Tillsonburg District High School - Tatler Yearbook (Tillsonburg, Ontario Canada)

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keen. Many spectators were present and these acquired hoarse voices, but happy expressions. In competition with athletes from Ingersoll, Delhi, Norwich and Ayl- mer, the athletes of T.D.H.S. again showed themselves superior to their rugged com- pany and retained the cup which they won last year. Individual champs were D. Richards, Junior, J. Salsak, Inter- mediate, R. Mason, Senior, all from Till- sonburg, and Balazs, Juvenile, who hailed from Aylmer. Wossa Meet In the Wossa meet at London, the T.D.H.S. team fared reasonably well under very stiff competition. R. Mason won the Senior 440 yard dash. G. Leatherdale Won the Junior high jump and was prevented only by slippery ground from making a new record. J. Salcak was third in the 440, and fourth in the 100. The Senior relay team had a tough break when they lost first place to Elmira by only one- tenth of a second. The team was com- posed of W. Fletcher, D. O. Dean, R. Mason, and S. Choma. Football This year the Black and Gold gridders played in a new league, a Senior Wossa B grouping, containing Sarnia St. Pat- LOCAL TRACK MEET WINNERS R. Fairs, J. Salcak, D. Richards, R. Mason, M. Warren, E. Heckford, M. McLeod, W. Watts. THE TATLER ' rick's, London De La Salle, Tillsonburg, and Preston. Tillsonburg played two games each with Sarnia and London, who offered tougher competition than T.H.S. has played against in previous years. The league was well-balanced and a good brand of football was shown. Before the regular season began, Tillsonburg won an exhibi- tion game from St. Thomas by the score of 1-0. Since St. Thomas is a Wossa A team things looked good for Tillsonburg. However, Lady Luck did not seem to be on our side and, although the team fought hard, it failed to gain any victories. The games were as follows: St. Patrick's 63 Tillsonburg 0 -Oct. 13 De La Salle 165 Tillsonburg 9 -Oct. 20 De La Salle 165 Tillsonburg 11 -Nov. 3 St. Patrick's 22, Tillsonburg 10-Nov. 11 The second team and developing ground for future stars, proved their talents in three exhibition games, two with Delhi and one with Ingersoll. They won all three games. An expert job of coaching was done by Mr. Hay. The line-up: Backs-E. Walsh fcaptainl, R. Fairs,fR, Service, D. Palmer, H. Smith, D. Richards, R. Scott, J. Kennedy. Line-N. Rokeby, K. Webster, D. Dean, G. Gyulveszi, S. Mayorcsak, J. Jones, R Mannell, W. Eichenberg, L. Jackson, C. Swatridge, R. Gibson, G. Horlick, M. Hozer, L. Rodgers, R. Peacock, D. Lee, N. More, B. Smith, G. Neale. . Inteirform Basketball Aches and pains this year proved too much for the old men of grades XII and XIII. The interform battle was waged between the younger blades of Grades X and XI. Even Grade IX floored a scrappy team which provided tough op- position for the more experienced boys. Grade XI won the play-offs and are now in possession of the Interform Plaque. - . Basketball Hail to the champs of 1948-49! That's our Senior basketball team, who have decorated the proud, time-worn walls of T.H.S. with their first token of Wossa 55

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S P 0 R T S .-.Plfliifffil .P3fi?59i1.5'. if iff WOSSA B CHAMPS R. Service, C. Baldwin, J. Nichols, R. Peacock, E. Walsh, J. Salcak, H. Smith, W. Rutledge, R. Mannell, D. Richards, Mr. Sinclair. Another year of sports has just passed in old T.D.H.S., and as we peer back through the records of 1948-49 we find that the school was not inactive. Interest was good and an increasing enrolment ensured plenty of action. 1948-49 was Tillsonburg's last year in Wossa B grouping. As the school's enrolment has passed the 350 mark, we are being moved into the tougher Wossa A company. We expect to be grouped with the London Collegiates, St. Thomas Collegiate and De La Salle and Arva High Schools. This should mean even better action another year and we hope to see our school spirit at its best. Local Track Meet It was a cool autumn day, not long after the fall term had begun, and the usually packed school-rooms were devoid 54 of their noisy crowds. This is not to say that there was no noise, for T.D.H.S. was holding its annual field day, and there was plenty of noise. The air was cold and the track soggy, but these conditions did little to hamper the fun. A competition was held between forms to see who could gain the most points. The first formers gave notice of their presence on the campus by coming out on top of the heap. The following were the individual winners: Juvenile Champ: Bill Watts. Junior Champ: Dave Richards. Intermediate Champ: Joe Salcak. Senior Champ: Reg Mason, Bob Fairs ftiej. Inter-School Track Meet T.D.H.S. played host at the Inter-School meet this year. The weather for the oc- casion was fine, and competition was very THE TATLER

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. SENIOR RUGBY B basketball championship. Through- out the long winter term these flashy, scrappy, monied basketeers from T.D.H.S., with their new uniforms and brilliant yellow and black jackets, have trampled all opposition and lent a great deal to the lighter side of school life. Those two victories over De La Salle were pleasant salve to memories from the football fields! Student attendance at games ran high, and Messrs. Ravin and Rice have been busy carrying bus-loads of spectators who desired to give moral support to their team. HJ Anyway, those bus-rides after dark were most heartily enjoyed. The team started the season with two exhibition games with the Junior Trojans, which they lost. However, they learned a great deal and have won all their league games, defeating Aylmer, London, and St. Thomas. They have also defeated the Junior Trojans in other games. In the play-offs they downed Waterford, Elmira and Exeter. 56 In the final game with Exeter, which was played in London, the team showed true championship calibre by coming from behind to take a close score of 24-22. At the half, the taller Exeter team led 15-7, but speed and good condition paid off for the Black-and-Gold, and they pulled ahead in the third quarter. The team members were Gene Walsh fcaptainl, Dick Peacock, Joe Salcak, John Nichols, Russ Mannell, Bob Service, Dave Richards, Wray Rut- ledge, Harvey Smith and Charlie Baldwin. A great deal of credit for the team's success goes to Mr. R. J. Sinclair, who did an excellent job as coach. The Junior basketball team was not quite so successful as the Seniors. They failed to show their spark and lost all their games. They played hard, however, and will soon make good senior players. The Junior team was composed of G. Leatherdale, N. Mason, N. More, E. Mac- Millan, D. Eckel, C. Wilson, G. Miller, B. Smith, D. Peacock. THE TATLER