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Hockey 25 Rugger 28 Athletics
from May 1968
by StPetersYork
The School were getting on top and a fine run by Dickinson saw Gration scoring the equaliser. This success was short-lived, however, for a thunderous shot by M. J. Wood made the score 3-2 in the O.P.s' favour. v. STYX H.C.
The School had a great start when Dickinson scored a tremendous goal by shooting brilliantly past the goalkeeper. Unfortunately that was the first and last time that the Styx goalkeeper saw the ball for the School were defending for the rest of the match. The School did, however, defend creditably and kept the score down to a respectable 3-1 against a team containing four or five county players.
RUGGER
With neither "Under 15" nor "Under 14" Colts teams displaying any marked degree of confidence or ability in the Christmas term, this second phase of the season in the Easter Term was as invaluable as ever in confirming previously conceived ideas and by providing further opportunity for practising basic skills and putting into practice courageous and profitable experiments.
Results of matches were as follows: — "Under 15" XV
Feb. 7th v. Hymers College. Home. Cancelled.
Feb. 10th v. Ashville College. Away. Lost 5-11.
Feb. 14th v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Away. Won 9-3.
Feb. 17th v. Ampleforth College. Away. Lost 3-24. The following played : —M. J. Jones; A. Rennie, J. T. Morley, P. R.
Bailey, R. F. Atkinson; I. Robinson, P. L. Hall; C. J. D. Bond, M. W.
Bainbridge, N. Barnes, I. D. Raley, A. N. Lawrence, P. S. K. Crossley,
R. J. Hamilton-Williams, R. L. Elsy (Capt.), A. Gray, R. J. Carson. "Under 14" XV
Feb. 7th v. Hymers College. Home. Cancelled.
Feb. 10th v. Ashville College. Away. Lost 3-17.
Feb. 14th v. Ampleforth College. Home. Lost 0-33.
Feb. 17th v. Pocklington School. Away. Drawn 8-8.
Feb. 21st v. Scarborough College. Home. Won 31-0. The following played : —A. H. W. Cooper; A. G. Sheriff, R. G. W.
Hamshaw, A. Corser, J. A. G. Craven, A. J. Maycock, P. R. Wilkinson;
S. P. Coverdale, R. T. S. Young (Capt.); J. A. Mitchell, D. M.
Dempsey, J. H. W. Sharpe, S. M. Hodges, P. R. Gooder, S. A. A.
Taylor, R. W. Little, D. P. Atkinson, R. G. Gray, A. D. Penty, M. H.
Drucquer.
ATHLETICS
Athletics and School food—one can hear the groans and tradition demands that it should be so. Both are unpalatable in thought, particularly to the pampered, nevertheless what a wholesome meal the healthy and
energetic invariably make of them. Admittedly the ball game player must quit his field, the oarsman forsake his river for the only time between midJanuary and mid-July, and others are "invited" to propel themselves faster than their normal gait. A House Team of eight are selected for the Senior Cross-Country, ten for the Junior Long Run, while only sixteen on average per house compete in the final events on Sports Day, in fact one is often left wondering what the rest are doing. In standards alone it is expected that every physically capable Tom, Dick and Harry will "have a go", and surely it is not a bad thing once in a while to give as many boys as possible the experience of organised competition.
And what does it entail? A programme of approximately 11 hours in "toto" spread over three weeks or less, during which each individual will find opportunity to compete in a choice of 4-5 field events and distances (depending on age) ranging from 100-yds. to 1 mile.
And what of the time of year? Surely we, in this little oasis of York, should not be the ones to be complaining of cold, when, as is well known, Ampleforth, Bootham, Bradford, Durham, .Pocklington and dozens of others, in fact a host of schools throughout the country, are indulging in the same experience leading in many cases to competition in the London Athletics Club meeting for schools in April.
Undoubtedly a very good case can be made out for the specialist who wishes to continue with athletics in the Summer Term, but any plan involving a wholesale switch of athletics to the summer term should consider all the consequences and its effect on school boating, cricket and other sports. The problem would become a topographical one for us at St. Peter's. The pros and cons have already been weighed 20 or more years ago.
A list of the School Athletics Records, never previously published, will no doubt interest our Old Peterite readers. It is a chronicle showing the extent of our achievements during Easter terms over the last two decades, and present Peterites will need little reminder of the presence of last year's Captain of School Boating on this list.
SENIOR
too Yd.
