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

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There were not many records broken but this does not mean that the events were below standard. On the contrary, there were many good performances and the fact that most of the runners are young moots well for the future. David Bellm led the record breakers. He set new records in the Intermediate High and Broad Jumps, his height in the High Jump being 5 ft., while he broad jumped 1 7 ft. 6 ins. Maclnnes I, after a good deal of practice in the Shot Putt, set a new record of 37 ft. 1 1 Vi ins. Gaffney threw the Cricket Ball 81 yds. 1 ft. for a new record. The only other record to fall by the wayside was the Senior Trail which was won by Obermarck I, his record being made possible by Coates who kept close on his tail all the way and ran very well indeed to come in a close second. Perhaps the highlight of the Events and certainly the best individual performance was the 880 run by Obermarck for his house in the 4x880 Relay. Receiving the baton 30 yards behind the race leader, Antles, who is no mean runner himself, he set off at a very fast pace. Antles, sensing that he was being gained upon, speeded up. However, Obermarck gradually decreased the distance between them until, coming into the final straight, he was right on Antles ' heels. He sprinted past Antles on the bend of all places and so surprised was Antles at having been passed there that he had no sprint left to answer Obermarck ' s final spurt. Groves ' won both sprint relays, thanks to the good sprinting of Edgett. Maclnnes II proved far too good in the under- 14 events, there being no one who could match stride with him at all. He won every event while Vandersluys and McAlpine shared the spotlight in the under-12 ' s, each winning or being placed in three events. SCORE SHEET OF TRACK AND FIELD SPORTS Groves ' Seniors 100 Yard Relay . 6 220 Yard Relay . 6 440 Yard Relay .... 2 880 Yard Relay .... 2 Trail 2 High Jump 5 Broad Jump 1 Cricket Ball Throw X Discus Throw 1 Shot Putt 5 Tug ' O ' War 8 Boxing 10 Lake ' s Ripley ' s 4 4 4 4 6 3 5 X 3 3 12 2 2 6 6 4 1 3 X 5 1 4 10 Groves ' Intermediates 100 Yard Relay — 6 220 Yard Relay 4 440 Yard Relay 4 Trail 4 High Jump 5 Broad Jump 5 Cricket Ball Throw X Under 14 8 Juniors Lake ' s Ripley ' s Total 84 4 6 6 6 3 1 X 12 90 Points System — Track events: 6, 4, 2 poi nts respectively for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Field events: 5, 3, 1 points respectively for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Track events: teams of 4 — Field events: teams of 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 X 4 6 66 Page 21

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HOUSE MATCHES Ripley ' s House met Lake ' s House in the first round of the House matches and were defeated. Being put in to bat first, Ripley ' s were all out in half an hour for 24 runs. At one time it appeared that they might be out for even less but Harrison and Osvold, each with 8 runs, helped the cause along. Thee bowled well for Lake ' s, taking 4 wickets for 3 runs. Burns and Thee opened the batting for Lake ' s and Osvold bowled Thee when he had scored only 3 runs. However, Maclnnes and Burns carried the score along to 43 when both retired, the game having been won. During this time, Burns had scored a patient 8 while Maclnnes, including two prodigious hooks for 6, made 32. Against Groves ' House in the finals, Burns and Thee opened the batting for Lake ' s. Burns again played well but batted too slowly and, when out, had only scored one run. Maclnnes 1 did not stay and there appeared to be no one capable of standing up to the bowling of Goodenough except Thee who was batting very confidently. Banks came in and scored a breezy 14 before being out. Thee carried his bat and, out of a final total of 51, he had made 19 careful runs during which he did not give a chance. With their sights on 51 runs, Groves ' House started very confidently but keen fielding and bowling by Lake ' s soon had them in difficulties. Patrick was the only batsman to stay in. When the last man, Simson, came in 5 runs were needed for a win. A snick here and there and gradually they crept nearer to the elusive winning run. Two more runs to win and Patrick faced the bowling. The tension was acute. A drive past the bowler was held to a single by dint of some fine fielding by Svendsen. A bye and over. Then Maclnnes bowling at Simson who blocked the first ball and successfully repeated the performance on the next ball. A swing and a miss on the third ball and a careful playing forward to the fourth ball. However, not quite a big enough reach and there was Thee grinning, the ball safely caught in his right hand. A most exciting tied game, quite rare in cricket and very rare in a House Match. After the game, Thee and Maclnnes 2 were awarded their House Cricket Colours. htockt A little of both brands of hockey has been played during the past year. Not enough it is true for the boys to have become proficient in the game but sufficient for them to appre- ciate the merits of each. For over a week in the Lent Term we enjoyed some excellent skating on Hartl ' s flooded field which had, as an added attraction, relative safety for the water at the deepest point was no more than four feet. After some days when everyone had had their fill of just plain skating and were looking for new fields to conquer, we began the Ice Hockey competition in which four teams participated, the three Houses and a fourth team made up of members of the staff. Lake ' s House, with a predominance of good skaters, won the tournament rather easily. How- ever, there was an interesting struggle for second place which was finally secured by Ripley ' s when they defeated the Masters ' Team by a very small margin. Groves ' House occupied the basement. Grass Hockey was enjoyed too but more as a frolic than as a sport. We supplied boys of various sizes and shapes to form an opposition side to the Strathcona girls ' team in an effort to improve their standard of play. How far we succeeded can be judged by the fact that the girls lost all their matches, although they did manage to tie one. A few of the boys proved to be quite adept at wielding the hockey stick and have come to the conclusion that Grass Hockey is far from a ladies ' game. JrcicK and J7 ield porld As we enjoyed an extremely fine spell of weather at the beginning of the Summer Term, it was decided that full advantage of it should be taken just in case we were due for a wet summer. How wrong we were! It proved ideal for the running off of the Inter-House Track and Field events. The three Houses proved to be extremely well matched which helped greatly in keeping the keenness of the competitors at the absolute maximum and in stimu- lating the interest of the spectators also. Lake ' s House finally emerged on top with 88 points but were given very stiff opposition all the way by Groves ' who were second with 84 points. In fact, the winner was not decided until the very last event had been completed. With but the Tug O ' War remaining, the two houses were deadlocked. However, by dint of superior groaning and heaving and having, in the shape of Tuttle, the better anchor man, Lake ' s managed to beat Groves ' and so win the Cup. Page 20

