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O. J 0 INVIT;"TION lifEZT III
C. C. I. was one of the fifteen schools from the Geor- gian Bay district which com:geted with varying degrees of success at the sixth annual O. S. C. V. I. Invitation Games. Perfect weather , a marked contrast to la st year when the track was ankle-deep in mud, Drevailed thls year and keen corupetition added greatly to the success of the meet.
None of the Col l inswood Juniors landed a pay off lJo- sition but they all gave their best. George 11Ching John- ston could not seem to find the speed and form he displayed in the Tudhope Meet at Bc:i.rrie and was crowded out by some runners whom he had beaten just a month pr evious. 'Ji th the proper training and encouragement this C. C. I. trackster should develop into a fine runner as could Bruce Crew, Eddie
Cook, Rae Mitchell, Sonny Robinson and a few other boys. ,Sonny Robinson was unaware of his talents until an in-
jury forced him out of football Dractice and he began to train for the approaching meet . Quickl y working himself into condition he gave a good account of himself.
In the Intermediate division John Lougheed 1J\Jas Colling- wood i s best, placing in hi s favourit e event , the l)ole vaul t . Middle distance runner Malcolm MacLeod was side-lined viTith
a leg injury and sorrowfully watched the moet from the side- line·s, COn1[ll~nting on the abilities and inabilities of the other team members and generally helped to keep up the morale of the C. C. I. competitors.
In the competition for the George Fleming Memorial