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

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pass and racing through onto the opposing full back as if he intended to run him down. Luckily he missed, so the score was now tied at 3-3. Royal Roads pressed at the beginning of the second half and after five minutes and against the run of play, we scored. From a loose maul Cowell got his hands on the ball, and via the Morrison, Johnson, Loughary route, it finally reached Alan Parke on the wing who, showing a turn of speed we did not know he possessed and sporting his new hand-off, reached the line in the corner for a most spectacular try. With the score now at 6-3 in our favour, we all felt a great deal better. However, our pleasure was short lived, for Cadet Laudenbach regained the lead for his team with two fine penalty goals in quick succession. Johnson tied the score for us with a resolute dash for the line when the ball reached him from a five yard scrum. The Cadets now really put on the pressure, and for ten minutes pressed the School on their line. However, Birch relieved with a nice kick to touch and when the final whistle went, we had almost scored again. After this disappointing result against Royal Roads, our return match against them provided a mild tonic, though the feet of clay were still visible for short periods. In this match Johnson found his real form and was the spear- head of the attack in the remaining matches. Twice he cut through beautifully, but inability to pass at the right moment cost us tries. After five minutes, Butt put us three points ahead with rather a lucky penalty goal, the ball striking the upright but bounding to the right side. Tuttle received a nasty gash over the eye and spent the rest of the game dashing off and on to receive minor repairs. The School three quarters for once ran smoothly and constantly looked dangerous, Alan Parks, Loughary and Johnson making long gains. The School ' s first try was a beauty. It was the fruit of much practice. Cowell reversed a pass to Johnson, who had cut back to the blind side and it caught the opposing team so much on the wrong foot that Johnson was able to score standing up. Alan Parke scored the last try, getting over in the corner after a good three quarter movement. The team played well and the forwards were well led by Gordon Parke, for once doing what they were told and having the ball back at the right time. We were without Maclnnes I for our next match, his place being taken by Bayly. Green was another casualty, so it was a slightly disorganized team that took the field against H.M.C.S. Naden New Entries. Birch was moved up from full back to the centre and Patrick put at back. It is no slight on Patrick ' s play to say that had the team been at full strength, Naden would never have had the opportunity to score two tries. Our six points came from two penalty goals by Butt. The team, as a whole, never settled down against a team that employed spoiling tactics. Naden won because they seized their opportuni- ties and had someone who could convert a try. The match against the Old Boys on Rag Concert Sunday, was a most enjoyable game. The only fly in the ointment was the weather. It rained quite hard and did not look like stopping. It didn ' t. The School did most of the pressing in the first half, but missed a great many scoring opportunities due to sloppy handling of the slippery ball, particularly by the back field. Berry scored the first try from a pass by Cowell round the blind side. It looked as if he Old Boys had been caught unawares. 3-0 at half time was a slightly flattering score. The Old Boys felt relieved and a little amazed. On resumption of play, the School improved, although, there was still a good deal of poor passing. After School Magazine Page 17

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Rugby Notes 1948 — 1949 1 Q M 9 til m BACK ROW: D. Green, D. Maclnnes, M. Morrison, R. Berry, G. Butt, J. Burr, M. Bayly, D. Johnson. FRONT ROW: B. Loughary, A. Parke, C. Tuttle, G. Parke (Captain) , M. Birch, J. Cowell, W. Bice. ABSENT: J. A. Pearkes. One cannot help reflecting that the School should have ended the season with a better record. Certainly luck contributed nothing. The game against New Entries Naden should have been won, and we were beaten at University School on a foul day with a much weakened team. Our first match against the Canadian Scottish Regiment Cadets was won rather easily. From the time that Birch kicked rather a good penalty goal until Putnam ploughed through the opposition like a hippopotamus through the pampas, there was no doubt as to which was the better team. It is rather dismal to note that of the seven tries scored, only one was converted. This inability to kick goals was a big failing throughout the season. We turned up at Royal Roads for the match against the Services College B team with an uncertain feeling of confidence in our stomachs and one victory under our belts. It was obvious as soon as the game got under way that the referee had had a difference with the rule book, and in the space of five minutes awarded three penalty kicks against us. This was just a taste of what was to follow. Soon the College was three points up on a good penalty goal. This seemed to rouse the team out of its doldrums and for the next ten minutes they played really attractive rugby with the three quarters handling well and running straight and hard. Johnson scored our first try, pouncing on a dropped Page 16 Shawnigan Lake

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about .en minutes, Pearkes intercepted a pass, ran fcr about 20 yards and then passed inside to Bice, who was tacked almost on the line. From the ensuing loose scrum, Bice, Pearkes and Burr forced the ball over the line for a try, Butt con- verting to make the score 8-0. The last try was scored by Green in the corner, Butt missed the kick, 11-0. For the Old Boys, Stokes and R. Pruett proved to be a formidable second row, and in the three quarters, Kueckelhan, Balshaw and Ned Larsen played hard and well. We were still without Maclnnes for our game against St. George ' s at Brockton Oval. As it turned out, this was more of a handicap than we imagined, for we saw very little of the ball, which was a pity, as Johnson and Loughary proved — with what little they did see of the ball — that they could ge t by their opposite numbers. The final score, 22-0, was slightly flattering to St. George ' s, although it cannot be denied that they were the better team. Their heavier and larger forwards dominated the game, and in Peter Scott, their Captain and fly half, they had a schemer par excellence. After playing on dry, springy grounds here at Shawnigan, it was rather a rude jolt to have to squelch through the Brockton quagmire. The School team ' s big failing was an indis- criminate hurling about of the ball when on our own line. This led to three of St. George ' s tries, which they were delighted to accept, and the score stood at 13-0 at half time, and our backs had seen nothing of the ball. How we missed Maclnnes! In the second half things improved slightly, and the team as a whole did better. Occasionally the ball reached Johnson and Loughary, and twice they performed two beautiful scissors, but the heavy going made it impossible for either of them to get clear. St. George ' s scored twice more and kicked a penalty goal to bring the final score up to 22-0. The tackling of the team was good, but there was very little corner flagging. Pearkes played magnificently at wing forward, and time and again stopped dangerous-looking movements with timely tackles. St. George ' s must be congratulated on playing really attractive football, and adapting themselves to the conditions. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their kind and thoughtful hospitality. The season closed with the match against University School, and for this match we were without the Parke brothers and Johnson. Quite a handicap. Nevertheless, we have no excuses to offer for being beaten by such a large score as 20-6. This was one of the School ' s off days; and although each individual tried hard, the team lacked cohesion. It soon became obvious that University ' s three quarters would need some watching, and in Shipley, the hooker, they had a forward whose height proved invaluable in the lineouts. Valiantly though Tuttle toiled, it was here that we missed Gordon Parke ' s great height, for I am sure that he would have more than held his own. Our points came from a first half penalty goal kicked by Butt, and a try in the second half from an intercepted pass by Burr. University School scored six tries, quite a few of which could have been stopped had there been more resolute tackling and falling. The match was played in a downpour which did not help matters. Rather a dismal way to end the season, but the team is a young one and the experience gained should prove invaluable to the majority of them next year. Our big failing was a dearth of place kickers. Of the seventeen tries scored, only two were converted; a rather dismal record, but one that should not be hard to improve upon next season. P a g e 1 8 Shawnigan Lake