Oct 1886 by StPetersYork

THE

PETkRITF Von. IX .

OCTOBER, 1886 .

No . 63.

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB. MEETING of Old Peterites was held at the School, on Saturday, September 25th, at 7 p .m ., Rev . H . M . Stephenson in the chair. It was proposed by G . H . Eyre, and seconded by G. W. Bulman, "That a club be formed of former members of St . Peter 's School and be called 'The Old Peterite Club .'" The meeting then proceeded to the election of a President, and Rev. H . M . Stephenson was unanimously elected . As the meeting was a small one and could not be considered a representative meeting of Old Peterites the election of other officers and the passing of rules were left over until it should be possible to call a really representative meeting ; meanwhile, a Provisional Committee, consisting of Messrs. J . R. Wood, G . H . Eyre, H . C . B . and E . W . Clayforth, and F . Ware, was appointed, in order to draw up a full scheme, including lists of officers and rules and regulations, to be submitted to the General Meeting . After some slight discussion on various suggestions concerning the management of the Club a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the Headmaster for his kindness in presiding, and there being no further business the meeting then dissolved.

OXFORD LETTER. HE long vacation has brought several changes with it, and few of them, unfortunately, are to the liking of the mass of the University . It has lost a great number of well-known faces—the president of the boats, the captains of the cricket and football, both Rugby and Association, and the president of the O .U .A .C . Furthermore, we return to find an old Vice-Chancellor gone and another in his office ; and we dread to think of all this change may mean . Swift and sudden the mandate came that no undergraduates shall be

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permitted to indulge in such frivolous pastime as private theatricals. Was all the work of the lamented one to be undone ? Not altogether, for the theatre is still allowed to be open for twenty-one nights each term . We breathe again at this respite, but still the future looks very threatening . Servile magazines may say the new-comer unites qualities never before united, except where politeness requires us to imagine their union and to congratulate ourselves on our wondrous powers of imagination, but individual comments in private are hardly so flattering. Dr . Bellamy can hardly fail to invite comparisons with his predecessors, and that means a lot. Of course the great interest in the October term lies in the newcomers it brings and the way in which their advent affects the prospects of the University . To begin with the sport, nearest in time and nearest the writers heart, football, the Rugby Club has sustained great losses; Blair has not come up ; Wordsworth also is in retirement ; Lindsay gone down ; all our behinds gone except hey and Hall, both of whom profited by the misfortunes of others and were most lucky in obtaining their << blues . " Unfortunately, of the many freshers who have come up with great reputations none seem likely to take the places of those who have gone . The best are Borwick and Lewis, of Trinity, at threequarters ; but it is doubtful whether they will displace any old hands. The forwards will be good, strong candidates in Castens, Ginn, and Henderson . Coles is captain and hitto secretary—ah ! what a fall is there . As yet they have played three matches, Rugby, East Sheen, and Sandhurst, and in all gained fairly easy victories, although the latter profess to be stronger than they have been for ten years . Have they forgotten Bolton's year, when the great Vassall team only beat them by a goal and a try to two tries? Turning to the sister game, the back division will be strong ; H . Guy has returned to the team, and J . W. Cook, a newcomer from Lancing, is an excellent half . The forwards are almost the same . B1in alone is gone ; Pellatt succeeds him as . captain . While writing, I am expecting the result of a contest with West Bromwich Albion, whom, together with Derby County, they are taking on for the first time this year. In boating the president is coaching a trial eight, but it is so very much of a trial that it is not worth while wasting words upon it . The real river interest lies in the fours . Magdalen only have Radcliffe left, but are beat . H . McClean and Fothergill ore in the New Boat, but they are not very dangerous . B .N .C . are the best, with three of

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the Etonian eight in the crew . Christ Church are also good, Weathered rowing three and a fresher from Eton stroking them. It is too soon to say much about cricket, so I shall content myself with giving a list of useful freshmen :—M . J . Dauglish, of Harrow, who played for Middlesex last August ; G . M . Jones (New), captain of Winchester ; I-I . Lyon (Corpus) and P . C . Joy (Oriel), also from Winchester ; A . H . Gresson, of Eton ; H . M . Walters, Haileybury, and Wilson, from Rugby.

