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F i n a l l y S i r R o d e r i c w i s h e d t o r e n e w some p e r s o n a l f r i e n d s h i p s a n d , by d i s c u s s i o n , t o d i s c o v e r what t h e A m e r i c a n s t h i n k a b o u t o u r common p r o b l e m s . Although the Rector took every o p p o r t u n i t y to d e c i m a t e i d e a s a n t h e w o r k o f I.C., he t r e a t e d h i s v i s i t p r i m a r i l y as a s o c i a l one. F i v e d a y s were spent l i v i n g i n a students' h o s t e l or " d o r m i t o r y " a t M.I.T. where he m i x e d a i d t a l k e d f r e e l y w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s , e a t i n g w i t h them i n t h e i r c a f e t e r i a and a t t e n d i n g t h e i r committee meetings as a f r i e n d l y observer. It.seems that the American u n i v e r s i t i e s are s u f f e r i n g , a s we a r e , f r o m a s e r i o u s overcrowding s i n c e t h e war , w i t h t h e r e s u l t t h a t t h e l i n k s b e t w e e n s t a f f and s t u d e n t s , a n d . i n d e e d . b e t w e e n ,the s t u d e n t s t h e m s e l v e s , h a v e become somewhat a t t e n However, the R e c t o r f o u n d t h a t t h e r e e x i s t s uated. among t h e s t u d e n t s a g r e a t e n t h u s i a s m a n d z e s t f o r l i f e , a n d a l l w i t h whom he came i n c o n t a c t most c o r d i a l and f r i e n d l y . S i r Roderic wishes to e m p h a s i z e t h e g r e a t p l e a s u r e t h a t he had i n making t h i s t r i p . B o t h he a n d t h e P r e s i d e n t o f M.I.T hope t h a t w h e n e v e r p o s s i b l e we s h a l l h a v e t e m p o r a r i l y i n o u r m i d s t a t l e a s t one member o f t h e s t a f f o f M.I.T., w h i l e a member o f I . C . s t a f f w i l l be w o r k i n g a t t h e I n s t i t u t e , o r " T e c h . " a s i t i s known, i n C a m b r i d g e , M a s s .
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When t h e R e c t o r s p e n t t h e E a s t e r v a c a t i o n i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , v i s i t i n g M.I.T., Y a l e , H a r v a r d a n d C o r n e l l u n i v e r s i t i e s , he had s e v e r a l i d e a s i n mind. , F i r s t l y , by m e e t i n g t h e P r e s i d e n t and members o f t h e s t a f f o f M . I . T . he w i s h e d t o cement t h e f r i e n d s h i p and a s s o c i a t i o n W e l l - f o u n d e d by h i s predecessor, S i r Richard Southwell. H i s success i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n was d e m o n s t r a t e d d u r i n g a d i n n e r he g a v e , a t w h i c h he was p r e s e n t e d w i t h a n i n s c r i bed c i g a r e t t e b o x , i n a p p r e c i a t i o n o f h i s w o r k . He w i s h e d a l s o p u b l i c l y t o a c k n o w l e d g e t h e establishment of three R o c k f e l l e r b u r s a r i e s at I.C. and t h e p r o v i s i o n o f f i n a n c i a l a i d e n a b l i n g a post-graduate course i n P u b l i c Health Engineeri n g t o b e s t a r t e d a t I . e . , due t o t h e e f f o r t s o f P r o f . Gordon F a i r , P r o f , of E n g i n e e r i n g a t H a r v a r d , whom t h e R e c t o r f o r m a l l y a d m i t t e d t o h o n o r a r y f e l l owship of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . A c a d e m i c a l l y the R e c t o r aimed t o r e f r e s h h i s m i n d by s a m p l i n g t h e A m e r i c a n a i m s a i d i d e a l s o f e d u c a t i o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n r e s p e c t of both the f o r m a l and i n f o r m a l e d u c a t i o n a l l i n k s b e t w e e n t h e l i b e r a l a r t s and s c i e n c e and t h e l i n k s b e t w e e n t e a c h i n g and r e s e a r c h i n t h e d e p a r t m e n t s o f p u r e s c i e n c e and e n g i n e e r i n g . I t seems t h a t a t p o s t g r a d u a t e l e v e l t h e r e i s more c o - o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n these departments than there i s i n t h i s country. He was a l s o c u r i o u s t o see how t h e t r a i n i n g r e c e i ved a t U n i v e r s i t y h e l p e d i n the use of the knowledge a c q u i r e d .
