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

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g.1?'.g:,o? ioiugopf Excl. gasggozngoogrrg ':::s a its o so.o, ,s,, '.,., ',,p' 0.0 'go 'Q 'oo o oo on at o N'Wk5.-fit 'af' igf f . --'?-:g.'.'i--T.-f-9-r A noticeable feature of this year's shooting was the added interest shown throughout the School. Several items were respon' sible for this. First, we were fortunate in having- the invaluable assistance of R. E. Bailey and W. E. Reclpath, who for the past three years have been our most successful shots. Second, a greater percentage of the School took part in the competitions, and, thirdly, more time for practising was indulged in, particularly on Saturday 'evenings when wouldfbe marksmen put in some really serious work at their own expense. Two teams, instead of the customary one, were entered in the D.C.R.A. Competition which took place during February and March. Those participating, together with their oilicial scores are given below: D. C. R. A.---No. 1 Team 1. R. B. Bailey ...........,........ - ........ 96 99 97 292 97.370 2. G. V. G. Prance ..... - ........... 97 94 94 285 95.070 3. W. E. Redpath ......... ..,.... 9 7 93 93 283 94.3WJ 4. P. F. Collett .........,. - 91 93 85 269 89.6qJ 5. R. M. Dalziel .......... ....... 8 4 ...... 94 178 89.0'ZJ 6. I. P. Harrison ....... ....... 9 0 94 82 266 88.696 7. Moilliet ..- ....... -.. ....... 86 87 89 262 87.3'Zv 8. W. M. Riley ..- .... - .......... , ........ 84 90 85 259 86.3'W 9. D. G. Anderson ..- ....... -.. ..... ...... 8 0 ...... 80 80.0'Zn D. C. R. A. -- No. 2 Team 1. G. W. Coghlin ........ - .............. 96 sv 92 275 91.6fk 2. I. K. Dalziel ..- ....... - ..... ....... 8 9 87 94 270 90.0'7v 3. M. G. Stephenson ........ .. ...... 87 89 176 88.0'W 4. D. F. Slocombe ........ . .......... 88 86 89 263 87.696 5. R. XV. N. Bissiett .... .............. 93 73 94 260 86.6741 6. N. S. Jackson .... ....... -- ....... 86 84 85 255 85.0722 7. A. G. Becliton ... ....... . - ..... 75 88 83 246 82.0722 8. L. D. Thrupp ..-......, ....... - ..... 70 ...... 87 157 78.5'W 9. J. A. Kitson ....... .... - ........ 82 70 .... .. isz 76.O'ZJ As a result of this match R. E. Bailey was awarded the special medal for attaining the highest aggregate total in the three shoots, was entitled to a First Class medal for averaging over 9729, and gained the Harvey Memorial Rifle for being the best shot in the 33

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DALZIEL I: An extremely promising playerg a useful kick and vigorous with an eye for an opening where his speed is invaluable. Good tackler and very keen and enthusiastic. ' DALZIEL ll: Very useful, a good kicker and a strong tackler. His passing is good. Has the ruggedness and speed to cope with effective opposition. CARLE I: An excellent forward who always gave his best, particularly good in defence where his tackling and willingness to fall on the ball were shown to good effect. i REDPATH: Made considerable improvement this year. Played the difficult position of fullback and showed great steadiness under pressure. A good pair of hands and a good kick. HARRISON: A back row forward who played the game skilfully. Very good in the loose, and always did his best to keep the game open. Had a good sense of position and backed up well. DALZIEIQIII: A new three'quarter who has developed fast. He is rugged, intelligent and will be very good in the future. PELTZ: A much improved player who is very good in the tight and in the lineout. His kicking and tackling still leave room for improvement. A promising player for the future. PRANCE: An honest trier in all phases of forward play and has improved immensely during the year. A bit slow in the loose, but a hard worker in the tight and in the lineout. CARLE ll: A new member of the Team this year, but made great strides and at the end of the season was one of the best in the pack. A promising player for the future. ANDERSON: A new player this year who has learned a good deal. Does his best to keep the game open and on many occasions has been very effective, especially near the opponent's line. MCMURRAY: A useful player who improved considerably. In attack he is inclined to hold on to the ball too long. His tackling shows im' provement, but sometimes lacks decision. KITSON: fsparej A new forward who is developing fast. He is keen and courageous and should be very good in the future. -iii- TENNIS Tennis as usual was a popular game this year. There were about twentyffive entries for the singles and sixteen for the doubles. On account of the Term being so short and the great number of activities going on, the Finals were held quite early in june. Prance won the singles from Collett II and was awarded the Barnacle Cup for the year. The doubles were won by Prance and Beckton against Carle I and Jackson. Considering his age, the most promising player in the School this year was Collett II. There is little doubt that he will be an effective contestant in the future. Athletic socks were awarded to Prance and Beckton, as the usual bag and tennis balls were not available. 32

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School. W. E. Redpath, G. V. G. Prance, G. W. Coghlin and I. K. Dalziel were awarded Second Class medals for averaging 905k and over. The Braidwood Cup for the best Intermediate shot was won hy P. F. Collett, and the junior award went to L. D. Tlirupp. School Colours were awarded to W. E. Redpath and G.V. G. Prance. One team of twenty was entered in the R. M. C. C. Inter' Schools Rifle Competition, the ten highest scorers constituting the basic team. This was fired easily in April. - R. M. C. C. lNTERfSCHOOLS RIFLE COMPETITION 1. R. B. Bailey ..- ..... .... .... -.- ..... 97 6. R. W. N. Bissett ..... , ..... 9l 2. G. V. G. Prance - ...... ...M 96 7. I. A. Kitson ..... , .... - .... ,.-.. 90 3. I. K. Dalziel ........... - .... - ..... 92 8. D. F. Slocombe ..-.,.- ..... 90 4. A. G. Beclaton ..-,....-.. ..... 92 9. R. M. Dalziel. .............. - .... . 89 5. 1. D. Brynglones ..- .... - ..... 92 10. I. L. Whittome ..- ........... 89 At the time of going to press it is to be regretted that we are not in receipt of our standing in either competition, but, no matter what they may be, we feel that fresh enthusiasm has pervaded this particular branch of our activities which will lead to greater efforts and better marksmanship in the days to come. - BOXING The final bouts were held in the School Gymnasium on March 25th. A Sergeant from the R.A.F., a Petty Oflicer of the R.C.N. and Captain Carle acted as judgesg Mr. Cropper was announcer and Mr. Howden timekeeper. Seven bouts were fought of which one was a special weight, fought without medal or title for the benefit of those who had boxed in previous years, but who had been too busy with shooting to 'do much this year. All bouts were well contested and particularly good form was shown by Carle I, Dalziel III and Collett II. A feature of the boxing this year was the good showing of several of those who lost in the preliminaries. Results: Light Heavyweight and School Championship--Carle I beat Carle II. Special Weight-Bailey beat Beckton. .f' Middle Weight-Stephenson I beat Slocombe. Light Weight--Collett II bear Dalziel III. Bantam Weight-Stamer beat Price. Paper Weight-Kirk beat Gordon I. Dust Weight-Cornish beat Kreger II. 34