scrub Xlfill measure with the rest. HF, second football team of this year was certainly one worthy of note, although not being very successful while in the Mulock Cup Series, it was on account of an untimely start. llfhere the boys really showed their worth and displayed the tactics and good training of their coach, Mr. McTague, was out in their own back yard, on the College gridiron, where time and again they made the Do- minion champioiis look like a junior city team. On Nov. 7 Mr. McTague brought his team to Guelph to play the Q.A.C. aggregation. The day was very favourable for football and it was about 2.30 when we reached the agricul- tural gardens. The game was vigorously contested throughout, and although our boys were outweighed in all positions. their superb tackling, kicking and interference plays won for them. Individualizing the players, we have Kraus, who was a human snow plough, and scarcely ever bucked for less than ten yards. Healey and Latchford were always in the limelight and showed great ability for bucking, while Doyle, Lettellier, Murphy and McGuire were deadly tackles and could always bother the speedy half line on the intermediates in their end runs. Captain Harry Brown, the midget quarterback, never failed to use his head in a pinch, and also showed great ability as a tackler. On the half line, Fitz, as usual, was very sensational. He was never known to fumble and showed great form in return- ing punts. Gus Cleary was the fastest man on the team, not only in running out punts, but also in fistic engagements. On the whole many members of the team look good for inter- collegiate class next year. The line-up: Flying 'XVing, H. Smith: halves, G. Cleary, Y. Traynor, G. Fitzpatrick, quarter, H. Brown, scrimmage, bl. Murphy, il. Shanahan, H. Dwyerg inside wings, I. Healey, V. Kellyg middle wings, C. Kraus, F. Latchfordg outside wings, F. Doyle, L, Letttellier CG. Rotitaille. M. NcGuirej. -A. V T. l1O4l

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Che Cbirb Team HE god of fortune has certainly remembered St. Michaels in the fall of 1914. The third team, though securing no laurels, contributed towards the success of the season. The present team is the best St. Michaels have had in years in respect to the luxuriance of material, a point which augurs well for a future Canadian championship team. The half-backs are perhaps the stars of the team: yet when the brilliant line plunging of Robitaille and McGee is seen, to- gether with the deadly tackling of McDevitt and Sedgewick, we can easily understand how the team went through the sea- son undefeated. On October 2Ist Manager O'Leary took his team to New- market to combat with the undefeated Pickering College team. of the game the heavy Pickering line looked to be too much for our boys, but the grand work on the line and the stellar work of the half-backs and quarter more than offset the superior weight pitted against them. Not until the last minute of play did either team despair of victory. But Lynch's field goal. just as the whistle was about to blow, decided the game in favor of St. Michaels to the tune of IO to S. After the game we were banqueted royally. Here again the boys manifested their good college training. Six Flanagan and McGee made the best hits off the fieldg they always did make a hit with the fair sex. The remaining games were played with city teams The victories were all hard earned. which makes the taste of vic- tory sweeter, and at the same time prepares the players for the Needless to say, we came back victorious. ln the early stages gruelling contests of senior Rugby. -A. LAwLEss. E f N -f If 3 3, ,--- ' imuum --f.., mia Q .r ... , .I .,... T LM plug' SQ 'hi' Ammulll- Y Jumun Ili.: it-It-L rw fl ...IW . , I ' A qi. l, ' .A,. my-1' I '- ,.' ., li I H fiooj