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Editorial Old Vigornians Novel Ideas The Boat Race v. Hereford The Regatta ... Athletic Sports Cricket Crossing the Bar School News ... School Officers Rowing Club Notice Correspondence Chess

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(Editorial. the beginning of last term the outlook for the Rowing Club was not of the brightest. Only one of last year's " four" was left, and the numbers were small. This latter defect however was soon remedied, and the club started early in the term with a fairly good attendance. There was considerable promise in some of the new members and commendable keenness, but some fellows seemed to be under the delusion that they came down to enjoy themselves, and made no attempt to follow the

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instruction of the coaches. Our thanks are due to the Rev. W. G. Melville who again this year took the " four" in hand. After a week or two of vigorous " tubbing" he got them together in the boat, and coached them untiringly till the time of the race. It was certainly no fault of his that we were not victorious. Looking forward to next year there ought to be material for a fairly good "four," and if only more fellows join the club and throw themselves into it we shall have a successful season. The cricket season is fully reviewed in another column, so that very little comment is required here. But we venture to remark that in our humble opinion the view taken by the writer of the cricket article is far too pessimistic; it may be true that the fielding of the eleven is not all that can be desired, but it surely does not need such strong comments as the article affords; and he might have mentioned that it has improved considerably in the last few matches, shewing that the way in which the team has practised has had its good effects. However we hope that the team will appreciate the enormity of their chief fault, and resolve by constant practice to eradicate it. We have had a most valuable acquisition in Mr. Beach-Hicks, who has been very

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useful to us by making us stand up to fast bowling, and also by his fielding and batting in the matches. We have to thank Mr. Rammell also for his aid in matches, and for his unflagging attendance to coach us at practices. We should like to see a larger attendance of the juniors at these practices, for on them will depend the future successes of the School in the cricket field.

Now that the cricket season is drawing to a close the prospects of football next term engage our attention. There will be three vacancies in the team to fill, two forwards and one back having left us ; with so many of last year's team remaining, we ought to be able to improve greatly on last year's record if the preliminary practices are well attended and more interest is taken in the games by the School generally. The School should remember that the efficiency of the team depends almost as much on their support as on the efforts of the members of the team themselves. Eleven men cannot play a game by themselves, and unless sufficient numbers turn up to enable the team occasionally to play together and learn combination, the result will be an unsuccessful season. There seems to be a tendency in the School now to be slack and careless about the various School games ; many fellows spend their half-holidays in cycling, desultory excursions up the river, butterfly catching, and tennis, diversions all very well in their proper place and season, but which should not be allowed to interfere with attendance at the School games. The School has a claim on the scholars in their leisure hours as well as during School-time, and those who constantly shirk attendance at the regular School games for their own personal pleasure fail in their duty to their School, besides forming fatal habits for their future life. There seems a growing tendency to sin in this respect, but perhaps if the offenders can be brought to a proper sense of the discredit they bring on the School, and the contempt in which they are held by everyone save creatures of their own stamp, they may amend their ways, and instead of scoffing at every reverse the School may meet with, may resolve to set to and do their best to ensure the School's success. It is a very necessary though not a pleasant duty to speak strongly on this point; for it is the same in every School game, whether cricket, football, or rowing—there are a few

energetic boys who zealously devote their time to their School, and a number of idle slackers who seem resolved to make no attempt to do credit to their School in any way, for as a rule these lazy people do no more, and usually less work with their brains than their more energetic schoolfellows ; if they did there could be more excuse for them. We hope that we shall never have to refer to the subject again, and that everyone will remember that a person who took no part in public affairs was called by the Greeks iSiw-n;?, whence is derived by obvious inference the English word "idiot."

Digontisms' Binner. The Fourth Annual Dinner of the Old Boys of the Cathedral Grammar School was held on Monday, January 2, 1893, at tne Bell Hotel. The chair was occupied by Mr. Walter Holland, who was supported by Mr. Samuel Southall. The present head master was the guest of the evening. There was a larger muster than at any previous gathering, 31 O.Vs. being present — Revs. F. T. Minchall and R. P. Quilter, Messrs. U. C. Redgrave, R. C. S. Carington, Albert AY ebb, P. Campbell, 1'. H. P. Hayes, J. Southall, J. "VYilesmith, F. A. George, W. A. S. Walsh, G. D. Jordan, J. E. B. Littlebury, A. P. Higgins, W. J. Beck, T. Littlebury, 1'. B. Wright, W. K. Brarithwaite, T. A. Branthwaite, H. W. Bolland, H. H. Quilter, C. R. Davies, A. E. Davies, F. M. Webb, J. D. Powell, C. T. Dimont, with W. H. Littlebury and W7. H. Webb (Hon. Sees.) In the course of the evening the O.Vs. fully maintained their musical reputation, the majority adding to the pleasure of the evening by contributing songs. The toast of " The Queen " having been drunk with musical honours, the CHAIRMAN called on Mr. R. C. S. Carington, to propose the toast of the evening, that of "Prosperity to the Cathedral School," coupled with the name of the Rev. W. E. Bolland. Mr. CARIXGTOX said that it gave him much pleasure to hepresent on that occasion, which had recalled many pleasant memories, and he was particularly proud to have been invited to give that toast. Fie had gone from a dame's school to the College, and to it he owed gratitude for the training he had received there, besides of course what he was supposed to have learned. (Laughter. ) As long as he could remember the school had always maintained a high standard of character, and in that respect he believed had borne, and would continue to hear, comparison with any school in the kingdom. The speaker proceeded to give some amusing reminiscences of his school days, and referring to the present head master, congratulated him on he successes the school had recently attained. The Rev. W. E. Boi.r.AM) in reply, began by thanking the O.V.'s for their kindness in again inviting him to be their guest on that occasion. Me had felt it a great honour to be present since the dinner was first instituted, and was glad to see that what he had ventured to predict in regard to its future growth was happily fulfilled by the large number then present. The pleasure to him was twofold. First, he was afforded an opportunity of meeting those whom he might be permitted to call " past old boys," those who had been at the school before his coming, and secondly, it enabled him to renew his friendship with "present old boys," those who had worked under him in the school. One of the chief joys of growing older was that the number of those whom he could regard as friends was constantly increased. Since their last gathering the school had suffered two losses, one which everyone would agree was a genuine loss ; he referred to the departure of Mr. Jordan, to whom he believed the inauguration of the O.V. dinner had been mainly due. The

