Victoria High School - Victorian Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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Year Book 27 JUNIOR RUGBY BACK ROW—Leroy Beckett, Maurice Rimstead, Clifford Willetts, Hugh Pritchard, Ernest Falkenberg, Geo. Cook, David Mitchell, Nick Woyewitka, Jim Hamilton. FRONT ROW—Alfred Berg, Jim Walker, Joe Berg, Mr. C. M. Scarborough, Doug. Foster, Hugh Naldrett, Harry Humphries. JUNIOR RUGBY Continued breathless. However, Vic maintained her lead when Joe Berg intercepted a pass and scored a touchdown, which he also converted, thus deciding the victory. Garneau finished off the scoring by making another touchdown in the dying minutes of the game. Nick Woyewitka, David Mitchell, Harry Humphries, Bud Pritchard, and Hugh Naldrett (snap) comprised the stonewall front, the most reliable line of Victoria’s rugby career. Doug. Foster, the quarter, was found lurk¬ ing close behind, spilling the signal numbers with great accuracy. Cliff Willetts and Ernest Falkenberg performed well on the ends. Maurice Rimstead and Alf Berg acted as line plungers and proved effective on all occasions. Joe Berg and Jim Walker filled the running halves’ positions, the latter especially doing some brilliant broken field running. Leroy Beckett, George McClintock, George Cook, Louis Rudolph, and Jim Ham¬ ilton remained on the second string, but performed almost as well as the regulars when substitutions were made. Joe Berg’s efficiency as captain was a determining factor in the success of the juniors this year. As well as possessing an understanding of the game, Joe was able to teach the less experienced members of the team how to improve their play. According to the boys themselves, the one thing above all others that really put the team over was Mr. Scarborough’s coaching. Every member of the junior rugby squad wishes to extend many hearty thanks for the way he has handled the team this year.

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26 Victoria High School SENIOR RUGBY !J[h n ARLY last fall, Vic, as usual, started training for her Senior Rugby 1 1 0 team with Mr. C. Richards as coach. Most of the boys were new at the game, and unlike last year’s team needed much training. In the first games our boys played well, taking everything until they met Garneau. Three games were played against this school whose wonder¬ fully organized team showed their superiority and won the champion¬ ship. The Vic lineup was: Quarter-back, F. Richard; Snap, J. Wolfe; Insides, D. Berry, J. Morton; Wings, F. Marr, E. Nepstad; Outsides, J. McCaig, P. Pullishy; Line halves, F. Warshawski, L. Rimstead. G. Forbes, H. Bevington; Substitutes, J. Folinsbee, W. Love, W. Semeniuk, R. Logie. JUNIOR RUGBY G I HE snappy junior rugby team of Victoria High ploughed through JIL the entire schedule without encountering a single defeat, and in the final tussle came out victorious, the score being 13-11, thus bringing home the emblem of the junior provincial rugby championship. Without a doubt, the high morale of the team was due to Mr. Scarborough’s coaching, to¬ gether with the aggressive spirit of the boys themselves. A summary of the final game, which was played at Renfrew Park, between Garneau and Victoria, will give an idea of how the battle was won. Vic went into the lead early in the first quarter when Bud Pritchard dashed fifteen yards for a well earned touchdown. Joe Berg converted. Later in the same period Vic drove Garneau within twenty-five yards of their own line and Joe Berg added another point for Vic when he kicked a field goal. Garneau soon decreased the wide margin by scoring a touchdown in the second quarter. The game remained scoreless from here on until the last ten minutes of play. Undoubtedly these last few moments were the tensest in the whole rugby season, holding the supporters of the two schools

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28 Victoria High School Bantams U NDER the direction of Mr. Hicks the Boys’ Bantam Basketball Team again proved themselves to be the best in the city. This team has a record which beats even that of the “Grads.” In all the years this team has been in existence it has never been beaten. Juniors Three teams composed the Junior House League this year. The B team, captained by Jim Hamilton, was victorious. tinder the able coaching of Mr. Willis, the Junior team came through a very successful year, winning the city championship and challenge cup. Out of six games the boys lost only two; one to St. Joseph’s and an exhibi¬ tion game to Westmount. The other four contests, two with Westmount and two with St. Joseph’s, were won by a good margin. Seniors The Senior team, coached by Mr. Smith, won the city championship without a loss. In a game with Raymond for the Duplessis Cup and Provincial High School Championship they lost out. Following this the boys accepted a challenge from Normal and lost 35-34, but won back the city championship in a later game. The line-up was: Ernest “Fire-eater” Falkenberg, centre—The five-foot-ten boy with the eight-foot reach. Pivot man of the team, and a sure “point-getter.” Frank “Spuddy” Richard, left forward—Baby of the team and pride of his family. A hard and fast player who is deadly on the short shots. Jim “Bee-hive” Bowland, left forward—A fast and deadly player. Jim puts the ball through the hoop from almost any angle on the floor. Clifford “Duddy” Willetts, right forward—Star of Room 15 and the pride of the coach. Very effective on shooting. Cliff helps to mount the score. Gordon “Speed” Forbes, left guard. He is sure on the long shots, and he watches his “check” like a police-hound. Harry “Bell-hop” Bevington, right defense and forward—-A hard player. He watches his opponent like a New York gangster. Peter “Playful” Pullishy, left defense, and a hard boy to get around. Handles the ball well, and as a guard is like a Sing-Sing official.