Football

(6) Senior Back-stroke. (1) C. H. Vasey (Rise). (7) Junior Plunge. (1) H. C. Addison (School House). (8) Junior Dive. (1) A. T. H. Wright (Day Boys.) (9) Senior Dive. (1) C. H. Vasey (Rise) and N. L. Colbeck (School House). (10) Senior Plunge. (1) J. M. Atkinson (School House). (2) A. W. Douglas (Rise). (11) Obstacle Race. (1) A. W. Douglas (Rise). (2) C. H. Vasey (Rise). (12) Relay Race. (1) School House. (2) Rise.

SCHOOL 1sT XV v. NORTH RIBBLESDALE. Played at Settle, October 12th. Result : —School, 17 pts ; Ribblesdale, 12 pts.

The School opened the season with a fine victory over North Ribblesdale after a strenuous game at Settle. The School were slow to wake up, and within the first five minutes a Ribblesdale forward scored a somewhat lucky try after a clever dribble by the left wing, Dinsdale. The School replied keenly, and the School backs outclassed those of the home team. The forwards heeled from a loose scrum, and Hollington slung out a long pass to Stead, who passed to Douglas to score a magnificent try after running through and evading numberless tackles. The School settled down to attack steadily and a quick heel and a cut through by Watson sent Douglas over again. The School were disorganised by injury to Watson, who disappeared into the pack to be replaced by Newman, whose determined tackling was a feature of the game. Further tries were added before half-time by Lupton and Douglas. With the score 12-3 to the School the XV anticipated a wide margin of victory, but in this they were disappointed. Ribblesdale went away with a rush after half-time and were soon rewarded with a try. The School replied with a try by Douglas, which was well converted by Lockwood. The home team did most of the attacking during the second half, but they only succeeded in piercing the defence twice. The tackling throughout was strong, while the forwards held a heavy and lively pack well, Baines being outstanding.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, D. W. Watson, J. W. Stead, D. Lund ; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington ; P. N. Baines, B. J. Eastwood, J. B. Dixon, R. M. Deas, I. A. Campbell, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.

SCHOOL 1sT XV v. YORK NOMADS. Played at Home, October 16th. Result: —School, 6 pts. ; Nomads, 16 pts.

The School were unlucky to lose to York Nomads, who did not field so strong a team as last year. The Nomads pressed for the first few minutes, but fine kicking by Stead and Lockwood relieved the School. From an orthodox passing movement Douglas scored a good try. Territorially, play was even this half and the School backs had just enough of the ball to enable them to demonstrate their superiority over the Nomads' backs. A swift heel in the Nomads' " 25 " by the School forwards enabled Douglas to score a particularly fine try after a magnificent solo run, handing off several half-hearted tackles as he went. With the score at 6-0 the School expected to win a closely contested game. But Watson was injured shortly after half-time and was compelled to retire to the pack. The Nomads showed considerably more life this half, and a fine try was scored by Clive Dixon with a lightning follow-up on the left wing after the right wing had kicked across. This was converted. After considerable pressure by the Nomads the scrum-half went through on the blind side and passed to Sheffield, a large forward, who somersaulted over the line, quite ignoring an orthodox low tackle. Clive Dixon scored again for the Nomads before Barnsdale was removed with a pulled shoulder. After this, though the School fought back pluckily, the Nomads were superior to the School in all departments. Before no-side they had increased their margin of victory with a try by Dixon, which was converted. Had it not been for the injuries sustained by members of the School XV and the subsequent disorganisation due to them, it is quite possible that the School would have won this match. In defence, Lockwood was outstanding, while Baines and McLean were the best of the pack.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, D. W. Watson, J. W. Stead, D. Lund ; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington ; P. N. Baines, B. J. Eastwood, J. B. Dixon, A. D. Barnsdale, I. A. Campbell, N. A. Newman,. I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.

SCHOOL 1sT XV v. YORK. Played at Home, October 19th. Result: —School, 8 pts. ; York, 7 pts.