THE VIGORNIAN. second was a very doubtful loss—it was that of the old class rooms, which had recently gone skywards. He was glad to say the Governors had already taken steps to replace them. Mr. Bolland also alluded to the successes of the school in the past year, laying especial stress on the victory achieved by the school crew over Hereford, and the distinctions gained by O. V.'s at the Universities. He had been much struck to find that the school grew in importance the farther he went from Worcester. At Oxford, and at the Head Masters' Conference, there was a prevailing idea that the school was a much larger one than was generally believed in Worcester : and he could only account for this by supposing that every O.V. was worth three ordinary individuals. (Laughter). But, however satisfactory this might be in theory, he wished to see the actual numbers increased, and one practical way in which O.V.'s might help their old school was by making known abroad what good work the school was really doing. Mr. ALBERT WEBB, rising to propose the health of the absent ones, said he must divide the toast entrusted to him into two parts, as in dealing with the absent ones he could not fail first to have in mind that one above all others whose absence he felt most deeply, the late revered Head Master, the Rev. Maurice Day. He had been prevented attending their first two dinners by illness, and had now been called to that higher feast, where he believed he would find many old Vigornians who would welcome him all the more joyfully there, inasmuch as they would feel that they owed their own presence there to his loving care and devotion in the service of his Master. The speaker then asked the company to drink in solemn silence to the absent dead, after which he proceeded to say that he did not wish to leave them with this note of sadness, even though the sadness was tempered by the feeling that those who had passed from them had entered into rest. He would ask them to pledge the absent living, those who were separated from them by too great a distance or by other duties which prevented their attendance. O.V.'s were scattered abroad over the face of the earth, in India, Africa, Australia, as missionaries, judges, officers of the army and navy, or working quietly but earnestly in their country parishes. lie felt sure that it would encourage them to know that those assembled had remembered them that evening. He asked every man to pledge the dear old chums of his school days, and hoped that the number of the absent ones would yearly grow less. (Applause.) Mr. S. SOUTIIALI, proposed the health of the Chairman, and remarked on the high position he had recently occupied as Mayor. Speaking from the experience of a long and intimate intercourse, he could not forbear alluding to Mr. Holland's many good qualities, especially his ever ready generosity. The health of the Chairman was enthusiastically drunk with musical honours. Mr. HOLLAND, in response, thanked the O.V.'s for the honour they had done him in inviting him to preside at their annual dinner. He referred in amusing terms to his old school acquaintance, Mr. Southall. O.V.'s might well be proud that they had amongst them the Town Clerk, the Chairman of the School Board, and many others who occupied high positions, not to speak of a poor specimen of a Deputy Mayor. (Laughter.) He looked forward to the time when fully a hundred O.V.'s should sit down to their annual dinner, and he asked each O.V. present to endeavour to bring with him two others to the next meeting. (Cheers.) Later in the evening Mr. S. SOUTHAI.L proposed that a Standing Committee should be formed to deal with the various matters in which O.V.'s were interested. A Committee was formed as follows :—Messrs. R. C. S. Carington. Waiter Holland, Albert Webb, S. Southall, A. P. Higgins, H. W. Bolland, with J. E. B. Little-bury and F. M. Webb as Hon. Sees. All communications relating to O.V. matters should be addressed to either of the lion. Sees. An excellent menu had been prepared by Mr. F. Williams, whose efforts to secure the comfort of every one were thoroughly appreciated.

It is expected that the next O.V. Dinner will take place on December 3oth, when a large attendance is looked forward to.

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v. is so long since the annual race with Hereford Cathedral School was rowed that there is considerable difficulty in writing a satisfactory account of the day, but it occurs to us that it was conspicuous for the heat and want of air. The " four '> left Worcester at about 10 o'clock on April 5th, and on arriving at Hereford found Everton with the ship, which had been kindly lent us by Hereford for the race. We paddled over the course, and had one or two " starts " before lunch, which we had at the Mitre, as there were some cases of measles in the School House. After lunch we once more paddled up to the start, and having lost the toss took up our station on the School Boat House side. Both boats got off to a good start, rowing about 40 to the minute, and almost as far as the railway bridge there was never a foot between them, but there the weight of the Hereford crew began to tell, and they went away and won a good race by two-and-a-half lengths. Our crew rowed well together all through, and never got ragged, which was the more surprising when we remember that our plan of signals between stroke and

our coach was frustrated by a rival whistle on the bank, accidently blown of course. We have nothing but praise for the crew of '93, who, in our opinion, were beaten by weight and superior number of rowing men from whom to select the " four." Fuller rowed well and pluckily, and was ably seconded by bow (Chamberlain). We look forward with hope to the generalship of the former as he will be here to lead us to victory in the next race. May we conclude our remarks by expressing the hope that the interest of the School in this race may not flag, and that the Rowing Club may be larger in numbers than ever. W. G. M.

[ANY things contributed to make the arrangement of a successful Regatta this year harder than it was last. The intervention of the race with Heieford absorbed most of the attention of the officials, so that both time and, as it happened, material were lacking for the arrangement of races between crews representing different forms and interests. In fact the School House v. School race was the only event of the kind. However, if the mapped-out programme was simple, the turn of events averted monotony and the weather did its best, and the result shewed that no great harm is done if a regatta be allowed to shift for itself, and the interest in it depend rather on the chance order in which names fall out of a hat than a close following of preconcerted details. The towing path was thronged with spectators, and the river occasionally blocked by heavy barges. However, in no case did a scratch crew find the perils and trials of the way increased by the necessity of circumnavigating any of these craft, as we have seen happen in a previous year. Several of the heats of the scratch pairs had been rowed off earlier in the week, concerning which nothing memorable is recorded save a tendency to " erratic rowing" noticed in one crew by the account in a contemporary. The afternoon began with the race between Past and Present, the only one rowed over a course of any length, i.e., from the Chemical Works to the Ferry. The short courses adopted for the other events were not due to any disinclination for hard work but the scanty numbers of the Club, which led to the appearance in

THE VIGORNIAN. race after race of the same oars. This difficulty was not felt now for the first time, at least if we are right in catching the drift of some mysterious remarks in last year's account about the " number of combinations of 16 men, taken 4 together." The Old Boys fell an easy prey to the trained crew rowing for the School. We do not wish to be illnatured, but it seems a pity that this fixture is not taken more seriously, say once in three years, by the O.V's. Concerning the exact amount of daylight between the two boats, different opinions seem to have been given by people differently affected, but for the purpose of roughly estimating the thoroughness of the victory, three lengths will do. CREWS.—

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1 J. T. Chamberlain. 2 F. T. Davies. 3 J. H. West. Str. F. C. Fuller. Cox A. Dutton.