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PEED the parting, welcome the coming Pcterite'—Respectful perversion of an ancient maxim . This term we have to lament the departure of three of Peterite contingent, L . E . Stevenson, of Christ' s, of football and weight fame (the weight in two senses) ; E . A . Lane, of Jesus ; and A . Chadwick, of St . John ' s . In their places we receive an equal number, R . Crawshaw at Pembroke, H . Bloomfield at Clare, and L . W . Pickles at Trinity. Of the two first named we hear favourable reports from the river side . With regard to the other Pclerites here, A . Spencer has been elected to the office of Secretary to the Christ' s R .U .F .C., and Daniel is acting in the same capacity for Trinity Rest A C . Lord and Clarke are playing for their colleges, and the latter is also plying the well-turned oar ; Johnson, too, is figuring in his college xv . An old opponent of ours, Alderson, is making a name in the football world, having been mentioned as `the pick of the field' in the Freshmen ' s game . Of other freshmen McEwan, of Trinity, a Fettes man, is a likely candidate for his Blue . There are, however, only four vacancies in the University Fifteen, viz . :—one full back and three forwards . Consequently, it is probable that the team will have a better season than of late years . Brutton is captain for the second time . At the time of writing the matches have not begun, but a strong card has been arranged, the Oxford match being set down for December 15th . The Association XI . cannot hope to be anything like as strong as last year, as there are only four old choices up, and such S

gaps as the loss of Cobbold and Walters will not be easily filled. With a weak team and hard luck they lost their first match against the Old Westminsters by four goals to three. About the river your correspondent is not well informed, but the University Fours are coming off next month . Trinity Hall and

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Pembroke are spoken of as favourites, and perhaps Third Trinity, who have only one of last year ' s winning crew. Rumour hath it that we are to have our Headmaster up next term to preach a University sermon . We only hope rumour may not be `a lying jade ' in this case, but give us an opportunity of welcoming Mr. Stephenson up here again . PETER.

SCHOOL LETTER. MUCH of importance has passed since the last School letter was MUCH We are now well on in the term and everything connected with the School is progressing favourably . In our last letter we reviewed the past cricketing season and were very fairly well satisfied with its results . Now, however, the football team and its prospects demand our attention . We have played four or five of our matches, in which the "fortunes of war" have been both favourable and adverse. In the first we met a strong team of Old Boys ; a draw was the result, neither side scoring a major point . The play throughout was very fast and we may congratulate the team on their first performance . The match with Ripon Grammar School brought with it a different result, in the shape of a substantial victory for the School . The victory, however, would have been even greater, had the team played up as well as they did in the first match ; want of dash and spirit and an inability to pack in the scrimmages were most noticeable in the play of the School . This, however, we may attribute to the depressing effects of two matches with scratch teams played early in the term after the Old Boys' match, which proved overwhelmingly strong for the School. Beyond these few remarks we will forbear to criticise the play of the team, but merely express the hope, or rather the conviction, that this year's team will maintain the name of the School in the football field. We must now pass on to the subject of the Theatricals . There were some fears that an unfortunate combination of circumstances might prevent this School performance from being held this year . However, these fears proved unfounded and unnecessary, and it was decided as usual at an Upper School meeting that the Theatricals should be held again this terns . The play, which is now decided on, is Shakespeare 's

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Much Ado About Nothing ." Many of our readers will recollect that this play was acted six years ago at the School Theatricals ; but as it was expected that there would be few now at the School who could remember it, it was decided to act this play a second time . The lack of fellows to take the parts made it feared that this 1•ity could not be acted . However, this evil Al as averted, and the "d rmatis personre" settled on, and now the Theatricals are going on—if we may use the schoolboy phraseology—"swimmingly ." There was ome talk at the beginning of the term of a departure being made f r the old way of learning the play and a suggestion made in one of ti, past numbers of the Peterite being followed, that is to say, that the .actors should first learn their parts separately before rehearsals were held . This doubtless would prevent the needless waste of time which attended the old way of getting up the play, though it is uncertain how it would answer in the end . As it is, we believe a sort of compromise is being effected, neither the old way or the new being entirely followed . With regard to the actors we are fortunate in having a considerable number of those who took part is last year's and previous Theatricals . With Crosthwaite, \Vaud, and Egginton, all of whom played so prominent a part in "The Good-natured Man" last year, the Theatricals ought this year to maintain the high standard of excellence they have hitherto reached. Before we conclude we must both congratulate and thank the Old Boys for the important step they have taken in forming the new " Old Peterite Club . " It is the one bond between the School and its past members whose want has been felt so long on both sides, and no doubt will be a great means of bringing the Old Boys and the School more into union . Besides thanking them generally on behalf of the School we must thank them personally for ourselves for the great benefit they are conferring on us . Thanks to them, the Peterite funds will be materially added to each year, and we may expect that if this Old Peterite Club continues in existence, as it promises and is most likely to do, the Peterite will never have to be discontinued for want of pecuniary means . But this is not the only benefit which we hope the School will derive from this institution . One of the objects of the Old Peterite Club is to organise teams of Old Boys to compete in cricket, football, and rowing with the School, and these cannot but have a most desirable effect, both in adding to the efficiency of the School representatives in these branches of sport and in increasing, if possible, the friendly spirit which exists betwixt Past and Present Peterites .

