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Knowing t h a t D i c k E d w a r d s was i n t h e p a r t y i t was d e c i d e d t o meet an h o u r b e f o r e t h e t i m e o f d e p a r t u r e o f t h e b o a t t r a i n b u t e v e n the s t o u t e s t h e a r t s m i s s e d a b e a t w h e n , w i t h a c o u p l e o f m i n u t e s t o go P i p Clemo was g i v e n up as lost. Not t h a t i t r e a l l y m a t t e r e d - he was o n l y one o f t he f o r w a r d s ! On a r r i v a l a t St. L a z a r e t h e b o y s w e r e met b y a f a i r y g o d m o t h e r i n t h e f o r m of P a u l V a l l e t who m o d e s t l y s t a t e d t h a t a l l was a r r a n g e d and p r e p a r e d . Very many t h a n k s , P a u l , f o r t h e m a r v e l l o u s j o b y o u d i d o n our b e h a l f ! 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C . went i n t o t h e l e a d when B r i a n L a p p i n -kicked a m a g n i f i c e n t p e n a l t y goal from the t o u c h - l i n e a f t e r D a v i d Evans and a t h a l f t i m e w e r e l e a d i n g by 6-5 j u s t beat Dick B l i a s i n the touch-down f o r a t r y wide o u t on the r i g h t . P o s s i b l y t h e g r e a t e s t s p e c t a c l e of clad i n t h e a f t e r n o o n was a f f o r d e d by I a n G r i e v e who, r u g g e r k i t put t h e c o l o u r s b l a z e r a n d irimaculate I.C" l i n e s m e n a t t h e 'Varsity'game completely i n the shade. A f t e r a l a r g e meal a t the expense o f t h e F r e n c h ; R u g b y O n i o n t h e team a d j o u r n e d t o the P l a c e P i g a l l e I w h e r e , h a v i n g r e g a r d f o r the moral s t a t u r e o f F E L I X , o u r r e p o r t e r l o s t h i s note-bookOne brilliantly o u t s t a n d i n g p e r f o r m a n c e by Derek Hughes i s w o r t h y o f note. 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A P h i l o s o p h i c a l Group has been s t a r t e d w i t h i n t h e L i t e r a r y and D e b a t i n g S o c i e t y . Philosophy i s i n c l u d e d i n the s y l l a b u s o f s c i e n c e s t u d e n t s at many continental u n i v e r s i t i e s . I t i s f e l t that P h i l osophy i s an i n t e r e s t i n g s u b j e c t f o r d i s c u s s i o n and d i f f e r s from p o l i t i c a l d i s c u s s i o n i n t h a t t h e r e s u l t s a r r i v e d a t can sometimes be o f p r a c t i c a l v a l u e . The group w i l l i n v i t e s p e a k e r s t o a d d r e s s them on s u b j e c t s o f p h i l o s o p h i c a l i n t e r e s t and d i s c u s s i o n groups w i l l be h e l d . I f t h e r e i s enough i n t e r e s t i t might be p o s s i b l e t o a r r a n g e a course on p h i l o s ophy at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . The f i r s t meeting o f t h e group w i l l take p l a c e on Thursday, 8 t h Feb, i n t h e Z o o l o g y t h e a t r e a t 5.15 p.m. Dr. Whitrow or the l i a t h s . Dept. w i l l speak on " P h i l o s o p h y and S c i e n c e " . Watch the n o t i c e b o a r d s f o r f u r t h e r meetings. P. Wegner, V i c e - C h a i r m a n .