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without much trouble. This was followed by the School House v. School. On paper the crews looked equal as two members of the School Four were rowing in each. However, shortly after they were started a great splashing was heard, and from afar was descried a scene which reminded one of Tennyson's dragons which " tare each other in the slime." However, the apparent onslaught of the further dragon was only a flagrant violation by the School House cox. of the rule, to which the attention of coxswains has been drawn by former writers of this article, that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. The erratic career of the cox. had been further encouraged by the temporary disablement of bow, who had troubles with his oar. However, these obstacles overcome, the boat resumed its course, and came in no great way behind the School four. The final of the pairs then came off; Fuller's crew

shewed a clean pair of heels to their adversaries, who seemed to be becalmed in one place. The rest of the afternoon was filled up with contests between scratch fours. The interest of these events hangs on the selection for the crews of the unfittest, that is, for coxing or rowing in the particular place or side to which the lot dooms each man. As many as thirty entered, making the following crews :— 1 Eolland I. I Richings II. I W. W. Finch 2 Davies I. 2 S. T. Dutton 2 W. H. Webb 3 T.E. Rammell 3 Chaplin II. 3 J. H. West Str. Davies II. Str. Pearson II. Str. Chamberlain Cox. H. M. Conacher Cox. O. Forrest Cox. Pearson I. 1 Pickin 2 F. Rowland 3 J- Nicol Str. Fuller Cox. Harrington

i Webb 2 Bates 3 Deakin Str. Dutton Cox. Chaplin I.

i Evans 2 Morris 3 C. C. Faram Str. H.W. Bolland Cox. L. Waugh

The first two of these rowed the first heat. It looked an easy win for Davies' crew, which was much heavier than the other down to cox., which by the way is not a distinct advantage. However, their opponents rowed very pluckily and made a dead-heat of it; attempt was made by the disappointed heavy-weights to avail themselves of some legal fiction to get the race awarded, but dis aliter visum, and a few minutes afterwards both boats appeared again before the judge's station undivided by any interval discoverable by the wit of man. The heavy-weights wanted to toss, the lightweights were ready to row again. Neither had their way; both were for some time left severely alone. The second heat was won by Chamberlain's crew, and the third by Bolland's. These then proceeded to knock out the inseparable crews, after which they met each other, rowing in their last race like trained crews. Chamberlain's boat secured the victory by half a length, and so the Regatta ended. The Head Master acted as judge; Rev. W. G. Melville, Messrs. W. H. Webb, and T. E. Rammell as starters.

JUhletk Sports. jHE Sports were held at Boughton on April 13th. The account from Berroitfs Worcester Journal is printed below :— A sunny afternoon, tempered with a delightfully cooling breeze, favoured the holding of the annual athletic sports of the Cathedral School at Boughton Cricket Ground yesterday (Thursday). A fairly large gathering had assembled, ladies being very prominent, and much interest was manifested in the various events,

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especially in the sack race. The Rev. W. E. Bolland (headmaster) and Mr. H. Clarke were the judges, Mr. T. E. Rammell being the starter, while the committee consisted of Messrs. J. T. Chamberlain, F. Davies, J. H. West, and A. Webb. The races were fairly well contested, though the number who actually ran in several races were considerably out of proportion to the number that had entered. Some of the preliminary heats were decided on Wednesday on the School ground in the New Road. The high jumps were taken well. The open quarter mile was started at a very fast pace, which soon dropped, and West ran well, Spark making a good third. The half-mile races were taken very leisurely, particularly that for boys under 15, in which four started, and these kept well together till towards the finish, when Harrington won. Four started in the Old Boys' 120 yards, and six in the mile open event. The sack race caused much laughter as usual, and the card was closed with the consolation race, this being deservedly won by Deakin, who had shown good form in previous events. Details: « TOO Yards, under 15—First prize, cup; second, barometer. First heat: Liddell i. I, Harrington i. 2, Powell 3. Second heat: Davies ii. i, Perrins 2, Ley 3. Final: Liddell I, Harrington 2. Time, 13 3~5sec. 100 Yards, Open—First prize, Aneroid barometer ; second, cup. First heat : Fuller and Perrins only ran. Second heat : Spark i, Davies i. 2, Bolland ii. 3. Third heat: West (owed 3 yds.) i, Pickin 2, Chamberlain 3. Final: West I, Davies 2. Time, n 2-5sec. Throwing the Cricket Ball—Prize, bat. Bolland ii. Distance 68yds. Long Jump, Open—Prize, biscuit tin. West. Distance, 16ft. 2in. Long Jump, under 15—Prize, cup. Powell. Distance, 13ft. 4in. Hurdle Race—Prize, biscuit tin. Davies i. High Jump, Open—Prize, butter dish. Fuller. Height, 4ft. 7in. 120 Yards Handicap, Open—First prize, writing case ; second, cruet ; third, racquet. Given by Mr. Harrison. First heat : .Fuller (2yds) I, Chamberlain (scratch) 2. Bolland ii. (4yds) 3. Second heat: Spark (4yds) I, West (owed 5yds) 2, Davies i. (scratch) 3. Final: West I, Fuller 2, Spark 3. Time, 13 2-Jth sees. loo Yards, under 13—Prize, clock. Usher. Time, 13 4-5secs. High Jump, under 15—Prize, inkstand. Liddell i. Height, 4ft. 2in. Quarter Mile, Open—First prize, given by Mr. Binns; second, set of Chessmen. West I, Fuller 2. Time, 60 l-5th sees. Quarter Mile Handicap, under 15—First prize, given by Mrs. Bolland; second, bag, given by Mr. Kay; third, studs. Harrington i. (scratch) i, Liddell i. (loyds) 2, Perrins (i5yds) 3. Eleven started, and good finish. Half Mile Handicap, Open—First prize, given by the Masters ; second, mustard pot ; third, studs. Davies i. (scratch) i, Bolland ii. (2Oyds) 2," Chamberlain (scratch) 3. Time, 2min. 26 2-5th sees. Half Mile, under 15—First prize, clock ; second, inkstand. Harrington i, Powell 2. Time, 2min. 49secs. Old Boys' Race, 130 yards—First prize, carvers ; second, ash tray. F. Hadley (owed 2yds) I, C. Smith (scratch) 2. Time, 13 2-5th sees. One Mile Open—First prize, given by the headmaster; second, cup, presented by Mr. Cooper; third, butter dish. Davies i, West 2, Bolland ii. 3. Time, 5min. i6secs. Davies kept well ahead throughout, and won easily. The other five kept together until two dropped out, and just at the finish Bolland ii. spurted ahead of Chamberlain. Sack Race—Prize, clock presented by Mr. Spicer. First heat:

Davey, Dutton, Webb ; Second heat : Steward, Ley, Perrins. Final: Steward. Consolation Race, 220 yards—First prize, jam spoons; second, brush and comb, presented by Mr. Cooper; third, clock. Deakin i, ^Vebb iii. 2, Acland 3. Fives Tournament—Prize, Aneroid barometer. Won by • Chamberlain. Champion Gold Medal—Won by West.