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I n t h e 2nd d i v i s i o n , I.C. i s a t p r e s e n t l e a d i n g , and a p p e a r s l i k e l y t o f i n i s h t o p . F o r the f i r s t t i m e " i n t h e C l u b ' s h i s t o r y a t h i r d t e a m was f o r m e d , w h i c h won a l l l i t s m a t c h e s . Nine'members have p l a y e d f o r the U n i v e r s i t y d u r i n g t h e s e a s o n , o f whom J . C . C o o k ( R . C . S . , C a p t . U n i v . t e a m ) was a w a r d e d a F u l l P u r p l e , T . N . C e t i n h a l e (C.& G.) H a l f P u r p l e a n d R . H . D u g d a l e (C.& G) Team P u r p l e . In r e c o g n i t i o n of the achievements o f the C l u b , a pot has been i n s t a l l e d i n t h e b a r f o r t h e use o f t h e C a p t a i n . R e c o r d : M a t c h e s p l a y e d : 1 7 ; won:15; l o s t : 2 .
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On T u e s d a y M a r c h 1 3 t h R.S.M. U n i o n o f f i c e r s f o r t h e S e s s i o n 1 9 5 1 - 5 2 were e l e c t e d , b e f o r e t h e f o u r t h year miners migrated south to Cornwall. N o t u n e x p e c t e d l y , D a v i d G r i f f i t h s was e l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t - h a v i n g made a v e r y p o p u l a r and e f f i c i e n t s e c r e t a r y during the preceding year. J o h n W h i t e was e l e c t e d v i c e - p r e s i d e n t o f t h e Union - a p o s i t i o n he s h o u l d f i l l most a d e q u a t e l y , w i t h many y e a r s o f s e r i o u s d r i n k i n g b e h i n d h i m , as w e l l a s one v e r y s u c c e s s f u l r u g g e r s e a s o n d u r i n g w h i c h he was S e c r e t a r y o f t h e M i n e s ' R.F.C. and C a o t a i n o f t h e I.C.'A'. The o n e r o u s p o s t o f S e c r e t a r y was f i l l e d by a n u n c o m p l a i n i n g B i l l R o b i n s o n , who, as C a p t a i n o f U.L.R.F.C. n e x t y e a r , w i l l f i n d h i s t i m e f u l l y occupied.
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We a r e p l e a s e d t o be a b l e t o a n n o u n c e t h a t R.B.R. W i l s o n h a s a c c e p t e d t h e i n v i t a t i o n t o become P r e s i d e n t o f the I.C. Squash R a c k e t s C l u b f o r the s e a s o n 1951-52. R o y W i l s o n i s , one o f t h e l e a d i n g a m a t e u r s i n t h e c o u n t r y , p l a y i n g n o . 1 f o r E n g l a n d and S u r r e y . L a s t y e a r he was n a r r o w l y d e f e a t e d i n t h e A m a t e u r C h a m p i o n s h i p by t h e h o l d e r , and l a t e r d i s t i n g u i s h e d h i m s e l f i n t h e Open C h a m p i o n s h i p by b e a t i n g the p r o f e s s i o n a l r u n n e r - u p , o n l y t o be b e a t e n i n t h e s e m i - f i n a l by the h o i d e r . He was a t C i t y and G u i l d s f r o m 1 9 4 0 - 4 3 , o b t a i n i n g a 2nd i n M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g , and v i s i t e d t h e C l u b l a s t t e r m t o p l a y e x h i b i t i o n matches a g a i n s t Kenyon and Wright.
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A t t h e R e f e c t o r y C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g o f 8 t h May i t was d e c i d e d t h a t i n s u i t e o f t h e I d p e r p i n t i n c r e a s e r e c e n t l y made b y t h e b r e w e r s , t h e U n i o n Bar p r i c e s w i l l r e m a i n as a t p r e s e n t (draught m i l d 1/3, b i t t e r 1/5, p e r p i n t ) . The p r i c e s w i l l now t h e r e f o r e be t h e same a s i n t h e " p u b l i c " o f a W h i t b r e a d h o s t e l r y . I n a d d i t i o n t h e p r i c e of s h e r r y i s now r e d u c e d f r o m 2/6 t o 2/- p e r g l a s s . To r e l e i v e c o n g e s t i o n i n t h e New L o u n g e a S a l a d Bowl Snack Bar w i l l b e i n s t i t u t e d i n the U p p e r E n t r a n c e H a l l f o r a t r i a l p e r i o d o f two w e e k s . T h i s w i l l be s t a r t e d a s s o o n a s s t a f f i s available. I t was d e c i d e d t h a t t h e B e f e c t o r y w o u l d be c l o s e d f r o m 2 9 t h J u l y t o 2nd S e p t . , i n c l u s i v e l y .
