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

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WELTERS.-Normani won on a foul from Brown. LIGHTWEIGHTS.-Mercer won by a decision from Duke. Both boys put up a good exhibition. Mercer with the longer reach and advantage of height made use of all his opportunity and his attacking was good. Duke fought well but did not always make use of all his opportunities. MIDDLESQ-Mackenzie and Sproule gave a vigorous display and both shewed courage and stamina under continual punishment. The fight was won by the former. LT. HEAVIES.-The bout which carries the School Championship was won by Thorne. Tennis There being no outside matches arranged this year the main item of interest was the Annual Tournament. In the Singles final Thorne, one of last years' finalists, faced Leslie who was participating in his first tournament. Thorne ap' peared to be very nervous and although he produced a few telling drives, his volleying was extremely weak, and Leslie, who was much steadier and covered the court fully as fast as his opponent, had little difficulty in winning in two sets 6f3, 6f2, Leslie thus becoming holder of the Barnacle Cup, and School Champion for 1939. The Doubles final brought together the combinations of Sproule and Hicks, and Duke and Mackay. From the start there was little doubt as to the eventual winners. Duke and Mackay played well together, Mackay distinguishing himself at the net, and Duke driving with effect. Sproule played fairly well but received scant support from Hicks, Mackay and Duke won without trouble, 6f0, 6f2. No colours were awarded for 1939. The Cyan Competition The Gym Competition was held on Tuesday afternoon, March 14th, at 4.00 p.m. o'clock. There were 14 boys competing for the Championship. There were two compulsory and one voluntary ex' ercise on each piece of apparatus. Boak won the Championship after a very excellent display of exercises, especially on the High Bar. He obtained 88 out of a possible 120 points. Messrs. A. P. Musgrave, an Old Boy and former C-ymn Eight Captain: and A. McKinnon of the Y.M.C.A., very kindly judged. Mr. McKinnon spoke briefly at the end giving the boys several ways by which they could improve the style of their exercises. The Gym Eight and marks obtained out of 120 are as folf lows:- J. E. Boak 1881, A. H. Hicks 18351, W. A. Albert 1811, W. J. Sproule 17951, F. P. Winslow 1791, F. E. Hunt 17551, A. W. Everett 17351, J. A. Gibbs 1721. Colours were awarded to Boak, Everett i, Hicks and Albert.

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Moffat R ..,......,...,.,. .,.... . . First Eleven Matches SCHOOL vs. VICTORIA C.C. As in the past few years Victoria C.C. and the School opened the season with a twelve a side match at the School. Everett kept wicket splendidly for the School and the fielding was quite bright. The batting, however, was feeble in the extreme and Victoria won a low scoring game by '14 runs. VICTORIA C.C. Sparks ,I ........,..,... .......w... C t. Thorne, bowled Williams ..,..... ...,,, 1 MacDonald I ............. .,....... Moffat Wal ...........,...,.. .,,,,,.,,,,.,, , SaxtonfWhite F ..........l. ..........,,. Moore V .,,....,,.,.....,,..,.. ,,,,,,,,,, Ct. and bowled Sproule ...,.,........, ........... 2 0 .Bowled Thorne 6 Ct. Cupples, bowled Williams .L.B.W. Thorne Bowled William S ....................,....... Run out ..................,..... Pudney D ....,...,.... ....., Lethaby H .......,. ..........Bowled Sproule Treherne T ...,......... .......... Run out ......,...,....,..,,...,.............................. Pennington .,............. ........... C t. Williams, bowled Hicks ..,... Harris ...................... .......... B owled Hicks ......,.........,................. Kelby .........,. - ...... .......... N ot out ..,......................................... Sproule .......,... -. Boak ..........,..... Young ......,.......... Williams .........., Thorne .......... Hicks .............. Everett 1 .......... Cupples .,,,.... Mercer .,......... Craig .....,,........ Gillespie i ....... MacKenzie ...... Extras ....... Total ............... UNIVERSITY scHooL ..,............Bowled Moffat Ct. Moore, bow R. .......................... . led Moffat R. Bowled Macdonald ..,........................ ..........Bowled Moffat ..., .... -Bowled Pudney Moffat, R., .Bowled Moffat l....l.,llilBowled Pud ney R. .........,..............., . bowled Sparks W. J. ...............,. . Not out ...........i.....,.,.... . Bowled Pudney ..........Bowled Pudney ..........Bowled Pudney Ext I'3.S ....... Total .......... ........... 3 4 .101 SCHOOL vs. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL This game was played at home in bitterly cold weather and was won by the School, after an exciting finish, by one run. Sproule took six Shawnigan wickets for eighteen runs. The School batting was weak and after Sproulels dismissal wickets fell fast. Mercer and Craig saved the School with a plucky eighth wicket partnership, the cool and effective play of the former blending well with the more robust and less orthodox efforts of the latter. The fielding of the Shawnigan Lake side was excellent.