The prizes were gracefully distributed to the winners immediately after the sports by Mrs. Forrest, loud cheers being given at the close.

Ctrickct. present cricket season has hardly been as satisfactory as was expected. There was every probability at the commencement that it would prove an exceptionally successful season; we had lost two only of last year's eleven, and judging from the form displayed at the first few practices the team seemed likely to acquit themselves well throughout. The first match of the season quite fulfilled our expectations: playing against the strong team got together by Mr. W. H. Littlebury we made a draw, which only lack of time prevented from being a sure victory. But in the next match our play was as discreditable as it was creditable in the preceding one. Probably the great contrast between the rather dark and shady light of the School ground and the hard dazzling glare of the Barracks had something to do with the result, but it cannot excuse the entire collapse of the team. And these first two games are typical of our play throughout, the team at one time playing an excellent game, at another time falling to pieces completely. Curiously enough, as a general rule, it is theweak teams (onpaper) whohavedefeatedus : playing against the stronger teams we have usually risen to the occasion and run up a respectable score. Thus our fielding as well as batting against the Club and Ground was excellent and we gained a well-deserved victory. This is more than can be said of our next victory: against Dean Close School our form was extremely disappointing, the fielding especially being lamentable. We were fortunate in getting the two masters out without scoring, and if our fielding had been better we should have got rid of the whole team for a small score. But, as we have observed, the fielding was extremely bad, more so than in any other match for a long while, no less than seven catches (most of them easy) being missed in the first innings and three in the second. Our opponents were kind to us in this

THE VIGORNIAN. respect, though not nearly so bad as we were, and if it had not been for the good batting of the two masters we should have met with a defeat not undeserved. Both matches with the Old Vigornians we have lost, both of which we ought certainly to have won. On neither occasion were they able to play their full strength; but again, chiefly owing to our fielding, we threw away our chances of victory. But undoubtedly the most disastrous match we have yet played is the one with Hereford Cathedral School, the one too we are most anxious to win. Last year, playing at Hereford, with masters, we won chiefly owing to the good batting of Fuller; this year however it was decided that no masters should be included in either team, the match being played on our ground. The start was in our favour, five of the Hereford wickets being down for 46 runs, Fuller again proving successful, this time with the ball. But then a long stand was made, the next wicket putting on 50 runs ; Lofthouse, who made 60, being missed three times. After his dismissal very little stand was made, and the innings closed for 104. The School then went in and gave the feeblest display of batting of the season, being eventually defeated by an innings and 18 runs. But though the season on the whole has not proved as satisfactory as seemed probable at the beginning, it shows a decided advance on previous years in some respects. The hitting with one or two exceptions has been much harder and cleaner ; in fact we are without doubt stronger in this portion of the game than in any other. Of course the weather has been unusually favourable for batsmen this year, and in ordinary years our scores would not have been nearly so large, but apart from this all the eleven seem to hit with much more vigour and freedom than in previous years. We are rather handicapped by a lack of good bowlers, especially when we play without masters. We possess no really good change bowling, though two members of the team should prove very useful medium-pace bowlers next season if they practice hard and would try to grow a little. This is a fault which several of the tail end of the team indulge in ; they persist in remaining small while in cricket, notwithstanding a few brilliant exceptions, diminutive stature is a decided drawback, to batsmen at any rate. The masters have rendered us good service this year in every department of the game ; the Headmaster has played several good innings and been very successful with his bowling;

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Mr. Rammell, besides his useful scores, has kept wicket with marked success; while Mr. Beach-Hicks has made the largest score that the School had made for several years. The latter too has been invaluable on account of his fast bowling. Fast bowling we have been unable to play with confidence for several years, as no one at the School has possessed any pace ; but with constant practice we are getting more accustomed to it and feel more at ease when we meet with it. With regard to the net practice we must say that the attendance is not nearly large enough. With the exception of a few small boys who come down and hit about with little regard for form or instruction, no one outside the eleven attends the nets. The excuse has been alleged that there is not sufficient room at one net; but if the attendance were large enough the other nets would be employed ; hitherto there have not been enough down to call for another net. The School should remember that the eleven do not need net practice more than the others, rather less perhaps for they have the matches for practice; and if those outside the eleven do not practice, how can they expect that the vacant places in next year's eleven will be filled up. We trust that in future the attendance of the juniors will be largely increased, and that next year's eleven will profit thereby. J. T. C.

W.C.G.S. v. MR. W. H. LITTLEBURY'S XI. This match, the first of the season, was played on our ground on the ist of June. With the exception of the first pair of batsmen, none of Mr. Littlebury's team offered much resistance to our bowling. Thanks to some good hitting by Messrs. Rammell and BeachHicks, and an excellent stand by the two Bollands, we had much the best of a drawn game, only wanting fourteen runs with six wickets to fall. Chamberlain took 4 wickets for 36 runs. Scores :—• MR. W. H.

Rev.

LITTLEBURY.'S XI.

H. F. Bennett, c Beach-Hicks b Chamberlain 49 Rev. D. A. Wilkinson, b Rammell 43 J. F. Carding, b Fuller I P. B. Wright, b Rammell 7 E. F. Appleyard, run out 3 G. Newman, b Rammell 5 G. H. Appleyard, c A. Bolland b Chamberlain 3 W. Telfer, b Chamberlain 3 W. R. Pike, b Rammell 4

THE VIGORNIAN. W. Beck, not out W. H. Littlebury, b Chamberlain Extras

o o 9

Total

127

W.C.G.S. J. T. Chamberlain, c Wright b Wilkinson 7 T. E. Rammell, Esq., c Bennett b Appleyard 29 . F. C. Fuller, c Newman b Bennett 7 R. M. M Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Bennett 24 E. W. Bollancl, not out 15 A. P. Bolland, not out 25 F. T. Davies J. S. Liddell J. K. Deakin 'fdid not bat. T. Bates B. M. Liddell 7 Extras Total

