tbe Peterite. Vol. XXVI. JULY, 1933. No. 274. Ebitorial. It is appropriate that the last term of the School year should be more peaceful and placid than the other two; the feverish , activity of the spring, with its multitude of events crowding on one another's heels, gives place to the calm of the cricket field and the drowsy atmosphere of the river—drowsy in spite of the effort l y ing behind that rhythmical click and swing forward. There Is an ordered calm about the summer, a feeling that there is time and space for everything. The weather may change, rain, heat,' and thunder may come and go in varying intensity, but the summer seems always the same, and nothing comes to dispel the feeling of security which familiarity with it creates. The weather has, on the whole, not been unkind to us ; we have enjoyed—perhaps endured is a better word—two heat waves and one cold spell, some rain, and a little thunder. The second heat wave occurred—as is the way of heat waves—during the Certificate examinations, and rendered " Certificate Week," with its mixture of furious activity and complete idleness, as typical as ever. The XI has had a most successful season ; in spite of one unaccountable defeat, they won most, of their matches, and put up a very good performance against a strong M.C.C. side. Their captain, N. W. D. Yardley, has concluded a very successful season by being chosen to play for the Young Amateurs v. Young Professionals, at Lord's. He further added to his laurels in the Squash Racquets world by winning the Drysdale Cup—the Junior Amateur Championship of Great Britain—during the holidays.
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tbe Peterite.
Vol. XXVI.
JULY, 1933. No. 274.
Ebitorial.
It is appropriate that the last term of the School year should be more peaceful and placid than the other two; the feverish , activity of the spring, with its multitude of events crowding on one another's heels, gives place to the calm of the cricket field and the drowsy atmosphere of the river—drowsy in spite of the effort ly ing behind that rhythmical click and swing forward. There Is an ordered calm about the summer, a feeling that there is time and space for everything. The weather may change, rain, heat,' and thunder may come and go in varying intensity, but the summer seems always the same, and nothing comes to dispel the feeling of security which familiarity with it creates.
The weather has, on the whole, not been unkind to us ; we have enjoyed—perhaps endured is a better word—two heat waves and one cold spell, some rain, and a little thunder. The second heat wave occurred—as is the way of heat waves—during the Certificate examinations, and rendered " Certificate Week," with its mixture of furious activity and complete idleness, as typical as ever.
The XI has had a most successful season ; in spite of one unaccountable defeat, they won most, of their matches, and put up a very good performance against a strong M.C.C. side. Their captain, N. W. D. Yardley, has concluded a very successful season by being chosen to play for the Young Amateurs v. Young Professionals, at Lord's. He further added to his laurels in the Squash Racquets world by winning the Drysdale Cup—the Junior Amateur Championship of Great Britain—during the holidays.
CONTENTS. Page
Editorial 357
Cambridge Letter 358
Oxford Letter 360
O.P. News 362
School Officers 365
iTalete and Salvete 366
Areopagites 366
Scientific Society 367
O.T.C. 367
Scout News 369
Library •• 370
Chapel 370
Notes and Items 372
Correspondence 373
Original Contributions 374
Hockey 376
Cricket 378
Rowing .• 398
Squash 402
Athletic Sports 405
Football Fixtures 406
Junior School 407
Contemporaries 410
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The Boat Club has flourished, in spite of alleged sarcasm directed at it by the cricketers; having failed to win anything in the York Regatta, the boaters restored their reputation by beating a very strong York City VIII in the annual, VIII race ; following this success, a IV 'has been entered for Tyne Regatta, which, unfortunately, occurs too late in the term for an account to be given in " The Peterite."
Old Peterites have worthily maintained the reputation of the School in many activities. . J. E. C. Hill outshone a bevy of scholars to win the Lothian Essay prize at Oxford, while in the sphere of sport, A. B. Sellers has again captained Yorkshire at cricket, and H. S. Burrows has done great things at tennis and won international honours, playing for England against Wales. The General Inspection. of the O.T.C. resulted in a very complimentary report, which amply repaid the consider-able amount of work done in the first-half of the term.
For the rest, it is set out in the pages which follow, and we will not presume to repeat it here.
And so it is with mixed feelings that we lay down the editorial pen for the last time; feelings of regret mingle with the satisfying thought that all is well with the School ; so may it long continue
Cam bridge setter. Cambridge,
June, 1933. To the Editors of " The Peterite,"
Dear Sirs,
Once again we must apply ourselves to the task of writing the O.P. letter. This term has been distinguished from other May terms only by the fact that the temperature has been considerably above the average.
This, as was only to be anticipated, has proved rather a mixed, Messing. Old Peterites, like most other undergraduates, have been torn between the delights of the river and tennis courts, and the•ever pressing, need to work for the May exams. These came at the hottest part of the term, but are now, fortunately, nearly over.
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Cambridge is beginning to revive, and assume her gay appearance in readiness for the May week festivities. Already huge marquees are springing up along the backs, and the Madrigal singers have given their annual performance under the arch of King's Bridge.
The May races are in progress, and some excellent racing has been seen; Pembroke are head of the river and show every likelihood of staying there. Supporters of the orthodox style of rowing will be glad to hear that Lady Margaret are showing exceptional form. They have bumped Selwyn and are almost certain to get Jesus before the races are over.
This term the Club held a very successful dinner, which was only marred by the fact that we had no single representative from amongst present members of the School.
Of the doings of Old Peterites here, this term, little is known ; however, we will record such scraps of information as we are able t ,) glean or invent.
A. L. B. Pattinson, our Vice-President, has been working this term for History, Part II. In between he has been playing a little village cricket.
D. V. Hewitt has been one of the lucky ones who finished exams. last term. He has not been seen at O.P. Meetings this term ; he has been bereft of the usual excuse of "working," and so, his absence is inexplicable.
J, R. Pope. Has resigned from the O.P. Club.
H. J. B. Greaves spent this term rowing hard in the Peterhouse 1st VIII. He has also been doing a considerable amount of work.
A. L. Hicks is a very elusive member, and has been working for the Mechanical Sciences Tripos.
W. L. Seaborne has been working for the Geography Tripos.
H. F. Whalley has been reading Anatomy and Physiology for the 2nd M.B. He has played cricket regularly for Emmanuel Pagans.
W. McC. Scott is to be congratulated on getting his College cricket colours. Also has been given a seniors' trial at " rugger " next term. He is working for the 2nd M.B. During the term he tried to stop a cricket ball with his teeth ; this has given him a decidedly " tough " appearance.
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J. B. Doyle has been working for the Mechanical Sciences Tripos preliminary exam. At the end•of term he was asked to row in Caius 3rd -boat ; this crew raced after two days' practice on the river.
W. Allport has taken up boxing and is a member of the Cambridge Fencing Club. He has been working for the M.B.
In conclusion, may we wish the School a continuance of the excellent start they have made on the cricket field this term.
The Secretary of the Club next year will be W. Allport, and all communications should be sent to him at
16 Trumping-ton Road, Cambridge.
We remain, Sirs, Yours sincerely,
THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.
Oxforo /Letter, Oxford, June, 1933.
Dear Sirs,
Of the University itself there is little to record. There has been nothing so startling as the " King and Country " debate this term to drag Oxford into prominence, nor have erring magazine reporters been thrown into the Isis as they were in our Michaelmas session. .The weather has been phenomenally kind, and we are thus deprived of, at least, one sure means of " packing." This state of affairs, however, is not without its advantages, for it renders quite superfluous the practice of writing a letter mainly about University activities—which should be already well enough known to readers of The. Peterite—instead of about the more interesting lives of O.P.s. The only difficulty of the latter and more reasonable practice is that our letter tends to develop into a meaningless chronique scandaleuse.
Fortunately we have a considerable amount of sensible O.P. news to balance the lack of other. There are rumours among the younger and more refractory members of a coming revolution next October, when they hope to come more into their own after passing from the Freshman to the full-blown stage. They contend, we believe, that the Oxford O.P. Club is a pedantic gathering and seems in need of rejuvenation. So the next issue of The Peterite may be expected to contain news of startling changes.
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There was no meeting this term, mainly owing to the Secretary's inefficiency. We may, therefore, now proceed to the criticism and review of our fellow members.
E. F. Williams .(8.N.C.) has been workingprodigiously hard, and we trust that he will come through the ordeal Of Schools with flying colours. He has had little time for cricket or frivolities this term.
J. R. Maw. er (Lincoln) is another of the world's workers, though he tells us that he has failed. We should obt.lpe surprised !
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J. E. C. Hill (Balliol)' must surely be one of Oxford's premier brains. He has recently added the Lothian Essay' Prize to his list of successes, though' essay " is an insufficient title for his magnum opus, which both looks and 'reads like the work of a mature scholar.
S. K. Kooka (B.N.C.) aspires to be the Beau Brummell of our Club. He is a rising figure in the Hermits' Club and will, we expect, be President in the near future. He ha• gone to Spain for the long Vac.
J. A. Brittain (B.N.C.) played in the Freshrhan's trial at cricket, and subsequently appeared for an Oxford XI v. Oxford City. Otherwise, he has led a blameless existence, as far as we know.
N. J. L. Brockbank (Balliol) possessed a punt and became practically amphibious during the hot spells. He is also adept with the canoe, and seriously thought of canoeing home to York. He is still resting on the laurels of Pass Mods. in one term.
C. E. T. Moore (Hertford) has worked hard for Pass Mods. and passed.
D. H. West (St. John's) must be getting on well 'in the social world, as he periodically appears in ties of exotic' design denoting membership of various questionable Johnian clubs.
We remain,
Yours etc.,
THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
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016 Peterite Mews. J. C. Hill was awarded the Lothian Essay Prize at Oxford.
The subject set by the judges was " Porte Royale," and Hill was successful over many eminent competitors.
At the Trinity Ordination, at Wakefield, D. V. Hewitt was ordained Deacon and acted as Gospeller.
W. Murray has taken his B.A. at Durham University, and completed Part I of the Theology Diploma.
A. L. Hicks has obtained 2nd Class Honours in the Cam-bridge Mechanical Tripos, Part II.
F. W. B.:Pacey has passed his Final Law Examination. A. L. B. Pattinson obtained 3rd Class Honours in the
Cambridge Historical Tripos, Part II. J. R. Pope' Was placed in Class II, Division II, in the Cam-
bridge English TripOS,. Part I. W. L.-Seaborne was placed in Class II, Division II, in the
Cambridge Geographical Tripos, Part I.
In connection with the sporting activities of Old Peterites, we have pleasure in publishing - the following letter from J. H. Collinson, O.P., 8 Longfield Terrace, York.
To the Editors of " The Peterite." Sir,
A Committee of the O.P. Club has prepared the following list of county players. It is intended for a panel in the Gymnasium ;
No doubt some,of your readers can help to make it more complete and more accurate. Information would be received with gratitude by me.
An International List has been also compiled. J.H.C.
YORKSHIRE RUGBY. 1880.—C. Wood. 1881.—J. F. B. Calvert. 1884.—W. F. B. Calvert. 1889.—C. B. Clarke.
„ —J. E. Gofton. „ —W. S. Gofton. „ —J, G. Wilson. „ —H. W. Rhodes.
1891-1895.—F. Mitchell. 1898-1902.--E. J. Walton. 1898-1902.—J. Shepherd.
1899.--A. M. Sullivan. „ —G. Yeld. „ —R. G. Bingham.
1900-1902.—R. F. Russell. 1911.—R. Harrison. 1933.—J. D. Burrows.
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YORKSHIRE CRICKET.
1875-1877.--H. M. Sims. 1894-1904.—F. Mitchell.
1920.—T. J. Wright. 1932-1933.—A. B. Sellers.
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COUNTY RUGBY.
1885.—G. H. Eyre—Durham. 1886.—E. A. Douglas—Durham. 1902.—E. J. Joicey—Durham. 1898.—F. M. Bingham—Middlesex. 1912.—W. H. Colley—Lancs. 1922.—H. S. F. Gedge—Lancs.
—J. B. Gedge—Lancs. 1927.—K. H. Chapman—Middlesex. 1927.—D. G. Ogilvie—Northumberland, 1932.—C. L. Troop—Hants.
COUNTY CRICKET.
1902.—A. M. Sullivan—Sussex.
INTERNATIONALS.
1888.—L. E. Stevenson—Rugby—Scodand. 1895-1896.—F. M itchell—Rugby—England.
„ —F. Mitchell—Cricket—England. 1900-1901.—E. J. Walton—Rugby—England. 1901-1902.—E. J. Walton—Rugby—England.
1905.—R. F. Russell--Rugby—England v. N.Z. 1923-4.5-6-7-9
and 30. —K. G. Chilman—Hockey—England. 1933.—C. L. Troop—Rugby—England.
ARMY.
--E. St. G. Kirke—Cricket. 1929-30-31.—E. P. Sewell—Rugby. 1931-32-33.—C. L. Troop Rugby.
We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Collinson for his continued interest in the School, and for the active assistance which he renders to the Editors of " The Peterite " by submitting items of O.P. news which come to his notice. We shall be grateful to any other 0.P.s who can do similar good work.
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Among recent .sporting ,achievements by 0.P.s the following are noteworthy
A. B. Sellers has again captained Yorkshire with conspicuous success. Their present dominating position, at the head of the championship table, is in no small measure due to his work.
