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Orienteering

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.

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

Our thanks go to David Manning and Keith Wadsworth from St. John's College for the valuable help and assistance they are giving to the team; with only one senior player ineligible next year, we are going to have a very formidable U.18 team.

The swimming team, captained by Richard McMahon, had seven inter-school matches, of which we won four and lost three against : —

Match Result Sen. Int. Jun. Score Durham (Away) Lost L X L 66-97 Worksop (Away) Won W X W 98-57 Stonyhurst (Home) Lost L W X 87i--971- Doncaster G.S. (Away) Won W W W 120-107 Bradford G.S. (Away) Lost L L X — Welbeck (Away) Won W X X 69-55 Henbury (Home) Won L W W 123-109

St. Peter's hosted a four-cornered match this term, the first of its kind in York. Such is our policy of swimming against good opposition, we ourselves had to take fourth place in a very close and interesting competition. Barnard Castle were the best of the group with St. Peter's, Bootham and Bolton fighting it out for second place.

After 24 individual races the points scores read St. Peter's 111 points, Bolton 110 points, Bootham 114 points and Barnard Castle 138 points, very close and very exciting. Unfortunately we were not able to hold our place in the team events and Bolton crept above our score to take third place.

The competition was enjoyed so much that we have decided to hold it again next year with a view to it becoming an annual event.

Our relay quartets were not as strong as usual though both Senior and Junior teams were younger than their compatriots.

In the local schools events the Under 15 team of Nick Graham, Chris Dalby, Tom Reay, Victor Matthews, Michael Simpson, John Radford and Peter Clare were placed second overall with Tom Reay winning an individual first place in a personal best time. The Senior team swam exceptionally well to gain first place and retain the Shepherd Trophy for the third year running. Dave Spencer was first in the Back-crawl and Butterfly and Richard McMahon won the Breast-stroke. Nigel Foley, Kevin McCarter, Paul Green and David Shepherd made up the two successful relays.

The John Parry Relay teams were selected from these same boys who unfortunately found it hard to "rise to the occasion" and we put in a very ordinary performance.

Richard McMahon, Nigel Foley, Dave Spencer, Paul Green, Kevin McCarter and David Shepherd were our representatives in London at the Bath Cup and Otter Medley relays. The Medley team achieved sixth position after a poor swim, and hold promise of a finalist place next year. Our congratulations go to the Royal Belfast Academical Institution who, after many years of trying, gained their first win in this event. These are relays open to schools throughout Great Britain of which the top 50 are invited to compete.

Richard McMahon, Nigel Foley, Kevin McCarter, David Spencer, Paul Green, David Shepherd, Tom Reay, Michael Simpson, Chris Dalby and Roddy Turner (St. Olave's) were chosen to represent York Schools in 36

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