114

W.C.G.S. v. NORTON BARRACKS. Played at Norton, June 8th. The Barracks won the toss and knocked up 104 runs for 3 wickets, but the other seven only added 20 more. Mr. Bolland was by far the most successful bowler, while Mr. Rammell did well at the wickets. Our batting was very disappointing compared with the previous week, almost everyone failing before the bowling of Captain How and Sergeant Norman. Mr. Bolland was the best in this department also, while Chamberlain and Davies made useful additions to the score. Lieutenant Seel was very sharp behind the wickets. In our second innings Mr. Rammell and Fuller showed considerable improvement, but none else did very much. NORTON BARRACKS. Sergt. Quinn, b W. E. Bolland 33 Sergt. Norman, b Fuller 9 Capt. How, b Beach-Hicks 27 Sergt. Pitt, c Rammell b W. E. Bolland 29 Lieut. Dillon, b W. E. Bolland o Lieut. Sweetman, st Rammell b Chamberlain o Lieut. Lloyd, b Chamberlain o Lieut. Seel, st Rammell, b Chamberlain 3 Sergt. Morris, b W. E. Bolland o Lieut. Arden, not out 9 Color-Sergt. Armitage, b W. E. Bolland 7 Extras 7 Total

124

W.C G.S. First Innings, Second Innings. T. E. Rammell, Esq., st Seel b How 2 b Norman 21 J. T. Chamberlain, run out 8 st Seel b How... o

F. C. Fuller, c and b Norman 2 Ibw b How 13 R. M. M. Beach - Hicks, Esq., b Norman o runout 3 A. P. Bolland, c and b How 3 b How ^ Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Norman 15 o F. T. Davies, b How 7 b Norman I J. L. Liddell, b Norman o not out J. K. Deakin, b Norman o c Norman b How o J. G. Sheild, b How o T. Bates, not out o Extras 4 Extras. 2 Total

Total (7 wkts.) 47

W.C.G.S. v. MARTLEY. Played on our ground on June roth, and a good match resulted in our favour. For the visitors, Rev. J. F. Hastings and Messrs. Jones and Whigham batted well, but none else made much of a score. Mr. BeachHicks and A. P. Bolland made a splendid stand in our innings, and the century was up before the fourth wicket fell, and ultimately our innings reached the total of 142, Mr. Beach-Hicks being top scorer with a splendidly played 50. Martley began their second innings very badly, losing 4 wickets for only 8 runs. Chamberlain in the first innings took 6 wickets for 38 runs. Score :— MARTLEY. First Innings. Second Innings. A. P. Battersea, st Rammell b Chamberlain 4 W. Jones, b Chamberlain 34 Rev. J. F. Hastings, run out 38 H. F. Whigham, st Rammell b Chamberlain 25 not out 4 P. Wiltshire, b W. E. Bolland 3 B. Preece, st Rammell b W. E. Bolland 3 H. Caswell, c W. E. Bolland, b Chamberlain 10 c A. Bolland b Chamberlain ... A. Morris, b Chamberlain o c Liddell Chamberlain H. Rowley, run out 2 st Rammell Liddell W. H. Holliday, b Chamberlain ... o E. Thomas, not out o runout Extras II Total

130 W.C.G.S.

T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Wiltshire J. T. Chamberlain, c and b Wiltshire F. C. Fuller, c and b Wiltshire R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Wiltshire A. P. Bolland, c Battersea b Whigham Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Wiltshire

8 16 5 50 30 II

THE VIGORNIAN. R. Telfer, b Wiltshire F. T. Davies, b Whigham J. S. Liddell, b Whigham J. K. Deakin, not out J. G. Sheild, c Hastings b Whigham Extras

o 3 I o 2 16

Total.

.142

W.C.G.S. v. OLD VIGORNIANS. Played on our ground on June i5th. The Old Boys batted first, and made the moderate score of 80, R. Webb, Wright and F. M. Webb being chief contributors. Chamberlain and Fuller both bowled well. The same two also made a capital start in our innings, putting on 36 for the first wicket. Unfortunately the others did not follow their example, owing to the bowling of R. Webb who took the second, third and fourth wickets with consecutive balls. However, Deakin and B. M. Liddell came to the rescue, putting on 20 runs for the eighth wicket. E. Webb's analysis is most excellent, 5 wickets for 17 runs. Score :— OLD VIGORNIANS. G. Newman, c Bates b Chamberlain R. Webb, b Fuller H. Clarke, b Fuller E. Webb, c Fuller b Chamberlain P. B. Wright, c Davies b Fuller W. Telfer, b Fuller W. Powell, b Chamberlain F. M. Webb, not out A. Roan, run out W. Beck, b Chamberlain H. W. Bolland, c Deakin b Fuller Extras Total

7 18 I 5 II 6 o II 9 I 3 8 80

W.C.G.S. J. Chamberlain, c Bolland b R. Webb F. Fuller, b E. Webb E. W. Bolland, b R. Webb A. P. Bolland, b R. Webb F. T. Davies, b R. Webb J. Liddell, c E. Webb b R. Webb R. Telfer, b E. Webb J. Deakin, not out B. Liddell, b E. Webb T. Bates, b E. Webb J. Sheild, b E. Webb Extras

15 16 3 o o o 3 16 6 o o 11

Total.

385

W.C.G.S. v. WORCESTERSHIRE CLUB AND GROUND. Played at Boughton on June 2oth, resulting in a creditable victory for the School, in spite of the absence of the Headmaster, who was unable to play. The School winning the toss for the first time this season, went in on a perfect wicket and compiled 135 runs. Mr. Rammell, Mr. Beach-Hicks, Chamberlain, and A. Bolland were the chief contributors, though six of the other side reached double figures. We dismissed our opponents for no, the whole eleven fielding splendidly, while Fuller bowled very well, taking 4 wickets for 25 runs. Scores :— W.C.G.S. T. E. Rammell, Esq., c Smith b Young 22 J. T. Chamberlain, c Young b Brierley 21 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq , c Smith b How 26 F. C. Fuller, Ibw, b How 5 E. W. Bolland, c Bannister (Sub) b Smith ... 10 A. P. Bolland, b Smith 19 J. K. Deakin, c Smith, b Stokes o R. Telfer, b Stokes 7 F. T. Davies, not out n J. S. Liddell, c Poole b Smith o T. Bates, b Brierley 4 Extras 10 Total

