Vaughan Road Academy - Acta Studentium Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Page 58 ACTA STUDENTIUM was lost but Vaughan started another passing attack with passes from Prince to Christie and Prince to Haigh going for good gains as the game ended. This finished rugby at Vaughan for this year, but after the magnificent fight- ing spirit and wonderful playing ability shown by the team, there can be no feeling other than great pride of accomplishment. PERSONNEL Prince fcapt.j W Charlie was con- sidered the best High School kicker in Toronto and his kicking was standout in every game this year. Charlie also threw the forwards for the team. Be- cause of his reputation he has to take a lot from the other teams. but always comes through with a fine performance. Plays heady rugby. He occasionally took a turn at quarter this year. His trickiness in handling the ball on end runs had the opposition cross-eyed. Parlow tvice-capt.b -- Wimpy turned in a line game along the line, both plunging and opening up holes. It always gave the fans a kick to see Ted go on a plunge and jump right through anybody crazy enough to get in the way . Played a strong defensive game. McKay-Turned in a great preform- ance on the half-line. Specialized in thrusts around the end and in open held running where he was without equal. Butch played a strong game on the secondary and tackled them plenty and hard. His favourite trick of encour- aging the line with his toe gave the fans a laugh. Showed lots of courage in playing the St. Mikes game despite an injury received the previous week. Oliphant-Not only did George have a lot to do with the success of Vaughan's plunging attack but the value of his ability in inspiring his team mates was inestimable. They would have been a greatly different team without George out there constantly urging them on. For his all-around ability, George was voted the most valuable man on the team. Congrats! Pollard-Guided the team perfectly from quarter. He was never at a loss for the right play, and a lot of credit is due to Dunc. Pulled many a fine run and packed a mean tackle as St. Mikes found out. Dunlop-Played either half or flying wing and played equally well at each position. Was good for many yards on his short end plunges, and also turned in a powerful game on the secondary. Christie-Though small and light, Stan was a constant worry to the op- posing halves with his accurate shoe string tackling, His tackling was the feature of several of the latter games. Winthrow- Nap was about on a par with Christie. He was likely to turn up anywhere and down the op- posing ball-carrier. Occasionaly Nap mistook a players neck for his ankles, but there is no questioning his effective- ness. Calvert-With Calvert at snap there was no fear of any wild throws. Besides this. Cal. turned in a strong defensive game at centre secondary and very few indeed got through his territory. Henderson-Put last years experi- ence to good use and came through this year as regular inside. Was exception- ally tricky in breaking through the opposing line and stopping the play dead. Eric had a lot to do with open- ing the holes for the plungers. RobertsonfAlthough this was Bert's first year in rugby he developed very rapidly and well earned his position at regular inside. Quiet and hard- working, Bert turned in a lot of ex- cellent rugby. Responsible for much line line interference. ScobiefPlayed both half and line positions. Ken played fine football this year until a nasty injury received toward the end of the season kept him out of the latter games. Relieved Sharlie of the kicking duties at times and held his own with the opposing hoofers. Leach-Despite his lack of weight, Jack made his presence at outside

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ACTA STl'DlCNTII'M Page 57 Dunlop ran the kick-off back for a long gain. In the second quarter Prince out-kicked the York punter to get the tying point. A Prince to Dun- lop forward and yards by Oliphant and McKay put Vaughan in a threatening position when the half ended. In the third quarter there was no scoring, the play ranging back and forth in mid- field. Christie was making a fine job of tripping the York players over their own shoe laces. In the fourth quarter Vaughan started an attack that broke the tie in their favour. A long kick by Prince which he raced to recover put Vaughan in position for a single which Prince made sure of. The line kept up the pressure and before the end of the game Prince kicked two more singles to make the final score 10-7. The team in this game showed that they had everything it took to make a great rugby team, with every man turning in a great effort. Mimico This game turned out to be one of the most wide-open and thrilling games the team played this year. Both teams' offensive play was better than the other teams defence, and the result was many long runs which had the fans on their feet for a good portion of the game. An illustration of the type of game is given by the fact that yards were made 29 times-15 for Vaughan and 14 for Mimico. Although the Vaughan team was playing its third game inside of a week and its fourth in two weeks. there was not the least sign of any weakness in any position. Vaughan started off the game in great style. McKay went for 30 yards on the first play, and then Vaughan got yards four times in a row with McKay, Dunlop and Oliphant doing the ball carrying. Then Prince kicked his first point. Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Prince kicked a long one and tearing in, recovered on the Mimico 5-yard line, from here he kicked a single on the next play. In the third quarter there was plenty of exciting play but no scoring. The tackling of Christie and IVinthrow was very effective. In this quarter, McKay who had been doing some fine plunging and open running collided with a Mimico player and received severe injuries to his mouth which forced him to leave the game. In the fourth quarter the Vaughan team forged ahead and scored three more singles, all of them by Princes great kicking. The first came near the beginning of the quarter when Charlie caught the ball, ran 3 yards and while on the dead run kicked a perfect spiral which went for SO yards more. The second a few plays later. and the last on the dying moments of the game. Thus Vaughan Road took the final game 5-1. and the Senior championship for the second consecu- tive year. St. Michaels In the first game of the Provincial play-offs, Vaughan came up against St. Michaels. Though the final score was 19-1, it does not indicate the way in which the game was contested. Vaughans refusal to admit defeat and their plucky playing made it more then interesting for St. Mikes in all de- partments of the game. In the first quarter Vaughan got off to a bad start but soon rallied. Forcing St. Mike's back by Princes kicking they gained possession of the ball in St. Mike's 25-yard line. Then they pushed for- ward to the IO yard strip by Oliphant plunging. They tried an onside kick on the next play which just missed being recovered for a touch and which only went for a single. Throughout the second quarter Vaughan had an edge on the play. They gained yards 5 limes due to fine plunging by McKay, Oliphant and Parlow. At- half time Vaughan looked like the better team. In the third quarter they kept up the pressure and the great work by McKay in running back kicks, the plunging of Parlow and the tackling of Christie and Winthrow gave St. Mike's plenty to worry about, while Princes fine kicking was always a thorn in their side. In the last quarter passes intercepted by Christie and Pollard and a Prince to McKay forward put Vaughan in a challenging position. The advantage

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ACTA STUDENTIUM Page 59 wing known to the opposing halves. Did some very nice tackling and could be relied upon. Only kept from regular line-up by brilliance of the flrst-string outsides. Hickey - After starting the season player late, Hickey proved a valuable by the end of the season. He played particularly well in the play-off games. Wilcox-Due to a serie of injuries this year, Tom was kept out of the game a great deal at the first of the season. Was able to play more regularly later on and came through with all of last years pep and fight. Small-Another player in the same boat as Wilcox. Due to injured shoulders -lim was forced to go easy. When able to play he gave a fine ex- hibition of tackling on the secondary and handled the snapping well. Menzies-Came out toward the end of the season and brought his track speed to the half-line. Walt picked up the game readily and soon developed into a good player. Turned in nice efforts in the play-offs. Philips-Played outside position and when called on played a steady game. Tried hard throughout the year. Stainton - Lack of experience kept Stainton out of the game as a regular, but didn't stop him from giving them plenty of opposition in practises. McMullen - Alternated at fiying wing. Needs some more experience and he will make a good Senior player. Black-Andys first year at rugby, and he was kept on the second team most of the time but helped to give much needed opposition to the regulars. Davis - Another first year player who tried hard and helped the team a lot by playing on the seconds. Pearce-His efforts, too, were con- fined a great deal to the seconds where he tried hard. The 'ol rabbit hunter should be heard from next year. Q-illlllllINlllIlfOilR lllillllfglllbck When practices started this year the juniors were in a better position than any other year as they had seven of the previous years championship team back. New players were added to the regular team from the horde that turned out and after a few weeks of Mr. Barton's training they were ready to step into any game. To Mr. Bartons training, his leadership and rugby adility goes the credit the team received for bringing back the Junior Cup again, and going through the season without a single loss. Mr. Barton gave unsparingly of his time and energy for the team and every player on the team appreciated greatly his effort on their behalf. Oakwood The previous year Oakwood had held the juniors to a tie, so this year they were out for revenge, and got it to the tune of 22-O. They had a clear edge on the play but got the idea that all games are won without much work. Scarboro They were still thinking that when they stocked up against Scarboro in the game. In the first half first league the line was practically a minus quan- tity, leaving the offensive work to the halves and the defensive work to the secondary. Scarboro took advantage of this system, and marched through for a touchdown. However, when Mr. Barton got through with the team at half time, they were wide awake and their heads were down to normal size. They began to function together and came from behind to pick up 10 singles. The work of the half-line in this game was outstanding and promised well for future games. Weston The Yaughan team settled down to play serious in this game and the score of 23-O showed that they made no mistake. In the first quarter Vaughan started with a long pass, Thompson to Harold and a Thompson-Grandjean end run took the former over for the first touch. In the second quarter Haigh added a single and Dunford plunged for a touch after a long run by Grand- jean. Then Harold intercepted a