THE
PETERITE. VoL . XIIL
DECEMBER, 1897 .
No .
131
SCHOOL LETTER. 1HE prevailing topic in this December issue, as in that of former years, will he football, and we must beg our supporters' indulgence if we begin with that all-absorbing subject . In the first place the rather optimistic tone of the last " Peterite " has hardly been realized, for out of eight matches played, three have been won and the rest lost . We played a good game with the Old Boys, and hope next time to have our revenge . E . J . Joicey brought a strong team against us and we sustained a heavy defeat, although the game was more even than the score would indicate. Durham inflicted a crushing defeat, and we are unlucky in meeting with such a strong combination this season . It is pleasant to see a renewal of our old fixture with Ripon G .S ., and we had a pleasant game, ending in a victory for us on November 24th, at Ripon . The second XV . have been fairly successful, having won three matches and lost two . Notable amongst wins stands that against Leeds G .S . second XV . by 5o points to nil, but they too succumbed to Durham to the tune of 45 points to nil . Altogether although, on looking back it appears discouraging, the XV . must look forward to winning, at any rate, the majority of the home matches that are to come, and thus prediction would be brought nearer to fulfilment if the whole school and those nearly connected with the school would come up to the matches and give their moral support .
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