220 Yd. 44o Yd. 88o Yd. x Mile High Jump Long Jump
1930 1967 1967 1962 f 1895
1 1911 1962 1958 W. D. Draffon T. B. Ward T. B. Ward C. J. Parker J. W. Ford A. J. Peters } J. A. B. Carruthers D. G. Macpherson
10.2 sec. 23.5 sec. 53.9 sec. 2 Min. 6.9 sec. 4 min. 41.0 sec. 5 ft. 8 in. 21 ft 51 in.
INTERMEDIATE (Under 161) too Yd. 1946 C Frank to.8 sec. 220 Yd. 1966 C. A. Wood 24.4 sec. 44o Yd. 1966 C. A. Wood 55.4 sec. 88o Yd. 196o R. A. Spencer 2 min. 11.6 sec.
High Jump 1961 D. G. Woolley 5 ft 41 in. i Mile 196o R. A. Spencer 4 min. 57.9 sec.
Long Jump 1954 M. D. Fish 18 ft. 71 in. JUNIOR (Under 15) too Yd. 1946 I. W. Warrington I I.3 sec. 220 Yd. 1948 P. J. Blimcoe 25.8 sec. 440 Yd. 1938 E. P. Bulmer 59.4 sec.
High Jump 1961 I. B. Robertson 5 ft. ol in.
Long Jump 1961 M. J. Howard 17 ft 71 in.
Cricket Ball 1957 P. N. B. Smith 88 Yd. 29
INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY RACE
THE GOODBURN CUP Monday, 12th February
After 4 weeks of good open weather for training, interest in the race not only surrounded the team event but also a repeat performance of last year—the dual between Zissler and Cantrell for first place. This was something Of an anti-climax, for in all fairness it must be stated that Zissler was barely fit to run. This in no way detracts from Cantrell's fine performance in winning in the average time of 24 mins. 44.0 sec., but he would be the first to agree that his task might well have been quite different if his main antagonist had been his normal self. These two contestants suitably inspired their houses into first and second places, whereas by contrast some other competitors preferred not to disguise their lack of preparation for the race, and never even troubled to run in spikes. Results speak for themselves.
RESULT
M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 P. V. Zissler (G.), 3 R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T.), 4 A. G. Scott (G.), 5 T. P. Littlefield (S.H.), 6 A. C. Dunn (M.), 7 P. G. Pace (R.), 8 J. R. Lund (T.), 9 R. L. Elsy (M.), to T. M. Day (D.).
HOUSE PLACINGS Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise School Temple House I0 2 6 16 7 5 I
14 27 4 22 9 20 17 18 12 13 II 25 3 8 3o 35 38 24 29 37 31 39 42 23 26 36 28 32 33 34 48 51 15 19 21
- - - - - - — Total 554 118 547 136 525 174 67 Place — 6th — — — — — — 2nd 5th 4th 3rd 7th 1st
INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN
Friday, 1st March
Next on the athletics calendar, an apt counterpart to the Senior CrossCountry and a useful pipe-opener before the ahtletics season proper. Here again some good hearted practice prior to the event is bound to influence the result, and the order of merit this year gave just about as true a picture of this effort as is possible.
The winner's time has been inadvertently lost, but like other good performances they signal further successes in the future.
RESULT
A. D. Penty (R.), 2 P. R. Gooder (D.), 3 D. M. Dempsey (G.), 4 R. T. S. Young (Q.), 5 C. R. Place (T.), 6 T. J. Wright (D.), 7 M. H. Drucquer (M.), 8 S. Robinson (G.), 9 N. Barnes (Q.), to J. C. W. Williams (M.).
HOUSE PLACINGS
Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise School Temple House 2 6 3 8 7 10 4 9 I 19 37 49 5 12
13 17 II 16 21 50 15 14 23 33 20 29 51 1 8 22 25 36 38 35 52 24 28 30 43 47 39 59 26 3 4 1 0 44 54 45 48 56 66 53 58 62 63 27 32 — — — — — — —
Total 156 204 233 256 255 423 159
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— — — — — — Place 1st 3rd 4th 6th 5th 7th znd
ATHLETICS MATCH v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL
Monday, 25th March
Match cancelled. All was prepared but our track was awash, and Bootham's was only a little better with snow and sleet falling on the morning of the fixture.