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• J i r - Mr. F r a n k D r a k e ' s l e t t e r p u b l i s h e d i n y o u r l a s t i s s u e h a s done much t o l i f t u p t h e h e a r t s o f t h o s e who l o v e t h e b e a u t y o f t h e E n g l i s h G a r d e n . The Quad, i s an e y e s o r e a n d t h e g a r b a g e h e a p o f t h e d e v i l , e s p e c i a l l y when c o v e r e d w i t h w h i t e and c r a w l i n g w o r m s , o f t e n n i s , n e t b a l l - o r e v e n bowls p l a y e r s . L e t us have a g a r d e n , f f i l e d w i t h f l o w e r s , o l d E n g l i s h f l o w e r s o f t h e c o t t a g e 'garden b e s i d e s m a l l lawns and s h e l t e r e d a r b o u r s , where t h e t e d i o u s h o u r s may be p a s s e d b l i s s f u l l y away e n r a p t i n t h e b o u q u e t o f perfume and l u l l e d b y t h e symphony o f t h e b e e s . L e c t t h i s b e deemed i m p r a c t i c a b l e , I s u g g e s t that t h et e n n i s courts and o t h e r a t h l e t i c paraphern a l i a be t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e g r a s s - b a r e a n d u n i n s p i r i n g waste ground o p p o s i t e t h e U n i o n g a t e s . Yours f a i t h f u l l y , Umfaan.
10th May, 1951. S i r - Your correspondent, Frank Drake, has an amusing, i f p e r v e r s e , sense of humour. He has provided us with y e t another t o p i c of d i s c u s s i o n which w i l l be the cause of much enjoyment f o r weeks to come. I r e f e r t o the now e s t a b l i s h e d case of Tennis Courts ("Nine P o i n t s of tthe Law") v. Bowling Green ("Castles i n the A i r " ) . While a p p l a u d i n g t h e g e n e r a l tone o f Drake's l e t t e r , I must p o i n t out that he i s " a l l a t e»a" w i t h some of h i s remarks. The membership of the t e n n i s club i s about 180 (hence more than "minor s e c t i o n a l i n t e r e s t s " are i n v o l v e d ) - a p r e c i s e f i g u r e cannot be g i v e n because, w i t h the d i s t u r b i n g "war" news, s u b s c r i p t i o n s are b e i n g r e c e i v e d a t the r a t e of 300 ( t y p T h i s i s but one example o f i n g e r r o r ) a day'. the f e e l i n g of the members ( p o t e n t i a l ef otherwise) w i t h r e g a r d to the suggested " t e a r i n g up of the c o u r t s and the s u b s t i t u t i n g o f a Crown green". Then, a g a i n , Drake hopes t o get t o the b o t t om of the n e t b a l l problem by doing away w i t h the t e n n i s c o u r t s but he maysbe sure t h a t i t i s j u s t as easy to p l a y the game on a bowling green as on a t e n n i s c o u r t j As t o t h e " r u s t y i r o n n e t t i n g " , would Drake p r e f e r t o have n o t h i n g t o support him a f t e r h i s s e s s i o n s i n the Bar? Yours f a i t h f u l l y , "Double F a u l t " (I.C. Union).
