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A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. ACH year the selection of a play for the Theatricals grows harder ; the number of plays, suitable for representation, that will keep up the high standard that has so far been maintained, is not a large one, and to avoid the necessity of repeating is a task ever increasing in difficulty . Last year Shakspeare was deserted, but not the Elizabethan Drama, for Massinger was called upon to add a fresh link to the growing chain of old comedy, and this year again his aid has been sought . " A New Way to Pay Old Debts " is a play well suited for amateur representation : apart from Sir Giles Overreach there is no character presenting much difficulty, but at the same time there exists plenty of scope for the display of originality and taste . The plot is a simple one, the reinstating of a well-born youth beggared by the machinations of a wicked uncle and his own prodigality, and the overthrow of the originator of his misfortune, but this is so skilfully worked out that the interest is well kept up through the whole of the five acts, and no one can accuse the story of being drawn out to greater length than necessary . There is a lighter vein running through the piece than characterised the Great Duke of Florence, less of declamatory nature and more of dramatic incident, and consequently the acting is livelier and more natural, and a greater appreciation of the play produces a well marked improvement in the general representation. To go into some detail, of course the greatest difficulty lies with the character of Sir Giles Overreach, who is an unprincipled knight, who has made his fortune by usury and extortion, and
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whose greatest delight is the successful accomplishment of a deeplaid scheme to enrich himself by beggaring others : like all successful knaves he has a great contempt for other men, whom he makes his tools, uses for his own ends, and then throws over ; his way of dealing with others is well exemplified by his own words,, speaking of Greedy he says : " So he serve My purposes, let him hang, or damn, I care not, Friendship is but a word ."
Lord entered into the spirit of this character in a way that ensured success, and succeeded in producing a most life-like picture of the cynical villain, blustering or hypocritical, as served his turn, now raging at Wellborn or i\Iarrall, now paying feigned respect to Lord Lovell, but never forgetting his main object, his own aggrandisement . The real difficulty of the part, however, comes in the last scene, where the overthrow of all his pet schemes so works on his unbridled passion that he goes mad with rage, and finally falls exhausted and senseless : here Lord showed real power, he just managed to strike the golden mean between tameness and the want of life on the one side and rant and exaggeration on the other, and the result was the best bit of acting in the play . Wellborn was also an admirable impersonation ; the ruined profligate, conscious of his own folly and saddened by regret, but determined on regaining his lost character, was well pourtrayed by Rhodes, whose clear utterance and natural gestures alike contributed to the favourable impression he made. Tom Allworth was well taken by Crawshaw, his chief fault being lukewarmness, his chief merit distinctness ; his lines were admirably delivered, but when not speaking he forgot to make use of his opportunities ; this was especially obvious iii the scenes, where, in the character of Lord Lovell's messenger, he had Free access to 11largaret' s presence ; in these, on several occasions, Sir Giles by turning away gave him a chance of speaking or making signs to Margaret, instead of which he maintained a reserved demeanour, that was excellent, when observed by the knight. Still in spite of this too-common fault, the part was well taken, and certainly free from exaggeration . Noble was perfectly suited both in figure and voice for the part of Lord Lovell, and acted with dignity and taste .
