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

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chiefly a 'forward game, and the next College score was the result of a free kick against the School and a try scored from a loose scrum on the School Sfyard line. The final score was 8f6 for the College. THE SCHOOL vs. THE NAVAL COLLEGE This game was played on October 30 on the fast grounds of the Naval College. The College had a much heavier and somewhat faster team than the School. Our threefquarter line was weak, but it was not until just before half time that Cox from the College broke through from a lineout on the School 'ifyard line to make the first score. McLean failed to make the conversion. In the second half the School play became ragged and the for' wards were not up on the ball. Two more tries were made by McLean and Bell'Irving. Both conversions failed. The final score was 9fO for the Naval College. THE SCHOOL vs. GAK BAY HIGH SGHooL This game was played on the home grounds on November 3. The School while having a slight superiority in the scrum was very weak in the threefquarter line, and thus was forced to play mainly a forward game. For the first half the School was forced almost entirely on the defensive. Three tries were scored by Oak Bay High School and one of these converted. In the second half the School rallied a good deal. The only try scored by the School was made by Stephenson who fell on a loose ball behind the Oak Bay line. Carle successfully converted. The final score was 1145 for Oak Bay High School. THE SCHOOL vs. BRENTwooD COLLEGE This game was played at Brentwood on a very fast ground on November 13. Brentwood took the kick off, but was gradually forced back into their own Zifyard area. Carle took a penalty kick from the Brentwood 25fyard line and scored, and a few minutes later Pitts made good a similar kick for Brentwood, tying the score. Shortly afterwards Dalziel I went over the line after a '50-yard run. 'The conversion failed. The first half of the game closed with Brentwood going over the line twice. One try was converted. The score at half time was 11f6 for Brentwood. Play in the second half was very hard indeed and there was no scoring for the first fifteen minutes. Ultimately Lewis of Brent' wood broke through the line, but the try was not converted. The final score was 14f6 for Brentwood College. 31