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

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Victoria College now pressed and the School finally re- lieved the pressure by touching down. A kicking match be- tween the opposing backs ended with Stewart tackling the Victoria full back in his own twenty-five, but the School failed to reap the benefit of this. Victoria College relieved by a long kick and some fast open play ensued between the two twenty- five lines. From a fumbled pass by the School, Victoria kicked ahead and Young picked up and scored. The try was not con- verted {3-3). 1st RUGBY XV. Back Row — J. Motherwell, A. G. Stewart, R. Eazett, D. Robertson, W. A. Barclay, Martin, Macrae. Middle Row — J. Lake, E. Slater, W. Merritt, D. Mackedie, A. Plaiyfair. Front Row — Hunter, D. P. Ames, A. Dyson. A dangerous run by Victoria was saved by good tackling on the part of Macrae and half-time came with the score still equal. After half-time there were several runs by both sides, Hunter making several good openings, but in trying to beat too many men the full advantage was not gained. Finally Boorman intercepted a pass and after making a very fine run, scored wide out. The try was converted (3-8). The School forwards now pressed hard, and good drib- bling took the ball up to the Victoria line. Victoria were just

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Rugby THE standard of football showed a marked improvement all through the School, chiefly owing to the keenness shown by the coaches of the various games. The 1st XV did quite well considering the size and age of the side. More de- termination is needed in tackling and running hard for the line. Merritt captained the side well and was helped in this by both Slater and Mackedie. The forwards were soon settled upon, but the great difficulty was to produce a three-quarter line, which looked like developing into something at the end of the Christmas term, but frost and snow prevented any more matches for the rest of the season, so the question was still left in doubt. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. VICTORIA COLLEGE At Shawnigan, Dec. 7, 1929 Lost — 3-11 At the start, the game resolved itself into rushes by the opposing three-quarters, with neither side gaining much ad- vantage until Victoria College made a run up to the School twenty-five. This pressure was maintained with various un- successful attempts on the part of the School backs to clear. Finally Mackedie kicked past the opposing full back and the forwards, following well up, took the ball over the Victoria line, Mackedie scoring. The kick failed. (3-0).

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE able to touch down and from the five-yard scrum that ensued, the School nearly scored, but the opportunity was lost. From a loose scrum Young again broke away and after a fine run passed the ball to Ellis, who had backed him up well, the latter scoring the final try for Victoria (3-11). The School attacked again, but were unable to add to the score. The School ' s weak point again lay in its three-quarters. The forwards as a whole played well, especially in the second half, but there were too many wingers. Lake i, Bazett and Playfair were honest workers in the loose, while Merritt did many good things in the second half. Slater did some judicious kicking and Hunter took his passes well. In the three-quarter line Stewart ii was conspicuous both in attack and defence, while Macrae played well at full back. Victoria College played a keen, hard game ; their fast, straight running and quickness to take advantage of an op- ponent ' s mistake showed what determined play can do. Young, Ellis and Mclnnes were conspicuous, while Bill- ings, Knight and Ruttan did good work with the forwards. Shawnigan: Full back, Macrae; Three-quarters, Stewart ii, Barclay i, Dyson, Motherwell; Halves, Hunter, Slater; Five- eighth, Ames; Forwards, Merritt (Captain), Mackedie, Lake i, Playfair, Martin ii, Robertson i, Bazett. Victoria College : Full Back, Mclnnes ; Three-quarters, Copeland, Boorman, Young, White, Winslow ; Halves, Ellis, Murdock; Forwards, Knight, Ruttan, Green, Billings, Sievers, Grant, Raynor. STAFF MATCH On October 26th, 1930, the School defeated the Staff by 16 points to nil. The issue was never in doubt from the start, the School scoring two tries and one goal in the first fifteen minutes of play ; a further goal was scored before half time. Upon the re- sumption of play the Staff settled down and the School failed to score again ; in fact, one try for the Staff was only averted through good tackling.