CRICKET ST . PETER'S SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL. This match was played at Leeds on July loth, and resulted in a decisive victory for Leeds by 58 runs . St . Peter's went first to the wickets, and compiled the very respectable total of r 21, towards which \Vaud contributed a very good 30 . Davies captured six wickets with what might fairly be described as " sneaks, " at a small cost. When Leeds went in to bat, the St . Peter's bowling, which was weakened by the absence of Whaley, came in for severe treatment . Davies was soon disposed of; but Smith and Thompson, assisted by some rather loose fielding, gave a great deal of trouble, and various changes had t& be resorted to before they were separated . It should be mentioned that, after the required number of runs had been hit off, St . Peter's rather relaxed their efforts, which accounts in a great measure for the scores hit up by the " tail end . " Waud bowled steadily and well, but otherwise the St . Peter ' s bowling was hardly up to the mark . Score : ST . PETERS.

R . Crawshaw, b Smith

LEEDS.

II . Davies, c Crawshaw, b Scarbrough . . . . . . ., 5 A . W . Smith, c W . Procter, b Scarbrough .. . 31

E . Procter, b Henderson . . .. G . C . Waud, b Davies F . A . Bulman, b Thompson

I1 . IIutchinson, b McClellan

J . Scarbrough, lbw, b Davies

.. 7 If . L . IIodgson, b Waud . . . . 2 V. Thomason, c E . Procter, b McClellan . . . 40 II . E . Tenderson, b Waud ..

H . Allan, b Davies . .

1) . Seaton, b \Vaud . .

H . McClellan, c & b Thompson W. K . Procter, lbw, b Davies II . C . Jackson, b Davies

.. ..

C . Metcalfe, b Davies H . Metcalfe, not Extras

out ..

H . L . Atkinson, c W. Procter, b C . Metcalfe . . .. . . t2 W. J . Robinson, b \Vaud . . . . 24 J . B . Seaton, not out . . tg

. .

Extras Total

. .

Ii . E . Boultbee, c Scarbrough, b McClellan . . .. .. . . 25.

I21

. . Total

. . 16 t7¢

REMARKS ON THE CRIChET SEASON, 1886. The Cricket season ended on July loth, and the School have every reason to be satisfied with the results . Considering that out of last year's Eleven only three were available the record is eminently

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satisfactory . Out of 14 matches played 6 were won, 5 lost, and 3 drawn . The victories were gained over Clifton, York, Rev . E . S. Carter's Eleven, Durham School, Ripon School, and Mr . Walker's Eleven . All these, and especially the last, were performances which reflected great credit upon the Eleven . The defeats were sustained at the hands of Yorkshire Gentlemen, St . John's College, Durham School, Leeds Grammar School . and York . The drawn games were with Yorkshire Gentlemen, Clifton, and Flaxton. The batting of the Eleven has been remarkably good . The old members all showed advance on last year's form, but the average, though ultimately won by McClellan, was keenly contested by several new members. With the exception of McClellan, all the bowlers are this year ' s men, and considering this, they have acquitted themselves very creditably . The fielding, excepting on one or two occasions, left little to be desired. It is somewhat early to speculate on the prospects of next season. At present they do not seem very bright . The Second Eleven it is true, out of six matches played, scored five wins to one defeat, but unfortunately several who contributed materially towards these successes will have left before next season . However, there must be plenty of talent latent in the School, and it remains for those in authority to unearth it. Appended are the characters of the Eleven : A very pretty bat, with strong defence, but somewhat lacking in hitting power . A safe field at cover-point, and an able and judicious captain.

*R . CRAWSIIAW.

An excellent all-round cricketer, being a first-rate bat, a useful bowler, and a safe field anywhere.

