Hockey

I. L. LUPT6N.—Forward. The most consistent forward in thepack he rarely failed to distinguish himself. An excellent dribbler. 1. R. HOLLINGTON.—Scrum-half. A greatly improved player. .

Excellent at getting the ball away quickly from seemingly hopeless positions. B. J. EASTWOOD.—Forward. A greatly improved forward, who had a very successful first season, and should be one of the mainstays of the pack next year. As a hooker, a little disappointing, but should improve with experience. I. A. CAMPBELL.—Forward. A sound, all-round footballer, who handled and tackled well, and with a good sense of position. Frequently had to be driven to get the best out of him. D. W. WATSON.—Wing Three-quarter. Quick off the mark, with a dangerous cut-through, he is happier in a mid-field; position, but circumstances necessitated his playing on the wing, where he was somewhat lost to start with, but played a fine game against Ampleforth in the concluding match of the season. G. E. L. GRAHAM.—Centre Three-quarter. Did not find his best form until the last few games of the term, when there was every evidence that he should develop into a very sound centre in years to come. H. TOULSON.—Forward. The youngest forward to play for the1st XV for several seasons, he showed great promise. Must learn the offside rule before next season. W. BOYES.—A conscientious and hard-working forward lithoachieved some success as a hooker.

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SCHOOL v. BEN RHYDDING. Result : Won, 9-1.

The School opened their season with a very convincing win. over Ben Rhydding on a rather slippery ground. Play at first was fairly even, with slight advantage to the School, who were keener and quicker than their opponents. The home side soon took the lead when Newman scored after some quick work amongst the forwards. Shortly after this, Watson dribbled past the hacks and , scored an easy goal. The School were now definitely on top, and

played with good spirit and plenty of energy. The backs were never really tested, but showed a fair amount of promise. The School now scored at frequent intervals, and Marwood and

Newman added points; the last one, from Newman, came from a brilliant piece of combination, right up the field from the bully-off, And between the inside forwards. Half-time came with the score at 5-0. After the interval play became more even, and there were one or two anxious moments in front of the home goal : Boden managed to clear to Graham, who dribbled down the wing, and, bringing the ball inside the circle, scored with a hard shot from a difficult angle. From a free hit, Newman again scored. Play was taken into the other half from the bully-off, and an opposing inside scored after some misunderstanding over a free hit. Thereafter Marwood scored his third goal from short range, and Watson added another, flicked in after a shot by Newman. The School forwards were quick on to the ball, and played well on the whole : the backs were not given much chance to shew their form.

Team :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, M. S. Hall; M. Q. Carlton, D. \V. Watson, K. Lockwood ; G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, M. B. Maywood, C. A. Smart, P. C. Campbell.

SCHOOL v. MANCHESTER REGIMENT. Result : Won, 2-1..

Played at Strensall on a damp, but firm ground. The Army side immediately attacked, and appeared to be very fit, and clever .with their sticks : their combination, however, left much to be desired. The School fought back, and play was very even. After a rush by the opposing forwards, the inside-left broke through, and pushed the ball into the goal past Campbell, who had rightly come out to meet him. After this, the School put their backs into it, and, after several shots at goal, including short corners, Marwood scored with a hard shot at close range. Mention must be made of the opposing goalkeeper, who made some very pluCky and valuable saves, thwarting the School forwards very cleverly. After half-time, the score being 1-1, play swung from one end of the field to the other, and exciting moments occurred in front of both goals. Among the halves, Lockwood tackled and dribbled well, but failed to clear successfully, whilst Carlton played well. The backs tackled well, but showed lack of experience. In the forwards, Wright showed a tendency to pass too straight, and Campbell was rather slow in effecting his centres. Near the end, ' 'Newman managed to put the School ahead from a centre by flraham ; the opposing goalkeeper continued to make plucky

saves, and this was ratner nal a fuck on him. As a whole the team played well and fought back with the right spirit, the chief fault was lack of experience.

Team :—I. A. Campbell; F. F. Weatherill, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A . Newman, G. E. L. Graham.

SCHOOL v. STYX H.C. Result : Lost, 1-5.

