and whereabouts of the ship their children were on and of its convoy. No praise can be too high for the Captain of the s.s. Ashcrest and its crew. Willingly they gave up their berths to invalids and children and did their utmost for us all. The Captain never once went to bed—he is reported to have lain down on deck for two hours each night, but certainly no one ever saw the bridge without the Captain and his telescope eagerly scanning the sea and the sky.
HOCKEY.
With no coach and only three old colours, prospects for the season were not very promising. But the team got down to the task of coaching themselves and so well did they do it that they went through the season unbeaten. The Gods of the Weather seem determined to keep the grounds covered in snow for the first few weeks of every Easter Term, with the result that we lost some valuable practice and had to cancel most of our matches, in the end only playing three. The team was one of the best for several years. Hanson, in goal, only had to deal with about six shots ; the backs were almost unbeatable, and when someone did get past them there was always a half-back in defence. The halves linked up well with the forwards and their positioning was good. We were blessed with two clever and energetic insides, who engineered movement after movemnt. Perhaps the most outstanding characteristic of the team was the way in which they interchanged positions. The forwards developed this into a fine art and at the end of the season were doing it automatically. Halves were often taking part in a passing movement with forwards dropping back in defence, and the covering up in defence by halves and backs was always excellent. The usual fault of the forwards, a fault which past coaches have always decried, has this year never put in an appearance. The forwards, when they got into the circle, instead of dilly-dallying with the ball, as has been the custom, hit it hard at goal.
HOCKEY CHARACTERS, 1941. F. F. Steele (Captain) 1939*-40*-41*. Centre Half. Was responsible for most of the team's movements. Possesses a keen sense of positioning and could be relied upon to come back in defence to assist the backs. It is mainly due to his play and coaching that the team had such a successful season. 35