*H . MCCLELLAN .

good bat, but was somewhat unlucky towards the end of the season . Inclined to be lazy in the field.

*E . PROCTER . A

very effective bowler, securing a large number of the wickets . Poor bat, and good field.

O . W . WHALEY . A

A very useful member of the Eleven . A hardhitting bat, fair bowler, and very smart field.

*J . SCARBROUGH .

A very pretty bat, but a little inclined to pull across his wicket . A safe catch in the long field, and ought to develope into a thoroughly good cricketer .

W . PROCTER .

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fine free-hitting bat ; was a little troubled with nervousness at the beginning of the season . A very useful change bowler and good field.

*G . C . WAVD . A

H . C . JACKSON. A useful, but very unlucky bat. Occasionally of service as a bowler . His fielding at point was one of the features of the season. •F . BULMAN.

powers . H.

very fair hat, possessing considerable defensive useful wicket-keeper, and fine field anywhere. A

A steady bat, and might develope into a "stone wall ." A smart field near the wickets. W. ALLAN .

*C . METCALFE .

A very pretty bat, considering his size . Very active

in the field. Those marked * will have left before next season.

BATTING AVERAGES. Inngs . Not out. 17 I R . Crawshaw . . II . McClellan . . 12 0 E . Procter .. 14 I O . Whaley .. 13 2 17 3 J . Scarbrough . . W . Procter .. 15 0 G. C . Waud . . 13 0 II . C . Jackson IS 3 F . Bulman . . 15 I II . Allan . . S I 4 0 C . Metcalfe

H . McClellan O . Whaley J . Scarbrough G . C . Waud H . C . Jackson

. . .. .. . . . .

Runs . 163 162 163

Average. 10335131 12,15-

39 149 184 166 122 48

31r IO C 121 5I2 i3 8A

32 23

4 5*

BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns . Runs. 152'1 31 386 167' 2 40 324 71'4 18 155 53 16 S9 31'3 5 .. Io6

Wkts . 32 46 21 II 9

Average. 1258 7,1:, 7A8 311 II?r,

Metcalfe bowled I over, o maidens, 6 runs, I wicket.

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v. OLD PETERITES, F .C .—SEPTEMBER 25.

HE School opened their season most auspiciously, the form shewn:

T being most promising . The Old Boys had got together a very strong

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which they gave us such a thrashing last Christmas. The result, however, was very different from that of the former occasion, as neither side could claim any real advantage at the close, the score being 4 minors to r in favour of the Old Boys . The XV . all appeared in the new jerseys, which seemed to have gained unanimous approbation . In former years it has been the custom for a few to appear in School colours for this match, while the rest presented a mongrel appearance in any colours they might happen to have . Flags, at last, have also been provided, so that our ground will not be such a laughing-stock to our opponents as in former years . The chief credit for such a favourable draw undoubtedly lies with the halves—Smith and Procter—both played grandly, and certainly saved the game . Owing to the presence of Eyre four three-quarters were played, and the experiment on the whole answered . Of the four, Bulman shewed the best form by a long way, both kicking and running in a very effective fashion . Waud and Jackson both kicked well, but the same cannot be said of Gofton, who was evidently out of form . An injury to his leg no doubt affected his play to some extent . E . Procter, at back, both kicked and collared well, but he is a trifle too slow in his movements . The forwards, though only eight in number, were more than a match for their opponents, and did very well indeed . For the Old Boys, Eyre, Lord, and Rhodes did wonders behind, and Bulman at back made some huge punts . The pick of the forwards was undoubtedly Clarke, who was ably seconded by Ware. The School won the toss, and elected to play down hill . Eyre set the leather in motion, but by a capital kick Waud returned it to the centre . The Old Boys then made a fierce onslaught upon the School line, and compelled the Present to touch down twice in self-defence. Bulman dropped out, and the ball was quickly rushed down the field . Bulman then picking up, made a good run, but was tackled before looking really dangerous . Scrimmages were the order of the day—Procter and Smith dropping most intrepidly upon the ball whenever it came loose . After half-time, the School pressed the Past considerably for some time, the forwards shewing to great advantage. Some good play, however, on the part of Lord, Rhodes, and Eyre transferred the leather to dangerous proximity to the home goal . Just before the call of time Eyre, receiving a good pass, made a capital sprint, and was only brought down within a few yards of the goal line team indeed, in fact, they had nearly as strong a team as the one with

