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

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Island always looked the more dangerous side, Slater scored a very clever try from a five-yard scrum. The kick failed. (7-0). The Mainland then made a desperate effort which culmin- ated in a beautiful dropped goal by Larsen from ten yards inside the half-way line. (7-4). There followed another very hard interval of play on both sides. Twice the Islanders might have scored, if their three- quarters had shewn more determination in going for the line ; and once the Mainlanders nearly got over. In the end neither side added to the score before the whistle went for time, and the Island were left winners by 7-4. The two packs of forwards were very even. Out of 58 scrums, the Mainland got the ball 32 times, and the Island 26 times. Island : Back, Bradford i. ; three-quarters, Skrimshire, Bar- clay i., Davidson, Robertson ii. ; halves, Slater, Taylor i. ; five- eighths, Bradford ii. ; forwards, Lake i., Playfair, Steward, Branson, Green, Bazett, Milne i. Mainland : Back, Harcourt ; three-quarters, Wood, Larsen, Malkin i., Spencer; halves, Walkem L, Ames; five-eighths, Taylor iii ; forwards, Merritt, Mackedie, Stewart ii., Douglas i., Macrae, Martin ii., Whittall. I met him at the steamer ' s side, Was it a pleasant trip? I cried. Ambiguously he replied, O si sic omnes !

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE of finding touch. One drop goal was attempted on either side, but without success. Playfair, Bazett, Taylor i., and Ames received their colours after the match. For the Old Boys, Philips showed our halves and three ' s how to take a pass on the run, while mention must be made of the good work by Robertson ii., who played for the Old Boys as scrum-half. School: Harcourt, Larsen (capt.), Barclay i., Davidson, Skrimshire, Taylor i., Slater, Ames, Merritt, Stewart ii., Play- fair, Bazett, Branson L, Steward, Martin ii. Old Boys: J. Roaf, L. W. Neel, Malkin i., W. Ferguson, Stewart-Macleod, Dubois-Philips, Robertson ii., Taylor in., N. Jones, H. J. Lake, M. Rochfort, T. Piddington, V. Furber, N. Best, Douglas i. ISLAND vs. MAINLAND This game was played on the Big Game Ground, on All Saints ' Day. The Mainland kicked off, playing towards the Pavilion end. For some minutes play was very even, and mostly in mid-field, then the Island began to press, and a little later Taylor i. dropped a clever goal (4-0). There was no further score until half-time, though the Isl- and had the better of the play, and should have scored at least once. The Mainland had three kicks given against them for feet up in the scrum. After half-time the Island forwards began to get the ball in the scrum more often, and their three-quarters brought off one or two neat passing movements, though a tendency to run across the ground deprived their attacks of much of their sting. Bradford ii. ' s spoiling tactics at five-eighths quite broke up the Mainland attack, and he made one or two clever runs on his own. After a quarter of an hour ' s play, during which the

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE THE season on the whole was more of a success than the results would lead one to believe. Great keenness was shown by nearly the whole school. During the Easter holi- days, three wickets on the large field, also four wickets on the lower field ,for nets, were specially prepared, and although we were not able to use them until nearly the middle of the term, they were of the greatest help. Our weakness lay in our bowlers, who were, in the major- ity, inclined to sacrifice length and accuracy for speed. The fielding of the whole side was good, although there was a tendency among the fielders to stand on their heels, and not back each other up. The batting was quite good, but there were several who forgot the old adage, Wait, and the runs will come. Rochfort made quite a keen captain; he was apt to forget to watch his field and allowed his bowlers to start or continue an over before the fielders were in their right places. Many a run is scored and many a catch is missed through a man being slack and not getting to his place quickly. Rochfort ' s batting showed a great improvement, but he forgot, in the majority of innings, that he has the ability to come out to nearly every ball that is bowled, and that to play back to a half volley is a sin that can never be forgiven. He bowled very well at times and improved as the season went on. A good field. Slater should make a good bat when he gets over his nerves. He played one or two very good innings at the end of the season. A very good field ; fair change bowler.