ATHLETICS

WARD, J. D. Fast and resourceful second row forward. Much of his best work could not easily be seen from the touch-line. He was worth his place for his shoving in the "tight" alone. SHERIFF, E. An extremely useful fighting forward. Excellent with the ball in his hands. Quite a success outside the pack when the occasion has arisen. McDERMID, N. G. L. R. In spite of a tendency to get offside he has been a keen and useful wing forward, who can be relied upon to go hard. Should learn to kick. MOYES, J. I. B. A forward who is always in the thick of things. He shoves well in the scrum and is useful in attack. DUFFIELD, F. L. A fine wing-forward whose experience made him a sound leader.

He was always up with the ball and his speed made him very dangerbus near the line. A forward of all-round ability. McKINNEY, E. D. (full-back) Came in as substitute fOr Hart last term. He has shown plenty of pluck, but he must avoid a tendency to bring off spectacular fielding. Kicking at the moment is his chief defect. The following also played in the Ist XV :—Knowlson, D. W.; Price, C. J.; Hamby,

F. B. S.; Shardlow, P. A.; Hobson, R.; Morris, T. F.; Norris, G. C.; Border, A. P.;

Baker, F. P.

TABLE OF RESULTS.

Result For. Agt. Wednesday, Jan. 26th ... so I.T.W. Scarborough ... Drawn 6 6 Saturday, Feb. i9th ... York R.U.F.C. ... Lost II 21 Wednesday, Feb. 23rd ... R.A.F. Marston Moor ... Lost 3 5

Until Sports Day, there was little fault to find with the weather. The track was firm but not hard, the weather on the whole sunny, and there was not too much of that cold March wind which causes so many people to shudder at the mention of Athletics. It was, therefore, with considerable satisfaction that we repeated our Standards again and again, watching Lows turn into Middles and Middles into Highs, and numbers of boys suddenly realizing that they were quite good at Athletics after all.

The turn-out was better than ever before, and the Juniors deserve particular congratulation for their enthusiasm and determination. And not a little of the credit for this enthusiasm must go to Ringrose and his fellow-House Captains who gave a lead which it was difficult not to follow.

The number of High Standards rose from TOO last year to 125 this year—a sure index of increasing skill as well as enthusiasm. A large number of these went to Juniors, and Manor Juniors alone were responsible for 26 1 Any boy who achieves 4 or more High Standards may be sure that he promises well as an athlete—and no less than 14 boys achieved that distinction this year. Outstanding amongst them were Gillgrass (S. H.), 7 ; Dodsworth (T.), Dook and Graham (M.), 6. The result of the Standards Competition was so close as to cause much checking of figures, and School House won with an average of 9.5 points per boy, with Manor 9.4, Rise 8.5, Temple 7.9. All these figures were higher than last year's.

In the short time at our disposal in the week before the Sports, we introduced, as an experiment, a series of Inter-House Relays which aimed at employing as many boys as possible. They were very successful, and with various modifications, could be made to play a much greater part in future programmes.

Sports Day, upon which some of us had counted so much, coincided with a break in the weather. Heavy sleet interrupted the programme at about 3 o'clock, and by 3-55 pm the track was so wet as to interfere seriously with the remaining events. Two of the High Jumps had to be cancelled. This was a most unfortunate shower, for it is obvious that, given a good day, the performances would have been good.

As it was, Ringrose followed up his successes in the Cross Country and the Mile with a time of z mins. ro* secs. in the 4, Mile.-a School Record-thereby rounding off an excellent season. His style is effortless and delightful to watch, and we hope to hear more of him as an athlete. His was the outstanding performance in the Senior events, but others, such as Penniston and Norris, were so good as to suggest that, given just one or two more like them, such as Hart and Duffield, we might have produced a good team.

But there is promise for the future. Gillgrass, though an Intermediate, showed excellent form, and his times were well up to Senior standard. Dodsworth, G., also promises well, as do many of the Juniors, such as Hardisty and Dook. Moreover, if Seniors of the calibre of Norris and Spink are with us another year, we should have no difficulty in raising, at last, a team which will do us justice.

The House Championship was never in doubt, for although Manor were only 4 points behind School House on Standards, we all felt that School 'House had all the stars for Sports Day. Indeed, they obtained ist place in 9 events and z Relays, and won by 4o points from Manor.

It has been a most profitable and encouraging season, and we hope for better things still next year.

We are grateful to Mrs. Ringrose, the mother of the Captain of Athletics, for coming to present the trophies at the end of the Sports.

The result of the Inter-House competition was :

I. SCHOOL HOUSE

2. MANOR ... 3. TEMPLE ...

4. RISE 291 points. 251 points. 240 points. 217 points.

Detailed results of Sports Day : 1. SENIOR MILE :-I Ringrose (S. H.) ; z, Harper (T.) ; 3, Sears (S. H.) ; , 4, Penty, J. (R). Time : 4 mins. 51 secs. 2. INTER-MILE :-I, Dodsworth, G. (T) ; 2, Reynolds, G. (M.) ; 3, Gillgrass (S.H.) ; 4, Barker (R.) Time : 5 mins. 17t secs. 3. SENIOR Icy, Penniston (S.H.) ; 2, Haysey (R.) ; 3, Ward (T.) ; 4, Baker (S.H.) 4. INTER I00 Gillgrass (S.H.) ; 2, Baker (R.) ; 3, Tomlinson (M.) ; 4, Clark (S.H.). Time : I I secs. 5. JUNIOR I00 :-1, Hardisty (T.) ; z, Lennard (M.) ; 3, Frank (M.) ; 4, Kemble (R.). Time : 12 secs. 6. SENIOR HIGH Jump :-1, Norris (S.H.) ; 2, Sheriff (T.) ; 3, Weighill (T.) ; 4, Drummond (M.). Height : 4 ft. 94 ins. 7. JUNIOR LANG JUMP :-I, Hardisty (T.) ; 2, Dook (M.) ; 3, Tate (R.) ; 4, Lennard (M.). Distance : 76 ft. 5 ins. 8. INTER 4 MILE :-I, Dodsworth (T.) ; 2, Reynolds, G. (M.) ; 3, Speight (M.) ; 4, Peel (S.H.). Time : z mins. z6 secs. 9. SENIOR 4 MILE Ringrose (S.H.) ; 2, Harper (T.) ; 3, Penty, J. (R.) ; 4, Sears (S.H.). Time : z mins. to* secs. School Record. IO. SENIOR 220 :-I, Penniston (S.H.) ; 2, Haysey (R.) ; 3, Norris (S.H.) ; 4, Ward (T.). Time : 251 secs. II. INTER. 220 :-I, Gillgrass (S.H.) ; 2, Tomlinson (M.) ; 3, Clark (S.H.) ; 4, Reavley (M.). Time : 2 5 4 a secs. 12. JUNIOR 220 Hardisty (T.) 2, Lennard (M.) ; 3, Newdick (T.) ; 4, Kemble (R.). Time : 271 secs. 13. SENIOR LONG JUMP Penniston (S.H.) ; 2, Haysey (R.) ; 3, Ringrose (S.H.) ; 4, 'Pryer (M.). Distance : 18 ft. 94 ins. 14. JUNIOR CRICKET BALL :-I, Graham (M.) ; 2, Frank (M.) ; 3, Myers (T.) ; 4, Cornfield (R.). Distance : 67 yds. 1 ft. 3 ins. 15. SENIOR 440 :-I, Norris (S.H.) ; z, Harper (T.) ; 3, Spink (S.H.) ; 4, Washington (R). Time : 57 secs.