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The chief comic element of the play is centred in Greedy, a Justice of the Peace, raised up by Sir Giles as a convenient instrument, and willing to do anything in the world if only bribed with a good dinner ; this Crosthwaite represented with great spirit, if with a little exaggeration, and evidently carried with him the sympathies of the audience : his face and gestures were always good, and he brought down the house in the way in which he piously ex pressed his desire to give thanks whenever he got a chance of eating . Of the other male characters Marrall was very fair, but an uneasy action with one arm got rather monotonous, and a constant shuffle from one leg to the other rather wearisome ; this last fault was exaggerated by Dunkerly, as the cook, who in other respects was good : the other parts were moderate, Rose at times shining, but there was too much stiffness among the minor characters, and an apparent dread of throwing themselves into their parts . I had almost forgotton to mention Tapwell, who was well rendered by Little ; manner and " get-up " were alike excellent, and in the first scene his importance and self-satisfaction capitally represented. Turning to the ladies, there was a great improvement on the last year' s performance ; Stevenson made a somewhat solid widow but decidedly comely, and spoke his lines in a clear audible manner, though the effect was somewhat marred by want of variation in tone, still he showed that he took great pains, and on the whole was very successful . Haynes, at first, was evidently nervous and rather indistinct, but improved as he got more used to his position ; he seemed somewhat handicapped by his train and apparently found some difficulty in walking, encumbered by skirts, but that is a common fault, where boys have to represent women, and only long practice will cure it . Procter made a suitable landlady, and a word of praise must be given to the two maids, whose performance gave promise of good material for next year. The following Prologue was written by Mr . Yeld, and delivered by P . E . Lord : I'ROLOGUE. Oxet : more, Sweet Friends, your presence here we hail, Once more we claim your patience when we fail, Yes, everywhere your gentle thoughts we need, This year our task has been severe indeed. Stage-management has surely reached a crisis,
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A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. If. with our leading actors on the Isis, We must on Ouse rehearse—yet make no moan, When tWellborn's Exhibition is his own, And tWilson,—though amid no roaring din As on theFootball field so oft,—" gets in." At that brave game this year we say with pride Only the " Old Boys " beat us—none beside. We drew with Durham, and defeated Leeds. Old Boys too gained the meed of valorous deeds, +Douglas and * Stevenson each got his "Blue," And § Eyre for Cambridge rowed at number 2 : While 1 Fowler, to whose pen so much we owe, With such sweet grace the verses from it flow, Has—we acclaim him—added to his feats, The sterling honour of a " First " in " Greats ." Old Boys we love to see all nights—to-night— For with the present they the past unite. All steeps they scale, all honours they attain, To count our own our loving hearts are fain, For in their joys we joy ; but as you see A dark cloud mar the summer suddenly, So when we call of honoured friends the roll, Each true and valiant and untainted soul, 4 One voice replies not—dear to all he was—. Too soon he sleeps like Milton's Lycidas. True heart and faithful who beside the surge Sleeps sleep unbroken with the winds for dirge. While the great waves with flying clouds of spray Plunge in their pride, or whisper in their play, The pure heart slumbers as the little child. Though the vast main of foam be white and wild, To him the mighty music soft and clear, As though an angel touched his harp-strings near, Steals like a song's caressing through his rest, Sweeter than words have ever yet expressed. And when the sunrise shakes from glorious wings The iris hues of morning, and all things Are one great radiance from blue to blue, Not grief but awful joy would pierce us through, Could we but look upon his resting-place, And see the sweet smile playing on his face.
t H . W . Rhodes and W . G . Wilson, Classical Exhibitioners of Worcester College, Oxford, December, 1884. E. A. Douglas, Scholar of Christ's College, and * L . E . Stevenson, Christ's played "Half Back," and " Forward " in the Cambridge University Fifteen. § G . H . Eyre, Scholar of Corpus College. 11 J. H . P. Fowler, Scholar of Trinity College, Oxford. 11R . C . Wilton, Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, drowned at Tenby, September 5th, 1884 .
CAST. Lord Lovell . Sir Giles Overreach, a cruel extortioner Frank Wellborn, a prodigal . Tom Allworth, page to Lord Lovell Greedy, a hungry Justice of Peace ., Marrall, a term-driver .,
J. NOBLE. . . P . E . LORD. . . H . W . RHODES. R . CRAWSHAW. R . CROSTHWAITE. . . H . BOTTERILL.
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H . WALKER. A. ROSE. J. A . DUNKERLEY. W. GOFTON. . J . E. GOFTON. H . LITTLE. . . P . METCALFE. P . CADMAN. C . E . STEVENSON. C . HAYNES. . E . PROCTER. C . E . ROBINSON. . . C . METCALFE.
Order, steward Amble, usher .. Furnace, cook Watchall, porter Willdo, a parson ,. Tapwell, an ale-house keeper Vintner .. .. Tailor Lady Allworth, a rich widow .. Margaret, Overreach's daughter Froth, Tapwell's wife .. Chambermaid Waiting woman Creditors, Servants, etc.
