1st VIII Results :1st VIII v. Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Lost, 380-384.
1st VIII v. Victoria College, Jersey. Lost, 586-598. 1st VIII v. King Edward's School, Birmingham. Lost, 586-631. 1st VIII v. Sutton Valence School. Lost, 586-596. 1st VIII v. Dean Close School. Lost, 605-623. 1st VIII v. St. Edmunds' School. Won, 605-577. 1st VIII v. Wellington School. Won, 588-547. 1st VIII v. Denstone College. Lost, 591-613.
Team and Averages :
J. A. Hannon (average 80.0), R. Parker (75.25), A. M. Baird (79.0), G. W. J. Griffiths (72.5), D. M. Findlay (75.75), R. I. Hunt (74.75), P. C. Knowlson (74.0), C. Frank (71.5).
The 2nd VIII did not meet with a great deal of success either, their results being :2nd VIII v. Victoria College, Jersey. Lost, 548-564. 2nd VIII v. Dean Close School. Lost, 571-586. 2nd VIII v. Denstone College. Won, 547-519.
The team consisted of :R. 0. Watson (Capt.) (average 67.0), D. L. Hourigan (73.5), G. M.
Herring (73.5), N. B—Burgess (69.5), P. Jenkins (69.0), C. W. D. Green (67.75), D. Walter (67.75), R. J. Shardlow (69.33).
SQUASH As the School courts were still out of repair, squash enthusiasts in the School again had to travel to the Railway Institute courts for a game. More boys than last term have made use of the facilities offered, and the two Squash Competitions aroused a keen interest in the School. In the "Open" Competition the four "seeded" players all reached the semi-finals, in which two exciting matches were played. Fairweather beat Dennis 3 games to 0, although the latter offered more stubborn opposition than the score would suggest; it was the hard accurate hitting of Fairweather which gave him his victory. In the other semi-final Hannon beat Parker by the narrow margin of 3 games to 2. Hannon won because of his better training, for Parker monopolised and won the first two games only to tail off and lose as condition began to tell. It was, however, a good match. The final was, however, very disappointing, with Fairweather, last year's winner, winning very easily. J. M. Booth won the Junior Competition by beating R. M. Hodgson 3-1 in the final. Booth, who beat his opponent through speed in the court, looked the better player on the whole, but unfortunately the standard of play in this competition was not very high, mainly through lack of practice. 41
