Hockey

" Country Life " and a postal match against Elizabeth College, Guernsey, were fired concurrently. The result of the former has not yet been published, the latter was lost by 554 to 521. The School team was weakened through illness. The " Country Life " total, with the landscape target, was 623.

Plans have been made for open-range shooting to begin next term at Strensall.

HOCKEY RESTROSPECT, 1938. Matches Played, 12 ; Won, 5 ; Lost, 5 ; Drawn, 2.

I think it would be true to say that we have had a very successful Hockey season, although judged on results alone perhaps that is rather high praise. But results are not everything. The chief aim of the captain must be to build up the best possible side, and this in a very short season— though we have been incredibly lucky with the weather this year—is no easy task, and calls for considerable experimenting. But this year I am confident that that task has been accomplished most successfully, and that the final side proved itself a very good one by winning the last two matches in two successive days in no uncertain manner. It is easy to say that had we had that side for earlier matches we should have won at least three more matches, as I feel sure we should, but it is not nearly so easy to foresee that side, and it is to the credit of the captain and coach that such a good side ultimately materialised.

We started the season with five members of last year's side available and several others who had played in one or more matches. Our chief difficulty was in finding a left-half and a centre and inside forward.

For some time we persisted with Steele at left-half, though he is really a full-back, but he proved rather slow, though very neat with his stick and a good tackler. Ultimately, Rimmer, who improved enormously during the season, filled that position and filled it with credit. He realised his limitations and listened to advice given him and profited by it. Others may well follow that example.

The forward positions were not so easy to fill. Except for Milburn no one seemed to be able to shoot hard enough or often enough, and changes had to be made rather often, too often perhaps. It was only when Milburn broke his 24

thumb immediately after the Scarborough match that Brockbank was tried at centre-forward, A. T. H. Wright moving to inside-left, and it was soon clear that this was undoubtedly Brockbank's correct position. As he gained confidence his play improved, and- at the end of the season he was playing very well indeed. Graham at inside-right and Milburn, when he had recovered from his broken thumb, at inside-left, backed him up ably, and put through many good passes, while the two wings, Lynch left and Cameron right, centred so hard and so often that we wondered sometimes where they got them all from!

It was very unfortunate that A. T. H. Wright completely lost his form, but that may happen to anybody, and I feel sure he will be playing as well as ever next year.

At half-back we were fortunate in finding Briggs to occupy the centre position so well. His positional play was really good, and he knew how to combine attack with defence, the hall mark of a good half-back. Davin, who played in that position last year, moved to right-half, as he was not really strong enough to last in the centre. At right-half it was quite another story. Once he had become accustomed to the position he played better and better, and at the end of the season was as good a wing-half as I have seen.

Harding, the captain, and McKay were a very sound combination at back, the former in particular playing very well indeed throughout the season. Time and again he came through with the ball to beat the opposing forwards and could generally be relied upon to clear hard. Stephenson in goal was nearly always very safe, and if he didn't stop the ball he stopped the man very effectively!

Our thanks are due to Mr. K. G. Chilman for his really expert coaching, to Mr. Stead for assisting him, and to Mr. Wrenn, who spent so much of his time coaching the lower games.

CHARACTERS OF THE XI. f Old Colour. * This season's Colour.

T. HARDING (captain), 1937-38. Full-back.

A very sound player who gave confidence to his side and led them splendidly. Tackled and cleared hard. f A. T. H. WRIGHT (vice-captain), 1936-37-38. Inside-left.

A neat player with his stick, he lacked dash and the ability to score goals.

f G. P. G. STEPHENSON, 1937-38. Goalkeeper.

A most determined goalkeeper, who could kick well and stop almost anything. *T. F. CAMERON, 1937-38. Outside-right.

A very fast wing who consistently beat his half and put across many fine centres. A dangerous shot whenever he was in the circle. *V. L. F. DAVIN, 1937-38. Right-half.

