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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ACTA STVDENTIVM Page lvl Weston pass and ran 50 yards to place the ball in position for a touch by Dunford. In the second half Vaughan added six more points on a single by Thompson and a touch by Manson. This game gave more signs of improve- ment by the team as a whole than were shown before. York Memorial The Vaughan team started off in great They style against York Memorial. put on a power attack which led right up the field and Haigh went over on an end run for Vaughan's first touch. The Juniors kept up the pressure and soon worked into a position for Grand- jean to go around the end for the second touch of the game. Towards the end of the half, Dunford went over for Vaughan's third touchdown. In the second half the Juniors showed signs of weakening when thew allowed York to get two touchdowns. However, they rallied when the game looked to be in danger and were on the way to the York goal line when the game ended, giving them the game, 15-10. Runnymede This game with Runnymede gave the Juniors the acid test and they came through wonderfully. Runnymede had a powerful team which held the Vaughan team scoreless until the fourth quarter. Both teams played heads up rugby with the usual Vaughan Road-Runnymede fervour. In the first half, the Runnymede team scored two singles against the stubborn- ly fighting Juniors. The half line of Thompson, Grandjean and Haigh was playing fine rugby, with Thompson doing good kicking. After half time the team started out to show that they had the courage to come from behind against a good team. This process started by getting the best of play in the third quarter, and keeping the score stationary. Rowney and Johnston at outside were doing a fine job of the tackling. Then in the fourth quarter with every player playing inspired ruby they came through with four singles to take the game 4-2. This was the most exciting game of the Junior schedule and in winning it, the team showed that they had all the hghting spirit neces- sary for a championship team. East York Vaughan kept their winning record throughout the schedule complete when they defeated the East York team 17-3 the next week at Ulster Stadium. In the first period there was no score, then in the second frame the Vaughan team warmed up and when Dunford blocked a kick in East York's territory, John- ston grabbed the ball and went for a touchdown. Johnston was hurt as was Partington a few minutes later. However, Vaughan kept up the pres- sure and Grandjean plunged for the second touchdown which was convert- ed. Later in the second half Thomp- son kicked a single. With East York weakening, Grandjean went over for Vaughan third touch, after a Thomp- son to Harold forward. The game was finished in semi-darkness through which the players could faintly be seen. Once more the Th:mmpson-Grandjean-Haigh half line turned in a great game, This finished the regular schedule for the first in the league, they received a bye Vaughan team and as they finished into the finals, playing the winner of the semi-final between Runnymede and Mimico. Runnymede When Runnymede won the right to play Vaughan in the final, everyone remembered their last meeting and looked for a great struggle between these two teams. With the experts call- ing Runnymede to win, the teams met and it was soon evident that the wise men were wrong. Runnymedes main threat in the first game had been their plunging, but Mr. Barton had figured out a defense for this, and the line backed by Grandjean, Haigh and Dun- ford on the secondary, presented a stone wall defence. In the first quarter Vaughan capitalized on Runnymedes errors, and scored 3 singles through Thompson's long hoists. In the second quarter play was closer but Vaughan kept up the pressure and had an edge on the play. Johnston and Truman were