Britannia (without the professional) declared at 173 for one wicket against Paignton, and got them out for 120. Against the Royal Marines—also without the professional—they had even more “up their sleeve,” for they made 274 against 68.
A “BRITANNIA” RUGBY TEAM.
Photo: Smale & Son, Dartmouth.
Lieutenant de Robeck made some big scores—114 against the Royal Marines, and 109, not out, against Newton Blues, a very strong team.
Matches, 1894: Won, 6; lost, 5; drawn, 5.
Some maxims of Lord Harris are here inserted in the magazine, for the benefit of the “young ideas”:—
“Don’t, when you are at the wicket, go through a variety of attitudes to show how you could play an imaginary pitched up or short ball, but be content with playing it correctly when it is bowled.”
“Don’t, when you have been bowled out, say it was the worst ball ever bowled; it detracts from your own merits.”
“Don’t, when you miss a catch, think to gain the sympathy of the audience by tearing your hair or grovelling in the dust; save another run by throwing the ball in as quickly as possible, and abase yourself in your own estimation as much as you please afterwards.”