St Michaels College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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SENIOR HANDBALL TEAM. Tofu' C. P. MCTAGVE, -T. E. TANSEY, L. 'XX-YOODS. G. FITZP.-XTRIC K. -T. XICDONAGI-I Svafcd: -T. CANFIELD, B. DOYLE, A. T. LELLIS, f'l1flllIUg87'j I. RYAN. I U5 1 fig

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Tbanbball HILE we are busily engaged in proclaiming the honor and glory of our football heroes we must not forget the boys who defended the honor of the double blue in the king of Basilian sports-handball. The Basilians were the first to note that as a means to an end. that is, as a means to put you in condition for any other game, handball has not its equal. W'e see this fact being real- ized more and more every day, especially amongst the world's greatest athletes. But the Basilians go further. They cultivate handball amongst the students, not only as a means to an end, but as a sport in itself. Handball is scientific in the extreme, with abounding enthusiasm if played for its own sake. This next step, though slow in coming, will eventually take a strong hold on this continent. This proved to be our banner year. A dramatic touch was added to the series, in which the hero was not proclaimed till the last act. Our hrst team was sorely oppressed, being compelled to choose between winning the Rugby or handball championship, being members of both teams. They chose football, and left handball to the care of the seconds. The seconds justified the conhdence placed upon them and won the hardest fought series on record. T The earlier part of the season resulted in a series of de- feats for the hrst team. The second team lost its first game. and had only to lose one more game to make this the most humiliating season St. Michaels ever had in handball. Not so did fate decree. Manager Lellis read the riot act, and at the same time changed the line-up. XYoods was shifted to left alley, Tansey to right, and Fitzpatrick and McDonagh in cen- tre. Even to a close observer the team of to-day' could not be recognized as that of yesterday. Slow but sure was the prog- ress. XYe were opposing the strongest team Yic has had in years, but the team was equal to the occasion. XVe won our series. The finals for the cup were played on the Vic alley. In the preliminary practice the team showed up well. espe- cially Woods, the newcomer amongst the seasoned veterans. McDonagh was strong on the longs, Tansey was going well in the dilzhcult corner, and Fitzpatrick's eye was true on the i'Butts. Alfie was there in full force to make the team ex- tend themselves to the limit if needs be. The stage was well set for the hnal game, and the team realized their position. The game was keenly contested, much more so than the score would indicate. The Vic boys never gave up. In justice though it can be said that the renovated St. Mike's team out- classed them and avenged the defeat of the first team and re- tained the cup. An inter-mural league was formed in the College this year to develop players for the first team. The series was well con- tested. the tirst Academic winning the senior and the second the junior. There are four graduates on the senior team, but the inter-mural grads. will well supply their place. l1I4l

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INTRA-MURAL HANDBALL XVINNERS f. OIL6'CH'j', Presidc'1zt. III6j