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

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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

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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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BLUE AND WHITE game at end. Vic joined the Royal Can¬ adian Air Force after the rugby season and I feel safe in saying the Air Force recruited a good man. We miss Vic on the campus but we are proud to know that he is in the service. Bruce Soper. Although Bruce hasn’t played much football he showed a very keen interest in the game this year and consequently shaped into a good end. Bruce isn’t a heavy boy but he is solid grit on the gridiron. You played an ex¬ cellent game, Bruce. Fred Kemp. Here is a boy who proved to be a pillar for the Walkerville team. Fred’s position was centre and need I inform you he played brilliantly. It is the snap-back that paces and peps up the club, and this perfect team-mate fulfilled his job with honours. Emerson Williams. “Emmy” was not the biggest fellow by far on the squad, but rugby quality is not always found in the brawny people. A sparkplug and a good man on the line, Emerson Williams was a constant threat for the opposing team. This boy has dropped out of our massive faculty and we miss him great¬ ly. He is diligently doing his share in this heavy but worthy job of war work. Peter Ferlick. Although Peter did not have much rugby under his belt before this last rugby season, he showed him¬ self to be probably the best centre that has ever put on the sacred blue and white. Peter was a stone wall on the defense and a very accurate snap on the offensive. It is little wonder that Pete wound up this season with a very im¬ portant post on the All-Star team. To this perfect team-mate and grand fell¬ ow ' I say, “Congratulations, Pete”. Jack Morris. Jack found himself on the line this year, the line that is never pub¬ licized by the newspapaers or admired by the rugb fans, the line that takes all the punishment and does all the work. This boy loves rugby and turned out faithfullv to fight his w r ay through the enemy line. To you lads the sense of shaking of the knees when you think of donning the pads to play rugby, I say, think of Jack Morris; he’s not a big fel- law, but he gets real enjoyment from the game. Sherwood Walsh. Here is, in popular op¬ inion, our star tackle. Sherwood never missed a possible tackle and when this boy tackles you, you stay tackled. Sher- w ' ood said scarcely seventeen words all year, but his heart was always fighting for the blue and w ' hite. You played a bang-up game Sherwood and made a model player on the line. Jim Bane. Jim proved to be a strong player and linesman this year. This boy greatly bettered the team, both on de¬ fense and offense, and added to the sur¬ plus of morale. Jim is any rugby coach’s idea of a perfect linesman. Doug St. Dennis. This is the boy that throws that rib-shaking bullet pass. Doug specialized in passing this year and threw that pigskin with record power and accuracy. You played your half¬ back position excellently Doug. —Your humble sports ed ' tor- Ronny Doidge. Page Sixty-six