University of Manitoba - Brown and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA In the opening game of the Inter-collegiate schedule the Manitoba squad showed marked superiority and managed to halt the tri- umphant march of the Alberta Golden Bears. which began some three years ago. Varsity stock took a sudden and unexpected slump in the rugby market the following week, and they were forced to bow to the local Winnipeg's by a 10 to 2 score. However. the banner of the Brown and Gold once more came to the fore the next year and a smashing shut-out. l-I to O. victory was effected over the Green and XVhites from Saskatchewan. After completing their matches scheduled in the city league, the Iji boys embarked for western points and succeeded in taking into camp the Saskatchewan and Alberta teams in their stride towards the con- ference title. In their game at Saska- toon. after trailing their oppon- ents in the opening quarters. Varsity came from behind in the last period to win 4 to 2, While at Edmonton they administered a Page Twenty-four

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U.M.S.U. SENIOR RUGBY XV, S. Tomlinson fCaprainJ B. Ferguson llVlan:iger XV. Hughes fTraineO C. Wintemute CCoachj NCE again the Hardy trophy. emblematic of the championship of Western Inter- collegiate rugby, has eluded the endeavors of the men Who represent Manitoba in that line of sport. Although they were not conceded a Chinaman's chance in the opinions of those who considered their possibilities before the commencement of the season, Karl Wintemute's proteges upset all this pre-season speculation when they raced through all their Inter- collegiate competitions much in the manner of a typical Manitoba cyclone. And only when their best efforts had been spent against the unusually strong bulwark presented by the British Columbia coast brigade at Vancouver last fall did they meet their Waterloo, and then by the narrowest of margins. After the Brown and Gold had won a stirring 26 to 16 victory over the Old Boys. the clarion call was sounded for future victories. At the end of the following week a strong and highly favored aggregation from St. John's met with more than the expected opposition from the students, and after a desparate struggle, scoring most of their points in the closing minutes of the game, only succeeded in eking out a 15 to 7 win. Page Tweniy-three

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fffril- L- -is., , SENIOR RUGBY TEAM severe trouncing to Bud Morgan's aggregation of mole-skin donners, gaining the large end of a 16 to 6 score. With the prairie championship in their grasp. the Winte- mute coached contingent continued on to the coast, where the most adverse conditions, combined with the effects of a long journey, helped to snatch the long desired victory from the hands of the touring collegians. The out- come of this struggle, which took place on a veri- table sea of mud, was 4 to 3 for the British Columbians. This year's team, ably coached by Karl Wintemute. trained by Billy Hughes, and under the capable management of Blair Ferguson, cut a Wide swath in both local and Inter-collegiate rugby cirf i cles. and if next year should see AA ,C 'inf the return of practically all the members of the team. 'Toba may easily be conceded a more than even chance to attain its objective- the Hardy trophy. Page Twenzy-five