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PETERITE. VOL. XXI. JUNE, 1912. No. 205.

SCHOOL LETTER.

EMPUS FUGIENS once more reminds the Editor that he must betake himself again to his customary

toils and try to chronicle such events as have

taken place in the near past. These for the most part belong to last term, and although perhaps

rather ancient news, may be of some interest.

One would hardly think that there is very much connection between a coal strike and hockey. Nevertheless, owing to the curtailment of the train service and other reasons, we were obliged to scratch two of our matches, those against Ampleforth and Pocklington. With the exception of the return match with Ripon,

the result of which, it will be admitted, was an unexpected surprise,

we won all the matches played.

Cricket, of course, is now in full swing, and we hope for a successful season. As we write two matches have been played and one victory secured. We wish Fernandes and the XI. the best of

luck.

For the Sports we were not favoured with as good weather conditions as we would have liked. Although, fortunately, no rain

fell on either of the two days, competitors were considerably at a

disadvantage owing to a strong gale which was blowing. The

672 OLD PETERITE NOTICES.

competition was won by the Dayboys, who gained the higher number of points. In the tug-of-war, however, the House, whose team was decidedly heavier than that of their opponents, succeeded without much difficulty in asserting their superiority.

The Gymnasium Competition was witnessed by a fairly large number of visitors from outside the school. It was decided not to hold the competition in individual gymnastics this year. The challenge shield for Swedish Drill was won by the House. An excellent display by the sergeants formed a very interesting part of the proceedings, and some exhibitions of fencing, bayonetting, etc., were also given.

In conclusion we would like to offer our hearty congratulations to J. H. B. Sullivan on being chosen to play for Yorkshire and Cambridge University. We wish him the best of success in the future and hope that he will get his " Blue."

OLD PETERITE NOTICES.

The " Old Peterite Match " will take place on Friday and Saturday, June z8th and z9th. Any Old Boys who wish to play, and have not been previously invited, should communicate with L. Procter, Esq:, Alcuin House, York.

The Commemoration Service will take place at 1-3o on St. Peter's Day (Saturday, June 29th). The preacher will be the Venerable Archdeacon Lindsay, Vicar of Scarborough.

It is hoped to arrange a match of Old Peterites v. Old Pockling-tonians on Monday, July 29th. Those wishing to play should communicate with G. F. Tendall, Esq., The Avenue, Clifton, York. It is expected that Frank Mitchell (O.P.), will be able to play for the Old Peterites in this match.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. 673

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. DEAR EDITORS,

We are fast coming to the end of this term, and exams. are on, or may be expected soon, and so it is not easy to get much

news of O. P.'s up here. To gather news of Ingham is not so difficult as it was, for the

mountain has come to Mohammed and Mohammed has no longer to go to the mountain. To see Ingham now one has not to go a long country walk of about five miles to Selwyn, for he has come into Cambridge and is in rooms near Corpus. His chief form of exercise is cricket, and we suppose he at least can delight in

freedom from a " Trip" this year. Of Bulmer we may quote a famous saying, associated in our

minds with certain Mondays at school, about a country whose historians are out of work. For we have not seen him this term,

but we have heard he has been seen once. It seems as if " H Company" can never have more than two

O.P.'s in it, for J. A. Molony has left the C.U.O.T.C. We hear that he haunts the Varsity Library where he reads old and some-what dirty volumes on different kinds of Heretics (being quite different from the modern Cambridge brand), and we have also heard that he and Ingham make the Library a kind of meeting-ground, as they usually are in sole possession —the Novel Room

always excepted. As we have not seen Smith about lately, we went to call upon

him. Coming to Queen's (it is curious how much the officials at

that college object to persons walking across their grass), we then climbed up numberless stairs, but at the top we found only a

sported " door. But we knew Smith of old and so we hammered upon that door, but getting no answer we went away without learning if he was out or working.

As usual this term Cricket is taking up most of Sullivan's time. He is captain of the Christ's XI., has played in the Seniors' Match, and has been chosen to play for the Perambulators. We know he

has made at least one century in college cricket and has also made other big scores.

Rigby we have seen on the river occasionally. He is also

playing tennis.