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by E . Procter. The following were the teams, the members of last year ' s XV . being marked with an asterisk : School.—E . Procter, back ; *J . E . Gofton, *F . A . Bulman, G . C. Waud, and H . Jackson, three-quarters ; *W. K . Procter and H . Smith, half ; *J . G. Wilson (captain), *R . Crosthwaite, *O . W. Whaley, *H . Rouse, H . Hutchings, T . P . Clarke, H . Allan, and A . Birks, forwards. Old Boys .--G. H. Bulman, back ; G . H . Eyre (captain), R . D . C. Rose, and P . E . Lord, three-quarters ; H . W. Rhodes and A . Rose, half ; C . B . Clarke, A . Wade, R . Crawshaw, F . Ware, H . C . B. Clayforth, E . Clayforth, C . R . Lane, H . McClellan, and Rev. C . R. Gilbert, forwards.

ST . PETER'S NOMAD'S F .C .—OCTOBER 2. This match was robbed of all its interest owing to the unavoidable absence of Wilson, Gofton, and Rouse from the School XV . Their places were taken by Isherwood, Crosthwaite, and Campbell . Rose had got together a very strong team for the occasion, so that the School had practically no chance of success whatever . As the Nomad's XV. is chiefly composed of past members of the School, it may be of interest to readers to hear that so far they have played three matches, and have been victorious upon all three occasions . The other two matches were with the Leeds Grammar School (Past and Present), whom they defeated by r goal i try to 2 tries ; and St . John's College, whom they beat by 2 goals 3 tries to nil. The match under notice ended in their favour by 2 goals 5 tries to r try, which was obtained by \Vaud . Rose, Rhodes, Bulman, Daniel, and Sidgewick, secured tries for the Nomads . It may also be mentioned that after half-time Allan was obliged to leave, and that during the second half the Nomads played sixteen men. I' Tomadr .—F. Ware, back ; R . D . C . Rose (captain), G . H . Bulman, and H . W . Rhodes, three-quarters ; P. E . Lord and A . Rose, half ; W. F . Bird, J . Gay, A. Sidgewick, C . B . Clarke, H . C . B . Clayforth, E . W . Clayforth, P . Gamble, G . Daniel, A. Spenser, and A . Wade, forwards .

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v . RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. OCTOBER 9, AT YORK.

The School had an easy task, and won by t goal 3 tries and 9 minor points to r minor . Their score, however, should have been more than doubled had they shewn any combination . The forwards were the most to blame, as they straggled all over, and, although more powerful than their opponents, more than counteracted this advantage by systematic slovenliness . The backs both ran and kicked well, Waud showing to great advantage throughout . He was, however, rather selfish, and made two very poor attempts at goal, when he might—at any rate once—have easily run in . Bulman had very little to do, having few chances given him, but he always made considerable way when he had the opportunity . Jackson also made some good runs. and both he and Procter fed the three-quarters well . The Ripon team was light, but their tackling was very good, and both Day and ColeHamilton gave evidence of considerable speed . It may be mentioned that this w\s the first occasion on which the two Schools have met in the football field. Ripon kicked off, but the bail was well returned by Waud into touch near the 25 flag . Thanks to a good run by Cole-Hamilton, the first scrimmage was formed in the home territory . The York forwards then made a good dribble down the field, and there was a long series of scrimmages upon the visitors' goal line . At last Wilson dribbled neatly over the line and obtained a try. Gofton made a very fair attempt at goal, considering the difficulty of the place. On restarting, the' ball was confined to the Ripon quarters . Six minor points were quickly registered . Smith then obtained a try, but was recalled for picking up in a scrimmage . Waud also cleverly evaded his opponents and crossed the line, but unfortunately lost the ball, which was very greasy, and difficult to hold during the whole game . Halftime was then called, the score standing at r try 6 minor points to nil. Wilson kicked off, and soon afterwards Waud twice received passes in a very favourable position for dropping a goal, but both times made most feeble attempts . He promptly, however, made amends by obtaining a capital try, from which Bulman kicked a splendid goal. Ripon then played up with more vigour, and pressed the School considerably . At last the forwards worked it out of danger, and Jackson made a grand run almost to the goal line . He then passed well to %Vaud, who completed the try . Gofton directly afterwards

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ran in, but neither of these tries were improved upon . Time was then called, leaving the School the victors by the above-stated score.

v . BEVERLEY .—OCTOBER

16, AT BEVERLEY.