135

CLUB AND GROUND. Captain How, b Fuller 27 W. Poole, c Liddell b Fuller 27 H. Smith, b Fuller o Captain Fetherstonhaugh, b Fuller I W. A. Young, b Beach-Hicks 25 H. W. Brierley, st Rammell b Chamberlain ... o H. Stokes, run out 13 P. B. Wright, c and b Beach-Hicks 2 F. Gage, c E. W. Bolland b Chamberlain 5 Dr. Corder, not out 4 W. R. Pike, run out I Extras : 5 Total

W.C.G.S. v. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL. Played at Cheltenham on Saturday, June 24th. Dean Close went in first and were disposed of for 64 runs. The start was rather extraordinary, three of the best wickets falling for as many runs, but owing to the large number of catches missed by our team the remaining wickets brought the total to 64. Chamberlain bowled well throughout, taking 6 wickets for 24 runs. Mr. Bolland also took 3 wickets for 12 runs, while Mr. Rammell kept wicket extremely well

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allowing only i extra. The School going in compiled the total of 83 by not altogether faultless cricket; Mr. Bolland (28 not out) and Mr. Rammell (25) being the chief contributors. Dean Close in their second innings fared much better, putting together 125 runs for 7 wickets. Scores :— DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL. First Innings. H. S. Snell, Ibw b Chamberlain

Second Innings. c Liddell b W. E. Bolland 20 8 not out 3

C. E. le Poer French, b Beach-Hicks R. N. Green, Esq., st Rammell b Chamberlain o c Rammell b W. E. Bolland 35 Rev. J. H. Harvey, b Chamberlain b Fuller 3 F. Wilson, c Liddell b W. E. Bolland 16 c W. E. Bolland b Beach-Hicks ... A. C. Pearce, st Rammell b Chamberlain 21 b Beach-Hicks ... T. Arkell, c A. Bolland b W. E. Bolland 10 c W. E. Bolland b Beach-Hicks ... 2 A. G. Forbes, Ibw b Chamberlain... 3 Ibw b W. E. Bolland 20 R. F. MacNeile, b W. E. Bolland... 3 not out 17 A. Bromley, b Chamberlain o P. T. Thornburgh, not out o Extras I Extras 10 64

W.C.G.S. T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Wilson J. T. Chamberlain, c Harvey b Wilson R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Wilson F. C Fuller, b Bromley A. P. Bolland, c P'orbes b Wilson Rev. W. E. Bolland, not out E. W. Bolland, c Thornburgh b Bromley F. T. Davies, c and b Wilson J. K. Deakin, b Wilson R. G. Telfer, c Harvey b Bromley J. S. Liddell, b Wilson Extras

W.C.G.S. T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Leggett 18 J. T. Chamberlain, b Leggett 13 F. C. Fuller, c Walker b How 15 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., c Wright b How 3 E. W. Bolland, c H. C. Isaac b How o Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Leggett o A. P. Bolland, b Leggett 3 F. T. Davies, b How I R. Telfer, b Leggett 8 J. K. Deakin, c A. W. Isaac b How 2 J. S. Liddell, not out I Extras 12 Total MR. W. H. LITTLEBURY'S XI. Rev. H. F. Bennett, b W. E. Bolland Captain How, b Fuller W. S. Ryan, b Chamberlain H. C. Isaac, b Chamberlain J. Walker, c Rammell, 1) Chamberlain H. Brierley, c A. Bolland b Chamberlain A. W. Isaac, b Chamberlain P. B. Wright, b Chamberlain H. Leggett, c Rammell b Chamberlain P. C. Lovett, bW. E. Bolland W. H. Littlebury, not out Extras Total

25 6 8 o 4 28 i o o 7 o 4 83"

W.C.G.S. v. MR. W. H. LITTLEBURY'S XL This return match was played on our ground on June 27th. The School went in first and scored 76, Mr. Rammell, Fuller and Chamberlain being the chief scorers. Captain How's bowling analysis was by far the best, 5 for 16. Captain How and Rev. H. F. Bennett started well for the visitors, and Messrs. Brierley and Isaac also reached double figures, and we were ultimately beaten by 7 runs, Chamberlain taking 7 wickets for 43. Scores :—

19 19 8 II o 16 3 4 o I o 2 83

W.C.G.S. v. BARNT GREEN. Played on our ground on June 29th. Five of our eleven reached double figures, Mr. Bolland and Mr. Beach-Hicks being best with 34 and 27 respectively. In spite of a splendid stand for the fourth wicket by R. Rowlands and Styler, the pair putting on 62, Barnt Green only scored 112 against our 140. Chamberlain again bowled exceedingly well, 7 for 40 being his analysis. Scores :— W.C.G.S. T. E. Rammell, Esq., c and b Mitchell 10 J. T. Chamberlain, c Palethorpe b Mitchell ... O F. C. Fuller, c R. Rowlands b Mitchell 7 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Everitt 27 A. P. Bolland, c Heaton b R. Rowlands 16 Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Deakin 34 E. W. Bolland, b Mitchell 12 R. G. Telfer, b Deakin 2 F. T. Davies, c Everitt b Deakin O J. K. Deakin, not out 6 J. S. Liddell, b Everitt 9 Extras 17 Total

140

THE VIGORNIAN. A. P. Bolland, b Ward F. T. Davies, c Quin b Ward J. K. Deakin, b Ward J. S. Liddell, not out J. T. Bates, b Ward J. G. Sheild, b Ward Extras

BARNT GREEN. Rev. W. G. Mosse, c E. \V. Bolland b Chamberlain 8 C. Ashford, b Chamberlain 19 G. P. Everitt, c Beach-Hicks b W. E. Bolland 6 R. Rowlands, run out 38 Styler, c W. E. Bolland b Chamberlain 29 Rev. K. A. Deakin, b Chamberlain 3 H. Heaton, b Chamberlain O H. Mitchell, b Chamberlain 3 E. Palethorpe, c Liddell b Chamberlain I H. Rowlands, run out I J. Heynes, not out O Extras 4 Total

Total

Bolland and Wright carried the score to 55. The two Roans also showed good form.