The XV were weakened by the absence of Watson. through injury,. but reinforced by the reappearance of Deas after illness. Watson's place in the three-quarter line was taken by Newman, while Compbell was played as wing forward. A gale was sweeping down the field and, after winning the toss, Stead elected to take advantage of it during the first half. York took the offensive, but the School were able to relieve by kicking with the help of such a powerful wind. Gradually the School began to attack, Stead narrowly failing to score. Soon after this he did

notch a try for the School after a particularly determined run. The School were almost continually attacking now, and Stead repeated his earlier effort, supported by Smart. This was well converted by Lockwood. The School narrowly failed to score through a forward rush when McLean lost control of the ball when over the York line. However, the York right wing crossed the School line for what appeared a certain try, but was disallowed. The School anticipated a sternly-contested second half, since an eight points lead was considered a narrow margin in face of the strong wind, which, luckily for the School, dropped slightly. The York forwards worked the ball up to the School line, and Handley went through on the blind side and scored for York. The School pack kept the York forwards away with some fine rushes, and the School narrowly failed to score when after a forward passing movement in the York " 25," Barnsdale was tackled in possession almost under the York posts. The York forwards swept back to the attack, and after a tight scrum in the School " 25," Coates dropped a goal for York to bring the scores within a point. The School were grimly determined to hang on to their lead, and the stubborn defence of the three-quarters kept the School line intact. The last few minutes staged a ding-dong struggle between the hard-worked packs. The whistle went at last, leaving the School with a one-point victory. The fine defensive tackling of the three-quarters, together with Stead's strong running, were the main features of the School back-play, while Baines and Campbell were outstanding among the forwards, well led by McLean.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, N. A. Newman, J. W. Stead, J. L. Boden ; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington ; P. N. Baines, B. J. Eastwood, J. B. Dixon, R. M. Deas, A. D. Barnsdale, D. McLean, I. L. Lupton, I. A. Campbell.

SCHOOL 1sT XV v. DURHAM SCHOOL. Played at Home, October 26th. Result: —School, 14 pts. ; Durham, nil.

The School had a complete team this match, and undoubtedly went on to the field with the will-to-win. The School kicked off, playing towards York, and were quickly off the mark. For the first five minutes play was even, but it soon become apparent that the School's backs were decidedly superior to those of Durham. A penalty was awarded the School early on, and Lockwood kicked a fine goal, which heightened the confidence of the School. From a loose scrum within the Durham " 25," Smart cut through to score a beautiful try just outside the posts, and this was converted by Lockwood. The School forwards were now giving of their best, though their heeling in the tight was somewhat erratic. Before halftime Douglas put the School further ahead with a good try, which he secured almost entirely by sheer speed, running right outside both Durham wing and full-back. With a comfortable lead of 11-0 the School played confidently throughout the second half. The forwards gradually mastered the Durham pack in the tight, heeling regularly in the closing

stages of the game. Newman increased the School's lead by a good try scored after quarter of an hour's pressing in the second half. For the last ten minutes of the game Durham showed their only signs of offensive power, and their left wing looked dangerous once, but was well tackled by Watson. The Durham centre, Buttle, did too much kicking ; although gaining much ground by these tactics, Durham were incapable of using them to score. The School thus ran out victors by 14 points to nil, having had the satisfaction of shattering the myth of Durham's invincibility which was of 38 years' standing. The team was playing up to a form which augured well for the remainder of the season. The backs showed great thrust, and only stout defence by Durham kept the score down: Stead and Newman were equally effective in attack and defence, while Douglas' running was of the same strong calibre shown this season. The forwards played a lively game, and of them P. N. Baines and I. L. Lupton were outstanding. . Team : —K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, N. A. Newman, J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson ; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington ; J. B. Dixon, B. J. Eastwood, P. N. Baines, R. M. Deas, A D. Barnsdale, I. A. Campbell, I. L Lupton, D. McLean.

SCHOOL 1sT XV v. LEEDS G.S. Played at Leeds, November 3rd. Result : —Leeds G.S., 5 pts. ; School, 3 pts.

The School kicked off, playing uphill, and the customary sluggishness of the first few minutes was entirely absent. The School attacked vigorously, and after a few minutes, Douglas crossed the Leeds line in the corner, but the try was disallowed. Twice he was tackled or pushed into touch inches from the line. From line-outs near the Leeds line Baines twice got over, but was brought back for infringement of the 5 yards rule. Soon afterwards N. A. Newman received a kick in the face, and was compelled to retire until shortly before half-time. His place in the threequarters was taken by McLean. For the next twenty minutes Leeds had the better of the game territorially, but the dour defence of the School threes prevented Leeds scoring, though they crossed the School line once, only to be disallowed. The School came near to scoring when Stead dribbled over the line, but the ball went dead. Leeds failed with a drop which Lockwood caught under the posts. In spite of being a man short the School forwards gained possession in the tight.