Played at home on a rather wet ground. The School set a fast pace, but their opponents soon showed themselves to be a very experienced side with a clear understanding of the game : for a time, the home forwards attacked, and were repulsed. Newman and Graham combined very well in this match, but without the support of the other forwards, their efforts were to no avail; the opposing centre-forward scored after a few minutes with a shot at close range which gave Campbell no chance at all. The School still kept on trying, and the halves, especially Carlton, played a steady game, although rather a large share of work fell on their shoulders. The backs showed a poor knowledge of position, but tackled well : throughout the game, difficulty was experienced on both sides in clearing the ball, on account of the rather sticky ground : after some rushes by the Styx forwards, and some close play in the circle, a goal was scored by the inside-left, who lifted the ball into the net with a flick. Half-time came with the score 2--0. Immediately after this, the School forced a corner, from which Watson scored with a hard shot which bounced off the goalie's pads into the goal. This rather encouraged the School, who set off with more determination than ever : they were disappointed, however, for, owing to a misunderstanding between the backs, Campbell was forced to leave the goal, and the centreforward scored before he could get back. The School still played energetically, and the halves and backs robbed the opposing forwards continually : the superiority of the visitors showed up in the end, however, and they scored 2 more goals before the final whistle went. On the whole, the School played well, and defended with great spirit.

Team :—I. A. Campbell; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H.. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham.

SCHOOL "A" XI v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Result : Won, 7-1.

In the first few minutes the visitors were definitely superior, and the School did not seem to get going. The game developed into a hard hitting and fast contest, but the weak points in the Bootham side were noted and utilized by the School. Newman opened the scoring for the School after a pass from Graham. Shortly after, Watson dribbled past the backs to push the ball into the net. Bootham made continued rushes on the School, but the more experienced backs were too much for them. Newman again scored before half-time, bringing the score to 3-0.

In the second half, the School attacked, and forced two corners, when Marwood scored after some quick work in the circle,

Watson and Newman then ran up, and combined to score a 'fifth goal after beating both the backs.

Bootham then pressed continually and managed to score after -a good centre from their left wing. Before the whistle went, Marwood again scored after combining with Watson in a run up the field. The School showed superiority in all departments, but Bootham were very keen and quick on the ball, hitting hard on frequent occasions. In another season or two they will be formidable opponents.

Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood; P. C. Campbell, N. L. 'Colbeck, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, S. P. H. Rylatt.

SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH.

Result : Won, 1-0.

Played away on a firm ground, with fair weather conditions. It was evident from the bully-off that the teams were very evenly matched. The game was fast and open, with plenty of hard hitting on both sides. Both sides pressed alternately, and the School had bad luck with some shots which crossed the opposite .goalmouth from a fine angle. After some time, Newman received .a pass from Lockwood and beat both the backs to score a very good goal which the goalie had no chance to stop. From then, Scarborough pressed very hard indeed, and there were some exciting moments in front of the School goal, Campbell making two very good saves : the home side forced three corners, and the intervention of the whistle for half-time saved a rather serious situation.

This match was undoubtedly the best the School had played this season : it was a very hard first half, however, and began to tell on them in the second half ; the team seemed to get tired, but never gave up trying. Outstanding among the halves was Carlton, who stuck to his man with great determination, and managed to keep to the pace, although he found it rather difficult. Graham dribbled and centred very well, but lacked support from the left wing, and consequently had rather a large share of work. Boden tackled and cleared well, and Smart showed great improvement. All through the second half a close struggle was contested, with frequent attacks by Scarborough and repulses by the School. The whistle went with the score still at 1-0, and the end of a good, clean game had gone, with due credit to the School.

Team :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, C. A. Smart ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; P. C. Campbell, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham.

SCHOOL v. YORK. Result : Lost, 1-5.

This match was rather disappointing after the form shown in the previous game. The School seemed to lack enterprise, andmissed opportunities in the first half. Among the forwards, Marwood showed poor form, and lacked dash and spirit. From the start the game was fast, with hard hitting : it cannot be said that the . School were playing badly, but they were certainly not at their best. Newman and Graham combined well, and Newman' had bad luck with a shot in the first half : Marwood missed an easy goal through slashing instead of flicking the ball. After about a quarter-of-an-hour the York centre-forward scored by following up a shot at goal. York forced two corners, but both were unsuccessful, the School clearing up the field. The visitors scored a second goal shortly after through clever combination between the inside forwards. These forwards gave good examples to the School of how following-up should be done. The score at halftime was 2-0, and when the second half began, the School began. with a special effort, and Graham took the ball up the wing, centred to Newman, who beat one back to score a good goal with a hard shot. From then a series of attacks by York were repulsed by the School, only to be repeated again, this time with more success, for the opposing centre-forward ran up from the half-way line, beating both backs, and pushing the ball past Campbell. The School had bad luck in an attack on the visitors' goal, as a shot from Newman hit the post and rebounded to be cleared. The School now set down to a determined defence : the backs were outclassed by the combination and thrustful running of the inside forwards, who scored two more goals before the final whistle went.. Watson was useful in clearing from the home circle, and Campbell made one or two useful saves, and altogether the School was rather unlucky.

Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. O. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; I. H. Segar, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, M. B. Marwood.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. Result : Won, 3-2.

This game was played under rather warm weather conditions,. with a hot sun, but firm ground. The School attacked from the bully-off, and set a very fast pace, which seemed to take the visitors rather by surprise. Shortly after the start, Wright scored , a good goal after following up a centre from Segar. A few rushes were made upon the home goal, but the tackling of the halves was good, and consequently not much ground was made. : The game had developed into a clean, open struggle, with hard hitting on both sides : a free hit near the Leeds circle, taken by

Watson, enabled Newman to score a quick goal from a forward position. The School were now playing at the top of their form, -and showed great dash and spirit. The forwards were quick on the ball, and halves tackled and followed up well, whilst the backs 'cleared well where necessary. In defending, Watson dribbled up the field and beat two men to put Graham in position for a tearing shot which placed the School in a better position still. Half-time -came with the score 3-0. In the second half, mention must be made of the way in which the University recovered and put up such a good fight. The School were nearly always on the defensive, except once or twice when the inside forwards had bad luck with shots in the circle after hard work by the halves. After a quarter'of-an-hour had passed, and Leeds had made repeated attacks on the home goal, including several corners, an inside forward scored. The visitors still continued to press, and the Warin brothers, . on their right wing, always looked dangerous. Boden and Smart, supported by Watson, and occasionally the other halves, however; managed to clear after many exciting moments near the goal. At last, the centre-forward broke through and scored a second goal for Leeds. This looked bad for the School, who seemed to try all the harder. But the game went on on the same lines, and some very close shaves were experienced by Campbell, who managed to keep the ball out of the net until the final whistle went. -A very close game.

Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden ; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; M. B. Marwood, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, I. H. Segar.

SCHOOL v. HULL. Result : Lost, 2-3.

There was a light rain falling when the bully-off was taken, and the ground was very slippery.

In the first half, the School played very well indeed and showed much enterprise. The game was fairly fast and both sides attacked : the School were rewarded with a goal by Wright, who pushed the ball into the net after some quick work among the forwards. The Hull forwards made several attacks, but were unsuccessful on account of the good tackling and clearing of the backs, helped by Watson. The latter cleared to Graham, who passed to Newman : the ball was taken into the Hull circle, and Graham scored with a good shot. This gave the School a lead of two at half-time. Shortly after, Hull scored when the backs failed to clear after a corner. Then came the set back the School seemed to he unable to take the ball out of their own half, and several times the visitors looked dangerous. After forcing a corner, the ball was deflected past Campbell off one of the backs, an unfortunate incident. The g-ame still continued as before, and

the School seemed to be rather shaken by the unexpected turn of events.. The ground was becoming rather uneven, and most of the players found difficulty in keeping their feet. Hull scored again after some close play in the home circle : Campbell was unsighted by one of the backs, and the ball was unfortunately deflected into the goal. So the School had lost a close game : it must be said that they were hardly two goals worse than their opponents.

Team :—I. A. Campbell ; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden; M. 42: Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; I. H. Segar, N. A. Newman, G. E. L. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, M. B. Marwood.

SCHOOL v. O.P's.

Result : Lost, '2-4.

On the day of the match, rain had been continuous since early morning, and consequently the field was appallingly wet when the teams bullied off : the conditions rather spoilt the game, although there were some good passing movements on both sides, and the O.P's. attacked furiously for the first few minutes. There was good play by the halves on both sides : Lockwood played his best game in this match, and cleared with repeated success. The School scored first in grand style; Graham scored with a first-time shot from a centre by Segar. The play was now very even, with alternate attacks and repulses : the O.P. forwards always looked dangerous, and Smart and Boden managed very well against heavy odds. Yardley scored after some time, after dribbling the ball past Campbell, who came out to meet him. A few minutes later, he repeated this, only with a hard shot into the corner of the goal. Half-time came with the score 2-1.

In the second half, the School seemed to tire, and lacked the dash displayed previously : the conditions made things more difficult as by this time the field was badly cut up. The School had bad luck with some forward rushes: Mr. Rhodes, in goal, made one or two useful saves. The visitors scored 2 goals in quick succession after pressing hard and forcing a few corners. Play fluctuated after this, and eventually Newman scored after a rush by the School forwards, bringing the score to 4-2. Play became more open towards the end, the School showing determination : they continued to attack, and Marwood put a few good centres in from the left : despite their efforts, however, the whistle sounded for time, and it can only be said that the School lost to a more experienced and steady side.

