Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGK SCHOOL RI ' CORI). Although stale news to many, the Trinity College Scliool Rovers ' tour of 1S97 well deserves mention in the Rkcokd, not only to insure the scores being preserveti, hut also to chronicle perhaps the most brilliant jjerfor- mance representative of school cricket. The team was an exceptionally strong one and contained almost the full available strength of past and present. Six inatchesinall were played, five won easily and the draw against London was i)ractically the same. So high was the scoring throughout, that the Rovers in only two matches completed their innings. The record of the tour in this res- pect has no parallel in Canadian cricket, the average of runs per wicket for the Rovers ' tour throughout being 22.7, while that of the opposing teams was S. 2. It is only fair to state that the weather and wickets favoured high scoring, but it must also be considered that the opposing Clubs were amongst the very best in Ontario. The last tour was famous for the century of A. C. Allan. The tour of ' 97 boasted two, Cooper 118 not out and Saunders 101 (re- tired), not mentioning the narrow margin of three runs which prevented Alexis Martin in the London match being in the same class. Of the three, Saunders ' score was [jrobably the best yerformance as the bowling and fieldmg opposed to him were of much higher class than that of London. The wickets at Hamilton, London and Chatham deserve special mention being all that could have been desired. The success of the tour was not confined only to the field of play for it was most enjoy- able to the members of tlie team in every way from start to finish. Thanks to the tire- less energy and the unfailing good nature of Mr. Watson the difficulties of tickets, luggage, transportation and hotels never bothered the travellers and at the end of the tour at Wind- sor they expressed to him their apjireciation of how much of the pleasure of the tour was due to his efforts. 1) R. C M. m. tciie:s ML. VKn6. wox 5. dkaw.s i July 2 at Toronto vs. Toronto C.C. Rovers 139 for 6 wkts. Toronto 40. Won by 99 runs and 4 wkts. in hand. July 3 at Hamilton vs Hamilton C. C. Rovers 242 for 7 wkts. Hamilton 115. Won by 127 runs, and 3 wkts. in hand. July 5 at Ciuelph vs. ( ' iuel|)h ( ' .C. Rovers 122. Cuelph 52 and 22 for 4 wkts. Won by 70 runs. July 6 at London vs. London Asylum (!C. Rovers 301 for 5 wkts. London Asylum 152 for 7 wkts. 1 )rawn. July 7 at ( hathamvs. (. ' Iiatham C.C. Rovers 179 for 7 wkts. Chatham 77. Won by 102 runs and 4 wkts in hand. July Sth at Detroit vs. Detroit Athletic Club. Rovers 200 D. A. C. 46 and 47 for 6 wkts. Won by 154 runs. Name a c c - S ' e - ' A .- W. H. Cooper 2J3 5 I 118- 58.2 A. K. K. Marlin 249 6 t 97 41.5 I). W. S.-iuiulcrs 191 5 o loit 38.2 I). .M. ki pcTs 89 6 3 37 29.6 V. .v. lUlilwin 75 3 o 46 25. W. n. While 33 4 2 23 16.5 1). K. C. M.irlin 63 6 2 31 15.7 i:. .S. .Scnkler 62 5 1 21 15.5 W. R. .McCoiikey 42 4 o 27 10.5 W.W.Jones 39 4 o 23 0.7 C. Hecher . ' 9 2 o 9 45 V. F. Sweny 12 4 I S 4- .S. K. Saunders 6 2 o 6 3. Not out. t retiree ' . HOWLINC. AVKRACKS. Name Halls Mdiis Rns Wkts Av ' rc W. H. Cooper 322 23 III 18 6.1 I .. S. Senkler 130 5 S 9 6.2 IV M. Rogers 249 10 120 16 7.7 W. W. lones 269 9 144 14 10.2 .S. R. Saunders 115 1 79 6 13. 1 On the evening of Shrove Tuesday there was an exhibition of photographs, taken by the boys, in the Dining Hall. It was a most creditable exhibition and one of great inter- est, particularly to those who have been here sometime and recognized old faces among the groups. Mr. Williamson gave us a very interesting magic lantern show, which con- tained pictures of England, Scotland and France. ' The success of the entertainment was due to the energy of Mr. Collinson, and we hope it may become an annual event. ' I ' he prize for the best collection was awarded to Ridout. R W. Dibb r93- ' 94) is now in India, working for the examination for the Bengal Superior Police. -At the last examination he was 4th, but only three api)ointmcnts were made. It was a great pleasure to hear of one in whose heart the School has so warm a corner and we look for his success in his examination next December.