In the second half Leeds had an advantage playing downhill with their heavier forwards not so tired. The most dangerous man in the Leeds backs was Naylor, who showed considerable speed in attack. Douglas was effectively marked by his opposite number. Within the last quarter of an hour the School forwards were dribbling in their own " 25 " when the Leeds scrum-half picked up, and the ball went down the line for Webster to score. This was well converted. The School then attacked

and had the better of the play for most of the remainder of the game. A penalty against the School nearly put Leeds further ahead, the ball striking the cross-bar. A few minutes from the end of the game the York three-quarters were attacking when Newman received a pass along the ground, and picking up neatly he passed out for Douglas to score a good try in the corner. The School made a desperate effort to score again, and were within an ace of succeeding. Stead punted ahead, the Leeds fullback fumbled and the ball was over the line with Stead in hot pursuit, but a defender just managed to touch down. The whistle for no-side went with play back on the half-way line, and Leeds in possession of a two-point victory.

This was an extremely hard match, and though Leeds had improved out of all recognition on last year the School might easily have won had they not been deprived of Newman when playing down hill. As it was, the XV was without Hollington, and Campbell (P.C.) was chosen on the day of the match to fill the vacancy, which he did remarkably well. P. N. Baines was the outstanding forward.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, N. A. Newman, J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson ; C. A. Smart, P. C. Campbell. ; P. N. Baines, B. J. Eastwood, J. B. Dixon, A. D. Barnsdale, R. M. Deas, I. A. Campbell, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean

SCHOOL 1sT XV v. GIGGLESWICK. Played at Giggleswick, November 9th. Result :— Giggleswick, 25 pts. ; School, nil.

The School were unfortunate in having two of their backs away for this match : Hollington and Douglas, who were respectively replaced by Campbell (P. C.) and Lund (D.) The ground was muddy, which suited the Giggleswick team. The latter opened the game with great vigour, which was maintained throughout. Within the first 10 minutes Giggleswick had scored two tries : Marshall waded through the weak defence of the School and passed to Abbs, who scored an unconverted try ; this was followed by a try by Marshall himself after he had brushed aside several half-hearted tackles. This was converted. The School forwards then rallied considerably and fought back pluckily against their cleverer and more bustling opponents. They heeled once or twice in the tight, and twice Lund was brought down not far short of the Giggleswick line. After this burst the Giggleswick forwards worked the ball away up to the York " 25," where Abbs received a pass and dropped a beautiful goal from a considerable angle. The psychological result of this manoeuvre on the School was immediately apparent and the whistle for half-time went with Giggleswick once again attacking and the score 12-0 to the home side. The School went away with a rush at the beginning of the second half and there were several line-outs almost on the Giggleswick line. But this was the last spark of offensive play shown by the School. Soon

afterwards a Giggleswick forward rush resulted in a try by Abbs. The School forwards executed several rushes after this, but from a 5-yards scrum the Giggleswick fly-half dived over, and this was converted. The Giggleswick forwards were now working like a well-oiled machine, and their last try was scored by a home centre, who cut past Newman with a neat swerve to score beneath the posts for an easy conversion. The Giggleswick team were superior to the School in all departments. The School pack was out-weighted, out-played and out-thought. The Giggleswick pack played a bustling game from start to finish, and their short passing movements contributed in no small measure to their overwhelming victory of 25-0. Marshall and Abbs were outstanding in the Giggleswick forwards, whereas McLean and Eastwood played well in the School pack.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; D. Lund, N. A. Newman, J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson ; C. A. Smart, P. C. Campbell ; J. B. Dixon, B. J. Eastwood, P. N. Baines, A. D. Barnsdale, R. M. Deas, I. A. Campbell, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.

SCHOOL lsr XV v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played at Kirkstall, November 13th. Result : —Denstone College, 16 pts. ; School, nil.

The XV that took the field against Denstone was an entirely remoulded edition of the team defeated at Giggleswick, there being several newcomers. Lund was retained on the wing while Watson was moved from the wing to centre. Newman returned to the pack in the capacity of wing-forward, while Campbell (I. A.) and a newcomer, Toulson, formed an entirely new second-row. Marwood was played at stand-off in place of Smart, while Douglas and Hollington strengthened the side by their return from the sick list. The School, playing away from the Pavilion, pressed Denstone in grand style for the first ten minutes. Soon afterwards Denstone narrowly failed to score, a centre fumbling a pass when practically crossing the York line. The School forwards worked the ball away from their own line in some splendid rushes, which had been missed in the last two matches. Though they did not secure much of the ball in the tight this half they were superior to the Denstone forwards in the loose by sheer hard work, and by forming loose scrums in the line-outs they mastered the Denstone forwards even here, although in no way comparable to the latter in height. About 10 minutes before half-time Cheer raced over the York line for Denstone. The try was converted by G. Jemmet. Almost immediately afterwards the Denstone forwards rushed the ball up to the School " 25 " with a vigour they had not shown up till now. From a scrum, Innes, the brilliant Denstone fly-half, cut through at great speed to score again. From now until half-time play was fairly even with one short attack by the School which landed the ball in touch a few yards from the Denstone line, Stead having kicked and followed up and Newman leading a forward rush. The School