P. V. Zissler holds the distinction of being School Athletics captain, the leader of a well tried team with no contest.
INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS
Standards once again made an admirable preparation and selection for all the preliminary heats and finals which follow. The season no doubt will be remembered for the arctic conditions, often for competitors far more of an enemy than the stop-watch itself.
The 100 yds. sprint was never a cake-walk and there were no soft options. Whereas last year 7 boys gained maximum points from their Standards, this year 1 alone succeeded—P. V. Zissler (Set A), and by so doing set up the insuperable record of gaining maximum points for 5 successive years, all the way through from Set E•to Set A.
Further harsh measures were adopted in High Jumping for the lower half of the school. These dictatorial methods would seem to be achieving their object in raising High-Jumping standards generally.
The disparity between top and bottom in Standards was more accentuated than usual this year, but perhaps houses themselves can best provide the reasons for such a situation occurring.
After the award for the first time of the Emsley Cup (1 mile), which renewed rivalry between Cantrell and Zissler, Sports Day provided the usual keen competition in fair conditions, but not conducive to recordbreaking. Dronfield House's all-round superiority was quick to establish itself. They gained 81 points on Sports Day alone. Queen's too showed marked strength in the finals with 60 points, no doubt being suitably
inspired by A. C. Marson, winner of the Gofton Cup, an athlete about whom we shall hear more in the future. Surprisingly, or perhaps not so, School House gained 28 out of their 29 points from their Junior section alone. Can this be any encouragement to them?
"The Senior Mile"
DETAILED RESULTS Points from Standards: Grove 200; Dronfield 193; Rise 162; Queen's 161; School
House 147; Temple 14o; Manor 136 SENIOR MILE: I M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 P. V. Zissler (G.), 3 C. A. Wood (Q.), 4 R. M. E. Raley (R.). Time: 5 min. 4.9 sec. INTERMEDIATE MILE: I R. J. Carson (G.), 2 R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T.), 3 D. J.
Mitchell (M.), 4 R. L. Elsy (M.). Time: No recording
WEDNESDAY, 27th MARCH
I. SENIOR IGO YARDS
I J. A. Pease (D.), 2 I. S. Donaldson (D.), 3 G. A. W. Stewart (M.), 4 C. A.
Wood (Q.). Time: rt.o sec.
2. JUNIOR I00 YARDS
R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 2 C. J. Watson (D.), 3 J. T. Morley (S.H.), 4 N. L.
Brockbank (D.), Time: 11.5 sec.
3. INTERMEDIATE 100 YARDS
1st equal P. Holmes (M.) and J. M. Collinson (Q.), 3 S. J. K. Miller (Q.), 4 R. D. MacLeod (R.), Time: 11.5 sec. 4. SENIOR HIGH JUMP A. C. Marson (Q.), 2 A. W. Hodgson (Q.), 3 M. T. Bennett (G.), 4 C. J.
McFee (D.). Height: 5 ft. 3 in.
5. JUNIOR LONG JUMP R. J. Stokes (R.), 2 C. J. Watson (D.), 3 J. T. Morley (S.H ), 4 A. Rennie (M.). Distance: 15 ft. 21 in. 6. INTERMEDIATE 880 YARDS R. J. Brockbank (D.), 2 J. M. Pearson (G.), 3 R. J. Carson (G.), 4 I. D. Roley (R.), Time: 2 min. 19.o sec. 7. SENIOR 880 YARDS I M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 P. V. Zissler (G.), 3 T. M. Day (D.) 4 I. D. C. Summers (Q.). Time: 2 min. 11.r sec. 8. SENIOR 220 YARDS I J. A. Pearse (D.), 2 A. C. Marson (Q.), 3 G. A. W. Stewart (M.), 4 C. J. McFee (D.). Time: 24.4 sec. 9. INTERMEDIATE 220 YARDS I J. M. Collinson (Q.), 2 P. Holmes (M.), 3 P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G.), 4 R. D. MacLeod (R.). Time: 25.5 sec. 1o. JUNIOR 220 YARDS R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 2 N. L. Brockbank (D.), 3 A. Rennie (M.), 4 E. R. Walker (Q.). Time: 26.4 sec. II. SENIOR LONG JUMP I T. M. Day (D.), 2 A. W. Hodgson (Q.), 3 G. A. W. Stewart (M.), 4 C. H. Noble (R.). Distance: 18 st. 4 in. 12. INTERMEDIATE HIGH JUMP P. H. Blacklock (G.), 2 M. C. Pearson (Q.), 3 equal R. D. MacLeod (R.) ; R. Ashburn (S.H.) and F. T. Gooder (D.). Height : 5 ft. o in.
