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

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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 —

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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 standing player and he can seldom have played better, while Mackie was also prominent. The University School forwards worked hard all the time and broke through quickly, Teagle being untiring in his efforts, but it was impossible to gauge the capabilities 6? their back division in attack as they were given no opportunities. The School were almost continually on the attack in the first half. Mcintosh opened the scoring after three minutes ' play, and shortly after Gardner almost added another try, only being held up when over the line. After quarter of an hour Whittle scored a try, having first tried to drop a goal. This was one of only three tries converted out of ten. Newton then made two vain efforts to drop a goal. University School carried play to the other end as the result of an interception, but before half time the School scored again twice through Mackie. There might have been other tries had Moore run straight. At the beginning of the second half Mackie made a fine individual run from the halfway line to start the scoring. University School then took up the attack, but Newton broke away and Smith scored after a good three-quarter run. A certain try was lost soon after by Whittle knocking on. At this point Torland was hurt and had to go off, but with Whittle working the scrum three more tries came in quick succession as the result of good three-quarter movements, in two of which the forwards joined. The final score came from Whittle, who slipped over after a five-yard scrum. It is a pity that the School, when watching, have become so apathetic. Apart from one spectator, who is an ardent soccer enthusiast, the School had no vocal support the whole afternoon. Shawnigan Lake School: Niven i; Moore, Smith i, Mackie, Mcintosh; Whittle, Newton; Torland; Reynolds i, Tupper i, Wilson i, Smith ii, Gardner, Budd, Cooper. Shawnigan Lake School vs. Brentwood College — Won 19-8 The return match between the School and Brentwood was played at Shawnigan on December 7th. A good, hard-fought game resulted, with Shawnigan winning by almost the identical score of the first game. As in the match against University School the previous week, the School ' s success was due to the precision with which the forwards heeled the ball. The good play of Brentwood ' s wing forwards and the marking up of their outsides prevented the School backs having things all their own way. They made many good runs, however, with Whittle and Mackie often cutting through the middle dan- gerously, and Burchard with his strong running on the wing being a constant menace to the opposing defence. Niven played a very steady game at full back. The forwards all worked hard and it would be invidious to pick out anyone rbove the others. Brentwood were unfortunately without two of their best outsides and had the further misfortune of having to play the whole of the second half without Field. Their forwards played a spirited game and wisely kept the ball close, relying on foot rushes to carry the ball down the field. Rhodes, Ray and Izard were particularly prominent in the scrum. Behind the scrum Symons played a very sound game and was well backed up by Edge, whilst the defensive work of the whole team was good. The first half started with Shawnigan attacking, and at the end of twelve