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

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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

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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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