H. S. Burrows has won the EdSt Of England Lawn Tennis Championship, and has been chosen to represent England against Wales.
G. Marwood won the Yorkshire Amateur Golf Championship, at Redcar, when he defeated T. J. Thirsk, of Bridlington, by 2 and 1 over 36 holes.
Archaeological research is still concerned with the birthplace of Guy Fawkes, O.P. According to The Times," of March 29th, recent discoveries among the documents of the Dean and Chapter of York tend to substantiate the theory that he was born, not at Bishopthorpe, biit in Stonegate.
Marriage. SUTCLI F F E—LEADER-
On Saturday, April 22nd, 1933, at St. Peter's Church, Bexhill, Noel Halliwell Sutcliffe, son of the late Mr. Halliwell Sutcliffe and Mrs. Sutcliffe, of Linton in Craven, Yorks., to Agnes, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Leader, of Bexhill,, Sussex.
O bituarr. PIXLEY.
We regret to announce the death, on the 27th April, 1933, .
at Woobb4rn House, Bucks., at the age of 80, of Colonel F. W. Pixley, F.S.A., O.P. An original Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, he was later its president, and throughout his life held numerous responsible offices in his. profession. A man of considerable charm and force of character, he was actively associated with all kinds of social and charitable work in his county.
LORD. We regret to record the death of Mr.' F. J. Lord, 0.P.,
who died suddenly at Southbourne, on August 22nd, 1932. Born in 1861, he was educated at Rochdale, St. Peter's, and University 'College, London, where he studied analytical chemistry'. He held important posts with great chemical firms in the Midlands ; was actively interested in all sports ; and in later life, as a self-taught musician, he staged and produced several notable operas at Warrington and Southbourne.
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cboot Officers.
ilbolutom
J. N. EMERY (Head of School House).
E. A. G. HARROP (Head of Day Boys).
N. W. D. YARDLEY.
S. DODDS.
G. DOUGLAS (Head of Clifton Rise).
D. G. LUPTON (Head of Clifton Grove.).
R. OGLEY.
C. H. PERRY.
Captain of Boats—E. A. G. Harrop.
Captain of Cricket—N. W. D. Yardley.
Hon. Sec. of Cricket—R. Ogley.
C.S.M. in O.T.C.-J. N. Emery.
Hon. Sec. of Tennis—W. Toulmin.
Editors of " The Peterite."
J. N. EMERY. D. C. LUPTON.
W. TOULMIN. J. H. CROOK.
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11)atete & %alvete. THE SCHOOL HOUSE.
VALETE.
T. W. Jenkins. 1929-33. VIth Modern. School Monitor. Delegate of Areopagites. 2nd XI, 1930-31. Colours, 1932. 1st XI, 1931-32. Colours, 1932. 2nd XV, 1931-32-33. Squash team, 1931-32-33. Colours, 1932-33. Silver Bugler. Cadet in O.T.C.
J. E. Smart. 1929-33. VIth Modern. House Monitor. Delegate of Areopagites. 2nd XV, 1931-32. Colours, 1931-32. Played for 1st XV, 1931-32. 1st XV, 1932-33. Colours, 1932-33. 1st IV, 1933. 2nd IV Colours, 1933. 1st IV Colours, 1933. Shooting team, 1932-33. Captain of Gym. Certificate A, 1932. L.-Cpl. in O.T.C.
H. K. Worsley. 1928-33. VIth Modern. 2nd XV, 1931-32. Colours, 1931-32. Played for 1st XV, 1931-32. 1st XV, 1932-33. Colours, 1932-33. 2nd XI, 1931. Colours, 1932. 1st XI, 1932. Hockey XI, 1932-33. Colours, 1933. Shooting team, 1932-33. Cadet in O.T.C.
CLIFTON RISE.
SALVETE.
A. D. Barnsdale. B3.
DAY BOYS.
VALETE. J. P. De Burgh. 1930-33. B3. Cadet in Q.T.C.
Areopagitcz. Archon Basileus ... S. M. Toyne, Esq.
Tamias ... J. N. Emery.
At a meeting Of the Society, in the precincts of the Archon Basileus, on May 20th, the subject of "The New Morality" was discussed. N. W. D. Yardley was admitted as a visitor.
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Cbe %cienttfic %ociety. President The Headmaster.
Hon Sec. K. P. Warin.
The Society's only activity this term has been the annual excursion. On this we were favoured by perfect weather, which made the outing a most enjoyable one.
The locality chosen this year was Lake Gormire, situated near the " White Horse," on the Wolds. It was an excellent choice, as there was something to interest every member, in almost every branch of science.
The botanists were very keen, and in the course of the day found over 80 different species of flowering plants, including some rare varieties. This exceeded the total of 69, found in the visit in 1928.
A few beetles and moths were caught, and many rare birds' nests were found.
The geologists found many interesting rocks, and the general topography of the region proved to be of an interesting nature. The scenery was delightful, and many people spent an enjoyable day climbing up the rocks to various view points. The whole constituted a most interesting and enjoyable excursion.
For the second year in succession the School was just too late in returning for the O.T.C. to attend the annual Military Sunday Service at York Minster, and so, after the first few parades had been rained off, the corps settled down to regular parades on Tuesdays and Fridays, in preparation for the General Inspection.
There was a noteworthy alteration in the parades this term, in that all drill parades were held in semi-dress, i.e., tunics, belts, and grey flannel trousers.
The General Inspection was held on Tuesday, June 20th, the inspecting officer being Colonel Geddes. The weather was
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extremely fine all day, thus enabling both the inspection, drill and manoeuvres to be carried out according to schedule. The ceremonial inspection and march-past went off without a hitch, and, after the drill, the company was divided into platoons which co-operated in pursuing an enemy who were retreating from York towards the River Ouse. This manoeuvre was carried out very successfully. Appended is the official report on the inspection.
In the afternoon the Colonel delivered an informal address to the School on the Territorial Army and its connection with the O.T.C. His address was both enlightening, interesting and decidedly humorous, and one can only hope that it did not fall on stony ground. The Colonel pointed out the need for a Home Defence Force, and a Reserve of Officers; he said that the O.T.C. and the training it afforded provided the nucleus of just such officers as were urgently required in England ; and so he urged members of the O.T.C. not to ignore entirely any connection with the Army on leaving school, but to join some Territorial unit, as the training therein was very moderate and the annual camps were a veritable holiday to many who spent most of the year in a city office.
The Band has put in plenty of work this term under Drum-Major C. H. Perry, and this unit still maintains the very high standard to which it has been raised by Mr. Sykes. The competition for the Silver Bugle was won this year by L.-Cpl. J. M. Atkinson.
The O.T.C. is now preparing for camp, which all will welcome after an interval of two years, during which there have been no U.T.C. camps. The School will attend the camp at Strensall, during the first week in August. A camp guard is being trained by Sergeant-Major Puddick.
The inter-section drill competition was won by No. 4 Section, under L.-Cpl. J. M. Atkinson, and the inter-section shooting competition by No. 2 under L.-Cpl. Warin, while the cup, for the Best Individual Shot, goes to C. H. Perry, with 106 points, J. N. Emery, with 104 points, being runner-up.
The following is the roll of N.C.O.s :—C.S.M. Emery ; C.Q.M.S. Smithson ; Sergeants Harrop, Yardley, Lupton (ma.), Perry, Dodds, L.-Sgt. Douglas ; Corporals Hardacre, Toulmin, Atkinson (ma.), Ogley (ma.), Whalley, Sedman ; L.-Cpls. Deas (ma.), Mackintosh, Warin, Ryland, Garbutt, Summers, Baker.
We reprint below the report on the General Inspection :-
DRILL.—Arms drill good. Marching and drill good. " The position of attention," as regards the feet, wants atten-tion. Words of command good. Turn-out good.
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WEAPON TRAINING.—Satisfactory.
MANOEUVRES.—Platoons manoeuvred well and control by Platoon Commanders was excellent. Fire orders were clear and concise. Fire direction was good. A small tactical exercise of a Platoon in the attack by the Senior platoon was set and well carried out. The handling of the roll of L.A. Section wants attention
DISCIPLINE.—Excellent. Steadiness on parade very good. The keenness and spirit was very marked.
TURN OUT.—A well turned-out O.T.C. Clothing and boots good. A very smart corps of drums.
ARMS AND EQUIPMENT.—In excellent condition.
GENERAL REMARKS.—The esprit de corps and standard of this contingent is a high one. The Headmaster takes a real live interest in the corps, and is well backed up by the Officers of the contingent, and much credit is due to them. The Inspecting Officer was much struck by the personality of the Senior Non-Commissioned Officers ; their ability to grasp quickly an order and to put it into force. There are, in this contingent, the makings of good officers.
%cout 'Mews. We have taken full advantage of a favourable term, and all
our meetings have been held out of doors. Wednesday afternoon excursions included several visits to Hawkhills and one to Moreby Park. Hawkhills is an extensive and well-wooded estate, offering good facilities for tracking, stalking, and pathfinding games.
Our last visit led to a new activity when a broken cycle chain delayed our return. We repaired it ourselves in the Blacksmith's shop at Huby.
The most enjoyable feature of the term was a week-end camp at Riccaldale, near Helmsley. The weather was indifferent on Saturday, but in spite of the difficult conditions a gigantic camp-fire was held, and Sunday was a brilliant day ; we enjoyed this perfect camping site to the full.
We hope to join the Junior School patrols for a week-end at Aldbv Park, and, if we are " all clear " at the end of term, we shall finish our first year with a week's camping in the Yorkshire Dales.
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tibrarv. Head Librarian—Rev. F. H. Barnby.
Librarians—
E. A. G. Harrop, W. Toulmin, I). G. Lupton, J. Whalley, J. M. Atkinson.
The following books have been presented to the Library by Capt. W. Ward-Smith.
A. 37c.—The Watcher on the Threshold—John Buchan. D.V1II. 19.—South-West Africa—A. F. Calvert.
20.—The Cape of Adventure—Ian D. Collins. E.VIII. 48.—Aggrey of Africa—E. W. Smith.
H.IV. 28.—The German Account of the War in South Africa—Translated by Col. W. H. H. Waters.
We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Capt. Ward-Smith for his gift.
The following have been added to the Library 6a.—The Expanding Universe—Sir A. Eddington.
D.I. 19a.—The Weather Map : Introduction to Modern Meteorology.
D.II I. 2a.—The Exploration of Western America—E. W. Gilbert (O.P.).
D.V. 15a.—The Mediterranean in the Ancient World— J. Holland Rose.
E.I. 16, 16a, 16b.—Dante : Divina Commedia; Italian and English—Translated by Melville Anderson.
16. —Inferno; 16a.--Purgatorio; 16b.—Paradiso.
G. VI. 23.—Lessons from the 'Varsity of Life—Lord Baden-Powell.
H.I. 10.—The World of Man : a historical anthology— Cheney.
The New Oxford English Dictionary : 2 Vols.
Chapel. Vreacbero, Outtimer Ucriii, 1933:-
May 7. IIIrd Sunday after Easter.—The Headmaster. 14. lVth Sunday after Easter.—Rev. F. H. Barnby. 21. Vth Sunday after Easter.—Music.
7 7 28. Sunday after Ascension.—The Very Rev. the Dean of
York.
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June 4. Whit. Sunday.—The Headmaster. (Collection for Yukon Medical Mission.)
11. Trinity Sunday.—Rev. F. H. Barnby.
18. Ist Sunday after Trinity.—Rev. C. C. Bell, M.A., Canon Residentiary of York.
25. 'Ind Sunday after Trinity.—Music—P. H. Sykes, Esq., M.A.
July 2. IlIrd Sunday after Trinity.-
9. IVth Sunday after Trinity.—Rev. F. H. Barnby.
16. Vth Sunday after Trinity.—The Headmaster.
71 23. VIth Sunday after Trinity.—Rev. F. H. Barnby.
30. VIlth Sunday after Trinity.—Ven. A. C. England, M.A., Archdeacon of York.
(School Commemoration Service at 11 a.m.)
(Collection in aid of the Exhibition Fund for the Sons of Clergy.)
MUSIC : SUNDAY, 21st MAY, 1933.
Aria. " Let the bright Seraphim."
Handel.
" Let the bright Seraphim in burning row Their loud uplifted Angel trumpets blow. Let the cherubic host in tuneful quires Touch their immortal harps with golden wires."
Chorale Prelude. " Erbarm dich mien, 0 Herre Gott. Bach. (" Have mercy upon me, 0 God.")
Fugue. " St. Ann." Bach.
Choral Hymn. " Come, 0 Thou Traveller unknown."
Miss E. C. M. Toyne gave a fine rendering of Handel's Aria, accompanied by Mr. Sykes on the Organ ; the piece will need no description, as it is one which is known to all ; suffice it to say that its execution left nothing to be desired.
The Choral Hymn was sung in part by the School, and in part by a quartette of the choir, to which Miss Toyne sang a descant. We must congratulate Mr. Sykes on.his achievement in composing music for Charles Wesley's fine words.
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MUSIC: SUNDAY, JUNE 25th, 1933.
1. Psalm Prelude. Ps. XXIII v. 4. Herbert Howells. 2. Aria. " I know that my Redeemer liveth." Handel.
(Messiah). 3. Hymn. "The King of Love my Shepherd is." (366 S. of P:)
(to an old Irish melody, with descant by Alan Gray, 0.P.).
