the Petcrite. Vol. XXVII.
No. 275.
DECEMBER, 1933.
Eottoriat. " Like to Ahasuerus, that shrewd prince, I will begin— For though mine ancient early dropped the pen, Yet others picked it up and wrote it dry, Since of the making books there is no end." -Browning.
It has been said of the English climate that is has one virtue— by its vagaries it is the most fruitful creator of conversation. No one will deny the truth of that assertion, for no matter what the company, the weather can almost invariably be relied upon to open the conversation—and not infrequently to monopolise it. To-day, as we write, it again asserts its ascendancy—and how should it be otherwise, for may we not be called upon at any moment to suffer the horrors of another local fog? However, the weather this term has really been for better than at the corresponding period in former years ; rain has interfered very little with Rugger matches, and the grounds have been drier and firmer than usual. But to turn to more relevant matters. First, we extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Cooper, who have joined the ranks of the staff this term, and we wish them the best of luck. At the beginning of term we were all very greatly shocked to hear of the tragic death of W. Allport, who was Head of the School here in 1932. His full obituary and a special " In Memoriam " appear elsewhere in this number.
CONTENTS.
Page Editorial
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Cambridge Letter
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Oxford Letter
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O.P. News
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School Officers
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Valete and Salvete
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Commemoration Days
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Scientific Society
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Entertainments
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O.T.C.
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Scout News
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Library
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Chapel
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Correspondence
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Notes and Items
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Original Contributions
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Rowing
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Cricket
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Inter-House Cricket
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Football
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Squash
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Inter-House Shooting
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Hockey Fixtures, 1934
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Junior School
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Births, Marriages
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Obituaries
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Contemporaries
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412 The XV has had a most successful season, under the able coaching of Mr. Stevenson; they have won most of their matches to date, having only lost one School match—that by the odd point in eleven to Durham. We commend to the notice of our readers a letter in this issue on " Employment," by the Headmaster ; it will be found after Notes and Items. The Squash team too, has been playing well up to form ; one achievement worthy of particular mention was the beating of Mr. Toyne's team of Internationals, where Yardley confounded the critics by beating MacPherson. For the rest, it is set forth elsewhere in the columns of this journal. 0
Zanibribge /Letter. C a m bridge , 5th December, 1933. Dear Sirs, The Michaelmas Term began with its usual whirlwind of trials in every branch of sport for Seniors and Freshmen. Of our Seniors W. McC. Scott and W. L. Seaborne have ,distinguished themselves. The former played in the Seniors' Rugger Trial, and the latter was chosen to play for the Cambridge Geographical side against the Oxford Geographical. Our two freshmen have both done well, J. N. Emery is shooting for the Cambridge freshmen, and V. W. G. Musgrove obtained a Freshmen's Hockey Trial. Work seems to be a predominant feature in the lives of all, especially of old Peterites. Both W. McC. Scott and H. F. 'Whalley have examinations this term ; we wish them every success. The gods of the weather have been kind to us, and our pleasures have not been marred by too much rain. The Armistice Day :Rag in aid of Earl Haig's fund was its usual success. The total ;amount collected exceeded 2,800. Many valuable moments and pennies were spent on the Caius and Emmanuel Fair. The 'Bull Fight, the death of King Kong and The Fire Brigade were :among the features which demanded pocket depreciation. We write on the eve of the 'Varsity Rugger match, and, if the men who are injured at present are available for Twickenham, Ithe side will he very strong.
41 3 J. B. Doyle has been working very hard, but found time to row in the clinker fours for Caius.
J. N. Emery, of whom we have seen but little, has been playing rugger for more than one of the many St. John's teams. He has been seen at the rifle range, and has also spoken at the Union. V. W. G. Musgrove sings in the "Cats" Choir. in the college 1st XI Hockey team.
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W. Moe. Scott leads the Emmanuel forwards with great success, and is vice-captain. The changes in the Medical Course do not meet with his approval. W. L. Seaborne, although he works very hard, finds the time to go to the " flicks " to see his favourite film star. He plays hockey for Queen's. H. F. Whalley has been the busiest of us all. Besides the hard work which all the " medicos " do, he has been arranging weekly fixtures with Bedford Rugger teams. He is quite a familiar figure now in Bedford. We advise him to try Colchester next term. He plays serum-half for the Emmanuel 1st XV. He too does not approve of the new Medical Course. Wishing the School every success, especially in Scholarships to Cambridge, as our numbers are very small. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES,
exforb /Letter. Oxford, November, 1933..
Dear Sirs, For once the first term of the Academic Year is marked by something more than the arrival of a host of freshmen who invade Ale Union and all the political clubs. For we must record election of Lord Irwin as Chancellor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lord Grey. Then we must mention the conflict ewer the undergraduates' rights of Free Speech, the latest phase of the never-ending struggle with the Proctors. An attack on the University O.T.C. was construed by the Proctors as a disrespectful attitude to the Senior members of the University, an attitude
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expressly forbidden by Statute, with the result that banned meetings were held in defiance of authority. A saner attempt to obtain the right of Free Speech was made by several hundred undergraduates, who signed a petition to the Vice-Chancellor, but here again the Proctors had the last word, and refused permission to present the petition. Indignation is short-lived, and next term will probably see less enthusiasm for this new crusade. At the last meeting of the Oxford O.P. Club it was proposed that the Annual Dinner be revived as the international situation was a little better. Decision was reserved pending a report by a sub-committee on economic conditions, but the dinner will probably take place in the summer term. We hope a large number of O.P. s will turn up. D. B. Kingston (St. John's) is occasionally to be seen taking a short-cut through the Bodleian. We understand that much of the success of the recent Davenport Exhibition is due to his efforts. J. R. Mawer (Lincoln) is now occupied is research, having taken his degree last year. His car possesses the most powerful searchlight in Oxford. Its beam will shine 100 yards through any fog, and the club eagerly awaits a demonstration of its power. J. E. C. Hill (Balliol) affects a meekness of disposition which vanishes when he catches sight of a football or a ping-pong racquet. He has successfully concealed all his activities this term. S. K. Kooka (B.N.C.) has been seen helping the President of the Union to break the local speed limit. He appears to have resisted any effort to send him into digs, and still occupies the same rooms in College. J. A. Brittain (B.N.C.) continues to play hockey for his College. Rumours of accidents have reached us at times, but they have not prevented him from developing his social side. N. J. L. Brockbank (Balliol) is rarely to be found in his rooms, the Union, the camera or other normal haunts of undergraduates. He denies that his activities are social or political, but admits he collects beer-pads. . C. E. T. Moore (Hertford) is a perpetual example of us all. If we could discover any of his vices we would set them forth here. D. West (St. John's) spent the vacation in the forests 'of Europe. We don't know the woods round Oxford or we might he able to give some account of his activities. We remain, Sirs, Your obedient servants, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. ,
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016 peterite J. B. D. Chapman has been playing Rugby for Middlesex. C. L. Troop has again been playing for the Hampshire XV. H. S. Burrows has represented England, v. Wales, at Tennis, while his brother—J. D. Burrows—has represented Yorkshire. J. W. Emery was included in the Cambridge Freshmen's shooting team v. The Oxford Freshmen. V. W. G. Musgrove was awarded a Freshmen's Hockey trial at Cambridge. G. Marwood, the Yorkshire Amateur Golf Champion, played golf for the Amateurs, v. Professionals, at Moortown. J. E. Ruddock gained a Final Yorkshire Hockey Trial. H. Haigh-Lumby has again been playing for the Yorkshire XV. M. Storrs-Fox, M.A., son of the Rev. Storrs-Fox, was, on December 24th, ordained Deacon Gospeller by the Archbishop, in York Minster, and was licensed to Bolton Percy. W./Cmd. C. E. H. Medhurst reached the third round of the R.A.F. Squash Championship, and was beaten by the finalist. G. C. Rob got the Foord Exhibition at St. Thomas' Hospital. E. F. Williams obtained 2nd Class Honours in the Modern Greats at Oxford University.
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The Rev. W. Ingham has become Honorary Canon of York. L. F. Leversedge has passed his final examination for the Bar.
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J. C. Yates obtained 2nd Class Honours in Modern History. C. C. Houghton is vice-captain of Hockey at Birmingham University. E. F. Williams, Brasenose College, Oxford, obtained a 2nd Class in the Finai Honour School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Mr. H. Tomlinson, 0.P., has been carrying out great altera tions in the Cambridge Union. He has completely transformed the interior of the building—the Library going upstairs, while the dining-room has descended to the ground floor. A gloomy hostel has given place to a palace of light. Among other improvements is the addition of Squash Courts, which are under construction.
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c boot Officers. fnonitor5. N. W. D. YARDLEY (Head of School House). S. DODDS (Head of Day Boys). D. G. LUPTON (Head of Clifton Grove). R. OGLEY (Head of Clifton Rise). C. H. PERRY. \\`. TOULMIN. J. WHALLEY. J. M. ATKINSON. L. A. LITTLE. Captain of Rugby—N. W. D. YARDLEY. Hon. Sec. of Rugby—S. DODDS. C.S.M. in O.T.C.—N. W. D. YARDLEY. Captain of Squash—N. W. D. YARDLEY. Editors of " The Peterite."
W. TOULMIN. J. M. ATKINSON.
D. G. LUPTON. J. H. CROOK. 0
Valete THE SCHOOL HOUSE. VALETE. J. N. Emery. 1927-33. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Head of School House. Head of School. 2nd XV, 1930-31-32. Colours, 1931. 1st XV, 1931-32-33. Colours, 1932. 3rd IV, 1931. 1st IV, 1932-3. 2nd IV Colours, 1932. Ist IV Colours, 1932-3. Certificate A. C.S.M. in O.T.C.
B. P. Warin. (From Manor) 1931-33. VIth Modern. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1932-33. Colours, 1932. Played for 2nd XI Cricket, 1932-::3. 2nd XI Colours, 1932. Played for 1st XI, 1932-33. L.-( 1 p1. in O.T.C. Certificate A. W. J. Richardson. (From Manor) 19311-33. A3. Played for 2nd XT Cricket, 1931-32-33. 2nd XI Colours, 1932. Played for 1st XI, 1932-33. Cadet in O.T.C. W. M. Cunningham. (From Manor) 1931-33. A3. 3rd IV, 1933. Cadet in O.T.G.
C. A. Workman. 1931-33. Bl. Played for 2nd XV, 1932. Cadet in O.T.C.
41 7 SALVETE. G. D. Ambler. B2. I. A. Cambell. B2. B. J. Eastwood. Bl. P. N. B. Hale. B1. K. J. Jarvis. Bl. J. M. Rucklidge. Bl. G. E. Shepherd. 133. R. T. Wolf. Bl. C. E. C. Windram. CLIFTON GROVE. VALETE. H. Johnston. 1931-33. A3. 3rd IV, 1933. Cadet in 0.T.G.SALVETE. J. T. Harding. B2. C. Wray. B3. CLIFTON RISE. VALETE. G. Douglas. 1928-33. A2. School Monitor. Head of Clifton Rise. Played for 2nd XV, 1931-32. Colours, 1931-32._ Played for 1st XV, 1932-33. Colours:, 1932-33. 3rd IV,1932.. 2nd IV, 1933. 2nd IV Colours, 1933. 1st IV Colours, 1933.. L.-Sgt. in O.T.C. Certificate A. J. W. Ryland. 1929-33. A2. House Monitor. Played for 2nd XV, 1931-2-3. Colours, 1932-33. 2nd IV, 1933. Colours, 1933. L.-Cpl. in O.T.C. Certificate A. P. S. Daintry. 1930-33. A2. Played for 2nd XV, 1932. Cadet in O.T.C. H. J. Ainsworth. 1932-33. A3. Cadet in O.T.C. SALVETE. P. C. Campbell. B3. H. Coore. B3. W. D. Fargus. B3. S. T. Park. A3. D. W. Swainson. Bl.
418 VALETE AND SALVETE. DAY BOYS. VALETE. E. A. G. Harrop, 1926-33. VIth Form. School Monitor. Head of Day Boys. 2nd IV, 1931.. 1st IV, 1932-33. 2nd IV Colours, 1931. 1st IV Colours, 1932. Captain of Boats, 1932-33. 2nd XV, 1930. 1st XV, 1931. 2nd XV Colours, 1930. 1st XV Colours, 1931. Certificate A, 1931. Sergeant in O.T.C. J. E. Ruddock, 1927-33. A2. House Monitor. 2nd XI, 1932. 1st XI, 1932-33. 2nd XI Colours, 1932. 1st XI Colours, 1933. Hockey XI, 1932-33. Hockey Colours, 1933. 2nd XV, 1931. 1st XV, 1931-32. 2nd XV Colours, 1931. 1st XV Colours, 1932. Cadet in O.T.C. N. W. Smithson, 1929-33. A2. House Monitor. 2nd XI, 1932. 1st XI, 1932-33. 2nd XI Colours, 1932. Certificate A, 1931. C.Q.M.S. in Q.T.C.
F. P. Sedman, 1927-33. VIth Form. 2nd XV, 1931. 1st XV, 1932. 2nd XV Colours, 1932. 1st XV Colours, 1932. Hockey XI, 1932-33. Hockey Colours, 1932. Played for Yorkshire Public Schoolboys, 1932-33. 2nd XI, 1932-33. 1st XI, 1933. 2nd XI Colours, 1932. Certificate A, 1932. Cpl. in O.T.C. C. Powell, 1929-33. B2. 2nd XV, 1932. Played for Hockey XI, 1933. Cadet in O.T.C. R. E. Campbell, 1928-33. A2.
