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

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As a team they were young and inexperienced, which perhaps helps to explain their temperamentality. The best player on the side was undoubtedly Casselman who, with his clever and thrustful running, was always a danger to the opposition, no matter what the score. His co-centre Brooks played well too but must use his speed with more intelligence if he wishes to do himself justice. Lutener at Stand-off proved very effective, his only weak spot being his kicking. Johnson, at full-back, tackled magnificently but was never certain what to do when he got his hands on the ball, while his kicking was weak and inaccurate. The pick of the forwards were Kaye 1 and Kingscote. These two were always in the van of constructive play. Crisp, too, deserves mention for his keenness. He was included in the side as a hooker, at which he became quite adept, but latterly he gave signs that we might expect other things from him too. Owing to the snow at the end of the Lent Term, there was no opportunity of playing off the House Matches. This was a great pity as it appeared that the Houses were better balanced than they had been for some years. lst X y FIXTURE LIST Nov. lst — University School lst XV Away Lost 6-16 Nov. 12th — Old Boys ' XV Home Won 19-8 N ov 18th — St. George ' s School lst XV Away Lost 0-16 Dec. 9th — University School lst XV Home Lost 3-6 Feb. 17th — Canadian Scottish XV Home Lost 3-17 Feb. 21st — Victoria High School lst XV Home Won 13-12 Feb. 28th — Oak Bay High Shool lst XV -Home Won 14-11 2nd XV Nov. 1st — University School 2nd XV Away Lost 0-17 Nov. 4th — St. George ' s School 2nd XV Home Lost 0-12 Nov. 27th — Qualicum College lst XV Home Won 12-3 Dec. 9th — University School 2nd XV Home Won 3-0 Colts XV Oct. 28th — Qualicum College Colts XV Home Draw 6-6 Nov. lst — University School Colts XV Away Lost 0-33 Nov. 1 8th — St. George ' s School Colts XV Away Won 26-0 Nov. 22nd — Qualicum College Colts XV Away Lost 3-30 Dec. 9th — University School Colts XV Home Lost 3-12 L roAS L ountri A Cross Country team of six was entered in the annual Canadian Services College Cross Country held at Royal Roads. The School team did very well and placed fourth. Antles was the first Shawnigan runner to cross the finishing line, coming in 8th, and he was followed by Riley who was 12th. Altogether, the team must be congratulated for training hard and obtaining such a good result. The following boys made up the team: Riley, Pinkerton, Antles, Coates, Obermarck and Grauer. G umnadticd i -ompetit omnelilion Lake ' s House won the Inter-House Gymnastics Competition by a slim margin. They only just beat Groves ' House by IVi points. The final scores were: Lakes ' , 3721 4 pts.; Groves ' , 369 3 A pts.; and Ripley ' s, 344 Vi pts. Maclnnes I accumulated the most individual points, garnering 66V4 out of a possible 70 which gives a very fair impression of the excel- lence of his work. It was very evident that he was the best gymnast competing and all his exercises were done with assurance and good control. It was also obvious that this could only have been attained through a great deal of practice. Edgett, Thee and Maclnnes II were also good. Ripley ' s House lost out badly through the inability of their seniors to do the ground exercises, a fact borne out in Lutener, a junior who was top scorer of the team although doing the senior exercises. In the junior section, Johnson was in a class by himself when it came to the actual execution of the exercises. However, he could well take a lesson in neatness from Simson or Vandersluys. The competition, as a whole, was not as good as last year ' s, there being a far greater spread between the performances of the best and the worst. How- ever, the top four were well up to standard. Page 13