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Ask a n y o n e a b o u t t h e R.C.S. C h r i s t m a s C a r n i v a l a n d t h e y w i l l t e l l y o u t h a t i t was one o f t h e o c c a s ions of the y e a r . T h a n k s a r e e s p e c i a l l y due t o 8. P a s c o e a n d J . M. G r o o c o c k , u p o n whose s h o u l d e r s f e l l t h e m o n u m e n t a l t a s k o f o r g a n i s i n g t h i s most e n joyable evening. F a n t a s t i c m u r a l s i n s p i r e d by Rex D a d d p u t e v e r y one i n t h e r i g h t f r a m e o f m i n d a s s o o n a s t h e y e n t e r e d t h e U n i o n * a n d so r i g h t f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g t h e show went w i t h a b a n g . The company n e v e r l a c k e d t h e i n s p i r a t i o n s o f B a c c h u s - t h i r s t y t h r o a t s were w e l l s u p p l i e d w i t h l u b r i c a t i o n by J o e M c C a l l a n d h i s two s h i r t s l e e v e d b a r m e n . T h e i r c o s t u m e s , d e s i g n e d by J o e , w o u l d h a v e s t o o d them i n g o o d s t e a d i f t h e y had e n t e r e d the fancy d r e s s parade. Costumes of s p e c i a l mote were t h o s e Of Don Webb, w e a r i n g a f o r t u n e t e l l t e n t , a n d Tony E m b l e t o n a n d p a r t n e r w a n d e r i n g er's around as a p a i r of coco-nuts. The C a b a r e t t h i s y e a r was f i r s t c l a s s . A sati r i c a l d i t t y ( w i t h c h o r e o g r a p h y ) by D a v i d G r e e n f i e l d and Joan Spencer; s l a p s t i c k nonsense w i t h f l o u r , w a t e r , a n d b e e r by G u i l d s m e n J a c k H o w a r t h , S t a n C o p p l e m a n , a n d D e r e k C r o s s l e y ; a n d t h e now famous Z u l u war d a n c e by t h e o l d f i r m o f B o c k a n d D a r k t h i s time i n f u l l d r e s s of g r a s s s k i r t s and b l a c k g r e a s e p a i n t , and armed w i t h r e a l a s s e g a i s and s h i elds . D a n c i n g want on t i l l f o u r : when t h e b a n d d e p a r t ed a t h l e t i c c o u p l e s c o n t i n u e d t o r e c o r d s w h i l s t o t h e r s c o u l d be s e e n l i t t e r e d a b o u t on s o f a s ; t h e r e s t were nowhere t o be s e e n .
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My dear Mr. P r e s i d e n t , Having now served as Hon.Secretary f o r over 5 months, I am f e e l i n g the need f o r some r e l a x a t i o n and I would be g r a t e f u l i f , a t your convenience, you would r e l i e v e me of my present appointment. I f I can serve you i n any other c a p a c i t y I s h a l l be happy t o do so, but I place myself e n t i r e l y a t your d i s p o s a l . Yours very s i n c e r e l y , D.K.Nioholas.
N . U . S . I n t h e N.U.S. r e f e r e n d u m on t h e q u e s t i o n o f a f f i l i a t i o n to the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Union of Students 10,006 v o t e s a g a i n s t 1 5 , 6 3 2 w e r e c a s t a g a i n s t c o n t i n u e d membership o f I.U.S. M e m b e r s h i p o f N.U.S. i s 1 0 5 , 6 6 0 . Imperial C o l l e g e h a s h a d no c o n n e c t i o n w i t h N.U.S. s i n c e R.C.S. d i s a f f i l a t e d l a s t y e a r .
My dear Old Nick, Thank you f o r your l e t t e r . I am very g r a t e f u l t o you f o r the good work t h a t you have done i n your e x a c t i n g o f f i c e . I should be very g l a d i f you would continue to serve w i t h us and d e s i r e you t o take over I.G.W.A. where I am sure you w i l l f i n d the r e l a x a t i o n you seek. Yours s i n c e r e l y . D.Y.Coomber.