H. Arnott, 1932-33. B2. 2nd IV Coxing Colours, 1933. Cadet in O.T.C.
D. Hey, 1930-33. A3. SALVETE. J. R. Hollington. B1. J. A. Wright. B2. W. Battrick. B2. J. A. Ware. B2. I. H. Segar. B2. E. R. Gossop. B2. R. C. Davidson. B3. M. S. Hall. B3. C. E. Jerrard. B3. G. H. Briggs. B3.
H. W. Richardson. B3.
I. Mitchell. B3. G. Etherington. B3. I. S. McKay. B3. J. A. F. Amor. B3. M. Hollington. B3. V. C. Pulleyn. B3. C. Senior. B3. H. B. Wells. B3. E. W. Whitney. B3.
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Commemoration 3Days. There were a large number of parents and others present to see lir. 0. Paley-Scott, K.C., an Old Peterite, give away prizes in the big hall. Prizegiving this year was held on Friday evening instead of on Saturday morning, as in recent years. In reverting to the old custom, it was seen that many parents, who would have found Saturday morning very inconvenient, would be able to attend. Mr. Scott caused much amusement when, in referring to the unsuccessful boys, the ones who had not won prizes, he declared that they were in the majority, and, according to the institutions of England, the majority was always right. He said that they might draw consolation from this fact. Speaking of the controversy on whether a classical or a modern education was the better, he said that it really did not matter what a boy was taught so long as he was taught to work hard and to use his brains. " Probably," he said, " the best thing is to teach him the thing he likes, because he will have less difficulty, and it will do him more good in the long run." Mr. Scott concluded by saying that the public school spirit in games was the best thing possible. Mr. Toyne then gave his report of the school year :" Mr. Dean, Mr. Paley-Scott, Ladies and Gentlemen, my first duty to-night is the painful one of recording the vacant places on our Governing Body. No sooner did we welcome Canon Barker as a New Governor than he left York to take up an important post in London. We sympathise with the late Chancellor in his present illness, but I should like to bear witness to his unfailing devotion and interest in this school during his long term of office. Shortly before his retirement Chancellor Austen told me that he had never missed a Govenors' Meeting, a Prizegiving or the Christmas Theatricals at this school. A fine example of a Christian gentleman who invariably placed duty before self. Lastly, we have to mourn, in common with many other public bodies, the death of Sir John Hunt—one of the last of his kind thoughts, or may I say acts, was a gift of £20 to this school on the occassion of his last birthday, which synchronised with a meeting of the Govenors. I regret that none of the inewly elected members of the body have been able to come this evening. Now let me turn to the school itself. The world, England and St. Peter's have been passing through an anxious time of depression but I trust fiat England and the world can follow the example of this school and look forward with confidence to the future. Next term
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we can look forward to a substantial rise in numbers of about 18 to20 boys. The senior school will reflect this rise, while preparatory school, already at the highest point it has ever attained, will remain at its high water mark. This is extremely satisfactory and is, I think, a testimony to our record and reputation and will have been attained without resorting to the extensive advertisement and, I regret to say, unseemly and unsavoury methods in vogue in some schools. It is, to me, a matter of congratulation that we do not have to distribute coupons and gifts to bolster up our sales and circulations. Much is said by those in charge of Day Schools about the future of the large Day Schools, though I am not impressed with the growing practice of forcing parents to sign a 4 year contract of entering their sons, so that if the boy changes his school before that time he would have to pay up some damages. It certainly appears to be a sign of weakness when they fear boys going to other schools to such an extent. Much has been said, and always will be said, in favour ofBoarding Schools, but I am not at all sure that the school of the future is not the school which admits both Boarders and Day boys. These schools must perforce be near towns, but must possess suitable grounds. Proximity to towns has many advantages. In the first place, it should help to keep the staff human and prevent its. becoming a class which has lost contact with the realities of life. Secondly, the school near the town usually has the best health record. This is not fiction, it is fact. The schools in the country are those which get the disastrous epidemics, not those near the towns. Our Own health record is so remarkable that the Sister in the Sanatorium left us from sheer boredom in March, because there had been nothing to do for two years or more. The health record is bound to react on the game record, and I am proud to say that this year has been an' annas mirabilis.' Our hockey team went through the term unbeaten and there were five Peterites playing in the Public School Side which defeated the County Association on this ground five days later. In cricket, we have had a wonderful season with only two defeats, one at the hands of an immensely powerful .M.C.G. side-an excellent, and the M.C.C. members agreed that it was the besf's match of their tour. To Yardley we owe the distinction of having won the Drysdale, Cup for. Public Schools Squash Racquets in London. This was a great achievement and particularly gratifying to me personally as the cup was given in memory of Dr. Drysdale, who went in the British side against America with me in 1924. This team of veterans has promised to come and play against the School in October, to show appreciation of his achievement.
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To turn to the all important question of work, I have no liesitation in saying that the general level in the post-Certificate sets has been steadily improving. You will notice that the Prize List contains almost the greatest possible number of names—only one boy gaining more than one prize. At the moment, there are 25 boys holding certificates, and I do not think that I shall be far wrong in saying that by September 1st the number will be at least doubled." The Headmaster then dealt with the employment ,scheme, which is to be found on another page. " Before closing," he said, "I must briefly record a few out,standing achievements, some already in the programme. The O.T.C. received an excellent report from the War Office :and great credit is due to officers and men. Since the completion of the Range, more shooting has been possible and a definitely better standard has been attained. There was no official camp last year,but an instructive week-end 1- billet was held at Pickering so that the contingent will not go to camp at Strensall without camp experience. In the Junior . department, Scouts and Cubs have carried on with increased zeal, while w a week-end camp was held for Scouts in the Senior School. We mutst congratulate Our prize-giver on " Taking Silk." O.P's. have heard him with delight, speak before dinner, and after dinner ; witnesses under cross examination have answered his questions with mixed feelings, but to-night we shall be entertained in hearing him undertake what I consider one of the hardest of tasks, making a prize-giver's speech—giving other people's prizes to unknown recipients. I should like to thank the Old Peterites Club for its continued support of the School. Its increased Exhibition is most welcome :in these days of financial stress. I must make especial reference to what I believe is an almost unique honour. C. Hill, the holder of the Brackenbury, was awarded the Lothian Prize Essay by the Vice Chancellor of Oxford :in his second year as an undergraduate. The runners up were a. Bachelor of Arts and an LL.B. Also it may be noted that we have two professors on the Staff at Reading University. We conclude.on a lighter note, with honours achieved in sport .this year.
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422 International Rugby Cap for England, Army Cap, Hampshire Middlesex and Trials, Rugby Yorkshire Rugby Cap Yorkshire Cricket Captain Oxford Freshmen's Match Yorkshire Golf Champion Yorkshire Champion and International at Lawn Tennis Yorkshire and North of England Hockey Drysdale Cup for Public Schools, Squash Racquets, and North of England Champion
C. L. Troop. J B. D. Chapman. J. D. Burrows. A. B. Sellars. J A Brittain. G. Marwood. H. S. Burrows. H. G. Coates. N W. D. Yardley.
Finally, I should like to thank the staff for their loyal and harmonious work. At a boarding school or a school with boaders. and day-boys, so much depends on how the leisure time of the masters is spent in guiding and helping in the school activities and life. Unfortunately, much of this work is taken for granted; but if it were not done it would soon be noticed. It is invidious to pick out certain forms of these activities, but I should like to record my especial appreciation of the work done for the quite remarkable Triennial Scientific Exhibition which was held last term." The following is a list of prize-winners :The Archbishop's Prize for Classics—D. Lupton. The Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics—M. P. L. Wall. Stephenson Memorial Prize for Greek—J. W. Stead. Whitehead Memorial Divinity Prize, Senior—J. H. Crook. „ Junior—P. Heywood. The Headmaster's Prize for European History—J. M. Atkinson. The Headmaster's Prize for Latin Prose, Senior—W. Toulmin. „ Junior—J. W. Stead. T ff Modern Languages Prize, French—N. A. Huddlestone. German—J. C. 0. Stansfield. „ P1 Old Peterite Club Elocution Prizes :St. Peter's—Senior—J. N. Emery. —Junior—J. B. Dixon. St. Olave's—Senior—E. N. Dickinson. —Junior—M. D. Whitehorn. B.M.A. Medal for Science—H. E. T. Summers. Art—Senior—A. D. Thornton. —Junior—C. E. C. Windram, P. L. Seville. Music—J. M. Atkinson. Order for the Oxford Cup :— (1) School House. (2) Grove. (3) Day Boys. (4) Rise
42 3 Saturday dawned bright and sunny and, except for a rather . heavysowrduingtlch,emadsoly. The cricket match with the Old Peterites was only a one-day match this year, instead of being held on the Friday afternoon, and on the Saturday. The cricket match began at 11 a.m., and at 12 noon, during the cricket, the boat races between Past and Present were held. In the afternoon affairs were not in the least held up by the rain, and the cricket continued until the tea interval, at 4 o'clock, during which a squad., under Sgt.-Major Puddick, gave a gymnastic display. Cricket continued after this, while at 4-45 p.m. the Aquatic Sports were held, and a display of diving, organised by Mr. Rhodes, followed. The cricket match ended in a win for the School after a particularly brilliant innings by Yardley, who retired when only twenty-three runs short of his thousand for the season. An account of the match is given elsewhere. The Gym. Squad. was again very good and great credit is due to Sgt.-Major Puddick who spends a great deal of his spare time in training the squad., and always manages to produce an original display. The Art Exhibition was successful, as were the Aquatic Sports. The Silver Tankard for the boat races was again won by the School ; the 2nd IV and 3rd IV winning, and the 1st IV losing after a very good race. The Headmaster and Mrs. Tovnc held an " At Home " and the Old Peterites had their annual dinner in the evening. During the afternoon the York British Legion Military Band, gave a selection of music. On Sunday, the Archdeacon of York preached a very impressive service, his first to the School. The Chapel was artistically decorated by Mrs. Toyne and her noble body of helpers_ We take this opportunity of thanking donors of flowers.
Commemoration Pays, 1934. Prize giving and Speeches will be held on Friday, July 27th. Saturday will he devoted to Festivities and the Service will be on the Sunday morning following., The President of the Board of Education, Lord Irwin, K.G., G.C.S.I., has kindly consented to give away the prizes.
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Cbe President-2 Che Headmaster. Hon. Sec.—L. A. Little. The Society has had an unusually large number of lectures this term. There have already been five lectures, and it is hoped to arrange at least one more lecture and a visit before the term ends. The term opened with an Exhibit Night, on Saturday, September 30th. The Aquaria were fitted up with the new lighting, which was installed for the exhibition, and the Oiavites caught some good fish for them. Mr. Ping had his usual fungi to explain to the Society, and, in addition, he had a large number of flowering plants. On Saturday, October 14th, Mr. Featherstone gave a demonstration of some electrical apparatus including some new vacuum tubes and X-Ray apparatus. On Saturday, November 4th, the Society invited Mr. Sweetman to give a lecture on " Hydra." He described the structure and life-history of this animal, and described some interesting experiments on regeneration in Hydra. He also had several specimens and microscope slides with him, these the members were allowed to examine. On Saturday, November 11th, Mr. Ping gave a lecture on " The English Countryside." The lecture was divided into two parts The first part dealt with the spoiling of the countryside and was iliustrated by some slides lent by the Society for the Preservation of Rural England. The second part was illustrated by some slides belonging to Mr. Ping and dealt with some parts of the Yorkshire coast. On Saturday, November 18th, R. H. Chapman showed some microscope slides dealing with Natural History subjects. The-slides were projected on to the screen by means of a projection microscope. It is hoped to arrange a visit to the Sugar Beet Factory before the term ends, but even if this cannot be arranged the Society will have had a very successful term. 0—
Entertainments. o.t.c. Concert. A concert was given at the end of the Summer Term to the Stihool. The Programme is given below :— J.. Opening Chorus ••• ••• ••• ... The Company " Have you had a good day, to-day ? " " Three men from Valencia." " German Song and Dance." ►132
42 5 ... The Company ••• Song and Dance on the Sea ... " The Golden Vanity." " The Lass that loves a sailor." " The Hornpipe." 3. Sir Eglamore and the Dragon. Sketch. 4. The Bath-room Door. 5. " There's Something about a Soldier " ••• The Company. 6. Mr. Bourne Step-dances. A play. 7. " Shivering Shocks The Company. " Goodbye " 8. FINALE The Company :—J. M. Atkinson, H. Ainsworth, J. Biggin, P. K. Bourne, Esq., P. S. Dairitry, S. Dodds, J. B. Peas, Frisby, E. A. Harrop, G. Douglas, J. N. Emery, H. N. H. Johnston, P. A. Johnstone, D. Lupton, A. V. Mackintosh, R. W. Moore, R. Ogley, C. H. Perry, J. W. Ryland, Miss E. C. M. Toyne (at the piano), W. Toulmin, N. W. D. Yardley. The show was well-directed by Miss Toyne, who spent much of her time in the difficult task of trying to get a number of people, each with his own opinion of how a thing should be done, to act together ; she succeeded admirably. Mrs. Toyne produced " The Bath-room Door," which was a great hit and " brought the house down." Mr. Greenway was responsible for " Shivering Shocks," which was well acted and well received. The whole concert was given in such a way that the interest of the audience never for a moment flagged. The actors showed just the right spirit and enthusiasm which is required to put over a show of several turns. Mr. Bourne's Step-dancing, from the point of view of Mr. Bourne, was too well received, since he was recalled time and time again and, only when he had collapsed from sheer exhaustion. was he allowed to escape. The costumes in the soldiers' piece were at least original and would not have disgraced any rubbish heap, while Harrop's vacant stare would have done credit to any village yokel. 2.
lecture. On Thursday. December 8th, Commander Youltm gave a lecture on " Anti-Submarine Warfare." He opened by giving statistics of the number of submarines in the various navies. Russia, he said, was the nation which favoured submarine warfare, while France came a good second. Both these nations thought that submarines could only be used for offensive warfare. GI eat Britain thought they might be used for defensive warfare.
