With the arrival of a new coach Fred Veale and the excellent kicker Huch Welch from Montreal, the Bengals are posed to have a gret season. Teamed with Frank Turville, the Tigers offer the top kicking dou in the country. According to the Spectator "with the adsdition of the high kicking Welch, and with Welch, Turville and Bryant as a probable backfield trio, it is doubtful if any team in the union will be able to shade the Tigers in this respect". Additionally with the return of centre Jerry Brock from Cornell "they noe have ample protection in this position with "Red" Dunn to work with Brock. As a matter of fact, there isn't a pair of snaps in the country that will have an edge on this duo". At present the Bengals are hard at work in preparation for the new season. There will be no exhibiton games and the first regular season game is scheduled for September 21 against the Argonaughts at varsity stadium.


The Spectator headline on Monday morning read "Rosso Brilliant as Argos humbled Bengals in Opener" Argos were superior in all aspects of the game as they handed the Tigers a 13 - 8 thrashing. Although they were outplayed, Tigers took the lead in the first quarter with a touchdown by Turville and convert by Welch. With the exception of a third quarter single and a fourth quarter rouge, that was the end of scoring for the Bengals. Although the Tigers have great potential the Argos put on a superior display of running and short passing which kept the Bengals off balance for most of the game. As for the Tigers "Against the snappy, well-drilled and fast movements of the Oarsmen the Bengals looked very sluggish. There was no snap to their line plays, the kicking, with several exceptions, was disappointing, and their general defence was ragged on the ground and in the air." The fast movements of the Argos defence quickly shut down the end runs attempted by the Tigers. The passing game was impotent and the Argos line play was superior. for the Oarsmen, superior backfield play highlighted by the exceptional ability of the American back was the deciding factor in their victory. A placement, touchdown and convert all by Burns gave the Argos a 9 - 6 lead at the half. Tigers managed a touch-in-goal in the third quarter with the Argos dominating the fourth quarter with a rouge and a placement and the Tigers only managing a touch-in-place. The result was a big win for the Argos over the vaunted reigning IRFU champion Tigers.

The Spectator headline on Monday morning read "Jungle Kings Crack Down on Hughes' men in Erratic Contest"

Fumbles and penalties marred a superior performance by the Tigers. Ottawa managed 14 penalties and the Bengals twelve before the day was done. The 5,000 loyal fans were also treated to a total of 19 fumbles in this erratic game. After a scoreless first quarter the Tigers took the lead in the second quarter with a placement by Turville, a touchdown by Brock and convert by Turville to give them a well deserved 9 - 0 lead at the half. A placement by Turville in the third quarter gave a 12 - 0 lead going into the fourth quarter where Ottawa rounded out the scoring with two single points.
The Rough Riders were thwarted time and again by a hard charging Hamilton line that was vastly improved over their performance the previous week. The Bengals also showe superior speed and an excellent passing game. Much of their scoring acame about by cashing in on the frequent Rider fumbles. In the fourth quarter the fans were also treated to some fistic demonstrations. Seymout Wilson and an Ottawa lineman swapping punches and getting the gate as a result. Also Jimmy Wilson and Jerry Brock went after Wadsworth in the dying seconds of the game. "Jimmy Dunn, too, was gated for swinging a heavy right in the heat of the hard line play and the pay-off came when referee Barwick penalized Tigers 25 yards for something said by Coach Hughes, from the Ottawa bench, apparently labouring under the impression coach Hughes was still the coach of the Tigers."

It should be remembered that last season the Tigers had 2 exhibition games to prepare for the season while this year the first game played wa a regular league match last Saturday in Toronto. This might help explain the erratic play so far by these teams.
As things stand now, the Argos are in first place having won both their games, while Hamilton and Ottawa are tied for second with one win apiece and Montreal, The Bengals opponent next week, in last place with no victories so far.

The headline in Monday?s Spectator read "Score is 7 - 1 as Bengals Keep Pace with Argos in Big four Battle"


With several stars from U.S> colleges, the Wheelers provided a formidable opposition for the Tigers. Excellent kicking by Welch and Turville kept the Montrealers pinned in their own end for much of the contest. Their one foray into Hamilton territory in the second quarter reulted in a fumble into the Tigers end zone with Jimmy Simpson recovering forcing a Montreal rouge. This would be their only score of the day despite some good passing plays and fine line play. Montreal completed a total of 6 passes out of 19 attempts for a total of 100 yards. The tigers were 2 out of 9 for sixty yards. Montreal also outpaced The Bengals 10 to 6 in first downs.

Their downfall was five fumbles and losing them all but one while the Tigers lost only one fumble. One of Montreal's fumbles was very costly. Pedergast lost the ball when tackled near his goal line, with Patterson picking it up and running it in the end zone for the game's only try. This gave the Tigers a 6 - 1 lead at th half with the only other score being a single point by Turville in the final quarter.