One of the most improved players on the side. With a beautiful eye he could stop the ball on both sides of his body, and when he had settled down was seldom caught out of position. *G. H. BRIGGS, 1938. Centre-half.

A tireless worker who combined sound defence with a fine sense of attack, keeping his forwards plied with passes. A most useful player on any side. *I. S. McKAY, 1938. Left-back.

Learned a lot about back play from his captain and profited by it. Was inclined to miss the first time clearance, but tackled well. When he can hit the ball really hard he will be a most competent player. H. A. MILBURN, 1938. Inside-left.

A very hard working player with a good shot until he broke his thumb. Fed his wing and centre well, but was too inclined to pass to the wing when near the circle. Could be relied on to tackle back. IL C. LYNCH, 1938. Outside-left.

Filled a difficult position adequately, and put across some very good centres. Not quite fast enough for the position, but he made up for this by determination. P. R. G. GRAHAM, 1938. Inside-right.

A very keen player with a fine idea of passing both ways. Rather slow, especially in moving the ball, but most determined. Tackled back well. J. T. BROCKBANK, 1938. Centre-forward.

When he ultimately found his correct position played with increasing confidence, and at the end of the season was playing really well. His solo effort against Ashville will long be remembered. R. N. RIMMER, 1938. Left-half.

A most improved player who, though rather unorthodox, played with great determination and never gave up. 26

1st XI MATCHES. SCHOOL v. BEN RHYDDING. Played at Home, Saturday, February 5th. Result—Lost: School 0, Ben Rhydding 5.

With six of last year's team playing, the School gave a rather disappointing display in the first match. There is, however, a difference between playing a good club side and the next best school eleven, and there was nothing to suggest that the team would not play well with more experience.

Right from the bully-off, Ben Rhydding played good, constructive hockey, and before the School defence had settled down they had scored by a cross-drive from the insideright. The School retaliated, but though Wright and Brockbank came near to scoring, the attack lacked cohesion and speed.

Ben Rhydding then took charge of the game, and as often as Harding and McKay cleared, the ball was intercepted by their fast half-backs, so that the movement was started afresh. The result was that Stephenson, in goal, was often called to meet attacks at the edge of the circle, and well though he played he was unable to prevent two more goals before the interval.

In the second half the School halves, and consequently the whole team, played better. Davin distributed the ball well, and got a firmer grip on the opposing centre-forward, whose dash had rewarded him earlier in the game.

Despite the increased supply of the ball, the School forwards rarely looked dangerous, and no shot worth stopping came from any of the inside forwards during the whole afternoon. Individually, when away from the circle, Milburn and Wright played well, without having much luck.

Ben Rhydding's fifth and final goal was scored from an extremely narrow angle by the centre-forward after a fine individual run which left the defence standing.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; G. H. Briggs, V. L. F. Davin, R. N. Rimmer; T. F. Cameron, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. Played Away, Saturday, February 12th. Result—Won: School 3, Leeds University 2.

The only changes in the School team were in the halfback line, where Steele came in for Rimmer at left-half and Davin and Briggs changed places. 27

The match was a very interesting one, despite the fact that a gale was blowing straight down the field.

In the first half the School played with the wind, but Leeds did all the attacking during the first ten minutes, and the School goal was kept intact more by luck than management. Then the forwards started a hot attack, which was checked at the edge of the circle when a Leeds defender was penalised. Briggs slipped a pass to Milburn, who shot it in first time. It must be said that this was against the run of the play, and it came as no surprise when Warin dribbled past McKay and flicked the ball past Stephenson to equalise.

The School forwards retaliated, and after good approach work by Milburn and Wright, Brockbank must have scored if he had not tripped over.

By this time Harding and McKay had the Leeds attack under control, with the exception of Warin. This player put them ahead before half-time with a shot which left Stephenson helpless.

In the second half the School played against the wind, which seemed to have a steadying influence on the attack: the forwards at once showed aggression, and Wright would have been through had he collected a centre from Cameron.

