Vermilion School of Agriculture - Yearbook (Vermilion, Alberta Canada)

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1930-31 Hockey Team V.S.A. Manhandlers Sporting HOCKEY w ith the advent of spring we have seen the last of our hockey. Considering the limited talent found in the College our team had a fairly successful year. Although they did not get very high in the Civic League, yet they always put up a game which deserved more credit than the goals signified. Under the very able coaching of Mr. Turnbull a team was developed which was much better than that of last year. We were not fortunate in having enough strong players present at the College to make up a complete team, thus, we had to call in the aid of three of our ex-students in persons of Norman and Douglas Burch with our old reliable goal defender Frank Mead. With the co-operation of these boys and the mass support of the school prospects began to brighten and the team launched off in a game winning streak, but alas it came too late to be of value towards winning the cup lost two years ago. The squad made a trip to Mannville, where, after a hard fought battle, they nosed out on the heavy end of the score. To even things up the Mannville fellows came up on the following Satur¬ day and played the College on the town rink. A game was played in which it was a toss just who was going to win but again the students after a final grand attack emerged from the fight vict orious. Much could be said in favour of the sportsmanship shown by the Mannville hockey team and their followers. A large amount of the success of the team this year can be attributed to the very strong support given by the students when things were not going so well with the team. —G. A. O. TUMBLING C vj oing down to the gym. in the morning? What a familiar question to the small squad of boys who, during the term, en¬ deavored to develop a “ Bob MacDonald ” physique. Our tumbling was hard work but good fun; imagine us at six a.m., most mornings, instructed by the patient Bob, twisting, turning, grunting yes and even groaning in the struggle to “make” those peculiar positions as required. The laughs at our expense intermingled with the occasional congratulations to the pupil immediately ahead of us as he accomplished some trick of an unusual nature. Yet we found our muscles hardened and our backs bent so that we soon mastered the easier “stunts” and thus were we gradually initiated into a new sport which will serve to remind us of the days at V.S.A. and will always provide the means to spend an enjoyable half hour. [ Page fourteen ]

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Activities BASKETBALL c VJ lancing back over the present year it would seem that Basket¬ ball has not claimed as great attention as in previous years; this is probably accounted for by reason of the exceptionally mild winter which enabled the students to spend a great deal of their time out-of-doors, either on the rink, pitching horse shoes or playing football. During the fall term a practice league was organized and the uninitiated were given an opportunity to learn some of the fine points of the game. A school team was chosen and have given a good account of themselves. Edwin Chandler, V.S.A. graduate of ’29. brought along a fast moving aggregation from his home town, Ranfurly, to oppose our boys. A keen game resulted in a win for the V.S.A. by a narrow margin. Hay and Chantreau were a tower of strength on t ie college defence, while McDonald, Scraba, Mills and Russell all accounted for several scores. “Buck’ Johnston was effective in combination. Inter-class basketball proved of considerable interest witr the Third Year having a slight edge, probably in view of thei previous experience on the gym. floor and the superior team work of the members of the team. The girls of the Dormitory staff had, as usual, a hard-playing aggregation and consistently upheld their end of the game in a number of encounters with teams from the Town. After languishing to some extent owing to the mild weather the Boys League put in a strong finish, and the final play-off found Walter Durda’s “Dervishes winners over the unusually ambitious “Stiffs,’’ representing the staff. FOOTBALL A XX mild open winter a good leavening of Scottish laddies and a football, and—there you are! In a word, leather chasing has been the favorite outdoor sport of many, including—might we whisper?— quite a few of the fair but by no means weaker sex. Spasmodic practice games where lotsof energy and occasionally a little skill were displayed culminated in a Grad Football Match between Scotland and the World. The World gave an enter¬ prising display but had to bow the knee before the “bandy legged wee Scotties’’ to the tune of three clear goals. With enthusiasm at fever heat a challenge from the town of Vermilion was accepted and the V.S.A. team met the former eleven on the Fair Grounds pitch. A keen game enjoyed by players and spectators alike, ended in a tie with two goals apiece, Mc- Dougal accounting for the school scores. Besides the goal scorer, Ogston and Hamilton were the strong men of the team, which has received challenges to play other games, if the weather clerk permits. Football has “caught on’’ thoroughly, and we look to see a regular schedule drawn up next year. Basketball House League Captains [ Page fifteen ]