I.C.Union, J a n . '51. Sakubona i i ' F u t a , Once more t h e t r i b e o f I s e e h a v e r e t u r n e d t o t h e f e e t o f t h e i r e l d e r s , n o t a s we do, b i t w i t h much i d l e c h a t t e r b e h i n d t h e b a c k s o f t h e w i s e o n e s who t e a c h t h e m o f t h e w o n d e r s o f this world. A g r e a t d a r k n e s s i s on t h i s t r i b e . Some t i m e ago a n i m p i s e t o u t a c r o s s t h e g r e a t w a t e r t o r e c o v e r t h e g o t o f s p o r t t a k e n l o n g ago by t h e Aussee t r i b e . We h a v e h e a r d by t h e drums t h a t o u r men,, a l t h o u g h they fought so hard K i t h t h e i r w i l l o w weapons had n o t enough r u n and were d e f e a t e d , w i t h many d e a d . A g r e a t m o u r n i n g t h e r e i s f o r u n t i l t h i s g o d , " A s h e s " , i s b r o u g h t b a c k no man may e a t m e a t . The god who p r o t e c t s o u r k i n g ha s been d i s t u r b e d and t a k e n f r o m h i s a c c u s t o m e d s e a t , t o a p l a c e w h e r e no man t e l l e t h . The t r a c k e r s h a v e l o s t the spoor of h i s v i o l a t o r s . A great darkness there is,Oh f a t h e r , Your son, Umfaan.
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The great c r y of d e s p a i r , which i n c i d e n t a l l y has l a t e l y a c q u i r e d a h i n t of the same monotony as the b l e a t i n g of many sheep, that students at t h i s C o l l e g e have no u n i v e r s i t y l i f e misses one s i g n i f i c a n t f a c t . London i s not a s u i t a b l e home f o r a u n i v e r s i t y . With the world's g r e a t e s t c i t y t o e x p l o r e , why blame the students who r e f u s e s to g i v e up time t o o r ganise dances f o r those who have t o be c a j o l e d by Jubl i c i t y i n t o dancing? Why blame him f o r r e f u s i n g t o p l a y rugger or row f o r a c o l l e g e which w i l l support him o n l y i f mascots be j e o p a r d i z e d on touch l i n e o r tow-path? What student i n h i s senses w i l l pay/a bob to see h i s companions' endeavours t o act when the Hew Theatre o f f e r s him the f i n e s t i n the land f o r one and six? I f we i n I.C. have tended t o miss the obvious, s i s t e r c o l l e g e s have shown themselves even l e s s perceptive. Recently a f o r t n i g h t l y p u b l i c a t i o n has emerged from U.C's P i . o f f i c e , the i n t e n t o f which i s c l e a r l y t o promote a " U n i v e r s i t y of London S p i r i t " . As a solemn s e a l t o these i n t e n t i o n s the paper i s c a l l e d "The U n i v e r s i t y " . So f a r two 4-page e d i t i o n s o f "The U n i v e r s i t y " have been p r i n t e d . They give news o f goings on a t other c o l l e g e s and d i s c u s s a t great l e n g t h the p r o posed d i s a f f i l i a t i o n on p o l i t i c a l grounds of the N.U.S ( I . C . Unfrom the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Union of Students. i o n d i s a f f i l i a t e d from the N.U.S. f o r s i m i l a r reasons some years ago). Ofte page i s devoted to r e v i e w s , a r t i c l e s a nd a short s t o r y and the f o u r t h page t o U n i v e r s i t y sport . R e a l l y upThe newspaper i s w e l l brought out. to-the-minute news i s i n c l u d e d and i f the a f f a i r s at U.C. tend t o a t t r a c t an undue share o f a t t e n t i o n t h i s i s probably the f a u l t more of other c o l l e g e s than o f the e d i t o r i a l board. The a r t i c l e s are good and the r e p o r t i n g , i n general, excillent. One write-up i s marred by an abomi n a b l e t r i c k o f u s i n g a q u e s t i o n and answer form w i t h no f i n i t e verb i n the i n t e r r o g a t i v e . The s t a c c a t o e f f e c t produced i s p r o b a b l y int»nded t o rouse the r e a der - i t c e r t a i n l y achieves t h i s but not more r e a d i l y