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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ward pass. Near the end Burns got away, but again was Avell tackled by the opposing full-back. Apart from Reynolds, who was outstanding, and Livingston, the Shawnigan pack was disappointingly slow. Of the outsides, Burns played well, and Nixon went down to the ball and tackled pluckily. Charleson spoilt his occasional good work by hanging on to the ball too long — a criticism that might be levelled at most of the side. Result : Shawnigan Lake Colts, nil ; St. George ' s Colts, 3 tries, 1 penalty goal (12 points). SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL vs. BRENTWOOD COLLEGE Won 27-0 The Brentwood XV visited Shawnigan on Saturday, November 27th, and the home team won by three goals and four tries to nil. The game was keenly contested, and for the first few minutes was quite even. Shawnigan relied on the open game, even with the greasy ball and a wet field, but Brentwood adopted the kick and follow-up style. About seven minutes from the start Burchard forced his way over from a scrum near the Brentwood line, and Day i converted with a very good kick. A Brentwood man was hurt and had to retire almost immediately afterwards, and Shawnigan were definitely on top for the rest of the game. After a very few minutes Day i, with no one in the clear to pass to, kicked ahead and beat the Brentwood fullback in the race for the ball. Then from a combined passing movement Bur- chard crossed again, and scored behind the posts. Fleck converted. Shawnigan kept the ball in the Brentwood twenty-five almost all the time ; Newton tried a drop at goal which went wide, and Day i, following up amazingly fast, scored another try. Brentwood were tackling desperately, and occasionally got the ball into Shawnigan ter- ritory by kicking to touch, but the Shawnigan forwards were quicker on the ball, and gained possession most of the time. Day ii got the ball away quite well, Newton opened up the game for the three-quarters, and ShaAvnigan were constantly attacking with good combined move- ments. Burchard scored from two of these, running for the line with great determination, and before the end, Day i went through for one of the prettiest tries imaginable. He sold the dummy about thirty yards out, cut through fast, and using his pace and swerve went right through and scored under the posts for Fleck to convert. The whole Shawnigan team played well, with Gardner and Ride- wood being most prominent in the scrum. Cooper hooked quite well, and the whole pack showed improvement. Hartnell at full-back had not a great deal to do, but caught and kicked the ball very soundly. Newton, Day i and Burchard were the best of the outsides, giving a really good exhibition of Rugby football. J. Grant of Victoria Avas the referee. — 26 —

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Shawn igan Lake School Magazine kick. St. George ' s fought back and for a few minutes looked likely to score. Good tackling, however, kept them out, and suddenly from a movement starting a few yards from the Shawnigan line Day broke through the centre and, running almost the whole length of the field, scored between the posts for Fleck to convert. For the remainder of the half play was in the Shawnigan 25. The defence, however, was very safe and the line was never in danger. The second half was a repetition of the first. The St. George ' s forwards Avere holding their own, and kept play largely in the Shaw- nigan half. But their backs were unable to make any headway against close marking and resolute tackling. Shawnigan ' s three-quarters always looked dangerous when they got the ball. Tries were scored by Burchard, Day and Hicks, all from good passing movements. Fleck ami Day each converted one. The School team are to be congratulated on the fast open game which they played in conditions which Avere all against good football. They returned to Shawnigan with two par- ticularly pleasant memories — the excellent refereeing of Mr. Wood- ward and the large and enthusiastic collection of Old Boys Avho turned out to see the match. After the game, Fleck, Milne, Hicks and Derby Avere aAvarded their colours. Shawnigan : Pearce ; Burchard, Fix, Day i, Hicks ; Fleck, NeAvton ; Day ii; Gardner, Hartnell, Cooper, Milne, Derby, RideAvood, Mc- Creerv. SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL COLTS XV. vs. ST. GEORGE ' S, VANCOUVER, COLTS XV FROM the kick-off St. George ' s pressed hard, a f orAvard rush taking the ball almost to ShaAvnigan ' s goal line. Reynolds brought oft a good tackle when a score seemed inevitable, and a fomvard pass by St. George ' s spoilt another dangerous-looking movement almost im- mediately afterAvards. They continued to press but missed with a free kick. A forAvard rush then took the ball over the Shawnigan line near the corner flag. The kick Avas unsuccessful. The Shawnigan pack was being beaten in the scrummages ; consequently, the outsides Avere mostly on the defensive. Their tackling and going doAvn to the ball Avere both very good, but little headAvay could be made. A forAvard rush by St. George ' s, again near the corned flag, brought them another unconverted try and a penalty goal soon after Avards gave them a 9-0 lead at half time. ShaAvnigan attacked and Avere given a free kick. The ball, Iioav- eA r er, Avent straight into the hands of a St. George ' s player, avIio started a movement which Avas only checked on the Shawnigan goal line. They continued to press hard and eventually got over to score a third unconverted try. Livingston broke away, but a good tackle by the St. George ' s full-back put an end to his spectacular run. ShaAV- nigan played better and a promising movement Avas ruined by a for- — 25 —

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Shaavnigan Lake School Magazine SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL COLTS XV vs. COWICHAN XV Drawn 6-6 Played at Shawnigan Lake on November 27th. In spite of a wet ground and greasy ball this was an interesting and exciting game, especially so in the later stages. The first half was rather ragged and there was no scoring. The School threes got going occasionally but spoilt their efforts by parting with the ball without first drawing their men. After half time the football was better and Livingston got a try. The kick at goal failed. Cowichan then scored, following a loose rush. Again the goal-kick was unsuccessful. Play became fast and furious and after a three-quarter movement Livingston ran half the length of the field to score a really good try. With five minutes left for play the opposition again broke through, and, as neither of the last two tries was converted, the game ended, very suitably, in a draw. Result: Shawnigan Lake Colts, two tries (6 points) ; Cowichan, two tries (6 points). SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1st XV vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played at Shawnigan on December 4th. For the last match of the year the weather improved and for the first time the ground was firm and the ball dry. The teams were evenly matched; for although we were outweighted forward, our backs were faster and more dan- gerous than their opponents. For the first ten minutes play was mostly in our half. Then from a quick heel the ball went out to Day, who slipped his man and raced through to score between the posts. Fleck converted. University School came back strongly and soon scored an unconverted try from a line out. Play was very even for some time, with neither side able to make headway against close marking and strong tackling. Just before half time Fleck cut through the centre and passed out to Burchard, who scored in the corner. The second half was full of excitement. First University School scored an unconverted try to make the score 8-6 in our favour. Then Day finished another great run by scoring close in. Fleck again kicked the goal. Soon after University School lost two players through injury. This misfortune, however, only served to spur the rest of the team to greater efforts. Within seven minutes they had brought the score level with a try and a dropped goal, and soon after they went ahead with a try which was easily converted. Twice more Shawnigan broke through, but first Burchard and then Gardner were brought down when they seemed certain to score. The pace was fast till the end, but the spoiling tactics of the opposing forwards prevented our backs from getting the ball from the scrums, and an exciting match ended with the score University School 18 points, Shawnigan Lake School 13.