4. Toccata (from Fifth Organ Symphony). Widor. Hymn 304 (omit vv. 2 and 3).
" Mine eyes have seen the glory " Martin Shaw. (with Solo verse by Sir Walford Davies).
In choosing to sing what is, perhaps, the best-known of any of Handel's Arias, Miss Toyne assured herself of an attentive congregation; her rendering was fully worthy of the beauty of the piece.
The Psalm Prelude and Toccata were two unusual pieces, new to the School, which Mr. Sykes rendered with his usual skill ; the Psalm Prelude in particular is a striking piece, and one which requires considerable ability to interpret adequately.
1Rotes ano items. We congratulate N. W. 1). Yardley on winning the Drysdale
Cup, after being runner-up last year.
The School will be represented at the Duke of York's Camp by R. Ogley and J. W. Ryland.
We congratulate W. Toulmin, J. Whalley, and G. Douglas on being awarded their School Rowing Colours, and M. Biggin on his School Coxing Colours; also D. G. Lupton, J. M. Ryland, and J. Biggin on their 2nd IV Colours, and H. Arnott on his 2nd Coxing Colours.
The extension to the Boathouse has now been completed ; the School now awaits the gift of an "eight" by some generous O.P.
We congratulate J. M. Atkinson on being awarded his School Hockey Colours, and A. V. Macintosh on his School Squash Colours.
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The O.T.C. goes to camp at Strensall on Tuesday, August 1st.
We congratulate C. H. Perry and J. E. Ruddock on being awarded their School Cricket Colours, and J. W. Stead, J. W. Garbutt, A. V. Mackintosh, J. M. Atkinson, N. A. Newman, and P. N. Baines on their 2nd XI Colours.
At a Pageant of the Church Schools Association, at Wigan, there was a Tableau of St. Peter's School in Anglo-Saxon times.
The correspondent sent us the following account :-
" The costumes were absolutely first rate, and the whole tableau made a very fine show.
Many auxiliary properties were made, such as imitation illumin-ated MSS., a facsimile of an early mediaeval alphabet tablet, etc. ; one boy was furnished with a lyre, another with a 'flute of Castaly' (i.e. shepherd's pipe), and a long bow with a quiver of arrows was a conspicuous feature. Another picturesque detail was a Saxon `Tree of Knowledge.' This was copied in facsimile and stood five feet six inches high in illuminated letters. There was also a model of the whipping instrument. As the school was in the open air, in the angle of the church, between the porch and the nave, the boys generally sat on blocks of stone, whilst the master sat on a large three-legged milking stool of antique appearance. Alcuin, who appeared to approach from the church door, carried conspicuously an illuminated gospel."
Corresponoence. To the Editors of " The Peterite,"
Dear Sirs,
I should like to take this opportunity of thanking all those who have done so much to make our cricket season such a success; especially Mr. Toyne, whose coaching has been invaluable to the first eleven, Mr. Featherstone, who has very ably managed the leagues, Mr. Davis and Mr. Milnes, who have done much to bring out a great amount of latent talent in the Colts. Last, but in no wise least, I should like to thank Mrs. Toyne for her excellent teas, and congratulate her on the new and cooler setting for them.
Yours sincerely,
N. W. D. YARDLEY,
Captain of Cricket.
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To the Editors of " The Peterite,"
Dear Sirs,
Through the medium of your pages I wish publicly to thank all those who have contributed to the successful existence of the Boat Club this term. In particular, Mr. Ping, Mr. Rhodes, and Mr. Greem.vay deserve our thanks for the many hours they have spent in the rather difficult, and often unpleasant, task of coaching crews, while Mr. Rhodes' attentions have caused many a battered boat to become once more Ouse-worthy.
Yours sincerely,
E. A. G. HARROP,
Captain of Boats.
Original Contributions.
C.E.C.: l 1Retrospect. " The keenness and spirit was very marked The esprit
de corps and standard of this contingent is a high one . . . There are, in this contingent, the makings of good officers."
—Extract from War Office Report.
Like most institutions, the O.T.C. comes in for a good deal of criticism from public schoolboys ; as is generally the case, such criticism goes far beyond what is reasonable, but, sifted, weighed, and analysed, it becomes reduced to two major complaints. The first of these is that it is hard work ; the second, that it is a bore.
The first may be dismissed without much cothment, for two reasons : the O.T.C. does not entail much hard work, and, even if it did, nobody would object to it on that ground alone. People who spend their off hours pushing in a rugger scrum, or rowing in a boat, or being made to stop unpleasantly hard balls, do not mind work so long as it has some interest for them.
This brings us to the second criticism, which has a lot more reason behind it.
The O.T.C. is intended as a means of producing a reserve of good officers ; it is also, officially, a voluntary institution. The first essential is, therefore, that it should hold people's interest ; this object achieved, the work of training these people as officers can proceed.
The position is entirely different from that obtaining at Sandhurst, or in the regular army ; there, there is a direct incentive to good work, if only the threat of penalties for inefficiency. The
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O.T.C. has no such direct incentive, and relies on interest and esprit de corps, which is really only interest on a large scale in the same thing.
It seems that many of those responsible for the training of the O.T.C. neglect the first essential entirely, and attempt to treat the corps as though it were part of the army ; then they are surprised and annoyed when people slack, and have a few stiff parades to " brace their ideas up," when what they want is something to keep up their interest and persuade them in their own minds that the O.T.C. is a voluntary occupation, and not a compulsory nuisance. That a normal person should slack on parade reflects more on the person responsible for the scheme of training than on the person who slacks—I say the normal person, because there are some who would slack under any circumstances.
There is a great deal of real interest in a liberal programme of training ; too much attention is, at present, paid to drill—the drill parades should never be more than half the total number after the first year ; to spend one year in the corps learning drill, and the rest revising it, is, obviously, the wrong policy for an O.T.C., however well it may suit the regular army.
Some subjects of interest are never touched—rifle bombing, signalling, M.G.'s, Lewis Gun mechanism--all these contain material for lecture-demonstrations. Last term the writer, as Acting C.S.M., was given a programme of training, made out by the Depot, at Fulford ; with all the resources at its disposal, the most interesting thing they could think of was—Company Drill ! This was not entirely satisfying to most of those concerned.
On the other hand, quite recently, the writer spent some two hours one evening demonstrating, and endeavouring to teach, the subject of rifle bombing to a squad. of five people—none of them enthusiasts over ordinary O.T.C. work ; they failed to register any complaints as to the length of time involved, and appeared really interested, in spite of the fact that the information imparted was culled entirely from " Small Arms Training, Vol. II," and the " grenades " were some Woolworth balls, and'a wooden dummy ! Just one instance, but it points a moral.
If those responsible for our training gave a little more attention to the first essential of O.T.C. training, the rest would come much more easily ; a little keenness in an O.T.C. is worth a lot of practice, and one drill parade with drill well done does more good than a dozen half-hearted ones. When drill becomes slack, it is not so much that people cannot be smart, as that they do not want to, and that state of affairs cannot be remedied by all the practice in the world.
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The writer has spent six years in the O.T.C., and he is just becoming interested in it ; in order that others may arrive at the same state in less time, he has set forth these few ideas. They have no claim to be entirely correct, but, being the ideas of quite a large number of people, they are surely worthy of consideration.
(These opinions are not necessarily officially endorsed.—Ed.)
Cbe Vantain Diogcr. From the depths of the earth, from the depths of the earth, Where the digger digs plantains for all he is worth ; While the watchers stand watching with laughter and mirth, For he must dig plantains right on until he Has cleared up a patch at least three yards by three. Then counting, he finds out how many there be ; Then he digs a few more, then he counts them again, And while he is counting he's hoping for rain, For rain makes it easy ; they come without strain At the very first tug, bringing with them no soil To increase the poor fellow's detestable toil. But the rain stays away and the sun comes to foil The one who digs weeds from the depths of the earth ; Where the daisy has roots and the plantain its birth.
THE COUNT.
lbothey. SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES.
Played at home on Wednesday, March 29th.
RESULT :—WON 2-1.
The School wound up the season well by defeating a strong Old Peterite team after a most enjoyable game. The match was played at a fast pace throughout, both sides showing a good knowledge of the game, but the School were unlucky in having to take the field without A. V. Mackintosh, who was injured. However, C. A. Powell was an able deputy and made one or two good centres.
In the first half the School showed more combination than the Old Boys and were continually pressing. They were unlucky on several occasions not to score, Coates, in goal, displaying fine form. However, Yardley scored for the School near half-time, after the goalkeeper had run out.
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After the restart the O.P.s kept more together, Allport, at centre-half, doing a lot of useful work. Nevertheless, the School continued to attack, but were unable to score owing to the fine defensive play of the Old Peterite backs. Chilman was always dangerous for the visitors, and on several occasions nearly scored with fine shots.
The O.P.s equalised, however, after a promising movement on the right wing, through Gray. After this both sides showed more determination, with the School attacking hard for the lead. About five minutes from time Dodds put the School ahead, managing to get a fine shot past Coates, who gave a splendid exhibition of goal-keeping throughout. The School played fairly well as a whole, the backs again being quite safe when tested. The forwards were apt to miss their opportunities on occasions, while Sedman played his usual fine game at half-back.
School Team :—H. K. Worsley (Goal); R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson (Backs); W. Hardacre, F. P. Sedman, J. W. Stead (Half-backs); C. A. Powell, N. W. D. Yardley, S. Dodds, R. P. Warin, J. E. Ruddock (Forwards).
Old Peterites :—H. G. Coates (Goal); R. H Storrs-Fox, R. G. DeLittle (Backs); C. C. Houghton, W. Allport, E. A. Whitaker (Half-backs); V. W. G. Musgrove, R. B. Atkinson, B. A. C. Gray, K. G. Chilman, H. A. Butler (Forwards).
SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.
Played at home, Wednesday, April 5th.
RESULT :—LOST 0-2.
On the last day of the term the School, who had gone through the season unbeaten, gave a display which few hockey schools could equal when they met a powerful side representing the Yorkshire Hockey Association. Although they were beaten by the only two goals scored, the School were by far the more convincing side, and they were extremely unlucky not to score on at least two occasions.
The game produced a display of hockey at its best, and was played at a fast pace throughout. The outstanding player was J. Balmer, the Leeds University and Yorkshire half-back, whose brilliant exhibition in attack and defence was, undoubtedly, responsible for his side's victory. Without his services, the Hockey Association team would have been hard put to avoid defeat.
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The School eleven combined better than their opponents, but five of their number stood out for particularly brilliant work. R. Ogley, the captain, was a tower of strength at full-back, and extricated his side from many dangerous situations, while F. P. Sedman, a centre-half much above the average, worked tremen-dously hard, and kept his forwards well supplied. In the forward line, those prolific scorers, N. W. D. Yardley and S. Dodds, made the most of their opportunities, whilst J. E. Ruddock showed pace and resource on the wing.
In the first half the School were all over their strong opponents—who included four Yorkshire players and six members of the County 2nd XI—but there was no score at the interval. N. W. D. Yardley was unlucky not to give the School the lead with a terrific drive which struck the post. The position was reversed in the second half, when the visitors did most of the attacking, but the School came very near to scoring when S. Dodds just failed to reach a centre with an open goal in front of him. J. C. Dodd put the representative team ahead after fifteen minutes, and, in the last minute of the game, the Hockey Association eleven increased their lead with a goal scored by E. J. Storry.
Yorkshire Hockey Association :—T. H. Firth (Leeds Corin-thians and Yorkshire); R. G. de Little (York and Yorkshire II), S. J. S. Walker (Huddersfield and Yorkshire II) ; E. C. R. Mason (Huddersfield and Yorkshire II), J. Balmer (Leeds University and Yorkshire), J. Woodger (Hull and Yorkshire II); J. F. Warin (Leeds University and Yorkshire), J. C. Dodd (Halifax and York-shire II), E. J. Storry (Doncaster and Yorkshire), W. A. Gates (Doncaster L.N.E.R. and Yorkshire II), F. Harper (York).
School Team :—H. K. Worsley ; J. M. Atkinson, R. Ogley ; J. W. Stead, F. P. Sedman, W. Hardacre, A. V. Mackintosh, N. W. D. Yardley, S. Dodds, R. P. Warin, J. E. Ruddock.
Cricket. RETROSPECT.
As I took up my pen to fulfil the pleasant task of writing the cricket retrospect for 1933, the news of the handsome victory over Giggleswick was brought in by the sports sub-editor.
This was the ninth victory out of eleven finished matches, and the defeat of the School by the extremely strong M.C.C. side was an altogether creditable performance. It was voted by our opponents " as far and away the best match of their Northern tour."
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The chief features of the season have been the improved batting and general keenness, and this remark need not be confined to the first XI only—some of the younger members of the Colts have shown great promise for the future. It is difficult to recall a season in which the School could show three averages of 70, 48, and 38, heading the list. If there has been one, which I doubt, it has also eluded the author of the interesting article on St. Peter's cricket, which appeared in " The Cricketer " of June 10th. Old Boys, who may have missed this, can obtain the copy from any bookseller.
