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

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f GIBBS ffull Backl. Filled this difficult 'position with distinction and showed commendable steadiness under pressure. His real position, how' ever, is in the centre where his thrust and general attacking ability may be well used. A footballer of the greatest promise. ALBERT. A much improved front rank man who excelled in the tight and in the line-out. His kicking and tackling were weak. NORTH. Despite' his lack of weight an extrem,ely effective hooker . Ex' cellent in the loose and the linefout. His passing was well judged, his backing up timely, and he always did his best to keep the game open. Keen and determined to a degree he played vigorous and intelligent football and his leadership of th pack was deserving of the highest praise. CORRY. New to thc game but made great strides and at the end of the season was one of the best of the pack. His tackling was keen and sure, his work in the linefout intelligent, and his general attitude and spirit most praiseworthy. BOAK. A back row forward who played the game intelligently. Excellent in the loose with the ball at his feet and did his best to keep the game open. Possessed a good sense of position and backed up well. Very fair in defence. TWEEDY. Not brilliant but an honest trier in every phase of forward play 'and a greatly improved footballer. Rather slow in the loose and weak in defence but a hard and effective worker in the tight and in the linefout. COCKERAM. A new forward who developed fast. He has courage and intelligence and should be very good next year. Tennis The Annual Tennis Tournament Finals were held late in the term, the whole School attending. The Singles Championship was won by Duke who defeated Mackay 3f6, 6f'l, 6fO. Both boys were content to play from the base line and while some fair driving was seen it was definitely safety first tennis. There was little to choose between the finalists, but Duke outlasted Mackay, appearing to be in better condition following the Doubles match which preceded the Singles Final. 'The Doubles Final saw Young and Cupples facing Mackay and Duke. The match went to three sets but Mackay and Duke combined better than their opponents, and always appearing to have more in reserve, won lfl, 4f6, 612. -2 4--

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' The Old Boys were a strong team, particularly behind the scrum, but they never looked happy and used their chances badly. They had far more of the game than the score would indicate, how' ever, and apart from the regrettable accident to Featherstone, the game was an unqualified success. The following represented the Old Boys: R. K. Mercer K. Featherstone W. J. S. Sproule W. S. Leggat, P. K. Allen, A. W. Mercer, E. E. Teagle, A. H. Hicks A. Galloway, C. Connolly, E. S. Ditmars A. Pollock, R. E. Cook, E. P. Harland, W. O'Neil. CHARACTERS OF THE FIRST FIFTEEN THORNE QCaptainj. A thrustful centre with weight, speed and determina' tion. A very weak kick but a good running tackle. A keen and en' thusiastic captain his loss, half way through the season, to a young and inexperienced team, was irreparable. MERCER fVicefCaptainj. Had a good season at the base of the scrum. Vv'hile his tackling is still definitely lacking in keenness he never hesif tates to go down on the ball when necessary, and his defensive kicking has improved. Unselfish in attack, does his best to keep the game open, and is becoming increasingly dangerous himself especially near the op' ponent's line. TAYLOR. An excellent back row forward who always gave of his best. Persistent in attack but shows more in defence where his tackling and willingness to fall on the ball were invaluable. PATTERSON. A hard working forward, Followed up well and was very prominent in the loose. A very keen and spirited player. CUPPLES. Played both as a wing and as a centre. Considerably improved all round. While his kicking is quite good, his tackling is as yet too hesitant, a serious fault, especially in a centre. He has football in him but at present lacks experience and the confidence that comes with it. DUKE lCentre Three-quarterj. An extremely promising player. Possesses good hands, a useful kick, is unselfish, and has an eye for an opening. His tackling is very good and he has fulfilled the promise shown last year in his place kicking. Keen and enthusiastic to a degree, he lacks only a little more weight .and a year's experience. VVINSLOVV fOutside Halfj. Too slow off the mark for this position, this combined with his lack of weight rather limiting his effectiveness in attack. However, he possessed excellent hands, his passing was good and he always played intelligently. In defence he seemed to tire easily, and lacked the weight and speed to cope with larger men consistently. WILLIAMS QWing Threefquarterj. A useful player who came on consider- ably. In attack he did some clever things but he is excitable and tends to hold on too long, too often going down with the ball. In defence his ability to kick with either foot stood him in good stead, but his tackling, though improved, still lacked decision. -23f-

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ff 5.-E- . . Eu: 32 Stu' 3' 7. 1 5 :::: 211 , 1: 0: 2: , 3 Igznv sg. 2100 9, 3 , S .ogfj :0,0 0 2 2 ':.'oo' S 7: 'on' 4 loans 'ao' n 2493, ' 'swf W sas va! 'A' ' T all 7 f.zu,g3L ,. . K - Q . - . -. pa., 55 V .., :iz fc Shooting Notes The School entered for two D.C.R.A. Competitions during training season 193940: I.-Corps made 93 per cent. out of the team of IU. Eights cadets received medals for obtaining over 90 per cent. MacKay received the gold medal finishing with an average throughout of 97 per cent., and 98 per cent. in D.C.R. shoots. II.-R.M.C. Shoot during April 1940. The Corps came first in B.C. for the second consecutive year, with an average of 92.10 and 26 of 45 throughout the Dominion. lst Class Shots ...,.........,.......................... .,... 1 . S Qualified ...,............. ....... 6 6 Percentage ...,...... ........,....... 7 6 Shooting Ages .................................................,................ 7 to 18 Included in this were 16 boys, too young to be in Corps. The results show a much improved situation over last year. An all important Corps activity invaluable for the future, especf ially during this Empire crisis. . Of the juniors who shot Kitson was the best. Intermediates, Bailey. Seniors, Creery and Mackay. MINIATURE RANGE RIFLE SHOOTING Weekly' Buttons SENIORS-Mackay 1, Leslie 1, Clifford 1, Boak 1, Hudec 1, 2g Creery 2, Patterson 1. INTERMEDIATES-Usher 1, Norman 2, Young 2, Bailey 4? JUNICRS-Creery ii 1, Scoby 2, Buckle 1, Kitson 1.