forwards did remarkably well to secure as much of the ball in the tight as they did in the second half. From a tight scrum on the School line the Denstone scrum-half, Taylor, dived over on the blind side. For the remainder of the game the play in the forwards was even, both sides executing some good rushes. The wheeling of the School pack was vastly improved. Denstone scored once more when Innes kicked ahead in the School " 25 " and a lucky bounce gave him a try, which was converted by Jemmet, giving Denstone a 16-0 lead.

For the last quarter of an hour the School threes were attacking. A clever dribble by Stead, a good run by Douglas, and a breakaway by Innes, who was well tackled by Lockwood, were features of the closing stages of the game. Though the School was perhaps a trifle lucky to keep the score down to 8-0 in the first half, they richly deserved to score themselves, and both tries in the second half should have been foiled. The forwards were on the top of their form, the new second-row being a vast improvement. Newman's return to the pack was felt, and he, Lupton and McLean were prominent for much hard and effective work, while McLean's leadership of the forwards contributed in no small measure to their increased life and dash. Lockwood was the outstanding member of the School team, his fielding and kicking being at times little short of brilliant. Among the threes Stead was the only player to impress, and their finishing was sometimes pitiful, while their tackling was often faulty.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; D. Lund, J. W. Stead, D. W. Watson, A. W. Douglas ; M. B. Marwood, J. R. Hollington ; J. B. Dixon, B. J. Eastwood, P. N. Baines, I. A. Campbell, H. Toulson, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.

SCHOOL 1ST XV v. MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE. Played away. Result : —Mount St. Mary's College, 14 pts. ; School, nil.

The team for this match was handicapped by the loss through illness and injury of D. W. Watson and D. McLean, who were respectively replaced by C. A. Smart and R. M. Deas, while B. J. Eastwood led the pack. Mt. St. Mary's kicked off and were the first to attack, rushing the ball to within a few yards of the School line. The School did not show any life until the Mount had twice again narrowly failed to score. From then until half-time the School was attacking. The threes, however, did not show much thrust, while the forwards' heeling was slow. Stead cut through the centre and passed to Douglas, who was tackled by the full-back after gaining some ground. The score was still 0-0 at halftime, whereas had the team been playing anything like up to their true form they should have had a comfortable margin of points in hand. From the kick-off Deas gained some ground for the School and the ball was soon within a few yards of the Mount line. After this the School offensive power, as in the Giggleswick match, seemed to flicker out. The

forwards were sluggish and the tackling of the backs deplorable. The Mount were soon attacking, and a forward rush led to a try, which could have been prevented by forwards falling. Another try was scored in almost exactly the same manner in the same place, the scorer being forced over the line by the energetic Mount forwards. Almost immediately after this the Mount heeled and the School halves were slow up on their men ; a clever passing movement landed two men over for the Mount. Stead tackled the wing into touch, but as the latter fell he passed to the centre, who raced through to score a good try, which was converted. The School had by now lost all spirit and the result was a disgrace to the whole team with one or two exceptions. Stead had now injured his shoulder and retired to the pack, being replaced in the threes by Newman, who was responsible for the few remaining attacking movements the School gave, and who throughout the disastrous game played with more than his usual dash. The Mount went further ahead when a centre burst through and passed to one of a host of Mount backers-up. Thus the Mount ran out with a 14-0 victory. With this match the School reached the nadir of their form shown this season and were quite unrecognisable as the team which defeated Durham. The forwards showed no life in tight, loose or line-out, and the short passing movements shown earlier in the season were conspicuous by their absence. Though Eastwood led the forwards very creditably, the absence of McLean was gravely felt. Half the threequarter line in Boden and Smart at centre three-quarter was almost entirely untried, while Marwood was inexperienced at stand-off. Labouring under these disadvantages, the backs, with the exception of Stead until his injury, did not impress. Newman played a really fine game, while Boden justified his inclusion in the team.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; J. L. Boden, C. A. Smart, J. W. Stead, A. W. Douglas ; M. B. Marwood, J. R. Hollington ; J. B. Dixon, B. J. Eastwood, P. N. Baines, H. Toulson, I. A. Campbell, N. A. Newman, R. M. Deas, I. L. Lupton.

