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

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Brentwood College Magazine they challenged us, our crew lost style, which resulted in the loss of the lead. At about half-way Brentwood went out of their course slightly and lost a length, which was increased to three at the island. Adamson quickened and his men responded with a valiant effort, but could only reduce the distance between the boats by a length. Our next effort was against a crew from Victoria High School at the Gorge on Victoria Day. This time we made a poor start and by a series of sprints made up the loss at Curtis Point. Her e a bad gust of wind caught the boat on the feather and spoiled the attempt at a sprint for the finish. The High School won by about a length and a half. Both crews rowed in good style under difficulties, as the course is awkward at any time, but on the day of the race the wind made it much worse. We have still to win our first race, but the members of the crew are to be congratulated on the way they have stuck to their work and on the improvement shown between the two races. Our style is far from perfect, of course, but rowing at Brentwood has been given a good start, and as our blues are now training other crews we may expect a gradual improvement from year to year until — who knows? — Brentwood may soon be represented in the classic race from Putney to Mortlake. Cricket IN spite of a short summer term and the small number of boys who have pre- viously had the opportunity to play cricket, the grand old game of England will have an important place in the athletic activities at Brentwood. In Creer and Farrer, the captain and vice-captain respectively, the College has two capable enthusiasts under whose leadership a very fair eleven is being developed. Among the younger boys there are several who show promise and the competition for places in the teams will be keen. Messrs. Cocks, Round and Kennedy are still capable of giving a good account of themselves. Mr. Cocks played for his county before leaving England and since has been included in the Saskatchewan team. Play fair, the secretary, has had some trouble in arranging suitable fixtures owing to the uncertain nature of the strength of the team, but after the first match on May 10th, when the College gained an overwhelming victory, it became appar- ent a good number of matches would be forthcoming. Brentwood College vs. The Albion B. (Away) May 10th. Our opponents won the toss and sent us in to bat. This proved disastrous for them, for Creer and Mr. Cocks put on 55 for the first wicket, and the latter with Mr. Kennedy added 118 before he retired after completing his century. Mr. Round also made a useful score, and after two hours batting the innings was de- clared closed for the respectable total of 232 for 5 wickets. Page Twenty-three

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Brentwood College Magazine Knight, who made some very pretty shots, was the only batsman to offer any serious opposition to our bowling. Scott-Moncrieff ii and Miller were the most successful with the ball. The latter should develop into a really good bowler if he receives adequate support in the field. Farrer kept wicket well and obtained one victim. Brentwood The Albion Mr. Cocks, retired 104 Knight, b. Miller 31 Creer, 1. b. w. b. Backler 30 Eagle, run out 3 Farrer, run out 2 Weston, c. Kennedy b. Morse 2 Mr. Kennedy, c. Lethaby b. Cooper. 40 Lethaby, c. Farrer b. Bryden 0 Mr. Round, not out 35 Bennett, b. Bryden 0 Morse, 1. b. w. b. Cooper 1 Backler i., b. Scott-Moncrieff ii 5 Miller, c. Mr. Kmoyle, b. Backler... 0 Norman, run out ' 5 Scott-Moncrieff ii., not out ( Mr. Kmoyle, c. Round b. Miller.... 0 Bryden, Finch Playfair did not bat. Backler ii.c. Bryden, b. Scott-Moncrieff 2 Pearce, not out 1 Cooper, b. Scott-Moncrieff ii 2 Extras 8 Extras 2 Total 232 Total 50 BOWEING Morse — 1 wicket for 13 runs. Bryden — 2 wickets for 13 runs. Scott-Moncrieff, 3 wickets for 13 runs. Miller — 2 wickets for 9 runs. Brentwood College vs. Congos (Home) May 17th. The first home match of the season provided us with our second victory. The pitch seemed to favour the bowlers and our first eleven, who scored over 200 runs the previous week, were able to compile only 50. Mr. Cocks and Farrer fell Page Twenty-four