Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine It was rather a surprise that our forwards held their heavier opponents. In fact, in the first half, it was usually Brentwood who got the ball out of the scrum. With regard to the play of the backs, the three-quarters might have had more success if they had fallen back and gathered way before taking their passes. Playfair and Hope were awarded their colours after this match for con- sistent good play throughout this and former games. The team showed marked improvement in gaining ground by kicking. It is satisfactory to note the result, which shows an improvement on that of the pre- vious match. The College vs. J. B. A. A. (0-6) A second match with the James Bay team was arranged for November 24th. They arrived late, and we were not able to play more than twenty-five minutes each way. Owing to the fact that the ball was fumbled by one of our backs, an opposing half crossed our line. The College held their opponents back in midfield for a considerable time, when Watson made a run from a little behind our twenty- five, and he was not tackled till he was behind the goal-line. In the second half the School played downhill, and our play was a little better. In fact, it was un- fortunate we did not score when Redpath kicked the ball over the line and followed up hard, but he was just too late to be successful. We continued to hold our opponents quite well and at times pressed them some distance into their half. The most noticeable defects in our play were poor tackling and lack of vigour, most probably due to the long wait in the cold wind before the game. The scrum very seldom heeled the ball, and the three-quarters did not show their usual good combination. FOOTBALL TEAM Page Thirteen

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Brentwood College Magazine good run, and on being tackled near the try-line, passed to Money, who touched down. The halves also did good work, getting the ball out to the three-quarters quickly every time. Mr. Grant and Scott-MoncriefT played very pluckily, both tackling well. Brindley, in the three-quarter line, frequently relieved the situation by finding touch, while Farrer ' s tackling also calls for commendation. On the whole, however, the tackling was rather weak and showed the need of practice at going low. Mr. Cocks kicked a very good penalty, but his touch-finding was rather spoilt by our men being off-side. The College vs. The: Navy. (6-14) — Home On October 31st, a team from H. M. S. Patrician, came to Brentwood. In this match we did not show such good form as in the previous game against the Normal School. Perhaps this was because of the superior weight of our oppon- ents, but in spite of this fact, our side appeared to be acting on the saying, Attack is the best form of defence. The whole side, in particular Mr. Grant and Scott-Moncrieff , tried hard to carry the game into the opponents ' half by a series of rushes. In this respect mention should be made of the forwards ' and three-quarters ' work, for by good combination Farrer eventually made a brillant run and scored. Hope soon after- wards increased our score by three points, when he kicked a penalty from an awkward position near the touch-line. The: College: vs. the Oak Bay Wanderers. (0-11) — Azvay On November 3rd the school went to Oak Bay. The three-quarter line was rather broken up by the loss of Brindley and Henderson, who were on the sick list. Mr. Cocks and Creer took the places of the last two, the former ' s usual position at full back being filled by Morse, who did very well and greatly assisted his side by tackling and touch-finding. Not enough can be said in praise of Mr. Grant, Scott-MoncriefT and Playfair, in the back division, and Adamson, Hope, Haskamp and Redpath among the forwards, who together formed the backbone of the team. On the opponent ' s side Officer especially distinguished himself, and aided the Wanderers very much in winning in the second half by eleven points to none. The cause of this disappointing result may well be said to have been partly due to our bad tackling, and also in a small degree to the lack of combination on account of the changed positions of our players. On the whole the College played a plucky, uphill game. The College vs. The Oak Bay Wanderers. (0-6) — Home On November 17th the Wanderers came to Brentwood to play their return match. In this match we held the Wanderers very well in the first half, but were unable to do so in the last. On one occasion we were within a yard of their line, but found it impossible to get across, owing to the hard tackling of the other side. Page Twelve

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Brentwood College Magazine The: College vs. The: University School (0-11) On December 1st a match was played with the University School at Victoria. The defeat was not so bad as the score seems to indicate, but we were outclassed by their backs, who were both heavier and faster than ours. The University School scored their first try from a scrum about five yards from our try-line, when Lord ii succeeded in dodging round the blind side. We nearly scored several times in the first half. In the second half, Hope kicked the ball from a penalty to within a few yards of our opponents ' goal-line, where a scrum resulted, and we were unfortunate in being unable to score. Their second try was due to the failure of our side to bring down Villa, their fly-half. Their last and third try was made by Lord ii, and it was well deserved, owing to a good outflanking movement which we were unable to stop. It was converted by Cabledu from near the touch-line. Throughout the game our forwards worked splendidly and time and again forced back their opponents. When on the defence our backs worked very well, straightening out their line and tackling hard. Henderson distinguished himself by cutting through very well on several occasions, but unfortunately there was seldom anyone there to back him up. Playfair and Farrer tackled well, but Farrer was unable to distinguish himself in any other way, as the ball seldom reached him. For good work in this match, as well as in former ones, Redpath. Haskamp, and Money were awarded their colours. The: College vs. Normal School (3-3) On Saturday, December 8th, we played the Normal School at Oak Bay. The game was for the most part fairly evenly contested, both teams nearly scoring on several occasions. Our forwards worked hard, heeling the ball well, but Mr. Grant, as scrum half, was too well marked. About half way through the first half, someone made a wild pass across our goal in our own twenty-five, which of course ended disastrously. In the second half, the play was mostly near the centre. Then the ball came out well from a scrum to Mr. ( Cocks, who passed to Scott-Moncrieff. He evaded one three-quarter by a dummy pass and then on being tackled, passed back to Mr. Cocks, who had backed up well. He in turn evaded the full back, and rushed over for a try. The kick failed to convert. From the kick-off the Normal School again pressed, and would have scored but for a good tackle by Morse. The College vs. Normal School. (0-9) On Saturday, January 26th, we played the Normal School at the Willows ground, which was more like a duck pond than a Rugby field, a nd so the ball was very greasy. In the first half we played fairly well together, and, if anything, had the best of the game. At half time the score was 0-0. But in the second half, they held us in our half nearly the whole time, and scored three tries. When the whistle blew we were pressing in a last effort to score. The result was 0-9. Page Fourteen