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

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SPORTS DAY, 1954 For the second year in succession we chose a bitterly cold day on which to hold our Sports. Nevertheless there were many notable performances recorded. The highlight of the afternoon was. without a doubt. the shattering of the Mile record by Fox 1. a record which had withstood many an assault since it was made back in 1919. The 100 yards record of 10.2 seconds was equalled by Rooper. a very fine achievement despite a fair wind at his back. This was also the first year that the Discus Throw and the Shot Putt had been included, so we had records in these two events as well. Promptly at 2:15 p.m. Fox led off from the start and went on to win the Open 880 yards. and there followed a steady succession of events until -1:00 p.m. precisely. when the chilled parents and spectators repaired to the Gyninasium for a most welcome cup of tea. The Old Boys race was won by Shipley Il after a close race, in which much jostling and false starting took place. Branson just beat Calton for second place. In the relay race there were, for the first time. four teams. The masters very confidently entered a 15

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UPPER SCHOOL Subject Prizes English ..... French ...... Latin ........ Greek ........... ................. Mathematics .. Science .........., .............. Social Studies ,,.. Geography .... . Art ..........i,... Music .....,....e......,... Scripture ...,, .....i...... General Knowledge .... 4Marionette Library Form Prizes IV ...... ..i..,.........,........... VB ..... .i.i..,,........,.,,.... VA ........... VI Lower YI Upper .... ...,,.......,..i.,..,,,.... Special Prizes Mandy'-Goff Trophy ,..,.......i.,,,............... Chapman Cup ......... Ker Cup ............... H -Iohaneson, Coleman Greenhouse, P. Brown C. Plant, C. Huntlev P. Hill, G. Rooper M. Gerry, Idiens. XV. Savale Coleman. Idiens XV. Savale. G. Higgs M. Fox A. Aish R. Goff, Mandy Gordon Williams johaneson M. Gerry C. Plant P. Brown C. Huntley P. Marinker F. Eves G. G. Rooper

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team and their enthusiasm so infected the Old Boys that they rashly entered a second team. The race was won by the Old Boys A team. Branson just edging out a fast closing Rooper, who had previously had little trouble in overhauling a puffing member of the facultv. who shall remain nameless. In the mile Fox quicklv established a lead and, as the race progressed. increased this lead with every stride. so much so in fact that he succeeded in lapping another runner, Moffat, just as he began his last lap This however was a plan, and Moffat, length- ening his stride effectivelv. paced Fox to a fast final lap and thus enabled him to break the School record bv four seconds, being timed at 1.56 seconds. At the end of the events it was discovered that Rooper was Victor Ludorum for the second year in succession. with 14 points. Fox I was the runner up. Bell II won the Intermediate Champion- ship and Fisher the Junior Championship. Brentwood House beat Founders House in the House Competition. The prizes were presented most charmingly bv Nlrs. Stuart Keate in the Auditorium. before a large gathering of friends and parents. Half Mile, 100 Yards, 100 Yards, 100 Yards. 100 Yards, open. ..... .. under 10 ........ under 12 D. H.-L. SPORTS RESULTS Fox: 2. Symons: 3. Barker 12 min. 19 s.l 1. Appleton II: 2. Price II: 3. du Gardein 115.3 5.1 Wenman: 2. Beban II: 3. Bowser II 113.3 s.1 under 1-1 ........ ................... 1 . Eves I: 2. Fisher: 3. Storr 112.2 s.l under 16 ........ ............. l . Bell II: 2. Bowser I: 3. Plant 112.0 s.1 1Blundell Cupl 100 Yards, open .................... 1. Rooper: 2. Williams I: 3. Anderson 110.2 s.1 1St. Luke's Cupi 1Equals Recordl 220 Yards, under 10 ................ 1. Appleton II: 2. Price II: 3. VVedd 1-10.0 s.1 220 Yards, under 12 ............ 1. Beban II: 2. Wlenmang 3. Bowser II 133.3 s.j 220 Yards under 14 .................... 1. Fisher: 2. Storr: 3. McLeod II 130.0 s.D 220 Yards under 16 .................... 1. Bell II: 2. W'alton: 3. Bowser I 128.3 s.1 220 Yards open .................... 1. Rooper: 2. Anderson: 3. Williams I 125.3 s.l Sack Race under 10 ................................ 1. Appleton II: 2. VVedd: 3. Price II Sack Race, under 12 ........ ................. 1 . Hudson II: 2. Smither: 3. Bowser II H110 Yards V140 Yards H140 Yards, High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump. under High Jump Long Jump under ll ........ ......... 1 . McLeod: 2. Eves I: 3. McGuire 171.-1 s.1 under 16 ......... ........ 1 . Bell II: 2, VValton: 3. Chambers 161.1 s.i open ............. ......... 1 . VN'ood: 2. McLeod I: 3. Symons 156.3 s.1 . under 10 .............. 1. Appleton II: 2. Hinton: 3. Price II 13' 1 . under 12 .................... 1. Beban II: 2. Eves II: 3. Harder II 14' , under 1-1 .............. 1. Fisher: 2. McLeod II: 3. Grosskleg 1-1' 5 16 ................ 1. Richards: 2. Bell II: 3. VValt0n 1-1' 6M4 J 1 1 1 , open .............. ....... 1 . Margetts: 2. Rooper: 3. Fox I 14' 10W j , under 10 ....... ....... 1 . Ketcheson 2. Hinton: 3. Price II 19' 3 l Long Jump, under 12 ......... ........ 1 . Eves II: 2. Bowser II: 3. Russ 111' 2 1 Long Jump. under 11 ......... ........ 1 . Grosskleg: 2. Fisher: 3. Eves I 11-1' 0 j 16