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T. C. THEE — Scrum-half. An intelligent player who looked before he passed. His service from the scrum was accurate and he covered well in defence. His instructions to the forwards were not at times clearly heard but he is improving in this respect. F. L. A. ELMALEH — Wing Three-Quarter. A very hard driving wing who never played a poor game. His defence was very sound. Perhaps a little more cunning would improve his play. P. F. HARRISON — Forward. Although ignorant of the finer points of the game, he always played hard and used his weight in the set scrums. A very sound tackier. E. OBERMARCK — Wing Three-Quarter. A fast, elusive wing who spoils his play by sometimes slowing down and cutting inside his man. However, he has scored a number of good tries and, although weak defensively, he has improved greatly in this respect. G. R. WILSON — Forward. An aggressive forward with a flair for open play. His tackling is very sound but he must improve his handling. A. V. GRAUER — Forward. A hard working forward. He has the distinction of never playing a poor game. P. W. MaclNNES — Centre Three-Quarter. Very much improved. He is a whole- hearted player and a strong runner, but he has a lot to learn about positional play and the timing of passes. Very sound tackle. T. M. OSVOLD — Full-Back. He has most of the essentials of a full-back — safe hands, a long kick and a strong tackle — but he too often would have an off day. He is apt to let himself be caught with the ball more than is necessary. J. A. CLARK — Forward. A hard-working forward who was handicapped by his lack of weight but who always played hard. His falling was particularly good but his tackling erratic. P. M. YOUNG — Forward. A greatly improved forward who, although almost com- pletely ignorant of the finer points of the game, always managed to throw his quite considerable weight around with careless abandon. Also played for the 1st XV: J. CROWDY, J. S. RILEY, E. E. PINKERTON, G. B. WEBSTER, B. A. COATES, A. A. ANTLES. 2nd XV. The 2nd XV. suffered from a severe lack of man power. So, in winning two of their four matches, they did better than was expected of them. After playing poorly in the first half against University School 2nd XV., they managed to make a reasonably close game of it in the second half before being beaten 0-17. A loss to St. George ' s followed. Here the team had its chances to score but poor finishing cost them tries. Then came the first victory, a good one over Qualicum College 1st XV by a score of 12-3. It was in this match that the team gave its first signs of some improvement and this improvement was shown quite clearly when out of the blue, they won their next match against University School 2nd XV., the team that had defeated them earlier quite easily. Right from the opening kick-off, they played like men inspired and, giving their opponents no respite, were soon 3 points ahead on Antles ' all- important try. The pack, well led by Riley whose exhortations kept up the spirits of the whole side, dominated the game and it was from one of their fiery rushes that Antles was able to dribble ahead and score. There were many hectic moments in the second half when it appeared certain that our defence must crack. However, with great tenacity, the team clung to its slim lead and when the final whistle blew, they were still ahead. As a team, the side was weak in many positions but, considering that there were absolutely no reserves, it did extremely well. Riley and Pinkerton were the pick of a spasmodic pack while Goodenough was the brains of the backfield. Gaffney at full-back proved to be a find and should be useful next year. Others who played well were Harman, Webster and Wilkinson. COLTS XV. The Colts were a hot and cold team. They began the season well with a hard-fought draw with Qualicum College Colts. Then, at University School, their temperature reached zero as they absorbed a 33-0 drubbing. Crossing over to Vancouver to play St. George ' s Colts in the snow, they turned on a heat not expected in their white surroundings and won easily 26-0. Then followed another dismal effort in which they were beaten 30-3 by Qualicum, the same side that they had so successfully drawn against in their first match. Finally they ended the season by playing well against the powerful University School Colts to whom they lost 3-12 in a close and interesting game. Page 12

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BasL Jl Vote 1950-1951 1st BASKETBALL V BACK ROW: T. M. Osvold, D. C. Maclnnes, A. S. Patrick, E. Obermarck, T. C. Thee. FRONT: A. A. Antles. The first Basketball team had an enjoyable and successful season. After playing seven matches, it was a pleasant surprise to look back on the record of six victories against a lone defeat. There was also consolation in the fact that we later reversed the decision on the team that beat us. Our defeat came in the first match against the village team. It was due, in large measure, to the fact that we had not yet had sufficient practice and slightly to the general over-eagerness that is nearly always present in an inexperienced team. It was, perhaps, the best game of the season as far as excitement went, the score being tied at 26-all at the end of regulation time. In the overtime period, however, we were over-anxious and consequently could not put the ball into the basket although we had many opportunities to do so. In the return game, we had a lead of 22-14 when we removed our first string. However, the second string were not equal to the task and we had to put in our starting five again to preserve the win. Victories over Cowichan High School twice and the R.C.A.A. (Duncan) twice put us in fine fettle for our final game against the village. Unfortunately, they were unable to strip their strongest side, so the rather one-sided win for us meant little. However, the season was a most successful one and thoroughly enjoyed by the boys. The 1st V was capable of holding its own against anyone and did, but our second stringers, hard though they tried, were not always able to keep the lead. Patrick proved to be an excellent captain whose knowledge of the game and tactical sense on the floor proved invaluable. He always played well and was a fine example to the rest of the team. Maclnnes, whose play improved in every match, proved most adept at securing the rebounds and it was this asset which gave us the advantage over our opponents so often. He enjoyed one spendid afternoon in which he nonchalantly potted 26 points from the bucket. Osvold was a splendid forward or guard, his clever positional play often setting up the subsequent basket. Obermarck proved to be the fastest and trickiest forward on the team and it was always consoling to think that he was for us and not against us. The remaining members of the starting team varied, sometimes it was Eastman and occasionally Goodenough or Antles but, whoever was selected, always managed to fit in nicely with the scheme of things. As several of the team will be here next season, prospects appear bright especially as there are a number of likely- looking juniors. The final team was: Right Guard, Antles; Left Guard, Obermarck; Right Forward, Patrick (Captain); Centre, Maclnnes; Left Forward, Osvold. The Second team was: Goodenough, Eastman, Howard, Thee and Bellm. The House Matches were closely fought, Ripley ' s being the eventual winners. After a ding-dong battle with Groves ' , they squeezed through by a single point, while the going was a little easier against Lake ' s where they won by the low score of 18-12. In the other match, Lake ' s defeated Groves ' in a shortened game 27-15. Page H