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S i r - A s o n e who w a s e a r l y c a l l e d t o t h e b a r a n d who h a s b e e n a n a c t i v e member o f t h e s m a l l c i r c l e of i t s regular supporters. ever since, I f e e l i t i s t i m e t h a t t h e growing d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n i n t h i s happy c i r c l e be brought t o t h e n o t i c e o f l e s s s o c i a l b u t more h u n g r y members o f t h e U n i o n . The s i t u a t i o n h a s b e e n b r o u g h t t o a h e a d b y a l t e r a t i o n i n i.he management o f t h e R e f e f c ' t o r y , t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f a r e t u r n t o t h e f o r m e r C l u b g a t h e r i n g s on S a t u r d a y n i g h t s , a f a v o u r a b l e B u d g e t anc a B r e w e r s ' t h r e a t ( I d on b e e r ) . The p o s i t i o n i s t h a t t h e eai e r s i n t h e U n i o n a r e i n d e b t e d t o t h e d r i n k e r s t o t h e e x t e n t o f some thousands o f pounds. presumably t h i s subsidy w i l l no l o n g j e r be p a i d t o t h e new c a t e r i n g f i r m , who a r e not running t h ebar. Thus t h e debt c o u l d be r e p a i d by t h r e e methods: t h e n a t i o n a l i s a t i o n o f t h e b a r t o ensure an annual l o s s , t h e r e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f p r o f i t s o n t h e C o - o p . s y s t e m , or t h e r e d u c t i o n o f p r i c e s . K i n d h . e a r t e d n . e s s ( a s w e l l ajs w o r k ) b e i n g t h e c u r s e o f t h e d r i n k i n g c l a s s e s , we do n o t p r e s s the- s u g g e s t i o n t h a t t h e time i s r i p e f o r the enters t o s u b s i d i z e t h e d r i n k e r s , b u t would be c o n t e n t i f t h e b a r were r e o r g a n i z e d on a n o n - p r o f i t making b a s i s , o r w i t h s m a l l p r o f i t s s p e n t on i m p r o v i n g t h e e q u i p m e n t and f a c i l i t i e s o f the bar. J.B.Miners (I.C. Union).
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I n a n i n t e r v i e w Mr. H a l s e y , C h a i r m a n o f t h e E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C o m m i t t e e , made t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t : "The E n t e r t a i m e n t s C o m m i t t e e i s e l e c t e d a n n u a l l y to 'organise such e n t e r t a i n m e n t and f u n c t i o n s a s t h e I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n C o u n c i l may r e q u i r e . ' I t s members, t h e r e f o r e , when s t a n d i n g f o r e l e c t i o n , go i n t o t h e j o b w i t h t h e i r e y e s o p e n , a n d a s a r e s u l t s t r o n g l y r e s e n t a n y i m p u t a t i o n t h a t t h e y adv i s e d t h e s t o p p i n g o f t h e 'Hops' b e c a u s e t h e y were ' t i r e d o f r u n n i n g them.' To combat t h e o v e r - c r o w d i n g the f i r s t emergency measure, t a k e n a t t h e f i r s t two d a n c e s o f t h e t e r m , was t o r e s t r i c t t h e a d m i s s i o n o f women t o 2 0 0 , o n l y p e r s o n a l g u e s t s o f I . C . members b e i n g a l l o w e d i n once t h a t t o t a l h a d b e e n reached. The d r o p p i n g o f f o f t h e numbers o f women a l l o w e d us t o d i s c o n t i n u e t h i s unpopular measure.
ATHLETIC S A T . . 1 9 t h MAY - U n i v e r s i t y o f L o n i o n C h a m p i o n s h i p s at Motspur P a r k . I . C . w i l l be o u t t o r e g a i n t h e championship which they l o s t t o King's C o l l e g e l a s t year. Putney Amateur R e g a t t a for the Junior Sights. C y g n e t i s a t 3.05
