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

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1951 BASKETBALL RESULTS 1. S.L.S. 27 S.L. Loggers 30 (overtime) 2. S.L.S. 38 S.L. Loggers 36 3. S.L.S. 30 Cowichan High School 25 4. S.L.S. 47 R.C.A. Reserve 25 (Maclnnes 18) 5. S.L.S. 55 Cowichan High School 41 (Patrick 20) 6. S.L.S. 66 R.C.A. Reserve 39 Av. 47-33 (Maclnnes 26) HOUSE MATCHES 1. Ripley ' s 18 1. Lake ' s 12 2. Lake ' s 27 2. Groves ' 15 3. Groves 14 3. Ripley ' s 15 7. S.L.S. 68 S.L. Loggers 38 (Osvold 16) (Obermarck 16) auash aua.3t Squash once again this year proved to be a most popular game, if only for a short spell during the Lent Term. Thee was undoubtedly the best player in the School, being able to beat the next boy, Patrick, almost at ease. This does not mean to say that we had only one Squash player in the School. Far from it for there were several boys who not only were keen on the game but played it often. Of these, Maclnnes, Bellm, Goodenough and Pinkerton showed the most promise. In March, Thee, Patrick and Maclnnes I went to Victoria to take part in the B. C. Squash Championships held at the Sussex Hotel. All three boys played well and impressed their opponents and spectators alike. However, special mention must be made of Thee who did better than was expected of him in that he reached the semi-final round before losing to a much more experienced player. It is hoped that Thee will continue the game after he leaves Shawnigan for he shows signs of becoming a really first-rate player. d5oxina ( ompetiti ion Ripley ' s House and Groves ' House were joint winners of the Inter-House Boxing Com- petition, each gaining 9 points, while Lake ' s House was last with 6 points. The general standard of the bouts was not as high as last year because less time had been spent in training and preparation. However, as usual, there were a number of close bouts and interesting bouts. Of the eventual weight winners, both Ross in the Lightweight and Maclnnes I in the Heavy- weight were in a class by themselves. Otherwise, no finalist had things too much his own way. Gnatweight Ford (R) beat Douglas (R) Mosquitoweight McAlpine (R) beat Svendsen I (L) Flyweight Fuller (G) beat Knight (G) Bantamweight Strathdee (G) beat Casselman (R) Featherweight Kaye I (G) beat Berry (L) Lightweight Ross (L) beat Wilson II (R) Middleweight Wilson I (R) beat Obermarck I (R) Heavyweight Maclnnes I (L) beat Bellm (G) £ wimmina We have greatly enjoyed a fine Summer Term as far as the weather has been concerned and have made full use of it in and on the Lake. Swimming was begun, officially, as early as May 1st and each day saw increasing numbers in the Lake. The Sports were much the same as last year in that keenness was more evident than speed. However, the races were interesting as the laps were short and no one was ever very far behind at the end of a lap. Once again, thanks to Maclnnes I, Lake ' s House were the Inter-House winners. The 450-yards was won, for the third year in succession, by Maclnnes I. He was followed home by Brooks, Thee, Clark and Cleeland, in that order. The most exciting race was the free-style Relay which was won by Lake ' s House. Harrison, starting on the last leg for Ripley ' s, had a lead of some six yards over Maclnnes but the latter, swimming very strongly, just won by a touch. Of the Juniors, Evans and Svendsen 2 did well, while Burns, Hebb and Babcock proved most adept at manoeuvring at high speed on the surf boards. Page 15

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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

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Cricket floles 1950-1951 1st CRICKET XI Back Row: J. A. Clark, E. Obermarck, E. E. Pinkerton, G. R. Wilson, T. M. Osvold, W. S. Edgeit. Front Row: P. W. Maclnnes, D. Bellm, D. C. Maclnnes (Captain), A. S. Patrick, T. C. Thee. The 1st XI had an enjoyable season. Four of the eight matches were won, three were lost, while the remaining game was drawn. In every instance our defeats were due to unenter- prising batting. On no occasion did our opponents score enough runs to place them in a position where defeat was impossible but our batsmen were so much on the defensive that they practically neglected the very important fact that we needed runs to win. Our bowling was usually steady and occasionally very good, while the fielding was always good and occasion- ally excellent. The first match, against the Masters ' XI, was won but not with the ease that had been expected. Mr. James and Mr. Duxbury opened the batting for the Masters ' XI and , although not meeting with the success of previous years, their start was far from ignominious. In fact, when Mr. Duxbury was out after nibbling tentatively at a short ball at his head, he had scored 13 useful runs. Indeed, this proved to be the top score for the Masters ' XI whose total reached 56. Bellm bowled well, taking three wickets for 14 runs. The 1st XI did not get off to a very auspicious start, losing 2 wickets for 4 runs. However, Bellm was batting confidently and paved the way for victory, being fifth out at 36. The School was eventually all out for 77 runs. That they did not make more was due to Mr. Pearce ' s guileful bowling. He enjoyed the excellent analysis of 6 wickets for 19 runs. In the early matches it was soon evident that weak batting was to be our Achilles ' Heel and, as it did not improve very greatly during the season, we were often in the annoying position of having dismissed our opponents cheaply, only to find that they would dismiss us for even less. This is exactly what happened against Cowichan C.C. in our next match. Batting first, Cowichan were all out for 33 runs. No one seemed able to offer any prolonged resistance against Goodenough and Bellm. We began disastrously, losing our first four wickets for only 10 runs, but in came Maclnnes I who soon showed us that the bowling could be dealt with and the score went along quite nicely to 25. Here we had a most strategic stop for tea, strategic because, on the first ball after tea, Maclnnes was bowled and the rest of the side was dismissed for only an additional 5 runs. Green proved a thorn in our batting flesh, taking 6 wickets for 1 7 runs. It was in a different frame of mind that we tackled the Old Boys on May 13th. Losing the Toss, Maclnnes led the team out to field. Good fielding by the team and bowling by Goodenough soon had the Old Boys in hot water, seven batsmen returning to the Pavilion with but 34 runs on the scoreboard. However, it was soon obvious that the Old Boys had put their batting order in in reverse as the eighth wicket partnership between Don Green and Dave Smith raised the total to 78 before Jack Larsen judiciously declared his team ' s innings closed. Green ' s contribution to the cause was a hard hit 33 while Dave Smith added a stylish 17. Goodenough and Bellm opened the batting for the School and appeared to be well set before Bellm was out in his usual manner, playing back to a well pitched up ball. Goodenough was out the very next over and Maclnnes and Patrick took the score along to 40 before Maclnnes was bowled playing across a good length ball. When Patrick was out, the desire for victory seemed Page 16