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

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which was a dismal way to bring a fine Rugby career at Shawnigan to a close. In the closing minutes of the game, Cooke scampered over for a try for Lake ' s House much against the run of play, and so the final score was 14-3. Both games were keenly contested and the play was at times far more bruising than skillful. Groves ' House are to be congratulated on winning, but maybe not by quite such a large margin as many expected. Boxing 1949 Not enough footwork and practically no straight punching was the verdict of Commander Kingscote after he had refereed the Finals, and every spectator must agree with him. Too often the boys wasted much of their energy in attempting to land a vicious hook where a straight left would have been far more effective. However, in spite of this, there were many good bouts and plucky displays. In very few weights was it possible to predict a winner and, in several cases, there was a surprise win for the underdog. PAPERWEIGHT (under 80 lbs.) Ritchie 2 won this weight after three close fights. His opponent in the finals, Lawson 1, expended enough energy, if correctly directed, to win three bouts. However most of his strength was spent in pounding the air. The spectators certainly enjoyed this fight. Lawson 2 surprised many with his persistent belligerence and will be a hard boy to beat in the future. GNATWEIGHT (under 90 lbs.) McKay I proved to be the best boxer and had little trouble winning his weight. In the semi-finals Wilson 2 put up a good fight but could not match McKay ' s experience. In the final, McKay met Bick who tried hard but could not really extend him. MOSQUITO WEIGHT (under 100 lbs.) McKay I boxed in this weight as well as his own, and proved he was up to it by reaching the finals before losing to his taller opponent, Tutin. This was a hard fight and a good one to watch. Ritchie I looked good but he must use more aggressive tactics if he ever wishes to do himself justice. BANTAMWEIGHT (under 118 lbs.) This weight was a wide open affair. Anyone of the four semi-finalists could have won. Bellm 2 emerged as the winner and must be congratulated on his stamina if on nothing else, he being the busiest boxer of the Tournament, reaching the finals in this weight and the weight above. He beat Wilson I in the finals in what was more like a wrestling match than anything else. In the semi-finals he won over McLennan who looked to be the best boxer in the weight. In the other semi-final, Wilson I won a close decision over Shanks. FEATHERWEIGHT (under 126 lbs.) Illness and absence of several of the boys disorganized this weight. The result was that not one boy fought the opponent he was originally drawn against. The big surprise in this weight was Wray. First he dealt with Hackett Page 22 Shawnigan Lake

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November 14th— Old Boys (Home) . Won 11-0 November 20th — St. George ' s 1st XV (Away) Lost 0-22 November 27th — University School 1st XV (Away) Lost 6-20 November 20th — University School 2nd XV (Home) Lost 0-12 November 27th — University School Colts XV (Away) Lost 0- 3 HOUSE MATCHES The first round of the House Matches drew Lake ' s House against Ripley ' s. Both Houses had several boys in bed, so the teams that took the field were fairly weak. In the first half it was nearly all Ripley ' s, as Lake ' s battled uphill against a strong wind and rain. Ripley ' s gained the ball repeatedly from the set scrums and both Butt and Putnam took a good deal of watching. Finally, after fifteen minutes of play they scored in the corner from a good try by Putnam. Ripley ' s continued to press and it was not long before their efforts were re- warded, as from a lineout Wilson I intercepted a pass back to the scrum half and raced over unmolested. Butt converted to make the score 8-0. This seemed to wake Lake ' s House up and soon it was their turn to press. First Thee went round the blind side only to be held up, and then the ball was heeled and Birch crashed his way over for a try which was not converted. Thus the score at half time stood at 8-3, which was quite surprising as Lake ' s House were regarded to have the stronger team. However, in the second half the situation was reversed and Lake ' s spent almost the rest of the game in Ripley ' s half. Birch scored his second try of the game in very much the same manner as he scored the first, to reduce the lead to two points, 8-6. The next try came through Cooke and Doyle pouncing on a dropped pass and dribbling it over the line. Birch converted this try to give his House the lead, 11-8. Finally to cap a fine afternoon ' s work, Birch scored his third try of the game on a fine sixty-yard run that had him go through nearly the whole side. The final score was 14-8. Lake ' s House were pretty much all Birch, while Ripley ' s House surprised everyone by its good display. In the final, Lake ' s started off with a rush against Groves ' and for a moment looked like scoring, pressing their opponents right back to their line. However, pressure was relieved when a free kick was awarded against Cowell for picking the ball out of the scrum. Groves ' House were settling down more now, but they could not get their dangerous three quarter line going, owing to the fine hooking of Maclnnes for Lake ' s. Finally, they did heel it, and Johnson cut through beautifully and passed the ball on to Loughary for a nice try. The kick was missed. Groves ' continued pressing and once Loughary looked certain to score, but was knocked into touch by a fine tackle by Berry. So half time was reached with Groves ' House leading by the small score of 3-0. The second half was a different story with Groves ' House coming into their own and improving by the minute. First Edgett went round the blind side of a five yard scrum for a try, 6-0. Then Loughary got over in the corner, and Patrick only just missed with a fine kick from the touch line. Parke II cut through beautifully to score between the posts. So the score now stood at 14-0 in Groves ' House favour. Just prior to this try Gordon Parke was brought down heavily in a tackle by Birch and Harrison. He suffered a broken ankle School Magazine Page 21