THE STAFF. Stage Manager . . Acting Manager . . Prompter . . .. Under Prompter . . Propertyman . . Super Master . . Master Carpenter
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. . G. YELL, EsQ. . . H . W . RHODES. . . C . B . CLARKE. .. E . HOLMES. C . SHAW. . . . . R . CRAWSHAW. . . F. R. BRANDT.
On the whole the performance may well be considered the best that has been given for some years ; there was improved delivery, and more natural ease than was shown last Christmas ; none of the principal parts could be called poor, and some rose very far above the average . That the Theatricals were such a success was of course due to the efforts of the actors, but we must not forget who guided those efforts, and directed the energies of all concerned . Mr . Yeld has now been stage-manager for some years, and the time he devotes to rehearsals, and the labours he bestows on the perfecting of the representation, is well known, but none the less must we thank him for it, and express our grateful appreciation of the success that this year again crowned his efforts. The general arrangements were managed by a committee consisting of C . 13 . Clarke, H . W . Rhodes, R . Crawshaw, and W. G. Wilson ; the dresses were supplied by May, the well-known costumier, and the music supplied by the York Band . We were glad to see such an assemblage of old boys at the performances ; among many others we recognised W . E . Moore, J . H . Mallinson, G . H . Eyre, and Dr . Bryan Walker.
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SCHOOL LETTER. WING to the short elapse of time since the appearance of the last number of the Peterite a School Letter is not one of the most delightful or easy things to write . But the decree of Fate must be obeyed, and so the sooner I get the task performed the better. The Christmas holidays have already arrived and this letter will be read by boys scattered into every quarter of the globe. The Theatricals were more a success than ever . Among other great personages present, we saw with pride the Dean, from whom we afterwards received a letter signifying his appreciation of the performance . Since the last number of the Peterite we played and at last beat the Old Boys, before whom we had had twice previously to lower our flag. This victory, the last, but certainly not the least, completed one of the most successful football terms the School has ever had . We believe that we may not say football seasons, as there is some report of matches arranged for next term . If this be so, we shall all the more feel the loss of our sure and trusty back, F . R . Brandt, and one of our forwards, A . Marriott, both of whom have left the walls of the old School for' the more stern realities of life . I am sure both carry our best wishes with them . As regards the School matches during the past term, the School House still keeps the supremacy it has enjoyed so many years . The match between the School and the Civil was closely contested and resulted in a victory for the School . In the Junior matches, Mr . Clarke' s House defeated both the Junior School House and the Junior day boys . In the literary line, we are glad to say, this year cannot be called barren . For already laurels have been won for the School by A . Wade at Durham, and by H . W . Rhodes and W . G . Wilson at Oxford . As yet, boating prognostications would be impossible . All we know is that W . G. Wilson has been elected to the Captainship of the boats, an office, I am sure, he will prove himself worthy of.
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the compilation of an Oxford Letter on the present occasion . Of Academic news there is little ; whether the august body of Congregation has achieved anything worthy of being recorded in these pages, I know not . Write, I cannot ; to invent, I am ashamed. Of late there seems to have sprung up quite a generous mania on the pad of scientific and artistic collectors to present their treasures to the University, and, during the last year, large sums have been repeatedly asked from the University Chest to enlarge the various museums, to store away this precious lumber of bones, skulls, coins, &c ., for the benefit of a few dons, enthusiastic in their search for knowledge . The last demand was [1,600. "Hine illee lacrvnaae ." Hence the cruelty and restless activity of the proctors ; hence the growing use of cap and gown at night, when it had almost entirely fallen into disuetude, and was looked upon as a relic of barbarous antiquity, and only worn by some few timorous or statute-worshipping commoners, and an occasional scholar anxious to proclaim thereby his learning or his membership of the University, in case any should mistake him for a townsman . The latest proctorial trick is to wait outside a meeting of some society of undergraduates : one night, members of the " Junior Scientific, " I believe, were proctorised to the number of 6o in a few minutes. The " Pusey Memorial House " has been lately opened, It consists, I am told, of a library, lecture room and chapel . The appearance of the latter from the road reminds one of the large water-tank standing outside York Station, overlooking the river. So elegant is the decoration of what was once a bay window of a large room upstairs. Turning , to the river, Magdalen won the Fours, thanks to Unwin's fine stroking, though his boat was all along the slower in the trials and was finally beaten by Balfour' s . He will, in all probability, stroke the Varsity eight of 1885 . He is also about the best sculler in the kingdom . The trials were heavier than usual, the average being 12st . 51bs . in one and inst . 31bs . in the other . H . 1V'IcLean, the brother of the President and ex-Captain of the Eton eight, is expected to be up next term and will doubtless obtain his blue .
