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

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Track and Field The annual T.D.H.S. track and field meet was held on a bright and breezy day back in October. The morning session fthe held eventsj was held on the campus: however, despite the fact that our new quarter-mile cinder track glared invitingly in the dis- tance, it was decided that, with grass grow- ing and cinders settling, the track was not yet ready for use, and the track events were run off in the afternoon at the fairgrounds as in previous years. Competition was sufiicient to provide considerable excitement, and generally, speaking, the day was a success from both the participant's and spectator's point of view. Juvenile In the juvenile division, a tie at hve points resulted in championship honours being divided between Doug. Vallee and F. Mann- ing. Tied for runner-up were Don Pratt and L. Hodgson with four points each. All former juvenile records remained secure. Broad jump: D. Pratt f13'4 J, F. Mann- ing, J. Augustine. Hop-Step-Jump: D. McQuiggan Q26'2 j, L. Hodgson, D. Pratt. High jump: F. Manning Q4-'2l'j, VV. Ghes- quire, L. Hodgson. 75-yd. Dash: D. Vallee C11 sec.j, Augus- tine, W. Moon. 10-yd. Dash: D. Burnett fl-1.2 sec.j, D. Vallee, L. Hodgson. Junior Irv. Horton was outstanding in the junior class, and certainly must be considered as one of the stars of the meet. He piled up fourteen points to become the junior cham- pion, as well as establishing a new record in the high jump of FM , and a new record in the 100-yard dash of 11.9 seconds. He also achieved a record distance of 37'2 in the shot put: however, since the shot used was not of regulation weight, he narrowly missed official recognition for his distance. Joe Koteles was runner-up for the junior championship with seven points. Tied for third place were Arnold Stover and Wayne Coyle with four points each. joe Koteles also set a new school record for the junior broad jump with 16'6 . Broad Jump: DI. Koteles tl6'6 J, A Stover, I. Aldworth. Hop-Step-Jump: J. Koteles t33'j, I. Hor- THE TATLER ton, A. Stover and L. Chambers ttiedl. High Jump: I. Horton t5'M D, D. Legein, J. Koteles. Pole Vault: I. Knautz f7.7 D, S. Sitts, R. Hillis. Shot Put: I. Horton f37'2 l. 100-yd. Dash: VI. Horton f1l.9 sec.j, W. Coyle, S. jaknunas. 220-yd. Run: I. Horton fZ9.6 sec.j, VV. Coyle, R. Underhill. Intermediate Intermediate champion was Dave Rich- ards with sixteen points, the highest indi- vidual total in any classification. George Leatherdale and Pete Gibson tied for second place with six points each. Richards and Leatherdale, our perennial high-jumpers, caused much excitement as usual. They had lost none of the style which had drawn high interest to their par- ticular competition in previous years. Both succeeded in clearing 5'5 to topple the old record which had stood since 1937. Broad jump: D. Richards fl5'l0M j, A. Roloson, P. Gibson. Hop-Step-jump: P. Gibson f33'7M j, D. Richards, D. Hutchison. High jump: G. Leatherdale, D. Richards f5'5 j, J. Zabek. Pole Vault: G. Leatherdale Q9'j, P. Seres, F. Knautz. Shot Put: D. Richards f36'2 j, A. Gilbert, G. Ball. 100-yd. Dash: D. MacDonald Cl2.7 sec.j, D. Hutchison, R. Nagy. 220-yd. Run: D. Richards C259 sec.j, D. MacDonald, J. Zabek. 440-yd. Run: D. Richards til min., 11.4 sec.l. P. Gibson, D. Hutchison. Senior Much eager speculation attended the winning of the senior championship this year. Herb. Augustine, a newcomer from Delhi, was expected to be a strong contes- tant against Gary Miller, last year's inter- mediate champ.g however, because of a sore leg, Herb. had a rather tough day. Gary Miller was expected to wind up the Senior events quite handily, but George Gyulweszi showed up very well, and Gary and George tied for the Senior championship with eleven points each. Runners-up were Noel Mason with eight points and Doug. Eckel with seven. All Senior records estab- lished in former years remained intact. 51

