United College Collegiate - Tric Tics Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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ATHLETIC EXECUTIVE. S. Ritchie, Basketball S. Childerhose, Treas. D. R. MeColl Sec’y. C. Mather, Vice-Pres. H. Rice, Basketball P. J. McKay, Football W. B. Henry, Pres, and Hockey T. P. Fleming, Track W. Wessels, Track Page 36

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After the way in which the Football series turned out it was quite easy to decide on putting in one Senior Hockey team. At the beginning of the season it looked as though we had a winning team and this, many believed, would have been the result had not Jack Yerner been forced to quit College Hockey after the first game. As it turned out, how¬ ever, three of our defeats were scarcely deserved, a« the breaks were entirely against us. We must congratulate our old rivals, St. Johns, on their splendid work throughout the season, as they had only one loss registered against them. Our Junior teams were also exceptionally strong this year and we can only attribute their losses to their lack of team work. Each team had the credit of beating the strong School aggregation. BASKETBALL Two teams “A” and “B” were entered in the Inter-collegiate Basketball Association from the United College. The “B” team, which was much stronger than the “A” team, went through the series without a defeat, while “A” team wen only one game. Our boys found worthy opponents in the teams representing the Engineers and Medical College. The latter team proved an especially hard proposition, and at one stage of the final game seemed to have the championship won, but United, by some hard and spectacular work, pulled the game out of the fire in the last two minutes, winning by three points—30-27. R. S. Rice, H. Rice and G. S. Bell, our representatives on the Varsity champions, were the mainstays of the “B” team; in J. E. Cross, also, the committee have dis¬ covered a very promising defence player. The inter-class series, woxr by the ’17 class team, has done much to bring out new men, and there is an abundance of good material from which to pick next year’s teams for the Inter-collegiate series. As a result of the very interesting and keenly contested inter-class series run off by the Athletic Committee of the U. W. A., great enthusi¬ asm in Basketball was aroused among the ladies of the College. This series, which was decided only by the last game, was won by the ’15 class after a hard struggle with the Matric. team. So keen was the interest that, immediately after the Christmas vacation, it was decided to organize a Ladies’ Inter-collegiate Basketball Association. This move was very successful and a league was organized with teams from Kelvin and St. John’s Technical Schools, Havergal, St. John’s and United Col¬ leges. The “Chrabs” from the United College went tnrough the series, winning seven games and losing one, the last to the strong Kelvin team on the Technical floor. The games were all closely contested, and showed some fast and splendid work on the part of many of the players. For the United College, Miss Robb and Miss Rosevear on the forward line, and Miss Charest on the defence, were probably the best; but the entire team played a strong, aggressive game. The players give much of the credit for their success to Gerald Bell, who acted as coach for their team. As all the members of the team will be back next year the prospects for the future are very bright. CURLIMG The Curling Club, which still bears the name Manitoba College Curl¬ ing Club, as under this name it affiliated with the Manitoba Curling Asso¬ ciation, was this year under the care of Clive Haig, ’14, President, and D. Broadfoot, Secretary-Treasurer. There are two events open for competition among members, one a single series contest and the other a straight knockout competition. For the former Messrs. Porte and Markle very kindly donated a beautiful silver trophy accompanied by individual prizes, for annual competition, and in the latter Mr. J. T. Haig presents individual prizes. This year the honors have been divided between rinks skipped by J. C. Treleaven and BOXEMG AND The organization of a Boxing and Wrestling Association this year has been an entirely new departure in College sport. Although it was formed late in the season it has gained so rapidly in favor that it now boasts of over thirty members and next year we expect to see it a recog¬ nized branch of Inter-collegiate sport with annual spring tournaments. A. W. Muldrew, the former winning the Porte and Markle trophy and the latter, the Haig prizes. We have been represented in the Inter-collegiate Curling League, of which T. P. Fleming, ’14, is the president, by three rinks. Though not victorious these made a very creditable showing. The three rinks that entered the Winnipeg Bonspiel did as well and better than they expected, one rink getting down to the sixteen man open event and another to the eights in the Consolation. Altogether we have had a very successful year, owing largely to the untiring efforts of President Haig and Secretary Broadfoot. WRESTLING The club possesses two spacious well-lighted rooms and a first-class equipment in the Wesley College Annex and here regular classes are held under the direction of Instructor Dickinson of the Y.M.C.A. The mem¬ bers are full of enthusiasm and already many have become quite proficient in the “manly art.” The success of this popular sport is largely due to the energetic efforts of the officers. Page 35

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G. P. R. Tallin Geo. Hanson Alf. Johnstone W. V. Tobias, Sec. P. Mihaychuk Jas. Gardner W. Brock Henry, Vice-Capt. D. J. Allan W. E. Wessels, Capt. Val Schweitzer, Individual Champion Geo. H. Lee, Manager F. B. H. Bryers C. J. Moir Page 37