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The Rugby XV . preserves its unbeaten record, having, however, played two drawn games ; it has scored 9 wins, by 17 goals 19 tries to r goal 3 tries . The defeated teams being, since the last letter, South \Vales, Blackheath, East Sheen, Midland Counties, Richmond and Cambridge . The win against South Wales was very creditable, especially as it was not until we had scored 4 tries that the Welshmen would cease to dispute them. Price-Jenkins played magnificently for them and succeeded in running through all the team except Tristram four or five times, but there of course he was obliged to stop . I think I can say with truth that in the last two years Tristram has never missed collaring his man, and it is curious to see how the strongest collapse like a roll of wet blotting-paper under his tiger-like spring . The Blackheath match, which we won by 3 goals to a try, was a splendid exhibition of scientific football on our part. There was an entire absence of anything like mistakes throughout the whole of the team . We had Wade and Blair playing for the first time . Wade played in his usual dashing form ; the first try was from a run of his through the whole team from the half-way flag. A sporting paper says truly that he " runs as strong as an express engine and dodges like a snipe ." After this match there was a gradual falling off in play, especially among the forwards. The Bradford match was immensely exciting, the Tykes collaring splendidly, while their forwards played a most scientific dribbling game . For the first zo minutes they completely held us, though the general opinion, even among many of the Bradford men, is that the kick by Robertshaw—a very fine one— was not a goal, as given by their umpire . One excited member of the team in particular called out " Ay, but twa fut more wild hev done it ." After that, the Varsity had a great deal the best of the game . They suffered a great disadvantage in having to give up their usual uniform, as Bradford play in white . Richmond brought an enormously heavy team, as usual, but did nothing at all, until quite at the end ; they were beaten by z tries Manchester was a fiasco, as it was a miserably rainy to S . day and seven of the Varsity team were away . The match against Cambridge was more successful than most people expected against a team with Chapman and Sample behind,
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"for one night only" so to speak, and ended in a victory for us by 3 goals i try to try . The Cambridge forwards were a very heavy set and held us in the squash, though they were not so good in the loose . Their backs, as a combination, were very poor indeed, Sample collared pluckily and was useful in stopping rushes ; the same must be said for Douglas, who certainly did as much work, and in a most energetic and determined manner, as anyone on the field ; the persistent way in which he fell on the ball when it came out of the scrimmage comp l etely puzzled (and amused) Asher, and though, as a rule, that dog-in-the-manger style of play is not to be commended, it was the best policy against such masters of passing and running as Asher and Rotherham . Douglas unmistakeably saved one try by his following up . The passing of the Varsity, though not so good as that shown against South Wales and Blackheath, was too much for the Cantabs . It is a wonder the Cambridge XV . are so poor behind, when their college teams, e .g. Trinity and Jesus, are so very good, to my knowledge, and play an excellent game . Our XV . contains 7 Lorettonians . E . D . Court, of last year' s team, has obtained his International cap for England v. Wales . CALLOO.