13. JUNIOR CRICKET BALL r G. A. Hunt (D.), 2 R. G. W. Hamshaw (G.), 3 A. Corser (Q.), 4 A. H. W. Cooper (R.), Distance: 68 yd. 14. INTERMEDIATE 400 YARDS I J. M. Collinson (Q.), 2 R. J. S. Martin (D.), 3 equal C. J. D. Bond (G.), and J. N. V. Nixon (R.). Time: 59.7 sec. 15. JUNIOR 440 YARDS I J. T. Morley (S.H.), 2 E. R. Walker (Q.), 3 C. J. Watson (D.), 4 M. J. S. Muncer (T.). Time: 60.3 sec. 16. SENIOR 440 YARDS A. C. Marson (Q.), 2 M. A. Cantrell (T.), 3 C. J. McFree (D.), 4 I. C. Dempsey (G.). Time: 55.8 sec. 17. INTERMEDIATE LONG JUMP P. Holmes (M.), 2 S. R. H. Astley (M.), 3 N. J. Williams (T.), 4 K. C. Slee (T.). Distance: 16 ft. 6 in. 18. JUNIOR HIGH JUMP I B. C. Macartney (D.), 2 R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 3 R. G. Gray (D.), 4 D. A. Ward (R.). Height: 4 ft 8 in. 19. JUNIOR RELAY (4 X II0 YARDS) Dronfield, 2 School House, 3 Manor, 4 Temple. Time: 53.2 sec. 20. INTERMEDIATE RELAY (I 10 X 440 X 220 X I I0 YARDS) Queen's, 2 Manor, 3 Dronfield, 4 Grove. Time: I min. 53.8 sec. 21. SENIOR RELAY (I IO X 440 X 220 X I I0 YARDS) I Dronfield, 2 Grove, 3 Queen's, 4 Temple. Time: I min. 47.5 sec.
PRESENTATION OF THE ATHLETIC SHIELD t. Dronfield 274 2. Grove 2381 3. Queen's 223 4. Rise 1821 S. School House 176 6. Manor 167 7. Temple 164
WINNER OF THE CLIVE LEWIS CUP (Sprints) J. A. Pearse.
WINNER OF THE GOFTON CUP (1 Mile) A. C. Marlon.
WINNER OF THE EMSLEY CUP (I Mile) M. A. Cantrell.
R.F.H.
SHOOTING
This has not been a very exciting term for the Rifle Club. 'Practices have been attended predominantly by beginners and in the upper levels very little improvement has appeared. As usual, shortage of time and the pressure of other activities, some compulsory, some under the strong moral pressure of House demands, some voluntary, have reduced the effectiveness of our efforts. "Country Life" was fired as usual, but results will not be available before next term. Very little practice was put in, especially on the "Landscape" target, a particularly unrewarding exercise in any case. We anticipate being near our usual position, nevertheless. The team, who were awarded their minor colours, were: —L. M. Creer (Capt.), R. W. Webster, P. J. G. C. 'Bleach, G. W. Harding, S. G. Smith, R. P. Taylor, R. P. Morris, J. R. Young. R. J. Brockbank gave the fire orders. Postal matches under "Country Life" conditions were fired against Monmouth, Ampleforth, Welbeck and Merchiston, the first two being lost, and the last two won.
An innovation this term has been a Schools Spring League under N.S.R.A. "Tin Hat" conditions. As it is a new venture, teams were grouped into Divisions according to estimated averages as declared by them. We entered a "B" team, estimating 94 average, and were put in Division III. As it turned out, averages in this Division were about 96, and we were outclassed, winning only one match, when we shot well above our usual form to beat Bedford.
The House match was fired towards end of term under new conditions: Group out of 20; Application (N.S.R.A.) out of 50; snap out of 30. Manor and Dronfield tied for first place with a score of 370. L.C.Le T.
SQUASH
The squash team continued the good work of the Christmas term, by having a more successful team than could have been expected. Undoubtedly the team were weaker because of the loss of the second string, Waller, but the reliability of Richardson and the lower strings did much to offset this. Only one School match was lost and that only narrowly (3-2 to Barnard Castle). Squash colours were awarded to Hoad, Hall and Robinson.
