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

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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

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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 art i, near Copeman ' s line. From a loose scrum that followed Maitland got the ball out to Mackedie, who dropped a clever goal. This put new heart into Groves ' attack, and from a line- out near Copeman ' s twenty-five, Mackedie forced his way through and scored for Groves ' . The try was not converted. After half-time Copeman ' s carried the play into Groves ' twenty-five, but failed to penetrate the defence. Groves ' , by good dribbling, broke away several times and were able to stave off the attack until just before time, when Dyson, fol- lowing up a kick, scored wide out for Copeman ' s. Merritt converted with a very good kick. The most noticeable features of the game were the ex- ceedingly good handling of the ball by the three-quarters on both sides and the close marking of Merritt by Mackedie. These two were the outstanding players on either side. Bar- ker ' s spoiling of the opposing scrum-half, Bazett ' s dribbling, and Brooks ' tackling were all good. For Copeman ' s, Dyson, Stewart i, Lefurgey and Cautley were worthy of mention. The following House Colours were awarded after the match : Groves ' : Bazett, Barclay i, Barker. Copeman ' s : Stewart ii, Taylor i, Stewart i, Macrae ii, Dy- son, Lefurgey, Cautley, Branson i, McAulay. Teams Groves ' : Full-back, Torland ; Three-quarters, Brooks, Spencer i, Riddell ii, Douty ; Halves, Barclay i, Maitland i ; Five-eighths, Barker; Forwards, Mackedie (capt.), Playfair, Bazett, Riddell i, Hyde i, Whittall, Johnson. Copeman ' s : Full-back, Macrae ii ; Three-quarters, Lefur- gey, Dyson, Gudewill, Marshall ; Halves, Taylor i, Stewart i ; Five-eighths, Cautley; Forwards, Merritt (capt.), Stewart ii, Branson i, Gibson, Franckum, MacAulay, Doull. 14