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I t h a s been a s k e d why we have n o t p u t f o r w a r d a n y alternative plans. !'e c o n s i d e r e d t h a t a t e r m was n e c e s s a r y to d i s s u a d e t h e unwanted from t r y i n g t o b a t t e r down t h e g a t e s o f I . C . F o r n e x t y e a r , i t i s not w i t h i n our p r o v i n c e t o d e c i d e tne p o l i c y of a C o u c i l a n d C o m m i t t e e y e t t o be e l e c t e d , t n o u g h we have s u g g e s t i o n s we s h a l l n o t h e s i t a t e t o p u t f o r ward. T h e s e , i n e s s e n c e , a r e a s f o l l o w s : - (a) I . C . U n i o n members a b l e t o i n t r o d u c e one g u e s t t o t h e dance on p r o d u c t i o n o f a U n i o n c a r d , (b) S u f f i c i e n t i n v i t a t i o n c a r d s be s e n t v.eekly t o a f e w Women'.s C o l l e g e s t o remedy t h e s o c i a l d e f i c i e n c i e s o f I . C . (c) No o t h e r p e r s o n s t o be a d m i t t e d t o t h e d a n c e s . By t h e s e means we hope f o r a r e t u r n t o t h e o l d f r i e n d l y p a r t y a t m o s p h e r e o f t h e f i r s t two y e a r s o f 'Hops.' Ke w o u l d welcome comment on t h e s e s u g g e s t i o n s , and t h e y s h o u l d be a d d r e s s e d t o t h e Hon. S e c , i n t e r t a i n r a e n t s , NOT t o t h e E d i t o r o f F e l i x . "
" T o u c h s t o n e " : The t o p i c w i l l be some a s p e c t o f p s y c h i c a l phenomena. Dr. G.J.Dingwall w i l l give the opening t a l k . He i s a n a n t h r o p o l o g i s t a n d was a t one t i m e a r e s e a r c h o f f i c e r o f the S o c i e t y f o r P s y c h i c a l Research. MON. 2 1 s t MAY - l . I . E . C . U . " F a i t h a n d A c t i o n " by R e v . J . S h e l d o n . Botany L e c t u r e Theatre, 1.15 p.m. THURS. 2 4 t h MAY - I . C . M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b . " M o u n t a i n e e r i n g i n L i t e r a t u r e " b y J a n e t Adam Smith. Chemical Engineering Lecture Theatre, 5.15 p.m. I.C. Mus. S o c . C. & G. B o a r d Room, 1.15 p.m. L e c t u r e R e c i t a l , by D r . R e g i n a l d J a c q u e s , w i t h the Bach Cantata S i n g e r s . Dr. Jacques i s a l e a d i n g a u t h o r i t y on J . S . B a c h , w h i l e t h e B a c h C a n t a t a S i n g e r s a r e among t h e f i n e s t p e r f o r m e r s of t h e composer's m u s i c . A l l who s h u d d e r a t the term "Bach C a n t a t a " a r e i n v i t e d a l o n g . SUN. 2 7 t h MAY - I . C . M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u h . S e v e n Outcrops Walk. T r a i n a t 8.25 f r o m V i c t o r i a t o East Grimstead. Leader M.R.Plggott.
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An a t t e m p t t o e n s u r e t h a t men f r o m o t h e r c o l l e g e s were n o t c o m i n g u n i v i t e d t o t h e U n i o n was made, by c h e c k i n g U n i o n c a r d s a t t n e m a i n e n t r a n c e , b u t Uni o n members were n o t c o - o p e r a t i v e , a n d t h e a t t e m p t was d i s c o n t i n u e d . The c h e c k was t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e d a n c e , a n d was f a i r l y s u c c e s s f u l , t h o u g h c e r t a i n g e n t l e m e n o f t h e U n i o n seemed most t r u s t i n g i n t h e i r p o l i c y of i n t r o d u c i n g s t r a n g e r s as t h e i r 'guests.' A f t e r c o m p l a i n t s f r o m U n i o n members a t t e n t i o n then t u r n e d t o the s o c i a l s t a n d a r d of the l a d i e s a t t h e d a n c e s , „nd t h e C o m m i t t e e s u i t a b l y a l t e r e d t h e l i g h t i n g i n t h e Upper D i n i n g H a l l a n d kept a c a r e f u l eye on t h e V i s i t o r s ' B o o k . U n f o r t u n a t e l y i t i s rather d i f f i c u l t to dispute the point with a lady, w h a t e v e r h e r a c c e n t o r make-up, when she g i v e s a c o l l e g e a s h e r alma mater. I t i salso d i f f i c u l t , at a p o i n t i n the middle of the term, t o i n f o r m • one c o l l e g e t h a t i t s members a r e no l o n g e r welcome, when o t h e r s a r e s t i l l a d m i t t e d . W i t h t h i s , a n d many o t h e r reasons i n mind, the E n t e r t a i n m e n t s Committee r e s o l v e d t o recommend t o C o u n c i l t h a t t h e S a t u r d a y n i g h t 'Hops', i n t h e s e n s e d e f i n e d by s h o r t - l i v e d t r a d i t i o n , s h o u l d be d i s c o n t i n u e d .
