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

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EGXEN J' 1 Boxing The finals of the Boxing Competition were held in the Gym' ntisium on Marcli Nth, :it S nm. The officials to whom we are indehted for their very efficient services. were as follows: Referee. P. F. Howden: judges, S. Pott, A. McKinnon, Commander Kingston. RCN. Announcer. H. H. Ivlzissy: Timelteeper, A. ul. Locock. All houts were keenly contested and produced some good hort- ing. Over 190 parents and friends witnessed the finals. At the conclusion refreshments were xived in the School dining room. The following are the results: DUST XYEIGHTS, Tiilhot vs, Powell.fTalhot. though lighter than his opponent. gave Li very good and plucliy exhihition and with zi little more experience. should do hetter. Powell gained the decision hy weight and height rather than hy skill. FLIES. Slocoznhe vs, Dalliel 1. -The winner. Dalziel. proved ei more finished hoxer Slocomhc fought well hut must improve his defence and foot' Xyflfk. LIGHT HE--XYIES. Xloilliet vs. Lesliefhloilliet. the winner. has improved considerahly in exery way. Leslie should have inade more use of his rezich therehy strengthening his defence. The hout proved a good one. BFXXTAXTS. Gihhs vs. Dalziel ii - fGihhs. the winner. fought very well. He displayed excellent ring craft :nad thoroughly deserved the verdict. He was awarded the medal for the most scientific hoxer. The loser fought well and Qave ii very plucley exhihition. as he wits suffering from ii daimnged eye. -e :SH

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The inspection started punctually at 2.30 p.m. This year we had the pleasure of receiving Brig. Gen. Stockwell. G.O.C..M.D.II., who was attended by Capt D. Vvforthington, GSO. iii Cadets. and Capt johnson, District Signal Officer. The G. O. C. took the salute at the reviewing point after that he inspected the Corps and then the Corps marched past and reformed for the final part of the cerf emonial The Corps was then divided up into platoons for the purpose of drill under Junior officers and N.C.O.'s and during this part of the drill the Signal Section and lst Aid were examined. After this the Corps then carried out another aspect of drill, namely the new field drill, under Cadet Capt. Taylor, showing a Company deploying in extended order whilst under enemy fire. This year the drill has been changed to meet present conditions of train' ing, and in consequence more stress has been laid on the efficiency command of all minor ranks, a point which is most essential in mod' ern warfare. No. 1 Platoon won the Platoon Cup. On completion of the drill the Corps went in to the 2nd part of the Inspection, Pt. and Gymnastic display under Mr. L. Cox. At the conclusion of this the Corps formed a hollow square preparatory to an address from the G.0.C. In his speech the G.O.C. complimented the Corps on their very smart appearance and very efficient drill. He reminded the cadets of their future responsibility and their duty to the Empire in the present crisis. He also stressed the point of the value of their present training in the Corps which would be, without doubt, a great asset to them when they left school. All ranks must be congratulated on the results of the Inspection and more particularly on the work done throughout the training season. It has meant a good deal of extra hard work on the part of all ranks, which has been undertaken with that usual spirit of loyalty and cofoperation that has always been the keynote of the success of the Corps. In 193869 training season we won the Provincial Cup again for the second consecutive time with a score of 925 out of 1000. Up to the time of going to press we have not heard any official report of the inspection but we hope we have done well enough to retain the Cup for the 3rd year in which case it will be held by us per' manently as we shall then have won it three years in succession. In conclusion we would like to place on record the assistance which has been afforded to us by the authorities at M.D.II, without which support we should have encountered many difficulties that we would have found very hard to solve. -27..

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LIGHTS. North vs. Dalziel iif North was adjudged the winner. His boxing was exceedingly good in every way. Dalziel fought well but lacked the knowledge of ring craft that his opponent had. It was a well fought bout. MIDDLES. Taylor vs. Cockeraiiif Both boys must be congratulated on their display in the ring. Taylor received the verdict mainly through more forcing tactics. The loser Iought well but must learn to attack more. WELTER. McGinipsy vs. CupplesfeMcGimpsy gained the decision by quick forcing tactics. Cupples fought well but found Himself too much on the defensive and consequently found little opportunity to attack. A no decision exhibition between Vfinslow and Boak completed the finals. SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP.-fThis bout was won by North, who, in spite of having height and weight against him, showed considerable skill in avoiding his opponent and at the same time taking every opportunity to score points. Murphy boxed well but he .should do better when he learns to co'ordinate his boxing ability. Gymnastics The gymnastics in the School this year were of a very high calibre. The main events, in this skilled sport, in which the boys par' ticipated, were the usual School competition and the Cadet Inspection. The Gym Competition was held on Monday afternoon, March 18th, at 4 o'clock p.m. There were twelve boys competing for the School Championship. Each competitor did two compulsory and one voluntary exercise on each piece of apparatus, viz. the high bar, the box horse and spring board, and the fixed parallel bars. For the second consecutive year J. E. Boak won the champion' ship and Croft Challenge Cup, emblematic of the best gymnast for the year. He received 94 out of a possible 120 points. His exercises, particularly on the high bar where his work showed a fair degree of difficulty, were neatly and well executed. Duke, a beginner at this sport, who was ith in the Gym Eight, showed much latent ability. Mr. A. McKinnon of the Y.M.C.A. very kindly and ably acted as judge. The Gym Eight and marks obtained out of 120 are as folf lows: AI. E. Boak 94g E. P. Winslow 85, J. A. Gibbs 785g M. A. Albert 765g M. Duke 755g A. Moilliet 72g J. D. Taylor 70 and H. A. H. North 65. On Friday, May 3rd, 18 boys gave a very fine Gym show at the conclusion of the Cadet Inspection. Team exercises were perf formed on the box horse and the parallel bars. Three clever tableaux were also done during the display. Colours for having been on the Gym Eight for two years were awarded to Gibbs and Winslow. ,