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

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B r e ii t w ood College Magazine Brentwood College v. 5th Regt. (Won, 18-3) This match was played on our own grounds under good conditions. We were on the offensive from the start, and after a number of good three-quarter runs, Todd went over for the first try. It was not converted. Almost immediately McCaffrey scored between the posts after a good three-quarter run. The next try was scored by Todd after some good footwork by the forwards. The visitors ' only try was scored just before half-time. Brentwood opened the second half with a concentrated forward rush which resulted in a try by Mackie. Todd then scored again, and just before the final whistle McCaffrey broke away and scored from about the halfway line. Brentwood College v. Oak Bay High School (Lost, 9-8) For this match we did not field the full 1st XV. Our opponents were markedly superior in the first half in attack, but Brentwood defence held, and the score at half-time was three all. The Oak Bay forwards kept well on the ball and scored again early in the second half. Todd was then moved in to the fly-half position, and a try for us immediately followed. In the last few minutes of the game, a fine kick from a penalty gave our opponents the victory by one point. Brentwood College v. Canadian Scottish (Won, 15-0) McCaffrey scored the opening try, which was soon followed by one by Todd, after a free kick. Neither try was converted. A good three-quarter run soon sent Todd over for another try. The score at half-time stood at 9-0 in our favour. The Scottish forwards opened the second half with a strong attack, but failed to score. Todd then gathered the ball from a loose scrum to score again. Woods then made a good opening for McCaffrey to score. The Scottish forwards then worked hard but were resolutely held by our pack and failed to score. Brentwood College v. University School (Won, 3-0) This match was played at Mt. Tolmie after a heavy overnight rain which made handling very difficult for the three-quarters. For the first half we had the wind behind us which enabled us to gain ground with long kicks. Our forwards proved themselves a match for their heavier opponents, and in spite of the slipperiness of the ball the three-quarters handled well and were able to feed the wings. Todd scored far out from such a movement, and soon after McCaf- frey crossed the opponents ' line only to lose control when in the act of touching it down. The second half, though scoreless, produced some very sound and exciting play. Brentwood forwards took no chances and kept well on the ball throughout, and the outsides tackled with determination. Brentwood College v. Oak Bay Wanderers (Won, 15-0) This game was played on our own ground in a drizzle of rain. The play opened by Brentwood carrying the ball over the opponents ' line, but it was touched down. A full three-quarter movement sent McCaffrey over for a try soon afterwards. The Wanderers ' counter attack proved unavailing, and Brent- wood soon had the ball back into their twenty-five, and Todd scored. In the Page Eleven

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Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood College v. Shawnigan Lake School (Lost, 5-52) This match, played at Shawnigan, was not quite as one-sided as the score would suggest. Every member of the team played hard throughout, but weight and experience were against us, and despite our best efforts, the Shawnigan three-quarters were able to score with regularity throughout the game. In the second half Mackie made an opening for Todd, who made a spectacular run to score between the posts. Angus converted it. Brentwood College v. Oak Bay High School (Won, 11-6) In this match the 1st XV showed an all-round improvement over the form shown in the two previous games. This was especially noticeable amongst the three-quarters. The High School opened the scoring after a determined attack. Play centred for a time in mid-field until Todd broke away for a try for us, which Angus converted. In the second half Todd carried the ball into High School territory and Philip scored. Todd soon added another try for Angus to convert. The High School forwards, who had been pressing hard for some time, went over for their final try. Brentwood College v. Victoria College (Won, 11-0) The play opened with the home team forwards in control of the ball ; it was quickly heeled and passed out to Todd, who went over for a try within two minutes of the opening whistle. Angus converted the kick. For some time play centred about mid-field, neither side showing any decided superiority. Just before half time we again pressed our opponents to their line but a good kick relieved the pressure. After half time our forwards again showed their superiority, and after a short passing movement, Roberts scored. Shortly after this Victoria College started a strong attack, but Todd, receiving the ball in our own twenty- five, promptly ran through the visiting team for another unconverted try. Brentwood College v. Shawnigan Lake School (Lost, 28-3) Todd opened the scoring with an unconverted try, but the Shawnigan team soon got into its stride and scored five times in the first half. None of these tries were converted. In the second half we forced the ball into their territory where an unsuccessful attempt was made to convert a penalty kick. Four more tries were added to the visitors ' total, one of which was converted. We again went down to defeat to a much superior team, but the difference in the scores of the two games showed the extent of the improvement of the Brentwood team. Brentwood College v. University School (Lost, 14-3) This game was played on our own ground in heavy rain. The visiting team outweighed us in the scrum, and after a good run by the three-quarters, which resulted in a try by Todd, their forwards dominated the game for some time, but their repeated forward rushes only produced one try for them before half time. After half time the game became almost entirely a duel between the forwards, of which the University School pack got the better. They scored their second try early in the second half, and before the final whistle had added two more tries to make the final score of 14 points to 3. Page Ten

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Brentwood College Magazine second half their forwards pressed hard but Roberts broke away and dribbled the ball almost to their goal line. The resulting three-quarter movement was backed up by Angus, who went over for a try. Towards the end of the second half Todd went over twice. Throughout the game the passing of the three- quarters was consistently good. The: House: Match Although the Lower House had most of the 1st XV three-quarters, the match was keenly contested from start to finish. The first half went to the Lower House — McCafTrey, Woods, Wilkinson and Todd all scoring on three- quarter runs, the last named scoring twice. The sixth try was scored by Kinloch, who ably led the forwards. The second half, however, told a very different story. The Upper House forwards played well up on the ball and smothered the attempted three-quarter runs of the Lower House, holding them scoreless. West scored a try for the Upper House, which Angus converted, to make the final score 18-5. Dramatic Society THE Dramatic Society has manifested its activities on two occasions this session, at the Old Boys ' Sing Song and at the Christmas concert. On Old Boys ' Day the School was stunned and a little awed by a shadow- graph reproduction of an operation on D. F. Kinlock by W. B. Mackie and L. H. Wilkinson. When we say that in the presentation, trepanning, amputation and evisceration were all light heartedly performed, without any undue injury to the patient, some idea of the magnitude of the production may be gained. Mackie, Wilkinson and Kinlock worked very hard at rehearsals, and their success was merited. At the Christmas concert the programme was arranged in the form of a series of short sketches supporting the main feature, a one-act play by Eric Forbes Boyd entitled Maripoza Bung, or The Pirate ' s Daughter. This, a story of the high seas, in which virtue is rewarded in no uncertain manner, lent itself to an intensely melodramatic interpretation. Bertram Carew (P. C. Bennett), as a bold, handsome stranger, wooed Maripoza Bung (Williams ) with a pleasing fearlessness. Maripoza succumbed to his ardent gaze without too much difficulty, appropriately enough, in the last line of the play. Captain ( Burn My Whiskers ) Bung was played in a very hearty fashion. He nearly forgot his lantern at one tragic point of the play, but covered his mistake with a brilliant piece of acting. Ben the bo ' s ' n was played by Kidd, who simulated fear in great fashion throughout most of the play. Squibs, the cabin boy (Elmore), was very good indeed, and it was a pity that the part was not big enough to give him more opportunity. Mr. Haddon made excellent scenery for us, with many nautical touches, and the engineer produced with great ingenuity a wicked looking six-pounder carronade, complete with ram- rod. One of Bung ' s ancestors, Lord Bhong of Bhongo, was hung on the cabin wall, and he added an air of rampant conviviality to the scene. Page Twelve