Walkerville Collegiate Institute - Blue and White Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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SENIOR RUGBY By R. W. Doidge jw: Fred Kemp, Bob MacDonald, Bruce Soper, Mr Hawkesworth. w: Berian Easton. Jack Morris, Dave Bruce, Ronn; Eddie Roemmele, Bob Daniels. What a fortunate season our senior boys had on the beloved gridiron this year! Never since I can remember has a team spread sportsmanship and friend¬ ship as the Walkerville Senior Rugby team did this year. Although the lads

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I Front Row: Bruce Soper, Mr. Allison, Norm. Crapper, Jack Creed. Back Row: Jack Panabaker, Mark Boyd, Ralph Cole, Doug Johnson, Ronny Doidge. Boys ' Athletic Executive President Len Camlis Hon. President Mr. W. N. Ball Vice President Norm Crapper Secretary Jack Panabaker Treasurer Mr. A. Fletcher Publicity - Norm Crapper, Mark Boyd, Doug Johnson, Ralph Cole. The Boys’ Athletic executive is el¬ ected by the student body to carry out the extra activities concerning sports. This year the boys’ executive continued the sale of school crests begun last year. The executive sponsored some tea-dances after school and after basketball games end arranged for bus transportation for the students so that they would be able to see football and hockey games. The addition of a publicity group to the boys athletic proved to be a great help this year. This group advertised all the games and tried to stir up more school spirit. We are sure that this year’s ex¬ ecutive has carried out its work profii- iently and will continue its fine work for the remainder of the term. Page Sixty three

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BLUE AND WHITE ations, Mr. Allison, for coaching such a fine squad. The Line-up Jack Sherman. At the position of quar¬ terback Jack proved to be the brains and the spark of the team. Jack played sixty minutes of every game this year and played first string quarterback in the All-Star team. He is, undoubtedly, the best passer Windsor has Seen in a long time. On the defensive Jack always gets more than his share of tackles. Jack Panabaker. Sensational is the word that describes Jack’s playing this year. Hitting his stride in the first game of the season, Jack kept gaining moment¬ um and showing Windsor rugby fans how a triple-threat man treats the pig¬ skin. At the position of halfback, this very fast, shifty lad, ran wild. Jack Pan¬ abaker did the kicking this year, and time and time again punted the ball in¬ to safe territory. Jack also throws a ve¬ ry accurate pass. It is little wonder that he won a very important post on the All-Star team. Ernie Martin. Hard driving, swift sprinting, and timely tacking make Er¬ nie Martin a very valuable halfback. He proved to be our best at gaining yards through the line this year, and was a very important cog in a speedy end run. Ernie Martin was voted unanimously for a post on the Windsor All-Star team. Len Camlis. In Len Camlis we find a real athlete and a true lover of sports. Len is an eminent track man, a very pood backetball player, a fast hockey player and proved to be an All-Star this year in the rugby garb. This boy is rated with the fastest runners in West¬ ern Ontario and he proved to be a hard man for the opposing teams to stop. His surplus speed, his accurate pass, and long kick, very duly brought to Len the title of “Triple Threat Man”. Len play¬ ed splendidly in the All-Star game. Hob MacDonald. Bob is a sturdy boy and did a good job in backing up the line. In running and plunging Bob made him¬ self a very important part of the senior team this year. This boy doesn’t re¬ strict his athletic ability to rugby. He is an exceptional hockey player and has accepted a contract to play down south this year. Ed Duschaine. Ed was indeed a very in¬ dispensable man for the backfield. Ed is a quiet boy, but this cannot camou¬ flage his fearless spirit and fondness of reckless plunging and tackling on the rugby field. Dave Bruce. Here is a newcomer in the field of rugby, who made his bid for and carried away more than his share of glory from the rugby field. This year Dave Bruce did a beautiful job in back¬ ing up the line and strengthening the team. Dave’s work on the line this year was outstanding, and it was an untimely injury that kept him out of the All-Star game this year. Jimmy Gates. Although Jimmy was the smallest man on the squad this year, he played a very strong defensive game at end. Jimmy is a sixty-minute man and always was one of the best tacklers on the team. He added spark as well as strength to the team and I think you will join me in saying, “Nice going, Jimmy Gates”. Frank Pyatt. At the position of end, Frank Pyatt played a hard and consist¬ ent game this year. Frank tackled his way into a regular position on the squad and always more than lived up to his reputation of being a strong defensive player. This boy is now a member of the glorious Royal Canadian Air Force. We are proud of you, Frank. Don Hand. Don is one of Walkerville’s veteran rugby players. This boy made a perfect linesman because he is fast and brawny. A large crowd was present at that game in which Don overtook and knocked out of bounds two opposing players that were sprinting down an open field towards Walkerville’s goal line. This is the brand of game that Don displayed all season and I hope that you work as well with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Vic Gaskin. Vic proved to be a reliable man this year. He played a very good Page Sixty-five