674 HOCKEY RESULTS.

Foster is working hard, and we hear that he is doing twenty- seven

hours' work a day, but as we know he has a little time for

tennis and, we suppose, his social duties, this may be a little exaggerated.

Much of Peters' time is spent in cricket, as he is a very useful addition to the Christ's team, and the rest is claimed by unreason-able duties such as keeping nine o'clock " lekkers."

Of A. C. B. Molony the chief thing of importance seems to be that he has not added any more eccentricities of dress this term, but "red coat " may still be seen to appear in the streets of Cambridge.

Schroeder is working hard, but some of his time is claimed by the John's choir, and by tennis.

On approaching Brode the air seems full of military terms which are not intelligible to mere laymen like us. He is also playing tennis, and rising at very early hours.

Wishing good luck to the School Cricket XI. Yours,

S.S.

HOCKEY RESULTS. Captain :—D. L. FERNANDES. Hon. Sec. :—R. C. BETHELL.

FIRST XI.

Date. Against. Ground. Result.

1912.

Wed. Mar. 6 The Retreat Away Won Jo-nil Sat. 9 York ' A ' Away Won 7— I

Wed. 13 Ampleforth College Away Not played Sat. 16 Ripon G. S Away Won 7-4 Sat. 23 Pocklington School Away Not played Thurs. „ Ripon G. S Home Lost 2-3

Mon. April School House v. The Rest Home House 1 °— Rest o

SECOND XI. Sat. Mar. 23 Ripon G.S. end XI. !Away I Won 7-1

HOCKEY RETROSPECT. 675

HOCKEY RETROSPECT.

Though the past season has been on the whole successful, it proved disappointing in two respects, as, owing to the coal strike or other causes, our list of fixtures was seriously curtailed, and secondly, after a splendid start we were beaten by Ripon at home, though we had previously defeated them on their ground. There can, however, be little doubt that had Fernandes not met with a most unfortunate accident two days before the match we should have given a much better account of ourselves, and possibly remained unbeaten.

The absence of Fernandes showed up very clearly the main weakness of the side : in none of the former matches had the shooting of the forwards been remarkably good, and in this match numberless chances were thrown away. If we are to meet with any reasonable amount of success next year, the forwards must learn to shoot, and to shoot hard, as soon as they get inside the circle. Time and time again chances have been lost by the forward with the ball trying to get into a more favourable position, only to find that an opposing player has taken the ball from him.

The other weakness of the side was the lack of any really good combination. The right wing, Fernandes and Shann, played together well, but on the other side of the field what combination there was was only spasmodic.

On the whole, the defence of the side was stronger than its attack—there was no really weak spot in the back division—and Bethell, Ferguson and Medhurst did some excellent work ; Armstrong in goal let nothing pass him that he could be expected to stop. We take this opportunity of offering our heartiest thanks to Mr. Matthews for the valuable assistance he has lent us throughout the season.

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676 HOCKEY CHARACTERS.

HOCKEY CHARACTERS.

D. L. FERNANDES (1910-11-1 2). Captain. Inside-right. As last year, proved the mainstay of the attack ; did not shoot so many goals, but played much better in mid-field, and combined well with his neighbours. His absence proved fatal to the team.

R. C. BETHELL (1911-12). Centre-half. Worked extraordinarily hard, and generally proved of the utmost assistance to both attack and defence, but has not yet quite lost the tendency to desert his proper place on the field.

F. FERGUSON (1911-12). Left-back. Very sound, and quicker than last year. Rather apt to hit the ball too far down the field.

C. L. ARMSTRONG (1911-12). Goal. Always safe, sometimes brilliant. He saved any shot that could be considered within his reach.

K. SHANN ( 91 1 -12). Outside-right. Improved considerably. Made a good wing with Fernandes, and centred with accuracy and speed. Rather weak on a rough ground and should hit his ' corners' harder.

A. E. ROBINSON (19 z 1-12). Centre-forward. Rather disappointing. Developed an evil habit of roaming abroad, and was consequently not a good pivot for the line as he did not keep them together. Sometimes he shot very well, but missed many opportunities.