The team had a fine example at first string, where J. C. Richardson, the captain, played with great consistency and skill. He had no difficulty in his School games and was more than a match for many club players. The reward for his hard work and enthusiasm came when he won the first Open Yorkshire Under 19 Championship. He was unlucky to get a bad draw in the Drysdale Cup, but with his partner, I. Robinson, he did
remarkably well to reach the final of the Lonsdale Cup for School's Doubles.
At second string, J. G. Hoad had some good performances, but did not quite maintain his improvement of the Christmas term. M. J. H Fisher suffered a great deal through ill-health and had to miss several matches; as a result he had little opportunity to do himself justice. P. V. Zissler tried hard and had several close matches; unfortunately he was rather restricted in strokes and suffered greatly from his lack of experience.
The two Colts in the team, P. L. Hall and I. Robinson, had outstanding seasons. They both made all the progress expected of them, and possibly a little more. In school matches, Robinson was unbeaten and Hall only lost once. Their main achievements came in the Easter holidays Apart from being an admirable partner for Richardson in the doubles competition, Robinson battled his way through several hard matches to the final of the Junior Evans Cup; this was a fine performance, and it was a pity that he had to play the final only an hour after an eihausting semifinal. Hall was unlucky to miss the "Junior Evans" because of influenza, but he made up for this by winning the Yorkshire Open Under 16 Championships and by reaching the semi-final of the Surrey Open Under 15 Championship.
It was also pleasing to see the performances in the Surrey competition of D. M. Dempsey, who reached the quarter-finals, and J. W. Gillgrass. As there are several other Junior players with ability, the future looks very promising. The more immediate prospects for next season are quite good, especially as P. Holmes, S. R. H. Astley and R. F. Cawood, all of whom played in some matches this season, will be competing for regular places next year. It is some years since the House competition was a close affair. Although Grove were clear favourites, both Manor and Temple had useful teams. In the semi-final, Temple, strong at first and second string, were unable to match Manor in the lower strings, although the No. 5 strings had a close game. In the final, Manor put up a fine performance before losing 3-2. They won at fourth and fifth string and had to win at No. 3 to have a chance. In the event, Astley fought hard but in vain against Zissler. At No. 2, P. Holmes deserves mention for taking a game off Hoad, the School No. 2. As was perhaps just, the deciding match was won easily by the School captain, Richardson, who thus had the distinction of helping the Grove win the cup for the fifth successive year. D.K.
RESULTS: 1st VII v. Squashbucklers at home on 28th January. Result: Lost 2-5. J. C. Richardson beat R. M. Morgan, 9-8, 9-2, 3-9, 9-7. M. J. H. Fisher lost to N. J. Magson, 10-9, 9-7, 3-9, 8-10, 6-9. P. L. Hall lost to W. Helm, 2-9, 5-9, 5-9. I. Robinson lost to R. Brown, 8-10, 3-9, 9-8, 6-9. P. Holmes lost to W. M. D. Wilson, 7-9, 0-9, 10-9, 6-9. R. F. Cawood lost to J. Sawkill, 9-3, 6-9, 9-6, 7-9, 5-9. S. R. H. Astley beat M. E. Cockerill, 9-2, 9-1, 9-5.
1st VII v. York R.I. at home on 1st February. Result: Lost 2-5.
P. L. Hall lost to D. M. Snowden, 8-10, 5-9, 6-9.
I. Robinson lost to F. Wilson, 3-9, 6-9, 6-9.
P. L. Hall beat D. J. Kay, 4-9, 6-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-5.
I. Robinson beat D. W. L. Anderson, 9-5, 9-4, 4-9, 9-2.
J. G. Hoad beat B. D. Garfitt 9-1, 9-0, 9-2.
P. L. Hall beat C. R. Woodhead, 9-6, 9-3, 9-0.
I. Robinson beat C. Aldred, 9-2, 9-4, 9-4.
P. V. Zissler beat A. M. Thorpe, 10-8, 9-2, 9-5.
1st IV v. Old Peterites on 3rd March. Result : Lost 1-3.
J. C. Richardson lost to W. M. Howard, 10-9, 5-9, 2-9, 5-9.
J. G. Head lost to G. W. A. R. Alderson, 7-9, 9-5, 1-9, 10-8, 5-9.
P. L. Hall lost to P. W. Shepherd, 4-9, 6-9, 8-9.
I. Robinson beat C. W. Thompson, 9-2, 9-7, 9-3.
1st V v. Harrogate S.R.C. at home on 5th March. Result: Lost 0-5.
