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

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Boxing Competitions took place at the end of the Easter Term, the preliminary rounds taking place during the last three weeks. On the whole the standard of boxing was good, though several boys were inclined to forget that it is the straight left lead that counts, also that footwork is an essential part of the game. It was unfortunate that Roch- fort i. was unable to take part in later rounds of the heavy heavy weights owing to a sprained wrist. Several boys put up very good fights, though in some cases rather badly beaten; the most noticeable were : Macrae, Walkem i., Taylor iii., Osborn, Shaw i., Davis, Elliott, Riddell ii., Martin ii., and Douglas i. The Good Losers Cup went to Maxwell ii., who fought a very plucky fight against Bradford ii. RESULTS Heavy Heavies (130 lbs. and over) — The early bouts of this weight were rather poor, and in most cases very often one-sided, with the exception of the bout between Merritt and Larson i., which was quite close in the first round, but Merritt by better boxing won quite easily. From there on he had but little opposition. Green put up a very plucky fight in the finals, but was greatly at a disadvantage in speed and height. Merritt did not box as well as he might, and was inclined to forget that he had a left hand, also the necessity for a guard. Heavies (110-130 lbs.)— There were several good exhibitions in this weight, Red- path putting up a very good show against Sherlock in the 29

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SHAW NIC AN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The concert was further helped by the playing and ac- companying of Mr. Eustace Keys, the C. P. R. Director of Music, who most kindly volunteered to come up and play. If it is not presuming too much on the kindness of a busy man, we hope to see him up here again in the near future. Mr. Keys gave us a most charming arrangement of London- derry Air, whilst his accompanying of the songs and sketches was delightful. When one thinks of the busy life of a touring company, with the numerous calls on the time of its members, we feel more than grateful to Mr. Brandon-Thomas and his friends for their kindness in coming up to give us this concert. The chairs on the dais of the Big School are a constant reminder of our public schools in England, and we like to think of Mr. Brandon-Thomas ' concert in the same light. Should he or any of his company visit Canada again, we hope they will give us an opportunity of renewing this friendship.

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE semi-finals and Punnett against Harcourt also in the semi- final. The final between Harcourt and Sherlock was quite interesting and a good lesson of the one-handed slow-moving fighter against a quicker-footed and two-handed one. Har- court took the fight from the start straight to his opponent and was away and at him again before he realized what had happened. Sherlock wasted a lot of strength with his well- labelled right by hitting the air, but he was quite outclassed and only on very few occasions landed a telling blow, and then as a rule when Harcourt was going away. Harcourt won this weight quite easily. Middle Weight (95 to 110 lbs.)— A very poor weight, Cromie and Milne meeting very little opposition. The final between them was a very poor exhibi- tion, both forgetting all the} had ever been taught, and the bout developed into a poor type of prize fight. Light Weights (85 to 95 lbs.)— All through this weight, the boxing, on the whole, was of a much better standard, Osborn putting up a very good fight with Taylor, who had the advantage of a longer reach. Mac- laren, in the top half, fought his way through by superior boxing. In the lower half, the bout between Riddell i. and Walkem i. was one of the best fights of the competition, both fighting themselves to a standstill, Riddell winning by a very small margin. Bradford i. got through to the final in this half by hard rugged boxing, but was beaten in the final by a more polished and quicker boxer in Maclaren. Feather Weights (75 to 85 lbs.) — In the early bouts the finalists had it all their own way, Walkem ii. being the only one to put up a very plucky fight against Slater. In the final Barker fought well, but was rather outclassed by a quicker and older boxer. Bantam Weight (Up to 75 lbs.)— In the top half of this weight, Maxwell ii. met but little opposition, with the exception of Shaw i., who put up a very 30