426 Before the war Germany had found the need for expansion,. -and her policy was expansion into Brazil. Before the War about twenty-five per cent. of the population of Brazil was German, while the whole of the banking was in German hands. To have a colony such a long way from home, an efficient merchant service was needed, and a sound navy to protect this. Germany also had an efficient intelligence service. There were '134 agents in England, 260 in France and 100 in America. Germany had two types of submarines ; small ones to harass our shipping, and big ones to go on long voyages. The big submarines were armed with two six inch guns, torpedoes and mines. Germany had realised Britain's need for supplies, and it was a clever move, not a cowardly one, when the German fleet lay in their harbours and kept the British fleet in the North Sea. All Fishermen were enlisted in the navy when war broke out, and these were used to man the armed trawlers which were used for mine-sweeping. It is interesting to know that during the war there was a channel half a mile wide from the North of Scotland to the English Channel, which was swept every four hours. These fishermen were very hardy men and were quite accustomed to sleep round their gun—when indeed they could get a chance to sleep. Pleasure yachts also were converted into servicable warships, and yachtsmen took readily to the M.Ls., when, in under four months over three quarters of a million tons of British Shipping were sank by submarines, 800 M.Ls. were built to try and check this. These were armed with depth charges—as well as other armaments— which were dropped over a submerged submarine. Many tricks were used in submarine warfare, and in 1916 the "13 " Boat was first designed. This was constructed so that it had the silhouette of a big German submarine, and was used as a decoy. Since it had a speed of 25 knots a submarine would find it a very tough customer. Another trick was the "Q" Ship—the mystery ship—this was made to look like an ordinary cargo vessel, and when an unsuspecting submarine broke the surface, parts of the vessel would slide away and numerous guns would be revealed. Towards the end of the war, by the means of all these weapons :of anti-submarine warfare, we definitely had the better of the submarine fights, and during the last four months one third of the submarines strength of Germany was destroyed, while out of every four submarines which left harbour, only one ever came back. This fact naturally tended to make the Germans wary of enlisting for submarine service, and consequently only the worst type of men were obtained. Commander Youlton told us of a few more methods of baffling the submarine, such as, smoke screens, convoys and hydro -phones, and ended by emphasizing that to have peace a strong navy was needed. This was a splendid lecture, one of the best we have ever heard this school, and the slides were wonderful.
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114ovii. After an interval of two years, the School contingent attended the O.T.C. Camp at Strensall during the first week in August, the government grant being restored again. We were favoured with ideal weather conditions for the whole period under canvas, and much is to be said for the organisation of the Camp, which was excellent. In spite of the fact that only very few of the Corps had had experience of camp life before, the contingent soon settled down, adapting themselves to their new conditions very quickly. This was shown by the School Camp report, which was very satisfactory from every point of view. The most noteworthy fact being that the Field Work was much above the average. The Guard are to be commended on their fine showing. Although there was no official Guard competition, the regulars who drilled the Guards of the various 0.T:C's. generally agreed that the School Guard attained a very high standard .of efficiency and turn out, and were one of the best Guards on parade.. Sergeant-major Puddick who trained them is to be congratulated on the success of his efforts. When Camp broke up after a hard but enjoyable week, we were 'very sorry to say good-bye to Major J. T. Davies who is now at Imperial Service College, Windsor. He had spent many years with the Corps and it was mainly due to his keenness and enthusiasm that it has reached its high state of efficiency. This term, parades have gone on as usual and an R.S.M. regularly came down from the Barracks during the latter half, while .a large body of recruits have been trained by Sevant-major Puddick. Also we must mention the band who have been recruiting too. Al.though they have made no public appearance, they have put in a great deal of hard work under Drum-major C. H. Perry.. The •practical .examination for Certificate A ' was held at Fulford Barracks.= Tuesday, October 17th. 15 Candidates out of 18 being.successful. Part IL of the Examination was held On Tuesday :November 14, at the School. At the time of writing, the results are not yet to hand. The following is the roll of N.C.O's. :—C.S.M.— 'N. W. D. Yardley; Sergeants—D. Lupton, S. Dodds, C. H. Perry ; CORPORALS—W. Hardacre, W. Toulmin, J. M. Atkinson, R. Ogley, J. Whalley ; L.-CPLS.—J. W. Garbutt, H. E. T. Summers, B. C. Baker. ,
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%cou t 'news. ..St. Peter's School Junior Troop. After the usual Summer Term " leave " we had to reorganise the Troop and we now have two patrols of 7 Scouts in each. Patrol Leader Heywood is in charge of the Curlews with Brockbank as his Second and Ping, A. (ma), is in charge of the WToodpigeons, with Butler as his Second.
428 We welcome the following cubs up from our pack :—Shillitoe r Brenikov,MsSl(ma)ndHiyr;also Griffiths and Border as new Scouts. Meetings have been held on Mondays this term, in addition to which we have had two outings ; the first on Thursday, October 26th to the Kirk's Iron Foundry, near Foss Islands, and the second on November 23rd, to the National Glassworks (York), in Fishergate, both of which we found most interesting and we are grateful to those concerned, who granted us permission to make these visits.
WOLF CUBS. This term there have been many changes in the Pack. The three new sixers are Hillyard, mi., Calder and Buckler, mi ; the latter being First Cub and working very hard for his second star. We have welcomed several new cubs who have been enrolled and have made a start with their first stars. We have never had more Cubs who have learnt to skip so quickly. The meetings have all had to be indoors this term, except for the very enjoyable treat provided by the Red Six, when they set us a trial which led back to some excellent treasure. The Yellow Six's treat was a short play, written and produced by themselves. We found the plot rather difficult to follow, but the effects were very good. An interesting exhibition was provided by the Blue Six. Steele brought many Eastern curios, and there were meccano models, white mice, stamps and coins. Besides these special meetings we have been learning some Cub songs, hearing all the stories out of the Jungle Book and working to get at least one eye open. Yellow SixBlue Six— Red Six— Buckler, mi. Calder. Sixer Hillyard, mi. Pulleyn, mi.. Denison, ma. Second Morey. Ping, mi. Inglis. Belchamber. Anderson. 1 Short. * Steel, ma. Denison, mi.. Platts. * Seville, mi. *Steele, mi. Holli ngton. * Forbes-Adam * denotes new cub. 0
ILibrary. Head Librarian—Rev. F. H. Barnby. Librarians— D. Lupton, W. Toulmin, j. Whalley, J. M. Atkinson, H. E. T.. Summers. The following books have been added to the Library :— A.37d.—A Prince of the Captivity.—John Buchan. V.IV. 27a.—Rackets, Squash Rackets, etc.—ed. : Lord Aberdare (Lonsdale Library)
429 B.IV. 10c.—In Quest of the Ashes.—D. R. Jardine. C.II. la .—Great Men of Science.—Lenard. D.I. 6a.—Man's Adaptation of Nature.—P. W. Bryan. Presented by N. W. Smithson (O.P.) D.I. 6b.—Land Forms and Life.—C. C. Carter Presented by N. W. Smithson (O.P.) E.VIII. 49.—Songs of Praise discussed.—Dearmer. F.IX. 44.—Modern English Prose.—Boas. G.IV. 17.—Poems, Old and New.—Cairncross. H.V. 29a.—Lawrence and the Arabs.—Robert Graves Presented by R. J. L. Wall (0.P.) H.V. 35.—Fifty Years of Europe.—J. A. Spender. Rainfall Atlas of the British Isles.
ebapcl. MICHAELMAS TERM, 1933. On the 24th of September a Memorial Service was held in Memorial of Wilfrid Allport, who was killed in an aeroplane accident at Barmouth, on August 30th.
Memoriam. WILFRID ALLPORT (August 30th, 1933). Psalm 23. Lesson : Revelation Ch. 7. vv. 9-17. Funeral March : Beethoven. Hymn : Abide with me. Versicles and Responses. Prayers and Collects. Hymn : Fight the good fight. The Headmaster gave an address to the School. " We know that all things work together for good to them that love God "—Rom. Ch. 8, v. 28. We all were stunned and horrified by the terrible tragedy which occurred last holidays and deprived us of a great friend and one who loved this school well. Wilfrid Allport, whose memory we honour to-night, was a pupil of this school for five years. As you know, he rose to be head of the school,. Captain of cricket and hockey and Secretary of football, and attained the highest possible rank in the O.T.C. All lie did was marked by a deep sense of duty—even in the smallest matters he was careful that nothing which he did should in any way bring discredit to
43° the school. If he failed in any match, it was never a personal, disappointment which he felt, but anxiety lest he should havediscouraged the side. He never seemed to realise what an inspiration his untiring efforts had been to others. His quiet, unassuming nature and the absolute purity of his character have had an influence on the school and on many of you here, which it is impossible to gauge. After he left us for Cambridge, his interest in, and friendship for the school were unabated. Tragedies. like this—when a young and happy life is apparently wasted— make us perplexed and question God's. Providence. We cannot help wondering whether God is guiding human affairs to some good. To us the incidence of accidents seems so haphazard. Yet, although it is hard to realise—if we have real faith, there stands unchallenged the convictiOn, the heritage of countless ages, that the world and each being on the world serves a divine purpose. We may rest assured that spiritual values are of supreme concern and that human personality plays its special . part.ThuswemynkGodfrthis apyleowt spent.
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Dec. 3rd. 1st Sunday in Advent.—Evensong in York Minster.. ,, 10th. 2nd —The Very Rev. the Dean 97 77 of York.. 17th. 3 rd —Carol Service. 77 77 77 On Sunday, 22nd October, P. H. Sykes, Esq., gave an organ recital., He played Trumpet Tune No. 3 by Purcell. Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Bach and accompanied Miss E. CL M. Toyne in " A Song of Peace," by Stanford. Armistice day was observed as usual by a service in the. Chapel.
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Corresponoence. To the Editors of the " Peterite. Clifton Rise, York.
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Dear Sirs, Several past and present members of the School have expressed wish that a memorial should be placed in the School Chapel as a tribute of affection for Pat Allport, whose tragic death last summer was such a shock to us all. It is fitting that any memorial should be placed in the Chapel, for more than most, perhaps, Pat had a deep .appreciation of the influence the chapel has in the life of the school.
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I should be grateful to receive contributions from any who would -wish to share in this memorial. Yours faithfully, C. R. Featherstone. Dear Sirs, I should like to. take this opportunity of thanking all those who have contributed to the success of the Rugger Club this year. Especially Mr. Stevenson for all the work he has put in to make a successful year for the. 1st XV. and let it be noted that he never shirked changing and training himself, even in the dirtiest weather. Mr. Rhodeg has - also done much for the colts ; through his hands pass most of those who go to form future first fifteens. I must thank Mr. Smith for looking after the " toughs " and the not so toughs," an.d also those who have turned out to referee games. Finally, I should like to thank Mrs. Toyne for her excellent teas. Yours Faithfully, N. W. D. Yardley, Captain of Rugger. i
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We congratulate A. V. Mackintosh and H. N. E. Frisby on receiving their 1st XV. colours: also C. H.- Perry on receiving his Squash colours. We were represented at the Duke of York's Camp this year by R. Ogley and J. W. Ryland. On Advent Sunday the School attended Evensong in York Minster. The play this year will be Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's " Speckled Band," a full account of which will appear in the March issue. An item of special interest is N. W. D. Yardley's remarkable cricket record last season. By obtaining 973 runs he broke the School. record for the Highest Aggregate in one season, formerly held by W. Elliott. While his best innings 167—equals the School record for the Highest Score in a single innings. We congratulate R. W. Moore, P. A. Johnstone, P. N. Baines,. J. W. Garbutt, N. A. Newman and B. H. McCready on receiving . their2ndXV.colus On October 8th, at Derby, a team consisting of Old Peterites, and led by S. S. Pawle, beat the Sherwood Forester's in a Squash match by 8 games to 7. The O.P. team was :—S. S. Pawle, J. D. Burrows, L. C. Hatt and J. W. Aspdin. Four new governors have been appointed during the year. Mr. J. Hopwood in place of the late Sir J. J. Hunt. The Yen. Archdeacon England in place of the late Chancellor . Austen. The Chancellor Lindsay Dewar in place of Canon Barker. Rev. Canon Solloway in place of the Dean of Carlisle. We congratulate B. II. McCready, B. 0. Baker, J. IT. Crook and R. \V. Moore on receiving their 1st XV. colours.