Although the captain, N. W. D. Yardley, has two centuries to his credit, his innings of 86, against the first class bowling of the M.C.C., when runs were badly needed, must rank as his best performance. C. B. Fry would have been proud to have sponsored those two off drives through the covers, from the fast bowling of Covill. Then the Secretary, R. Ogley, has come into his own. Having learned to be. steady for two overs—the strain is, at times, rather severe—he has developed into a dangerous and aggressive batsman. Lastly, the diverse types of batting adopted by Ruddock and Perry have proved to have been of the utmost value to the side, and they have, in their own respective manner, laid the foundations of several victories. The bowling has been distributed mainly between three players—Yardley, 35 wickets, Garbutt, 27, Dodds, 25, and though we could well have done with a good slow spin bowler, they were only collared on one, or perhaps two, occasions. The fielding has been good on the whole, and, at times, brilliant. There are some who still fail to realise the necessity of being awake and watching the batsman every ball. Yardley is a fine example in quickness of anticipation, and it is a matter of regret that such a fine fielder as Warin could not make a run. The slips were variable—brilliant uncertainty would, perhaps, sum up their season's work. The XI must be heartily congratulated on its achievements, and may they end off their last matches as they did the others.
The 2nd XI suffered somewhat from having its best players ruthlessly seized without warning for the 1st, including their original captain, J. M. Atkinson, and their meteoric hitter, P. N. Baines. The brilliant victory over Leeds Grammar School must be put on record. It must have been a magnificent sight to have seen Stephenson secure the last four wickets with four consecutive balls. Professor Jones has very kindly presented a bat for the player who has shown the greatest improvement in the season—the captain and secretary are excluded—and it will not be an enviable task to decide between three or four claimants.
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CHARACTERS OF THE XI. N. W. D. Yardley, an inspiring captain, one of the best batsmen
ever at the School ; possesses all the strokes including one dangerous flick, which must disappear in first class cricket—brilliant fielder anywhere, and a useful bowler.
R. Ogley, a fine forcing batsman and a good slip. There is no reason why he should not be a good bowler.
S. Dodds should have made more runs; perhaps a little slow in his footwork—a very useful left hand bowler, inclined to lose his length through over experimenting. Should make a good slip.
C. H. Perry has improved vastly as a wicket-keeper, while his batting, in his own inimitable style, has proved a valuable asset to the side.
J. E. Ruddock, a dour and watchful batsman—a quick fielder, who has improved steadily.
J. W. Garbutt, a fast medium bowler, who can put down a really good ball. Moderate fielder.
A. V. Mackintosh has been a useful all round member of the team.
J. M. Atkinson, steadily improving as a batsman—rather slow owing to his determination to play according to plan. A bulwark at mid-off.
F. P. Sedman, an all round cricketer—will try to stop anything—inclined to bowl too short.
N. A. Newman, a late-comer, who thoroughly deserved his place —should make a fine cricketer.
P. N. Baines, a fine hitter—very slow in the field.
The following played in six or more matches :-
R. P. Warin, a keen fielder—dead out of luck batting.
N. W. Smithson, unfortunately, never found the right length and the right pace at the same time—might make runs.
J. W. Stead started well, but rather slow on the faster wickets.
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SCHOOL FIXTURES, 1933. Date.
Thur., May 25. Sat., May 27.
Opponents. Masters Bootham School
Ground. Home Away
Rlt. Won Won
School. Oppt. 236 for 3 153 120 for 6 119
Wed., May 31. Prince of Wales' Volunteers..Home. CANCELLED. Wed., June 7. Durham Light Infantry Home Won 227 for 4 95 Sat., June 10. Northumberland Fusiliers Home Won 216 for 2 100 Wed., June 14. Worksop College Away Won 73 49 Sat., June 17. Ampleforth College Home Lost 106 119 Wed., June 21. Leeds Grammar School Home Drawn — 197 Wed., June 28. Durham School Away Won 197 97 Sat., July 1. Craven Gentlemen Home Won 247 for 6 185 Wed., July 5. West Yorks. Regiment Away Won 150 92 Sat., J uly 8. M.C.C. Home Lost 227 234 for 5 Sat., July 15. Giggleswick School Away Won 234 for 5 173 Wed., July 26. Yorkshire Gentlemen Away Sat., July 29. Old Peterites Home
SCHOOL MATCHES.
SCHOOL v. STAFF Xl.
The season opened, as usual, with a match against the Staff, which was played on Thursday, May 25th. The School again took the honours, as in the game last year, winning easily by 83 runs with 8 wickets in hand.
The School won the toss for the fourth year in succession, and elected to bat on a fast wicket, which gave the bowlers no assis-tance whatever. The opening pair, a new combination in Yardley and Ruddock, was a great success and produced 219 runs before Ruddock was well bowled by Elton. Yardley scored an excellent 148 not out, his remarkable hitting all round the wicket being the great feature. He completed his century in rapid time, taking only 80 minutes, and only when 110 did he give a hard chance in an otherwise faultless display. Ruddock started uncertainly, being missed twice in his first few overs ; after that, however, he played a careful and patient innings, watching the ball well, for 60. Surely this stand is one of the biggest ever made in the School's history ! Two wickets then fell very quickly to Elton and Abbey respectively, and the School side declared at 236 for 3 wickets.
The Staff approached their big task in no uncertain manner. Chilman, after a few anxious overs against Garbutt, soon got on top of the bowlers, hitting very hard and cleanly for his 104 before being caught by Dodds, off Garbutt. The remainder of the side offered little resistance after Chilman's departure, only Mr. Toyne and Rev. F. H. Barnby reaching double figures, and the side were eventually out for 153.
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Garbutt, a newcomer to the XI, with rather an unorthodox action, bowled well, taking 5 wickets for 37 runs. Of the other bowlers Yardley was not in good form, but Dodds was steady at the other end.
SCHOOL.
N. W. D. Yardley, not out 148 J. E. Ruddock, b Elton 60 J. W. Stead, lbw, b Elton 1 R. Ogley, c Sedman b Abbey 7
Extras—B, 15; LB, 5: 20
TOTAL (for 3 wkts.) 236
S. Dodds, R. P. Warin, A. V. Mack-intosh, C. H. Perry, W. J. Richard-son, J. W. Garbutt, N. W. Smith-son, did not bat.
STAFF XI.
K. G. Chilman, c Dodds b Garbutt 104
F. P. Sedman, b Garbutt 1 J. T. Davies, lbw, b Garbutt 1 S. M. Toyne, c Ogley b Dodds 13 P. K. Bourne, b Dodds 2 F. Smith, b Yardley 1 Rev. F. H. Barnby, c Mackin-
tosh b Smithson 18 W. Abbey, c Dodds b Garbutt 0 K. H. Rhodes, c Ogley b
Smithson S W. H. G. Milnes, not out 1 Elton, b Garbutt 1 Extras—B, 3 3 TOTAL • 153
BOWDING.
O. M. R. W. J. W. Garbutt 12 1 37 5 S. Dodds 11 1 52 2 N. W. D. Yardley 5 2 26 1 W. J. Richardson 2 0 15 0 N. W. Smithson 3.5 0 20 2
SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL.
This year the School were favoured with ideal weather conditions for the annual match with Bootham School, which was played on the latter's ground, on May 27th. Our opponents seemed to have an unusually strong eleven this year, as they had already surprisingly defeated Ampleforth College earlier on in the term. However, the School always seemed to be on top, and won with four wickets to spare.
Bootham batted first on a dry wicket, but could only collect 119 off the School bowlers. When they were 103 for 6 wickets it looked as though they might reach the 150 mark, but the tail refused to wag. The School attack improved as the game progressed, and after Smithson got Hoyland, who played well for 28, caught in the deep by Dodds, Yardley had a good spell, taking 5 wickets for 14 runs, claiming two wickets in an over.
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Yardley and Ruddock again opened for the School, starting confidently, but the partnership only realised 24 runs when Yardley was bowled for 16 by one of the best balls of the match from Boyd. During his short stay at the wicket he played some delightful boundary shots, scoring very fast. The fourth wicket fell at 62, but the bowlers were not unduly dangerous. Mackintosh then went in and collected a useful 30. Meanwhile, Stead was batting confidently, getting well set, and when joined by Perry, after the sixth wicket had fallen for 111, he hit a couple of 4's off successive balls to give the School a well deserved victory.
The School's fielding in this match was rather below standard, and many runs were lost through poor work in the field.
SCORES :--
BOOT HAM SCHOOL. SCHOOL.
Allen, c Smithson, b Dodds 3 N W. D. Yardley, b Boyd 16 Hoyland, c Dodds b Smithson ... 28 J. E. Ruddock, c Hoyland b Rowlands, b Dodds 8 Boyd 19 Woodhead, h Dodds 0 S. Dodds, c and b Boyd 18 Stephans, b Garbutt 13 R. Ogley, b Brayshay 9 Clark, b Yardley 18 J. W. Stead, lbw, b Brayshay 27 Reddihough, c and b Yardley 22 R. P. Warin, run out 3 Chipchase, b Yardley 1 A. V. Mackintosh, b Brayshay 30 Boyd, b Yardley • 0 C. H. Perry, not out 18 Greenwood, not out 2 W. J. Richardson, b Boyd 4 Brayshay, •c Mackintosh b J. W. Garbutt, not out 12
Yardley 5 Extras—B, 14; LB, 2; W, 1;
NB, 2 19 Extras—B, 2 2
TOTAL 119 TOTAL (for 8 wkts.) ... 158
N. W. Smithson did not bat.
BOWLING.
J. W. Garbutt ... S. Dodds N. W. D. Yardley ... N. W. Smithson ...
1 for 22. 3 for 31. 5 for 14. 1 for 33.
SCHOOL v. DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY.
Played on the School Ground, Wednesday, June 7th.
This match resulted in a win for the home side by 6 wickets and 132 runs. Considering that our opponents had brought a very strong side, it was an excellent performance to defeat them so decisively.
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The School batted first, but for once in a while Yardley failed. However, a fine stand by Ogley and Stead made the School total into a creditable one. Ogley hit up a brilliant 101 not out—his first century. He hit very hard after reaching his 50, and his innings included 17 fours and 2 sixes. Ogley and Stead had put on 128 for the fourth wicket, to which Stead had contri-buted 43. After Stead's departure to the pavilion, being out lbw to Colonel Greenwell, Perry joined Ogley, but at 227 the innings was declared closed.
The visitors offered poor resistance to the School attack, and could only scrape together 95. Lieut. Kirby, one of the opening pair, played a fine innings, carrying his bat through the innings for more than half his side's score-57. He could get no one to stay with him, however, the rest of the side collapsing to bowling that was good in patches. Dodds was the best bowler, taking 5 wickets for 20 runs. The fielding was fairly good, while Perry gave an improved display behind the stumps.
SCORES :--- SCHOOL.
N. W. D. Yardley, st Machin b Towsey 24
J. E. Ruddock, st Machin b Woodham 29
S. Dodds, c Anderton. b Woodham 19 R. Ogley, not out 101 J. Nk . Stead, lbw, b Greenwell 42 C. H. Perry, not out Extras—B, 6; NB, 1 7
TOTAL (for 4 wkt,s.) ... 227
A. V. Mackintosh, F. P. Sedman, W. J. Richardson, J. W. Garbutt, N. W. Smithson did not bat.
TOTAL 95 BOWLING.
J. W. Garbutt ... S. Dodds N. W. D. Yardley ... F. P. Sedman
2 for 16 5 for 20 1 for 17 1 for 9
SCHOOL v. NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS.
Played on the School ground, on Saturday, June 10th.
Following up their success against Durham Light Infantry earlier in the week, the School decisively defeated another army team—the Northumberland Fusiliers—by 10 wickets.
The visitors batted first, and, chiefly owing to fine bowling by Dodds and Mackintosh, they were dismissed for 100. The batsmen were always in difficulties against the medium paced deliveries of Dodds, and at one time 6 wickets were down for 40. However, the tail responded gallantly, Lieut. Mortimer batting well for 28 before being caught at the wicket off Garbutt.
DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY.
Lt. Kirby, not out 57 L.-Opl. Morton, lbw, b Garbutt 4 Cpl. Anderton, c Richardson
b Dodds 0 Capt. Towsey, b Dodds 5 R. P. Warin, c Perry b Dodds 2 A. Donberry, b Dodds 0 Lt.-Col. Greenwell, b Yardley 9 Bdmn. Sparey, lbw, b Dodds 5 L.-Cpl. Machin, c Perry 1)
Garbutt 0 B. M. Woodham, c Garbutt b
Sedman 0 Extras—B, 8; LB, 4 ; W, 1 13
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The School opened well ; Yardley and Ruddock, playing beautiful cricket, passed their opponents' total without being separated. Yardley then went on to complete his second century of the season, scoring 140 before he was lbw to L.-Cpl. McCance. He played a faultless innings and received valuable assistance from Ruddock, who was unbeaten with 59 when the innings was declared closed at 216 for 2 wickets.
Yardley further demonstrated what a fine, forcing bat he is ; his innings was a delight to watch, and was cricket as it should be played.
SCORES :- NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS.
Pus. Lyons, c Smithson b Dodds 19 Lt. 0. C. Milward, b Dodds 0 Fus. Casbolt, b Garbutt 2 Lt. K. 0. W. Foster, b Garbutt 13 Lt. R. E. B. Mortimer, c Perry
b Mackintosh 28 Cpl. Palmer, b Dodds 4 Fus. Shannon, run out L.-Cpl. McCance, run out 10 Capt. Pringle, lbw, b Mackintosh 6 Fus. Ryan, b Maokintosh 11 Fus. Evans, not out 1 Extras—B, 6 6
TOTAL 100
SCHOOL.
