The team has, for some reason, never really settled down, and scores have varied remarkably. The captain says he is a valuable stabilising influence, doing well when the rest do badly, and vice-versa. One of the most consistent shots has been a newcomer, Elston, who returned 87 (max. 90) in the last match and who was apt to give the supervisor the uneviable task of assessing the number of shots in one rather shapeless hole on a snap target. Scores and averages have been :St. Peter's 594. St. Edmund's Canterbury, no score received. St. Peter's 636. Trent College 624. Won. St. Peter's 623. Bridlington School 549. Won. St. Peter's 582. Shrewsbury School 577. Won. St. Peter's 596. Dean Close School 636. Lost. Individual averages :—Elston 79.6; Penman 78.8; Griffiths, 78; Huzzard 77.4; Hewson 76; Beckitt 75.8; Gardner 74.6; Ibberson 73.8; Nelson (spare man) 57.5.
SQUASH The enthusiasm for the game was very low at the beginning of term, but after a meeting of all Squash players in the School it began to rise. The decision taken at the meeting was to hold open, intermediate, and junior competitions to be finished in the Easter Term, and thereafter the School and Railway Institute courts were in greit demand. The Squash team had only one match, against Durham Colleges. In preparation for this the team played the Masters whom they soundly beat. This seemed a good sign, but nevertheless we were thoroughly beaten by Durham although the 2nd and 4th string matches might well have swung in our favour. Results :R. Nelson, lost 1-9, 0-9, 1-9.
M. Willstrop, lost 7-9, 9-5, 7-9, 8-10. W. G. A. Maxwell, lost 4-9, 7-9, 6-9. D. A. Macpherson, lost 5-9, 9-6, 6-9, 9-7, 5-9. R. G. Bough, won 9-3, 9-1, 9-4.
FENCING Fencing has been continued this term with greater enthusiasm despite the difficulty of finding suitable times for practising. R.S.M. Power has been a constant source of encouragement and inspiration, and has devoted a great deal of his time and energy to coaching. A match was arranged with the York Fencing Club at the end of
term during a performance of the School Play. However, despite the
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