60 Wesley College Chronicle , , DO WELL IN FIRST CLASS Two Old Boys—Ian Johnson (1933) and Sam Loxton (1934)—have been well in the cricket news. Both, of course, were traine d in their more plastic years by our old friend P. L. Williams (1917). Johnson was picked for the first Test ignominiously low score with a good 77 in a again.st . good . Loxton began the pennant season so well Johnson's score is best left unstated, but he made amends by carrying the brunt of that one newspaper writer described him as the , especially against an aggressive "Victoria's most dynamic cricketer." He Amarnath, and by taking three for broke two bats in making 75 for Prahran 108. Loxton took none for 23. against St. Kilda and then took six wickets Loxton's second score was 35 not for 28—the last four wickets in four overs out. Johnson did not bat. In India's for 2 runs. second innings Johnson took three for 57 and Loxton one for 16. A week later he made 106 in 117 minutes The Sheffield Shield game against South against Essendon. There were four sixers was next, but there were no fire­ and nine fours in his score. works from our two. Ian Johnson's best early performance was five for 12 against St. Kilda for South Mel­ Loxton's performances for an Australian bourne. eleven against India—the full dress rehearsal for the first Test^—were disappointing and The two played for Victoria against India. failed to round off his claims to a place in Loxton helped save Victoria from an Australia's Test team.

EDDY WINS TWO EVENTS INCORRIGIBLE PADDY E. A. Eddy (1919) won both the R. W. Those who were at Founders' Day Dinner, Chenoweth Championship Cup and the Dr. 1946, would be surprised by nothing they Tohn Kennedy Handicap Cup when the an­ heard of Paddy Moran (1900). nual golf tournament was played at Royal early in October. Paddy's latest is to crash into the movies. When the "Sons of Matthew" company was The Weslev events were played concurrently being formed, Paddy went along to an execu­ with the public schools tournament. Eddy, tive who was in Melbourne looking for an and B. W. Cutler and J. Baillieu—both of actor for a Scottish part. Paddy's accent- Melbourne Grammar—tied in the Public adopted from his very first words to the Schools chamDion.ship. all finishing one executive—got him the job and he was soon down. In a play-off 10 holes. Cutler on location in and growing a finished square, and the other 5 down. magnificent beard as part of his movie make­ Geelong Grammar won the teams match up. with Melbourne Grammar second and Scotch third. Masonic Installation. Len R. Cole (1912) was in.stalled as Master REPLACING PRACTICE BOATS of the Wesley Collegians' Masonic Lodge on Initiated by former crew members and 8th September, with H. W. Williams (1924) supported bv the O.W.C.A.. the appeal for as S.W., and R. H. Boyt (1914) as J.W. funds to replace the School's fleet of practice The Lodge meets at the Prahran Temple, boats will remain ooen until its purpose has St. Edmonds-road, on the second Monday been completely fulfilled. each month, except January. Old boys are Any interested Old Boy who has not al­ esnecially invited. ready contributed can do so by sending his F. Bengrey Denton, 61 Halstead-street, cheque to the Sportsmaster, Wesley College. Caulfield, is the secretary.