SCHOOL 1sx XV v. THE ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALLERS. Played at Home, November 23rd.

Result : —The Royal Corps of Signallers, 16 pts. ; School, 3 pts.

The 1st XV were deprived for this match of the services of J. W. Stead and B. J. Eastwood, who were respectively replaced by G. E. L. Graham and W. Boyes. The XV were eager to avenge their recent defeats, and, playing at home for the first time since the Durham match, showed a welcome return to form. The three-quarters, who were last year's successful 2nd XV line in its entirety, showed great thrust, while C. A. Smart played a grand game in his old position, stand-off.

From the first scrummage Cooper set his three-quarters moving, but Douglas secured and found touch near the centre. The School went past the " 25 " line, but the Signals came away with the ball at their feet.

A centre three-quarter, Lang, was removed from the Signallers and he did not return until nearly half-time. During this period the School forwards were able to secure possession in the tight and the School backs were continually attacking. Twice Boden made gallant runs for the School, but was unable to break through, The School opened the scoring when Graham passed to Douglas for him to score in the corner. The Signals were subjected to more pressure and the full-back fumbled a kick, but Yearley retrieved and ran about 40 yards before being tackled into touch by Baines. From a tight scrum in the Signals " 25," Hollington cut through and passed to Smart, who fumbled the ball when grounding it, owing to a half-hearted tackle. From a line-out in the School " 25 " the Signals gained possession and Yearsley was tackled short of the line by Lockwood, but he just managed to touch down. Thus, at half-time, the score was 3-3. The School continued to play as hard in the second half as they had done in the first, and the ultimate score did not represent the run of the game. In the last quarter of an hour a Signals centre kicked ahead, gathered the ball and was tackled over the line. This was well converted. Soon after this manoeuvre was repeated and Douglas was too late to prevent the ball being touched down to put the Signals ahead by another goal, to 13-3. The School forwards were playing well, and Baines was very useful in " taking " the ball from line-outs short of the School line. A few minutes before the end the Signals went further ahead when the left wing scored. Though the School fought back pluckily they were unable to score, although a cut-through by Graham might have done so had his pass to Douglas not gone astray. Though the score of this match was disappointing the form shown was not. Among the backs Graham made a very promising debut, Douglas' running was strong, and Hollington played a good game. In the forwards, Baines was prominent in the line-outs, and Boyes played extremely well for his first appearance with the XV, his hooking being of a high standard.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, D. W. Watson, J. L. Boden ; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington ; J. B. Dixon, W. Boyes, P. N. Baines, H. Toulson, I. A. Campbell, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.

1st XV v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Home, November 30th. Result : —School, 6 points ; Worksop, 6 points.

In this match the 1st XV reached the peak of its form shown this season. The team that took the field had renewed confidence in itself, and the game was played out at a great pace. The team was again unfortunate in being deprived of the services of J. W. Stead, who was replaced by J. L. Boden. The School attacked for the first ten minutes, playing against the wind, and several times Douglas was pushed into touch well within the Worksop half. Soon after this, Worksop set up a counter-attack, and their " threes " several times looked dangerous, but the

41 School's defence proved adequate. Once a Worksop wing was away, and what seemed a certain try was stopped by a magnificent tackle by Smart. For the next few minutes Worksop relied on forward rushes, and three of these worked the ball to within a yard of the School's line in a manner reminiscent of the Durham match in 1933. From this position, " Brobclingnagian," a Worksop forward, fell over the line near the corner. The School lost none of its spirit, however, and were soon again attacking. At half-time Worksop were leading 3-0. The School were put in a favourable attacking position from the kick-off when Baines executed a splendid " dummy " kick, landing the ball not far short of the Worksop line. The School continued to attack hotly, and McLean picked up, kicked across beautifully for Graham to gather and pass out to Douglas, who threw away what seemed a certain try by a knock-on. The School secured possession from a scrum in the Worksop " 25," and Watson cut through and passed to Graham, who drew the full-back and passed to Douglas, for the latter to score right in the corner, the Worksop fullback tackling Douglas on the line and himself crashing into the corner flag. The School was not satisfied with drawing level, and from the kick-off Baines set the threes moving. Worksop secured possession of the ball in the tight scrums, but insisted on wheeling with it even in the School's half. These wheels were ruined by the School's falling. In the line-out the Worksop forwards held a great advantage, owing to their height, but the School's jumping was noticeably improved. In the last quarter of an hour the Worksop full-back was tackled in possession by the entire School back row, and a loose scrum gave Smart the ball : he cut straight through a startled defence, literally flying through the air over the line to score a splendid try not far out. Lockwood failed to convert, and the score was 6-3 to the School. Worksop fought back with great spirit and determination, and kept up continual pressure in the School " 25." Successful wheeling, in which I. A. Campbell was prominent, prevented Worksop getting sufficiently near the School line to repeat the manoeuvre successfully executed earlier in the game which led to their try. Baines took the ball away from the School line in great style, backed by the entire pack. Three minutes from the end the Worksop fly-half, McConnell, who had been very effectively cramped throughout the game by McLean's keen tackling, received the ball in the School's " 25," went through on the blind side, and running with great determination, put Worksop level with a great try in the corner. The kick narrowly failed to put Worksop ahead. For the remaining minutes of the game the School kept the ball in the Worksop " 25," but were unable to score, although Douglas was pushed into touch not far short of the Worksop line. Thus the result of a really fine game was a draw, and although the School felt some slight disappointment at thus being baulked of victory in the closing stages of the game, we may venture the opinion that it was a fitting result. The School threes were superior to the Worksop threes in attack, and their defence was really fine and held out to the end, while in the Signals match it cracked at times. McLean was the outstanding forward, playing throughout with great vigour ; his tackling was an example to the