CAMBRIDGE LETTER. HE Term is over and done with, but still I am called on to cast back my mind and call up all the events of interest which have happened since the last Cambridge letter was written ; unfortunately, I do not quite know when it was written and so am afraid I shall leave out some particulars that ought to be included, but I hope to be forgiven if I do, as it is the last time that I shall narrate Cambridge doings . I need not dilate on the result of the Football Match, that I feel sure will be done full justice to by the triumphant Oxford correspondent ; however, I must say that the general feeling is decidedly against the action of the authorities in playing against Oxford two behinds who have not represented us before during the season, thus producing a want of combination that nullified any advantage we gained from their individual good play . Douglas was again chosen as ` half,' and was the best of our
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backs, while Stevenson, forward, justified his selection by hard work in and out of the scrimmages . Turning to the river, the decision :of the Trial Eights has not thrown very much light on the question of next term's boat ; a very hollow race quite prevented a true trial of stamina and pluck . Bristowe won very easily because he rowed long, not because he had the better boat, for the losers had certainly the superiority in material though not in combination. Gridley, Eyre, Moore, and, perhaps, Straker, will be unable to row next term, so there are three or four vacancies to fill up, and there will be some difficulty in a selection from the candidates, especially as regards Moore's place at seven . By way of prophecy, I should like to pick an eight, though it will very likely differ from that ultimately selected ; it would be :—Bicknell (Jesus) bow, 2, Haig (3rd Trio .), 3, Perrott (Ist Trin .), q, Brown (L .M .B .C .), 5, Churchill (3rd Trin .), 6, Swann (Tri p . Hall), 7, Coke (Trin. Hall) or Hale (King's), Pitman (3rd Trin .), stroke . I should not be afraid of trusting the fortunes of Cambridge to this crew, and I hope that the President, in his selection, will, as I have done, give preference to genuine hard sloggers over pretty but weaker oars. There has been a considerable discussion going on this term about the action of the Football Authorities in assuming the full blue instead of the half blue that they have hitherto worn ; it seems that nobody can stop them doing so, and therefore all the letters on the subject might have been spared, as no one can expect that now they will drop it again . During the last month we have had a mission by the Salvation Army in Cambridge, and among the leaders was an old Pcterite, Sampson, who left about eight years ago ; they were not well received by the undergraduates, who at one meeting tried to cool the ardour of the missioners by pouring water down their backs, but a few (lays later got paid back in their own coin, as when trying to force open a door of the Sturton Hall, where a meeting was going on, they were effectually put to rout by a well-directed stream from the fire hose kept in the building; surely this is a departure from the ordinary mode of warring adopted by the Salvationists, it seems rather fleshly . Griffith, W. H . and Eyre took their degrees this term, and will no more be seen treading the Cambridge streets ; the latter has got a mastership at Sunderland at the new Boys High School, the former will
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shortly be ordained . I suppose this will appear rather too late to wish Peterites a Merry Christmas, but at any rate I can wish them all success during the ensuing year in and out of school. K . K . K. NOTES AND ITEMS. At the Bishop of Rochester's Ordination, The RI, v. S . J. J . S . Ls MAISTRE, B .A ., Keble College, Oxon ., was ordained Priest. At Queen's College, Oxford, Sports, W . J. P . RAVE won the too yards, 15o Handicap, Quarter Mile, the Weight (36 feet 2 in .), the Hammer (79 feet 9 in .) G. H . EvRE, Corpus Christi, Cambridge, has been appointed to a Mastership at Sunderland High School. H. W. RHODES and W . G . WILSON have been offered Exhibitions at Worcester College, Oxford. A . AVADE has been elected to an open Classical Scholarship at Durham University. REV . A . A . GrlssoN, B .A ., was ordained Priest by the Suffragan Bishop of Lincoln on December 21st. We are sorry to hear that REv . T . WALKER has been compelled through illhealth to resign the sub-wardership of St . Augustine's College, Canterbury. REv . G . F. BROWNE, B .D ., has been re-elected a member of the Council of the Senate at the University of Cambridge. On Advent Sunday, the chancel of St . Peter's Church, Berkhampstead, was re-opened, after a careful and costly decoration in memory of the late Rector, Rev. J. 1Volstenholme Cobb . Mr. Cobb hed been rector for 12 years . The work was carried out by subscription .—Guardian. REv . H . CLARKE, Senior Mathematical Master, has been appointed vicar of St . Martin ' s-le-Grand, York, by the Dean and Chapter. REv . EDWARD GRAY, vicar of Sharow, has been presented to the Vicarage of West Rounton by the Lord Chancellor . Mr . Gray has been vicar of Sharow for more than thirty years.
