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

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We should like to thank H.M.C.S. Venture for their very efficient handling of the Sports and for the excellent meal given to all at the conclusion of the events. The Nieeting will be held at the School this coming year, The School Team was as follows: 100 Yards .........., .....,. .,..... Y Yhitehouse. Ross High Jump ......... ......,.......,.., G etz. Pratt Shot Putt ......i.,...... ..,... P ollard I, Margetts 4-l0 Yards ......,,...........v .......... S kinner, Getz 120 Yards Hurdles ......... ......,..,. R oss, Skinner Hop, Step and jump v..,.a.. ...,...... Y Whitehouse. Ross 880 Yards ....................... ...................,.. G etz, Gerry Long Jump ......,.........., ......... X Yhitehouse. Margetts Cricket Ball ........ .... .....,.. P o llard I. Madsen 220 Yards ....,... ..,.............. S kinner, Getz Discus ..........,... ........,......... P ollard I. Crofton 1 Mile ...........,..... .....,.,..,.,....,..,..... H utchinson, Dalziel Medley Relay ........ .,,.,..,....,...... S lick, Pratt, Beyer. Skinner -H0 Yards Relay.. ........ Whitehouse. Margetts, Getz. Ross iso. RUGBY FOOTBALL R, R, Dalziel and NI. L. Crofton were elected Captain and Vice- Captain respectively for the 1955-56 season, To form the nucleus of a team they had only four others left from last year. so it was evident that much work was in store. Lack of experience was very evident in the early part of the season and the loss, before Christmas. of Stamer, an outstanding player. was a heavy blow, Throughout this trying period the play of Dalziel. at wing forward, and Little. at scrum half. was of a very high order: but for their courageous displays the side would have been over-run. Improvement, parti- cularly forward, was noticeable after Christmas. however. and before the end both Shawnigan Lake and St. Georgels were beaten after terrific struggles. Of the 18 matches played by the lst XV seven were won and 11 lost. The House Match ended in a draw. each side scoring two penalty goals, but the result was really a triumph for Brentwood House. the underdogs. Colours were awarded to M, L, Crofton. C. H. A. Little. C. L. Pollard and NV. WY NVatson. The full team for the season was as follows: R. R. Dalziel. M. L. Crofton. C, L. Pollard. XV, NV. Wlatson. C. H. A. Little. P, Green- house, P. L. Margetts. H. C. Ross, XV. Lund. D, A. NVilliams. R, McLeod, G. G. lN1cLeod. E. Skinner. A, McClaskey and R, C. Sanders. 17

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Nladsen Hutchinson Pratt Pollard, C. Crofton Gerry Dalziel Whitehouse Margetts Skinner Ross Getz - Beyer Slick TRIANGULAR TRACK AND FIELD MEET lt had been hoped for some time that. as an annual event. an inter-School Sports Nleeting could be arranged. the School competing against H.lNl.C.S. Venture. Shawnigan Lake and St. Georgels. The first Meeting was held this year on june 8th at H.NI.C.S. Naden Playing Fields, Lhfortunately St, Georg'e's were unable to attend. but we look forward to their participation in the near future. The School took a team of sixteen, picked from our own Sports winners. Though it was apparent that we could not win the Meet, owing to the age. experience and numbers of the Venture Cadets. we were. nevertheless, placed second against strong opposition from Shawnigan. the issue being in doubt until the last race of the day. Outstanding members of our team were Pollard I. who won both the Discus 122' 265' and the Cricket Ball 317' 6,'l. Getz, who won the High Jump with what H1L1St be considered a fine performance in View of the steady drizzle 5, 7,3 Skinner, who ran an extremely fine rand courageous leg' in the Kledley Relay and YN'hitehouse, who won the Long .lump 18' 8I,fQ T. 16

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ti lst XY The 2nd XY enjoved six matches. Gaines were divided with St. Georgels. two close encounters were lost to Shawnigan Lake and the two with H.M.CI.S. Venture were lost bv a rather greater inargin, the opposition being far too heavv and fast. ldiens. Pollard H, Swangard I, Getz and Pratt were prorninent, YV.R.G.NV. FIRST FIFTEEN MATCHES sei-iooL vp ofxk BAY HIGH SCHOOL The season opened at Windsor Park on October 18th against Oak Bav High School. The School ground was still too hard for practice, but the team, untried and unpractised as it was, made a fair showing before conceding defeat by a goal and a try 18 pts.l to a trv 13 pts.i The first half provided some verv ragged football, with the School having a decided territorial advantage, though beaten in the set scrums. There was no score before half tirne, though Stamer threw away one certaintv when he failed to pass to lN1argetts, who had the line at his niercv. Soon after the restart Little put the School ahead when he scored a tvpical halfls trv. diving over from a scruln near the Oak 18