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

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match. Nor was this victory due particularly to any individual member of the side: they played as a team and some of the passing and supporting and covering play was excellent. Of the individual players Challoner. at centre-half. was out- standing. His stick-work and sense of positioning were of a high order. especially in one of so little experience. Crofton I and Simpson were always dangerous on the wing and Robinson ll. with a sound knowledge of the game. did much fine work. Shaw and Barker II provided a solid defence and Rooper made a very good job of the thankless task of keeping goal. The XI was: Rooper. Shaw, Barker ll. Roome. Challoner tCapt.1. Barker I. Simpson. Huntley l. jackson. Robinson II. Crofton I. At the beginning of the Summer Term Professor XN'arren again brought over a Junior Team from L'niversity Hill School, Van- couver. It was difficult to find a team to suit his size and the School proved too strong. However. it was an enjoyable game and both sides benefited from the experience. E.T.M. TENNIS Although there were not so many entries for the tournament this year, the standard of play was as high as ever and much keenness was evinced. The Senior Championship was fought out between the Crofton brothers. Crofton I winning l-6. 6-l. 9-7. The Senior Doubles were also won by the Croftons who beat Moffat and Queale 6-1. 6-O in the Final. The Junior Championship was won by Little, who defeated Idiens 6-2, 6-2. Crofton I was awarded his Tennis Colours and Little the Queale Cup. L.C.S. CROSS COUNTRY Regularly during the lYinter and Spring Terms groups might have been seen tackling the rigours of Nlount Tolmie's slopes or the gentler contours of the lengthier Golf-Course route. The runs. maybe, were undertaken with varying degrees of earnestness. but provided valuable training for the grand finale of the Spring Term -the Inter-House Cross Country Run. The latter attracted a field of no fewer than ll7 Runners. all of whom completed the SM mile course, which comprised varied 29

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jackson Huntley, IJ. Robinson, S. Crofton, P. Simpson Barker, H. Shaw Rooper Challoner fCapt.J Roome Barker, GRASS HOCKEY PLAYED Jr: XYON 2: LOST 2 Since the Grounds were too hard for Rugger before November. a longer season was possible this year and consequently the standard of play and interest in the game increased considerably. The majority of the lst. XI had played together before and under Challoner,s leadership they reached a standard of competency which was highly praiseworthy in yiew of their relatiye inexperi- ence with the game and the unsuitable state of the grounds. Two matches were played against Incog,, sides and two against the L'.l5.C1. Cardinals.N In the first match the School proyecl too strong for an enthusiastic but short-winded Incog', side. but the tables were turned in the return match after the latter had been strengthened by one or two experienced players. In the first fixture against the C1ardinals.,' played at L'.B.C.. the opposition. which included a Dutch International. proyed too strong and the School Team took some time to get accustomed to a yery slow playing surface. Indeed it was creditable to lose only by the odd goal. Howeyer. in the return match at the School the XI played magnificently to win by I5-2. leading throughout the .IH

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and difficult country. 'Foundersf ' eventually emerged victors by 801 points to 'Brentwood's' 1036. The Qld Boys Cup went to Fox t'Brentwood'l, who led the field home in the excellent time of 19 minutes 52 seconds. The second and third places were filled by Simpson and Hill II, both of 'Founders' ,. I First home among the Juniors were Cabeldu 15th.l, who received the Robertson Cup. Eves I f9th.1 and C-rosskleg Q11th.J -very creditable efforts by boys tender in years though tough in wind and limb. The School had the temerity to accept a challenge by the all-conquering Victoria High School team to race over 5 miles, and. although decisively beaten, gained valuable experience of spacing and team running. The running of our first man home Fox '7th.l drew forth complimentary remarks from the Vic. High Coach. while Jackson ilOth.v and Nloffat rl2th.1 also ran well. JDM. BOXING The School's Boxing Championships, held on Wfednesday, Biarch 25th.. climaxed a short but successful boxing course during the Easter Term. The boys were full of enthusiasm, and what was lacking in skill was more than compensated by willingness to mix it and by good sportsmanship. Amongst the lighter Wleights-Baskerville gave an excellent boxing display to beat Hudson II in the Atom class, and was presented lby Peter Genger with a miniature set of boxing gloves as an extra prize. Lahey proved superior to Marinker, who was inclined to be wild at times. In the Paper class, Grosskleg and Philipsen covered a lot of ground in a first-class ducking match and a close decision was given to Grosskleg. Cabeldu beat Browne in another very close decision. Gurdial Singh provided some amusement when he lost his turban, but he had the last laugh when he out-fought Savale and won the Bantam event. In the heavier classes the boys were punching harder and this, of course. slowed the pace down somewhat, but Newberry's victory over Filleul in the Feathers. Roy,s Hdecisionedi' bout with Cohen in the Light Wleights and Tozer,s superior punching which gained him the decision over Owen in the Welters proved that there was no lack of stamina with the big fellows. Turner turned in his usual classic exhibition to beat Barker I in the Middle Weight class. Leon, in the Light-Heavy Wfeight class, proved too strong for Kendell. The popular Heavy XiVeight Champion, Higgs I, retained 30