Cbe Emplo\2ment Problem. A year ago an appeal was made to Old Peterites who were in a. position to offer openings to boys then at school. The problem at that time was very acute, and it will perhaps be remembered that I mentioned that there had been established a Career's Bureau at the . school. One Old Peterite offered to put a boy into. a well known company, but he rightly pointed out that a forthcoming amalgamation made it difficult to prophesy a permanent post, till theSummer;
433 During the past year the activities of the bureau has been greatly widened, and it has been noticed that parents have been relying considerably more on the school for settling the Careers of their sons. The School has become affiliated to the Public Schools Careers' Association and their representatives—Capt. Pullein Thompson undertakes to interview boys at this school twice a year. His first visit was in July, when 10 boys of 17 years of age were interviewed and given advice. His next visit will be in the Easter term. The following facts should be carefully noted :(a) No boy, who has not been personally interviewed by him will be recommended by him to employers. This guarantee has been given to employers, who have offered to co-operate. ,(b) No post is offered to the candidates without full investigation by him. (c) No boys under 17-4 are interviewed, because this section attempts to find careers and not jobs. L(d) Boys must not expect posts for at least 3 months after their interview, and usually the type of opening is for boys of 18. It should be noted that big firms after accepting candidates, usually insist on them going back to school until they reach that age. (e) A boy wanting a post in January should be interviewed in July, and, those wanting employment in September, in February—March. Vacancies in May are not numerous. The cost of enrolling to the boy is merely 101-, and the main cost has been borne by the school. The Association has gathered an immense amount of inform.ation together in their journals, which are at the disposal of the boys, and so far this has been perhaps the most useful part of the scheme to S. Peters. The actual results of the school employment bureau have met with startling sucess, and at the moment of writing I am not aware .of any Peterite who has not got a post. This is a most satisfactory record, but it would not have been attained without the trade expansions in the country. It is a pleasant contrast from 1932, when my weekly postbag was filled with requests for assistance to find •openings.. S.M.T.
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Original Contributions. ODE TO A BIG-DRUMMER. (With apologies to Mr. G. K. Chesterton's "Lepanto. "), Dim drums throbbing on the march half-heard; Sound of many bugles with the notes all blurred; Side-drums racing with the tenor-drum behind; The big-drum's the only one who seems to know his mind. The clash of cracking cymbals and the high falsetto note Of a would-be young musician with a mouthpiece in his throat, The swinging of a metronome (a piece of string that's tied To the hand of a musician with an infant by his side). The shouting of a'major who's conducting with his thumb To try and get the corps in step—in time with the big-drum. Side-drummers drooping after marching fourteen mile, But big-drummer keeps on beating with a bright, triumphant smile For he's going to keep on beating till the skin begins to " bust," Even though the buglers are trailing in the dust. Ten miles further, with the corps all out of wind, The drum-major keeps on leading with the big-drum just behind. And yet another twenty miles—there is no corps behunt* But only the drum-major with the big drum just in front And yet another mile or two—the pace begins to tell Big-drummer glancing backwards hears an agonising yell, He sees a tired drum-major with his baton in the air ; He knows he wants the double beat ; he knows he's - nearly there, And then he sees the major fall and grovel in the dust " I'm going to give the double beat, then die, if die I must," He staggers on through sixteen bars. He knows the beat must be.. He holds his sticks above his head and hesitates, then he Bangs and Whangs and Drops
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Voat lilaces. O.P.'s v. THE SCHOOL. The O.P. 1st W. won by two feet after a very thrilling race. They led from the start, but when the School " took her in " they began to creep up and if the course had been ten yards longer the result might have been different.
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School 1st IV. J. Whalley. Bow 2 W. Toulmin. 3 J. N. Emery. Stroke E. A. Harrop. Cox M. Biggin.
j. G. Troop. K. H. Rhodes. J. E. Blackburn. H. A. Butler. N. Hurtley.
The School 2nC; IV. beat the O.P. :2nd IV. by 2& lengths after leading from the start. O.P. 2nd IV. A. B. Cooper. H. S. Eardley. D. F. Dodd. N. B. Corner ; N. Hurtley.
School 2nd IV. J. Biggin. Bow 2 D. Lupton. 3 J. W. Ryland. Stroke G. Douglas. R. Arnott. Cox
The School 3rd IV. secured a run-away victory. There was no doubt, from the very start, who would prove the winners. The O.P. Crew rowed hard, but were 21 lengths behind when the School 3rd IV., rowing well, passed the winning post. School 3rd IV. H. Johnston. Bow 2. W. M. Cunningham. 3. M. P. L. Wall. J. S. Liddle. Stroke E. Antrobus. Cox
O.P. 3rd IV. F. W. P. Lupton. J. E. Boyd. E. Davenport. J. H. Gourley. N. Hurtley.
The School thus won the Silver Tankard, winning by two , raceston.
Crwhet. SCHOOL MATCHES. SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Played at Escrick Park, Wednesday, July 26th. This match was played under ideal conditions and resulted in a drawn game, slightly in the School's favour. Yardley won the toss and elected to bat on a wicket which gave the bowlers no assistance. The opening pair again gave the School an excellent start, putting on well over a hundred for the 4th time this season before being separated. With 170 on the board, Yardley gave one of his few chances in his display of 125 and was caught by Tinn, off Anson. He scored very quickly, no
436 bowler making any impression against him. Ruddock gave him able assistance, watching the ball very carefully for his 50. At 181 for 2 wickets, Ogley was joined by Dodds. The former showed good form after his first few overs and was undefeated with 35 when the School declared at 252 for 4 wickets. Tinn and Anson opened well for the Yorkshire Gentlemen :against the School's only moderate attack. Garbutt was inclined to bowl too much on the leg side. and afforded the batsmen an easy chance of hitting the boundary. In spite of reheated changes this pair continued to bat soundly, but at 150 Anson was well caught by Yardley, off Dodds. Wickets then fell quic-kly, Tinn falling to a catch by Mackintosh, of Garbutt, after giving a very good display of hitting, scoring extraordinarily fast. With 4 wickets down for 198 play was stopped for the day. The School fielding was not good, and many runs were lost in this way. SCORE'S YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.
SCHOOL. N. W. D. Yardley, c Tinn b 125 Anson 50 J. E. Ruddock, b Anson Ry. Ogley, not out 14 S. Dodds, run out C. H. Perry, c White b Anson 6 15 N. A. Newman, not out 7 Extras—B, 5; LB, 1; W. 1
C. E. Anson, c Yardley b Dodds 72 J. R. Tinn, c Mackintosh b 90 Garbutt A. 0. Elmhirst, c Ruddock b Yardley 1 W. Wormald, b Yardley 7 J. U .1fachell, not out 17 Extras—B, 13; LB, 3; W, 1
TOTAL (for 4 wkts.) 252 A. V. Mackintosh ,. J. M. Atkinson, 11. P. Warin, F. P. Sedman, J. W. Garbutt did not (bat.
TOTAL (for 4 wkts.) 1g8 J. G. Troop, A. N. Collins, S. S. Pawle, Lt.-Col. R. N. Airey, J. H. White, E. G. Tew did not bat.
BOWLING. ... J. W. Garbutt ••. S. Dodds ... N. W. D. Yardley ...
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SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played at Home, Saturday, July 29th. The School showed brilliant form, decisively defeating the Old Peterites in the last match of the season by 8 wickets. This year the game was confined to one day instead of the customary two-day fixture. Yardley lost the toss for once in a way, and Allport, the 0. P. Captain, decided to take first knock on a hard wicket. Baker and Scholefield opened to Garbutt and Dodds, but after Baker had scored a single, Scholefield was bowled by Dodds with
437 With 3 wickets down for 44 it looked as a good length ball. though the O. Ps. would be dismissed for only a moderate total.. However, Pickersgill relieved the situation and carried his bat through the innings for a brilliant 118. Nevertheless, he could get no one to stay with him, and without him the O.Ps. *would have put up a very poor score. Right through his innings he batted well, treating the attack with little respect. Eventually the School dismissed their opponents for 226. Dodds was the most successful bowler, taking 5 wickets for 71. The School innings began shakily, Yardley especially, being uncertain to the fast deliveries from Macildowie. However, when they settled down runs came quickly and the partnership realised 127, when Ruddock was caught off Scott. Ruddock was content to keep his end up while Yardley got the runs. The latter gave at brilliant display, being undefeated at the close, driving with great power and playing many delightful shots all round the wicket.. Besides scoring his 4th century of the season, he equalled they School record for the highest individual score-167—held by W. Elliot, who was playing for the O. Ps. After Ruddock's departure, Ogle then joined Yardley, and together they took the score to 196, when Ogley was well caught by Chilman, off Macildowie. Dodds and Yardley then knocked off the necessary runs to give the School victory.
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R. C. Baker, b Dodds 12 J. Scholefield, b Dodds 0 W. Mc C. Scott, c Ogley b 24 Garbutt J. R. Pickersgill, not out 118 W. Elliott, c Garbutt b Sedman 13 J. D. Macildowie, b Yardley 2 24 K. G. Chilman. b Dodds' 0 A. B. Radford. b Dodds W. Allport c Yardley 1) Garbutt 2 H. K. Warsley, c Perry ib Dodds 14 J. G. Troop, c Ogley b Yardley 2 Extras—B, 9; 113, 4 ; W, 2 15 TOTAL
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BOWLING. ... 2 for 70 ... J. W. Garbutt ... ... 5 for 71 S. Dodds ... 1 for 13 F. P. Sedman 2 for 30 N. W. D. Yardley .
N. W. D Yardley, not out 167 J. E. Ruddock, c Pickersgill b Scott, 13 R. Ogley, c Chilman b Macildowie S. Dodds, c Chilman b Scholefield 4
Extra&—B. 17; LB, 1;' NB, 6... 24 • TOTAL (for 3 wkts.) 240 C. H. Perry, N. A. Newman, A. V. Mackintosh, J. M. Atkinson. R. P. Warin. F.P. S edman, J. W. Garbutt, did not bat:
43 8 HOUSE CRICKET MATCHES. The draw was as follows :— School House v. Day Boys
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As was generally expected, the Final was contested by the same teams as last year—Clifton Rise, School House. In the Semi-Final round the School House easily defeated the Day Boys, Garbutt being very destructive, taking 7 wickets for 11 runs. Scores. School House, 132 (C. H. Perry, 29, A. V. Mackintosh, 36) ; Day Boys, 35. The Rise won a close match with the Grove, the latter putting up unexpected resistance. McLean and Deas, R.M., were concerned in a good stand for the losers, the Rise attack being poor. Scores : Clifton Rise, 100 ; Clifton Grove, 76 (McLean, 31). The Final was, undoubtedly, one of the best House matches :seen for many years, and the spectators witnessed some of the best cricket seen on the School ground this year. On paper it looked as though the School House would win comfortably with 8 men in the field who had figured in the XI this season against the Rise's 2. However, the Rise put up a great fight, mainly due to Ogley's fine century effort of 133, and the keenness they showed in the field. Eventually the School House retained the Cup, defeating their opponents by 7 wickets. Ogley won the toss and decided to bat, Newman and Quarrie (opening- to Garbutt and Yardley. With only a single to their account the Rise met with an early disaster, Yardley dismissing Quarrie. Ogley then joined Newman at the wicket, and steadily they defied the attack, taking the score to 83, when the latter was well caught by Tyson, off Garbutt, for a valuable 38. Meanwhile, Oglev continued to bat well, showing his best form, hitting the 'ball all round the wicket with great power. He scarcely gave a 'chance in his display, which included 17 fours. Nevertheless, no one would stay with him except Stephenson, who contributed 24. With 7 wickets down for 215 Ogley departed after being caught by Warin, off Garbutt. The tail, which included several boaters, then failed to wag, the side being dismissed for a very creditable 223.
439 The School House faced their task with great confidence, Yardley soon getting into his stride and Richardson defending his --wicket well at the other end. In spite of good fieldwork by the ;Rise and the efforts of Stephenson and Newman with the ball the partnership passed the hundred mark by 2, when Richardson was run out. However, with 2 wickets down for 157 Perry and Yardley then passed their opponents' total in a very short time Yardley was dismissed with practically the by steady batting. He scored very fast, as last ball of the match for a fine 176. ,usual, and placed his shots with good judgment. The fielding of both sides was good. ,
SCORES :— CLIFTON RISE. N. A. Newman, c Tyson b Garbutt 38 .R. M. Quarrie, c and b Yardley 1 133 Ogley, c Warin b Garbutt _N. B. Stephenson, c Warin b Tyson 24 J. W. Ryland, b Tyson 4 H. Ainsworth, b Garbutt P. A. Johnstone, c Warin b Garbutt 5 G. Douglas, not out 1 J. Whalley. lbw b Garbutt 0 :P. D. Johnstone, b Garbutt 4 S. K. Kazerooni, lbw b Tyson Extras—B, 5: LB, 1 6 TOTAL
... . J. W. Garbutt N. W. D. Yardley... R. Tyson ... .
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SCHOOL HOUSE. N. W. D. Yardley, c Daintry b Stephenson 176 W. J. Richardson, run out ... 9 19 J. M. Atkinson, b Stephenson C. H. Perry, not out 13
Extras—B, 5; LB, 3
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TOTAL (for 3 wkts.) 225 A. V. Mackintosh, J. W. Stead, R. P. Warin, C. A. Smart, J. R. Tyson, R. H. Davison, J. W. Garbutt did not bat.
BOWLING. N. B. Stephenson...
6 for 67 ••• .1 for 59 ,.. 3 for 70
2 for 64
1st XI AVERAGES.
N. W. D. Yardley R. 'Ogley H. Perry N. A. Newman ..J E. Ruddock A. V. Mackintosh .J. W. Stead S. Dodds -
BATTING. Total No. of Times runs. Inns. not out. 13 2 973 3 425 13 199 4 10 124 6 2 1 13 304 60 7 2 0 93 8 88 10 0
Highest score. 167* 101* 60 42* 60 30 42 19
Average. 88.45 42.5 33.16 31. 27. 12. 11.625 8.8
* Denotes not out. Also batted, J. M. Atkinson, F. P. Sedman, J. W. Garbutt, N. W. Smithson, W. J. Richardson, R. P. Warin, P. N. Baines.