FOOTBALL. v . OLD BOYS. This match was played on the School ground, and resulted in a victory for the Old Boys by 2 goals, 4 tries, to 2 goals, t try . The School had to deplore the loss of Lord, Rhodes, Wilson, Rose, and Wade, and their places were taken by Lewis, Sharpe, Crawshaw, Faber, and McTurk . The School won the toss, and played up the field . Eyre kicked off for the Old Boys, and their forwards following up well carried the ball into the School 25 . Soon afterwards Eyre, from a good pass, obtained the first try for the Old Boys, which he failed to convert into a goal . Almost immediately afterwards, Stevenson, who was playing forward, got a second try from a throw out . Eyre again took the kick, and
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though he made a good attempt again failed . The hall was restarted, and the School forwards by combined good play carried it into their opponents' 25. Some smart collaring by Lewis here elicited applause from the spectators . The School regaining spirit pressed the Old Boys, and Clarke, aided by other forwards, obtained the first try for the School. From this Brandt kicked a goal, amid loud applause . However, Eyre soon brought the ball back to the School goal line . Failing to get past Brandt he passed to Ford, who easily obtained a try, from which a goal was kicked . At this point Stevenson went three-quarters, and by his good running and unselfish passing enabled Eyre to get two more tries in quick succession . Both of the kicks at goal failed . This brought on half-time, the scores being i goal, 1 . tries, to r goal. Brandt kicked off, and for some time neither side had the advantage . Stevenson made several good runs, but being well collared by Lewis and Noble, failed to score . After some even play Noble, by a good run, scored a second try for the School . The kick, though a splendid attempt at it was made by Brandt, was a failure . Eyre soon after this again got in for the Old Boys, and kicked a second goal . The School now pressed their opponents, and Brandt, after a long and good run, obtained the third try for the School, and kicked the second goal . After some more very even play no side was called . For the School, Brandt, the only team back left save Noble, showed himself equal to the emergency, and defended the School line well . Lewis and Noble collared and kicked well at three-quarters, and the forwards played better in this match than they had ever clone this season. OLD Boss .—(Back) A . Huffrm, L . E . Stevenson, G . H . Eyre, C. Williamson, C . Ford, N . Williamson ; (forwards) H . C . B . Clayforth, E . W. Clayforth, P . H . Flower, F . Wade, A. Carr, A . D . Hart.
v . LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. This mafch was played on the ground of the former, and resulted in an easy victory for the former by 6 goals, 3 tries, to nil . Lord won the toss, and chose to play up the field . Davies kicked off for Leeds, and almost immediately Rose, by a good run, obtained the first try for York . The kick at goal was a failure . This try was soon followed by a second, obtained by Wilson . This Brandt converted into a goal. In rapid succession three more tries were obtained, from two of which Brandt kicked goals . After half-time York had it all their own way, and Leeds, in spite of some good forward play which more than once brought the ball dangerously near the York line, were unable to score even a minor point . For York, Rose obtained 3 of the tries, W . G . Wilson and Clarke 2 each, Brandt and Rhodes r each . Lord's passing and running, and Brandt's kicking, were invaluable. r P . E . Lord, H . W . Rhodes, D . C . Rose, (l) W . G. (Back) F . R . Brandt, ( '-) Wilson, R . Crawshaw, (forwards) C . B . Clarke, R . Crosthwaite . A. Wade, J. Wilson, A . Marriott, W. Gofton, T. H . Little, J . Gofton. A . Murray .
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ST . PETER'S (2ND FIFTEEN) v. 1\IOUNT WANDERERS. This match was played on the School ground, and resulted in a victory for the School by 1 goal, 4 tries, to nil. Sharpe winning the toss chose to play against the wind . Beal kicked off for the Wanderers, and the ball being returned by Haynes the first scrimmage was formed half way . At first the Wanderers' forwards carried the ball into the School 25 . However, by some good dribbling and passing the ball was worked gradually up to the Wanderers' line, and Faber obtained the first try for the School . Sharpe took the kick but failed. Murray dropped out, and a mistake made by one of the backs caused the School to touch down . After the drop out a good rnn by Sharpe carried the ball into the Wanderers' 25, and Bloomfield by a good dribble obtained a second try for the School . The kick was another failure . Soon after this halftime was called . Sharpe kicked off, and the School well following up almost immediately scored a minor point . Murray dropped out, and after some very even scrimmaging Marriott obtained a good try . Sharpe converted this into a goal. After the kick off Ford made a good run, and by a good piece of passing enabled McClellan to get a try . Sharpe took the place but failed . After the drop out Sharpe made a very good run, but being collared passed to McClellan, who thus obtained another try . The kick at goal was again a failure . Time was called at this point, leaving the School easily victorious . For the School, Marriott, McClellan, Bloomfield, and Whaley were the best among the forwards and Sharpe and Ford among the backs. TEAM (St . Peter's) .—(Back) Huffam, ( backs) Sharpe, Haynes, Ford, ( .'a backs) Faber, Douglas, (forwards) Marriott, McClellan, Bloomfield, Sommerville, Whaley, Martin, Hutchings, Scarborough, Gabb.
