Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine beaten, however, did not depend on this entirely, being mainly due to the fact that they had learned the elements of combina- tion. Our third eleven, or under 12 team, showed great promise. The matches which we were able to arrange for them were well worth watching, if only for the unbounded keenness shown, and while this enthusiasm must be controlled, they should un- doubtedly form a useful nucleus for 1926. Football Fixtures, 1925 Date Teams Ground Result Oct. 30 — 1st XI. vs. Duncan Men Shawnigan Drawn 0-0 Oct. 24 — 1st XI. vs. Duncan Men Duncan Won 2-1 Oct. 31 — Cup Team vs. St. Michael ' s . Shawnigan Won 4-0 Oct. 31 — 3rd XI. vs. St. Michael ' s Shawnigan Won 3-0 Nov. 7 — -2nd XI. vs. Monterey School Shawnigan Drawn 1-1 Nov. 7 — 3rd XI. vs. Monterey School Shawnigan Won 2-0 Nov. 7 — 1st XI. vs. Old Boys . Shawnigan Lost 1-3 Nov. 14 — 1st XI. vs. Oak Bay High School Shawnigan Drawn 0-0 Nov. 21 — Cup Team vs. St. Aidan ' s Shawnigan Won 11-2 Nov. 21 — 3rd XL vs. Cowichan St. School .. Shawnigan Lost 1-2 Nov. 28 — Cup Team vs. Colbgiate Shawnigan Won 12-0 Dec. 4 — Cup Team vs. St. Aidan ' s Victoria Won 3-0 Dec. 11 — Cup Team vs. St. Michael ' s Victoria Won 9-1 Dec. 11 — 3rd XL vs. St. Michael ' s Victoria Won 7-0 Dec. 11 — 1st XL vs. Cranleigh House Victoria Won 3-1 March 10 — 1st XL vs. Oak Bay High Victoria Lost 0-2 March 10 — 3rd XL s. Monterey School Victoria Drawn 0-0 March 13 — Cup Team vs. Collegiate Shawnigan Won 3-0 School (Cup Team) vs. St. Aidan ' s This match, played at Shawnigan on Saturday, November 21, resulted in a win for the School by 11-2. In spite of the score the game was a good one, as St. Aidan ' s forwards were always dangerous and should have scored more freely. Their defence, on the other hand, was weak. For Shawnigan, Gillatt and Haddon both played well, the former scoring five goals and the latter three. Barclay i played a hard game at right-half and marked his man well, while Rochfort i was very sound in goal. Page Eight

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine Football Season, 1925-1 926 THIS was one of the most successful seasons w e have had. Only three matches were lost, one of them being against our own Old Boys; while for the fourth year running we won the Wilson Cup without the loss of a single match. Our greatest achievement was in taking three teams down to Victoria at the end of the Christmas Term, playing three matches on the same day, and winning all of them. The first eleven, starting off with a strong defence, soon de- veloped into a good team and played well together. The for- wards improved a great deal towards the end of the season and gave a good account of themselves in the Cranleigh House match. Best i and Ferguson were very strong at full-back, the well-controlled kicking of the former and the energetic heading of the latter being a feature of all the matches. A great deal is expected of a centre-half, but we were fortunate in having Groves in that position, while Cotton developed into a useful centre-forward towards the end of the season. The Cup Team were never really extended, being generally somewhat heavier than their opponents. That they were un- Page Seven

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine School — Rochfort i, Best i, Larsen i, Barclay i, Haddon (capt. ), Parr; Slater, Gillatt, Best ii, Taylor, Lacon. St. Aldan ' s — Lytton, Grievson ii, Mears, Vance, Grievson i, Ackroyd, Stewart ii, Ryves, Stewart i, Peters, Thomson. School (3rd XI.) vs. St. Michael ' s This was the first match of our great day, December 12, when we took three teams to Victoria and won every game. Our Juniors showed distinctly better team work than their opponents and succeeded in winning, 7-0. There were moments when the ball rolled gently across St. Michael ' s goal mouth and nobody seemed able to put it through, but in spite of this Lake ii played a hard game at centre-half, while Walkem i, Deming and Cooke all scored goals — the seventh was everybody ' s effort. School — Mannell; Playfair, Hilton; Barker, Lake ii, Brad- ford ii; Rochfort ii, Walkem i, Garrard, Cooke, Deming. Cup Team vs. St. Michael ' s The only unfortunate thing about this match was that it was played at the same time as, and on the adjoining ground to the third eleven game mentioned above, thus causing partial dislocation of the neck and acute mental suffering to the spec- tators, especially to those parents ' 1 r«o had boys playing in both games. The ground was very slippery and muddy, but Shawni- gan got away to a good start, Loggin scoring our first goal with a fine shot from the left wing. The remaining two goals were scored by Gillatt and Best ii, thus bringing the score to 3-0. Larsen l and Merritt both played well at full-back, while for St. Michael ' s Redpath was the only one with real life; he did not, however, receive enough support. School — Rochfort i; Larsen i, Merritt; Barclay i, Haddon, Bazett; Slater, Gillatt, Best ii, Taylor, Loggin. Page Nine