Going the distance for the Tigers was Turville, Dunn, Patterson and Timmis. Another feature for the Tigers was their strong line play with Dunn, G. Mountain, Summerhayes, Stull, Mallard and Brock being a forceful unit. Timmis turned in the best line advvance of the day when in plunged through for a 30 yard gain to take the ball into Montreal territory. Several opportunities were missed by the Tigers. One came in the first quarter when Timmis broke through for a 35 yard gain, followed by a Patterson pass to Welch tosend the ball to the Montreal 20 yard line. Here the drive stalled with Turville attempting a field goal from placement. Unfortunately the wind carried the ball into the upright, with Montreal took possession when it hit a Tiger wing.

Tigers were not threatened seriously the rest of the way mainly due to the strong kicking game keeping Montreal in their own territory. The victory leaves Tigers in 2nd place with a 2 - 1 record, one game behind the undefeated Argos. Clearly next weeks match against the Oarsmen will be a most important one.

The headline in Monday?s Spectator read "Tigers title Hopes Fade as Argos Whip Home 7 to 1 Vctory"

Twelve thousand Argo faithfulmenjoyed the fine weather and the trouncing of their title rivals to the tune of 7 - 1. Argos offence managed two field goals and a aingle to account for their offence. Although held in check most of the game by Argos stymying Hamilton plays in the backfield, the Bengals did manage three attemtpts at placements, missing on all three. Superior line play on both sides of the ball by the Oarsmen combined with frequent penalties by the Tigers contributed to the Argo victory. Indeed the outcome was probably flattering to the Tigers as it could have been worse.

"Jerry Brock, "Red Dunn" and Johnny Agnew were the defensive stars of the Bengals, the latter performing splendidly in the open field, while Dunn and Brock proved bulwarks in the heavy going on the line. Tigers relied to a large extent upon the backfield, with Turville, Welch, Ferraro and Patterson by far outstanding throughout."

The loss leaves the Tigers in the unnenviable positon of being two games behind the league leading Argos with only five games remaining in the season. "Now the Tigers can only win if the Scullers lose three of their remaining five games and Fred Veale's squad wins every start". This seems to be near impossible considering the outcomes of the games so far this season. While tigers have been successful at home, their perfformance on the road has left much to be desired and will need improvement if they wish to have any chance at The Big Four title. Next week's game against a bigger Ottawa squad will be a crucial test for the Jungle Kings.

"Jungle Kings Stage Great Comeback and Defeat Rough Riders

Turville Badly Injured as Bengals Pile Up 23 - 12 Score"

One of the games greatest players badly injured his shoulder in this game and watched from the sidelines as the Tigers gave an inspired performance in thsi must win game. Additonally Tigers lost Timmis through penalty, Welch played in pain with his shoulder strapped, Henry Guerny out with a leg injury and Abe Eliowitz brilliant backfielder of the Rough Riders badly injured in the third quarter and unable to finish the game. Despite the misfortunes the tigers played ferociously and fully deserved the victory in a game where there was no place for weaklings.

The Bengals spotted the Rough Riders an early 8 - 0 lead, and trailed 12 - 6 at the end of the quarter. From that point on they contolled the game with 3 placements by Turvlle before he was injured to lead 15 - 12 at the half. The third quarter saw a touchdown by Jimmy Simpson, convert by Welch and two touch in goals by Welch to end the scoring as the Tigers held the Riders scoreless for the remainder of the game.

"Welch worked under heavy handicaps with his usual brilliancy, tearing off long gains, catching well and kicking strongly. Wilf Patterson, travelling at top speed for 60 minutes, handled his charges admirably, making the most of scoring opportunities and playing a stalwart defensive game, and Bernie Thornton scintillated throughout with a superb tackling display." "Johnny Ferraro, in all the action, was another big cog in the Bengal machine, and Eddie Wright with a new lease on life, was by far the outstanding man on the line. Wright's defensive work was a revelation, and he had a fighting partner on the other side in Jimmy Dunn, who not only moved from snap to middle wing with all the power and polish of a veteran, but crashed through to block two kicks, one of which resulted in a touchdown."

With this hard fought victory, the Tigers were able to remain in the hunt for the Big Four title despite the Argos victory over Montreal. However the Oarsmen remain two games in front and the Bengals must continue their winning ways next week in the rematch with Ottawa in the nation's capital.

Mondays headlines read "Jungle Kings Defeat Ottawa Rough Riders In Gruelling Battle.
Patterson and Ferraro Outstanding as Tigers Count 10 - 3 Triumph.
Great Last Quarter Stand Saves Victory for Yellow and Black Team"

Outplaying the bigger and strronger Riders squad for the first three quarters, the Tigers held a 9 - 2 lead at three quarter time.

Timmis and Dunn trying to block a kick against Montreal.

Tigers star kicker Huck Welch

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