W. R. WRAY (1912). Inside-left. A really good shot on his day, and a neat dribbler, but apt to be lethargic.

C. E. H. MEDHURST (1912). Right-half. Obstinate and unceasing in his efforts, he never fails to prove a thorn in the side of the men opposite him, and seems to be able to stop all sorts of shots with his stick. Most promising.

H. B. GREENWOOD (19,2). Left-half. Somewhat slow, and does not hit the ball quite hard enough, but always tries, and has a very fair knowledge of the game.

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O. T. DURRANT. Right-back. Lacking in confidence. He began well but fell off; should make certain of stopping the ball before clearing it, when he has time. Certainly has hockey in him.

O. M. TENNENT. Outside-left. Rather clumsy, but always keen. He centred well from his difficult position, and improved a good deal during the season.

CRICKET CLUB, 1912.

President :—TH E REV. CANON OWEN.

Captain :—D. L. FERNANDES. Hon. Sec. : —F. FERGUSON.

FIRST XI. FIXTURES.

Versus. Grd. Result Score.

For. Against.

G. F. Tendall Esq.'s XI. home lost 66—i 3 (5) B. Dodsworth Esq.'s XI. home won 1 79-1 45 Army Pay Corps C.C. home scr. Bootham School away lost 60-85 Romany Hymer's College Leeds Grammar School F.C. Crowther Esq.'s XI. Pocklington School Ampleforth College . •

Old Peterites

Bootham School Yorkshire Gentlemen..

home home away home away home

home

home away

won 1+5-118

Date.

Thur. May 16 Sat. 18 Wed. 22

Wed. ,, 29

Sat. Tune Wed. 35 12

Sat. f t 15 Wed. 7/

Sat. 22

Wed. 26

Fri. 28 Sat. „ 29 Wed. July 3 Wed. „ 1 o

SECOND XI. FIXTURES.

Date. Versus. Grd. Result Score.

For. Against. Wed. May 29 Bootham Sch. 2nd XI. home lost Wed. June Hymer's Col. 2nd XI. away Sat. ,, 15 Leeds G. S. znd XI. home Sat. „ zz Pocklington Sch.2nd XI. home Wed. „ 26 Ampleforth Col. znd XI. away Wed. July 3 Bootham Sch. 2nd XI. away

67g CRICKET PROSPECTS.

CRICKET PROSPECTS.

The prospects for the cricket season are bright. and already

there is more evidence of keenness than we remember to have seen

before.

Fernandes should make a good captain, and when the wickets get faster should make a lot of runs. Of the others,

Medhurst and Ferguson are shaping best. Though we have no one of the outstanding excellence of Mitchell or the Sullivans, there is batting right through the team, and we ought to get a lot

of runs.

The fielding, so far, is excellent, and if it keeps up to the present high standard the bowling should prove adequate.

Haynes is showing the best form with the ball. We hope he will not go the way of so many of our bowlers and ruin his possibilities by trying to bowl fast. He should receive most support from Roche and either Nelson or Durrant of last year's

Second XI.

The " calling " for runs is as deplorable as ever, and already three valuable wickets have been thrown away.

Tradition seems to demand that much time should be wasted at the fall of each wicket while the incoming batsman slowly arrays himself. Much time would be saved if it could be arranged that the batsmen should cross one another on the field.

Tradition also seems to demand that applause should be given indiscriminately to ingoing and outcoming batsmen whether they have done anything or nothing at all. This gives visitors the idea

that we have a very low standard of what is deserving of

recognition. It is surely irritating to a batsman to be greeted with applause when he has mopped up, say five runs in ten minutes, and has never looked like staying in.

We should like to see these things altered.

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CRICKET. Sr. PRIER'S v. G. F. TENDALL, ESQ.'S XI.

Played on the School ground on Thursday, May 16th. The

School won the toss and decided to bat first. In the third over Ferguson was dismissed with the score at 4., and shortly

afterwards Armstrong's wicket fell when the score was only at 14.

