Football

BOWLING.

0. M. R. W. Average. N. W. D. Yardley 152.5 40 476 40 11.9 S. Dodds 153.4 33 465 32 14.5 J. W. Garbutt 182. 44 511 37 15.9 Also bowled, N. W. Smithson, F. P. Sedman, W. J. Richardson, A. V_

Mackintosh, R. Ogley, N. A. Newman.

2nd XI AVERAGES. BATTING.

No. of Inns. Times not out. Total runs.

Highest score. Average.- P. N. Baines 4 0 90 66 22.5 R. M. Quarrie 4 0 79 23 19.75 N. A. Newman 3 0 51 22 17. J. M. Atkinson 3 0 38 25 16.3 J. R. Tyson 5 0 70 29 14. R. H. Davison 5 1 52 15* 13. K. Lockwood 5 0 53 19 10.6 C. A. Smart 4 0 34 16 8.5 * 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.

0. M. R. W. Average. N. W. Smithson 21.2 3 108 10 10.8 D. V. Eckert 31.4 6 100 9 11.1 J. R. Tyson 24. 5 73 4 13.2 N. B. Stephenson 46. 6 148 10 14.8 Also bowled, W. J. Richardson, N. A. Newman, F. P. Sedman, R. P. Warin,-

K. Lockwood.

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1Rugb football.

1st XV. FIXTURES. Date. Opponents. Ground. Result.

1933. Wed. Oct. 11 2nd West Yorks. Regt....Home...Won... 5-0 , Sat. ,, 14 York R U F C Home...Won... 3-0 , Sat. „ 2.I. Durham SChool Home...Lost... 5-6 Sat. ,, 28 Giggleswick School Away...Won...11-0 Sat. Nov. 4 South Wales Border Regt. Home...Lost... 0-9 Wed. ,, 8 Northumberland Fus. ...Home...Won...37-0 Sat. ,, 11 Worksop College Home...Won... I 4-4 Sat. ,, 18 Bradford " A " Home..Drawn.. 5-5 Wed.,, 22 Northumberland Fus. Home...Won...68-0 Sat. ,, 25 Harrogate Old Boys "A" Home...Eost... 3-5 Sat. Dec. 2 Mt. St. Mary's College Away... Won ...14-1W Wed. „ 6 Leeds Grammar School ...Home...Won...3 4-0 Wed. „ 13 Yorkshire Wanderers Home...Cancelled. Sat. , 16 Ampleforth College Home . Tues. " 19 Old Peterites Home-

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 successJul 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.

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

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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

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.

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-

-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.

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" . and it was obvious that they held a great advantage in the forwards,

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.

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.

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.

From the kick-off the School attacked, but soon Worksop re taliated and carried play into the School half, where it remained . for about ten minutes, but after the School had been awarded a

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. M rackintoSh 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,

-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.

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 , were content to heel the ball whenever possible, with the result that

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. , Lockwood, at full-back, brought off two particularly good

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.

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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 Mount kicked off and were the first to attack. The School fought back and soon took the lead, Toulmin crossing on the right after a good three-quarter movement. The kick failed and the Mount then set up a strong attack. They were , 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

-was almost a personal triumph for him. MCCready on the 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.

All the three-quarters took the ball at full speed and Toulmin , and McCready were both very good on their respective wings.. 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.

Date. Opponents. Ground. Result. Sat., Oct. 21 West Yorks Depot Away...Cancelled. Sat., Oct. 28 Giggleswick School 2nd XV. Home...Won..:11-0 Wed. Nov. 1 Drax Grammar Sch. 1st XV. Away.... Lost... 0-21 . Sat., Nov. 11 Worksop College 2nd XV Away....Lost... 0-44, Wed. Nov. 22 West Yorks. Depot Home...Won...14-0 Wed. Nov. 29 Ripon Grammar Sch. 1st XV Home...Won...19-0 Sat., Dec. 2 Harrogate Old Boys 'B' Home...Cancelled. Sat., Dec. 9 Leeds Grammar School 2nd XV. Away... Cancelled., 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)

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.

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.

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- - loose. The three-quarters could not hold the wet ball and had,'

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 scored. The first score came after 10 minutes' play when 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 , School.

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.

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.

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.