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and then gave Edgett some rough moments. Edgett however, was too nimble for him and won comfortably. Bellm 2 beat Cooke and then lost to Edgett in rather a tame battle. It was obvious that he was feeling the effects of boxing in two weights. LIGHTWEIGHT (under 13 5 lbs.) Cowell won fairly comfortably and was not really extended. He had a clear cut victory over Wilkinson who fought pluckily and he did not find beating Loughary, in the final, too difficult. He is one of the very few boys who punches straight. In an earlier bout Wright displayed courage in fighting it out with Loughary after the latter had floored him with a hard right hook in the first round. WELTERWEIGHT (under 150 lbs.) Of the two finalists, Johnson had by far the easier passage. Receiving a bye into the second round, he had only one fight and that an easy one to reach the finals. For Burr it was a difficult story. First he had a hard fight against Bayly and then an even harder one against Parke 2. In the final, Johnson was expected to win. However, they both started off so cautiously, they were asked to liven things up which they proceeded to do and gave us a good exhibition of boxing, particularly Burr. He fought really well to beat Johnson, with some solid punches. These tactics paid off as it was very evident that Johnson tired badly in the final round. MIDDLEWEIGHT (under 170 lbs.) This was the weight of surprises. First Doyle loosened some of Robinson ' s teeth and won there and then. Birch followed suit by dealing with Morrison in the first round without any difficulty and little opposition, and Green beat Put- nam in a very tame bout. The next bout was quite a revelation. Green displaying speed and power that he had hitherto kept hidden, blasted Birch out of the picture in a real pitched battle. Birch would certainly have done better if he had remembered that he had a straight left, instead of trying to out-Herod Herod. Butt beat Doyle quite easily. In the final, Green tried the same tactics that had been so effective against Birch but this time they backfired slightly. After punching wildly in the first round, Butt decided to box and, although Green proved troublesome until the final gong, Butt was a decisive winner. HEAVYWEIGHT The expected final between Parke 1 and Pearkes was never realised. Pearkes hurt his thumb when boxing Bice, and Tuttle lost to Parke. It is a pity that Pearkes was not available to test Parke for he is the only boy tall enough to do so. In reflection, one could say that many boys have improved considerably and some even surprised themselves. The standard throughout the School is improving and that, after all, is what matters. On the basis of awarding two points for the winner and one for the loser in the finals, Groves ' House turned out to be the winners with 12 points, second was Lake ' s House with 8 points, and third Ripley ' s with 7 points. Altogether, it was quite close. Paperweight (under 80 lbs.) Ritchie 2 Lawson 1 Gnatweight (under 90 lbs.) McKay 1 Bick Mosquitoweight (under 100 lbs.) Tutin McKay 1 Bantamweight (under 118 lbs.) Bellm 2 Wilson 1 School Magazine Page 23