Hockey Matches

at times quite delightful. The forwards were very quick at picking up their passes and Dodds, at centre, showed real inspiration. If this quickness in snapping up opportunities will only spread from the hockey to the cricket and football sides, this should be a bumper year for sport. In West the side had a first rate custodian, while the outside forwards, Warin and Ruddock, showed great promise for the future. The captain, W. Allport, and the secretary, J. Brittain, are to be congratulated on the term's record, and J. Brittain must be complimented on his sporting action. Unfortunately he contracted mumps, and in his absence the side was converted into a rare good team, After watching a game in his convalescence, and playing in a senior game, he realised that it was better for the team for him to act as utility man for a possible casualty. That was a good act on the part of an official and should be recognised as such.

Perhaps the best two performances were against Leeds University, who led 3-0 after seven minutes, but failed to win, and against Doncaster as already recorded. When a team is a team, characters are superfluous.

School Matches.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS CORINTHIANS. Played at home on Saturday, 6th February. Result : Won 8-3.

The game was fast throughout, and the School did not seem really superior until the second half. The team was somewhat handicapped by having two colours ill, but they played well, giving the season a good start. The forwards did some good shooting and were riot slow to take advantage of passes from the wing. West did some splendid work in goal. He was often exposed to forward rushes and saved many hard shots at goal. Our opponents played energetically and often pressed hard on our backs. They scored their three goals in the second half. The School lacked combination and there was not enough support on the part of the halves.

Team : D. H. West ; P. S. Atkinson, H. Wiseman ; F. P. Sedman, W. Allport, C. E. T. Moore; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh, S. Dodds, R. C. Baker, R. P. Warin.

SCHOOL v. YORK. Played at home on Saturday, 13th February. Result : Lost 1-11.

The field was in a very wet and slippery condition as a result of the snow and rain experienced during the week. Thus the game was rather uncertain and it seemed to affect the School more than their opponents. There was too much mis-hitting on the part of the School and thus the forwards were not fed enough.

Yardley and Warin were both useful on the wings, but they might have done more if they had been given more chances. Allport played well at centre-half and saved some awkward situations. The York forwards proved too much for the School backs, they combined well and the wings centred well, giving the inside forwards many chances of which they took advantage. Dodds scored for the School.

Team : D. H. West ; H. Wiseman, R. Ogley ; F. P. Sedman, W. Allport, C. E. T. Moore ; N. W. D. Yardley, N. J. L. Brockbank, S. Dodds, R. C. Baker, R. P. Warin.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. Played at home on Wednesday, 17th February. Result : Draw 3-3.

The School was somewhat rudely awakened at the beginning of the game by Leeds University scoring three goals in the first 10 minutes. However, this reveille' seemed to put new life into the team, and for the rest of the first half Leeds was kept at bay, thanks to sure tackling and hard driving on the part of Allport and Ogley. Further encouragement was given to the School by a goal scored by Baker after a stern struggle. The School had the better of the game in the second half. The forwards were given better opportunities and they combined well. Dodds scored after some time, and towards the end of the game Ruddock made a very oblique shot at goal, which was knocked in off one of their men who was running into the goal. The match was very gratifying, for the team played well all round, and the result was a pleasant surprise after such a gloomy beginning.

Team : D. H. West ; R. Ogley, P. S. Atkinson ; F. P. Sedman, W. Allport, H. Wiseman ; J. E. Ruddock, N. W. D. Yardley, S. Dodds, R. C. Baker, R. P. Warin.

SCHOOL v. WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. Result : Won 4-1. Played at Strensall, on Saturday, 20th February.

West Yorks. attacked at the beginning of the game, but the School soon recovered, and Yardley had bad luck not to score when their goal-keeper saved a powerful shot. Soon after Dodds scored. Before half-time they scored, and Yardley was again unlucky in narrowly missing their goal twice. The score of 1-1 at halftime was soon increased by the School, for the forwards were by this time more accustomed to the ground. Dodds and Baker scored. Before the end of the game Yardley added another goal to the School's score, and the game was concluded with the West Yorks. pressing, but unable to score. Allport played well, putting an end to some of their forward movements, and the backs were very safe.

