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

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Page 62 ACTA STUDENTIUM doing some fine tackling. The second half was mostly Vaughan's. Early in the third quarter Thompson kicked Vaughan's fourth point. On the very next play Thompson intercepted a pass and ran 40 yards to set the stage for a touchdown for Grandjean. There was no further scoring and the game ended 9-1 for Vaughan, who had proved, in- deed, worthy champions. After the game the team carried Mr. Barton from the field on their shoulders, so great was their joy in keeping the Junior Cup for the fourth year in succession. PERSONNEL Dunford fcapt.J-Turned in a strong game at centre secondary with his hard tackling there as well as playing a good plunging game at middle wing. Made good interference along the line. Also had the ability to inspire the other members of the team to keep plugging when the going was difficult, and to create real team play. Moved up to play with the Seniors in their last game. Partington tvice-capt.J - Played quarter this year and managed the team in a fine manner. Kept his head in the jams and called the right plays every time. Potts also played on the secondary where his tackling was line. Showed courage in playing the final game with a badly injured ankle. Thompson-Was the junior Charlie Prince. His kicking and open field running were features of every game and his work on the end runs and his plunging made him a triple threat man. Moved up to Seniors for their last game. Grandjean - Valuable man on the half line because of his plunges around the ends as well as his work on the end runs. Grandjean also played on the secondary and when he tackled them they stayed tackled. His open field running was outstanding. Was another to move to Seniors for their last game. Haigh-The third member of the star half-line. Worked well on the end runs and was a sure and hard tackler. Bert hit the line hard on his plunges around the ends and gained much ground in this way. Also moved to Senior. Brown-Played a fine game at middle until he was laid up with a bad injury that kept him out for a good part of the season. Was very hard to take out and therefore broke up many of the other teams' plays before they got going. Did some good plunging also. Johnston-Although this was john- stonls first year in rugby he turned in a fine game at outside where his tackling was deadly to the opposing halves. Whetton-Improved greatly through- out the season and toward the end of the season was playing fine rugby at middle wing. Was one of the strongest plungers on the team as Well as a strong defensive player. Rowney-Madre a fine job of his position at outside and his tackling was hard on the other teams' shoe strings. Paterson-Was the snap and made a fine job of it. There were no bad snaps with Pat in there. In addition played a good game on the line and broke up many a play before the other team knew what it was all about. Pat was also a good open field tackler. Provan-This was Andy's first year at rugby, but he made a regular berth at inside wing. Andy's great forte was interference and he was responsible for many a plungers gain. Harold-Played liying wing and was usually on the receiving end of the forward passes. Tom did some fine open field running and gained much ground in that way. Boyce - Another first year player who made a regular position at inside. Was particularly hard to take out, being a good defensive lineman and made a fine job of the interference. Plumb-Played half and was very fast. Was a good plunger and worked in well on end runs. Gained a lot of useful experience and should be heard from a lot next year. Day - Was the strongest alternate lineman. Improved steadily through-

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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

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-2 iii ACTA STUDENTIVM Pa ge 63 out the season and turned in fine games, especially toward end of the season. Truman-Was a strong and accurate tackler in the open field and filled the outside wing position well. Went ex- ceptionally well in the final game. Coghill - Was relief lineman and carried out his duties well. The line never weakened when he was on. Manson-Was alternate quarter. Was only kept from regular berth by Part- ington's line play, but when he was called on, he made no mistakes rin choosing his plays. Myers-This was Myers' first year at rugby and he picked up a lot of valuable experience that should show well next year. Yeo-Had a lot of hard luck with injuries, yet came back to stick out the season. Did some fine tackling when given the opportunity. Allen - Was alternate snap. His weight was a big disadvantage. yet he clearly showed when he played all of one game, that he had the goods. Was the spark plug of the second team. Taylor-Frank has plenty of weight and patience and gained much experi- ence so that he can use it to good advantage next year. Was an alternate inside wing. Helped out the second team a lot. BealeAAlternate flying wing and half. Gave much valuable service on the second team. Lowney - Alternate half. Lowney tried hard and with a little more ex- perience will make a good backlielder. Mention must be made of the work of Gough and Woodhouse, managers of the Senior and Junior teams respective- ly. Their etforts on behalf of the players were unlimited, and although it is no light task to look after the equipment and the thousand and one things necessary to rugby, they carried these duties through smoothly and suc- cessfully. Credit must also go to Norm Pow the teams' water-boy, who was a very popular lad with the players be- tween periods of a game. The teams also wish to thank the cheer-leaders. Green. Johnstone, Low- ney and Sharpe, both for their own support and also the support which they encouraged in the fans. To Mr. Rose. the trainer of the teams, goes the credit for the fine con- dition of the boys throughout. though it was a long and hard one. Mr. Rose was kept very busy. There was always a crowd of players at his home at night waiting to be put together and he always came through with the desired result. The fact that Vaughan was able to held a well-conditioned team was due in large part to Mr. Rose. INTERSCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD The track and field programme was got underway during the Easter Holi- days. when several practises were held and the field prepared. Then as soon as school commenced, the serious train- ing began with Mr. Vyvyan coach- ing the held events. and Mr. Harston the track events. Although severely handicapped by a lot of bad weather. the team got in quite a bit of training. Then on Saturday. May 11, the T.D.I.A..-X. meet was held at Exhibition Park. The Competition this year was faster and keener than ever before, and although everyone on the team gave of their best, Vaughan was not able to retain the shield which had been won the previous year. Nevertheless, a good showing was made, as the fol- lowing results show: 100 years, Senior, W. Menzies III: Intermediate. J. Rowney III. 220 yards, Senior, W. MenziesIII. Running Broad Jump, Intermediate, F. Plumb III: Junior. Patterson II. Running High Jump, Intermediate, F. Plumb III. Pole Vault, Senior, B. Haigh Ig Intermediate. D. Johnstone III. I5 Mile Walk, Intermediate. Thomp- son II, Bray III. Relay Race. Senior, III - Menzies, Rolls, Hadler, Dunford.