Play was very even for some time, but the School equalised through Milburn, who gathered the ball in the circle and flicked it in, under the noses of two defenders. Encouraged by this the School continued to attack, and in three minutes they had taken the lead, when the home goalkeeper kicked away a shot by Wright to Milburn, who completed a brilliant hat-trick.

This roused Leeds, and with ten minutes to go they crowded on pressure, and the School were forced to defend. Good play by Harding, McKay, Davin and Briggs kept them at bay, however, and Stephenson was not tested in goal.

The match was very encouraging, because the forwards played one hundred per cent. better than against Ben Rhydding, while the defence, too, was stiffened.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. F. Cameron, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. 2nd BN. WEST YORKSHIRE REGT. Played at Home, Saturday, February 19th.

Result—Won : School 4, West Yorkshire Regt. 0.

Owing to an epidemic at Worksop our match with them, one of the high lights of the Hockey season, had to be cancelled. A game was arranged, however, with the 2nd Bn. 28

West Yorks., who reached the final of the Northern Command Hockey this year.

As is usual among well trained military sides, they started the game at a rollicking pace in direct contrast to the School, who seem to have developed a habit of beginning badly. Harding and McKay weathered the storm, and with their very first attack the School scored when Graham followed up a shot by Wright, which the goalkeeper could only partially save.

The School were forced back on the defensive again, and the swift play of the West Yorkshire forwards made gaps in the School defence. The shooting was bad, however, although Stephenson was forced to concede two corners in quick succession with magnificent saves.

Despite their limited opportunities, the School added two more goals before half-time by Milburn, who drove in a pass of Wright's, and - by Wright himself from a penalty corner.

This lead should have been increased immediately after the resumption of play when Wright missed an open goal from a centre by Cameron. The army did their best to score after this, but even when the mass defence of Davin, Briggs, Steele, Harding and McKay was penetrated, they found Stephenson on the top of his form in goal. Despite this the School goal had some miraculous escapes, notably when Stephenson was out of position, and it was left to Harding to clear the ball off the goal-line in the face of three forwards.

Wright made up for his previous error by shooting a fourth goal after some good play by Milburn and Lynch, but the forward line as a whole missed many opportunities of scoring, considering the good support given by Davin and Briggs.

The game ended with a vigorous School attack which forced two short corners inside a minute, the second for a wilful kick by a back at Wright's shot, which would have scored.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. STYX. Played at Home, Wednesday, February 23rd. Result—Lost: School 0, Styx 6.

Having heard that the School had a reasonably good side this year, Styx decided not to risk the loss of their 29

reputation, for they sent over a strong side, including Reginald Ogley; Petty, of Doncaster; Pickersgill and Sarjeant, of Scarborough.

From the start it was obvious that the Styx forwards were going to be dangerous, for they kept play in the School "25" for about five minutes. Then the School fought back, only to have their spasmodic attacks frustrated.

After 13 minutes, Styx took the lead, when the Ben Rhydding centre flicked a centre from the right past Stephenson. This was increased soon after.

Harding and Davin made some good clearances, but the insides were too well covered to make use of the occasional centres from Lynch and Cameron. Wright and Milburn each had shots well saved. Harding and McKay were unable to check the Styx forwards, and Pickersgill flicked a third goal from a narrow angle, while a shot saved by Stephenson was pushed in for a fourth just before half-time.

In the second half the School showed much more dash, and were unlucky not to score at least twice. Before this improvement, however, Pickersgill had netted another from close range to make the score 5-0. Immediately after, Milburn passed to Wright, whose long through pass to Cameron was taken but saved. The ball was centred again, and Wright nearly scored.

An unseen back-sticks by a Styx back prevented Cameron from scoring with the goalkeeper beaten. Styx then embarked on another long period of attacking, during which Ogley, who had moved from back to inside-forward, was prominent.