entire pack, and his leadership of the forwards got the last ounce of effort out of them. The whole pack was absolutely " flat out," the back row being prominent for much strenuous work, while Boyes performed some really fine hooking feats in the face of a very heavy pack.

Team : —K. Lockwood ; A. W. Douglas, G. E. L. Graham, D. W. Watson, J. L. Roden ; C. A. Smart, J. R. Hollington ; P. N. Baines, W. Boyes, B. J. Eastwood, I. A. Campbell, H. Toulson, N. A. Newman, I. L. Lupton, D. McLean.

2nd XV. MATCHES.

2nd XV v. YORK " A." Played at Home, October 19th. Result : —School, 3 points ; York " A," 13 points.

The 2nd XV opened their season with comfortable defeat at the hands of York " A." York won the toss and kicked off against the gale. York were the first to attack, and Chapman narrowly failed with a shot at goal from a free-kick. York were almost over in the corner, but the School cleared magnificently. Graham broke through from inside the St. Peter's " 25 " and passed out to Lund, who was tackled well inside the York half. The visitors were doing most of the attacking, but the School, although playing against the wind, were always masters of the situation. York eventually pierced the School defence when Powell raced over for a try under the posts. This was converted. Powell put York further ahead with a try in the corner just on half-time. This was well converted. At the start of the second half the School pressed, but Pivatt broke through for York and ran half the length of the field to score a try, which Chapman just failed to convert. Marwood kicked a penalty goal for the School and so the final whistle blew with York winning 13-3. The School forwards played well, and the tackling was noticeably keen, Toulson and Antrobus being outstanding.

Team : —H. Cheong ; D. Lund, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, J. L. Boden ; M. B. Marwood, P. C. Campbell ; H. Toulson, W. Boyes, J. T. Harding, J. M. Dickenson, R. C. Davidson, R. Morris, J. R. Russell, E. Antrobus.

2nd XV v. LEEDS G.S. 2nd XV. Played at Home, October 26th. Result : —School, 34 points ; Leeds, 6 points.

Leeds won the toss and St. Peter's kicked off against the wind. Leeds pressed hard for the first 10 minutes, but eventually a quick heel from a loose scrum resulted in a fast three-quarter movement, and Lund ran through for a try in the corner. Marwood converted this with a magnificent kick. Soon after the kick-off Lund ran through from the half-way line

and scored between the posts. This was converted. The play was fairly even for a time, but soon Leeds took advantage of a slip in the defence and Thornton scored for Leeds. The kick failed.

In the first half play was fairly even, but in the second half Leeds seemed to go to pieces, and the School had the situation always in hand. Their superiority being in a fast wing, Lund. The School played on to him, and in the first fifteen minutes Lund scored three tries after some fine solo runs. Marwood converted all well. The forwards pressed hard all the time and gained confidence as Leeds lost it, thus enabling the " threes " to have plenty of the ball. Graham cut through after a strong movement and scored a very well-deserved try. The kick failed. Lund scored soon after this, but the kick failed. Graham kicked a penalty goal with little difficulty. Some minutes from the end Leeds made one final effort and scored through Ebray after a very fine three-quarter movement. The kick failed.

Team : —H. Cheong ; D. Lund, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, J. L. Boden ; M. B. Marwood, P. C. Campbell ; H. Toulson, W. Boyes, J. T. Harding, J. M. Dickenson, R. C. Davidson, R. Morris, J. R. Russell, E. Antrobus.