Team :—I. A. Campbell; C. A. Smart, J. L. Boden; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, K. Lockwood ; M. B. Marwood, A. T. H. Wright, G. E. L. Graham, N. A. Newman, I. H. Segar.

SCHOOL 2nd XI v. YORK 2nd XI. Played at Home, March 14th. Lost, 1-6.

The 2nd XI's long delayed match with York eventually took place, and an enjoyable game took place. Up to half-time the game was fairly even with York slightly the better. At this point, however, the School lost their goalkeeper, and in the second half were unfortunate in being unable to prevent the sudden dashes of the York forwards. There is evidence of some good material for future first elevens in this 2nd XI, but of course much improvement will be required.

School 2nd XI :—J. T. Harding ; R. M. Deas, J. T. Brockbank ; H. P. Cole, I. H. Segar, F. F. Weatherill ; E. R. Gossop, N. L. Colbeck, G. W. Russell, T. F. Cameron, S. P. H. Rylatt.

HOUSE HOCKEY. SCHOOL HOUSE v. DAY BOYS. Result :—School House, 2; Day Boys, 0.

The House pressed in the Day Boys' "25" for some time after the start, before Graham scored for the House. From then play went up and down the field, McKay clearing well for the Day Boys and Boden for the House. The Day Boys were playing well and giving the House a hard game. In the second half the House were again the aggressors, and Graham scored off a centre from Marwood. For the rest of the game play remained in mid-fieldneither side gaining much ground. Teams—

School House :—I. A. Campbell; J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas; R. T. Wolf, C. A. Smart, M. Hollway ; M. B. Marwood, N. L. Colbeck, G. E. L. Graham, G. W. Russell, I. A. S. Thompson.

Day Boys :—H. W. Richardson ; I. S. McKay, J. T. Brockbank ; I. H. Segar, K. Lockwood, H. P. Cole; R. S. Bickle, A. T. H. Wright, A. Capaldi, G. H. Briggs, E. Gossop.

FINAL HOUSE HOCKEY MATCH SCHOOL HOUSE v. RISE. Result : School House, 3; Rise, 1.

The Rise went away with a flying start and Newman scored for them after about 2 minutes' play. From then the play swung from end to end until Graham scored a lucky goal for the House..

After half-time the House pressed more than the Rise, but they were weak in the circle. This was balanced by the Rise backs, who foolishly cleared up the centre. Thompson scored a good goal for the House after dribbling up the wing and shooting from

a narrow angle. A few minutes before full time, Graham flicked a goal for the House after one of the Rise backs had mis-hit.

The final result was :—House, 3 ; Rise, 1. Teams—

School House :—I. A. Campbell ; J. L. Boden, R. M. Deas ; R. T. Wolf, C. A. Smart, M. Hollway ; M. B. Marwood, N. L. Colbeck, G. E. L. Graham, G. W. Russell, I. A. S. Thompson.

Rise :—W. G. Barnby ; D. W. Swainson, F. F. Weatherill; M. Q. Carlton, D. W. Watson, R. White; A. W. Douglas, N. A. Newman, A. J. Morris, T. F. Cameron, and W. Boyes.

1st XI HOCKEY RESULTS.

Date. Opponents. Ground. Result. :Sat., Feb. 1. Leeds Corinthians Home Cancelled. Sat., Feb. 8. Ben Rhydding Home Won 9-1 Wed., Feb. 19. Manchester Regiment Away Won 2-1 •at., Feb. 29. West Riding Home Cancelled. Wed., March 4. Styx Home Lost 1-5 'Sat., March 7. Worksop College Home Cancelled. Sat., March 14. Scarborough Away Won 1-0 Wed., March 18. York Home Lost 1-5 Sat., March 21. Leeds University Home Won 3-2 Thur., March 26. Hull Home Lost 2-3 -Wed., April 1. Old Peterites Home Lost 2-4

Wed., March 11. "A" XI v. Bootham Sch. Home Won 7-1 Sat., March 14. 2nd XI v. York 2nd XI... Home Lost 1-6

HOCKEY RETROSPECT.

We started the season with four of last year's eleven—all forwards—two of whom were old Colours. Around these a team had to be built from material which was in some cases young and inexperienced. For a nucleus Watson went to centre-half, where he was of invaluable help in both attack and defence ; we only wish we could have afforded to have had him in the forward line. Our team-building was considerably interrupted in the early part of February, when continual rain made the fields quite unplayable. 'Consequently we had not played more than half-a-dozen times on grass before our first match. This was against Ben Rhydding, whom we beat 9-1; this was bad for us; it made the team over .confident. Thus, when we met the Manchester Regiment we had a hard struggle to win ; their goalkeeper was the best against whom we have had to play, or perhaps it would be more true to say that he was the hardest to score goals against. After being one goal down, we eventually won 2-1 some five minutes before time, the team fighting back in a way which, later in the season, they seemed to have forgotten.

