Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 7 THE CRICKET TOUR IN ENGLAND QAS Described to Our Interviewerj Last June a cricket team representing Canadian Schools went to England to engage in matches with a num- ber of English schools. The team included eight from Upper Canada College, ive from T.C.S., one from Bishop's College School, one from Hillfield, and one from Appleby. The T.C.S. contingent consisted of F. E. Cochran, C. J. Seagram, B. B. Magee, R. G. Keefer and J. W. Kerr. The four who are still with us severally and collective- ly disclaim any ability to write for the Record an account of their experiences, so the only thing to do was to inter- view them on the subject. Even then, it was no easy matter to get a coherent account of the tour, as the moment it is mentioned they begin to burble lyrically, to the effect that they had a marvellous time, perfectly wonderful, everything just perfect. The team began their tour most enjoyably in Montreal, very kindly entertained there by Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Mc- Farlane, who gave a dinner which was the beginning of a happy evening in which the team were joined by a number of Old Boys and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. McFarlane were most awfully nice to us and gave us a Wonderful time. The voyage across was slowed down by icebergs in heavy fog, though some of the players seem to have found on board a way to warm at least their hearts in the chilly weather. A feature of the trip was a dinner given on board by the party from Grey Gables School of Welland, Ontario. On July 5th., they reached Southampton, where they were met by Major Ney and Mr. Brack. There seems to have been a little difficulty over luggage, as Keefer's trunk and seven suitcases were not considered to come within the two suitcase allowance for the tour, but ultimately all was smoothed out and the party set oif for Downside School.

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6 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD year, behind the Junior School, across the fields, along the old Tuck road, and finally back onto the School fields. Russel ma. set the pace throughout and ended up first, closely followed by Kirkpatrick with Hayes, Lambert, Adams and Hyndman following in that order. Magee Cup Standing:- Kirkpatrick ................. .......... ......... 1 0 points Lambert ....,.............. 5 points Erskine ....... .............................,............................... . .. 3 points Political Meeting On the eve of the general election, there was held in the Dining Hall for the first time in School history an open political meeting followed by a ballot vote. This was won by the Conservatives by a forty-two majority. The Headmaster opened the meeting by explaining to us the different parties and their respective platforms. The Government was ably backed by Leather and Renison, with Passy for the National Government Move- ment, and Davis and Magee speaking for the Liberal party. All these speakers, despite the heckling, brought forward some very good points, and stood their ground like the veteran politicians. With the house being thrown open to the School, Dr. Jefferis gave us what was no doubt the most interesting speech of the evening, expounding a new party, namely the Christian Anarchists , being led, supported and followed by Dr. J efferis himselfg while Colonel Stevenson explained the policy of the C.C.F. party and the Socialists generally. Altogether the meeting was a success, though it might perhaps have been a good bit shorter. l

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8 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Owing to the lateness of the boat, the team arrived at Downside in the middle of the night, when no one could be aroused, so that they were forced to take refuge in a Bath hotel, where the proprietor was a little rattled by a demand for breakfast at four in the morning. The game at Down- side ended in a draw. This was Keefer's match , as he made the first fifty of the tour here. There was some amusement when a few of the team were caught napping by Downside's old custom of suspending play for a few moments to stand in prayer during the ringing of the Angelus. The results of the games follow:- Downside. Canadian Schools 167 for 6 decl. fKeefer not out 501 Downside A 78 for 4. Winchester. Canadian Schools 181. Winchester 170 CKerr 6 for 51. . 3 Uppingham. Uppingham 293 for 7 decl. Canadian Schools 24. Rugby. Canadian Schools 146 CCochran 351. Rugby 149 for 9. Dulwich. Canadian Schools 266 for 8 decl. QCochran 90 ret'd. hurt1. Dulwich A 261 for 9. Harrow. Harrow 258 for 7 decl. Canadian Schools 75. fMagee 241. St. Edward's. St. Edward's School 166 for 6 decl. Canadian Schools 138. fSeagram 441. The Leys. Leys School 196 for 9 decl. CCochran four wickets1 Canadian Schools 99 for 7.