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

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Bantamweight (75-85 lbs.) Final : Kennedy beat Maitland ii This was a large weight and a rather nondescript lot of boxers, causing little excitement. Symington and Reynolds i did well. Paperweight (up to 75 lbs.) Final: Emmons beat Newton) A rather interesting and amusing weight. The final, be- tween Emmons and Newton, was a lively affair with plenty of hitting. Coste and Holland did well earlier. COME WITH ME O come with me ' neath the tall tree, And I ' ll sing you a merry song, The song of the woodsman, tramping free, The greenwood glades along. O come with me and the mountain see, And I ' ll sing you a cheerful lay, The lay of the climber, clamb ' ring free, Far above our narrow day. O come with me to the restless sea, And I ' ll sing you a careless rhyme, The rhyme of the sailor, sailing free, On the ocean old as time. Forest, mountain, restless wave, Bid thee come all three: Make thy home on the wild sea foam, Or ' neath the woodland tree, Or climb thy best to the mountain crest, ' Tis ever the same life free. — D. A. A. Innes. 28

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE aged to beat Shannon i in the finals. His fight with Doull in the finals proved a fast tussle, the decision going to Cautley only after an extra round. Russell put up a very good fight against Cautley in the early rounds. (Middleweights (115-125 lbs.) This was a large weight and most of the boxing was good. Covernton ii, the winner, had some difficulty in beating Bates in the semi-finals. Covernton was to have fought Bradford in the finals, but owing to the latter ' s having injured his wrist a few days before, a very interesting bout unfortunately did not take place. Malkin, who fought Bradford in the semi- finals, put up an exceptionally good fight against his clever and more experienced opponent. Drumheller, Miller and John- son all fought well. Final : Covernton ii won by default as Bradford had injured his wrist. Welterweights (105-115 lbs.) Final : Taylor iii beat Savage Taylor fought well all the way through in this weight, and from the start looked like the winner. He made good use of his left, and though Savage fought well, he was out-boxed by his opponent. Dyke ii and Robinson ii fought well in the earlier bouts. Lightweight (95-105 lbs.) Final : Graburn beat Neal Graburn had no difficulty in this weight. Neal both boxed and fought well but was hopelessly out-classed by his ex- perienced opponent. Earlier in this weight Watson and Tup- per had a great struggle for supremacy, and after three extra rounds Watson was declared the winner. Featherweight (85-95 lbs.) Final: Cromie beat Tryon ii Quite an interesting weight which showed promise for the future. Cromie ' s fight, in the finals, with Tryon ii, was dull. Osier fought well and had a close fight with Cromie in the semi-finals. Maybee, Hayden and Bevington all fought well. 27

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE HOUSE RACES, JUNE, 1931 THE first inter-house races were held on June 8th and June 11th over a course of about half a mile, from the Station to the School Boathouse. 1st Heat — Groves ' vs. Copeman ' s Copeman ' s, rowing 36 to Groves ' 38, led from the start. At the end of a minute they were about a length to the good : Mcrae steadied his crew well, and they continued to gain slightly. Groves hung on well until the last minute, when they got short, lost their swing and rather went to pieces. Copeman ' s won by 2% lengths. Time : 3 mins., 1 sec. 2nd Heat — Ripley ' s vs. Lake ' s Lake ' s started at 32 to Ripley ' s 34, but in the bad water and strong head wind their extra length soon began to tell. At the end of a minute they were leading by over a length, and looked to be going to win easily : but as soon as Ripley ' s began to get the shelter of King ' s Point, Nixon spurted so well that they reduced Lake ' s lead at the finish to only y 2 lengths. Time: 3 mins., 12 sees, (approx.). Final — Copeman ' s vs. Lake ' s Copeman ' s started off at 38 to Lake ' s 34, and rowing a long and lively stroke against the strong head wind, secured an early lead which won them the race. Lake ' s stuck to their opponents well, and after passing Nelson ' s Point they made a magnificent effort which brought them within o ne-third of a length of Copeman ' s at the finish- ing post. Time : 2 mins., 58 sees. Copeman ' s rowed a good race, taking every advantage of their greater length in the water and refusing to be hurried 29