Medhurst was the next to succumb, being bowled by Dacre, followed soon afterwards by Fernandes. Dacre and Jones seemed to carry all before them, and nobody appeared to make any attempt to play the bowling which, after all, was not of a very

terrifying nature. Haynes was the only reasonable scorer for the School. By dint of a good deal of pulling and sans gene he

contributed 25, a valuable score for a team in such a position.

Mr. Tendall's XI. went in to bat with only 66 runs to hit off. This they soon did, and eventually won by six wickets. It was not

a very encouraging exhibition by the School team. They seemed to lack confidence and initiative but there is material and it is

only necessary to draw it out.

Score and analysis :— ST. PETER'S.

F. Ferguson, b Dacre C. L. Armstrong, b Jones 6 C. E. H. Medhurst, b Dacre D. L. Fernandes, c Gregg, b Jones 8 R. C. Bethell, run out 8

W. R. Wray, b Dacre 4 W. H. Haynes, c Richards, b Jones 25 R. M. Baskett, c Mould, b Jones o G. C. Nelson, not out K. Shann, run out H. P. F. Roche, c and b Dacre o

Extras 8

Total 66

Bowling Analysis :— o. Roche 7 Nelson

8 Haynes 9 Baskett

2 Bethell

G. F. TENDALL, ESQ.'S XI.

Rev. H. T. S. Gedge, c Armstrong b Haynes • 4 1

C. E. Anson, b Roche 5 Rev. Victor J ones, c Wray, b Roche H. Dacre, run out i 8 B. Matthews, c Roche, b Nelson 12 E. Yeld, not out 18 J. T. Grey, not out W. Gregg C. Richards did not bat. J. Mould G. F. Tendall

Extras •••• 8

Total (5 wkts.) '13

M. R. W.

I 29 2

0 35 20

0 22 0

0 0

Nelson bowled one no-ball,

68o CRICKET.

ST. PETER'S V. B. DODSWORTH, ESQ.'S XI.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, May 18th. The School went in to bat, but at first did not show much promise. However, owing to a useful 59 by Mr. Matthews, the prospects of a good score looked more hopeful. This was realised by an unexpected 4.6 by Shann. He placed his catches with unrivalled

accuracy, and at the fall of his wicket the score stood at :4.6. The

School innings closed with the useful total of 179. The opposing team went in to bat with a little under two hours left to play. Rutter was in great form. He went in first wicket and batted through the innings, scoring 95 not out It was a fine performance, and had anyone been able to make a stand with him the result would doubtless have been different. As it was the School won by 34. runs.

Score and Analysis :- ST. PETER'S.

F. Ferguson, c Stewart, b Landon C. L. Armstrong, b Yeld 6 B. Matthews, Esq., st Rutter, h

Durrant 59 C. E. H. Medhurst, c Yeld, b Landon 2

D. L. Fernandes, b Landon 10 W. H. Haynes, hit wkt., .b Durrant 8 R. C. Bethell, h Durrant W. R. Wray, hit wkt., b Landon 17 K.Shann . c Thompson,b Dodsworth 46 W. H. Farquharson, c Kitching.

b Durrant . • 4 G. C. Nelson, not out

Extras 12

Total • • 179

B. DODSWORTH, ESQ.'S XI.

C. M. Rutter, not out ...... 95 D. M. Stewart, c and h Haynes 3 G. H. Thompson, b Haynes 6 A .G aunt,c Ferguson,b Farquharson tc) 0. T. Durrant, b Nelson , E. Yeld, c Shaun, b Nelson 3 J. Kitching, b Nelson 0. Lindberg, b Haynes . 5 J.W.l.andon,c Armstrong,b Haynes o H. C. Scott, c and b Haynes .... o B. Dodsworth, run out

Extras

Total

1 45

4

Bowling Analysis :— o. M. R. W.

Haynes 12 . 5 6o 5 Nelson 9 2 31 3 Farquharson 7 0 32 I

Bethell 2 o 15 0

ST. PETER'S v. BOOTBAM SCHOOL.