The School XV. was considerably weakened by the enforced absence of Smith and the two Proclers, A . C . Clarke, Hood, and Wade taking their places, and was defeated by r goal, 2 tries, and 5 minor points to nil . The game, however, was a very pleasant one, and was better contested than the score would appear to indicate. In the first five minutes Beverley obtained a try and a dropped goal, so that it is a matter for congratulation that their score was not greater. With regard to the play of the School, the forwards showed remarkably good form all round : they packed well, and quite held their own in the loose, in addition to putting in some very useful tackling. Crosthwaite did yeoman service in the scrimmage, while Rouse displayed considerably superior form to what he has recently done. Jackson played a better game at half than he has done before, and Hood made a most promising debut. The play of the three-quarters was below the average on the whole . Gofton was decidedly the best of the three : for the first time this season he showed his old form. Bulman played a safe game, but Wand fell far short of his previous good performances . Birks at back was out of his element, his attempts to collar by the hair being grotesque in the extreme . This fault, however, is by no means confined to him only, as several of the XV. persist in attempting to tackle high . If low tackling were the rule instead of the exception, the scores of opponents would be considerably diminished. Beverley kicked off with the wind, and, owing to the shortness of the ground, the ball was kicked right out of the field of play. Gofton dropped out, but Beverley quickly worked the ball back again, and Brough by a good run obtained a try, which he failed to improve upon . No sooner had the game been restarted than a neat pass enabled one of their three-quarters to drop a goal . The School now played up with more determination, becoming more accustomed to the size of the ground . Gofton made a good run to the home 25, but the School were chiefly confined to their own quarters until half time was called . Aided by the wind, the School began quickly to act on the offensive . The game now became chiefly a forward one, and consisted

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a series of even scrimmages . At last the School forwards made a grand rush, and were within an ace of scoring, but the danger was averted by Newbold, who ran the ball back to his 25 . The game continued to be confined to neutral territory, until Bulman passed to an opponent by mistake, who, by a good run, obtained a try close to the touch-line . The attempt at goal was unsuccessful . Time was then called, leaving Beverley victorious by five points to nil. of

v. THORPARCH GRANGE .—OCTOBER 23,

AT YORK.

It may safely be said that the School XV. accomplished a record, winning by no less than r r goals, to tries, and 6 minor points to nil. An account of the match would be tedious, as it consisted merely of a succession of tries ; in fact, the average time taken in getting each try was a little over three minutes, and from this must be deducted the time taken up in kicking the goals . Thorparch, who played three masters, were very much lighter and weaker both behind and forward. Neither of the Procters could assist the School, and their places were taken by Metcalfe, who was played back, and Isherwood . Metcalfe's capabilities as a back could not be tested, as he never once touched the ball . All the three three-quarters were in great form, their running, passing, and kicking leaving nothing to be desired . Waud obtained no less than 6 tries, a sufficient proof of the excellence of his play. Bulman ran in three times, and had very hard lines in not scoring more frequently, and also kicked 3 goals ; while Gofton obtained a try and kicked 5 goals—one a splendid kick, about five yards from the touch-line . Jackson, at half, obtained a try and kicked a goal, and ran throughout with considerable dash ; and Smith, who plays a defensive game better than an offensive one, did a lot of hard work . Wilson and Crosthwaite were the pick of the forwards, obtaining 4 and 3 tries respectively, and each kicking a goal . Of the rest, Clarke, Whaley, and Rouse each secured a try . Not the least encouraging feature of the match was the unselfish character of the play, and the dash which the XV. kept up from start to finish.

v. NEWLAND P .C ., HULL -OCTOBER 30TH. The School rivalled their exploit of the preceding Saturday by winning by 5 goals, 8 tries, and 7 minor points to aril, and this against a club that

