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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine « FOOTBALL » Shawnigan Lake School vs. Optimists — Won 16-12 AS a curtain raiser to the School ' s Fixture List a scratch side of Old Boys and Masters, mostly not quite in the pink of condition, did duty in place of the usual sacrificial second fifteen on October 26th. The game might have been much more one-sided had not the School outsides, with the exception of Whittle and Newton, chosen to be peculiarly ham-handed; at least, that was the impression gleaned from the referee ' s curses, not loud but deep. The School forwards were more nimble and together than the Optimist pack, which resembled a trailing cloud, but not of glory. However, as the game wore on the Optimist forwards heeled the ball quite surprisingly often, and the outsides made several thrustful runs. The School forwards were decidedly superior in the line out, where they should not have been. Hicks opened the scoring for the School by giving the veteran fullback the slip, and Smith ii and Reynolds also scored tries, the latter converting one. For the Optimists, D. C. Ellis dropped a goal, the score at half time being 1 1-4. The Optimists increased their total shortly afterwards with a converted try by Robertson, but the School offset this by a converted try of Mackie ' s. In the dying moments of the game Barker crossed for the Optimists for an unconverted try. Shawnigan Lake School: Moore; Hicks, Smith i, Niven i, Burchard; Mackie, Newton; Whittle; Reynolds i, Tupper i, Mcintosh, Budd, Gardner, Oakes, Smith ii. Optimists: Capt. Palin; P. C. Pearce, D. C. Barker, D. F. Robertson, P. Bradford; A. F. Trotman, T. C. Tryon; D. C. Ellis; E. H. Bayly, C. W. Twite, P. Skrimshire, J. Skrimshire, G. Pownall, R. Thwaites, M. C. Ellis. Shawnigan Lake School vs. Wanderers Whites — Lost 0-20. There was steady rain during the whole game, when the School played Wanderers Whites from Victoria on the afternoon of November 11th. The Wanderers were the heavier side and their forwards used their greater weight to advantage in the loose, the scrum being responsible for quite as many tries as the outsides. The School pack, though without Reynolds to lead them and do the hooking, had the larger share of the ball from the set scrums, but the outsides, though making some good runs, could not penetrate their opponents ' defence. Niven i tackled well, but his kicking was poor. The School side was re-arranged from the previous match, Budd coming out of the scrum to play half and Whittle moving back to partner Newton at five eighths. The Wanderers attacked almost from the start, keeping the School on the defensive most of the first half, in which they scored three unconverted tries. Relief came to the School only through free kicks given against the Wanderers, whose forwards showed a marked tendency to get offside. Just before half time the School pack broke away, when a good passing movement almost brought a score. — 11 —

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine CHARACTERS G. W. Reed (Captain) — He captained the side very well, his placing and altering of the field for different batsmen was always well thought out. As a batsman he was of the very stiff and unorthodox type, but he got runs when they were needed. A very good field, though at times over-eager, which often caused him to fail to pick up the ball cleanly. D. A. C. Newton — Came on as a bowler, and has now started to realize that length comes before pace, which he varies very successfully. His batting shows promise but he is still very careless and in too great a hurry to get runs. Has fielded very well, much safer catch. D. A. Dawson — A solid bat, who can hit the ball really hard, he failed many times to get runs, because he wanted to score boundaries off every ball before he was set. A very sterling field, who will make an attempt to stop anything; uncertain catch. J. S. Humphreys — Did not really get a proper start and, as a result, both his batting and bowling were very patchy. Must try to be very alert and keen in the field. J. P. Torland — A very much improved wicket-keeper. He is now far less inclined to snatch at the ball and has done some very clever pieces of stumping. At present a one shot batsman, who must make an effort to develop his other natural strokes. A. R. Smith — Started bowling very well, but went off. He must be far more determined to try and bowl well, which he can do if he tries. His batting is very much of the axeman variety. Again he must make more effort to try and do what he is told. A good field. J. G. Niven — Did not come on as well as was expected; far too inclined to play the ball at the last moment. Must rid himself of his lackadaisical atti- tude both in batting and fielding. J. C. Whittle — Came into the side during the latter part of the season; he earned his place by keen fielding. His batting shows improvement, and he has the makings of a useful change bowler. J. F. Moore — A very useful hitter, who as yet has to learn to pick the right ball to hit. A good field in any position. V. G. Motherwell — Has the makings of a useful bat, but did not take it seriously enough; could have done better if he had tried. A useful but rather erratic change bowler. A very sound field. H. G. Niven — Shows some considerable promise as an opening batsman. At present his shots lack punch, mainly due to his small stature, but he should get more power when he gets the timing right. Must make an effort to im- prove his catching; however, his ground fielding has greatly improved. G. F. Mackie — Rather a disappointing fast bowler, who is still far too erratic. His batting is still very stiff; could hit the ball really hard if he would loosen himself up. A fair field, but poor catch. R. M. Day — Looks as though he should make runs, but failed to get them owing to his lack of ability to loosen up. A fair change bowler, much improved and energetic field. — 10 —

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine The second half was very much a repetition of the first, the Wanderers putting on a goal and two tries, though the School put up a good fight all the way. Shawnigan Lake School: Niven i; Hicks, Smith i, Mackie, Burchard; Whittle, Newton; Budd; Wilson i, Tupper i, Mcintosh, Gardner, Smith ii, Oakes, Gregory. Shawnigan Lake School vs. University School — Won 3 6-0 On November 3 0th the School beat University School at Shawnigan on a day ideal for rugger. The foundation of the School ' s victory lay in the machine- like heeling of the forwards, who gave their outsides every opportunity. They were nearly as good in the line-out where Wilson ' s height was a great asset. Outside the scrum Torland replaced Budd at half and Mcintosh was played on the wing in place of Burchard, who was crocked. In the first half the handling of the outsides was uncertain, but in the second half there was a great improvement and their combination was very good. Newton was the out- vL ?• ' U jL ' f b I f ; 1 1 8 i: 1st RUGBY FIFTEEN 1934-35 Back Row: J. F. Mcintosh, J. D. Seaton, A. C. Campbell, T. A. Wilson, G. C. H. Tupper, J. G. Niven, D. G. Harris. Middle Row: J. S. Humphreys, G. W. Reed, D. A. Dawson, J. C. Whittle, A. T. Rogers. Front Row: G. F. Mackie, V. G. Motherwell, J. W. Reynolds. — 12 —