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Altogether there are many more pleasant occupations than early morning field-outs, and it requires a considerable amount of keenness to carry the victim through them without hopelessly souring his nature and causing him to foster uncharitable thoughts towards his House captain. J. Monk of Leicester's found this increased activity decidedly uncongenial. He had no real patriotism in him.
Now, as the Mob included in their numbers eight of the House Eleven, their opinions on the subject carried weight. 'Look here, said Waterford, struck with a brilliant idea, 'I tell you what we'll do. Let's sign a round-robin refusing to play in the House matches unless Gethryn resigns the captaincy and the field-outs stop. 'We may as well sign in alphabetical order, said Monk prudently.
Monk had perhaps not unnaturally not forgotten the incident, and now that public opinion ran strongly against Gethryn on account of his M.C.C. match manoeuvres, he acted. A mass meeting of the Mob was called in his study, and it was unanimously voted that field-outs in the morning were undesirable, and that it would be judicious if the team were to strike.
To the House, then, he devoted himself, and scratch games and before-breakfast field-outs became the order of the day. House fielding before breakfast is one of the things which cannot be classed under the head of the Lighter Side of Cricket.
The only definite fact that could be gleaned from the match was that the junior members of the team were not to be despised in the field. The early morning field-outs had had their effect. Adams especially shone, while Wilson at cover and Burgess in the deep recalled Jessop and Tyldesley. The School made a note of the fact. So did the Bishop.
Monk, moreover, had another reason for disliking the field-outs. Gethryn, as captain of the House team, was naturally master of the ceremonies, and Monk objected to Gethryn. For this dislike he had solid reasons.
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