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

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The School started with a rush and soon opened their account when Dalziel blocked a kick on the opponents' goal line and fell on the loose ball to score a try which Cuppage turned into a goal. A little later Cuppage ran through the middle to score a try which he himself improved. and the School led IO-O. Shortly after this a High School three-quarter ran hard through the centre but failed to beat Fair- bourn. the School full back, who then was called upon almost im- mediately to deal with a similar penetration. The School were having by far the better of the argument however. Cuppage put Whitehouse in the clear but the School wing failed to beat the full back. and a little later Brunlees dropped Cuppage's scoring pass with the line at his mercy. There was no further scoring before half time. but the School lead of ten points might easily have been doubled. After the restart play fell away and became very ragged. How- ever, both Getz. who accepted a pass from Brunlees. and Cuppage scored tries which Cuppage did not convert. and the High School were outplayed. Shortly before the end Cuppage was successful with a magnificent penalty from a very difficult position. and the School had won 19-O. Cuppage again had a very good match, while both Brunlees and Getz continued to show improvement. The forwards did not pack well and the heeling from the loose was too slow. SCHOOL v. OAK BAY XVANDERERS This game. played at home. resulted in an easy victory for the School by three goals and three tries '24 ptsm to nil. The School opened their account early when Getz scored for Cup- page to add the extra points. A little later Getz scored his second try following some good work by Cuppage and Dalziel. Maintaining pressure the School were further rewarded when some indecisive tackling let Cuppage in to score a try which he goaled. Swangard completed the first half scoring when he combined well with lN'ilson. crossing at the flag and scoring between the posts for Cuppage to convert. After half time the pace eased greatly but the School were always the better side. After all the backs had handled lN'hitehouse took the final pass from Getz to score at the flag. Cuppage failed to convert. The final try came when. following a scramble on the lN'anderers, line, Lund was adjudged to have scored. Fairbourn failed to goal. In the closing minutes both Fairbourn and Cuppage were short with penalty kicks and the School had won 24-O. Cuppage was outstanding behind the scrum, while all the outsides performed creditably. Forward the School showed some improvement. but the heeling was again slow and line-out work noticeably weak. SCHOOL v. VICTORIA HIGH SCHOOL The return with Victoria High School was played away and won by the School by a goal and a try I8 ptsm to a penalty goal If 3 pts. n. I9

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SCHOOL v. OAK BAY HIGH SCHOOL i Playing at home the School were superior in all departments, winning by two goals and five tries 1 25 pts.l to a penalty goal 43 pts.l. In the first half lNhitehouse ran well on the wing to score twice, Cuppage failing to convert on both occasions. McClaskey also scored a try and this was improved by Fairbourn. The School led 11-0 at the interval. After the breather Cuppage scored on two occasions. He failed to improve his first but Fairbourn was more successful with the second. Both NVhitehouse and Dalziel added tries but Cuppage and Fairbourn failed dismally to convert from easy positions. Oak Bay did little of a constructive nature behind the scrum, but were successful with a good penalty late in the game. Cuppage, whose place-kicking was very bad, otherwise had a field day. He scored twice and had a very considerable hand in four other tries. Wlhitehouse showed a nice turn of speed on the wing and profited from Cuppage's timely passing. SCHOOL v. ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL A well-contested game in Vancouver resulted in a win for the School by a goal and two tries t lx 11 pts. I to two penalty goals Q6 pts. l. Playing with the slope the School looked the more dangerous throughout the first half. They opened their account early in the game when St. George's were guilty of some slovenly passing in their own twenty-five and Dalziel. always on hand to profit by the slightest mistake. beat several opponents better placed than he to a loose ball to score a brilliant try. Cuppage kicked the extra points and the School led 5-O. A little later the School went further ahead when Coleman gathered a loose ball and his timely pass to Lund was accepted and turned to account. Cuppage failed to goal. St. George's, though win- ning most of the set scrums, did not appear to be unduly dangerous but were rewarded when a splendid penalty was kicked from far out. There was no further scoring before the interval and the School backs made little of their few opportunities. though Wlhitehouse on the wing did enough to show that. if intelligently fed, he was dangerous. After half time the ascendancy of the home side in the set scrums was most marked and for some time the School was hard pressed. During this period they conceded another penalty goal, a splendid effort, and then led by two points only. Play remained keen but rather ragged. until shortly before the end Getz dodged his way through the centre at speed to score a try which Cuppage failed to goal. There was no further scoring and the School had won a keen but unspec- tacular game 1 l-6. The School looked to be the more dangerous behind the scrum but were thwarted by the excellence of the St, George's hooking. Dalziel played a magnificent game and was the outstanding player on the field. SCHOOL v. VICTORIA HIGH SCHOOL The School were too much for Victoria High School and won at home by two goals. a penalty goal and two tries H9 pts.l to nil. 18

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The School were without Pollard and also Dalziel, their Captain, who thus, after 49 consecutive appearances for the lst XV, missed his first match, Play was largely confined to the area between the twenty-fives throughout the first half. and neither side impressed. The School scored the only try. however, when Getz accepted a pass from Brunlees to cross near the posts. Cuppage kicked the goal from an easy position. After half time the High School showed flashes of form but were never really together. and the School went further ahead when Pratt picked up a loose ball near the line and forced himself over to score a try which Cuppage failed to improve. The High School replied with a penalty goal and the School had won a rather disappointing game 8-3. Forward the School did little more than hold their own and missed Dalziel badly. Behind the scrum Brunlees had a good match in defence. but the rest were not up to form. SCHOOL v. OAK BAY HIGH SCHOOL Playing at lVindsor Park the School were all over Oak Bay High School and won by seven tries 121 pts.l to a penalty goal 43 pts.b. Favoured with rather more of the ball than their opponents the School outsides showed to advantage. YVhitehouse opened the scoring when he crossed at the flag after all the backs had handled, and both Cuppage and Getz added tries before the interval. Neither Cuppage nor Fairbourn was able to goal. 'After the changeover, both YVhitehouse and Getz added their second tries while Lund scored from Pratt's pass, and then Pratt him- self finished the scoring. Again the place-kicking was deplorable, none of the tries being improved. Oak Bay were successful with a penalty but seldom threatened. and the School won 21-3. SCHOOL v. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL The School were at full strength for the important away match with Shawnigan Lake. except for Pratt, who had to stand down because of injury. The groundrwas fast and a keenly contested game between two well-matched sides was expected. Such was the case and, although the School were the eventual winners by a goal and a try 18 ptsm to a try 13 ptsm, there was very little in it. From the opening whistle play was very even, and keen to a degree. Forward there was little to choose in the tight, but in the line-out Shawnigan were superior. In the loose the School, with Dal- ziel extremely prominent, showed to advantage. Behind the scrum Shawnigan looked rather more dangerous than the School outsides. Cuppage was closely marked and showed a tendency to run across the field, while the opposing outside half, well served by his scrum half, seemed to have more room in which to move. Shawnigan opened the scoring after twenty minutes' play. The School began a promising attack movement at midfield but a slovenly pass by Brunlees was beautifully intercepted by the Shawnigan wing, who was through in a flash. giving Fairbourn, the School full back, no chance. The try was not converted. The School then pressed 20