or l e s s p a i n f u l l y then would rack o r thumbscrews. But i n general we may say t h a t "The U n i v e r s i t y " i a the product o f a l o t t o f v e r y har d work and -quite c o n s i d e r a b l e j o u r n a l i s t i c and l i t e r a r y t a l e n t . I t i s u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t t h i s t a l e n t i s so wasted. London U n i v e r s i t y has a d e f i n i t e f u n c t i o n as an exami n i n g body, as a u s e f u l p o o l of a t h l e t i c s t r e n g t h t o compete with o t h e r u n l v e r s i t i e d and as an o r g a n i s a t i o n i n which c o l l e g e s w i t h i n f a i r l y easy reach o f each o t h e r can f i n d s u i t a b l e opponents and r i v a l s . London U n i v e r s i t y can and does serve no other r e a l purpose. I t i s u s e l e s s t o compare London w i t h Oxford and Cambridge and o t h e r u n i v e r s i t i e s where a l l students from whatever c o l l e g e a t t e n d the same l e c t u r e s . H e r e i n London each c o l l e g e i s an independent u n i t s t r u g g l i n g a g a i n s t almost overwhelming odds t o a v o i d becoming a 10 t o 5 sweat shop. Any deployment o f f o r c es to f o s t e r a n u n r e a l i s a b l e and o n l y d u b i o u s l y desi r a b l e "London U n i v e r s i t y " S p i r i t " i s not merely a. waste of time but might p o s s i b l y be a d i s s e r v i c e t o the individual colleges. The c o n t r i b u t o r s t o "The U n i v e r s i t y " should cons i d e r whether the j o y of w r i t i n g f o r a v e r y l a r g e but p a r t i c u l a r p u b l i c i s j u s t i f i e d when that p u b l i c has o n l y a v e r y nominal cohesion . Jj
SATURDAY, 2 7 t h JAN. I.C.E.F.C. v. London Welsh 'A Home. I.O.H.C. v. S t . C a t h a r i n e ' s , Carob. Home. I.C. Badminton Club v. U.C. (Women). I.C.A.F.C. v. Cambridge F a l c o n s . Home. I.CG.C.C. v. Northern P o l y . SUNDAY, 28th JAN. Meet at H a r r i s o n s Rocks. I . C . Mountaineering Club. Leader, W.I.Stanton. TUESDAY, 30th JAN. "Mountaineering" by P r o f . I . C . Mountaineering Club. G.I.Finch. 5-30 Botany L e c t u r e Theatre. WEDNESDAY, 31st JAN. CC.C.C R.N.C Greenwich. Home. THURSDAY, 1st FEB. c & G. E n g i n e e r i n g Soc. D i s t i n g u i s h e d v i s i t o r ' s address A.CHartley. Room 15 G u i l d s 5 P-m. F o l l o w e d a t 7>30 p.m. by Annual Dinner. I.C. Mus. S o c . V i o l i n & Piano r e c i t a l , C o u n c i l Room, G u i l d s , 1.15 p.m. I.C. Badminton C l u b v. Nerthern. Away. I.C.A.F.C v. P a r i s U n i v . Home. FRIDAY, 2nd FSB. I.C. LIt.& Deb. Soc. J o i n t debate with Bedford C o l l . ( A t B e d f o r d ) , t h a t "as Bacchus l i g h t s h i s t o r c h , s o we must f o l l o w h i s d e b a u c h " . I . C Youth H B s t e l s Group. J o i n t meet, with Bedford C o l l . t o J o r d a n s & Henley Y o u t h H o s t e l s . SATURDAY, 3rd FEB• C S . F . C . v. S t . John's C o l l . Camb., Away. CH.C v. H a r r o w . Away. I . C . Badminton C l u b v . G o l d s m i t h , (Women). Away. I . C . C C C v. B a t t e r s e a P o l y . Away. MONDAY, 5th FEE. "The C h r i s t i a n F a i t h : Does L.I.F.C.U., I . C B r a n c h . i t change w i t h t h e t i m e s ? " b y J . R . H i l l . Botany L e c t u r e T h e a t r e , 1.15 p.m. I n t e r - C o l l e g i a t e D i s c u s s i o n & Dance - RCA/RCM/RCS. M u s i c , S c i e n c e and A r t i n University e d u c a t i o n . Upper H a l l , I . C U n i o n , 5-15TUESDAY, 6 t h FEB. I . C . Squash C l u b v . K i n g s C o l l . Away. WEDNESDAY, 7th FEB.
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The F e l i x and the Teddy Bear Were both proposed together, To cheer the h e a r t s of I.C.'s men In f a i r and f o u l e s t weather, But though a t once great t a l k arose Of A c t i o n there was none We l e f t some other b r i g h t e r sparks The Coronation Stone.
