Inter-House Hockey

The draw was as follows :

Rise Grove 1. Rise 2-0

Rise 1-0

Day Boys School House t School House 5-1 1

The semi-finals were played on Monday, March 21st, and the final on Thursday, March 24th.

The Day Boys, who won the cup last year, were unfortunate in being without Dodds, and to add to their troubles Wiseman was injured during the game. Thus they were without their best attacker and their most robust defender. The Grove played really well against the Rise, and it is to be hoped that their performance is an omen of a return to their old prowess at games.

It seemed as though the House would easily defeat the Rise ; at any rate they were hot favourites, and all the more precise calculations, such as are greatly in vogue over House matches, predicted a victory for them. However, the critics were confounded by the splendid way in which the Rise rose to the occasion. The House forwards could not overcome the magnificent defence of the Rise backs, and any shots they managed to make were well saved by West in goal. There were some rare tussles between Ogley and Atkinson, the school backs, and a forward line drawn from the senior game. At half, Allport played a grand game--he has never done better—and always managed to turn up where least expected and when most required. But perhaps the Rise forwards deserve most praise. With one exception they were all boaters ; yet Darton, in the first half, scored the all-important goal—and that against a good defence, for the House were strong in all departments. The game was always exciting, and the hockey of a high standard throughout : it was one of the best finals for several years. The House did not play badly, though they quite failed to reach the form expected of them, and all praise must be given to the Rise for their gallant surprise victory.

The Rise team was :—D. H. West ; R. Ogley, P. S. Atkinson ; F. P. Marrian, W. Allport, J. Whalley ; D. Ly th, G. Douglas, A. J. Darton, H. A. Butler, G. D. Stibbard.