N. W. D. Yardley, lbw, b McCance 140
J Ruddock, not out 59 S. Dodds, c Capt. Pringle b
MoCance 0 Ogley, not out 4
Extras—B, 13 13
TOTAL (for 2 wkts.) 216
J. W. Stead, A. V. Mackintosh, C. H. Perry, F. P. Sedman, W. J. Richardson, J. W. Garbutt, N. W. Smithson did not bat.
BOWLING. S. Dodds
3 for 22 J. W. Garbutt ... 2 for 40 A. V. Mackintosh
3 for 9
SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE.
Played at Worksop, on Wednesday, June 14th.
The School put up a very creditable performance in this match, beating the home team in a low scoring game by 24 runs. The wicket was, apparently, quite normal, although a little on the slow side owing to recent rain, but the bowlers were on top throughout the day, no batsman being outstanding. Yardley won the toss for the School and decided to bat ; Yardley and Ruddock opening to Turner and Green. However, the School met with early disaster, Yardley being clean bowled with a fast ball from Turner, with only 5 runs on the board. Wickets then fell alarmingly fast, 6 being down for 42, and it looked as though the School were in for a heavy defeat. The tail then rallied, C. H. Perry playing a very useful innings of 21 not out. Incidentally he hit the first boundary shot of the match and did not seem to have difficulty in playing the Worksop deliveries. Finally, the School were dismissed for 73. For Worksop Turner,
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a fast bowler, was the most destructive, taking 6 for 34. The Worksop innings opened as disastrously as the School's, Rennie being lbw to Dodds at 6. The bowlers were again in charge of the situation, Snow, Green, and Turner all losing their wickets in rapid succession, and with the score at 4 for 26 it looked as though the School would pull off the victory. However, Lousada resisted the School's keen attack for a time and, together with Fairbank, looked like retrieving the situation until Fairbank was lbw to Yardley, and Lousada was caught at wicket for a valuable 22. The remainder of the side collapsed, the total reaching only 49. Garbutt again bowled very well, securing 6 wickets for 23, while the fielding was very keen all through.
SCORES :—
SCHOOL. WORKSOP COLLEGE.
N. W. D. Yardley, b Turner ... .4 P. Snow, c Ogley b Garbutt 6 J. E. Ruddock, b Martin 10 J. Rennie, lbw, b Dodds 4 R. Ogley, b Turner 6 A. P. Lousada, c Perry b S. Dodds, c Aitken b Turner 11 Yardley 22 J. W. Stead, b Turner 1 R. B. Green, c Ogley b Garbutt 4 A. V. Mackintosh, c Lyth, J.,
b Martin 1 P. G. Turner, b Garbutt C. W. Walton, b Garbutt
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C. H. Perry, not out 21 A. Fairbank, lbw, b Yardley ... 1 F. P. Sedman, b Green 4 J Lyth, b Garbutt 2 W. J. Richardson, c and b A. Aitken, not out 1
Turner () P. 0. Wilson, c Stead b Garbutt 0 J. W. Garbutt, b Turner 6 F. Martin, c Perry b Yardley 0 N W. Smithson, c Snow b Green 1 Extras—B, 4 ; LB, 1; NB, 3 8 Extras—B, 6 ; LB, 1; NB, 2 ... 9
TOTAL 73 TOTAL 49
BOWLING.
J. W. Garbutt ... 6 for 23 S. Dodds
1 for 12 N. W. D. Yardley ... 3 for 5
SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.
In this match the School lost their unbeaten record, being narrowly defeated by 3 wickets after a very interesting and exciting match.
The School won the toss and elected to bat on a sodden wicket, and with heavy clouds above it looked as though there would be little play before lunch. However, rain kept off almost until lunch time, and in the time available for play the School met with two early setbacks. Yardley and Ruddock were soon separated, for after the latter had played a maiden over from Waddilove, Yardley, in trying to hit a leg ball from Cog-hlan, which came off the pitch very quickly, was easily caught at wicket for a "duck." This was a .great blow to the School's hopes, and soon after, Waddilove,
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whose bowling was suited to the pitch, broke Dodds' wicket, with only 5 runs on the board. However, Ogley and Stead reliev,:d the situation for a while, remaining at the wicket until the downpour and the luncheon interval. On the resumption, Ogley began to hit freely, but when 43 he was brilliantly caught by Coghlan, off Waddilove. The third wicket had put on 61. Wickets then fell rapidly until Perry stopped the rot, hitting up 22 very quickly and showing how the bowling should be treated. Finally the innings closed at 106, but we were not despondent as we had already dismissed Worksop for a low score.
Ampleforth opened on a now very muddy wicket, and at 8 Garbutt dismissed E. H. Grieve with a well-pitched delivery. C. F. Grieve, the captain, and Waddilove then took the score to 77, when the latter was caught off Xardley. The School attack, up to this point, had been rather poor and inaccurate, but it suddenly took a turn for the better, and wickets fell quickly, five wickets being down for 93. Meanwhile, C. F. Grieve continued to bat steadily, nothing penetrating his rock-like defence, but he could get no one to stop with him. At 105, he was given out lbw to Dodds, having made a very valuable 49, for without him Ampleforth would have been in a sorry state. When the seventh wicket fell, with c,nly 1 more run on the board, there was great excitement, but Ryan snatched the required run to give Ampleforth the victory for the second successive year.
SCORES :—
SCHOOL. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.
N. W. D. Yardley, c Loyal b Grieve, E., b Garbutt 8 Coghlan Waddilove, c Sedman b Yardley 29
J. E. Ruddock, b Waddilove 9 C. F. Grieve, lbw, b Dodds 49 S. Dodds, c Coghlan b Waddilove 3 L. Walter, c Sedman b Yardley 0 R. Ogley, c Coghlan, b Grieve ... 43 J. Roche, lbw, b Garbutt 4 J. W. Stead, c Loyal b J. Cowper, c Stead b Dodds 1
Waddilove 19 D. Munro, c and b Yardley 4 R. P. Warin, b Waddilove 0 J. Ryan, c Warin b Yardley ... 1 A. V. Mackintosh, st Loyal b T. Baker, c Sedman b Dodds.... 4
Grieve 5 H. Coghlan, not out 8 C. H. Perry, c Cowper b Coghlan 22 S. Loyal, c Ruddock b Dodds 0 F. P. Sedman, c Coghlan b
Waddilove 2 J. W. Garbutt, c Ryan, b
Waddilove 0 N. W. Smithson, not out 3 Extras— 0 Extras—B, 6 ; LB, 4 ; NB, 1 ... 11
TOTAL 106 TOTAL 119
BOWLING. J. W. Garbutt ... ... 2 for 26 S. Dodds ... ... 4 for 39 N. W. D. Yardley ... 4 for 30
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SCHOOL v. LEEDS G.S.
The School had a very disappointing match with Leeds, on the School ground, on June 21st, for after the visitors had been dismissed for 197, rain stopped all further play for the day.
Phillipson again proved a thorn in the School's side, scoring 87. With Sheppard he put on 83, although he was missed several times ; his innings, though somewhat lucky, was an invalu-able one, for without him Leeds would have only collected a very moderate score. Leeds scored very slowly, their batsmen being content to wait for the runs, while the School attack was not seen at its best. Dodds was the most successful bowler, taking 5 for 53. The School were unlucky to be without Mackintosh and Perry owing to exams., but their substitutes, Atkinson' and Richardson, did well, as did Ogley, who took Perry's place behind the wickets.
SCORES:—
LEEDS G.S.
J. H. Phillipson, c Dodds b Yardley 87
J. R. Atkinson, lbw, b Dodds 0 D. A. Sheppard, b Sedman 46 W. H. Womald, c Sedman b
Yardley 15 A. W. Sugden, b Dodds 0 N. L. Hargreaves, run out 3 R. G. Capes, b Dodds 18 A. Rakunsen, b Dodds 0 G. E. White, run out 0 E. N. Bolton, not out 18 J. Bailey, c Atkinson b Dodds 0 Extras—B, 2 ; LB, 6 ; W, 2 10
TOTAL 197
BOWLING. S. Dodds ... 5 for 53 N. W. D. Yardley ... 2 for 52
The following represented the School—N. W. D. Yardley, R. Ogley, S. Dodds, J. E. Ruddock, J. W. Stead, N. W. Smithson, J. W. Garbutt, R. P. Warin, W. J. Richardson, F. P. Sedman, and J. M. Atkinson.
SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL.
The School, who won at Durham in 1931, repeated their success on Wednesday, June 28th, by the margin of 101 runs. Yardley won the toss and decided to bat. Once again the opening pair gave the School a good start, putting on 75 before Yardley was bowled by Oliver in trying to hook a low ball, with his score at 61. Ogley followed Yardley to the wicket, but at 107 Ruddock had his wicket put down by the wicket-keeper, Thomas. Then wickets fell quickly until Newman, a newcomer to the eleven, hit up 43, batting confidently after a shaky start, and at the close of the innings he was undefeated. He could get no one to stay with him, however, except Atkinson who, going in No. 10, did well to collect 19. Eventually the side was dismissed for 197.
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The School had had the best of the wicket, for when Durham went in it was crumbling. Thomas and Brett opened to Yardley and Garbutt, but the latter was the first to meet with success when he got Thomas lbw at 22. This was a useful wicket as Thomas was, undoubtedly, our opponents' best bat and, although Lishman and Brett batted well, Yardley, who had one of his brilliant spells, had all the rest in difficulties. With 6 wickets down for 69 there seemed no doubt about the result, the last four wickets falling for very few runs. Durham seemed to have very queer ideas on the subject of running, three of their batsmen attempting impossible runs to be easily run out by Perry at wicket. Finally Durham were dismissed at 96.
The result of this match was highly satisfactory as we were without Dodds, one of our best bowlers, but Atkinson was a useful deputy. SCORES:—
SCHOOL.
N. W. D. Yardley, b Oliver 61 J. E. Ruddock, st Thomas b Grey 15 R. Ogley, b Lishman 30 J. W. Stead, st Thomas b Grey 2 C. H. Perry, c Rhodes b Lishman 14 A. V. Mackintosh, c Oliver b
Grey N. A. Newman, not out 43 R. P. Warin, lbw, b Lishman 0 F. P. Sedman, b Oliver 3 J. M. Atkinson, e Oliver b Grey 19 J. W. Garbutt, c Lishman b
Oliver 0 Extras—B, 9; LB, .1 10
TOTAL 197
BOWLING.
J. W. Garbutt 2 for 32 N. W. D. Yardley ... 5 for 53
SCHOOL v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. Played on the School ground, Saturday, July 1st,
The School registered another victory in this match, defeating their opponents for the third time in three consecutive years, by 6 wickets. Yardley lost the toss and the Craven Gentlemen decided to bat. They began badly, two wickets falling to Yardley before lunch for 38. On the resumption Smith and Best remained together for a time, Best driving and pulling his shots well, keeping the School fielders very alert. Then Ogley was put on to break up the partnership, and with his second ball he spread-eagled Smith's wicket with a fast ball which Smith never seemed to see. After this wickets fell in regular intervals, but with six wickets down for 103 the "tail" put up a stout resistance, Moxon hitting with great power for his 33 not out. Thus the visitors were dismissed for 185.
DURHAM SCHOOL.
Thomas, lbw, b Yardley 31 Brett, c Ogley b Garbutt 22 Bailey, b Yardley 2 Grey, b Yardley 1 Rhodes, lbw, b Yardley 1 Ayton, run out 8 Lishman, c Perry Is Garbutt 20 'Oliver, run out 1 Willis, run out 4 Scott, b Yardley 0 Dixon, not out 2 Extras—B, 2 ; LB, 2 4
TOTAL 96
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The School began confidently, Yardley and Ruddock putting on over a hundred for the third time this season. Yardley again showed good form, and was unlucky to be sent back to the pavilion when in sight of his century, but he was well beaten by a good length ball from Wood. Ruddock also played well, but let Yardley do most of the scoring. Ogley then joined Ruddock and they took the score to 138 when Ruddock was bowled by Wood. Two wickets then fell cheaply, but Newman showed promising form for his 32, and together with Ogley, passed their opponents' total with 6 wickets to spare.
SCORES CRAVEN GENTLEMEN. SCHOOL.
Smith, b Ogley 20 N W. D. Yardley, b Wood 83 Rev. Crane, c Perry b Yardley... 15 J. E. Ruddock, b Wood 38 Petty, b Yardley 14 R. Ogley, b Best 50 Best, c and b Yardley 26 J. W. Stead, run out 1 Taylor, run out 21 C. H. Perry, b Hardy 9 Dawson, c Perry b Yardley 0 N. A. Newman, c and b Dawson 32 Hardy, c Mackintosh b Garbutt 19 A. V. Mackintosh, not out 11 Moron, not out 33 Extras—B, 10; LB„ 10; NB, 3... 23 Hirstwood, c Ruddock b Yardley 9
TOTAL (for 6 wkts.) ... 247 Dyson, b Sedman 10 Wood, b Yardley 11 Extras—B, 6; W, 1 7 R. P. Warin, F. P. Sedman, J. M.
Atkinson, J. W. Garbutt did not TOTAL 185 bat.