2nd XV v. DRAX G.S. 1st XV. Played at Home, October 30th. Result : —School, 3 points ; Drax, 24 points.

After the form shown against Leeds this match was very disappointing. The School did not show the same spirit as in the previous game. The Drax forwards were big and blustering and swept St. Peter's off their feet with their quick forward rushes. After one of these rushes Phillips scored for Drax. The kick failed. From the kick-off St. Peter's forwards made a quick rush up to the Drax " 25." Successfully gaining possession from the tight scrum a fast movement by the " threes " resulted in Lund scoring a fine try. However, Marwood failed to convert. Just before half-time the Drax " threes," who also possessed one fast wing, pierced the School's defence and Wardell scored a runaway try. Elcock had little difficulty in converting.

In the second half the Drax forwards outplayed the St. Peter's pack both in the loose and in the tight. Their superiority lay in size and also purpose to be up with the ball. Their forward rushes showed up the School forwards, who fell to pieces. Soon after the kick-off, Drax obtained the ball from a tight scrum and French scored, the kick failing. After some loose play which swept the game into the home " 25," Phillips ran through for another try in the corner. Elcock converted with a truly magnificent kick. A Drax forward, Elcock, scored the next try by running through the whole pack, and Wales converted. The School now showed more spirit and they held Drax very well till after a very fine three-quarter movement Wales ran down the wing to score. Elcock failed to convert.

Team : —H. Cheong ; D. Lund, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, J. L. Roden ; M. B. Marwood, P. C. Campbell ; H. Toulson, W. Boyes, J. T. Harding, J. M. Dickenson, H. Davidson, R. Morris, J. R. Russell, E. Antrobus.

2nd XV v. GIGGLESWICK 2nd XV. Played at Home, November 9th. Result : t—School, 11 points ; Giggleswick, 8 points.

St. Peter's were doing most of the attacking in this match, but Giggleswick scored their tries through slips in the defence which they took good advantage of. An attacking movement by the School forwards was soon stopped, the play being pushed back into the St. Peter's " 25." Giggleswick, who were definitely superior in the tight, gained possession of the ball and Robinson, going round the blind side, scored in the corner. The kick failed. The School forwards with a forward rush took the. game up the field, and from a loose scrum, Marwood, at fly-half, cut through the defence and scored the School's first try. Graham converted this with ease. Shortly after this, Davin dribbled over from the " 25 " to score a try, the Giggleswick forwards and " threes " standing motionless for no reason and offering no resistance. Marwood failed to convert the try. Giggleswick apparently lost heart and soon after the kick-off Marwood had no difficulty in cutting through to score. The kick failed.

The first ten minutes of the second half Giggleswick had the game their own way, as St. Peter's forwards did not begin to play but merely stood and watched. Eventually, having started to play in their old style, Sr. Peter's pressed into the visitors " 25," but Park cut through the defence for a runaway try and Wales converted. After this slip in the defence the home side dominated play and were constantly on the offensive, but failed to score again.

Team : — H. Cheong ; M. Hollway, G. E. L. Graham, V. L. F. Davin, J. L. Boden ; M. B. Marwood, R. G. Hawkins ; H. Toulson, B. Boyes, J. T. Harding, J. M. Dickenson, R. C. Davidson, R. Morris, J. R. Russell, E. Antrobus.

2nd XV v. YORK " B." Played at Home, November 16th. Result : —School, 12 points ; York, nil.

The 2nd XV was strengthened for this match by the inclusion of D. W. Watson, who was played at stand-off. Slight illness prevented his accompanying the 1st XV to Mount St. Mary's. York, winning the toss, had the advantage of a slight breeze, but after a breakaway by Arculas, which looked dangerous, Cheong found touch near the half-way line. From this position a snappy passing movement by the home " threes " seemed certain to result in a score, but the York stand-off intercepted a pass almost on his own line and managed to make slight headway.

York " B " at this stage tried to open out the game, but although they were fairly successful in gaining possession from the tight scrums their passing was ragged and far too slowly executed. The School opened the scoring when Lund rounded off a combined effort by the backs with a touch down near the corner flag. Barnsdale failed to convert. York " B," by a series of forward rushes, managed to threaten the home line, but the School proved equal to the task. St. Peter's were quickly back on the attack, and a clever passing movement in which Lund and Graham passed and re-passed enabled Graham to score a good try, which was not converted. The School thus led at half-time 6-0. The play in (he second half was more even. York " B " enjoyed a slight advantage territorially.

