Westmount School - Review Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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Back row (Left to right) : Harrison Young, Alex. Richardson, Dave Milner, Doug. Davison, Mr. McKim (managing coach), Lome Patterson, Art Hougan, Don Graves, Charlie Hall. Front Row (Left to right): Bruce Radford, Jim Sutherland, Boh Aitken, Alf. Peart, Harry Allen (captain), Bill Phillips, Mike Osypchuk. Junior Hockey WHE N the hockey meeting was called at the beginning of the season West- mount decided that she had enough players to enter both the senior and junior leagues. The Juniors had a wealth of material, and despite the fact that they never won a game, they gave great promise for next year. With Alf Peart in goal, and experienced Harry Allen as captain, the boys started in the schedule. Unluckily, they met their most powerful opponent, Scona, in the first game and were crushingly defeated. The rest of the games were much more closely contested however, and the team was really getting- organized when the schedule closed. Individual stars were Art Hougan, Bill Phillips, Jim Southerland, Harrison Young and Captain Allen. The whole team was a well balanced aggregation, but the boys didn’t turn out for practice when they were called; and despite the earnest endeavors of Mr. McKim, who really took an interest in them, never showed the hockey of which they were capable. Let’s hope the team remains intact next year for it showed great promise. Page fifty-four

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Beys ' Basketball ' THIS YEAR, for the first time, Westmount, was represented in the Senior 1 inter-school basketball league. Though the boys were handicapped by lack of professional coaching and insufficient gym hours, they turned in a very creditable performance. The team pivoted around Captain Gordon Retallack, and sharpshooter Bill Janes. Fleet-footed Ritchie and Patterson backed up by Jock Bell and Allan Potter were a powerful offensive machine. “Butch” Garrett and Alastair Mackay proved to be a sturdy guard. Unfortunately Ritchie was put out of the series early in the season—a case of appendicitis. Although unable to eke out a victory the boys turned in some very fast basketball with fairly well bal¬ anced scores. In future we hope to see the team more ably supported, equipped and coached. Many thanks must go to Mr. Shaw, who has for a number of years devoted much of his time to managing the House Leagues, and generally promoting the game at Westmount. Not the least of his worries was transporting “the troops to battle.” Back Row (Left to right): Alastair Mackay, Gordon Retallack (captain). Bill Janes. Front Row (Left to right): Lome Patterson, Allan Potter, Leonard Garrett, Mr. Shaw (manager), Harry Allan, Willett Ritchie, Jock Bell. Page fifty-three

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Senior Hockey T ' HIS YEAR our senior team broke the jinx that has been riding it for the last four years. Though we were dogged by bad luck in that Don Packe- buch and Harvey Crawford were lost just as the tough games came on, the boys came through with eight out of a possible twelve points, finishing third in the league. Two shut-outs and two wins were under their belts before they met their first and second defeats at the hands of Eastwood and Scona respectively. The team with Don Connell in goal worked on the complete string princi¬ pal, with MacKinnon, Weeks (defense) ; Crawford, Hall and Packebuch on one string; Barry, Duff (defence) ; Janes, Wharry and Alp on the second. During the last three games Alf. Fraser and Jack Bisson bolstered up the team and took the place of Packebuch and Crawford. Although we cannot claim a championship team we may very well be proud of our boys. Mr. McNaught, coach and manager, when asked for a star player, explained: “This year I was very pleased with the team as a whole, and it would be very difficult to pick an exceptional player from such a fine aggre¬ gation of boys.” Every player worked well, played smart, fast hockey, and maintained a high standard of sportsmanship. Back Row (left to right): Bill Duff, John Stott, Wally Berry, Mr. McNaught (manager), Willard Hall, Bill Janes, Bob Weeks. Front Row (Left to right): Alf. Frazer, Gearge Wharry, Don Connell (captain), Ross Mackinnon, Page fifty-five