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rkiNlTV COLLHGli SCHOOL KKCORU. 30 at least were not deserved, and If the- niateh were to be faithfully reported, some- thing akin to the following would appear in the daily papers : — 30 runs were contributed by ' Slackness, ' a plaver kindly furnished to the Town by the Schobl. Now, let us watch the School s innings. It is not long before we see a striking fault, which most of the eleven have, and which in- dicates very careless captaincy. The batsman makes a stroke, say to the off, between cover and mid-off, and calls, and they run. Now the batsman at the other wicket should take a glance at the ball and the man who is fielding it, and if he sees there is a chance for a second run he should run the first as fast as he knows how, and turn, so as to be ready to call, or answer his partner ' s call, for another ; but instead of do- ing this, we see that he runs down the wicket more or less slowly, (chiefly more), and stops; and all chance of a second run is lost. This happens not once or twice, but over and over again. Now, this is a most aggravating exhibition of slackness ; a lot of runs are wanted to win the match, there is barely time to make them, and yet we see two able-bodied boys jog up and down between the wickets as if they were hired to do it by th;; day. One would neve r suppose from watching them that it mattered in the least whether the game was won, or lost, or drawn. Anrl many a match is drawn for that very reason, and occasion is given to the enemy to decry the game as not suited to this coun- try, or slow to w.itch, where is it is not the fault of the game, but the stupid slack- ness of some of those who play it. One seldom sees that kind of thing in a really good match, but it is a fault to which school boys are specially prone, and one which the captain must be ever on the watch to correct. . ' nother kind of slackness we noticed, which the captain should look out for, and that is the neglect of the non-striking bats- man to follow up, but this is so well recog- nized as an elementary duty that we need say nothing to emphasize it. And in the School batting in this match there were some evidences that there had been slackness in the practise of the boys at the nets ; in some cases a desire to hit everything, in others a fearfulness of hitting anything. There was a great uncertainty, too, at times as to which batsman had the calling of the run. And so in watching the match, and in cri- ticizing all the bad play and applauding the good, the long summer day h.is worn away. Of course, the gaine was won by the School or I should not have enjoyed it nearly so much. It should hardly be necessary to say that the only reason for im.iginiiig all this slack- m ' ss which we are supposed t6 have noticed on the School ' s part in this match, was in order to point the moral of what I have had to say ; of course I don ' t consider T. C. S. worse than other schools in this respect, but quite the contrary, and the fact that the School has generally the strongest eleven proves that the game is better taught there, and better played there, as I hope it always will be. Cricket, you know, is called the noble game, and it is the very best game for a school, because not only does it help to de- velope a boy physically, but, if played in the light of its honourable traditions, and in the sportsman-like spirit which has always accom- panied it in the past, it will help very greatly in turning out a gentleman in the best sense of the term. Cricket is something more th.in a game, it is in a measure a part of your education, for your bodies require training as well as your brains, but looked at as a mere game it is well worth the playing, and it is worth playing well. I,et us all then, present boys and old boys, always remember that souiid advice which breathes the very spirit of cricket, i lay up, and play the game ; it is the nntto of true, clean, manly sport ; if we bear it in mind and live up to it we can never be accused of ' s tu {»ess. [• aithfully yours, DvcK V. Saunders. C. St. G. Baldwin ( ' 91 - ' 98) left suddenly last month to enter the Dominion Bank. We had counted on his being here as a cer- tainly for the cricket season, and his loss will be much felt. However, we wish him evi ry success in his new career.