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I.C. were b e a t e n b y t h e R o y a l V e t l n a r y C o l l e g e 3-0 i n t h e f i r s t r o u n d r e p l a y o f t h e U.L. Cup; t h e y w^re u n f o r t u n a t e l y w i t h o u t two o f t h e i r r e g u l a r p l a y e r s , K e n y o n and S e v e r n , due t o i n j u r i e s . D e s p i t e heavy r a i n w h i c h had f a l l e n i n p r e c e e d i n g days t h e p i t v h was i n good c o n d i t i o n and a f t e r l o s i n g t h e t o s s I.C. k i c k e d o f f i n t o a s l i g h t breeze. The p l a y was v e r y l i v e l y and t h e V e t s , showed s u p e r i o r i t y i n t h e s e t scrums and l i n e - o u t s . The o n l y s c o r e came b y way o f a t r y by t h e V e t s : the b a l l went l o s e d u r i n g an I.C. a t t a c k , a f l y k i c k f a i l e d t o f i n d t o u c h , and a n a t t e m p t t o f a l l on t h e b a l l by an I . C . p l a y e r was u n s u c c e s s f u l . The V e t s , s e i z e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y and f o l l o w e d up f a s t to s c o r e a t r y n e a r t h e c o r n e r , w h i c h was n o t c o n verted . I n t h e s e c o n d h a l f I.C. f a r e d b e t t e r , t h e i r forwards strove v a l i a n t l y but l a c k o f f i n i s h t h w a r t e d t h e i r e f f o r t s , and when t h e f i n a l w h i s t l e b l e w , I.C. came o f f t h e f i e l d t i r e d and p e r h a p s unlucky l o s e r s .
SOCCER Mid-Season Review I.C. S o c c e r i s p a s s i n g t h r o u g h one o f t h o s e u n h a p p y p e r i o d s w h i c h comes t o a l l c l u b s a t some s t a g e i n their history. Two y e a r s ago I . C . won t h e U.L. Cup, p r o v i d e d b o t h t e a m s f o r t h e f i n a l o f t h e U.L. s i x - a s i d e c o m p e t i t i o n , and had f i v e p l a y e r s r e g u l a r l y i n t h e U-L. team i n c l u d i n g t h e c a p t a i n . T h i s s e a s o n I . C - ' s o n l y l i n k w i t h U.L. i s t h e s e c r e t a r y W a l l y G o s s who i s a r e f e r e e and n o t a p l a y er; add t o t h i s t h e f a c t t h a t some s e n i o r members o f the c l u b are not g i v i n g S t u a r t W i l l i a m s t h e support he d e s e r v e s , a n d i t i s n o t s u r p r i s i n g t h a t I . C . a r e o u t o f t h e U.L. Cup a n d t h a t t h e 1 s t V I a t l e a s t w i l l p r e f e r t o f o r g e t t h e s i x - a - s i d e tournament. Nevert h e l e s s , t h e r e a r e s i g n s o f i m p r o v e m e n t , a n d 6-0 v i c t o r i e s o v e r '."/adham C o l l e g e , O x f o r d , a n d C i v i l S e r v i c e S t r o l l e r s t o g e t h e r w i t h a draw a g a i n s t C o r i n t h i a n C a s u a l s 'A' a n d a 4-2 w i n o v e r R.M.A. ( S a n d h u r s t ) h o l d o u t h o p e s o f a much b r i g h t e r f u t u r e . The v i s i t o f t h e D u t c h f o o t b a l l e r s f r o m D e l f t wa.; c a n c e l l e d b y them a t t h e l a s t moment, Don B o w t e l l r e c e i v i n g a t e l e g r a m w h i c h r e a d : " S o r r y c a n ' t come, team t o o s t r o n g . Letter following". Whose t e a m was a p p a r e n t l y l e f t t o o u r i m a g i n a t i o n l The l e t t e r f o l l o w i n g d u l y a r r i v e d and i t appears t h a t o u r Dutch f r i e n d s h a d a r r a n g e d t o come o v e r i n a t a n k e r b u t t h a t a t t h e l a s t moment t h e s h i p was s e n t t o K o r e a and, w i t h o t h e r methods o f t r a n s p o r t s e e m i n g l y t o o c o s t l y , t h e Dutchme n d e c i d e d t o s t a y a t home. The 2 n d X I f i n i s h e d l a s t t e r m w i t h a r u n o f 6 games w i t h o u t a w i n w h i l e t h e 3 r d X I w h i c h h a s won 6 o u t o f t h e l a s t 7 m a t c h e s seems u n a b l e t o a c h i e v e much i n t h e l e a g u e . B o t h t h e s e teams a r e b e i n g l e t down b y members n o t p l a y i n g r e g u l a r l y w h i l e t h e 4 t h XI i s s u f f e r i n g from t h e acute l a c k o f i n t e r e s t which k i l l e d the 5th XI i n i t s very e a r l y infancy. Some p e o p l e seem t o o v e r l o o k t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s i n v o l v e d i n compiling a f i x t u r e l i s t a f t e r t h e season has s t a r t e d and t h e n , a f t e r c o m p l a i n i n g a t t h e l a c k o f games,manage t o be o t h e r w i s e e n g a g e d when a f i x t u r e i s a r r a n ged. .
