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most stormy nights. It was unfortu- nate that we had so many different coaches but they were all most helpful.
Our first game versus Meaford was held at Meaford. Meaford won but by a small mar.gin. The second game with Owen Sound was played here, the third at Owen Sound and the last one here with Meaford. Each game was a bat- tle to the finish and left both spectators and players worn out from excitement. In the last game with Meaford the suspense was terrible. In the last quar- ter of play the score was tied and when tl1e Collingwood girls finally did man- age to net a basket they had quite a time holding orito .the lead. It was a rough game from start to finish end- ing with one girl suffering from a
snrained ankle, another with a sprain- ed wrist and every other per"";on having her share of cuts, bruises and scratches.
After everv .1rame in the series there was served that mnst wonderful of wonderful things-food. Of course, af- ter such rip-roaring games. everyons was ravenouslv hungrv. but. this was f'nnn taken care of. 'J1hp C.C:.T. girls d i d no~ m a K : P t h e p l a v - o f f o : ; t h i s y e a r hut mavbe nexot time von will SPe U" i n th<>r~ p i t c h i n g . ·
A junior team of girls cantained by Shirlev McLean wa<: organized this year but they onlv played PXhibition l!ames. Other members of her tenm •He Shirlev Rrnnhv. Dorothy Gries· hu·h. Marie Rohinson, Mir'<v Morris. ~uf'iP Gart.lan. ,T,,sie Beckett. Bettv naviclson. PParl Robi- son "nd Mar;lvn T \ n l n w . T h P < : e ~rirl" P r o v i r l . e d v . - o o r l ('nmPPt.ition i'nr th" Renior <>'iris in their .,,.,.~tires. Thev havP a fine team and T think bv the.til"1e thP~ r"ach these- ninr :otg-e P'roun thev will bave nne of the best teams in the district.
In future years we may find students from every Ontario Collegiate situated within ten miles of even a small hillock, endangering sanity and physical well- being in attempts to carry off for their school the glory concentrated in ski trophies. At such a time C.C.I. sup- porters may, with a risk of buttons and seams, remember and proclaim that Collingwood arranged and sponsored the "debut" of the ski meet. May there be not only Operations I and II but III and IV and V...."
All s'x outside Schools met us here-Owen Sound, Orillia, Alliston, Barrie, and Western Tech from Toron- to.
There were three events for the boys, and two for the girls. Points were awarded for individual winners; and the Meet Cup offered to the School with the highe<:t total of win- ning points. The individJJ•al winners of the Me~t were Marcella Plater of our Collegiate. Girls' ChamPion; and George Rudolf. thq hoys' Champion, from Owen Sound Collegiate. The Meet Trophy stayed with us here at the Collegiate.
Winners and their timE's were as follows:
THE
COLLINGWOOD COLLEGIA TE INVIT A TION SKI MEET
Downhill-Girls
Mflrcella Plater, CCI Marie Robinson, CCI KathJ ~en R o b i n s o n , C C I
Downllill-Boys
J 'm Gardhouse, OSCVI Doug. Robertson, OSCVI George Rudolf, OSCVI
Slalom-Girls
Marie Robinson, CCI Marcella Plater, CCI Kathleen Robinson, CCI
Slalom-Boys
George Rudolf, OSCVI Doug. Robertson, OSCVI Bill Craig, BCI
Cross Country-Boys
Robert Wright, CCI Bruce Ferguson, OHS George Rudolf, OSOVI
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1:09 1:09.30 1:10'.30
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1st 2nd 3rd
Th's might suitably be called "Operation 1," for although invitation track meets are common fare in On- tario colleg'ates, our Ski Meet is the first of its kind. Si:uce Collingwood is a skiing centre approaching Mt. Adele and Tremblant in importance (at least so local enthusiasts believe) it seems fitting that the C.C.I. should initiate the new type of meet. Despite the rather heavy baptism of snow, the trial proved successful. Perhaps its very success will bear the idea of com- petitive ski events to other schools.