16 May, Ashville at Ashville. Lost 4-5 23 May, Scarborough at Scarborough. Lost 34-5+ 30 May, Bootham at Bootham. Lost 21-6+ 2 June, Roundhay at home. Won 6-3 9 June, Hymers at Hymers. Lost 34-64 16 June, Ampleforth 2nd VI at home. Won 74-14 Team: R. T. Tasker (Capt.) and A. J. Brockbank; I. W. Stephenson and I. S. Jamieson; P. R. F. Townsend and I. Gray or N. D. Briscoe. The first match of the season was in many ways the best, being very closely fought in brilliantly fine weather. Our best tennis was played against Hymers College, our strongest opposition. A note on scoring will assist in understanding the results. The team consists of three doubles pairs, each of which plays all three opposition pairs over two sets. Each set is worth half a point. This emphasis on doubles play in the inter-school competition was balanced by the School singles championship, which was unfortunately weakened when Tasker, the School's only strong player, contracted appendicitis. The final was contested by Townsend and Brockbank, Townsend winning 6-2, 11-9. The final of the House tennis was fought out by Dronfield and Manor, illness having robbed Manor of its first and fourth strings. Dronfield, which had looked a likely winner in any event, won comfortably, capturing the championship for the second year in a row. The Tennis Club owes much to Tasker for his enthusiasm and organisation, and we wish to record our debt also to neighbouring Queen Anne School for permission for extensive use of six courts whilst our two new hard courts were being laid. D.C-S.
SWIMMING As expected, 1973 has been a rather lean year when compared with last season. However, the inter-school results were creditable to such a small team and the water polo section of the Club enjoyed another successful term, in which they were unbeaten. Captained by Dave Spencer and vice-captained by Paul Scott, they followed their Easter Term successes with wins over Scarborough Swimming Club and Doncaster Grammar School. Their most notable achievement was to win the St. John's College Junior Water Polo Tournament by defeating:— Doncaster Grammar School "B" 7-0 Doncaster Grammar School "A" 3-0 Ampleforth College 4-2 (semi-final) Dewsbury Swimming Club 6-2 (final) The team was selected from D. C. Spencer, P. A. Scott, M. R. McMahon, N. C. Foley, M. W. Berry, N. Gray, G. B. Brown, C. J. Dalby, V. V. Matthews, C. E. S. Monro, R. Turton, P. C. Clare and K. D. J. McCarter. 35