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On T h u r s d a y a t 9-15 I.C.W.A. t u r n e d o u t on t o t h e N e t b a l l C o u r t f o r a n e e d l e game a g a i n s t a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t e a m o f t h e h o s t e l men. The match h a d b e e n i n p l a y b u t a f e w s e c o n d s b e f o r e i t became o b v i o u s t h a t t h e l a d i e s n e e d e d a f e w J a c k s t o r a i s e thems e l v e s t o t h e h e i g h t o f t h e game. At h a l f - t i m e t h e y w e r e o n e v e n t e r m s b u t g r a d u a l l y t h e gap w i d e n e d a n d t h o u g h I.C.W.A. t r i e d h a r d , t h e f i n a l s c o r e was 9-4 t o t h e men. H e a r s a y t e l l s me t h a t I.C.W.A. are c h a n g i n g t h e i r motto t o "Never s a y d i e " . No, n e v e r do. E l i z a b e t h Canning.
SAILING From i t s i n a u g u r a t i o n i n 1949 t h e C l u b s a i l e d on t h e W e l s h H a r p , a r e s e r v o i r i n N. London o v e r a m i l e i n l e n g t h where f i n e r a c i n g i s p o s s i b l e . S a i l ing m a i n l y F i r e f l i e s , a I S f t . Dinghy o f h i g h performance, t h e Club, l a s t y e a r , beat United F o s p i t - . a l s , R e a d i n g , and K i n g s , l o s t n a r r o w l y t o Cambridge b u t were s o u n d l y b e a t e n by O x f o r d . This year, R e a d i n g h a v e b e e n b e a t e n o n t h e i r own " a t e r , and h i g h hopes a r e e n t e r t a i n e d concerning the s e n i o r universities. I . e . i s now a f f i l i a t e d t o rs.h.F.S. and I n t h i s f i x t u r e p r o v i d e d two c r e w s o u t o f t h r e e . From bei n g t h e ' C i n d e r e l l a ' o f t h e c o l l e g e r , , I.C. i s now one o f t h e s t r o n g e s t due m a i n l y t o a n i n f l u x o f e x t r e m e l y competent f r e s h e r s . The f i r s t 3 n t e r - f : o l l e g e p o i n t s r a c e h a s a l s o been won bv I . C . I n t h e i r s p a r e t i m e members h a v e b u i l t a s l i p way, e r e c t e d a h u t a n d h a v e made many a d d i t i o n s t o the a m e n i t i e s o f t h e s i t e . A l l t h i s h a s been achi e v e d by t h e c o n s i d e r a b l e and w h o l e - h e a r t e d c o - o p eration of the constituent colleges. I t i s felt t h a t t h i s c l u b , p e r h a p s more t h a n any o t h e r , exemp l i f i e s t h e s p i r i t o f U n i v e r s i t y f i r s t and C o l l e g e s e c o n d , a s p i r i t w h i c h i s n o t a l w a y s shown i n o t h e r spheres o f s p o r t . T.R.