AgainSt Styx H.C. we played well, but had to admit defeat before a more experienced side including several county players. Our chief fault in this match, as it was all through the season, was being either too wild or two slow in the circle.

In the middle of the season we were pleased to welcome Bootham School whom we played with an "A" team. We won_ fairly easily, but we foresee that before long they will be serious and keen rivals. It was a bitter disappointment to us that the match against Worksop College had to be cancelled.

The team reached its best form against Scarborough, who had a strong team out. Their ground was hard and fast and this seemed to suit us; we kept the ball swinging about better than in any other game, and our tackling seemed to be inspired by the "bite" in the air. Against York we were below form, perhaps by reaction. We met a team of experience at its best, and when we missed our chances, the team's spirit rather foolishly waned. However, in the next match we retrieved our fortunes by beating Leeds University 3-2, though this we nearly lost in the second half when we suddenly found ourselves with our backs to the wall. Hull beat us 3-2 after we had been leading 2-1. This was most disappointing, we lost it purely by slow thinking. The match , against the Old Peterites was played in appalling conditions ; they would probably have beaten us by more on a dry day, but in spite of the state of the ground and falling rain it was a hard and by no means scrappy game.

Looking back on the season the team must remember that the following few rules were what they were at one time and another apt to forget. Forwards must follow up each other's shot at goal; almost as many goals are scored off the goalkeeper's pads as by straight drives. Halves must follow up their forwards and give them the ball again when they lose it near their opponents' circle_ This was pertaps our worst fault all through the season ; our opponents were always able to clear too easily. Finally, the team must remember to go and get the ball—it cannot be expected that every pass will reach them perfectly if they stand about waiting for it ; this does not mean they have to get out of position, but dash and "snap" were not seen frequently enough.

Finally, a word about the Middle Game. They unfortunately must come off worst when there is bad weather, for the Senior Game must be served first, but, nevertheless, they might be better. Let those on this year's Middle Game remember that hockey is one of the world's fastest games, and that to move fast you have got to be fit and you have got to keep your eye in, so let them try to get a game or practice or two during next Christmas holidays before the hockey term begins. SUMMARY OF 1st XI MATCHES. Played 8. Won 4. Lost 4. Goals for, 21 ; Goals against, 21.

1st XI HOCKEY CHARACTERS. N. A. NEWMAN (Right-inside). Captain—Did a tremendous amount of work, being especially useful to the side for his persistent tackling hack. Last season he was inclined to be slow in the circle, but this year he put in many quick, hard shots, some of which produced match-winning goals. D. W. WATSON (Centre-half). Hon. Sec.—A centre-half who tackled well and cleared hard, though his marking was sometimes at fault. Showed greatly improved stickwork since last season. Sometimes misjudged the speed of his forwards and overhit, but a quick thinker, very useful to the side. G. E. L. GRAHAM (Centre-forward)—Started the season at outside-right, but moved to the centre where he showed very useful dash, scoring some intelligent goals. Must improve his stickwork, as he keeps the ball too far away from him, so making it easier to tackle him. M. Q. CARLTON (Right-half)—One of the most improved players in the team. His marking and positioning were excellent, but still requires more strength in hitting and passing. J. L. BODEN (Full-back)—A fearless tackler who often saved the situation. Found his form early in the season, but towards the end was not too reliable when stopping the ball, for which he has a bad style. C. A. SMART (Full-back)—Was tried at forward early in the season, but soon found his true position at full-back. Also a fearless tackler, though he was best at "nipping in" and foreseeing passes by the opposing forwards. K. LOCKWOOD (Left-half)—Marked his wing well and, being possessed of a good eye, was often able to intercept passes.

But must learn to get rid of the ball sooner, to follow up quickly and support his forwards in attack. A. T. H. WRIGHT (Inside-left)----A young player who should be good with more experience. Improved as the season advanced. Will get more goals if he continues to follow up quickly. A poor tackler. I. A. CAMPBELL (Goalkeeper)—Learnt the game quickly, but must learn to move across more quickly to stop flick and push shots. Came out to the edge of the circle well on several occasions. M. B. MARWOOD (Outside-left)—A puzzle. Ought to have been better than he was. Lost goals by wild hitting at centre-forward, but sent across some fine centres from outsideleft later in the season. Must learn to fetch and go for the ball.