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VJeL 1950 RIPLEY ' S Allan, D. V., 1948. 1st XV. Butt, D. G., 1945. School Prefect. 1st XV, 1st XI. Chadwick, C. M., 1949. 1st XI. Flint, W. J., 1946. 1st XV. Hagstrom, R. L, 1947. Putnam, T. R., 1946. 1st XV. Saul, P. A., 1944. Waterman, A. D., 1944. School Prefect. 1st XI. GROVES ' Bayly, M. M., 1948. 1st XV. Bellm, M., 1948. 1st XV, 1st XI. Johnson, D. E., 1947. 1st XV, 1st XI. Loughary, B. St. C, 1943, 1st XV, 1st XI. Morrison, M. R., 1948. 1st XV. Parke, A. A., 1946. School Prefect. 1st XV. Robinson, E. B. B., 1947. Wearne, H. I. G., 1944. LAKE ' S Burr, J. B., 1944. School Prefect. 1st XV, 1st XI. Callahan, C. L, 1948. Pearkes, J. A., 1945. School Prefect. 1st XV, 1st XI. Wright, P. H. F., 1946. OUBo flote Of boys who left in June, 1950, we have heard the following news: at the University of B.C. are Grant Butt, John Burr, John Pearkes and Alan Parke; at Victoria College, D. V. Allan; at the University of Washington, Michael Chadwick. David Waterman is now with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Vernon; Peter Wright is studying all about aeroplanes at the De Havilland Works in England. The Annual Old Boys ' Dinner was held at the Georgia Hotel in Vancouver on Friday, October 27th. Travelling over from the School for the event were the Head Master, Mr. Duxbury, Tom Pearce and three School Prefects; Tuttle, Maclnnes and Riley. The Old Boys ' Weekend brought many visitors to the Shool for the Rag Concert, Memorial Service and Old Boys ' Rugger Match. In all there were some forty Old Boys present for all or part of the weekend. During the year more than eighty Old Boys paid visits to the School, many for the first time since leaving and some from far-distant points such as Bob Guthrie from Tierra del Fuego, Peter Matthews from England. It is with great pleasure that we hear from the Korean front that Bob McCleary — now a Captain — has been awarded a Bronze Star Medal; that John Torland has received the D.F.C. Also in Korea, John Powell with the Canadian Corps. Robin Hayward has recently been appointed First Lieutenant in H.M.C.S. Athabasca and we understand will soon be off to Korean waters. Bob Hyndman had a one-man Exhibition of his paintings in Ottawa for one week last April. Congratulations! We received information that John Billings, now at the California Institute of Tech- nology, was elected Rally Commissioner for the student body. Page 22