Cross-country

In the second half, Worksop again scored two quick goals, but Willstrop also nearly scored on two occasions, the ball hitting the side netting. The Worksop right flank was the real source of danger, as the right wing was put through with good cross passes, almost monotonously.

Worksop added a sixth goal just before the end, but the School defence did well to hold them for most of the second half.

RUGGER

Owing to he severity of the weather the Junior Rugger XV were unable to play either of their two matches arranged for this Easter Term. Quite a promising set of boys was to hand and it would have been interesting, as well as valuable for them, to have seen them in action under match conditions. Some, if not all, of the following should figure prominently in the School's rugger in the years to come :—G. R.ICormack, J. J. Rhodes, J. M. Smith, J. F. Middleton, R. L. Jobling, W. M. Howard, B. D. Shearsmith, A. McCallum, D. L. Slade, S. S. Hobson, J. S. Botterill, R. A. Hodgson, J. B. Mathews, R. W. Peacock, F. C. Beaumont, J. 0. Armstrong, and M. P. Giddings. Constant practice, mental concentration and above all keenness will make them all proficient players in due course.

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE

THE GOODBURN CUP

The rigours of training for the Cross-country race on Monday, 21st February, were quite undiminished in this Arctic winter of 1954-55. The wastes of Clifton "Ings" seemed even more bleak than usual, an unremitting stretch of ice-bound and snow-bound land, with an ever-present threat of flooding should a thaw set in. Such were the conditions of training, and the scene that confronted the competitors when the decision was made not to postpone the race. To add to the perils, a treacherous greasy top-film of moisture covered the hardpacked, ice-bound ground, upon which spiked shoes only could work with any measure of success.

It was not surprising then that the 48 competitors (8 per House) viewed the scene with some misgivings, and it is to their eternal credit that there was no mishap and every runner finished the course in reasonably good shape. The contest was adjudged to be very open from both the individual and team success point of view. J. M. W. Dobson, the holder of the Goodburn Cup was once again in the "field", with likely rivals in D. Pfluger and R. D. Beckitt, and the Rise, the holders of the Cross-country Plate, only had four of their last year's successful team on call.