2nd XV v. DRAX G.S. 1st XV. Played away, November 20th. Result : —Drax, 27 points ; School, 11 points.

The 2nd XV were strengthened by the inclusion of D. W. Watson at fly-half and C. A. Smart at centre three-quarter for this match. Being eager to avenge their heavy defeat at the hands of Drax, the School, in the first half, played very well and showed fine spirit. The forwards holding their opponents very well and using their own method of play— quick forward rushes. Soon after the kick-off, Wales, on the wing, was given the ball and scored a fine try in the corner, Womack converting it. The School forwards took the ball into the Drax " 25," and after a quick heel from a tight scrum Campbell went through on the blind side and cut through the defence to score a try. Graham converted it with a very fine kick from the touch-line. Shortly after, this was followed by an orthodox passing movement by the School " threes " which sent Hollway , over in the corner for a merited try.

Up to now the School had played a good game, but now they proceeded systematically to go to pieces. The forwards lost all spirit and dash. The " threes " playing a rather scratchy game. More than once a Drax forward ran through the whole pack. Wales opened the scoring by a runaway try, quickly followed by Phillips, who cleverly intercepted a pass and went over to score. Drax did all the attacking this half and ran through time and again. Just before the end a good three-quarter movement by the School resulted in Lund scoring in the corner.

Team : —H. Cheong ; M. Hollway, G. E. L. Graham, C. A. Smart, D. Lund ; D. W. Watson, P. C. Campbell ; J. A. Russell, B. Boyes, J. T. Harding, A. D. Barnsdale, R. Davidson, R. Morris, H. Moffatt, E. Antrobus.

2nd XV v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 2nd XV. Played at Worksop, November 30th. Result : —Worksop, 18 points ; School Nil.

Worksop kicked off, St. Peter's playing with the slope of the ground. From a loose scrum on the half-way line, Harvey broke away but was

4G tackled near St. Peter's line. After this play was mostly mid-field, both sides being evenly matched. The game was very fast, due to the hard condition of the ground. As there was a strong cross-wind, there was a great deal of kicking, and Marwood found some good touches. Just before half-time, Harvey scored after a combined forwards and threes' passing movement. The kick failed.

Half-time score : —Worksop, 3 points ; School, nil.

In the second half, Worksop, playing down-hill, scored twice in succession. Baird broke away from a line-out near the School goal and fell over the line to score : he kicked the goal himself. Shortly after this, Walker scored a try, after a Worksop three-quarter movement. Baird converted. St. Peter's now pulled themselves together, and took up the aggressive ; only bad luck prevented the School from scoring. Marwood cut through twice, but he had no support, and was tackled on the Worksop line both times. Just before the final whistle, Simpson, a Worksop forward, got the ball from a line-out, broke through, and running down the touchline, eventually scored under the posts. Baird had no difficulty in improving on this.

Final score : —Worksop, 18 points ; School, nil.

Team : —H. Cheong ; D. Lund, M. Hollway, V. L. F. Davin, R. G. Hawkins ; M. B. Marwood, P. C. Campbell ; E. Antrobus, A. H. Moffat, J. Morris, R. C. Davidson, A. D. Barnsdale, J. T. Harding, J. B. Dixon, J. Russell.

THE COLTS

The Colts this year have had a fair season. They won one match, drew one and lost two. The team was well balanced and the backs and forwards worked well together. In the back division, to start with, the three-quarters were apt to lie up in too straight a line and yet were rather slow up in defence ; this caused a lack of penetration, and although the ball got out to the wings, the wings had seldom enough room to work in. Later in the season this fault was to a great extent remedied. The forwards were very hard working and fairly lively, but their line-out play was always weak. In the loose they played well on the whole, especially in the Ampleforth match.

The first match to be played was at Giggleswick, but some misunderstanding had occurred, with the result that the Colts arrived at Giggleswick to find that they were not expected. However, a game was arranged, which was not to rank as a Colts' match. This Giggleswick won by 21 points to 3, after a fairly even game. In the second match against Giggleswick there was a very close struggle ; it was a wet day and the ground was heavy, so most of the work was in the forwards ; in the second half there was no scoring. The result was a draw, 6 points all.

The Ampleforth match was one of the best matches ; although Ampleforth won, 11 points to nil, the game was very even, and two of the Ampleforth tries came from clever opportunism. The forwards held their own well and there was some keen tackling.

Against Leeds Grammar School, the School had the advantage of weight. In spite of the wet state of the ground there was some good open play and the game was fast. The Colts won by 12 points to nil.

The last match of the season was played away at Worksop. The Colts found the very dry, hard ground rather strange after the heavy