A. P. Bolland was

the only one of the School XI. who reached double

25, and Norman, none of the Norton team reached double figures, Mr. Bolland's bowling proving far too much for them ; he had the remarkable analysis of 5 wickets for 9 runs. Mr. Bolland also made top score in our innings, while Mr. Rammell and Fuller came On going in a second time the

Barracks did much better, closing their innings at 61 The School then played out time,

Davies making a good stand. Scores :— NORTON BARRACKS. First Innings Second Innings P. H. A. Leggett, run out I not out 23 Hon. R. Ward, b W. E. Bolland... o b Chamberlain 22 Sergt. Norman, b W. E. Bolland... 10 b Chamberlain o „ Pitt, c W. E. Bolland b Chamberlain 3 c and b Liddell „ Quin, Ibw, b W. E. Bolland 25 c Chamberlain Liddell „ Higgins, b Chamberlain o not out ,, Armitage, b W. E. Bolland o ,, Maybury, b Fuller 2 Private Priest, b Fuller o „ Price, c Sheild b W. E. Bolland I Sergt. Taylor, not out 9 Extras 10 Extras.,

W.C.G.S. First Innings. T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Norman... 15 J. T. Chamberlain, b Norman I F. C. Fuller, run out 15 E. W. Bolland, b Ward o Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Norman ... 23

b Norman

After two Old Boys had been got rid of for 2 runs,

112

61 *Innings declared closed.

IO I 2

The School again met the Old Boys without masters

With the exception of Quin, who scored

for 4 wickets.

c Quin b Ward not out b Ward

on July 6th, and had to put up with a severe defeat.

The return match was played at the Barracks on

next with 15 each.

o 2 o 2 4 o II

W.C.G.S. v. OLD VIGORNIANS.

W.C.G.S. v. NORTON BARRACKS.

July 4th.

387

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figures, Reg. Webb again bowling well, taking 5 wickets for 23, including the "hat" trick. The Roans also bowled well.

Scores :— OLD VIGORNIANS.

R. Webb, c Deakin b Chamberlain G. Newman, b Fuller H. W. Bolland, b Fuller P. B. Wright, c Davies b Deakin F. M. Webb, c Davies b Chamberlain B. Roan, bj. Liddell H. Clarke, b Chamberlain E. Roan, b Fuller R. Littlebury, b Chamberlain .C. Webb, b J. Liddell W. Powell, not out Extras Total

I o 34 13 o 23 2 18 2 3 I 12 109

W.C.G.S. F. C. Fuller, c R. Webb b B. Roan J. T. Chamberlain, b B. Roan E. W. Bolland, c E. Roanb B. Roan A. P. Bolland, b R. Webb F. T. Davies, b E. Roan J. K. Deakin, b R. Webb J. S. Liddell, b R. Webb R. G. Telfer, b E. Roan B. M. Liddell, b R. Webb T. Bates, not out J. G. Sheild, b R. Webb Extras

4 o 7 17 6 o o o o 5 4 9

Second Innings. Total

W.C.G.S. v. HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. Played on our ground on July 8th, and resulted in a decided victory for Hereford by an innings and 18

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3 88

runs. For Hereford, Lofthouse batted well for his 59 but should have been caught three or four times. Thomas also played an useful innings. For the School Fuller bowled exceedingly well, taking 5 wickets for 27. The School in both innings gave a feeble display of batting, giving way altogether before Crook and Lofthouse. Scores :— HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. J. Lofthouse, b Deakin H. L. Chave, b Fuller H. T. Crook, b Fuller A. E. Boycott, b Fuller H. Oakeley, c Sheild b Fuller E. A. Jones, b Fuller F. Thomas, b Chamberlain C. E. Britten, b Chamberlain Y. Carver, 1> Chamberlain H. Bentley, run out R. Morgan, not out Extras Total

59 2 2 I o 6 25 I o 3 o 5

Total *Innings declared closed.

104

W.C.G.S.

First Innings. Second Innings. J. T. Chamberlain, c Chave b Crook ^ b Lofthouse o F. C. Fuller, c Carver b Crook 4 b Lofthouse 6 E. W. Bolland, b Lofthouse 2 cjonesb Crook 8 A. P. Bolland, Ibw b Crook I c and b Lofthouse... 19 F. T. Davies, c Jones b Lofthouse... o c Carver b Crook ... 7 o R. G. Telfer, b Crook 5 b Crook 5 J. K. Deakin, b Lofthouse I b Crook J. S. Liddell, b Crook 4 cCrookbJones 3 T. Bates, b Lofthouse I not out o B. M. Liddell, not out 3 c and b Crook o J. G. Sheild, b Lofthouse o b Crook o Extras 5 Extras 5 Total

Total

CLERGY. Rev. J. F. Hastings, not out 57 ,, C. F. Campbell, b Chamberlain 2O „ Arden-Davies, b W. E. Bolland 3 „ A. W. T. Perowne, not out 14 ,, K. A. Deakin '. „ A. B. Wilkinson „ W. G. Melville ,, W. G. Mosse Hlid not bat ,, A. Swayne G. Leggett, Esq., H. W. Bolland, Esq., Extras 7

W.C.G.S. v. CLERGY. Played on our ground on Tuesday, July nth, and resulted in a victory for the School by 6 wickets and 5 runs. The Clergy going in first compiled 101 runs for 2 wickets, when they declared their innings at an end. The School going in 45 minutes before time knocked off the necessary runs in this short time, owing to the splendid hitting of Mr. Rammell (49 not out) and Mr. Beach-Hicks (42), both of whom punished the rather weak bowling severely. The match was not a very cheerful one, heavy downfalls of rain interrupting the game several times in the first innings and making the ground almost unfit to play on afterwards. Scores :—

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W.C.G.S. T. E. Rammell, Esq., not out 49 J. T. Chamberlain, b Arden-Davies 10 F. C. Fuller, b Arden-Davies o R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., ht wkt b Melville 42 E. W. Bolland, c Hastings b Melville o Rev. W. E. Bolland A. P. Bolland F. T. Davies 'did not bat J. K. Deakin J. S. Liddell T. Bates Extras 5 Total

106

W.C.G.S. v. PERSHORE. Played at Pershore on Thursday, July I3th. The ground wore very badly and was all in favour of the bowlers. Pershore went in first, and Hill and Smith made a fair stand, but Chamberlain was very successful with the ball, taking 7 wickets for 25 runs. None of the School reached double figures, Mr. Beach-Hicks and Fuller doing best. Four bowlers went on for Pershore and all did well. In Pershore's second innings no one except Martin made any stand, Mr. Beach-Hicks being simply unplayable, taking 6 wickets for 10. The School started a second innings and again fared badly. Scores :— W.C.G.S. T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Smith J. T. Chamberlain, b Smith F. C. Fuller, c Woods b Martin ... R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., c Ogle b Haines E. W. Bolland, Ibw, b Martin A. P. Bolland, c Martin b Haines ...