Played on the Bootham ground on Wednesday, May 29th. The School won the toss and decided to take the field. Five wickets went down for 2b. This looked promising, and it was expected

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the remainder would soon be dismissed, but expectations were not

quite realized. A timely 28 by R. M. Barrow pulled them through,

and the Bootham innings closed with 83, quite a reasonable score on such a difficult wicket. Ferguson and Armstrong opened the School innings and gave the School a good start. The latter played on with to to his credit, but the score still continued to

increase rapidly. With the score at 31 Fernandes, while

attempting a short run, was run out—at least he was given run out' by the umpire. A collapse ensued and the School innings closed for a miserable 6o. It should be mentioned that the last two wickets were given out l.b.w.—the bowler was left-hand round the wicket ! Ferguson played an excellent innings of z6, and Nelson distinguished himself by taking 7 wickets for an average

of 2.7.

Score and analysis :— BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

W. S. Wigham, st Fernandes, b Nelson 2

J. 0. Wood, lbw, b Nelson 3 A. R. Deane, c Medhurst, b Haynes 7 G. L. Latchmore, c Armstrong,

b Nelson J. J.Henderson,c Fernandes, b Nelson 7 R. M. Barrow, c Haynes, b Far-

quharson J. Barker, b Roche G. E. Naylor, b Nelson F. G. Taylor, not out E. J. Foulds, b Nelson G. Cowpe, b Nelson

Extras

ST. PETER'S.

F. Ferguson, c Wigham, b Naylor 26 C. L. Armstrong, b Latchmore so D. L. Fernandes, run out 2 C. E. H. Medhurst, b Latchmore W. H. Haynes, c Wood, b

Latchmore 0 R. C. Bethel], b Latchmore W. R. Wray, b Deane so K. Shann, c Henderson, b Deane I G. C. Nelson, not out W. H. Farquharson, lbw, b Naylor 4 H. P. F. Roche, lbw, b Naylor o

Extras

Total ... , 6o

28 9 6 9 0

4 9

Total 85

5

Bowling Analysis :— o. 14. R. W.

Haynes 12 2 25 1 Nelson 9 .4 3 19 7 Roche 9 4 13 I Farquharson • • 4 0 19 I

682 ROWING.

ROWING.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. YORK CITY ROWING CLUB (Maiden IV.)

A fixture was arranged between the School and York City Rowing Club on March 18th, and a race of very considerable interest was the result. We were unfortunate in being unable to turn out a thoroughly representative crew. It would be hard to estimate exactly to what extent we were handicapped by the inability of F. E. Ferguson, the captain, to take his place in the boat. Nevertheless the crew by which the School was represented put up a capital fight and, though beaten, were very far from being disgraced. We should like to see another meeting at some future date between the crews. We give below a brief account of the

actual race.

Distance —St. Peter's Boathouse to Lendal Bridge.

York City won the toss and selected the station side of the river The crews got off to an excellent start, and after the first few strokes York City gained a few feet. The School, however, soon settled down to their work and began to forge ahead. Round the bend of the river, shortly before Scarborough Bridge, the City were nearly a length behind. On shooting the bridge York City gained an advantage from the strong current on their side of the river They then began to draw away and were soon a length clear of t h e School. In the final stages of the race Hargraves called upon his crew for a spurt, and a fine effort resulted. The lead was considerably reduced, but the City passed the post winners bs

half a length.

Names and weights of the crew :-

Bow R. M. Baskett 1 o st. 7 lbs. 2 T. M. Darling I I st.

3 W. H. Farquharson z z st.. lbs. Stroke G. W. Hargraves z i st. Cox J. M. Ferguson 6 st.

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FIVES.

The Fives match with Bootham had originally been arranged to take place on March 21st, but owing to rain had to be postponed till March 27th. Four games of 21 points were played, each pair taking it in turn to play in each of the two courts. The first pair were exceptionally unfortunate, both at home and at Bootham, losing by 19 and 18 points to 21 respectively. The second pair fared rather badly in their opponents' court, being beaten by 4-21. At home, however, they gained an easy victory, the score being exactly reversed (2 1-4).

The following represented the School :— FIRS F PAIR.