Just before time, Styx scored their sixth and final goal through Petty and Ogley. In a last minute attempt to score, Wright went through the middle, but was checked on the edge of the circle by the goalkeeper, who was forced to fall on to the ground to make his save.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH. Played Away, Saturday, February 25th. Result—Draw: School 3, Scarborough 3.

After the defeat against a powerful Styx side, the School were anxious to get back to their winning ways. Ideas of a big win were crushed without mercy, however, within five minutes of the start, during which time the crisp passing 30

of the Scarborough forwards had led to two goals. Even though they were well scored, a defence slightly quicker in all departments could have prevented them.

Harding and McKay then began to get a grip on the game, and the School attack showed some good movements. Wright and Milburn had shots well saved, while Cameron missed an open goal by slipping on the treacherous surface. It was left to Graham to open the scoring with a good crossdrive just when the movement appeared to have been covered by the defence.

The School continued to have the better of the game, due mainly to some good clearances by Davin, Harding and Steele. One bombardment by the School forwards forced the goalkeeper to concede a penalty-bully, but this golden opportunity to score was wasted.

In the second half, Scarborough held the upper hand, and only some fine defensive play by Harding and Briggs, together with an astonishing amount of fortune, prevented the addition of about three goals.

The School drew level, against the run of the play, when Cameron shot in a through pass from Wright, but immediately afterwards the lead went again to Scarborough.

The thought of being beaten at the post after wiping out a two-goal deficit spurred the School on, and with Davin, Briggs and Steele feeding the forwards well, an equaliser seemed only a matter of time. It did not come until three minutes from time, however, when Milburn finished off a good afternoon's work by flicking the ball in, after a movement by Wright and Lynch had broken down.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, A. T. H. Wright, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 2nd. Result—Draw: School 2, Bootham 2.

Milburn, who had been showing good form during the season, was injured, and was replaced by Cockburn at centreforward, while Wright moved over to inside-left.

This was not the cause of the sluggish display given by the School forwards during the first half, for Cockburn played well. The truth of the matter was that the Bootham defence was too fast on the ball for the School attack.

The School began well, Briggs and Davin plying the forwards with passes. The ineptitude of the forwards allowed Bootham to settle down, and though they played Hockey of a more rural nature, their forwards gave the School goal some narrow squeaks, and Harding and McKay had to play very well to keep them at bay.

Bootham took the lead after 21 minutes from a brilliant shot from a narrow angle.

This put more life into the School attack and Graham scrambled a goal immediately after. The scores remained level until after half-time, when Lynch put the School ahead. He cut in, and when he encountered the goalkeeper, he put in a shot of high trajectory over his head, which dropped into the net.

The School pressed more after this, and forced the whole of the Bootham team into their own circle to defend desperately. The game then became open again and Bootham worked down the field. McKay conceded a corner, and from the hit Bootham equalised.

Harding tried to rally his forces, but the vigorous defence of Bootham was enough to combat the wiles of Wright and Graham, though the former nearly scored from a penalty corner just before time.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, P. B. Cockburn, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. YORK. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 9th. Result—Lost: School 2, York 5.

There was one change in the team, Brockbank coming in for Cockburn at centre-forward.

York started off at a fast pace, and with any luck they would have been two up within ten minutes, because the speed of Ruddock on the wing beat the School defence time and time again.

The School attack lacked cohesion, but Brockbank and Wright nearly scored by individual efforts. It came as a surprise, therefore, when Wright opened the scoring with a beautiful shot, after a corner. York were not to be denied, however, and they continued to press, scoring two goals in quick succession to take the lead. Efforts to equalise before half-time were initiated by Davin and Briggs, but were all quickly smothered by Elliot.

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York went further ahead on the restart after some good work by Ruddock on the right wing.

Play was very even for some time, and it seemed that York were beginning to tire on the very hard surface. This was substantiated when Brockbank shot in a centre from Cameron.

