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

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FIRST FIFTEEN CHARACTERS DALZIEL CCaptainl -Unrivalled as a wing forward, he enjoyed another splendid season. Tireless and determined he supported his outsides mag- nificently both in attack and defence. His ceaseless harassing of the opposition and his ability to profit by their every mistake brought him some brilliant tries. Enthusiastic. robust and courageous. he loved football and played it with a vim and verve all too rarely seen. McCLASKEY CYice-Captainl -Rather unwieldy for the position of hooker, he nevertheless stayed with it well. Only once was he consistently beaten, and for the most part he won his hooking duels. Spirited in the loose and the line-out. and very dangerous near the line. Always most enthusiastic and keen. LUND-Developed as was expected into an extremely good front-rank for- ward. Most spirited and effective in the line-out and an honest worker in the loose. Kept himself in good condition and always gave of his best. IYILSON I- A somewhat improved front row forward. Possessed good hands and was very useful in the line-out. Rather slow in the loose and his con- dition was always suspect. SWANGARD I-A useful second row man. He had some good games but appeared to play really hard in spells only. He must learn to tackle rather than wrestle. CROWDY - Quite useful in the line-out, and in the tight scrum. Rather slow and ponderous in the loose. SLEEP - One of the lighter members of the pack. he was usually outweighed and outreached though putting in rnuch good work. Tackling he enjoyed and he was one of the most reliable members of the team in this phase of the game. COLEMAN -Rather light, but experienced and intelligent, and had a splendid season as a wing forward. One of the best tacklers and fallers on the side, he was always sound and courageous in defence. POLLARD KSCYUIU Halfl -His service from the base of the scrum was not particularly quick but it was accurate and intelligent. Tackled and handled well. kicked adequately. faced forwards fearlessly and always gave of his best CUPPAGE COutside Halfl -An accomplished and experienced player. Handled beautifully and made clever use of the dummy and the short kick in attack. His passes were well given and he was invariably unselfish. In the main he was not quite so happy when defending, though here again his kicking ability was most noticeable. As a place-kicker he was a dis- appointment. - PRATT ClN'ing Three-quarterj -Keen, and a much-improved player. In attack he possesses sufficient speed, but he lacks resource as yet and his passing is uncertain. In defence he is adequate and shows no lack of courage. A weak kick. BRUNLEES fCentre Three-quarterl -An improved player who had some good matches, particularly in defence. In attack his passing, though im- proved. was not well-timed. His play was spirited but his condition was always suspect. YNHITEHOUSE fWing Three-quarterj - Possessed the pace to make him a dangerous man when in the clear, and when intelligently fed proved him- self to be a good finisher. Rather lacking in resource and guile owing to inexperience. and his defence is very shaky. GETZ CCentre Three-quarterl -Quite new to the game but possessed great natural ability. and was a brilliant finisher with pace. thrust and swerve. An untidy passer as yet and his defence is uncertain, but he is a player of rare promise. FAIRBOURN CFull Backj - Reasonably cool under pressure with good hands and the courage to fall in defence. His tackling is adequate but his kick- ing lacks both length and accuracy as yet. A very promising player. W. R. G. W. 24

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George's, whose forwards had been playing extremely well. now exerted heavy pressure. Very spirited forward play took place in the School twenty-five and St. George's were unlucky not to score. Eventually the School carried play to midfield where. just before the close. Cuppage shook himself clear and made a beautiful opening for Getz. who ran half the length of the field to outpace all opposition and score a try which Dalziel failed to improve. In winning 2-l-O the School backs. with Cuppage outstanding. had given a brilliant dis- play. The place-kicking was extremely bad, not a single goal being kicked. SCHOOL v. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL The return with Shawnigan Lake School was won by the School by three tries lg ptsm to nil, Two evenly matched sides were expected to give a good display. but unfortunately neither team was at full strength. and the outsides were unable to adjust themselves to the conditions created by a high wind which blew throughout. Shawnigan, with the wind in their favour. made little use of it and their outsides were never together. The School were by no means impressive either. but they opened the scoring against the run of the play. Pollard put himself in the clear and Cuppage positioned him- self cleverly to take a perfectly-judged pass and score a try which he failed to goal. Shortly after this Pollard was injured and the School played one short to the end. They increased their lead. however. when Getz intercepted and ran through to score on his own. Cuppage again failed to add the extra points. The School led 6-O at half time and the game had been even but uninspiring. Wlith the wind in their favour the School were expected to con- trol the game. They did hold a decided territorial advantage, but Pollard's absence was a serious handicap, the service from the scrum being too slow to be of any use. In addition the Shawnigan forwards played with great spirit and kept the School out until just before the end, when Wfhitehouse combined with Swangard to score the final try, which Cuppage failed to goal. In winning 9-0 the School completed an excellent season. being successful in all 13 matches played. YV. R. G. YV. 23

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THE COLTS Grubb. R. Schmidt Clark, G, Cohen Bird Brown, D. Montgomery Eyes. L. Lahey Bernard CCapt.l Godfrey, C. Forrester Allen Henman Ogle COLTS RUGBY The year on the Rugby Field was rightly dominated by the successful performances of the lst XV. In justice this record of the Colts season should begin by stating that this team also was never defeated and. of greater importance. that it saw the appearance of a number of players whose promise for the future raises high hopes that the current run of success will be a long one. A member of the visiting Barbarians team and a well-known coach stated that he would never be satisfied with fewer than three ninety-minute practice periods each week. excluding games. For various reasons it has never been possible to maintain such a schedule. However. the team this season was prepared to go out on to the field just to practise. and to keep practising. The reward for such enterprise should come in the week-end game. but the weather. sickness and lack of available opposition reduced the seasonal total of matches to six. The filst two games were played against Qualicum College. who were returning to Rugby after several years of absence and were not the equal of a more experienced side. Both scores ran to more than 50 points in the School's favour, This provided useful attacking prac- tice for the three-quarters and served to introduce newcomers to the game. but it tended towards a complacency in the team which was hardly justified. 25