440 BOWLING. Average. W. M. R. 11.9 40 476 40 152.5 N. W. D. Yardley 14.5 32 465 33 153.4 S. Dodds 15.9 37 511 44 182. J. W. Garbutt Also bowled, N. W. Smithson, F. P. Sedman, W. J. Richardson, A. V_ Mackintosh, R. Ogley, N. A. Newman.
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2nd XI AVERAGES. BATTING. Highest Total No. of Times Average.score. runs. not out. Inns. 22.5 66 90 0 4 P. N. Baines 19.75 23 79 0 4 R. M. Quarrie 17. 22 51 0 3 N. A. Newman 16.3 38 25 0 3 J. M. Atkinson 14. 29 70 0 5 J. R. Tyson 13. 15* 52 1 5 R. H. Davison 10.6 19 53 0 5 K. Lockwood 8.5 16 34 0 4 C. A. Smart * Denotes not out. Also hatted, R. P. Warin, N. B. Stephenson, C. P. Denby, J. W. Stead,. W. J. Richardson, D. V. Eckert, N. W. Smithson, F. P. Sedman.
BOWLING. M. 0.
3 21.2 N. W. Smithson 6 31.4 D. V. Eckert 5 24. J. R. Tyson 6 46. N. B. Stephenson Also bowled, W. J. Richardson, N. A. Newman, K. Lockwood.
Average. W. R. 10.8 10 108 11.1 9 100 13.2 4 73 14.8 10 148 F. P. Sedman, R. P. Warin,-
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1Rugb football. Date.
1st XV. FIXTURES. Ground. Opponents.
Result.
1933. Wed. Oct. 11 2nd West Yorks. Regt....Home...Won... 5-0 , Home...Won... 3-0 , 14 York R U F C Sat. ,, Home...Lost... 5-6 2.I. Durham SChool „ Sat. Away...Won...11-0 28 Giggleswick School Sat. ,, Sat. Nov. 4 South Wales Border Regt. Home...Lost... 0-9 ...Home...Won...37-0 8 Northumberland Fus. Wed. ,, Home...Won... I 4-4 11 Worksop College Sat. ,, Home..Drawn.. 5-5 Bradford " A " 18 Sat. ,, Home...Won...68-0 22 Northumberland Fus. Wed.,, 25 Harrogate Old Boys "A" Home...Eost... 3-5 Sat. ,, Away... Won ...14-1W Sat. Dec. 2 Mt. St. Mary's College 6 Leeds Grammar School ...Home...Won...3 4-0 Wed. „ Home...Cancelled. 13 Yorkshire Wanderers Wed. „ Home . 16 Ampleforth College , Sat. Home19 Old Peterites Tues. "
44 1 Results to Date :—Played, 12; Won, 8; Lost, 3 ; Drawn, 1. Points 199; Against, 39. FOOTBALL 1st XV. It is several years since the 1st XV. experienced such a success-
Jul season as the present one has been, and Mr. Stevenson is to be congratulated on the success which has attained his first efforts .as a coach at this school. The improvement in the standard of play on the 1st and 2nd XV's. has been quite extraordinary, and the members of these teams also deserve a word of praise for their keenness, of which there has been a marked increase this season. At the beginning of the season it was obvious that there were _plenty of backs to choose from, all last year's back division being available except Ruddock, but there was a scarcity of forwards, only Whalley and Baker remaining of last year's 1st XV. pack, and only three of the 2nd XV. As was only to be expected in these circumstances the backs have been the strongest part of the team. ,Mackintosh and Yardley have played consistently well and have never let the side down, and the two wing three-quarters have been .brilliant. Toulmin has scored so far twenty-one tries in twelve matches, while McCready in seven matches has scored eight tries. McCready only obtained his place half-way through the season, and must be considered the most improved player on the side.
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The forwards also have improved tremendously since the beginning of the season, and Mr. Stevenson has put in a lot of work with them. Although the packs they met have been invariably heavier, and in most cases faster and more experienced, yet they have never been badly outplayed, and have always worked hard and stuck to their job. The full retrospect and characters of the fifteen have been held cover till next term, and will appear in the next issue of the Peterite."
1st XV MATCHES. SCHOOL v. 2nd WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. Result :—School, 5pts. ; West Yorks., Nil. Play ed at Home, on Wednesday, October 11th. In a keen game the School were always a shade the better -side and, although their play was not convincing, they fully .deserved their victory. Rain fell at intervals throughout the game and this probably accounted for the slowness of the threec'juarters to make the most of their opportunities. The School
442 forwards, while their heeling was slow, worked hard against at_ heavier pack, and the defence of the whole team was very good. The first half was evenly contested with the School having slightly the better of the exchanges, but at half-time there was no score. However, shortly after the resumption, following an excellent three-quarter movement, Toulmin scored in the centre, and Yardley made no mistake with the kick. The West Yorks. attacked, but could make no headway against our defence, and, eventually, the game ended with no further score. Frisby played well at full-back, his handling being particularly good; Mackintosh was very good at scrum-half, and Whalley wasthe best forward, but the centres were apt to neglect their wings. Toulmin, however, on the right wing, made the most of his. opportunities. Team :—H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, S. Dodds, R.-Ogley,
D. LuptOn ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; J. Whalley, P. N. Baines, J. Big-gin, J. H. Crook, R. W. Moore, P. A. John-stone, M. Prince, B. C. Baker. SCHOOL v. YORK R.U.F.C. Result :—School, 3pts. ; York, Nil. Played at Home, on Saturday, October 14th. There was one change in the team, J. W. Garbutt replacing -, P. A. Johnstone in the forwards. From the kick-off the School attacked, but were soon forced, back to their own "25." However, in the first half they had most of the play ; the forwards heeled quickly and the three-quarters. combined well. Twice Toulmin nearly scored, but was pulled down just short of the line. At half-time there was no score. Early in the second Yardley, picking up in the loose, slung the ball out to Toulmin, who scored in the corner. This spurred on York, who attacked fiercely ; the defence of the School, however, was magnificent, and determined tackling and falling prevented York from scoring before the final whistle went. The whole team played much better against a heavier .11(1 faster side. All the forwards worked hard, and all tackled w ell, but Whalley,. Moore, and Crook were outstanding. Frisby again was very safe at full-back ; Yardley and Mackintosh were a pair of very good halves, and Toulmin was always dangerous oxr the wing.
443 Team :—H. N. E. Frisby; W. Toulmin, S. Dodds, R. Ogley, D. Lupton ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; J. Whalley, j. Crook, J. Biggin, J. W. Garbutt, P. N. Baines, B. C. Baker, R. W. Moore, M. Prince. SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Result, Lost :—School, 5pts. ; Durham, 6pts. Played at Home, on Saturday, 21st October. From the kick-off the School attacked and were all over Durham in the first few minutes. They maintained some superiority for nearly all the first half, but the only score was by Toulmin following a loose scrum ; this was converted by Yardley. Previously, Baines had attempted to kick a penalty goal for the School, but his kick lacked power. Weak finishing by the School was chiefly responsible for this solitary score. On one occasion, when Ogley was practically on the line with Lupton outside him, he tried to cut in to the centre and threw away an almost certain try which, as it happened, would have made all the difference. Too many attempts were made to drop goals instead of getting: the ball out, but Dodds was unlucky to be pulled up for a doubtful: knock-on after he had crossed the line. After twenty-five minutes' play disaster befell the School when Prince was forced to retire with a twisted knee-cap, but for the remainder of the half the School held their own. Prince returned when play was resumed, but was forced to retire again after five minutes' play, and now the weight of the Durham pack began to tell. They heeled the ball with monotonous regularity from the tight scrums, but in the loose our seven forwards held them well and broke up all their attempts to keep. the ball tight and make the game purely a forward struggle. The backs atoned for their previous lapses by splendid defensive play and Dodds, tackling in inspired fashion, again and again' brought his man down. Durham had now adopted the tactics of gaining ground by judicious touch kicking, and they were continually in the School "25," and for long periods within five yards of the line. After ten minutes' play in the second half they got over from a loose. scrum, Brett scoring near the corner. The kick failed and the School strove desperately to retain their lead. For twenty minutes a superb defence kept Durham from scoring; but five minutes from the end Brett again scored from a line out. Again the kick failed, but as there was no further score it was sufficient to give them
victory. The School were unlucky to lose a keen match ; although they failed to make the most of their opportunities in the first half they-
444 -would have won with a little to spare but for the unfortunate .accident to Prince. The remaining forwards played the game of their lives ; to say that one was outstanding would be unfair to the rest. The way they fought the first-class Durham pack was magnificent, and credit must be given to Mr. Stevenson who had .put in a lot of work with the pack to prepare them for this match. Outside the scrum, Frisby and Mackintosh again distinguished :themselves, as did Toulmin, when he got the chance. Team :—H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, S. Dodds, R. Ogley, D. Lupton ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; J. Whalley, J. Biggin, J. M. Crook, J. W. Garbutt, R. W. Moore, P. N. Baines, M. Prince, B. C. Baker. SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK. Result :—School, llpts. ; Giggleswick, Nil. Played at Giggleswick, on Saturday, October 28th. There was one change in the team. M. Prince was still injured and his place was taken by J. M. Atkinson. The weather was mild, exceedingly so for Giggleswick, when the game began. The School, playing with the wind, had slightly the better of the opening play, and, after the game had been in progress for about ten minutes, Dodds dropped an excellent goal following a scrum in the Giggleswick "25." After this play was even for a time. In the tight scrummages both sides got a fair share of the ball, although Giggleswick had a slight superiority in the loose. However, the School "threes " were always more dangerous than the opposing line, and their defence was very sound. Before half time the School attacked again and this time Yardley also dropped a goal to give the School a lead of eight points at the interval. In the second half Giggleswick got more of the ball, and, ,although their backs had many opportunities, they were unable to break through the School defence, whose covering up was good. The Krauncoe brothers, the stars of the Giggleswick back division, were too closely marked to break away. Territorially, Gig-gleswick had slightly the better of the game during this half, but during a School attack, after about twenty minutes of it, Yardley cut through brilliantly, smote aside several half-hearted tackles, and gave the ball to Toulmin, who had no difficulty in scoring in the corner. Baines failed with the kick. -
" No-side " came with the score 11-0 in the School's favour. A result which the School deserved because the backs made the most of their opportunities. Everyone outside the scrum played well, but the forwards were not as good as against Durham, and Prince was missed. Whalley played with his usual dash, and Garbutt also played a good game.
445 Team :—H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, S. Dodds, R. Ogley, D. Lupton ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; J. Whalley, J. H. Crook, B. C. Baker, R. W. Moore, P. N. Baines, J. Biggin, J. M. Atkinson, J. W. Garbutt. SCHOOL. v. SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. ReSult, Lost :—School, Nil ; S. W. Borderers, 9pts. Played at Home, on Saturday, 4th November. Although there had been a lot of rain previously, the ground was fairly dry and the conditions were suitable to open play. From the kick off the Borderers were soon in the School "25" . anditwsobvuheyldagrtvnihefowards, who seemed about a stone per man heavier than the School pack. From the tight serums therefore the School rarely got the ball and relied almost entirely on the " line-outs," although once or twice they obtained possession from the loose scrums. When the School backs did •get going they often looked dangerous and Toulmin was once forced into-touch only a yard from the line, but, for the most part, they were,on the defensive and their tackling proved very good.. The visitors' " threes " were fast and ran well, but they could not break through the School defence for a long time. After thirty minutes' play, however, from an attack on the left wing, a kick across: took the School by surprise and a forward scored for the Borderers.. The kick failed. Half time came • with the score 3-0. In the second half the School strove hard to level the scores but;: after ten minutes' play, the Borderers landed a penalty goal from a. free kick in the School " 2." For the rest of the game the School hardly ever got the ball and time and time again the ball went down the Borderers' line, but the School defended pluckily and the forwards played well in the- . loos ' e. • Ten minutes from the •end the Borderers scored their last try, again by a kick across. The try was not converted and the end came with no further scoring. The School did well to hold such formidable opponents to nine points and once again the team demonstrated its excellent defence. The forwards played quite well against a first class pack ; their chief weakness was their hacking up. Frisby was a safe full-back, although his kicking was not quite as accurate as in previous matches. The three-quarters all defended well but got few chances in attack. Team N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, S. Dodds, R. Ogley, D. Lupton; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; R. W. Moore, B. C. Baker, P. N. Baines, J. Biggin, J. Garbutt, J. H. Crook, J. M. Atkinson, J. -Whalley.
446 SCHOOL v. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. Result :—School, 37pts.; Northumberland Fusiliers, Nil. Played at Home, on Wednesday, 8th November. The game was played in ideal conditions and resulted in an ,,easy victory for the School, who were superior in all departments to their opponents. In the early stages of the game the School forwards heeled the ball regularly from the tight scrums, and the . , backs had plenty of scoring chances. Bad passing, however, prevented any score for some time, and the first try came from a forward rush, Moore touching down from a loose scrum on the Fusiliers' line. Ogley failed to convert. Soon after this Toulmin scored on the right after a beautiful three-quarter movement, and Ogley kicked a splendid goal from the touch-line. The School continued to attack and from another good ,movement by the three-quarters McCready scored in the corner. ,One more try was scored before half-time when Mackintosh, from ,a five yards scrum, scored between the posts and Yardley converted, to make the score at the interval 16 0. ;
Play was more even in the second half, but the School were _much faster than their opponents outside the scrum, and their -finishing was better. On two occasions the Fusiliers nearly scored, but otherwise never made any headway against the School ,defence. Tries were scored for the School by Yardley (2), Toulmin, Dodds, and Newman, and Yardley converted three of „them.