The School pressed very hard to equalise, and commanded the game. Harding and McKay frustrated the York attacks well. The School fell away again with a quarter of an hour to go, and York increased their lead by Brockbank (n.). Wright and Graham tried hard to break through the defence again but Elliot, who was playing a very good game, stopped them.

Just before time York scored a fifth goal, to give them a rather flattering victory.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, F. F. Steele ; T. E. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. HULL. Played at Home, Saturday, March 12th. Result—Lost : School 1, Hull 3.

A hot and sultry day seemed to announce that Summer was " icumen in." The field was very bumpy, owing to the shortage of rain in the previous month. These two factors must have affected the play, for never did it rise above mediocrity.

Both sides 'began by misjudging the pace of the field, but Hull settled down first and began to dictate the course of the game. Curiously enough it was from a breakaway that they scored ; a misunderstanding between McKay and Harding allowed a Hull inside to dart through and shoot, giving Stephenson no chance.

After five minutes the School drew level. The ball went down the right and the Hull defence was drawn out of position. Cameron pushed it across to Wright, unmarked, on the edge of the circle, who scored with a beautiful shot. Lynch had the ball in the net after a breakaway started by Davin, but the ball was deflected off Brockbank's stick from an offside position.

It was thought that Hull would crack in the heat during the second half, but in point of fact they lasted better than the School.

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Davin and Briggs gave the forwards several opportunities of scoring, but the latter were slow on the ball, though Wright and Brockbank showed occasional signs of dash.

During the closing minutes, Hull attacked hard, and despite some stout defending by Harding they took the lead, and soon afterwards scored a third to set the seal on the School's fate.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. CLODHOPPERS. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 16th. Result—Lost : School 3, Clodhoppers 4.

After their disappointing display against Hull, the School showed much more dash against the Clodhoppers, and with a bit of luck they might have won.

Play was even at first, though the School could not penetrate the sound Clodhopper defence. The visiting attack was disjointed, however, and even when presented with open goals the inside forwards shot tamely.

The School took the lead when Rimmer sent Lynch away on the left. The latter centred hard and Cameron, who had cut inside, shot the ball in from close range. Clodhoppers equalised within five minutes (when Morwood converted a centre from the lft. During this half it had been dark, and light rain had made the surface wet.

Clodhoppers continued to press, and with twenty minutes to go the School were losing 3-1.

Brockbank reduced this lead by a fluke; Wright's shot was stopped, but the ball came back to Graham, whose drive went in off Brockbank's stick. Encouraged by this the School began to play better and equalised when Cameron shot his second goal after Wright's shot had rebounded off the goalkeeper's pads.

With Harding and Briggs playing well in mid-field it seemed as though the School were going to force a win, but just five minutes from time Morwood shot the ball in wide of Stephenson's right leg to give the Clodhoppers the victory.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, F. F. Steele, R. N. Rimmer ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, A. T. H. Wright, R. C. Lynch. 34

SCHOOL "A" XI v. ASHVILLE COLLEGE. Played at Home, Saturday, March 19th. Result—Won: School "A" 3, Ashville 2.

There were three changes in the team which turned out against Clodhoppers. Garnham came in goal for Stephenson, and Bennett on the wing instead of Cameron, while Milburn came back to the team after three weeks for Wright at inside-left.

The turf was bone dry, and at first the speed of the ball was hard to gauge.

Ashville settled down first however and took the lead in the seventeenth minute, when the left wing beat Davin and Harding, and after drawing McKay, centred for his inside to bang it in past Garnham.

This roused the School, who began to attack hard, and soon Brockbank had equalised from a scramble in the circle.

The pendulum swung over in favour of Ashville again, and after Garnham had been tested several times the left wing scored.

Both sides were now playing better Hockey, and the re-shuffled School forward line began to combine well. Oddly enough it was from a brilliant individual effort by Brockbank that the School drew level ; picking up the ball in mid-field he beat both backs and the goalkeeper to put it into an empty goal.