Team : D. H. West ; R. Ogley, P. S. Atkinson ; F. P. Sedman, W. Allport, H. Wiseman; J. E. Ruddock, N. W. D. Yardley, S. Dodds, R. C. Baker, R. P. Warin.

SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH. Played at Scarborough on Saturday, 27th February. Result : Won 1&-3.

The whole team played really well on this occasion, they worked together splendidly and the score shows the result. The forwards were especially brilliant. Their combination was at times so overwhelming that the Scarborough defence was unable to cope with the School's varying tactics. We started off by scoring in brilliant style, but then there was a relapse. The forwards did not seem any better than in previous matches for the rest of the first half and the score at half-time was 3-2 in our favour. The second half, however, was far more brilliant. The forwards simply ran through the opposing defence, and only at the end of the game did Scarborough attack. Goals were scored by Dodds (4), Baker (2), Ruddock and Warin.

Team : D. H. West ; R. Ogley, P. S. Atkinson; F. P. Sedman, W. Allport, H. Wiseman ; J. E. Ruddock, N. W. D. Yardley, S. Dodds, R. C. Baker, R. P. Warin.

SCHOOL v. DONCASTER. Result : Won 5-2. Played at home, Saturday 5th March.

The game was much faster than usual and both sides drove the ball well. Doncaster were, perhaps, puzzled by our ground at first, for they let us score twice in quick succession before the game became even. Both sides scored twice before the end of the first half, so that the half-time score was 4-2 in our favour. In the second half the ball was sent from one end of the field to the other, though the game seemed in Doncaster's favour. They attacked dangerously many times and West stopped some difficult shots. Ogley was invaluable and saved many an awkward situation. Our forwards also found work to do and scored once. They were not quite as up to form as they had been in recent matches, but the score shows that they were active, especially .Ak . the Doncaster goal-keeper saved well. Yardley scored three atiT.- Dodds two of our goals.

Team : D. H. West ; R. Ogley, P. S. Atkinson ; F. P. Sed= man, W. Allport, H. Wiseman ; J. E. Ruddock, N. W. D. Yardley, S. Dodds, R. C. Baker, R. P. Warin.

SCHOOL v. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. Result : Won 8-2. Played at home, on Wednesday, 9th March.

Until the end of the match the game was fairly well contested, both sides having their share of the ball. This was especially noticeable in the first half when the School forwards failed to show their usual form. For quite a considerable time after the first bully off our halves were the busiest members of the team. Then the Fusiliers pressed through and scored. The School were not very brilliant even after this set-back, and not until almost halftime did we manage to equalise. In the second half, however, our forwards improved immensely. They kept up a steady attack, being well fed by the halves. Goal after goal was scored, but had it not been for valiant saving on the part of our opponents' goalkeeper we would have increased the score. The Fusiliers broke through our defence and made for our goal now and again, but West saved well and they only scored once. The game ended in peculiar fashion with the ball smothered under a mass of prostrate players in the 'Fusiliers' goal mouth. Dodds (4), Yardley (3) and Ruddock scored.

Team : D. H. West ; R. Ogley, P. S. Atkinson ; F. P. Sedman, W. Allport, H. Wiseman ; J. E. Ruddock, N. W. D. Yardley, S. Dodds, R. C. Baker, R. P. Warin.

SCHOOL v. WEST YORKS. DEPOT. Result : Won 9-1. Played away, on Saturday, 12th March.

The game was fast, but very ragged. The Depot side was dashing, but unskilful, and the School could have won more easily if they had used more energy. West and Ogley were good in defence, and the forwards were good too, except that they were apt to get off-side. The Depot scored their only goal at the beginning of the game before the School had scored at all. After this, however, the School kept up a continual pressure, and the game was poor, as our opponents were unable to put up much opposition.

Team : D. H. West ; R. Ogley, P. S. Atkinson ; F. P. Sedman, W. Allport, H. Wiseman ; R. P. Warin, R. C. Baker, S. Dodds, N. W. D. Yardley, J. E. Ruddock.

Unfortunately the match against Worksop had to be cancelled. Like St. Peter's, Worksop have this year a good side, and the game, eagerly looked forward to, would have been quite the match of the season. The fixture with the 0.P..'s will be reported in the next copy of the " Peterite."