F. Ferguson. C. L. Armstrong. SECOND PAIR.

D. L. Fernandes. K. Shann.

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The Sports were held Friday and Saturday, March 29th and 3oth. The following is a list of the various officials :-

President :—Rev. Canon Owen. Committee :—Rev. R. 0 Walker, F. Ferguson, T. Al. Darling,

D. L. Fernandes, F. E. Ferguson, G. A. Hyde, B. 0. Jolly, C. L. Armstrong.

Starter:—G. F. Tendall, Esq. Judges :—G. Yeld, Esq., Rev. A W. Richards, J. T. Grey, Esq.

Referee :—Rev. R. Oborne Walker. Timekeepers :—C. A. Swift, Esq., B. Matthews, Esq.

The conditions this year were not altogether favourable, and although the weather was fine, there was a strong gale blowing on both days, which considerably hampered the runners in some of the races. The attendance of visitors was not large on either day. The " times" on the whole were not so good as the standard

684 ATHLETIC SPORTS.

attained last year, nor was the High Jumping so good, although in the Open Long Jump Jolly did an excellent 17 ft. toi- ins., Shann being a close second. The Mile was not closely contested. F. Ferguson led for the first lap, after which he dropped out, when F. E. Ferguson gained the lead, being followed by Haynes and Thornton. Ferguson maintained his position and won fairly easily, with Haynes some twenty-five or thirty yards behind him, and Thornton about the same distance behind Haynes. Wray won the Cricket Ball with an excellent throw of 82 yards. For the Old Boys' Race there were quite a number of entries, and some of the competitors even " changed " for the occasion. In the Tug-of- War the weight of the House team decided matters in their favour, and they succeeded in pulling the Dayboys out with comparative ease.

At the conclusion Mrs. G. Yeld very kindly distributed the prizes.

LIST OF EVENTS AND RESULTS.

FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH.

I. PUTTING THE WEIGHT (open). 1. G. Hargraves. 2. W. H. Farquharson.

Distance-27 ft. ti ins.

II. LONG JUMP (open). 1. B. O. Jolly. 2. K. Shann.

Distance—i7 ft. 14 iris.

III. LONG JUMP (under i6). 1. P. A. W. Richards. 2. H. Richardson.

Distance-15 ft. 1 t ins.

IV. 8o YARDS HANDICAP (under 13).

1. T. C. Ekins (scr.). 2. O. Gray (♦ yds.).

V. THROWING THE CRICKET BALL.

1. W. R. Wray. 2. G. Hargraves. Distance-82 yards.

VI. MILE RACE.

F. E. Ferguson. 2. W. H. Haynes. 3. R. Thornton. Time-5 mins. to secs.

685 ATHLETIC SPORTS.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH.

I. 100 YARDS FLAT RACE (open). 1. C. G. 13arraclough. z. B. O. Jolly.

II. QUARTER-MILE (under 15).

H. Chilman. 2. G. H. Jennings-Bramly.

III. HIGH JUMP (open). B. O. Jollyt Equa l . f R. C. Bethel' Height-4 ft. 9 ins

IV. 1 20 YARDS HURDLE RACE (under 16) 1. P. A W. Richards. z. G. West.

Time-185 secs.

V. HALF-MILE HANDICAP (open).

1. W. H. Haynes (35 yds.). 2. H. Roche (8o yds.). Time-2 mins. 32 secs.

. VI. HIGH JUMP (under 15). 1. G. Yeoman. z. C. D. Cluff.

• Height-4 ft. I ins.

VII. 120 YARDS HURDLE RACE (open). 1. 13. O. Jolly. z. P. A. Richards.

Time-181 secs.

YARDS FLAT RACE (under 14).

1. G. Jennings-Bramly. 2. J. Stainthorpe.

IX. loo YARDS HANDICAP (open). I. O. M. Tennent. 2. F. Ferguson.

Time-116 secs.

X. 100 YARDS FLAT RACE (under 15).

1. H. Chilman. 2. G. Yeoman.

XI. QUARTER-MILE (open). 1. C. G. Barraclough. 2. K. Shann.

Time—i min. 4. secs.

X.I. CONSOLATION RACE (under 15).

1. J. Stainthorpe. 2. A. Radford.

686 GYMNASIUM COMPETITION.

XIII. OLD BOYS' RACE.

I . A. 0. Lacy, Esq. 2. W. Ingham, Esq.