After this the play was even, and for ten minutes it was anybody's game. The stubborn defence of Harding and McKay checked the Ashville attacks repeatedly, and it seemed purely a question of whether the School forwards could score.

It was answered six minutes from time when Bennett ran down the right and passed inside to Graham, whose shot went in wide of the goalkeeper, thus giving the School the victory by the odd goal in five.

Team :—J. S. Garnham ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer ; L. W. Bennett, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. Played at Home, Friday, March 25th. Result—Won : School 5, Old Peterites 4.

The conditions were perfect for this annual fixture ; the pitch was flat after the previous night's rain and the ominous clouds of the morning had drifted away to leave a clear sky. 35

At first the School played very carelessly, and in midfield were slower on the ball than the Old Peterites. It was therefore against the run of the play when Graham (P.) shot in after a bad clearance by a back.

The Old Peterites soon drew level when Graham (G.) dashed through the middle, catching McKay and Harding on their wrong legs and Stephenson on his back. This last position was obtained by a hurried retreat into goal. Graham (G.) scored again from a pass by Tyson four minutes later.

Brockbank equalised for the School after twenty minutes' play, when he beat both Atkinson and Smithson and put in a shot which was deflected off Mr. Chilman's stick.

The game was being played at a good speed by now and fortunes varied from minute to minute. Within four minutes the Old Peterites had regained the lead, through Graham, and had lost it again when Brockbank scored, after Cameron had beaten Ogley and Atkinson.

In the second half Mr. Chilman was replaced in goal by Sellars, who always seems anxious to conquer new spheres of life.

The School went ahead soon when Cameron, after beating Atkinson, passed to Brockbank, who shot it in.

After some more even play, Graham scored yet another goal to make it four all. The School countered this by getting a fifth ; Brockbank made a good dribble but was checked in the circle. Cameron followed up, however, and tapped the ball into the net. The School continued to press, but found unexpected opposition in Sellars, who, while not paying much attention to the rules, turned his prowess as a cover-point to good account when stopping shots.

The Old Peterites made many efforts to draw level in the last five minutes, notably when Mr. Chilman sent a terrific shot over the bar, but Harding and McKay retained the upper hand to allow the School to scrape home by the odd goal in nine.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson; J. T. Harding; I. S. McKay; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS CORINTHIANS. Played at Home, Saturday, March 26th. Result—Won : School 6, Leeds Corinthians 1

The School wound up the Hockey season in convincing style by beating Leeds Corinthians 6-1 after a fast and interesting game. 36

Leeds had to start with nine men, but they so completely held the School and made such promising attacks that the worst was feared when the whole eleven should arrive.

A dramatic change came over the School, however, and in the sixteenth minute they scored twice. Cameron scored the first from a narrow angle after a mêlée in the Leeds goalmouth. The second was a Hockey coach's dream goal. Right from the bully the ball went to Briggs, who hit it first time to the right, where Cameron centred for Brockbank to score from close in.

A third came five minutes later when Cameron cut inside to take Milburn's pass, and flicked the ball through.

All through this half Harding and Davin had been playing very well to keep the Leeds forwards quiet, and did even better during the second, when the School attack was subdued for long periods.

The speed and dash of Milburn, Brockbank and Cameron was rewarded again when Milburn scored with a strong shot off Cameron's centre, while Graham made the opening for Brockbank's second goal.

Leeds fought back very well and with ten minutes to go they scored their only goal. Encouraged by this, they made Stephenson bring off two good saves before they fell away again to allow Cameron to score after Brockbank had veered over to the left.

Thus with fourteen goals in three matches the reorganised attack fully justified itself, and allowed a record season (as far as the weather is concerned) to end on a happy note.

Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. T. Harding, I. S. McKay ; V. L. F. Davin, G. H. Briggs, R. N. Rimmer ; T. F. Cameron, P. G. R. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, R. C. Lynch.