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This the third match against the Old Boys was played on the School ground the last day of the term, and resulted in a victory for the School by 3 goals, 3 tries, to 1 goal, i try. Eyre won the toss, and elected to play up the field. Lord kicked off, and the ball being well returned was scrimmaged fi rst in the centre of the field . The School forwards worked it gradually towards the Old Boys' goal, and a good run by Lord enabled W . G . Wilson to obtain the first try for the School . From this no goal was kicked . After some good play on both sides Rhodes made a good run and dropped a goal amid cheers . The Old Boys being roused by this to greater exertions, Eyre got a try, from which however no goal resulted . At this the School played well up, and had carried the ball past the Old Boys' 25, when Kaye, making good use of his speed ran the whole length of the field and placed the ball between the posts . A goal was easily kicked fron this by Murray, thus equalizing matters, the scores being I goal, 1 try each . Half-time was now called . After the kick off the School forwards almost immediately tbreatened the Old Boys' line, and J . 'Wilson dribbling the ball over the line obtained a try . No goal, however, resulted .
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The ball was dropped out, and some fine passing between Lord and Rhodes enabled the latter to gain a try . This Brandt converted into a goal . The Old Boys made another effort, and managed to carry the ball to the School 25, but again Lord and Rhodes brought it back, and enabled W . Gofton to obtain a try, from which the third goal was kicked by Brandt . Again was the ball restarted, and again was it carried into the Old Boys' 25, and W . G. Wilson added another try to the list. Soon after ' No Side " was called, leaving the School victorious. For the School, Brandt, Rhodes, Lord, and Wilson, played best. OLD BoYs .—(Back) G . C . Murray, (y back) G . H . Eyre, W . J . P . Kaye, C . Williamson, ( r,- backs) A . Spencer, Daniel, (forwards) P . Flower, F. R. Robinson, F . Ware, J . H . Hollins-on, A. D . Hart and 3 others.
CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of the Peterite. SIRS,
Considering the remarkable success which has attended the Football team throughout the present season, I cannot help feeling that it is much to be regretted that no steps have been taken to regularly organize a second fifteen . As far as I can learn there has only been one match played by it during the term . This is all the more surprising to me, because I have seen quite enough of the School football to feel sure that there is plenty of good material . It would give a stimulus to the younger boys that is much needed at `present ; for they can hardly be expected to " play up " consistently for twelve or thirteen weeks merely for the pleasure of it . The fascinating prospect of " getting one ' s colours " would have a wonderful effect on the juvenile ambition. I do not think it is too late even now . Everything indeed is in its favour, since football is continued next term for some time instead of wasting the first month in idleness . I should imagine that even after most of the first fifteen have been called away for boating, that there would still be plenty left to carry on the game and employ many that would otherwise be lying idle . There are plenty of small schools in York that could be met, some indeed with a third fifteen . If possible, and there is no reason why it should not be possible, I should like to see a third fifteen occasionally in the field . It need not, of course, play so frequently as the second, nor need it have special colours .
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While on the subject, I should like to call attention to the "top " end of the ground . The ridges seem to get worse every year . It might be as well, merely to give opponents no chance of finding an excuse therefrom for a defeat by nine goals and a try, to have the hollows filled up . It would only require a few pounds, for levelling a football ground is very different to levelling one for cricket . From my own personal knowledge of football finances, I should almost say that the surplus for one year would be sufficient. Hoping you will pardon this trespass upon your valuable space, I remain, M . AJOR. [As regards cilours, dark and light blue with chocolate would make a pretty combination ; not to mention the compliment to the two Universities . I'd.]