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

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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

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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 From the kick-off the Shawnigan forwards made a fine rush down the field, which ended in a try by Doull, after good work by Skrimshire, Powlett, and Macaulay. Stewart failed with the kick (12-10). Brentwood attacked in turn, but Taylor kicked well up the field. Then Oppenheimer broke away again, and ran through six of the Shawnigan side to score another good try (12-13). In the short time left, Shawnigan pressed hard but failed to score before the whistle blew. Brentwood thus won a most exciting game by one point ; 2 goals and 1 try to 4 tries. For the winners Oppenheimer was the outstanding player. For Shawnigan all the forwards played well, Powlett, Lane, Skrimshire, and Shannon ii being perhaps the best. Bradford i tackled well at full-back; Bradford ii was the best of the three-quarters. Maitland played a good game at scrum half. Brentwood : Back, Procter ; Three-quarters, McKenzie, Bloxom, Woods, Roberts; Halves, Oppenheimer, Lawson ; Forwards, Angus, Luxton, Halperin, Kelley, Mackie, Usher, Beech, Whitacre. Shawnigan : Back, Bradford i ; Three-quarters, Lefurgey, Bradford ii, Stewart i, Gudewill ; Halves, Taylor i, Maitland i ; Five-eighths, Barker ; Forwards, McAulay, Lane, Powlett, Cautley, Doull, Skrimshire, Shannon ii. HOUSE MATCHES - November 16, 1929 Lake ' s vs. Ripley ' s. Resulted in a win for Lake ' s by 8 points to nil. The game was played in the pouring rain on a field prac- tically under water. This, of course, slowed up the play con- siderably, but the most noticeable thing was the exceedingly good way the very slippery ball was handled, particularly by the two stand-off halves and Lake ' s three-quarters. . From the kick-off, Ripley ' s pressed and kept Lake ' s sev- erely on the defensive. Clever kicking by Hunter relieved the pressure and carried the play to mid-field. 12