"The a.C.S. s m o k i n g ? Why t h e y ' l l be d r i n k i n g next!" So r a n a d e r i s i v e comment f r o m a G u i l d s m a n before the event. A f t e r i t , those p r i v i l e g e d G u i l d s m e n a n d M i n e r s who were g u e s t s r e v i s e d t h e i r opinions. Y e s , t h e R.C.S. S m o k i n g C o n c e r t on 1 s t May was p r o b a b l y t h e most s u c c e s s f u l e v e n t t h i s year. The i n f o r m a l a t m o s p h e r e , t h e f r e e b e e r a n d the r e a l l y e x c e l l e n t c a b a r e t a l l c o n t r i b u t e d t o a h i l a r i o u s evening. Nohody p r e s e n t w i l l e v e r f o r g e t t h e p u r e f a n t a s y of Ken Bock a s B i n g C r o s b y , s u p p o r t e d by t h e t h r e e l o v e l y Andrews S i s t e r s . We a l s o h a d D e r e k ( K i l l e r ) Hughes d i s g u i s e d a s tolle. D u v a l o f t h e F o l i e s Bergere d i s p e n s i n g k i s s e s as p r i z e s i n an a u c t i o n f o r t h e T.B. f u n d . And t h e L i t t l e N e l l i e m e l o d r a m a a t t h e e n d h a d a l l t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f a Dram. S o c . ^.ines N i g h t . Our c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s a n d t h a n k s to o u r E n t e r t a i n m e n t s C o m m i t t e e , a n d t o P e t e r H a s kell f o rh i s professional compering. The s e q u e l t o t h i s r i o t o u s e v e n i n g was a f i g h t between R.C.S. a n d G u i l d s men on t h e s e c o n d f l o ? r of t h e O l d H o s t e l . F o u r p a i r s o f t r o u s e r s c h a n g e d h a n d s o u t t h e H.C.S. men h e l d t h e Drum.
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On March 14th, the f i n a l of the White l e y Cup tournament was played between J e f f Kenyon ( h o l d e r 1948, 49, 50) and A r t h u r Wright, Kenyon winning 6-9, 0-9, 10 8, 10-8, 9-7. Wright had o n l y been beaten once s i n c e coming to I.C. t h i s year, and had beaten Kenhon 3-1 i n the i n t e r c o l l e g e match at Christmas. From t h e s t a r t the game was played a t a t e r r i f i c pace, Wright u s i n g a i l h i s speed and accurate d r i v i n g to put Kenyon o f f h i s drop shots. He won the f i r s t two games, the second i n a s i n g l e hand, and went ahead to 8-3, lanatch p o i n t , i n However, Kenyon found h i s touch the t h i r d game. and fought back t o o t h and n a i l to win the game 10-8. In the f o u r t h game Wright a g a i n v;ent ahead t o match p o i n t 8-5, but once more Kenyon found a s t r e a k of b r i l l i a n c e and won at 10-8. The f i f t h game found b o t h men exhausted,but w i t h no l e t t i n g up i n the pace - Kenyon appeared t o keep going by w i l l power a l o n e . The score went evenly to 7 - a l l when a f t e r s e v e r a l blank hands, Kenyon f i n a l l y won at 9-7, Great c r e d i t must go to Kenyon 'for h i s t e r r i f i c f i g h t i n g r e c o v e r y , and f o r s t i c k i n g to h i s bes.i type of game i n s p i t e of the pace. Wright p l a y e d w i t h h i s u s u a l speed and d e t e r m i n a t i o n , and must be considered very unfortunate n o t to have won i n the t h i r d or f o u r t h games. The match Has p l a y e d i n an admirable s p i r i t , both men having impeccable court manners, and prov i d e d the s p e c t a t o r s w i t h the most t h r i l l i n g e x h i b i t i o n of h i g h c l a s s squash t h a t has been seen here f o r y e a r s . r
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C R I C K E T At Hastings on Whit-Saturday the sun shone, the sky was b l u e , and I.C. l o s t the t o s s . T h i s was the ominous prelude to 45 minutes' c r i c k e t d u r i n g which East Sussex scored 80 runs before the f i r s t wicket f e l l . That i s not to say t h a t i t should not f a l l e n b e f o r e , but the f i e l d i n g , w i t h one or two honourable exceptions, was poor, and the bowling not too t i d y . Then Wilson (4-50) and A u l t (2-37) found a l e n g t h , and i n another 70 minutes the o p p o s i t i o n s were a l l out f o r 133. L a p p i n took 2-11 and Reynols was i l l - r e w a r d e d w i t h 1-33. A f t e r t e a I.C. began u n f o r t u n a t e l y . Clapp s n i c k e d one to the wioket-keeper In-the f i r s t over, and Wyles was f o o l i s h l y run out. A stand between O l d l a n d and Waterland (30), i n s p i t e of some c o m i c a l r u n n i n g between w i c k e t s , saved the Innings from ignominy. Some;sturdy h i t t i n g by Rambaut promoted i t to a f f l u e n c e , and when the c a p t a i n l e f t f o r 28 the score was i n the n i n e t i e s . Serem and O l d l a n d had taken i t to over 120 before the l a t t e r was caught f o r an e x c e l l e n t 40. Seve r a l wickets then f e l l p r e e l j a t a t e l y , and the advent of Rowly Reynolds d i d not i n s p i r e all excess of optimism among I.C. s u p p o r t e r s . However t h i s worthy w a r r i o r smote an unexpeoted four,and a soampered leg-bye brought v i c t o r y w i t h 2 wiokets and f i v e minutes t o spare, As the Duke of W e l l i n g t o n s a i d i t was a damned c l o s e run t h i n g .
