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

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Brentwood College Magazine P. HOLMES, Scrum-half : Once he took on this position in the team he improved in every match, and developed into a very sound player. His injury, in the middle of the season, was very unfortunate but it showed up his use to the team. Good hands, and goes down well. E. J. FOOT, Forward: He improved as the season went on and made a place for himself in the side by his own determination to be there. Always works hard. His tackling, and work in the line-out, need improvement. Backs up well. Fair dribbler. W. A. MACASKILL, Forward: A very keen and hardworking player who, by his own determination kept himself in the side, for which he is to be congratulated. Owing to his eyesight, he has difficulty in the line-out and when dribbling. A good scrummager. R. WHITTALL, Forward: Came into the side in the middle of the season and soon found his place in the team. He is keen and works hard. Backs up well. Work in the line-out needs improvement. J. SCHINBEIN, Forward: A very hardworking player who kept his place in the side by his keenness and determination. Good in the tight scrums, but at the present at a loss in the loose, a fact which is largely due to inexperience. Only fair in the line-out. Tackling needs improvement. A. UNDERBAKKE, Forward: Is developing into a very sound forward. He has speed and strength which he is learning to use to advantage. Tackles well when put to it. Poor in the line-out. E. EGLESE, Wing Three-Quarter: Has plenty of speed and has scored some good tries. Must be more determined in defence as he is too inclined to lose his head when faced with a difficulty. Poor kick. Very fair hands. H. K. BEGERT, Wing Three-Quarter: Is learning the game very quickly, and when he knows more, should be a very useful player. Very good tackle. Poor kick. ( Colours.) [Page Nineteen

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Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood College vs. Victoria College (Won — 8-0) The first scoring came when Gillespie ii converted a penalty kick. In the second half, the College backs came very near to scoring, but clever defence turned the tables, and Brentwood took the offensive, penetrating deep into the opposing twenty-five. Near the end, Gillespie i ran through the opposing defence to score between the posts. Gillespie ii converted it. (Home.) Brentwood College vs. St. George ' s (Vancouver) (Draw — 0-0) This match was played at Varsity Stadium as a preliminary to a Varsity match. Angus, playing centre for the school, and Maitland, in the same position for St. George ' s, varied an otherwise defensive match by some excellent break-aways but they were always pulled down just short of their goal. Gillespie ii played a sound defensive game at fullback and was largely responsible for enabling us to bring about a draw. (Away.) RUGBY FOOTBALL— 1939-1940 Characters A. W. GILLESPIE (Captain), Stand-off half: He captained the side very well indeed, always setting an excellent example to his team, both in attack and defence. His tackling and kicking have greatly improved. He is to be congratulated on the splendid results. A. C. T. BROWN (Vice-Captain), Centre Three-Quarter: A keen, hard working player, but variable in his effectiveness. A more careful study of his opponents would help him in his positioning; it is in this that he often fails to tackle his man. Good kick. J. T. CLARKE, Forward: He has led the pack with much success, having kept them together by his fine example. His absence from the side, owing to illness, was very marked in this respect. Very good in the line-out. He must try and learn to control the ball more closely when dribbling. Good pair of hands. L G. GILLESPIE, Full Back : He has been a real tower of strength in his position. There has been a most marked improvement in his positioning and tackling. He could always be relied on to come to the rescue when things went wrong. His place kicking was not so sure as in the past, but this should come back to him. A. MACDONALD, Forward: A useful player who went off in the latter part of the season. His great fault is his inability to position himself quickly enough to get his man. Needs to break faster and proceed on his way in a more direct path; he wastes much energy in not doing so. Very fair scrummager, must get down quicker. Fair in the line-out. J. MARTIN, Forward: A greatly improved player in this position. He is developing into a good break, though at present does not go direct enough to his man and wastes much time and wind as a result. Good in the line-out. Backs up well. I. SHIELDS, Wing Three-Quarter: A disappointing player. He started the season well, but went off, largely due to his apparent certainty of remaining in the side. When he found himself dropped, he bucked up and played better, though he has not come up to his promise of two years ago. A poor kick. His tackling is improving, but his positioning is poor. J. A. ANGUS, Centre Three-Quarter: A very greatly improved player. At times he has made some brilliant openings. Very inclined to get out of position in defence, with the result that he does not get his man. His tackling needs improvement. He must not try to intercept so much; it is dangerous if attempted too often. Kicking quite good. [Page Eighteen]

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Brentwood College Magazine DESPITE the fact that no really outstanding Cricket was evident this season, the first XI. succeeded in gaining more wins than losses for the first time since the revival of cricket in 1936. The success of the side, which won five and drew one other of the ten matches played, was mainly due to the forceful leadership of its captain, without whose counsel and encourage- ment on the field, the side might easily have gone to pieces on several occasions when up against a much stronger and more experienced eleven. Throughout the season the fielding was remarkably good, the catching, perhaps, being a little better than the ground fielding. The bowling strength showed some improvement. Gillespie i and ii, with Macdonald, shared the burden; while Angus and Opie showed up reasonably as relief bowlers. While the bowling was never unplayable, our opponents seldom saw fit to take many liberties with it. Our main weakness was evident in the batting strength; a lack of patience in waiting for runs being particularly noticeable in the results. The careful work done on the lower green towards the end of the Lent term was responsible for much improved playing conditions, and for the boast that Brentwood now has one of the best pitches in the lower island region. Showing great promise, the Colt XI, captained by Cole, had a very successful season. Much useful material was discovered which should be of use to the 1st another year. CRICKET CHARACTERS A. W. GILLESPIE (Captain) : Under his able captaincy the side did very well, he is learning to watch his field, but he must not forget its importance as many a match is lost by the field being out of position. He is a good forcing bat, but must learn not to force the pace too much, as he got himself out in this way several times during the season. Very good field in any position. [ Page l iventy |