St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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After the restart the School continued to have a decided ad' vantage territorially, the forwards playing with magnificent dash and harrying the opposing backs to the limit. Cn several occasions Shaw' nigan were forced to touch down but no score resulted and Shawnif gan gradually relieved the pressure. After some ten minutes play Shawnigan were awarded a penalty dead in front and about thirty yards out and a goal was kicked. With the score 816 in favour of the School play continued ex' tremely fast, the tackling being keen in the extreme. Much bitter forward play took place but for some time neither line was seriously threatened. Five minutes from the end the Shawnigan rightfwing was given the ball well inside his own twentyffive and though he was tackled once and down, he was not properly held, and with a fine determined effort he put himself in the clear and started a move' ment that resulted in a try between the posts which was converted. The School with their undoubted superiority in the scrum and their weakness behind it were wise to make the game a forward one, and they were indeed unfortunate to lose a game throughout which they had maintained such a decided territorial advantage, in the closing minutes. A large number of spectators were on hand to witness a game which made up for what it lacked in cleverness by the speed and intense keenness in which it was played. A fine match nobly won and grandly lost. 101. SCHCDOL vs. BRENTWOOD CCLLEGE The worst possible weather conditions made threefquarter work an impossibility in this game which was played at Brentwood and won by the School by a goal and two tries Q1 lptsj, to a try C3 ptsj. Brentwood opened strongly and for ten minutes were all over the School whose centres tackled atrociously. Only one try was obtained however, though but for Boate who twice came from no' where to save the situation with magnificent tackles, three might well have been scored. Play continued to be fairly even for some time but finally the forwards having worked the ball into the Brentwood twentyffive, Huff sei:ed a loose ball and nipped around the blind side to score a good try. Field failed to add the extra points. lvlaintaining pressure the School went into the lead when following some fine play by Ivlassy ii, Maureri obtained an excellent forward try near the posts. Huff converted. f For some time after the restart Brentwood attacked strongly and the School were hard pressed but finally the forwards, led by the -13,-

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attributable to poor play by the Navy, though Boate and Gagnon deserve credit for being on hand to take full advantage and score. After half time the School went further ahead when Maureri scored a good forward try, a just reward for consistently fine play in the loose Huff failed to convert. The Navy scored their first try when shocking defensive play by the School centres resulted in a try being scored under the posts. The kick was charged down. Huff then put the School further ahead when he dodged through following a scrum on the Navy line. He converted his own try. The final score came when a poor pass by a School centre was intercepted and a try was scored between the posts. It was not converted. Massy i, Pott, Massy ii and Maureri were outstanding. .TOT SCHOOL vs. SHAVJNIGAN LAKE SCHOGL This magnificent match was won after a bitter struggle by Shawn' igan Lake by a goal, a penalty goal and a try fl lptsj, to a goal and a try Q8 ptsj The School opened with rare dash and almost immediately car' ried play to the Shawnigan twentyffive where the forwards exerted relentless pressure. After some time Shawnigan effected a partial clearance but a little later Huff trying to make touch near the Shaw' nigan line kicked over the goal line and Thorne, following up fast and assisted by the bounce of the ball and the slow work of the op' posing full back, was successful in scoring a try which Huff failed to improve. Continuing to attack strongly the School might easily have added to their score but Huff's scoring pass to Everett went astray. Shawnigan were given little respite however as the School pack were magnificent in the loose and gave little away in the linefout and the tight . The Shawnigan backs looked far more dangerous than the School outsides but the marking was too close and the tackling too keen for much headway to be made. The School pack made a fine though abortive effort to force a try by concerted push on the Shawnigan line, and shortly after from a scrum fifteen yards from the line, the ball came out to Huff and he dodged through to score near the posts. He converted his own try and the School led 8fO. Some midfield play then took place and the Shawnigan backs were seen to advantage and only a magnificent tackle by Boate saved the School on one occasion. just before half time Shawnigan carried play to the School line where from a line out one of their forwards went through backwards to score a clever try which was not converted. -12-

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Massy brothers, relieved. It was then Brentwood's turn to defend and after some very determined play on the Brentwood goal line, Nantes obtained possession from a line out and the rest of the for' wards pushed him over. Field failed to convert. Brentwood applied very heavy pressure for the remainder of the game but no further score resulted. Massy i, Massy ii and Maureri were brilliant and received good support from Pott and the forwards generally. Gf the backs Boate defended splendidly as usual but the defence was not strong. Huff's try was a good one and Thorne was very energetic but there was no sign of cohesion among the outsides. O, SCHCCL vs. VICTORIA COLLEGE This was quite an interesting game and was won by the School ss Throughout the game the College forwards had a decided adf vantage in the tight scrums and in the linefout, but the School pack more than offset this by very vigorous play in the loose Behind the scrum the School backs displayed better form than in any game during the season. This was largely due to the great improvement in the play of Sproule, the scrum half, and in the bet' ter understanding between Field and Huff. In the first half play was very even, College had many opportunf ities, but the fast breaking School forwards always held the upper hand and the School line was seldom in danger. The School backs on the other hand looked dangerous on the few occasions that they obtained possession but only one try was scored, Field being responf sible with a clever run through the centre. Huff failed to convert. After half time the School had by far the better of the argument but only managed to score once, Huff taking a pass from Field and running around the opposition. He converted his own try. In the last minute of play the College scored a wellfdeserved try near the posts when the scrum half forced his way over. The try was conf veited. The forwards were once again excellent while Field and Huff were the pick of the outsides. T14...