XIV. CONSOLATION RACE (open).

. F. Ferguson. z. R. Thornton.

XV. TUG-OF-WAR.

School House.

VICTOR LUDORUM-B. 0. Jolly, 7 ptS.

GYMNASIUM COMPETITION.

The Annual Competition was held in the School Gymnasium on Friday, March 22nd. The exhibition given by the two teams was on the whole quite satisfactory. The work of the House was

clearly the better and was marked by superior finish and smartness. Sergeant-Major R. J. Ryan of the Army Gymnastic Staff acted as Adjudicator, and at the conclusion of the proceedings announced

the result in favour of the House, who had gained i 31 points as

compared with 23 received by the Da) .'boys. Here it may be remarked that this year the points were given for noticeable mistakes and not for meritorious performance, so that the House beat their opponents by gi points and thus won the Challenge Shield.

In addition to the competition in Swedish Drill a most attractive

display was given by various members of the Army Gymnastic

Staff. We had the pleasure of seeing Sergeant-Major Ryan, gold medallist for foil and bayonet at Olympia, engage in brief contests with the sword, foil and bayonet. Further, a splendid exhibition

on the horizontal and parallel bars was given by the company of instructors present. Their skill, agility and quickness of movement were much appreciated by all, and should serve as a fine example for imitation.

A word of praise is due to Sergeant-Major Blackwell, the instructor to the school, who arranged so varied and interesting a programme. The work in the school competitions bore high testimony to the excellence of his instruction.

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We give below a list of the different events which made up the

proceedings :—

SWEDISH DRILL COMPETITION FOR THE

CHALLENGE SHIELD.

HOUSE V. DAYBOYS.—Won by the House.

Teams :— House. Dayboys.

R. C. Bethel'. C. E. H. Medhurst. A. D. Foster.

J. Mould. H. L. Stirling.

R. Thornton. R. H. Thornsby. C. M. Shadwell. W. N. Bryning.

G. W. Hargraves. R. A. Harpley. P. A. W. Richards.

C. G. Barraclough. H. B. Greenwood.

G. B. E. Reynolds.

J. C. Stainthorpe.

H. Richardson. P. G. Russell.

SWEDISH DRILL DISPLAY :

St. Olave's School.

FOIL v. FOIL. Sgt.-Major Ryan v. Corporal Watts.

BAYONET V. BAYONET :

Sgt.-Major Ryan 7'. Sgt. Shacklady.

HORIZONTAL AND PARALLEL BAR DISPLAY :

The Instructors.

SWORD V. SWORD :

Sgt.-Major Ryan v. Sgt.-Instructor Harman.

RELAY OBSTACLE RACE :

House v. Dayboys—Result, a dead heat.

688 SALVETE.

CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of " The Peterzte."

Dear Sirs, I notice that boating men are wearing their colours on the

cricket field—one man even wearing his boating colours when playing for the XI.

This is contrary to the custom at either University or at any other Public School with which I am acquainted.

I think that before any cricketer be allowed to wear such distinguished "looking colours at cricket he should have valued them on the cricket field and not on the water.

Yours truly,

AVENUE.

VALETE. F. E. FERGUSON. School House. Entered September, 1907.

VI. Modern. Monitor. XV., 1909-10- > > -12. Captain, 1911-12. House IV., 1910-11. School IV. and VIII., 1911.

Captain of Boating. Captain of Gymnasium.

A. K. PROCTER. School House. Entered September, 1907. V. Modern. House IV., 1909-10-1

SALVETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. DAYBOYS.

V. Modern (Lower). G. Millhouse.

IV. Classical. A. P. Agnew.

Form III. J. Shearman.

V. Modem n (Upper). J. B. Oakley.

/ V. Modern. E. Wright.

Form III. C. E. Hicks.

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ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

VALETE.

G. D. Peters. G. F. Nellist.

SALVETE.

R. Morrison. H. N. C. Williams. R. P. Bulmer.

ALCUIN HOUSE

VALE.

R. P. Bulmer.

NOTES AND ITEMS.

