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

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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

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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 Robertson ii, from a five-yard scrum, got the ball out to Hunter, who went through on his own and scored the first try for Lake ' s. This was converted by Ames. Again the play was centred in the middle, with forward rushes by both sides, which took the play into Ripley ' s twenty-five. From a line-out, Lake forced his way over for the second try. This was not converted. In the second half Lake ' s pressed hard but, mainly owing to the clever kicking of Slater at stand-off half, and Brad- ford i ' s determined tackling, they failed to cross Ripley ' s line. For the winners, Lake, Hunter, Davidson and Ames all played well, the handling of the ball by the three-quarters being worthy of mention. For Ripley ' s, Slater was the outstanding player, well backed up by Bradford i and ii, while amongst the forwards, Robertson i, Douglas and Macrae i worked hard. House Colours were awarded after the game as follows : Lake ' s: Hunter, Ames, Davidson, Walker. Ripley ' s : Bradford i, Douglas i, Robertson, Macrae, Brad- ford ii. Teams Lake ' s : Full-back, Graham ; Three-quarters, Heurtley, Davidson, Walker, Pearce i; Halves, Hunter, Robertson ii ; Five-eighths, Ames; Forwards, Lake i (capt.), Marti n ii, Lane, Powlett, Housser ii, Pownall, Piddington. Ripley ' s : Full-back, Savage ; Three-quarters, Wood, Cov- ernton ii, Bradford i, Taylor iii ; Halves, Slater (capt.), Brad- ford ii ; Five-eighths, Taylor iv ; Forwards, Douglas i, Mac- rae i, Robertson i, Taylor ii, Macleod, Best, de Bretigny. Groves ' vs. Copeman ' s Played immediately after the Ripley ' s vs. Lake ' s match, and under similar conditions, resulting in a win for Groves ' by a dropped goal and a try to a goal, 7 points to 5. From the beginning, Groves ' pressed hard, and after some loose play in mid-field, Maitland got the ball out to Barclay i, who made a very good run till he was well tackled by Stew- 13