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T RAC K AND FIELD T H E E A R LY YEARS BY DAVID GOLDWATER (51-62) I recently received a letter from my tutor and friend, the iconic W ‘Bill’ G Elliott (52-88). The letter describes his appointment (initially to take charge of Woodwork) by the then Headmaster, OW Mitchell (48-60) to introduce a full range of field events to the sporting curriculum at RGS – replacing the sack race as the main sporting activity!
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