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

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BARKER I LYice-Captainl CStand-Off Half?-Sparked the 'Line' by his energetic attack and defence. The latter was impregnable and gave the forwards great Confidence in the situation behind the scrum. Intelligent and cool, and initiaied many useful movements. SHAW' CWYinglhRan with determination and speed. Was one of the sound- est tacklers on the team. JACKSON I fCentrel-Was moved to this position mainly to strengthen its defence and proved to be very useful indeed. Possessed a good knowledge of the game but, in attack. seldom ran with the necessary thrust. WILLIAMS I CCentrej-Had poor hands but possessed speed and a nice Cut inf A good tackler. Later in the season distressed his supporters by developing a tendency to hang on too long. TURNER UN'ingl-Fell off where tackling was concerned but fully atoned for this by his fast and tricky running. Produced tremendous dash and elusiveness and could gain considerable yardage whenever he received the ball. Scored the majority of the teams tries. TOZER CFull Backl-Saw little action in this position but dealt with the opposition most satisfactorily when occasion arose. A cornmendably safe tackler. His kicking improved steadily. Moved quickly and intelligently into the 'line' at the correct opportunity. Barry Roome. 21

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turned out a very strong side and gave us food for thought by scoring their eleven points before half time. In the second half they tired and the School took advantage to the tune of 1-I-ll at the final whistle. 1An out-of-season Championship match at the beginning of the Easter Term found the School team comparatively disorganized after the break. iand. though playing magnificently hard Rugger, they were unable to cope adequately with the very heavy Van- couver Champions and lost 19-lO.i Old Colours were Robinson I, Barker I and Roome. New Colours were Orford. Sundt. Leon. Turner. Shaw, Owen and Goodacre. Barry Roome. FIRST FIFTEEN CHARACTERS ROOME CCaptainJ QBreakj-Occasionally wanting on the administrative side, but fully atoned for this on the field of play. A tremendously keen 4'Break, who was very fast away from the Scrum. and a menace with the loose ball near the opposing line, Good with the ball at his feet and a merciless tackler. Developed initiative in originating team policy. which was sometimes contrary to his advisers' views but invariably proved itself by its success A shining example to his team where drive and phyical fitness were concerned. CC.F.G.j ROBINSON I tHool-:erl- Out-hooked his opponents 80? of the time. A tremendous worker in the loose as well as the tight scrums. A first- class all-round forward. LEON CFront Row u- Had never seen the game before, but rapidly became an outstanding forward. especially in attack. Very quick and dangerous near the line. HIGGS I CFront Rowi-An excellent and cheerful worker who used his weight to effect. His place-kicking' was of a high standard and in this respect his steadiness was invaluable at times when points were badly needed. ORFORD CSecond Rowm-A keen and tireless worker, especially in the loose. Always on the ball. SUNDT fSecond Rowi-Was moved to the second row. where he improved considerably throughout the season. His complete fearlessness was of great assistance to the team, particularly in defence. CROFTON I fBack Rowl-Ifnfortunately was prevented by injury from playing more than a few games. lN'as very effective both in the threes and the scrum and had a most useful turn of speed. A very hard worker in the loose. B.-XRKER II fBreakiH.Ioined the team late in the season but proved to be a valuable break. His speed and safe tackling were great assets. Very fit and always well up with the ball. OVYEN fScrum Halfr-New to the position but soon developed into a very hard worker. Produced smooth coordination between scrum and three- quarters. Served his partner well and, later in the season. was not slow to go for the line himself when opportunity offered. 20

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TH-va i if P i, ,i an mai sf' -- . . , sl AV ..A, .1 ,X ,img ., i 'J-,,x.., Kava- -1 , ,, H Q' g Lee Sundt Higgs, J. Moffatt Fox Barker, H. Huntley, D. Rooper, fViee-Capt., Challoner fCapt.j Simpson Queale CRICKET, 1953 PLAYED 51 woN 31T1E1J li IJRAWN 1 This year the XI did well to come through without defeat, although on the whole their performance was not as good as we had hoped for. Challoner and Huntley bowled excellently through- out-so excellently that no others were required to show their skill with the ball. The batting again proved to be the weak spot and no one came up to expectations consistently. The fielding on the whole was good and at least one match was won because catches were held. Challoner topped the bowling with an overage of 4.00 and Simpson the batting with an average of 13.5. Colours were awarded to Rooper, Huntley and Simpson. VVe must thank Major WVise for his close interest during the Term. At his suggestion a bowling competition was instituted for both Seniors and Juniors and he kindly presented prizes to the winners, Huntley I and Peers. At the end of the Term he arranged for concrete wickets to be laid. and working parties set to vigorously to prepare the site by the Tennis Courts. It is to be hoped that this generosity will repay dividends in the future, for both these innovations should greatly assist in improving the standard of play. E.T.M. 22