INTER-HOUSE HOCKEY.

The draw for the House Hockey was as follows :— Rise School House 1School House (1-0) ) Temple Temple (1-0)

It was generally expected that the Rise team, which included five boaters would be taught a lesson in the playing of the more delicate sport by the house. This was far from being the case, and only the solid defence of Harding and Dixon, together with a freak goal by Graham shortly after 37

half-time pulled them through. The first half was played at a fast pace with the Rise looking the more dangerous, but Garnham saved shots from Cockburn and Cameron. The House played better later on when Davin and Rimmer provided opportunities for their forwards, which were not accepted. In the last ten minutes the Rise tried desperately to equalise, and Cockburn shot just wide with Garnham beaten.

A similar margin enabled Temple to beat the House in the final. Territorially, play was even in the first half, but the House goal had some miraculous escapes; a shot by Wright hit the upright with Garnham beaten, while Lynch had a drive put just outside off the goalkeeper's pads. Graham was the only House forward to show signs of dash, and the Temple goal was never in great danger.

Temple went ahead just after the interval, when Lynch put in a pass by Wright.

The House redoubled their efforts, but their inexperienced attack could not take advantage of Davin's passes, and only once were McKay and Briggs in any trouble, when it was left to Johnson to clear a shot from Graham with the goalkeeper beaten.

The losers may console themselves by asking when a side last conceded one goal in two games and yet lost the Hockey trophy.

• ROWING.

Quite the most surprising feature of last term's rowing was the excellence of the weather, which interfered with practice on so few occasions that we might almost be justified in asking, " Is this a record ? "

For the first time the Inter-House events were rowed on sliding seats, the first division crews using the new centreseated " clinkers." To counteract this, the course was lengthened, so that it is now from the Boat House to Lendal Bridge, instead of from Love Lane. The draw for the First Division races was as follows :— School House I Rise I

Temple I

The semi-final was rowed on Thursday, March 10th, the river being at its best level, but unfortunately a rather gusty 38

wind tended to make rowing difficult. The School House got away to a very good start, and were soon nearly a length up, but the Rise, now rowing well together, gradually made up what they had lost, until at Marygate Tower they were leading by a canvas. However, the School House increased the rate of striking to such good effect that they passed the Rise almost on the post, to win by 4 ft.

The final was rowed in perfect conditions on Friday, March 11th. Both crews got away to a good start, but Temple I, rowing a longer stroke, gradually drew away until at Scarborough Bridge they were leading by just over a length. Down the straight School House I made another fine effort, but were unable to make up the lost distance, so that Temple I passed the post half a length in front.

The Second Division races were rowed on the 25th and 26th March. In the semi-finals, Temple II beat School House III by three lengths, and School House II beat Rise II by two lengths. In the final, Temple II built up a long lead of some three lengths, and although at the finish the School House crew were coming up fast, they were unable to make up the last half length.

Results:— Temple II School House III Temple II Rise II Temple II School House II School House II j

The crews rowing in both divisions were School House I—Bow, Hobson ; 2, Sproulle; 3, Bower; Stroke, Shepherd ; Cox, Jefferson. Temple I—Bow, Wright (R.) ; 2, Whitney; 3, Stead; Stroke, Wright (J. A.) ; Cox, Inglis. Rise I—Bow, Robson ; 2, Butler; 3, Ping; Stroke, Taylor; Cox, Scatchard. Temple II—Bow, Brown (K.) ; 2, Cave ; 3, England; Stroke, Bulmer; Cox, Heppell. School House II—Bow, Hunter; 2, Corner, 3, Hodgson; Stroke, Elgey; Cox, Sproulle. Rise II—Bow, Brown; 2, Caldwell; 3, Douglas; Stroke, Morrison; Cox, Scatchard. School House III—Bow, Revill; 2, Cato; 3, Killick; Stroke, Earle; Cox, Denby.