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The School three-quarters, after a somewhat uncertain start, all played well, Yardley's running being particularly good. McCready, on his first appearance in the team, played a good game. The forwards started well, but went off towards the end, when they did not get possession quite so often. Biggin joined -Prince on the injured list for this game, and the pack felt the loss of these two. Team :—H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, S. Dodds, R. Ogley, B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh P. N. Baines, B. C. Baker, R. W. Moore, J. W. Garbutt, P. A. John, stone, J. H. Crook, N. A. Newman, J. Whalley. SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Result :--School, 14pts. ; Worksop, 4pts. Played at Home, on Saturday, 11th November. The only change in the team was J. Biggin, now recovered from ;his injury, in place of N. A. Newman.
447 From the kick-off the School attacked, but soon Worksop re taliated and carried play into the School half, where it remained . forabutenmis,frhScoladbenwr penalty, Ogley kicked a splendid goal from near the, half-way to open the scoring. After this the School were almost constantly on the attack and Yardley soon cut through brilliantly, slipped, but recovered to evade two tacklers and scored an excellent try, while Ogley converted with a good kick from the touch-line. Then, from one of the few Worksop attacks, Walton dropped a clever goal, but just before half-time Ogley and Dodds took part in a good movement which resulted in the latter scoring well out. Half time came with the score 11-4 in the School's favour. For most of the second half the School were attacking, but the' forwards heeled the ball less frequently than in the first half, when they had held the heavier Worksop pack very well. There was no scoring until just before the end, when Toulmin, taking a pass from Ogley at full-speed, raced over for a really brilliant try on the right. The kick failed and time came with the School leading 14-4. The School gave a very creditable performance in this match to beat so easily a team that had already several good victories to its credit. The forwards packed better than they have done so far this season and shoved hard in the tight scrums, in consequence of which they were rewarded with a fair share of the ball, particularly in the first half. The whole three-quarter line played well; Toulmin's try was a very good effort, and McCready again justified his inclusion in the team. He was opposed by a wing of gigantic proportions, but never failed to tackle him. MrackintoSh and Yardley made a first class pair of halves, Yardley in particular being outstanding. Team :—H. N. E. Frisby; W. Toulmin, S. Dodds, H. Ogley,B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh, P. N. Baines, J. Biggin, R. W. Moore, B. C. Baker, P. A. Johnstone,. J. H. Crook, J. W. Garbutt, J. Whalley. SCHOOL v. BRADFORD "A." Result, Drawn :----School. 5pts. ; Bradford "A," 5 pts. Played at Home, on Saturday, November 18th, A lot of rain had fallen in the last day or two, the ground wasvery soft, and conditions were in favour of forward rather than three-quarter play. In view of this play was surprisingly open, and there were many three-quarter movements. The School kicked off and, after a minute or two in their opponents' half, were forced back on to their own "25" line,
448 -where the Bradford forwards broke through and a quick passing ,movement ended in a try in the centre. Robinson converted this and the School found themselves five points down before they realised what was happening. For the remainder of the first half, however, they pressed nearly all the time; the forwards heeled the ball frequently and the "threes" handled well; the Bradford defence, however, was very sound. After twenty minutes the .School equalised ; the ball was passed quickly down the line to McCready, who ran hard for the corner, but turned in at the last moment to outwit the defence and score a very good try, which Ogley converted with an excellent kick. For the rest of the half the School pressed, but could not score, and half-time came with the scores level. Play was even in the second half, although Bradford now got ..a-larger share of the ball from the scrums. Both lines had narrow escapes and the game was at times thrilling, but neither side .could score and a draw was a fitting result. The Bradford fly-half was the outstanding player on their -side, although, after the first few minutes, he was well marked by Yardley. On the School side the whole three-quarter line played well ; their handling and tacMing- being particularly good. Mackintosh and Yardley were a resourceful pair of halves, while Frisby's handling was very safe, although his kicking lacked length. The forwards, at first, heeled from most of the tight scrums, but later on in the game they lost this superiority as the superior weight of the Bradford pack began to tell. In the loose scrums And line-outs they showed improved form. Whalley, Crook, Moore, and Baker were outstanding. Team :----H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, R. Ogley, S. Dodds, B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; P. N. Baines, B. C. Baker, R. W. Moore, J. Biggin, P. A. Johnstone, J. Whalley, J. AV. Garbutt, J. H. Crook.
SCHOOL v. NORTHUMBERLAND
FUSILIERS.
Result, Won :—:School, 68pts. ; Opponents, Nil. Played at Home, on Wednesday, 22nd November. It was originally intended that this match should be played on the ground of the Fusiliers, but when the team arrived there they found their playing fields 100 per cent. soccer and so both teams returned to the School and the match was played on the Old Field.
449 The School were without H. N. E. Frisby, full-back, and S.Dodds, a centre, who were . taking exams. They were replaced by K. Lockwood and D. Lupton, respectively. The match resulted in an overwhelming victory for the School and it is impossible to give a description of the play. The forwards , werconthlbawenvrposil,theua the " threes" had ample opportunities. Toulmin, playing in the centre, ran very strongly and scored six tries; McCready scored three; Yardley, Lupton and Ogley two each, and Mackintosh one try. Yardley also converted nine of these and Ogley One. The Fusiliers played without spirit and were outclassed in every department and the score was the highest scored by the 1st XV since 1920. -
Team :—K. Lockwood; D. Lupton, W. Toulmin, R. Ogley,. B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; P. N. Baines, B. C. Baker, R. W. Moore, P. A. Johnstone, J. Biggin,J. H. Crook, J. W. Garbutt, J. Whalley. SCHOOL v. HARROGATE OLD BOYS "A." Result, Lost :—School, 3pts. ; Harrogate O.B. "A," opts. Played at Home, on Saturday, November 25th. In many ways this was the most disappointing game of the season. Although the ground was in quite good condition most of the play was very scrappy, and the spirit in which the game was played left much to be desired. The School were unlucky to lose an even game and a draw would have been a fitting result. Dodds' absence seemed to upset the whole three-quarter line, and Frisby was missed at full-back. In the centre, Ogley and Toulmin played well individually, but did not combine very well ; McCready played well on the left wing, but Lupton was slow off the mark. , Lockwd,atful-broghwpaticulyod tackles, but he was slow and his kicking was below standard. Mackintosh and Yardley played well, particularly the former, but Yardley's kicking was not as accurate as usual. The forwards played quite well in the loose, but in the tight Harrogate got the larger share of the ball, although neither of the scrums pushed the other. Little can be said about the game itself. Harrogate were the first to attack and for several minutes .pressed hard ; the first time the School broke away, however, they scored. Baines picked up in the loose and, following a movement in which Garbutt and Crook also took part, McCready made a good run to get over in the corner. Ogley failed with the kick. Play was even until half-time when the School were leading 3-0. After ten minutes of the second half Harrogate equalised through Hipps, who finished a forward rush by touching down
45 0 well out. Harmer put the Old Boys ahead with an excellent kick to convert this try. The School strove desperately, to score again and McCready, Mackintosh, and Yardley got within inches of the line. The Old Boys' defence held out, however, and they ran out somewhat lucky winners by a goal to a try. Team :—K. Lockwood; D. Lupton, R. Ogley, W. Toulmin, B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. yardley, A. V. Mackintosh; R. W. Moore, B. C. Baker, P. N. Baines, P. A. Johnstone, J. Biggin, J. H. Crook, J. V.T. Garbutt, J. Whalley. SCHOOL v. MOUNT ST. MARY'S Result, Won :—School, 14pts. ; Mount St. Mary's, Apts. (Played away on Saturday, December 2nd). The team was strengthened by the return of S. Dodds and H. N. E. Frisby, who replaced D. Lupton and K. Lockwood respectively. The The Mount kicked off and were the first to attack. School fought back and soon took the lead, Toulmin crossing The kick on the right after a good three-quarter movement. They were failed and the Mount then set up a strong attack. , eventually awarded a penalty for a scrummage infringement and kicked a splendid goal from a difficult position. The School attacked again and it was not long before Toulmin picked up a loose ball and ran cleverly to score near the flag. Again the kick failed, but the School continued to have most of the game and before half-time Toulmin scored his third try and Ogley converted with a good kick. At half-time the School were leading 11-3. In the second half the Mount had more of the game, but • their backs were unable to make any headway against the solid _defence of the School. However, they managed to work their way into the School 25 ' by frequent touch kicking and then a kick ahead gave them a somewhat unexpected try. This was not . converted and the School returned to the attack only to be forced back by a penalty kick. Mount increased their score when the fly-half dropped a clever goal from in front of the posts. Only ..a single point now separated the two sides and play became much keener. The Mount made great efforts to take the lead, but a -splendid run by Toulmin relieved the situation, and shortly :afterwards the same player scored our last try from a blind side movement. The School were pressing for the remainder of the game, but there was no more scoring. The School never seemed to wake-up until the last ten minutes in this game and played below their true form. Toulmin, however, was in splendid form on the right wing and the match
45 MCCready on the was almost a personal triumph for him. other wing saw little of the ball, while Dodds and Frisby seemed to be still a bit out of practice. Mackintosh, was very good, .especially in defence, while Yardley, although well-marked, played a sound game. -
The forwards were good in patches, but were generally beaten in the scrums. Whalley and Crook were conspicuous, the latter being particularly useful in the line-outs. Team :—H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, R. Ogley, S. Dodds, B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; P. N. Baines, B. C. Baker, R. W. Moore, P. A. Johnstone, J. Biggin, j. Whalley, J. Garbutt, J. H. Crook. SCHOOL v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL RESULT :—WON. SCHOOL, 34 pts. ; LEEDS G. S., Nil. (Played at home on Wednesday, December, 6th). A heavy frost the previous night had made the ground very hard, but it had softened enough by 2-30 p.m. for the match to be played. The School kicked-off and immediately found touch near their opponents line. A minute later Yardley opened the scoring for the School, obtaining an easy try near the flag from a blind side movement. Ogley failed with the kick. Shortly after this the School increased their lead when from a scrum in midfield, Yardley kicked ahead, followed-up like lightening, dribbled it on, caught it on the bounce, and went over beneath the posts to score one of the most brilliant tries of the season, which he also converted himself. We continued to have most of the play and before half-time both McCready and Toulmin obtained tries from orthodox three-quarter movements. Neither of these were converted and at half-time the School led by 14 pts. to nil. In the second half McCready soon went over for his second ;try and the School were leading by seventeen points when Leeds .bad the misfortune to lose a centre' three-quarter through injury. This enabled the School forwards to give even more of the ball to their backS and before time they crossed the Leeds line five more times, and only faulty handling by the School threes,' kept the score down. These tries were scored by Toulmin (3), Yardley and Ogley, :,-and Yardley converted one. When no-side came the School had scored thirty-four points without reply. After their indifferent display on the previous Saturday ;against Mount St. Mary's, the School showed a welcome 'return to form.
45 2 All the three-quarters took the ball at full speed and Toulmin , andMcCreywbothvgdneirspctvwg. Ogley . and Dodds were not very sure of their handling and several. movements broke down in the centre. Dodds also was still apt to " crowd " his wing and delay his pass. At fly-half Yardley played an excellent game; he set his centres moving well in addition to scoring three good tries himself. All the forwardsplayed well together and generally obtained possession both in the tight and loose scrums. They were quicker on to the ball than their opponents and showed a decided improvement compared. with their efforts the previous Saturday. Team :—H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, R. Ogley, S. Dodds,. B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh R. W. Moore, B. C. Baker, P. N.. Baines, J. Biggin, P. A. Johnstone, J. H. Crook, J. W. Garbutt, J. Whalley.
2nd XV FIXTURES. Ground. Result. Opponents. Date. Away...Cancelled. Sat., Oct. 21 West Yorks Depot Sat., Oct. 28 Giggleswick School 2nd XV. Home...Won..:11-0 Wed. Nov. 1 Drax Grammar Sch. 1st XV. Away.... Lost... 0-21 Away....Lost... 0-44 , Sat., Nov. 11 Worksop College 2nd XV Home...Won...14-0 Wed. Nov. 22 West Yorks. Depot Wed. Nov. 29 Ripon Grammar Sch. 1st XV Home...Won...19-0 Home...Cancelled. Sat., Dec. 2 Harrogate Old Boys 'B' Sat., Dec. 9 Leeds Grammar Away... Cancelled., School 2nd XV. Sat., Dec. 16 Ampleforth College 2nd XV. Away FOOTBALL 2nd XV. The 2nd XV have been unlucky this term in that three of their fixtures have had to be cancelled for various reasons, but of the matches played so far, they have won three and lost two. Unfortunately when playing away they have seemed to be an) entirely different team from what they are when playing at home,. and two heavy defeats at Drax and Worksop have rather spoilt. their record. The chief weakness of the team is the tackling of the backs,. who allow the opposing threes ' far too mi'eh latitude and are woefully slow in getting on to their men. They have, however, been quite good in attack. The forwards have always been sound: and except at Drax, have generally held their own. .
