v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE Played away on Wednesday, 10th February. Draw 1-1 This was a very scrappy game in which the School held the lead until the last few minutes of the game. The Scarborough left back was the main strength in their defence; however he was caught out of position by a cross-hit from Vooght which was collected by Cloughton who put in a shot past the goal keeper. The pitch was very lumpy and this led to many defensive slips. Late in the second half Scarborough maintained the pressure and scored in the last minute after a misunderstanding between the goal keeper and his defence. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Wednesday, 17th February. Won 4-1 The game started off with the sides evenly matched. However, the School gradually began to overcome Bootham and after two short corners Baxter opened the scoring. In the second half the School did the majority of the attacking and Morris was sent away up the wing. He cut into the circle and put in a feeble shot which the goalkeeper miskicked and the ball trickled into the goal. After this the School missed several opportunities. Cloughton also scored two goals. v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 24th February. Lost 1-2 The sides were evenly matched and the School opened the scoring when Mitchell half-volleyed a shot past the goalkeeper. The School maintained their lead until well into the second half. However, after Worksop had come into the game much more they took the lead through two well taken goals. The School nearly equalised when Cloughton broke through but had his shot well saved by the goalkeeper. v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on Saturday, 27th February. Lost 0-2 The School came up against a very strong defensive side. However, the Old Peterites were not two goals better than the School side. The School did a great deal of attacking but the skill of the old boys broke down many attacks, especially the centre half Jackson who covered a great deal of ground, and scored both goals. McKay, who kept goal for the old boys, deprived the School of several scoring opportunities. The Old Peterite XI was: —A. McKay, R. A. Stratton, P. Crowe, P. Netherwood, R. H. Jackson, M. Hallas, P. H. Moat, M. Willstrop, M. J. Wood, K. M. Ratcliff, G. E. C. Graham.
THE BOAT CLUB The rising standards of regattas all over the country make pre-season training imperative, and the success of the 1st VIII in the Head of the Ouse and its very satisfactory position in the Schools' Head at Putney stems from getting fit by circuit training throughout the holidays. Rowing over 3i miles at 30, dropping at times to 28, cannot be satisfactorily accomplished
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