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

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE From the drop-out Brentwood worked down towards the Shawnigan line and from a scrum on the twenty-five, Woot- ton made a good opening for his three-quarters and Wilson scored wide out. Wootton just failed to convert. The half- time whistle blew with Brentwood leading 3 points to nil. Just after the kick-off, Slater got the ball out from a scrum near Brentwood ' s twenty-five and, making a good opening on the blind side, passed the ball to the wing three-quarter, who nearly scored but was forced into touch. Shawnigan failed to reap the benefit of this advantage and Brentwood ' s forwards, led by Genge and Sharland, took the ball down to the Shawnigan twenty-five, whence it went to McNeil, who ran right round and scored between the posts. Wootton converted (8-0). Soon after, Brentwood again attacked, and from a line out near the Shawnigan line, Brodie scored wide out. The kick failed (11-0). Shawnigan again attacked but failed to penetrate the de- fence and no-side came, leaving Brentwood the winners of a very interesting and hard-fought game. For the winners, Wootton, Genge, Sharland, Hanbury, McNeil and Brockie were the most conspicuous, while for Shawnigan, Merritt, Mackedie and Stewart ii were always in the right place, the latter saving at least two tries. Lake i and Robertson i played well and Martin ii ' s hooking in the scrum completely defeated the opposition. The tackling of Slater and Hunter was outstanding, and the former ' s kicking was always a great help to his side. Dy- son was sound in both attack and defence. The following were awarded their 1st XV. colours after the match : Dyson, Martin ii, Robertson i. Shawnigan : Full-back, Macrae ii ; Three-quarters, W alker, Barclay i, Dyson, Davidson; Halves, Hunter, Slater; Five- eighths, Ames; Forwards, Merritt (capt.), Mackedie, Lake i, Playfair, Stewart ii, Martin ii, Robertson i. Brentwood : Full-back, Hanbury ; Three-quarters, Wilson, Weir, Hunter, McNeil; Halves, Wootton (capt.), Fogg; For- 10

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE The School forwards played well after they had settled down, Merritt and Mackedie being easily the best. The backs were, on the whole, disappointing; their hand- ling was poor, and they did not show enough determination in going for the line. Macrae did well at full back. For the Old Boys, Ferguson and Robertson worked hard. After the game, Hunter received his 1st XV. Colours. The Teams: School : Full-back, Macrae ii ; Three-quarters, Davidson, Dyson, Barclay i., Walker; Stand-off Half, Hunter; Scrum Half, Slater; Five-Eighths, Ames; Forwards, Merritt (capt.), Mackedie, Lake i, Playfair, Stewart ii, Martin ii, MacAulay. Old Boys : Full-back, Bradford i ; Three-quarters. Wood, L. Walbridge, D. Ellis, J. Skrimshire ; Stand-off Half, D. Phillips; Scrum Half, P. Malkin ; Five-Eighths, J. Roaf (capt.) ; Forwards, W. Ferguson, W. Leckie, D. Green, H. Edmonds, Robertson i, T. Piddington, J. Milne. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE Brentwood Won, 11-0 Brentwood kicked off, and Slater found touch for Shawni- gan well up the field, Shawnigan then pressed hard and kept Brentwood penned in their own twenty-five. An attacking movement of Brentwood ' s started by Woot- ton was saved by good tackling, Slater cleared with a well- placed kick. Shawnigan, now pressed hard, but repeated loose kicking lost them the advantage. Their forwards, however, were hold- ing their own against a much heavier scrum, and getting the ball out nearly every time. From a scrum just outside Brent- wood ' s twenty-five, Slater sold the dummy to three of his opponents and by the barest margin failed to bring off a very clever drop goal.

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE wards, Sharland, Wright, Malkin, Brockie i, Brockie ii, Fatha, Cameron, Genge. SHAWNIGAN COLTS vs. BRENTWOOD MIDGETS Played at Brentwood on Nov. 23. It was an ideal day for football, the ground was in good condition, and the result was a fast open game. Shawnigan got the ball in the scrum nearly all the time, but their three-quarters did not get going hard enough to make much ground. Brentwood attacked at first, and only good tackling by Bradford i kept them out. The forwards, playing well in the loose, took the ball up the field. Then from a line-out, Brentwood got the ball, and a good run by Bloxom gave them a try under the posts. Oppenheimer converted (0-5). Immediately after this Shawnigan took the play into the Brentwood twenty-five ; the backs got going, and Taylor scored near the posts. The try was not converted (3-5). More open play followed, which ended in a try for Shaw- nigan by Lefurgey, after Maitland had made a beautiful open- ing. This again was not converted (6-5). After half-time, Shawnigan again attacked strongly. Their three-quarters got plenty of opportunities through the con- sistently good scrumming of the forwards. One of these pass- ing movements by Taylor, Lefurgey, and Bradford ii gave Shawnigan their third unconverted try (9-5). There followed a bad period when the combination of the Shawnigan three-quarters went to pieces. Brentwo od took advantage of this, and again only good tackling by Bradford i saved a score. The Shawnigan forwards dribbled well up the field to relieve their defence, but the three-quarters did noth- ing but run across when they were given the ball. Then, from a scrum on the half-way line, Taylor fumbled a pass. Oppen- heimer picked the ball up, ran very well, and scored between the posts. He converted his try, giving Brentwood the lead by one point (9-10). ii