2nd XV MATCPEQ 2nd XV. v. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XV. RESULT: SCHOOL, 11 pts. ; GIGGLESWICK, (Played at. home on Saturday, October 28th.) • Although there had been considerable rain in the last few days` the ground was in good condition, and the weather was fine when)
453 the School kicked off against the wind. It was soon evident that there was little to choose between the two teams, although the School held a slight advantage outside the scrum. Play was even for most of the first half, but was always interesting. After about ten .minutes Douglas cut through cleverly, after the ball had been heeled in the Giggleswick 25,' and scored in the centre, but Lockwood was unable to convert. After this there was no further scoring before half-time. In the second half the School established a more pronounced superiority and had slightly the better of the game. They were xewarded by two tries, both scored by McCready, although Douglas practically made ' one of them. Time came with the School .leading by 11 points to nil.
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The School team played very well together considering is was their first jmatch. The backs comibinpd McCready and Douglas made a dangerous right wing, and Lockwood played a good game at full-back. Newman led the forwards well, and the whole pack kept their threes ' well supplied with the ball.
Team :—K. Lockwood; C. P. Denby, C. H. Perry, A. V. Douglas, B. H. McCready ; H. E. T. Summers, W. Hardacre ; .M. P. L. Wall, J. G. Priestley, J. S. Liddle, P. A. Johnstone, G. Tankard, C. Ward-Smith, D. Thornton, N. A. Newman.
2nd XV. v. DRAX G. S. 1st XV. RESULT :—SCHOOL, Nil; DRAX, 21 pts. (Played at Drax on Wednesday, November 1st, 1933). The match was played in a steady downpour of rain which never once stopped and this seemed to affect the play of the School, who could not adapt themselves to the conditions, and who gave a disappointing display after their win the previous Saturday. The School, playing uphill, kicked-off, but were soon on -the defensive and after five minutes' play Drax scored following A forward rush. For the greater part of this half the School were penned in their own half and two further tries were scored against them, although none of the three were converted. Halflime came with the score 0-9 against the School. Playing downhill the School should have been able to make up some lost ground in the second half, but although they -attacked hard they could not score. The greasy ball mused 'many attacks to break down and three-quarter play was impossible. ,
454 After about a quarter-of-an-hour Drax scored a fourth try and) the School then went to pieces, and before time Drax scored three-times more. None of these were converted. The School forwards held their own in the tight, but were outplayed in the- lose.Thtr-quacoldnhtewbad,' not much to do. The falling, throughout the team, was not very good. Team :—K. Lockwood ; C. P. Denby, A. Douglas,. B. H. McCready, C. H. Perry ; H. E. T. Summers, W. Hardacre ;G. Tankard, J. G. Priestley, M. P. L. Wall, J. Big -gin,. P. A. Johnstone, C. Ward-Smith, J. M. Atkinson, N. A. Newman.2nd XV. v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 2nd XV. RESULT :—SCHOOL, Nil ; WORKSOP, 44 pts. (Played at Worksop on Saturday, November 11th). The ground was very dry and fast and the weather was fine.Worksop kicked-off and enjoyed the advantage of a slight slope. This enabled their forwards to heel from the majority of the= scrums, and their backs were quickly on the move. They were much faster than the School backs and several times nearly The first score came after 10 minutes' play when scored. Worksop broke through on the right. After this the School attacked, but were soon forced back, and Worksop scored three times before half-time, a speedy left-wing being responsible for all these tries. B. T. Richards, the Worksop captain, converted) two of these and at half-time the score was 16-0 against the , Schol. In the second half, playing downhill, the School set up a prolonged attack and carried play into the Worksop 25.' For a quarter-of-an-hour the forwards heeled the ball regularly, but the hacks could not break through the Worksop defence, whose speedy covering-up proved too much for them. Worksop them carried play into the School '25 ' and soon scored. Of the remainder of the game the least said the better ; the School went to pieces and in the last quarter-of-an-hour Worksop doubled' their score. Altogether they scored six times in this half, and Richards, whose kicking was commendably accurate, converted; five of the tries to make the final score 44-0. Only Douglas, of the backs, did himself justice; the tackling: of the others was bad, particularly towards the end, although Hardacre played a good game at scrum-half. Lockwood fielded! and kicked well, but his tackling was ineffective owing to the speed of the Worksop "threes." The forwards played better than the backs, but were beaten in the loose, scrums and line-outs. and were a trifle slow on the ball. Still, they got a fair share of the ball and could not be blamed for the colossal score piled up. against them.
455 Team :—K. Lockwood ; D. Lupton, J. W. Stead, A. V. Douglas, C. L. Denby ; H. E. T. Summers, W. Hardacre; M. P. L. Wall, J. G. Priestley, J. S. Liddle, L. Atkinson, G. Tankard, C. Ward-Smith, J. M. Atkinson, N. A. Newman. 2nd XV. v. WEST YORKS. DEPOT. RESULT :—WON. SCHOOL, 14 pts. ; WEST YORKS'. DEPOT, Nil. (Played at home on Wednesday, November 22nd). The ground was heavy and a slight drizzle was falling when the School kicked-off. They attacked straight away and after about five minutes Atkinson, J. M., finished off a three-quarter movement by crossing on the left, but he was pulled-up for a knock-on. The School continued to attack and from a scrum Newman broke away, and passed to Atkinson, J. M., who cut through to score in the centre. The kick failed and there was no further scoring before half-time, although the School had the better of the play territorially. In the second half the West Yorks. set up a prolonged attack, buts howed a complete lack of combination. Gradually the School resumed the offensive and after a forward dribble Stead scored in the corner. The kick failed. The School were now definitely on top and scored twice before the end through Kazerooni and Newman. Stead converted the last try with a very good kick, and time came with the score 14 0 in favour of the School. The whole fifteen played much better than they had done in their last two matches, although the tackling was still on the weak side, particularly among the backs. The three-quarters, however, handled well and found plenty of openings, while Summers and Hardacre were a good pair of halves. The forwards played well together and improved as the game went on ; they made several good dribbles in which the whole pack took part, and easily held their own in the tight. In the loose, however, they were still a little sluggish, although they tackled quite well. Team :—D. G. Barnby ; S. K. Kazerooni, J. W. Stead, A. V. Douglas, C. P. Denby ; H. E. T. Summers, W. Hardacre ; J. S. Liddle, J. G. Priestley, M. P. L. Wall, J. M. Atkinson. G. Tankard, L. Atkinson, M. Thornton, N. A. Newman. 2nd XV. v. RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1st XV. RESULT, WON :—SCHOOL, 19pts. ; RIPON, Nil. (Played at home on Wednesday, 29th November.) M. Prince, at last recovered from his injury, turned out for the 2nd XV., but J. M. Atkinson was en the injured list, and his place was ably taken by L. Atkinson.
456 Ripon kicked off, but were soon on the defensive, and only faulty handling by the School backs prevented a score. The School forwards quickly established a definite superiority and gave their `threes' plenty of chances. After ten minutes' play Lupton scored it good try in the corner, following a three-quarter movement. The kick failed. There was no further scoring before half-time, although the School had most of the game. In the second half the School continued to press, and soon Douglas went over in the corner. The kick failed, but the School were definitely on top, and before the end further tries came through Douglas, Atkinson L. and Stead, while of these Stead and Lockwood converted one each. No-side ' came with the School leading 19-0. In this match the 2nd XV. gave their best display so far this season. Hardacre played an excellent game at scrum-half ; the • threes ' after a poor start, played well in the second half, partic: ularly the two centres, Douglas and Stead. The forwards laid the foundation of the team's success by obtaining the ball from nearly . every scrum. They packed low and enabled Priestley, who hooked well in this game, to get the ball every time. In the loose Newman and Tankard were conspicuous, while Prince proved very useful in the line-outs.' Team :—K. Lockwood; D. Lupton, J. W. Stead, A. V. Douglas, S. K. Kazerooni ; H. E. T. Summers, W. Hardacre ; M. P. L. Wall, J. G. Priestley, J. S. Liddle, G. Tankard, L. Atkinson, N. A. Newman, M. Prince, C. Ward-Smith.
THE COLTS. The Colts team this year has shown promise. They have been an evenly balanced side, fairly sound in all departments - without any outstanding brilliance. The forwards, when once they had overcome their natural laziness, settled down into a solid pack which worked well together and gave a fair share of the ball to the backs. The backs, benefitting considerably from Mr. Cooper's coaching, by the end of the season showed dash and initiative, while the defence has become sound. Against Ampleforth the team did not settle down well and gaps in the defence were found, but in the Gigg]eswick match, playing a man short most of the game, the defence was much better. Against Leeds, we met a light team, but playing with a wet ball the backs . showed good combination and the handling was good.
457 Throughout the term the Colts have shown keenness and enthusiasm, enduring inumerable practices with the usual, minimum of grumbling. The following matches have been played this term :Home... Lost... 3-14' Wed. Oct. 25 v. Ampleforth College Away...Lost... 3-8 28 v. Giggleswick School „ Sat. Home...Won...51-0 Thur. Nov. 16 v. Leeds G. S The fixture against Worksop College which was to have been played on Wednesday, December 6th, was cancelled owing to frost. Team :—D. G. Barnby ; M. Biggin, A. W. Douglas, G. E. C. Graham, D. F. Watson ; C. A. Smart, R. H. Davison ; C. W. V. Kennedy, B. J. Eastwood, J. B. Dixon, I. L. Lupton, I. A. Campbell, N. A. Newman (Capt.), W. H. H. Flanks, P. D. Johnstone. Also played :—R. M. Quarrie, R. Arnold, D. McLean,. N. B. Stephenson. O
uasb tRacquctz. The School started the season with two of last year's successful side available—N. W. D. Yardley, the Captain; and A. V. Mackintosh, the 3rd string. So another good season was anticipated with many players in the School showing plenty of talent. C. H. Perry has ably filled the third place in the team and although improved considerably, is still slow about the court.N. W. D. Yardley has again gone through the season unbeaten, showing brilliant form. It is indeed very difficult to find any weakness in his play and he should again figure as 1st or 2nd string for Yorkshire in this 'Year's Championship matches. A. V. Mackintosh is, perhaps, the most improved player in the team and has given an excellent account of himself, except for occasional lapses. Four matches have been played, 2 of which have been won and 2 lost. The most outstanding performance was the School'svictory against the 1924 International team which toured U.S.A., Captained by the Headmaster. This match was arranged in honour of Yardley's feat in winning the Drysdale Cup this year. Peterites have figured in the final on at least three occasions, but this is the first time that the School has won the Cup. In the Yorkshire Rocks and Harrogate S.R.C. fixtures, temporary loss
458 'of form largely contributed to the School's defeat. However, tfte School should easily defeat Haileybury College in the annual match at Queen's Club, London, on Thursday, December 21st, on present form. The two School's have met on three occasions, Haileybury being victorious twice to St. Peter's once. The School team will be :—N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh, and C. H. Perry. A full report of this match will appear in the next issue of the Peterite.
SCHOOL v. 1924 INTERNATIONAL TEAM. (Played in School courts, 15th October). The School opened the season in brilliant style, taking their even most optimistic supporters by surprise, by defeating the British International Squash Rackets team which toured U.S.A. in 1924 by 2 matches-1. In the 1st string match N. W. D. Yardley was opposed by W. D. Macpherson, one of the world finest players and Winner of the Amateur Championship in 1924 and 1928. Although the latter was short of practice, the critics expected him to win. However, Yardley, playing at the top of his form, defeated him in three clear games. This was one of his most brilliant performances and he dictated the pace throughout by means of volleying, brilliant retrieving, and an intelligent use of the angles. The opening stages of the first game were evenly contested, but after 2—all had been called, Yardley led to clinch the game at 9-4. Macpherson lost a terrific second game by a point, but the effort proved to be his last. In the final game Yardley pulled out a bewildering array of angle shots, but his opponent fought back to 5-6. Then Yardley made a run of four aces to take game and match. A. V. Mackintosh put the School two up by defeating Col. W. F. Bassett, the Bath Cup player by 3 games to 2 after perhaps the most exciting match of the day. He certainly played the game of his life to defeat such a formidable opponent. The game was fought at a fast pace throughout, and Mackintosh, after being quickly 5 points down in the opening game, rallied strongly displaying the back-hand drop shot to advantage. Eventually he took the game at 9-7. The second game was almost a repetition of the first, Mackintosh just capturing the game after being 6 points down. He was now hitting the ball to a good length, while Bassett was inclined to hit the tin too often.
459 After this, Mackintosh tired while Bassett found his touch, and took the 3rd game easily, but only narrowly winning the 4th by means of a series of beautifully angled drop shots. The final game went to Mackintosh, at 9-5, after a great struggle, the issue being in doubt until the very end; Bassett pulling out some remarkable winners when he seemed well beaten. In the final match, C. H. Perry, the School third string, was matched against S. M. Toyne. Some good Squash was seen in this match, but it was not until the third game that Toyne really found his form. Play opened slowly, Perry placing his shots well to take the game at 9-2. He also captured the second game by the same score just as easily. At this point it looked as though Perry would gain an easy victory, but in the next game Toyne found his touch and the superior court-craft and experience of the elder began to dominate the game. He took the game at 9-6, playing some clever drop shots. With the score 2 games all, Perry rallied and actually led by 3 points in the fifth game. But his opponent then made a great effort and took the lead to take game and match at 9-5. 'Scores :N. W. D. Yardley (School) beat W. D. Macpherson, 9-4, 10-9, 9-5. A. V. Mackintosh (School) beat Col. W. F. Bassett, 9-6, 10-9, 2-9, 9-10, 9-6. C. H. Perry (School) lost to S. M. Toyne, 9-2, 9-2, 6-9, 3-9, 5-9.