Canon Abbay (O.P.) has been elected an Alderman by the Norfolk

County Council. The Rev. G. Edmundson (0.P.) has been elected Bampton

Lecturer at Oxford for 1913-14. The subject is "The Church

in Rome in the First Century." J. H. Fowler (0.P.), of Clifton College, has most generously

offered an annual prize oil' is. for the best English essay. B. M. Smith (O.P.) has passed the Law Preliminary Examination

with distinction. A. E. Robinson has won a prize of los. for photography given by

the Kodak Company.

K. Shann has received his School Fives Colours. We congratulate W. R. Wray, C. E. H. Medhurst and H. B.

Greenwood on receiving their School Hockey Colours. The School House v. The Rest hockey match played at the end of

last term resulted in a win for the School House by io goals

to nil.

690 NOTES AND ITEMS.

The following are the Monitors this term :-

F. Ferguson. Head Monitor. Head of the House. Hon. Sec. of Cricket. Captain of Fives. Librarian.

T. M. Darling. Captain of the Choir. Editor of " The Peterite."

G. Hyde. Librarian.

D. L. Fernandes. Captain of Cricket.

B. 0. jolly.

C. L. Armstrong. Captain of Shooting. Hon. Sec. of the Games Committee. Hon. Sec. of Photographical Society. Hon. Sec.

of Hockey. R. C. Bethell. Captain of Football. Captain of Hockey. The School has just passed through what may almost be described

as a minor crisis. It may not generally be known that the football ground in Water Lane has been held for some +o or 5o years on the most insecure tenure conceivable, viz., as a sub-tenancy of an annual tenant. This annual tenancy terminated abruptly this year, and for a few weeks the School

ceased to have any right on the field. The Governors have, however, now concluded a lease for this and the field

adjoining towards Water lane. The Registers and History of the School, on which C. H. Chadwick

has been at work for many arc nearing completion. St. Peter's has an interest far beyond that of the ordinary school, and the publication of its registers is likely to appeal to many besides old boys who are interested in antiquarian subjects. A very great debt of gratitude is owed to C. H. Chadwick, whose work can only he described as Herculean, requiring a skill, patience and learning which few would be either able or willing to give. It has been carried out in a

hard-gotten leisure from many important and exacting duties at the Bar.

Frank Mitchell, who is captaining the South African cricketers now in England, first played for Yorkshire in 1894. His most successful season was in 1901, when he scored 18o r runs including seven centuries. He was captain of the School XI., and when at Cambridge was captain both of the Cricket XI. and of the Rugby XV. He also captained England at Rugby

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football. He went to South Africa with the English team in t9o2, and has since made his home there. When at Cambridge he scored a phenomenal number of runs, and W. G. Grace declared him the best bat in England. He had a very commanding position at the wicket, standing to his full height and holding his bal. well above hip shoulders as the bowler delivered the ball. Later on he adopted a more crouching stance with no less success. May he lead his team to victory in ali matches—except the test matches against England.

OBITUARY.

THE ABOR EXPEDITION.

FUNERAL OF MR. NOEL WILLIAMSON.

The following is from the Pioneer Mail, Dibrugarh, of

April i3th : i6

. ... To-day the mortal remains of Mr. Williamson [Assistant Political Officer, Sadiza, Assam, who was murdered on March 3ist, 19121 found a last resting-

place in Dibrugarh Cemetery. The Church was filled by a large and representative gathering, bearing excellent testimony to the universal esteem in which Mr. Williamson was held. The procession from the church was made up of a firing party from the Lakhanipur Military Police, ten members of A and B troops Assam Valley Light Horse. the bands of the Lakhanipur Military Police and c i4th Mahrattas, and members of the official and planting community The Union Jack covering the coffin was almost hidden by the profusion of floral wreaths .... and a salute from the firing party and the solemn bugle notes of the Last Post terminated a sad and impressive ceremony."

692 CONTEMPORARIES. EMPORARIES.

CONTEMPORARIES.

We beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following

contemporaries, with apologies for any inadvertent omissions : Newtonian, Malvernian, Merchislonizn,Dunelmian, Eastbournian, B romrg/ oviam, Leodiensian, Sedberghi,i n, Elamlinghamiam, Hurst johnzln, Cuihbertian.