BOWLING. J. W. Garbutt ... 1 for 54 N. W. D. Yardley ... 6 for 54 N. A. Newman. 1 for 23 R. Ogley 1 for 18
SCHOOL v. 2nd WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT.
On Wednesday, July 5th, the School were the guests of the West Yorkshire Regiment, at Strensall, and after a very good game the School added another victory to its credit by 58 runs.
The School won the toss and decided to bat on a very good wicket, but Lieut. Penno broke Ruddock's wicket with the first ball of the match. Ogley and Yardley then remained together at the wicket for some time, although runs did not come quickly. Yardley was more subdued than usual, and when in sight of his 50 he was caught by Lieut. Woodward off Pte. Symonds. The score was now 83 for two wickets, and the prospect of a big score seemed assured, but Ogley (39) soon followed Yardley to the pavilion, and the side completely collapsed for no apparent reason, only reaching 98 for 7 wickets at the luncheon interval. On resuming after lunch the tail rallied, a partnership between Sedman and Atkinson realising 30 runs before Atkinson was well bowled at 136, and eventually the side was out for 150.
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Cpl. Parkin and Pte. Symonds opened for the army team to the bowling of Garbutt and Dodds. Cpl. Parkin was as unlucky as Ruddock, being well caught by Warin, at point, off Garbutt with his first ball, and Pte. Symonds only survived the over to be bowled by Dodds, with no score on .the board. The School followed up this advantage very quickly, seven wickets being down for 42, but the remainder of the side offered some resistance, and the innings closed at 92.
SCORES:— SCHOOL.
N. W. D. Yardley, c Woodward b Pte. Symonds 43
J. E. Ruddock, b Lt. Penno 0 R. Ogley, b Lt. King 39 S. Dodds, lbw, b Symonds 0 C. H. Perry, c Pt. Corns b
Symonds Newman, run out A. V. Mackintosh, c Symonds b
Penno R. P. Warin, c Hood b Symonds F. P. Sedman, c Hood b
Woodward J. M. Atkinson, b Woodward J. W. Garbutt, not out Extras—B, 6; W, 2
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Cpl. Parkin, c Warin b Garbutt 0 Pt. Symonds, c Perry b Dodds 0 Lt. Lemon, c Perry b Garbutt 5 Lt. Icing, b Yardley 14 Col. Davies, run out 6 Lt.-Col. Phillips, c Garbutt b
Yardley 12 Lt. Penno, c Newman b Garbutt 16 Pt. Corns, c Dodds b Yardley 0 Lt. Craig, run out 12 Lt.. Woodward, c Yardley b
Newman 11 Cpl. Hood, not out 0
Extras—B, 4; NB, 2 6
4 2
4 0
24 17
9 8
TOTAL 150 TOTAL 92
BOWLING.
J. W. Garbutt ... ... 3 for 31 S. Dodds ... 1 for 26 N. W. D. Yardley ... 3 for 18 N. A. Newman ... 1 for 11
SCHOOL v. M.C.C.
Played at Home, on Saturday, July 8th.
This match resulted in the School being defeated for the second time this season, by 6 wickets, after a very interesting day's cricket. Nevertheless the School showed vastly improved form compared with recent batting displays against the M.C.C. For the past two years the School batsmen have been defeated by the " Beardsmore Theory," but this year, we are glad to say, Beardsmore only captured one wicket, and there seemed no one who was in difficulties against him. The School totalled 226, and if their bowling had been anything like as good as their batting the home side must surely have won. The feature of the School innings was the brilliance of Yardley, whose innings of 86 showed him to be a batsman of undoubted class. It really was Yardley at his best, for he played some delightful shots, hitting the ball cleanly and quickly, and placing his shots with great judgment. He scored, as usual, very fast, and none of the professional bowlers whom the M.C.C. had brought up seemed to trouble him
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excepting Wignall, of the Lord's ground staff, who kept a very good length all through, claiming 6 wickets for 77. Another bright spot in the School's innings was Perry's knock of 60. Although overshadowed by the display Yardley had given, he batted very soundly, treating Beardsmore's left arm deliveries with little respect. After Perry's departure, the side did not offer much resistance, only Newman reaching double figures. The M.C.C. were faced with scoring 227 in under three hours, with storm clouds in the offing, and they accomplished the task just before rain set in for the night. Nevertheless, they began disastrously, four good wickets, including F. D. Beattie, who has been seen in the Lancashire team, were down for 69. So it looked as though the School, might, after all, defeat their opponents, as they did sensationally three years ago; however, W. H. Alderson and Lt.-Col. W. D. Barber defeated the efforts of the School bowlers by putting on 71 for the fifth wicket. Then Wignall and Lt.-Col. Barber, who continued to bat well, passed the School's total with both their wickets intact in an unfinished partnership of 94. None of the bowlers were outstanding, but Yardley did some brilliant work in the field at cover.
SCORES :- SCHOOL M. C. C.
N. W. D. Yardley, b Covill .... 86 C. E. Anson, c Dodds b Garbutt 6 J. E. Ruddock, b Wignall 16 F. D. Beattie, c Perry b Garbutt 2'7 R. Ogley, c Wignall b E. R. Sheepshanks, c Ruddock b
Sheepshanks 13 Dodds 14 S. Dodds, c Covill b Sheepshanks 0 W. H. R. Alderson, run out 56 C'. H. Perry, c Barber b Wignall 60 Covill, c Ruddock b Yardley 18 J. M. Atkinson, b Cbvill 0 Lt.-Col. Barber, not out 47 J. W. Stead, c Toyne b Wignall, not out 61
Beardsmore 0 Extras—B, 4; LB, h 5 N. A. Newman, b Wignall 19 A. V. Mackintosh, not out 9
. TOTAL (for 5 wkts.) ... 234 F. P. Sedman, c Barber b Wignall 3
W. J. Richardson, b Wignall 2 J. W. Garbutt, c Airey b Wignall Extras—B, 13; NB, 4 17
R. M. Wilson, S. M. Toyne, Lt.-Col. Airey, W. A. Beardsmore, H. D. Swan did not bat.
TOTAL 225
BOWLING. J. W. Garbutt S. Dodds N W. D. Yardley ...
2 for 63 1 for 72 1 for 62
SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL.
Played at Giggleswick, Saturday, July 15th.
This match resulted in another win for the School by 61 runs. Owing to heavy rain, which is very characteristic of Giggleswick, there was no play before lunch. However, after lunch things
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looked different, and Yardley won the toss, deciding to take first knock on a very soft wicket, which was not improved by periodical rain. The School opened confidently, putting on 92 for the first wicket. Yardley did most of the scoring, Ruddock being very quiet indeed. When Yardley had scored 76 he gave his first chance and was immediately caught. He had given a very good display, driving and placing his shots well, and seemed set for his third century when he was sent back to the pavilion. Ruddock was next out without another run being added, but Perry helped Ogley to add 57 for the fourth wicket. Perry showed how much his batting has improved, and made some very good shots during his not out stay at the wicket. The fourth wicket fell at 179 when Ogley fell to a fine catch, at cover point, by Gallagher. However, Perry continued to bat well and when tea came, with the score at 234 for 5, the innings was declared closed.
Gallagher and Butler opened for Giggleswick to the bowling of Garbutt and Dodds, but at 43 the partnership was broken up when Butler was caught off Garbutt. Gallagher and Ibbotson then defied the School attack and took the score to 85 by sound batting. Gallagher, fifth out at 144, played a splendid innings of 89 before being caught at wicket off Garbutt. After his departure the side offered little resistance, the last five wickets falling for 29 runs. Yardley bowled really well, being very accurate, and sending down few loose balls, while he was backed up in the field by keen fielding.
SCORES :—
SCHOOL.
N. W. D. Yardley, c Butler b Crabtree 76
J. E. Ruddock, c Lincoln b Ibbotson 15
R. Ogley, c Gallagher b Ibbotson 56 S. Dodds, c Ibbotson b Gallagher 19 C. H. Perry, not out 40 N. A. Newman, c Winney b
Gallagher 13 P. N. Baines, not out 9 Extras—B, 5; W, 1 6
— -- TOTAL (for 5 wkts.) 234
A. V. Mackintosh, J. M. Atkinson, F. P. Sedman, J. W. Garbutt, did not bat.
GIGG LESWICK SC H OOL.
Gallagher, c Perry b Garbutt... 89 Butler, c Sedman b Garbutt 9 Ibbotson, b Dodds 22 Hunter, st Perry b Yardley 7 Winney, c Mackintosh b Yardley 15 Lincoln, not out 12 Abbs, b Yardley 1 Crabtree, b Garbutt 1 Laytey, c Newman b Yardley ... 4 Harland, c Perry b Yardley .... 4 Wright, run out 0 Extras—B, 1; LB, 4 ; W, 2 ;
NB, 2 9
TOTAL 173
BOWLING.
J. W. Garbutt ... ... 3 for 38 S. Dodds ... ... 1 for 43 N. W. D. Yardley
5 for 57
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2nd XI MATCHES. SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Won by 25 runs.
Played at Home, on May 27th.
The School won the toss and chose the first use of a medium-fast wicket, the opening pair putting on 49 before Newman was bowled by one of the best balls in the match. Sedman was bowled one run later with a good score of 25, including five 4's.
The middle of the side then went to pieces, and things were looking very grim for the School until the "tail" gave a very decided "twitch" to the extent of 57 runs—Davison, 17; Lock-wood, 15 ; Tyson, 12 ; and Quarrie, 13, the score closing at 126.
The Bootham opening pair did much to dispel all hopes of victory from the home side, as the first wicket fell at the substantial figure of 63. Sedman and Echert then struck their real form, and the Bootham side were only just able to reach the hundred by the help of rather numerous extras.
SCORES :— SCHOOL. BOOTHAM.
Sedman, b Thomas 25 Knight, b Sedman 23 Newman, b Raphael 21 Thomas, b Sedman 32 Atkinson, c Knight b Raphael... 11 Raphael, lbw, b Echert 1 Stephenson, c Eadie b Thomas ... 0 Scott, lbw, b Sedman 1 Baines, c Philip b Raphael 0 Philip, lbw, :b Sedman 1 Denby, c Philip b Raphael 0 Sewell, b Sedman 14 Davison, c Jeffrey b Thomas .... 17 Mail, b Sedman 0 Tyson, run out 12 Kemp, b Sedman 3 Quarrie, b Raphael 13 Dyas, b Echert 0 Lockwood, c Thomas b Dyas .... 15 ,Eadie, not out 6 Echeit, not out 3 Jeffrey, lbw, b Echert 2 Extras 9 Extras 18
The School again won the toss and opened the batting, on a very fast wicket, with Warin and Lockwood.
Disaster came very early, both the opening pair being caught with the score at nine. The rot continued until Smart came in with the will to stay there; he is an exponent of the "Adamson" type of batting, and none could have been of more use on this occasion. The score was 5-26 at lunch, after which Baines
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joined Smart, to give a brilliant exhibition of straight hitting mingled with a few doubtful shots. He scored 66, including nine 4's and three 6's. When he left the score was over the hundred. Smart and Davison then added 25, and the innings closed at 136.
Success came early for the home team when Tyson, caught Walker off Newman, and wickets began to fall steadily, only receiving a slight check when Wait remained to make 23, but there was no one to assist him, and the side was out for the total of 89.
SCORES :— SCHOOL. WORKSOP.
Warin, c Coleman 13 Dickenson.. 2 Walker, c Tyson, b. Newman 4 Lockwood, c Dixon b Johnstone. 5 Blackmore, c Smart b Echert 25 Atkinson, c Blackmore b Ffrench, b Stephenson 12
Johnstone 2 Martyn, lbw, b Echert 0 Newman, c Coleman b Johnstone 8 Dixon, c Stephenson b Tyson .. 4 Stephenson, b Dickenson 6 Johnstone, run out 7 Smart, lbw, h Martyn 16 ,Coleman, b Stephenson 0 Baines, c Johnstone b Martyn ... 66 Wait, run out 23 Tyson, c Wait b Dickenson 13 Lyth, c Warin b Stephenson 0 Davison, c Coleman b Johnstone 12 Dickenson, not out 2 Denby, c Lyth b Dickenson 1 Richards, b Warin 3 Echert, not out 0 Extras 9 Extras 5
The School, playing at Leeds, batted first, and with a new opening pair put up 35 for the first wicket, Atkinson being, unfortunately, run out by a piece of bad calling. All the side did well and were really consistent, the best scores being made by Atkinson, Newman, Tyson, and Quarrie. When 190 was reached the School declared, giving their opponents two-and-a-half hours in which to score the runs.
The first Leeds wicket fell at 11, and then a great stand took them to 97 for the next loss. Wickets came slowly then until 170 was reached, when Stephenson claimed the last four of the " tail " with four consecutive balls, a feat worthy of great note. There has only been one " hat-trick " in a second eleven match since the war, and to gain four wickets is a distinction of the highest honour.
396 SCORES:—
SCHOOL. Atkinson, run out 25 Newman, lbw, b Smith 22 Quarrie, b Hartell 29 Lockwood, lbw, b Smith 19 Smart, c Vint b Harrison 10 Baines, b Harrison 19 Tyson, lbw, b Webster 29 Davison, not out 15 Stephenson, not out 7 Extras 15
TOTAL (for 7 wkts.).... 190
Denby and Echert did not bat.