SCHOOL " A " v. STAFF. Result :— Won by 3 matches to 2. As F. Smith, the Staff 1st string, was unable to play owing to an injury, this match was arranged as an " A" team fixture. N. W.
D. Yardley dropping out of the School side. A. V. Mackintosh had not much difficulty in beating the Headmaster, S. M. Toyne, in three games. He was too fast altogether for him and passed him continually with good length shots. C. H. Perry also defeated P. K. Bourne in straight games, this putting the School two ahead. He played really well in this game -and never gave his hard hitting opponent time to settle down.
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Bourne made a great effort in the third game but Perry rallied to win, game and match at 9-7. S. Dodds was opposed by K. H. Rhodes. and the former did well to win so comfortably as he has not played much this term owing to an Exam. J. W. Stead, appearing for the first time in the School side, was unlucky to find Miss E. C. M. Toyne in such good form, and could not take a game. Miss Toyne winning in 3 games. However lie played poorly and hit the tin far too often. D. McLean, after taking the first 2 games against W. H. G. Milnes then took things too easily, allowing his opponent to settledown, Eventually he was beaten in a rather uninteresting game by 3 games to 2. Scores :A. V. Mackintosh (School) beat S. M. Toyne, 9-4, 9-6, 9-7.. C. H. Perry (School) beat P. K. Bourne, 9-5, 9-2, 9-7. S. Dodds (School) beat K. H. Rhodes, 9-2, 9-6, 10-8. J. W. Stead (School) lost to Miss E. C. M. Toyne, 3-9, 3-9,. 5-9. D. McLean (School) lost to W. H. G. Milnes, 9-6, 9-7, 4-9, 8-10, 3-9. SCHOOL v. HARROGATE S.R.C. Played at Harrogate, Tuesday, November 7th. Result :—Lost by 2 matches to 1. Yardley put the School one up by completely overwhelming P. Grandage in three clear games. He gave a superb display,
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rarely making a mistake. In fact, his opponent could only take 6 points, and the match was soon over. The second string match between A. V. Mackintosh and H. S. Burrows, the county player, was a desperately close affair, the former just losing after five keen games in which the standard' of Squash was surprisingly high. Mackintosh won the spin of the racket, and both players soon found their touch, making full: use of the angles. Play was fast, and after some long rallies , Mackintosh epgamt10-8ferlhdbn called. In the next game Burrows made the scores level, his service in particular being good. The School player then went ahead, playing some perfect drop shots and placing with judgment_ The fourth game was a terrific struggle, Burrows' retrieving being very good. Mackintosh had a match point at 8-7, but Burrows rose to the occasion, as he always does, at the most critical point. Playing a delightful back-hand drop shot he levelled the score and, finally, ran out for game at 10-8..
461 Mackintosh had made his last effort, the better stamina of his .opponent telling in the final game in which he only conceded 3 points. However, Mackintosh played a really good game, and w ith a little luck might have won. The deciding match between C. H. Perry and Dr. M. H. Jones was won by the latter by 3 games to 1. Jones is very fast :about the court and passed Perry on many occasions. Nevertheless, Perry showed considerable improvement, and did well to take :the second game. 'Scores :— N. W. D. Yardley (School) beat P. Grandage, 9-0, 9-3, 9-3. A. V. Mackintosh (School) lost to H. S. Burrows, 10-8, 6- -9, 9-6, 8-10, 3-9. C. H. Perry (School) lost to Dr. M. H. Jones, 7-9, 9-7, 4.-9, 7-9.
SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE ROCKS S.R.C. Result :—Lost by 4 matches to 1. Played on the School courts, Thursday, 16th November. In this match the School were well beaten and it was left to the ;School Captain, N. W. D. Yardley, to score the only win for the home side. The Rocks had brought down a strong side and there was not a considerable difference between their 1st and 5th strings. Yardley outplayed a very energetic player in Dr. M. H. Jones in three games, although he was by no means at his best. surprise was cause in the 2nd string match when Mackintosh was defeated by S. S. Pawle with the loss of only 1 game. Mackintosh played poorly whereas Pawle was in good form. After the former had taken the second game to love, he could do nothing -right and continually hit the tin. Consequently he could only take 4pts. off his opponent in the last two games. •
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C. H. Perry, after taking the first game at 9-6, then fell away ::and could never check Toyne's cleverly mashed shots. J. W. Stead suffered from lack of experience in his match with W. E. Harbord, the Yorkshire cricketer. With a lead of game ball in the fourth game, he had a good chance of making the match run its full course, but Harbord then played finely, pulling out some neat .rlrop shots'to take game and match.
462 R. Ogley, who came into the side owing to the absence of S. Dodds, played quite well against Capt. Cooper in the first gamewhich his opponent just captured at 10-9. After that, however,. he was well beaten by his more experienced opponent. Scores :N. W. D. Yardley beat Dr. M. II. Jones (Y.R.), 9-2, 9-7,. 9-3. A. V. Mackintosh lost to S. S. Pawle (Y.R.), 1-9, 9-0, 3-9,. 1-9. C. H. Perry lost to S. M. Toyne (Y.R.), 9-6, 4-9, 6-9, 5-9. J. W. Stead lost to W. E. Harbord (Y.R.), 6-9, 9-10, 9-4, 8-10. R. Ogley lost to Capt. C. H. Cooper (Y.R.), 9-10, 3-9, 2-9..
3nterAbouse %booting. The result of the Inter-House Shooting, which took place in the Summer Term, was as follows :-1, School House; 2, Clifton Grove; 3, Clifton Rise; 4, Day Boys. The School House Team consisted of J. N. Emery, C. H. Perry, W. Toulmin and M. Biggin.
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We should like to take this oportunity of thanking Serjeant major Puddick for promoting and supervising some interesting shooting competitions this term. Two have already gone off suecesssfully, and a third is in progress at the time of going to press. There is no doubt that these competitions 'help a great deal in: furthering the interest in shooting throughout the School.
lbochey fixtures. 1934. 3rd. Feb. Sat. Sat. „ 10th. „ 14th. Wed. 17th. Sat. • „ 24th. Sat. ,, Wed. 28th. „ Wed. March 14th. Thurs.,, 15th. Wed. 21st. Wed. 28th. ,, ,,
Leeds Corinthians Scarborough II C Leeds University Ben Rhydding Hull H C Royal Army Service Corps Worksop College Doncaster H.C. York II C 0.P's To be arranged :NorthumberlandFusilers. Manchester Regiment.
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E be junior %thool. In many ways the Christmas term seems to be the one when there is the least news to write about—or so it seems when the Editors of the Pet erite ask for our news. And yet the Christmas term does not seem to " drag," in fact it seems to " fly." Anyway, the term in now practically over, and we can say that, on the whole, we have worked well, we have played quite well, and most of us have enjoyed good health. The " piece-de-resistance " of our Christmas term, is of course, the annual Gymnastic Display, and the French Play. This year we think almost a record number of parents and visitors came to see what we had to show them. Sergt.-Major Puddick had practised us in a number of exercises which we had not learnt in previous years, and all the forms went through the various exercises without any The French Play, specially written and designed for us by Miss Toyne, was a great success and we very much enjoyed doing it. We feel that it is something of an honour that we have been asked to present the play again one Saturday evening for the benefit of the Senior School. After all this excitement we are in the middle of school examinations and then we look forward to seeing the School Play which is to be a very thrilling one, and after that we BREAK UP 1 GYMNASTIC DISPLAY. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 1933. PROGRAMME. 1. Songs. (a) " Gossip Jones " (b) " The Bay of Biscay "....Forms J.III, IV, V, VI. 2. Drill Forms J.I and J.II. 3. Drill Forms J.III. 1. Songs. (a) " The Frog "....Forms J.I, J.II and J.III. (b) " Jig Jog." 5. Drill Form J.IV. 6. Recitations Boys from J.I, J.II and J.III. '7. Drill Forms J.V and J.VI. 8. Recitations Boys from J.I J.II and j 'D. A short play in French—" Je Suis 1-‘11e au Marche." " GOD SAVE THE KING." ...
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464 JE SUIS ALLE AL' MARCHE. (Characters, in order of their appearance) P. H. Smith. Speaker D. T. Rumfitt.Frere Jacques ... ... I. Norton. Six Garcons—Jacques ••• G. Reynolds. Jocelin ..• P.• Buckler. Albert ••• J. Inglis. Bernard ••• M. Platts. Denis ••• D. Forbes Adam, Daniel J. Shillitoe. Mme. Poiret A. C. Ping. Mme. Pomiuot J. T. Brockbank: Mme. Rose P. Seville. Mlle. Lys (sa fille) ••• E. N. Dickinson.M. Dent-Douce ... L. Telfor. Jean Dent-Douce (son file) ••• I. D. Morison. Marie la Boulangere P. S. Brenikov. Pere BaIlon A. Webster. La Fermiere D. Lynch. Alfred Ses fill M. Lynch. Pierre M. J. Buckle.. Grande Dame ... G. J. Dodd.. L'hOrn.me aux onions C. W. Sharp.. tin Tzigane F. F. Steele. La Blanchiseuse F. J. Hornby. Henri (petit gamin) P. E. H. Smith._ Louis .. P. Heywood. Sa Mere ... W. B. Anderson_ ••• Yvonne .. •••i A market place in France. Scene. -
MORE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AT ST. OLAVE'S:What makes the stew-pot boil over? How many animals are there in St. Olave's? Is Ponce an animal? If not, why not? Who was the mischief-maker on November 4th? Where do Old Olavites go when they aren't at St. Olaves? Who is the champion fighter? What are " Toulson's methods "? Do sonic Day Boys ever go home?
465 SALVETE. (ALL DAY BOYS.) J. Craven K. Johnston. K. R. G. Harper. M. A. Lynch. P. M. Hollington. R. L. Stead. P. M. Steele. H. A. Thompson.
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VALETE. ,C. E. C. Windram (to S.H.). H. Coore (to Rise). W. B. Battrick (to D.B.). J. A. Ware (to D.B.). J. A. Wright I. H. Segar 1 E. W. Whitney E. R. Gossop G. H. Briggs C. E. Jerrard T. Mitchell H. W. Richardson 1. S. McKay 'C. Etherington V. C. Pulleyn A. J. Amor C. Wray T. F. B. Wells 71
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So for this term we have been able to play football every - half-holiday on the River-side pitches. We have had four matches, home and away fixtures with Clifton House, Harrogate and Terrington Hall; the results of which were, that we beat Clifton House at York 7-1 on Oct. 17th, and a week later lost to Terrington 3-2 at home, while on Nov. 7th we lost 3-2 to Clifton away, and the following week beat Terrington
Hall at Terrington 6-2. Our team has been rather on the small side this year, and in consequence the kicking has been rather weak in comparison with our opponents, however, they have played quite useful football and :seem to have a knowledge of the game. Our thanks are due to Mr. Procter, Mr. Stevenson, who has taken Mr. Davies' place in coaching, and who is taking the Senior - Hugger game in hand, and also Miss Toyne, Miss Turner and Miss Weatherill for the trouble they have taken in supervising the games. Before the " cold " season began we ran 4 games each half:holiday, and now that the Soccer matches are over, the Senior Game holay Rugger in preparation for next term.
466 The following represented the School in matches :— Shaftoe, Heywood (captain), Poulson, Lynch R. (ma), Capaldi (ViceCaptain), Buckler 0. (ma), Ping A. (ma), Telfor, Wright A. T. H., Hornby and Cole.
113irtb. Dobree.—On September 30th, 1933, at Beechwood, Queen's Road, Guernsey, to Joyce (nee Robson), wife of Nicholas De Soumarey Dobree, of 44 Creswell Place, S.W., and of Guernsey—a daughter.
Obituaries. We regret to announce the death of Wilfrid Allport, aged 20, in an aeroplane accident at Barmouth. While at School he was Head of the School; for three years captain of the Hockey XI., captain of Cricket for three years and Secretary of Football for three years. From St. Peter's he went to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was to have captained the College Hockey team. We regret to announce the death of J. R. Wood, aged 81, formerly a Coroner. He was one of the original members of the 0.P. Club. We regret to record the death of Canon Braithwaite who died on 24th July last. Philip Richard Pipon Braithwaite was educated at St. Peter's and at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was an Exhibitioner. While at Cambridge he rowed in his College VIII., and coached it to head of the river He was ordained in 1873, and after holding livings in Devon and Jersey, he became Vicar of Andover for 12 years. Here his energies and zeal won him many friends, and in 1889 he became Vicar of Andover, and 2 years later Residentiary Canon in Winchester Cathedral, the restoration of which from 1905-1915 he greatly assisted with his usual energy. During the Great War he was a chaplain at Portsmouth. In his younger days he was a keen cricketer and cyclist, never missing the 'Varsity cricket match. After he completed his Cathedral residence in August, 1932, his health failed rapidly, and from then on he did not leave his house till he passed peacefully away on July 24th this year, full of years and honour ; and he will always continue to live in the hearts of all who knew him.
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Contemporartes. W4' acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following; contemporaries, apologising for any inadvertent omissions :-" The Worksopian," " The Framlinghamian," " The Dovorian," " The Malverman," " The Haileyburian," " The Eastbournian," . "TheMonktia,GgleswckChronia,"T. Hymerian," '" The Magazine of Doncaster Grammar School," " The Sedburghian (2)," " The Leodiensian (2)," " The Pocklingtonian," " The Limit," " The Ousel (2)," " The-. Reptonian," " The Ampleforth Journal," " The St. Peter's-. College (Adelaide) Magazine."
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