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

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Brentwood C ollege Magazine Characters of thk Team G. P. KIDD (Captain) — The Centre-forward. A very good shot under and around the basket. J. NATION — Right forward. A very useful player and a clever shot. M. SYMONS — Left forward. He played better this year but still shoots too hard. D. RHODES — Left back. As a back he is a tower of strength to the team. D. BARRETT-LENNARD— Right back. A good check. His shooting improved to- wards the end of the season. WELLS and ASSELSTINE also played for the team. Badminton This year the Badminton team was composed of Barrett-Lennard, Bush, Nation and Allan. The team won one of the three matches that were played. In the School tournament Barrett-Lennard won the singles by defeating Nation, and Barrett-Lennard and Nation won the doubles from Izard and Allan. The team feels indebted to Mr. Izard for the way in which he has supported Bad- minton by bringing out teams to the School. Rowing REGULAR practice started at the beginning of the Summer term and it was not long before a crew was selected to row against St. George ' s in Vancouver on May 30th. Though rather short of practice, it began to develop pace during the last ten days before the race, and given another fort- night, would have trained into a fast, if ugly, crew. Such pace as there was came from a controlled forward swing, combined with a good thrust from the feet ; the finishes were always weak and rather ragged. Symons is to be congratulated on his consistent good rowing and his leader- ship both in and out of the boat. A keen and cheerful crew has ten times more chance of getting home first than an aggregation which does not dwell together in unity. The morning before the race was spent in getting used to the boat lent us by the Vancouver Rowing Club, and accustoming the crew to the use of swivels. The race was started at 2:1.S p.m., over a three-quarter-mile course in Coal Harbour. The starting gun was apparently a signal for every yacht in the harbour to proceed to sea, but there was, fortunately, no interference with the courses steered by the coxswains, the only trouble being caused by the wash of various power boats which tested the watermanship of both crews equally. Brentwood started at the faster stroke and maintained a higher rate all over the course. They got a lead in the first minute and never quite lost it, though St. George ' s were almost level at the end of the second minute. Brent- wood were, perhaps, a trifle steadier in the rough water and went ahead to win by just over a length in the good time of 3 minutes 16 seconds. Page Fourteen

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Brentwood College Magazine Rugby Characters BARRETT-LENNARD (Captain, Fly-half) — A good captain who got the best out of his team. Uses his head in starting a movement. RHODES (Forward) — A very sound, hard-working forward. Tackles well and led the pack successfully. SYMONS (Scrum-half) — A good kick. He combined well with his fly-half and always backed up a three-quarter movement. ANGUS, D. (Five-eighths) — A considerably improved player. Quite fast and a de- termined runner. KIDD (Wing Three-quarter) — Fast, and ran with more determination than last year. MITCHELL (Forward)— Developed into a useful hooker. He was good in the line out and tackled well. RAY (Forward) — Did not live up to the promise of the previous year. Often quite good in the loose. ASSELSTINE ( Forward)— Keen and hard-working. Always backed up well. BUSH (Wing Three-quarter) — A good tackle and always very sound in defence. IZARD (Forward) — Always on the ball and a good dribbler. DUNCAN, BARBER-STARKEY (Forwards)— Slow but hard-working. Made good use of their weight. FIELD (Centre Three-quarter) — Has a good knowledge of the game. Handicapped by injuries. ALLAN (Centre Three-quarters) — A fair knowledge of the game but lacked thrust. Also played — WELLS (Full-back) — He would be a valuable member of the XV if he were able to play in all the games. NATION (Scrum-half and Full-back) — A good kick and safe hands. Promises well. MEARS (Wing Three-quarter) — Inexperienced but shows promise. Basketball This year our Basketball team enjoyed a very successful season. Our suc- cess was largely due to the efforts of Mr. Ross Hocking of Victoria, who again came out and coached the team. Out of a total of eight matches played, the team won six and lost two. The results of the games were as follows : Christmas Term Brentwood College vs. West Road — Lost 25-32. Brentwood College vs. St. George ' s School — Won 38-14. Brentwood College vs. West Road — Won 24-18. Lent Term Jan. 19th — Brentwood College vs. West Road — W r on 36-26. Feb. 5th — Brentwood ' College vs. University School— Won 53-22. Feb. 9th — Brentwood College vs. West Road — Won 35-28. Feb. 14th — Brentwood College vs. Oak Bay Merchants — Lost 24-31. Feb. 24th— Brentwood College vs. Staff— Won 49-26. The annual inter-house Basketball game was played on the last day of Feb- ruary. The Lower House, having the good fortune to possess more of the first team, won 35-8. Page Thirteen

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Brent w o o d College Magazine St. George ' s appeared to be the more polished crew of the two, but could not command a high enough rate of stroke to exploit the weak points of their opponents. Our warmest thanks are due, as usual, to St. George ' s for the splendid way in which the crew was looked after and all their needs provided for, and hardly less to the Vancouver Rowing Club and its very helpful Skipper. ist crew Characters of the Crew D. BARRETT-LENNARD (Bow)— A neat and effective oarsman. Is inclined to rely too much on his arms at the finish and to ride his slide. H. MITCHELL (Two)— Only started to row this term and took to it wonderfully quickly. With more experience will develop into a strong oarsman. At present he grips the oar too tight and has not acquired a long enough finish. J. ASSELSTINE (Three )— Ugly, but effective! A hard and determined worker who pushes plenty of water. Must learn control of swing and slide forward and try to cultivate neatness at the finish. M. SYMONS (Stroke) — A neat oar with a good sense of rhythm. He stroked the crew consistently well during practice and rowed an excellent race. Cricket On paper, the record of matches won does not look impressive ; but actually in four of the matches the balance of victory was so finely adjusted that the scales might easily have swung in our favor. These four matches were much more closely contested than the score indi- cates. Had our fielding been a little bit sounder, the outcome might have seemed more creditable. In view of the fact, however, that this is the first term for several years in which cricket has been played regularly, there is plenty of reason for en- couragement over the amount achieved. , Page Fifteen