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

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine and from the next scrum Hicks cut inside and passed to Sloan, who scored close in. Fleck converted. There was no further scoring before half-time. Play became very fast in the second half. The forwards were hav- ing a tremendous struggle, but neither line of three-quarters could make much headway against determined tackling. Following a free kick on the Shawnigan 25, one of the St. George ' s forwards came up very fast, and, gaining possession of the ball, slid over the line near the posts. The kick was successful, making the scores level at 5 points all. From then on Shawnigan gradually gained the upper hand. St. George ' s made one or two raids in our half, chiefly by means of well- placed kicks, but they never appeared likely to score again. The Shawnigan three-quarters, on the other hand, were always dangerous. Once Hicks seemed certain to score, but was brought down near the line. A series of scrums followed, which culminated in Oxholm inter- cepting a pass and dashing over for an unconverted try. Soon after, St. George ' s were penalized, and Fleck just failed to kick a goal from near the touch line. Both sides were beginning to tire, and it seemed that there would be no further scoring when, in the last minute, a good three-quarter movement sent the ball to Cooper, who slipped his man and, after drawing the wing, gave Hicks a clear run in. This was the best try of the match. Fleck kicked the goal and immediately the whistle went for full time. Shawnigan showed their best form of the season and deserved their victory. For, though there was little to choose between the packs, our three-quarters were always more dangerous than their opponents. The defence was splendid, the cen- tres in particular never allowing St. George ' s a chance to develop a movement or to give their wings an opening. Shawnigan team: Livingston; Hicks, Cooper, Newton, Hickey; Fleck ; McPherson ; Sloan, Milne, Beard, Hartnell, Derby, Oxholm, Ridewood, Hammond. 30

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Shawnigan Lake School Magazine ston, who was always dangerous, broke through our defence and scored for Brentwood. The kick was successful, and at the interval Shawnigan led by 13 points to 5. The second half was largely a forward duel. The backs on both sides had chances, but could make little headway against close mark- ing and keen tackling. Shawnigan scored first when Fleck scrambled over from close in. Brentwood soon retaliated. A kick from our line was charged down, and a misunderstanding among our backs allowed a quick follow-up to score. Both lines then had narrow escapes. There were several good forward rushes, but chances were thrown away by over-eagerness. A quick heel near the Brentwood line gave Fleck a chance to slip round the blind side for an unconverted try, and finally Brentwood scored from a good three-quarter movement. This ended the scoring and full time came soon after. For Shawnigan the forwards showed plenty of dash in the loose and gained their fair share of the ball in the set scrimmages. The backs played their best game of the season. They were always dan- gerous in attack, and when the centres Avere content to pass instead of trying to force their way through overwhelming numbers, they usually gave their wings a clear run. Shawnigan team: Livingston; Hicks, Cooper, Newton, Hickey, Fleck ; McPherson ; Taylor, Milne, Beard, Hartnell, Derby, Oxholm, Ridewood, Sloan. Shawnigan Lake School Colts ' XV vs. Brentwood College Colts ' XV This game was played at Shawnigan on November 19th, the School winning by a goal and a try to two tries, 8 points to 6. Play through- out was very keen but neither side showed much combination. Brent- wood, who were the heavier side, had more of the ball and would have won easily but for the keen tackling of our three-quarters. McCleary and Wheeler scored tries, Gandossi converting one. Shawnigan team: Wilkinson; McCleary, Vaughan i, Burns, Charleson ; Gandossi ; Wheeler i ; Simpson, Slater, Layard, Milligan, Leir, Baker, Hughes, Lightbody. Shawnigan Lake School vs. St. George ' s School The last home match of the season was played on November 26th and resulted in a win for Shawnigan by two goals and one try (13 points) to one goal (5 points). St. George ' s pressed from the start and for the first fifteen minutes kept play in our half. Their forwards were heeling cleanly, but the backs lacked thrust and the Shawnigan line was never in real danger. St. George ' s nearly scored once from a penalty kick, but gradually our forwards began to take charge of the game. They were still being beaten in the set scrums and the line- out, but were using their feet to good purpose in the loose. A forward rush took play to the other end of the field, and from a quick heel the ball went out to Hicks, who crossed near the posts, only to be called back for a forward pass. Shawnigan, however, were not to be denied, 29

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