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' 1 TRINITY COLLKGE SCHOOL RECORD. CHAPEL OFFETORIES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 1336-7. RECEIPTS. Michaelmas Term 1896 $84. 30 Lent ' rcrin 1897 95- 7 Trinity Term 95- ' 8 $275.26 PAYMENTS. Widows Orphans ' Fund $ 15.30 Misson Fund (Diocesan) 2490 Foreign Mission 19.00 ' rheological Students ' Fund 1 2.80 Domestic Missons 17.80 Chapel Organ Fund . 72 S3 Chapel Rebuilding 1 1 2 93 $275.26 There was also collected for the building of a church at Nagano, Japan, the sum of $28.80 and for the Indian Famine Fund about $30. When one considers that this small amount includes the offertories on Speech Day and Confirmation Sunday as well as the contribu- tions every Sunday of the Masters, we are almost ashamed to publish the statement Our Chapel in old days was the most beauti- ful in Canada, a fitting building for the centre of our School life. Surely out of the abun- dance which some of us have a little might be set aside for nohler uses ! Why not re-establish the envelope system ? A small sum given regularly every Sunday would soon mount up, and even if we felt the loss of it, it would be a small struggle against the over- whelming selfishness of to-day, and might not our physical condition be benefited as well? We congratulate Mr. Coombs on a suc- cessful concert given by the Town Madrigal Society, of which he is Conductor. During his years here the Choir has shown mark- ed improvement, and we sometimes wonder whether the members realize that they are re- ceiving valuable instru ction in reading, part singing and voice culture in return for efforts which make but a small demand on their time. Our Choir has always been a feature of T. C. S. and we must preserve it so. This term the services have been a pleasure to listen to, specially the anthems Turn Thy l ' ace From My Sins, and Lord for Thy Tender Mercies ' Sake: and Dyke ' s Te Deum in F, and Woodward ' s Magnificat, and Nunc Dimittis ' in E Flat, which are fair specimens of the music sung in Chapel. We cannot close this briel notice without mentioning the faithful services of A. G. Ram.say (will his voice ever break ? We hope not), G. T. Hamilton, L. M. Rathbun, S. R. Saunders, R. J. Maclaren and F. W. B. Ridont. May we make one suggestion tothe School ? That they join more heartily in the hymns and re.spon.ses. TRINITY COLLEGE LETTER. To the Editor of the Tkinitv Colleoe School Record. Mv Dear Sir, — In beginning this first of Trinity letters, we wish to extend our warmest wishes for the complete success of the Trinity College School Record. Theidea of again establishing a school paper has been met with much fiivour by the Old Boys, who, though separated by distance or circum- stance still retain a warm corner in their hearts for T. C. S. and its members. The School is well represented here in the faculty and in the undergraduate element of the College. The Reverend Edward C. Cayley, second professor in divinity, among his many duties still shows a strong interest in the School, and carries into his work here the s ime en- thusiasm that he then evinced. . lr. Michael Mackenzie, professor of mathematics, a son of the School, of Trinity College and later of Cambridge, has the personal interest of every man at heart and his painstaking efforts are well known and ap- preciated among you as well as among our- selves. Mr. W. H. White, fellow and lec- turer in classics and Mr. H. H. Bedford Jones, fellow and lecturer in theology, are also Old Boys represented in the faculty. Among the divinity students are C. A. Heiven, who occupies the positions of treasurer of the athletic association and ist Vice-president of the Lit. Institute Council. F. Kirkpatrick, of Kingston, an old boy of some years ago, having practised law for three years, has relinquished that profession and is now studying for the Church. L. W. B. Broughall secured the Jubilee scholarship in classics ; he is the secretary of the athletic