LEED S. Gregson, b Echert Smith, b Echert Webster, lbw, b Stephenson Vint, lbw, b Echert Hodgson, c Atkinson Clark, b Stephenson Hartell, b Newman Jones, not out Pilling, c Denby b Stephenson. Hardy, c Tyson b Stephenson ... Harrison, b Stephenson Ext ras
TOTAL 170
BOWLING. Stephenson ... 5-49 Echert 4- --52
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b Echert 32 11
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SCHOOL v. ECCENTRICS.
The annual match against the Eccentrics C.C. was played on their own ground, at York.
The School lost the toss and were made to field. Mr. Chilman and Graham opened the innings, and the first wicket fell at 10. An oarsman then joined Mr. Chilman and swung his unaccustomed piece of wood to the extent of 8 runs. Mr. Bourne and Frisby were the only others to make good scores, though the boat club never once failed to leave its mark upon the score book.
Mr. Chilman again distinguished himself in the 2nd X I innings by taking six wickets, in fact, Richardson and Quarrie seemed the only two capable of defeating him to any large extent. At the end of the innings Echert, by a long way the best bowler of the seconds, was again undefeated with a total of 6 and an average of infinity.
SCORES :- SCHOOL.
Richardson, c Frisby b Graham 29 Smart, b Chilman 0 Quarrie, b Chilman 14 Lockwood, b Chilman 0 ,Baines, c Rhodes b Bourne 5 Smithson, b Bourne 4 Tyson, c Frisby b Graham 8 Davison, c Milnes b Chilman 1 Stephenson, b Chilman 5 Denby, lbw, b Chilman 2 Echert, not out 6 Extras 17
TOTAL 91
BOWLI N G . Chilman ... 6-31 Graham ... 2— 6
ECCENTRICS. K. G. Chilman, Esq., b Smithson 29 Graham, b Smithson 6 Ryland, b Smithson 8 Rev. F. H. Barnbv, c Baines
b Smithson 3 P. K. Bourne, Esq., c Smart
b Tyson 20 K. H. Rhodes, Esq., lbw,
b Richardson 12 W. H. G. Milnes, Esq., not out 9 Frisby, b Richardson 32 Douglas, b Richardson 1 R. E. Greenway, Esq., st Denby
b Smithson 5 Kirkness, b Smithson 0 Extras 19
TOTAL 144
BOWLING. Smithson ... 6-48 Richardson 3-12
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SCHOOL v. GIGGLESVVICK.
Played on July 15th, at York. Lost by 65 runs. Giggleswick batted first on a "plumb" wicket and scored 181,
Plaice playing a really good innings of 81, although he should have been run out with only a very small score. Foden, together with Baker, was the only one to make a good score ; it will also be noted that Plaice and Foden took eight wickets between them.
The School batted fairly well up to the tea interval, when it was quite possible for them to gain a victory, but after Quarrie was out at 5-98 only 18 more runs were scored. SCORES :—
GIGGLESWIOK. Baker, b Richardson 22 Plaice, b Stephenson 81 Pape, c Denby b Smithson 5 Marshall, b Tyson 1 Brown, lbw, b Tyson 8 Turner, b Smithson 8 Harger, c Lockwood b Smithson 2 Krausoe, c WarM b Smithson 14 Foden, not out 20 Walker, b Tyson 1 Fraser, b Stephenson 2 Extras 18
Richardson, c Harger b Marshall , 26 Smart, c Walker b Foden '8 Stead, c, Brown b Marshall 10 Lockwood, lbw, b Foden 14 Quarrie, b Foden 23 Warin, b Plaice 0 Stephenson, b Foden 0 Tyson, lbw, b Foden 6 Smithson, not out 1 Davison, c Plaice b Foden 6 Denby, b Plaice 0 Extras 22
--. -- TOTAL 116
BOWLING.
Foden ... 6-38
THE COLTS.
The Colts have played two matches this season, but have not met with much success, although the prospects at the beginning of the season seemed very good. The following are the results of the two matches played :--
Versus Ampleforth Colts (away)—Match drawn : School Colts, 94 for 9 wickets (Quarrie 24) ; Ampleforth Colts, 114 (Newman 4 for 34).
Versus Bootham School Colts (home)—Lost : Bootham School Colts, 194 (Stephenson 4 for 55) ; School Colts, 150 (Newman 73, Stephenson 24).
The following have -played for the Colts this term :-N. A. Newman, C. A. Smart, R. H. Davison, K. Lockwood, J. R. Tyson, R. M. Quarrie, N. B. Stephenson, C. P. Denby, G. E. L. Graham, P. W. Kirkness, M. B. Marwood.
May 22. Clifton Home. Lost 93 138 „ 29. L.N.E.R. ... Home. Lost 90 203 for 4
June 5. Stamford Bridge Away. Drawn. 115 for 5 153 „ 12. Haxby ... ... Home. Won 151 141 „ 28. 2nd XI ... ... Home. Won 144 91
July 10. Haxby ... ... Away. Won 96 58 „ 17. N.R. Mental Hosp. Away. Won 164 for 8 155
1Rowing. We started the Summer Term with a fairly good nucleus of
experience amongst the "boaters," E. A. G. Harrop still being with us as Captain of Boats, but no heavyweights among the remainder. " Tubbing on slides," of course, was the routine for a week or so, and then three crews were formed to prepare for entry in York Regatta, whilst three other crews went out as often as possible.
York Regatta was held on June 17th, a date rather earlier than usual, and by that time the first, second, and third crews were rowing quite nicely and with some power.
The first crew had been coached to try a fairly fast stroke ; in practice courses they had rowed at 36 all over the course and reaching 40 in some of the bursts. The second crew were, perhaps, a trifle longer in the water. Anyway, we were quite hopeful for the Regatta ; actually we came up against finalists or runners-up in each of our first heats, so that in this respect we were unfortunate.
The first crew rowed against Leeds University I, a crew which had been together for two seasons ; we lost by a length-and-a-quarter.
The second crew rowed against Nottingham Britannia R.C., who beat us by a length.
The third crew rowed against Liverpool Victoria, who were the final winners of the Challenge Cup. This race had to be re-started, as Liverpool ran into the bank after the first few strokes owing to trouble with the rudder lines.
Soon after the Regatta an invitation to row a private race against Nottingham High School was received, and after some negotiation a race was fixed to be rowed at York, on June 29th, in clinker boats. This race we lost by just over a length. We hope that this, being a " School " fixture, will be an annual event, alternately at York and Nottingham.
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We then had the Tub Regatta—resuscitated after a year's lapse—on July 1st, and this proved a most enjoyable afternoon's sport.
The next fixture was our annual eight race against the York City Club, in which the first and second fours were mixed up in the clinker eight, kindly lent to us foi practice by the City Club. This race was rowed over the long course, on Friday, July 7th, and in a great race we won by one-third of a length. G. Douglas had been selected to stroke the eight, and he rowed with excellent judgment and determination.
The greater credit must be given to the School crew for -winning this race as York City had put their strongest crew against us this year. In fact, their crew was the crew which competed in the Head of the River race, on the Thames, and which was placed seventy-sixth, a rise of over twenty places on the previous year.
An innovation is to be tried this year as the Headmaster has kindly given permission for the first crew to go to Tyne Regatta, on July 22nd, where we have entered for the Tyne General Ferry's Challenge Cup. This race is over a three-quarters of a mile course at Blaydon, near Newcastle. We are arranging to take our own boat, " Sally," by road, the crew to travel by train and return same day.
The races against the Old Peterites will be held on July 29th ; details of these races must be held over until the Christmas term issue.
1st FOUR CHARACTERS.
Bow—J. Whalley. Has appeared rather variable in his style during the rowing in the term. On the whole has put down a good blade of work in spite of his variations.
2.—W. Toulmin. Has improved his finish very considerably. Always works hard and is keen.
3.—J. N. Emery. Has put down a good blade fairly consis- tently, though, at times, it is apt to be rather "light." His body style is quite his own.
Str.—E. A. G. Harrop. Has stroked well and with good length. Perhaps, at times, he has a tendency to rush his slide. A hard worker.
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Cox.—M. Biggin. In spite of being rather a heavyweight for a cox, he has managed the boat and the crew very well. In the eight, especially, he coxed an excellent course.
2nd FOUR CHARACTERS. Bow.—J. Biggin. Has improved very much and does effective
work. Must learn to control his slide.
2.—D. G. Lupton. A steady and hard-working oar, though, naturally, a little short.
3.—J. W. Ryland. Always worked hard and backed up Stroke well. Is inclined to "sky" his blade when excited.
Str.—G. Douglas. Stroked the crew with great dash and judg-ment, and always kept them lively. Considerably improved as an oar.
Cox.—H. Arnott. Useful in and out of the boat.
3rd FOUR CHARACTERS. Bow.—H. Johnston. Has worked effectively and has improved his
form. Rather a weak finish.
2.—W. M. Cunningham. A hard-working, but rather uncon-trolled oar.
3.—M. P. L. Wall. Has rowed keenly and with good effect. Is rather apt to get excited.
Str.—J. S. Liddle. Has proved himself a useful Stroke, and apart from an occasional light finish, has improved in his own rowing.
Cox.—E. Antrobus. Improved. Now steers a fairly straight course and sometimes hears the coach.
THE TUB REGATTA.
After lapsing last year, the Tub Regatta was revived again and provided some interesting races and some unexpected results. The draw is appended below.
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No. 2.
1 A- length.
No. L. 1 foot.
No. 5. 2 lengths.
Bye.
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No. 2. 3 lengths.
No. 5. Dead Heat
length.
No. 8. I length.
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2. E. A. G. Harrop. J. Biggin.
3. W. M. Cunningham. J. N. Emery.
4. J. B. Deas. J. Whalley.
5. W. Toulmin. N. L. Dodd.
6. G. Douglas. H. Johnston.
7. J. S. Liddle. J. W. Ryland.
8, L. L. Lupton. M. Prince.
9. C. H. Vasey. W. R. Iliffe.
10. W. H. H. Hanks. M. P. L. Wall.
11. P. A. Johnstone. P. S. Maynard.
12. A. W. Douglas. R. Arnold.
No. 11. 21 lengths.
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The Second Division Boat Races were held too late last term for any account of them to be included in the last issue of " The Peterite."
Owing to the weather conditions of the term, and to the resulting shortage of time for coaching the Second Division crews, perhaps the standard was not as high as usual, but some good races were seen. The Rise were unlucky in losing one of their crew at the last minute, but put up a very good show with an untrained substitute. The Grove beat the Rise by I length, and the School House beat the Day Boys by 2 lengths. In the final the School House beat the Grove by 3 lengths, in 2 mins. 29 secs., and so retained the Second Division Cup.
quash libcgucts. THE DRYSDALE CUP COMPETITION.
This year the School was represented by N. W. D. Yardley and T. W. Jenkins, the School's second string.
T. W. Jenkins was given a walk over in the first round, and in the second won a splendid match against Wellington's repre-sentative, Raleigh, by three games to two, after being two games down at one time. In the third round, however, Jenkins met .A. Burns (Oratory), whom Yardley was to meet and defeat in the final, and was beaten 3-0. The game was much harder and faster than the score would indicate, and Jenkins gave a very creditable performance.
N. W. D. Yardley, last year's runner-up, received a bye into the second round. In the second round he beat C. A. Rowlandson, 3-0, and in the third round he beat R. J. Gretton (Wellington) 3-0. In the fourth round Yardley lost his first game, but was never hard pressed, to beat J. F. Priestley (Winchester), 3-1.
In the semi-final Yardley lost another game, but went on to win by 8-1 against H. N. E. Hooper (Marlborough). In the final he beat A. Burns, 3-0. An account of the match, taken from the " Morning Post," is given below.
" The Squash Racquets Competition for the Drysdale Cup, which constitutes the Junior Amateur Championship of Great Britain, was won by N. W. D. Yardley (St. Peter's, York), who defeated A. Burns (Oratory) by three games to love, 9-6, 9-5, 9-3, at the Royal Automobile Club, after one of the most brilliant finals ever seen in this event. Yardley thus success-fully crowned a wonderful season, in which he has also won the
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North of England Championship, and has appeared as first string for Yorkshire in the County Championship.
Although Yardley won by so decisive a margin yesterday, the set was full of interest right to the finish, for Burns put up a gallant fight against an opponent who was right at the top of his form. The retrieving of both was remarkable, and there were many long and gruelling rallies. The Yorkshire player stood the strain of these better than Burns, while there was no doubt from the first as to his marked superiority in stroke production.
Yardley has now almost every shot in the game at his command, and yesterday he played a succession of perfectly executed straight and angle 'drops,' which he varied on occasions with some delightful shots on the half-volley. After a slow first game, he set such a pace that Burns was bound to 'crack' sooner of later.
The turning point came half-way through the second game, and after that Burns was always fighting a losing battle, with Yardley increasing the pace relentlessly as he tired.
Yardley won the spin of the racquet and quickly reached `game-ball' in a rather slow first game, in which both played their shots with great deliberation, and waited for the majority of returns to come off the back wall. Burns rallied pluckily at this point, and drew up to 6-8 in one hand. There were several changes of hands before Yardley took the game, one producing a remarkable rally of 31 strokes, in which some astounding recoveries were made from every conceivable angle.
The second game was fought at a fast pace, and the exchanges were level up to 6-5, when Burns was unlucky enough to get in the way of one of his own returns in the forecourt. The strain was beginning to tell on him now, and although he took the first three points of the final game, he could make no further progress.
