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

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Brentwood College Magazine THE season started in September on a note of optimism. We had in Capt. Levien an unrivalled coach, we had a fair sprinkling of last year ' s Fifteen, and we had a greater number of players to choose from than for many years past. The prospects seemed good for a better First XV than we had seen for sometime. In view of the fact that we did not win any of our inter-school matches, this optimism may seem unwarranted, but actually our lack of success was due more to the excellence of our opponents than to our own shortcomings. We were not really a good side, our defence lacked determination and our attack lacked speed, but we did play better football, more knowledgeable and more constructive, than we have played recently. It was perhaps a misfortune for us that both University School and Shawnigan should have produced outstandingly good sides this season. However we finished the year with a feeling that many useful lessons had been learned and that the general standard of play through the school had been raised. Eight of this year ' s XV will be here again next year and there is some promising material among the Colts to draw from, so there seems no reason why we should not be the equals of our school opponents next season. 1st XV. CHARACTERS R. FIELD — (Captain) Five-Eights: He captained the side very well and always set a good example by his determination, which the team would have done well to have followed more whole-heartedly. He worked out some clever pieces of play with his partner which showed that he had thought seriously about what he had been Page Thirteen

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Brentwood College Magazine On Friday the 6th of July, we left Sproat Lake for Long Beach. We got up early that morning in order to catch the mail boat, Uchuck, which took us down to Ucluelet via Ecoole, Franklin River, Kildonan, and Bam- field, all of which are on the shores of beautiful Barkley Sound. Bamfield is the Cable Station which sends out and picks up Pacific cables. From Ucluelet we rode to Mr. X ' s place at Long Beach. From his house one could see the waves and the rocky points for it looks right out over the Pacific. A diesel engine supplies the electricity for lighting, heating and cooking. The house is absolutely up to date in every way and extremely comfortable. In the evening we walked along the beach and picked up four glass ball s which the Japanese fishermen use as net floats on that side of the Pacific. The next day we found four more glass balls and did various other thing.-. Last night we were kept awake by the sullen roar of the huge waves which came in everlastingly. We looked for sea palms but had no luck. These sea palms are the only sea vegetation that stand up at low tide when there is no water covering them. This is one of the few places in the world that they can be found. We rode up the beach for about three miles and could have gone much farther because it is twelve miles long, and at low tide it s between four and six hundrd yards wide. The next day we went back to Ucluelet after having stayed at a very fascinating place. On the way back to Alberni we went through one of the huge salmon canneries around here. That night we hit Sproat Lake at 10 -15. On Wednesday the 21st we started for home, after leaving the lake about 8 :30 a.m. We walked for miles and miles up the Alberni hill. We went up in roughly three hours and came down the other side in three minutes. We arrived at Parksville at 3 o ' clock and continued past Nanaimo and finallv camped about ten miles south of the latter on the banks of Haslam Creek, after an extremely hard day. We rose about twenty to four this morning (the sun rose at seventeen minutes to) and we were on the road by five. The morning air was cool which made it easy going. We passed through Ladysmith at 6 :30 a.m. and reached Duncan at 9 o ' clock. Both of us nearly killed ourselves catching the 10:30 ferry. We were so thirsty that we drank a whole tin of awful old canned milk. Thus ended one of the most enjoyable three weeks of any summer holiday. We greatly appreciated the kind way in which everybody treated us. Next summer we intend to make a similar trip to Kelowna. P. Holmes. M. Wilby Page Twelve

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Brentwood College Magazine told. His tackling would be better if he positioned himself more carefully, as he was inclined to miss his man owing to this fault. A good pair of hands. Very useful kick, but must develop more accuracy. A. IZARD — Centre Three-Quarter : He developed well in a new position, and was one of the most dangerous of the outsides when given a chance. Quite a good pair of hands, also a useful tackle. Kicking was rather inaccur ate. D. HOLMES — Three-Quarter : After his accident, it was thought advisable for him to play outside the scrum, which he did with some success; at present he is inclined to snatch at his passes. A determined runner, but must try to develop a hand-off. Goes hard for his man but is apt to get hurt by bad timing of his tackles. He is a very good, hard-working forward and should be very useful in that position next year. A. JOHNSTON — Five-Eights: A clever footballer, with a very good pair of hands, and a useful dummy. He has worked in very well with his partner. He is a good attacking player, but his defence needs much improvement, especially going down on the ball. A good kick, also a sound place kick, more accurate with the long kicks that the short ones with which he must take more care. F. ANGUS — Forward: He has developed into a very fine forward. His leadership was at times inspired. If the rest of the pack had followed his example they would have been a very dangerous machine. He was always well up on the ball. A good tackle, his handling improved as the season went on. He will be a great loss to the team. A. GILLESPIE — Scrum-Half: He took some time to settle down to a new position, but once he had done so, he was a most useful player both in attack and defence. Has no fear, and is always in the thick of the battle. His passing from the scrum needs more accuracy. A useful kick. P, IZARD — Forward: A light, hard-working forward who shoves his weight, keeps well up on the ball, but must try to control the ball more closely when dribbling, and realize that his fault will often be a great advantage to the opposition. Poor hands; tackling needs to be more determined. The following played for the 1st XV. but were not awarded their colours: M. HETT — Forward: A slow, and rather lazy player who should have done more for the side. It was not until towards the end of the season that he realized that he could use his weight, and height, to the advantage of the side, after that, he played some useful games. Poor pair of hands. Developing into a good hooker. P. HINTON — Forward: Although on the light side, he has the makings of a good forward. Early on, he was inclined to slack off in a game, but overcame this and played well. He is usually well up on the ball, and is a very fair dribbler. Quite good hands. Must tackle with more determination. J. T. CLARKE — Forward: Rather slow at present, but has the makings of a very useful player. Is learning to shove his weight. Good in the line-out, breaks away well, and has at times made much ground. Good hands and a very keen tackle. W. H. BIB EE — Forward: Took some time to learn the game, but when he did, he developed into a very hard going player, one who was difficult to stop from the line- out. Very fair hands; tackling needs to be more determined. B. HARVEY — Three-Quarter: Started late in the season as a fullback, and was latterly tried as an outside. He has the physique, and speed, for this position but lacks the determination to go all out whatever the consequences. He has good hands and Page Fourteen