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

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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

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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 HOUSE MATCH FINAL Groves ' beat Lake ' s - 8-6 From the kick-off, this match was played in traditional House Match style. The issue was always in doubt from start to finish. Owing to the close marking of the three-quar- ters on both sides it was essentially a forward game. In the first quarter of an hour, play veered from one end to the other with neither side able to push its attack home, until finally from a scrum on Lake ' s twenty-five, Maitland got the ball out to Mackedie, who made a splendid run and scored between the posts. The try was converted by Play- fair (5-0). From the kick-off Lake ' s kept up a steady pressure and from a line-out in Groves ' twenty-five, Martin forced his way over and scored. The try was not converted (5-3). The game now centered in mid-held. The next score came from a penalty kick taken by Mackedie from well outside the twenty-five (8-3). Following on an attacking movement by Groves ' , Hunter cleared with a kick over the full-back ' s head and followed it up with a beautiful dribble to the opposite goal line, where the ball was knocked on. Half-time then came. After the kick-off, by clever kicking Lake ' s worked their wa} ' towards the opposing twenty-five where, from a line- out, Lake got the ball, made a most determined rush, and scored wide out. The kick failed (8-6). With the exception of a dash by Brooks, who got over the line, but was held up by Lake, the game resolved into a hard forward struggle with neither side having any advantage. And no side went, leaving Groves ' the winners of a very hard fought match. Mackedie was in a class by himself, showing fine judg- ment both in attack and defence. He was very ably backed up by Barker at five-eighths, whilst Groves ' forwards deserved much credit for the game they played. For Lake ' s, Lake i was a tower of strength, Martin hooked well, and Hunter ' s kicking and tackling was of the greatest 15