On the other hand, Yardley went from strength to strength, and kept his exhausted opponent incessantly on the run in the closing stages, by means of hard hitting to a length followed up by drop shots, made with beautiful restraint, on both forehand and backhand."
THE SCHOOL OPEN SQUASH RACQUETS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
N. W. D. Yardley retained the trophy for the fourth year in succession with great ease. There was no one who was a match for the new Northern Champion, but he was given the best game in the final against T. W. Jenkins, who, though he was made to do all the running, ,prolonged the rallies for a time, although he generally lost them.
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Crook Harrop
Crook
Yardley
Mackintosh Ogley
Perry Dodds
Jenkins Biggin
Yardley
Mackintosh
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Jenkins
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Yardley
JUNIOR SQUASH. (Under 16.)
Towards the end of last term an Open Squash Competition was held for members under 16 years of age.
The four semi-finalists—Denby ; Biggin, M. ; Stead ; McLean—were extremely evenly matched, there being very little difference between them and the ultimate winner, M. Biggin, who beat D. McLean in the final, after 4 close games.
The draw was as follows :—
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Smith, C. W. v.
McLean
Denby v .
Robinson Wall
v. Dixon Barnby
v. Quarrie
Biggin, M. v.
Hollway Stead
v. Davison Graham
v. Fitton
Smart, C. v .
Buckler Stansfield
v. McLean
Denby
v .
Wall
Barnby
v.
Biggin, M.
Stead
v .
Graham
Smart, C. A.
v .
McLean
Denby
v.
Biggin, M.
Stead
v.
McLean
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athletic %ports. The Sports were held on Monday, April 3rd, at 2-30 p.m.
The weather was, as usual, bitterly cold and windy, but there was no rain, and conditions were, on the whole, favourable for running.
The Mile had been run on the preceding Friday as usual. The Sports themselves provided some close finishes, and unex-pected results. Sedman, who started fast favourite for the Victor Ludorum, was unable to maintain the reputation he had made for himself in previous exploits, and this coveted trophy went, instead, to W. Toulmin, who won both sprints and both jumps, covering the 100 yards in only a fifth of a second outside W. D. Draffan's School record of 10 1-5 seconds.
The prizes were presented by Mrs. Yardley. The Committee would like to take this opportunity of thanking her, and also all those who acted in various capacities as judges, starters, and timekeepers.
RESULTS. 100 yds. under 14. 1st, Graham; 2nd, Lockwood, C. 100 yds. Open. 1st, Toulmin; 2nd, Yardley 10 2-5 seconds. 220 yds. under 15. 1st, Davison; 2nd, Smart, C. A. High Jump Junior School.-
Over 112 1st, Brockbank ; 2nd, Shillitoe. Under 111-1st, Wellburn; 2nd, Seville.
Long jump under 15. 1st, Marwood; 2nd, Smart, C. A. High Jump Open.-lst, Toulmin ; 2nd, Quarrie-5ft. Quarter Mile under 16.-1st, Stead ; 2nd, Newman. Quarter Mile Open. 1st, Yardley ; 2nd, Sedman. High Jump under 1 . 5. 1st, Davison ; 2nd, Dixon, Johnstone, P.
Kendal. Long Jump Open. 1st, Toulmin ; 2nd, Daintry-16ft. 11 in. 100 Yds. Handicap under 15.-ist, Davison ; 2nd, Arnold. 100 Yds. Open Handicap. 1st, Baines ; 2nd, Stansfield. 220 Yds. Open. 1st, Toulmin ; 2nd, Sedman-26 1-5 seconds. 100 Yds. Junior School over 12. 1st, Windram ; 2nd, Brockbank. 60 Yds. Junior School. 1st, Connell; 2nd, Wellburn.
Yds. Junior School. 1st, Calder ; 2nd, Wright, R. W. 100 Yds. under 16.-ist, Liddle; 2nd, Douglas, A. Half Mile Open. 1st, Smart, J. E. ; 2nd, Sedman-2mins.
20 secs. 220 Yds. Handicap. 1st, Baines; 2nd, Deas, J. B. O.P. Race. 1st, J. B. Doyle; 2nd, H. E. K. Reynolds. Junior School House Relay.-Boarders. Inter-House Relay. 1st, Rise ; 2na, School House. Steeplechase under 15. 1st, Watson ; 2nd, Smart, C. A. Junior School Steeplechase Senior. 1st, Windram ; 2nd, Brock-
bank.
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Junior School Steeplechase Junior.-1st, Wellburn; 2nd, Calder. Steeplechase Open.-1st, Warin; 2nd, Smart, J. E. ; 3rd,
Whalley. Mile Open.-1st, Sedman; 2nd, Smart, J. E.; 3rd, Whalley-
5 mins. n secs. Inter-House Tug-of-War.—School House. Inter-House Athletic Shield.—School House. Victor Ludorum.—W. Toulmin.
Opponents. Ground. 2nd West Yorks. Home. York Home. Durham Home. Giggleswick Away. South Wales Border Regiment Home. Northumberland Fusiliers Home. Worksop Home. Bradford " A " Home. Northumberland Fusiliers Away. Harrogate Old Boys " A " Home. Mt. St. Mary's Away. Leeds G.S. Home. Yorkshire Wanderers Home. Ampleforth Home. O. P. 's Home.
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Opponents. Ground. Giggleswick 2nd XV Home. Drax G.S. 1st XV Away. Worksop 2nd XV Away. Ripon G.S. "A" XV Home. Harrogate Old Boys "B" Home. Leeds G.S. 2nd XV Away. Ampleforth 2nd XV Away.
the junior %cbool. Summer term commenced with the largest number of boys
that we have ever had in the Junior School, though the number of Boarders is the smallest for many years.
The boys have enjoyed good health, and again we have been free from epidemics.
The Whit-Monday Outing was a great success. Mr. Ping had once more found a fresh place to take us, and, of course, it was kept a secret until we actually arrived there. By special permission we went to Gilling Woods, where we saw how the lumbermen had been felling the trees, and we saw the mountains of sawdust near the sawmill. What we specially enjoyed was the fun we had with an old boat, which we found on one of the fish ponds, and then the tea which we had at a farmhouse.
During the term the usual summer activities on bicycles have been as strong as ever, though " dirt track " riding in the play-ground was forbidden after the first week, when there were several crashes.
Visits to Strensall and Skipwith have been enjoyed—without any difficulties with the keeper !
One thing has been specially noticed this term, and that is how much the Day Boys like to be at School ! Many of them have remained to take part in various games about the School premises till long after official School hours. This shows a happy state of mind amongst the Day Boys, doesn't it?
The splendid weather we have had has encouraged many more boys to go to the Baths regularly, and, consequently, very many more boys in St.. Olave's can swim, or nearly swim, than is usual. In this matter the Day Boys are showing a great deal of keenness, and quite a number come to the evening bathing periods, after
prep."
The following boys have passed the full School test by swimming four lengths (100 yards) :—Amor, J. A. F. ; Buckler, F. N. ; Butler, J. H. ; Cole, H. P. ; Currie, R. S. ; Dent, J. A. ; Dodd, G. J. ; England, J. E. ; Heywood, P. ; Morison, I. D. C. Ping, H. ; Shillitoe, J. B. ; Telfer, L. ; Toulson, H. ; and we hope that several more boys will pass before the end of term. Swimming sports will be held during the last week.
We should like to congratulate several boys on their success-ful work :—M. D. Whitehorn was awarded one of the City Scholarships in the examination, at the end of last term ; he has also won the Junior Reading and Elocution Prize.
E. N. Dickinson has won the Senior Reading Prize.
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P. Heywood has won the Whytehead Divinity Prize, and C. G. F. Ward has passed the Common Entrance examination to join his brother at Repton School.
We cannot conclude this note on the doings of St. (Nave's , without a reference to the interest and keenness shown in Nature
Study by a large number of the boys ; scarcely a day goes by but some boy will bring an insect, plant, or other specimen for identification. We do commend this keenness, and hope that such interest will continue when the boys grow older, and then we are sure they will scarcely ever be bored.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AT ST. OLAVE'S.
Where do all the cricket balls go? What does Taurus do with his horns? Who had to be " brung out "? Is there a difference between a buckle and a buckler? Why is the cow so called? What did happen to Mr. Ping's bike? Who is the best shot in St. Olave's? And did he aim at the window, or not ? When is a rat when it spins? What is telling Pancakes?
VALETE.
J. Glaves (to Rise). G. P. Pinder. W. L. Walters.
j. Davis. I. Norton. T. Short.
SALVETE.
(All Day Boys.) M. Garth. R. G. Norton. D. Whitfield.
. etave:6 4.-. hoot (3ametl. This season we have run four games every half-holiday, the
senior game playing on the edge of the " square " below the Pavilion; the second game below the Squash Courts ; the third game in the " Bay," and the fourth at the bottom of the field, near the remains of the old wall.
This has only been made possible by the willing help of Mr. Procter, Mr. Davis, Miss Toyne, Miss Weatherill, and Mis s Turner, to whom we tender our grateful thanks.
We have played six matches, three of which we w n, and' three lost.
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Against Clifton House, at York, we went in first and knocked up 123, the chief scorers being Segar, 54 ; and Ping (ma.), 25. They replied with 11.
At Terrington we made 47 to their 38. S. Bede's beat us at Hornsea quite soundly, the scores being
79 to 103 for 5. In the return match versus Terrington, our visitors went in
first and by very steady batting made 105 in two hours, leaving us fifty minutes to get them. We got to 48 for 3 in a very short time, but the remainder could not stay the pace, and our innings ended for 10 more runs. For Terrington, Woolcott, who made 47 not out, also took 5 wickets for 33.
'We were delighted to welcome a full Parents XI. They went in first and made close on 200 runs for 6 before declaring, Mr. Dickinson scoring 70 not out, Mr. Dodd 40, and Mr. Dennison 33. We replied with 46, Mr. Norton and Mr. Seville accounting for most of the wickets.
Our last match was versus Clifton House, at Harrogate,. whom we defeated by 75 to 28.
Jerrard, McKay, Gossop, and Wright (ma.) have been our chief bowlers ; Croskell and Wright (ma.) being the opening batsmen.
The following have played for the 1st XI :—Gossop (captain) ; Croskell (vice-captain); Jerrard ; Wright, J. ; Whitney ; Windram ; McKay ; Segar ; Ping, A. W. ; Buckler, 0. ; Battrick, W. B. ; WhitehDrn ; Ward ; and Briggs.
scout ST. PETER'S SCHOOL JUNIOR TROOP.
This term we have had several cycle outings and practised tracking, fire-lighting, and various scout games. On Tuesday, June 20th, we went out to Haxby Park, kindly lent by Mr. Ward, and there spent a very enjoyable afternoon, partaking of an excellent bacon and egg tea.
On June 13th and 14th our Troop took part in the York and District Boy Scouts' Association's Annual Athletic Sports, and for the second year came out winners in the Junior Section, beating York Garrison Troop by half a point.
On the gccasion of the Chief Scout's visit to the Tattoo, on Monday, July 10th, Patrol Leaders Lockwood and Segar repre-sented the School Group on the Guard of Honour provided for Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell.
We are now looking forward to our Camp, which is to be held from Thursday, July 20th, to Tuesday, July 25th, at Aldby Park, Buttercrambe, near Stamford Bridge, the site for which has been kindly lent by Colonel Darley.
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Through the generosity of the Old Peterite Club we have been enabled to buy two new Nijer Patrol Tents. The following Scouts are attending Camp :- WOOD PIGEON CURLEW PATROL— PEEWIT PATROL—
PATROL— Windram (P.L.). Glossop (P.L.). Segal. (P.L.). Croskell (2nd). Whitney (2nd). Wright, J. (2nd). Ping, A. W. Coore. Ward. Heywood. England. Brockbank. Buckler, 0. Toulson. Dickinson. Pulleyn, V. C. Butler.
We are to be joined during the week-end by the Woodpecker Patrol from the Senior School Troop, under S. M. Smith and • A. S. M. Greenway..
Cube. The Pack has been very flourishing this term. Owing to the
fine weather we have only had to have one meeting indoors. While there was still long grass in the Grove field we managed to have some exciting hunting and hiding games, and work for star tests was given a rest. We went out by 'bus on one afternoon to Mr.Wellburn's wood, on the Shipton road. There we had a wild flower competition, various scouting games, a story or two, and a basket of strawberries. We also found a dead mole, which some of us would have liked to bring home.
We are looking forward to a whole day's outing before the end of term. Many new Cubs have made a start with their first stars, and Shillitoe has passed five of his second star tests. Short and Belchamber were enrolled at half term. We were very sorry to lose Connell, the second of the Yellow Six, and wish him luck in his new pack, in Africa.
Blue Six— Red Six— Yellow Six- Shillitoe. * Seville. * Buckle. * Morison.* Hillyard (ma Connell.* Brenikov.* Calder.* Hillyard (mi.).* Newell. Denison. Buckler.* Morey. Inglis. Pulleyn.* Belchamber. Coverdale. Ping.
Short. Anderson. * Denotes First Star.
Contemporaries. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following
contemporaries, apologising for any inadvertent omissions :- 'Brighton College Magazine," " Dolphin," " Dovorian," Framling-hamian," " Haileyburian " (2), " Hurst Johnian,"