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has entered for the Hull and District Rugby Union Challenge Cup . A Hull team has not appeared upon the ground for some years, so that despite wretched, rainy weather, a large attendance had assembled. It is very gratifying to note how much more interest is taken by the School in rst XV . matches this season . No doubt this is partly due to a far more interesting list of matches than we have had in former years ; but still it may be taken as an encouraging omen for the future. We may take this opportunity of thanking those who turn out even in wet weather to see the School play, coupling with our thanks a hope that they will continue to do so. For once in a way we had our full team, the two Procters taking their old places at half and back . E. Procter (lid all that he had to do in a very efficient manner indeed, never fumbling the ball at all, although it was very slippery and greasy. All the three three-quarters showed up well, Waud and Bulman especially so . At the beginning of the season it was thought the three-quarters would not be much better than last year' s, but judging by the later matches they seem to be incomparably superior in all points . The hero of the day, however, was certainly Jackson, whose dodging and kicking was perfect . He has never previously approached the form that he showed on this occasion. The forwards played well to a man ; Clarke, who made good use of his immense strength, and Whaley being perhaps the best . The Hull team played up very fairly at first, but after two goals had been scored against them in quick succession, they seemed to fall altogether to pieces . They seemed quite nonplussed by the excellen t passing, and displayed very prominently the fatal fault of attempting to tackle high . Lester was the best behind the scrimmage, while the forwards shewed at times some capacity for dribbling . The tries were obtained by Jackson (4), Vaud (3), Bulman (2), Wilson, Crosthwaite, , Rouse, and Gofton . Gofton kicked 4 goals and Nilson I . Several easy chances at goal were missed, but the heaviness of the ball no'. doubt had something to do with it . The Newland team was as follows : G . Thompson (back) ; H . B . Lester, J. Tate, 1V. Walker (threequarters) ; H . Close, G. Hoskins (half) ; J . Sherwood, W. Carter, A . Laverack, H . Dodds, E . Wright, T . Holmes, C . Hart, A . Close, and W . Taylor (forwards) .

MARRIAGES . —NOTES AND ITEMS.

FOOTBALL MATCHES-1886-7. September loth, v. Old Boys, at York. October 9th, v . Ripon Grammar School. October 16th, z'. Beverley, at Beverley. October 23rd, v. Thorparch Grange, at York. October 30th, v. Hull Newland F .C. November 6th, v. Durham School. November 13th, v. Ripon Grammar School, at Ripon. November 20th, v. Leeds Grammar School, at York. November 27th, v. Durham School, at Durham. December 4th, v. Beverley, at York. 1887. at York . February 5th, v . Doncaster, February 12th, v. Tadcaster. February 19th, v . Yorkshire College. 2nd XV. MATCHES. v . Ebor Rovers, October 15th, at York. v . Archbishop Holgate ' s, November 9th, „ v. Archbishop Holgate ' s, November 3oth, „ v. St Maurice' s Y .M .C .A ., December 11th,

MARRIAGES. On the 6th inst ., at St . Peter's, Eastgate, Lincoln, by the Rev . W . W . Dodsworth, M .A . (brother of the bridegroom), assisted by Canon Barrett (Vicar of the Parish), Leonard Dodsworth, of Weldrake, York, second surviving son of the late Benjamin Dodsworth, of Scarbro', to Ada, youngest daughter of Septimus Lowe, Esq ., J .P ., of Lincoln. On the 27tH inst ., at the Parish Church, Pickering, by the Rev . G . H . Lightfoot, Vicar of Pickering, and the Rev . W. H . Tuke (brother-in-law of the bridegroom), Capt . James Michelson, of Pickering, to Miss Ann Kitching, eldest daughter of Mr . John Kitching, J .P ., of Pickering.

NOTES AND ITEMS. J . H . Mallinson appointed to the Headmastership of the Dulwich Preparatory School.

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A. C . Clarke, R . Crosthwaite, and O . W . Whaley have been appointed Librarians. H . W. Allan has been appointed Secretary of the Cricket Club, vice F. A . Bulman, resigned.

The Editors acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the folloning Magazines :—Lorrettonian (2), Ulula, Barrovian, Sedberghian, Leodiensian, Alleynian, Lily, Sutton Valence. The following Old Peterites are at present in residence at Oxford : H . W . Rhodes and W . G . Wilson (Worcester) ; E . W . Clayforth (Christchurch) ; F . Grindrod (Lincoln) ; W . H . Grindrod (Keble); A . Wade (All Soul's). At Cambridge :—P . E . Lord and H . Bloomfield (Clare) ; R . T . E . Fausset, F . E . Robinson, C . B . Clarke (Corpus) ; L. W . Pickles, G . Daniel (Trinity) ; T . H . Little (Trinity Hall) ; R . Crawshaw (Pembroke) ; A . Spencer and C . Johnson (Christ's). Our readers will be glad to see that W . A . Pearson (O .P .) has been elected to seat in the York Town Council by a triumphant majority.