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

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Brentwood College Magazine The College vs. Victoria High School. (6-0) On Saturday, February 2nd, the College played Victoria High School at Brentwood. Hall played forward in Leckie ' s place, and Simpson took Playfair ' s place at centre three-quarter. At the outset Brentwood pressed the ball into the High School twenty-five, where it remained for a long time. Later on, Brindley got well away, but would not pass when he should have done so. However, soon after this, Henderson too k a pass from Creer, and passed out to Morse, who scored. From the kick we again took the ball into their twenty-five, and soon Henderson scored. Both kicks failed to convert. Unfortunately, Hall had been forced to leave the field by having two front teeth knocked out. In the second half the ball was mostly in our opponent ' s half, though at in- tervals they were on the offensive, twice getting within our twenty-five. We were unfortunate in not scoring from three good three-quarter rushes. Just as the whistle blew for time, Hope, who played hard throughout the game, crossed the High School goal line with the ball at his feet, but was robbed of it in the very act of falling on it for a score between the posts. Our tackling was noticeably better, but we still will not kick for touch enough. Morse once got well away, and kicked hard right up the field, but as no one backed him up, he could not do much. Haskamp covered himself with mud and glory. Morse proved invaluable on the wing, because of his weight and speed. Taylor played well, except that he has at present a bad habit of running towards his own line. The halves and three-quarters played a sound game and combined well con- sidering how slippery the ball was. The College vs. Cowichan. (6-0) On Saturday, March 1st, Cowichan played us on our own ground. During most of the first half we had the advantage. After about fifteen minutes play, Taylor took a pass from a scrum near the half-way line, and making a beautiful run up the touch line scored our first try. The game then developed into a series of rushes by our forwards, and splendid kicks by their full back, Tubby Davis. He made two beautiful drops at goal, the first missing by a few feet, the second being blocked by Playfair. This feat nearly knocked Playfair out. In the second half, Mr. Cocks, who was captaining the side, came up from his position at full back, and this very nearly led to a score for Cowichan. One of their three-quarters got clean away, and would have scored, but for the astonishing speed of Morse and Playfair. Then Morse and Farrer both nearly scored. From a scrum near their five-yard line, Leckie dribbled the ball over the line and fell on it, scoring our second try. Neither was converted. The outstanding players on the Cowichan team were Davis and a forward who answered to the name of Higgy. Davis ' play was wonderful — he had a long and very accurate kick, and missed only one tackle the whole time, and that was when Taylor evaded him. All of our side played exceedingly hard, especially Playfair, Farrer, Haskamp and Redpath. Playfair was the shining light. Brindley played very well. Page Fifteen

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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

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Brentwood College Magazine The: College: vs. University School. (0-0) On Saturday, March 8th, the University School brought out two teams, the first team playing the first game. They won the toss and played down hill. The ball was soon in our half, where the opposing forwards waged a battle for about ten minutes. Our backs cleared well, and made a good rush, only being checked by hard tackling on the part of the University. By half-time, the ball was back near our twenty-five. Both Morse and Brindley were handicapped by one or two nasty kicks. Immedi- ately after the kick-off a good forward rush led by Money and Haskamp took the ball well into the University half. But three times in succession we kicked too far ahead, and every time Lord gained about thirty yards for his side by charg- ing head first through our ranks. A good run by the ' Varsity three-quarters very nearly ended in a score. Then our turn came, and our forwards assisted by the three-quarters forced the ball to the University goal line. From the loose Money broke away with the ball at his feet and came within an ace of scoring. A fearful struggle right on the line ensued, and again Money broke away, coming even nearer to scoring than before. For about seven minutes the ball was being forced backwards and forwards between the goal line and the twenty-five. The ball was back again in our half when the whistle went for time. The score was still 0-0. Everyone played very well, though perhaps we ought to mention in particu- lar, Money and Haskamp among the forwards, and Taylor, Henderson and Far- rer, from the backs. Coleman ii, who was promoted to the first team to fill a vacancy, played an excellent game. Brentwood College vs. Cowichan. (5-3) On Saturday, March 15th, the College played Cowichan at Duncan. It was not a good exhibition of Rugby, as neither the three-quarters or half-backs of either team tackled or passed well. However, the play was fairly open, and there was a good deal of individual running. During the first half we played with the sun behind us, and after about fifteen minutes play, Mr. Cocks, our full-back, took advantage of this, and making a long, high kick from about half way, followed up hard. But just when he was going to fall on the ball for a score, Edwards tackled him when he had not got the ball. The referee blew the whistle, and gave a penalty kick. The penalty was missed, owing to a misunderstanding between the place- kicker and the half . The Cowichan team rallied and pressed a bit. Mr. Cocks came up and played rather a forward game. Owing to this he was not in place when our opponents made a long kick up the field. Luckily, Creer ' s speed saved the situation. Just previous to this incident, Morse broke away, but, when brought down by the back, sprained his ankle. At half time the score was still 0-0. In the second half the game was rather more ragged than in the first. The Cowichan three-quarters made several attempts to break through, but it was of no use, as they would never pass soon enough, or use their wings. Then we began to press, and from a scrum near their twenty-five line, Morse picked up the ball, evaded three of their men, and in spite of his ankle, scored for us. The try was Page Sixteen