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The opening of the Lawn Tennis season, whioh seems now doomed to be the hast, has been successful. One match, played i n a l i g h t h e a r t e d v a c a t i o n s p i r i t , was l o s t , but the remainder have been won. The most important was the win over S t . B a r t ' s H o s p i t a l by 9-0, which c a r r i e d I.C. through the p r e l i m i n a r y round ofthe U.L. Cup. The 7-2 win at New C o l l e g e , Oxford was a l s o n o t a b l e ; I.C. were without Wright as he had been p i c k e d to p l a y f o r Surrey, f o r whioh we should l i k e to take t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y of c o n g r a t u l a t i n g him. The most i n t e r e s t i n g matoh o f the season has been the I n t e r - C o l l e g e match between R.C.S. and C.&G., played on the c o l l e g e c o u r t s on Sunday,May 6th. G u i l d s s t a r t e d f a v o u r i t e s and won 3 or the 4 s i n g l e s rubhers.* The long-awaited match between Wright and Spenoe-Bate was somewhat d i s a p p o i n t i n g as both men seemed to wait f o r each other's m i s t akes r a t h e r than go f o r the winning shots which the tea-time orowd was e x p e c t i n g . The three doubles matches p r o v i d e d the t e n s i o n f o r whioh h o s t e l d w e l l e r s were w a i t i n g , and which, I must venture to add, I f e e l the bowling c l u b w i l l r a r e l y be a b l e to p r o v i d e . Your s c r i b e and h i B p a r t n e r , a f t e r some e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y bad p l a y , l o s t t h e i r rubber to a v i r i l e R.C.S. t h i r d pair; and Wright and p a r t n e r appeared determined t o do the same t h i n g . The r e s u l t of the matoh depended upon whether Smith and Ward of G u i l d s could beat Watson and Spence-Bate of R.C.S. who won gamely, c o n t i n u i n g d e s p i t e a s p r a i n e d a n k l e . A f t e r a h e c t i c s t r u g g l e every p o i n t being cheered illds by r i v a l groups among the s p e c t a t o r s , the p a i r triumphed, thus winning the matoh 4-3. B.J.S.
B O W I N G On Saturday, 12th. May, i n g l o r i o u s sunshine and w i t h a n o r t h - w e s t e r l y breeze, I.O.B.C. were r e p r e s e n t e d i n the U.L.B.O. A l l o m Oup Regatta by the 2nd. J u n i o r E i g h t rowing i n the C l i n k e r Division. Drawn a g a i n s t U.0.& H., 1.0. had a somewhat s c r a t c h y row and U.C. g o i n g away a t the s t a r t drew s l o w l y ahead to win by 3 l e n g t h s . Meanwhile, the 1 s t . E i g h t had spent the morning h a v i n g an o u t i n g w i t h Leander. After the r e o r g a n i s a t i o n f o l l o w i n g the Head, the Eigh t i s s e t t l i n g down and shaping q u i t e w e l l . If f u l l advantage i s taken o f the o u t i n g s w i t h Leander t o s i t baok a t the f i n i s h w h i l s t the hands go away, and the orew oontlnue to Improve, i t should prove a d i f f i c u l t orew to beat i n the Thames Oup.