Boating

v. OLD PETERITES Played on Saturday, 12th December. Won, 24-3.

The School's victory over the Old Boys by the margin of 24 points to 3 hardly reflects the close struggle which took place between the two teams for much of the game.

With far too much reliance being placed on kicking the ball, play in the first half was dull and unimaginative. Both sides opened their scoring with penalty goals, but by half-time the School had gained a lead of 6 points to 3 when Rhodes dropped a goal.

The Old Boys pressed strongly in the second half but failed to score, before the School once again took up the attack and went further into the lead with a try by Kirk. Depleted now in numbers by injury to M. J. Kershaw and G. B. Pullan, the initial advantage in weight was no longer a telling factor and the Old Boys' defence finally collapsed as the School gained confidence. Exploiting their numerical advantage with more inspired handling movements, the School scored a further 15 points in the final stages of the game; Rhodes rounded off a good game with two further tries and Ranson converted these and a try by De Mulder.

Caps were awarded to D. L. W. Sim, M. Woodruff, and J. M. D. Kirk.

OLD PETERITE XV

K. M. Rateliff; R. D. Wheatley, M. J. Kershaw, G. B. Pullan, W. M. Howard; F. C. Slegg, J. F. N. Jackson; L. T. Beaumont, N. J. Bell, C. W. Thompson (Capt.), J. A. Jackson, A. P. Hopwood, J. F. Middleton, A. McCallum, C. H. Lewis.

THE BOAT CLUB

To have boated in the Christmas Term is a rare enough event to make it essential to put the occurrence on record. Living memory cannot recall a previous occasion, but then such a summer does not happen very often.

Boating was carried out on a House basis during three weeks and in this time most Houses had come to within striking distance of racing form. Although House Races were not held it does mean that the Senior Races at any rate can be held next term at a far earlier date and enable the School crews to be prepared for the Summer Term.

At this point it is pleasant to record the success of E. S. Portlock in being in one of the Cambridge Trial Eights and lasting there until it was finally disbanded, leaving the two Eights which raced in the Trial Eights Race at Ely. This is indeed an honour for Portlock and the School.

News has also reached us from Durham that no fewer than four of the College crews have been stroked by Old Peterites, by name R. D. Beckitt, R. A. Jackson, G. V. Plester, and R. N. Bradford. Bradford's crew won the Inter-College Senior Fours. Bradford and Plester have had trials for the Varsity Eight. 32