2 I b Smith 4 run out 2 9 c Haines b Smith ... o 9 b Hill o bHill o not out

o o 5

THE VIGORNIAN. F. T. Davies, b Smith R. G. Telfer, b Hill J. K. Deakin, b Hill J. S. Liddell, not out T. Bates, runout Extras Total

2 not out 4 o 3 I 3 Extras

Total

PERSHORE. Second Innings. First Innings. C. H. Ogle, Ibw, b Chamberlain... o b Beach-Hicks o J. B. B. Hill, c and b Chamberlain 17 c Telfer b Chamberlain ... 4 E. Smith, run out II b Beach-Hicks 3 H. W. Martin, b Chamberlain 6 b Beach-Hicks 14 E. M. Haines, c Rammell b Chamberlain o run out o D. Walters, b Chamberlain o b Beach-Hicks o H. Workman, b Fuller 2 c Bates b BeachHicks H. F. Willis, b Fuller I b Beach-Hicks F. Nicholas, not out 2 run out F. W. Moulson, b Chamberlain ... 4 not out W. Woods, c Fuller b Chamberlain o c Fuller b Chamberlain Extras I Extras 2 Total

Total

BATTING AVERAGES TO JULY 15. No. of Times Inns, not out.

Rev. W. E. Bolland 6 T. F. Rammell, Esq 12 R.M.M.Beach-Hicks,Esq. n A. P. Bolland 17 F. C. Fuller 17 J. T. Chamberlain 17 E.W.Bolland 15 F. T. Davies 17 T. Bates 10 R. Telfer 14 J. S. Liddell 16 J. S. Sheild 8 B. M. Liddell 6

i i o 3 o o i 3 3 o 4 o i

Runs.

in 202 192 180 180 114 68 57 20 36 27 n 12

Average. 22 r/5

18 •»/„ 17 s/ IZ 12 6/? 7 e/ I7 6I2/I7 4 6/7 4'/, 4 2 6/7 2 4/ 7 a'/ 4 i s/8 . 2 =/-s

BOWLING AVERAGES TO JULY 15. O.

W. Average.

J. T. Chamberlain 202.1 26 583 69 8-31 Rev. W. E. Bolland 98.4 19 226 22 10-6 F. C. Fuller 133-2 32 317 27 11-20 R.M.M.Beach-Hicks,Esq. 67.2 20 159 13 12-3 J. S. Liddell 28 5 78 5 15-3 T. E. Rammell, Esq 19 i 69 4 17-1 J. K. Deakin 4 o 15 2 7-1

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School In December last, J. T. Chamberlain was elected to an exhibition of ^25 at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and will go into residence in October. At a Congregation held at Cambridge in March, G. W. H. Bird was admitted to the degrees of M.B. and B.C. In the preceding January he was also admitted to the degrees of M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. In June, H. W. Bolland (Emmanuel College, Cambridge,) passed both parts of the first examination for the degree of M.B. In the same month A. Pearson was admitted to B. A., taking a First Class in " Special Examination in the Applied Sciences." W. A. Higgins has passed his second examination for M.B. J. H. West has been elected to a choral scholarship of £&o at King's College, Cambridge, and is now in residence there. C. T. Dimont, W. H. Hill, and H. H. Quilter have passed ' Mods.' all obtaining second classes. W. H. Webb and F. H. Dutton have been rowing seven and stroke respectively in the Hertford boat, Oxford. The Head Master was present as an old Marlburian, on July 1 2th and I3th, at the celebration of the Jubilee of the foundation of Marlborough College.

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School Captain of the School Captain of Cricket... Secretary of Cricket... Captain of Football... Secretary of Football Captain of the Boats Librarians...

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J. T. CHAMBERLAIN. J. T. CHAMBERLAIN. F. C. FULLER. F. T. DAVIES. J. T. CHAMBERLAIN. J. T. CHAMBERLAIN. J. T. CHAMBERLAIN. J. H. WEST. J. T. CHAMBERLAIN. F. C. FULLER.

Club fltotice. Before next season begins it is most necessary that the Rowing Club has its own boat for the race v. Hereford, and efforts must be made during the winter to provide the funds for that purpose. We hope all the school will do their best to help when the matter is started. As only two of the '93 crew, Fuller and Davies, are left, we trust also that there will be a goodly number of recruits from whom the two new oars may be selected. The following are the officers for the next season : — Captain— F. C. Fuller. Secretary— F. T. Davies.

readers would forbear from using the papers as weapons of attack on each other.—Ed.] To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs,—It was a great pleasure to me and many others to witness the revival of the Chess Club. The Club started under the brightest auspices, and the weekly meetings were well attended. A Tournament was started early in the season with a view to its conclusion well before the end of term. At the commencement members played off the games vigorously, but when still about half remained unplayed a general slackness prevailed, with a few exceptions, and the Tournament came to a standstill. Then was it not, may I ask, the place of the Secretary to compel members either to play off their games or resign, and so bring it to a close ? The results are disastrous, not only in the disappointment of the keen players, but also in discouraging other fellows from joining the club. May I express a hope that the next Tournament will be better managed. Wishing the club every success, I am, Yours truly, " RUY LOPEZ." [It certainly was a pity that the Tournament was not finished, and perhaps the Secretary might have shewn more energy in the matter, but in our opinion, the chief blame falls on the slack members who refused to play off their games. And we are afraid, from the tone of " Ruy Lopez' " letter, that his indignation is chiefly affected, and that he himself was not one of the keen players who suffered such disappointment.]

To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, — Encouraged by your invitation to those who have " grievances to air " to do so in your columns, I wish to call your attention to what is generally felt to be a grievance to all who frequent the Reading Room. I refer to the abstraction of periodicals before the following number has arrived. The " Field " for instance, is not to be found a day or two after its arrival, and it is next to impossible to get a glimpse of the "Strand," as it usually disappears on the first or second day. Besides this, those fellows who buy the daily papers are in the habit of carrying them off early in the day, whereas they ought to be left there till the following day. Hoping the Librarians will take steps to prevent this in future, I am, dear Sirs, Yours truly, " REFORMER." [Reformer's statements are a little too sweeping. The "usual disappearance" for instance, of the " Strand " resolves itself into one occasion when the purchaser wishing to possess the whole of the magazine, instead of the covers, which alone were usually left for him, did carry it off at the end of the week. But this would not happen if " Reformer " and his fellow

Qthcss. Problem No. 30. Composed for the " Vigornian" by W. E. B. BLACK.

WHITE. White to play and mate in two moves. Solution of Problem No. 29 :—

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i P takes Q or i K takes Kt

2 Q to Q 6 mate or i R to B 4 (ch)

2 Q takes R mate or i B to K sq

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