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Fdited by IQILTHARD JONIiS,Xlll SENIOR RUGBY Back: Mr. Reid, R. Galloway, J. Alexander. Centre: G. Fentie, C. Baldwin, D. Richards, H. Augustine, G. Gyulveszi. Front: P. Jackson, V. Holmes, R. Gibson, L. Jackson, G. Horlick, J. Jones, M. Hozer. VVhen the fall term opened in 1950, and classes began in a gleaming, new building, sports at T.D.H.S. were in many ways marked by change. New and better facil- ities, equipment and uniforms, combined with new spirit and a new chief instructor, made this year one of great activity, both within the school and in league competition. Coaching duties fell almost entirely into the capable hands of XV. ReiCl,.a newcomer to the faculty, who heads the boys' PE. de- partment. Versatile Coach Reid, who came to 'l'illsonburg from Gananoque, did a com- mendable job of training VV.O.S.S.A. rugby and basketball teams, and also organized a comprehensive intramural basketball sche- dule, which lasted through the winter months. The Boys' Athletic Society, which was elected in November, was active in provid- 50 ing a series of several successful Friday Athletic Nights of basketball, badminton and dancing. At writing, plans were also being formulated for a spring table-tennis tournament. Members of the society ex- ecutive who were elected were Dave Rich- ards, president, Wray NYatts, vice-president, and Noel Mason, secretary-treasurer. Paul Jackson was appointed vice-president later in the year when XNray l'Vatts' withdrawal from school left that position vacant. The Boys' Athletic Society was also re- sponsible, in December, for a contest de- signed to evolve a new name for the school teams entering into XV.O.S.S.A. competi- tion. Mike Hozer's entry was accepted, and the teams were thenceforth to be known as the Black Marauders. The rugby season was by then over, but the new moniker was carried hononrably into the league basket- ball tilts. THE TATLER

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ls. l . . TRACK CHAMPS G. Miller, G. Gyulveszi, D. Vallee, D. Richards, l. Horton. Absent: F. Manning. Broad jump: G. Miller tl8'2 l, H. Augus- tine, N. Mason. Hop-Step-j uinp: N. lllason t36l4 J, G. lfentie, G. Gyulveszi. High lump: N. Mason t4'lO',J, D. Lee, R. Mannell. Pole Vault: G. Gyulveszi UTJ, C. Russ, D. lfckel. Shot Put: G. Gyulveszi Q34'9 j, G. Fen- tie, bl. jones. 100-yd. Dash: G. Miller tll.-l sec.j, H. Augustine, G. Gyulveszi. 440-yd. Run: G. Miller t25.2 sec.j, H. Augustine, G. Gyulveszi. 440-yd. Run: D. lickel tl min., l scc.j, G. Miller, N. Mason. 880-yd. Run: G. Gyulveszi C3 min., 4 sec.j, D. lfckel, D. l.ee. ln the relay division, the winning teams were as follows: juvenile SOO-yd. Relay: VV. Moon, L. llodgson, R. Holmes and D. Burnett t45.4 sec.j. junior -HO-yd. Relay: l. Horton, l. Ald- worth, XY. Coyle and A. Stover 457.8 sec.j. lntermediate 440-yd. Relay: D. Richards. ll. jackson, P. Gibson and R. Nagy t56.4 setxl. Senior 880-yd. Relay: ll. Augustine, G. Gyulveszi, G. Fentie and D. lickel tl min., 40.8 sec. J. T.I.N.D.A. Meet The T.l.N.D.A. inter-school track and Held meet was held this term in Aylmer. 52 JUNIOR RUGBY Back: Mr. Reid, Galloway, Alexander. Centre: Leatherdale, Mayorcsak, Watts, Horton, Taylor. Front: Mason, Prouse, Franklin, Gibson, Buckrell, Aldworth, Lee. The cream of 'l'.D.l'l.S.'s athletic talent was transported to the meet, along with a large munber of spectators, in a Heet of school buses. Large representations were present from lngersoll, Norwich and Delhi, as well as from Aylmer and Tillsonburg, and the day's events were begun in line spirits: however, Mother Nature frowned on most of the track events tor was she taking com- passion on Tillsonburg's opponents?j and the last part of the programme was rained out. XVhen the total points gained by each school were added up, it was found that Tillsonburg had wontop spot in held com- petition with l96 points. After division of the total points according to the enrolments of the various schools, Tillsonburg, with the greatest enrolment, was twoe and alas!!! pushed down to the cellar position with a slim 17 counters. T.D.H.S. supporters could console them- selves though, with the knowledge of two individual championships carried home by the locals. Dave Richards lifted the boys' intermediate championship with lirsts in the broad jump, high jump and 220-yd. run. Irv. Horton's prowess won him the junior inter-school championship. The cancellation of the severaltrack events, due to the inclemency of the weather, prevented some of Tillsonburg's usually stellar performers from shining. The rain may have limited the success of this year's T.l.N.D.A. meet, but it didn't dampen Tillsonburg's hope of sweeping vic- tories next time. THE TATLER