THE
PETERITE. Vol, . XI I .
DECEDII3HR, 1895 .
No .
119
SCHOOL LETTER. Y the time this Number appears the term will be almost over, a term which has been uneventful except in the football world, where already we have had a fruitful crop of accidents, which we hope will not increase . In the first three matches only was our worthy football Secretary permitted by the relentless decree of Fate, in the shape of a sprained ankle, to render us his services, while we have to tender our sympathy to Mr . Lord for a broken collar bone in the first pick-up, to Mr. Head for a damaged knee in the same game, and later to the Rev . C. Robertson for a sprained shoulder in the match against C. Coning ' s XV . So far we have won all our matches on the fixture card, though we had a large score made against us by Giggleswick on their own ground . As some slight extenuation we may plead the long railway journey and may add also the state of the ground which was soft on the top and hard underneath, owing to a frost the night before, on which, however, Giggleswick seemed perfectly at home . En passant we may remark that against the two schools, whom of old we used to meet in the League competition and whom alone we continue to play, we piled up the respective scores of 72 and 73 points to nil. Our first fixture with Durham was unavoidably put oft', owing to illness on their part, which prevented us from going to Durham .
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