1st V v. Doncaster G. S. at home on 7th March. Result: Won 5-0.
J. G. Hoad beat B. Witherden, 9-3, 9-2, 9-6.
P. L. Hall beat M. Palmer, 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.
I. Robinson beat R. E. Elliott, 9-3, 9-2, 9-1.
Triangular match v. Barnard Castle and Rossall at Rossall on 9th and
10th March. 1st V v. Barnard Castle.
Result : Lost 2-3.
J. C. Richardson beat A. Gurney, 7-9, 9-3, 10-9, 9-1.
J. G. Hoad lost to P. G. Verow, 7-9, 6-9, 4-9.
P. V. Zissler lost to P. R. W. Hurst, 2-9, 0-9, 0-9. P. L. Hall lost to K. Richmond, 4-9, 0-9, 9-4, 6-9. I. Robinson beat R. B. Levie, 10-8, 8-10, 6-9, 10-9, 9-5.
1st V v. Rossall.
Result: Won 4-1. J. C. Richardson beat P. Marsden 9-1, 9-2, 9-1. J. G. Hoad beat A. B. Tullo, 9-3, 9-2, 9-2. P. V. Zissler lost to A. G. Crawford, 1-9, 6-9, 0-9. P. L. Hall beat J. G. Barker, 9-4, 9-3, 9-0. I. Robinson beat R. Huntington, 9-0, 9-0, 9-0.
Barnard Castle v. Rossall. Result: Barnard Castle won 5-0.
A. Gurney beat P. Marsden, 9-1, 9-5, 9-2.
P. G. Verow beat A. B. Tullo, 9-3, 9-3, 9-3.
P. R. W. Hurst beat A. G. Crawford, 9-1, 9-3, 9-1.
K. Richmond beat J. B. Barker, 9-4, 9-4, 9-1.
R. B. Levie beat R. Huntington, 9-1, 9-1, 9-2. Colts V v. Worksop College at home on 4th February. Result: Won 5-0.
P. Holmes beat J. E. Walter, 9-2, 9-6, 9-0.
S. R. H. Astley beat S. J. Gray, 9-0, 9-4, 9-0.
P. H. Blacklock beat N. D. Ogden, 8-10, 9-2, 9-7, 9-5.
K. D. Bowler beat J. R. Gale, 5-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-2, 9-4.
D. M. Dempsey beat R. S. Raumann, 9-4, 9-1, 9-8.
Colts VIII v. D. M. !Snowden's VIII at home on 10th March. Result: Lost 3-5.
P. L. Hall lost to F. Wilson, 9-3, 6-9, 3-9, 9-2, 4-9.
I. Robinson beat D. Snowden 9-3, 9-3, 9-3.
S. R. H. Astley lost to W. Anderson, 6-9, 5-9, 9-0, 7-9.
I. Robinson beat P. J. Netherwood, 9-4, 9-3, 9-4.
R. F. Cawood lost to J. Docherty, 4-9, 3-9, 8-10.
M. W. Bainbridge lost to B. Addinall, 5-9, 7-9, 4-9.
J. W. Gillgrass lost to M. Cockerill, 6-9, 9-6, 6-9, 9-4, 6-9.
D. M. Dempsey beat J. Sawkill, 5-9, 9-10, 9-3, 9-2, 9-5.
An Under 15 Colts V v. Pocklington at home on 29th February. Result: Lost 0-5.
J. W. Gillgrass lost to N. R. Jackson, 4-9, 3-9, 7-9.
D. M. Dempsey lost to T. A. Posckitt, 5-9, 4-9, 1-9.
R. F. Atkinson lost to E. Farrer, 5-9, 9-5, 8-10, 4-9.
J. R. Drummond lost to R. C. Dennis, 7-9, 6-9, 5-9.
A. D. Penty lost to C. D. Southwell, 7-9, 9-3, 7-9, 4-9.
FENCING NOTES
The School Team have continued to consolidate their position as one of the strongest teams in the North, losing only one of their matches.
The first match of the term was against Darlington Fencing Club, which we won 10-8. Against Sunderland Harlequins, one of the North's top clubs, we lost at foil 6—.9, but reversed the score in the sabre and went on to win the epee. This was a fine victory for the School, over a very experienced team, and our victories in the sabre and epee show that we no longer have to rely on the electric foil.
