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FEBRUARY, 1892 .
No . 96.
THE THEATRICALS.
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LUCTUAT nec mergitur, " is a motto which may, we think, well be borrowed by our Dramatic Club .; for it was with heavy misgivings, owing to the many gaps which last midsummer had made in the ranks of our older actors, that another play was attempted . However the resources and perseverance of our stage-manager were not to be thus soon overcome, and Sir Jahn Falstaff collected a body of recruits, which, in spite of the poor account given by their portly chief on the road to Shrewsbury . quite came up to the standard of former levies . But still our troubles were not yet ended . At the eleventh hour we were attacked by a foe whom no foresight could anticipate nor any perseverance disarm . But this last trouble only served as an additional proof of our club's buoyant vitality ; so let us not here omit to thank all who came to the rescue with but a day's preparation, nor to congratulate Silence on his marked and well earned success . For the scenery we are again indebted to our good friend Captain Lindberg, and that patriotic old Peterite, A . C . Clarke ; we feel that, whatever the authorities who maintain that " Hamlet " is best acted before a white sheet may say, the success of our venture was largely due to their telling productions . Neither must we forget that much of the pleasing effect of the stage was caused by the plants which Dr. Hingston contributed in accordance with his liberal custom during former years . The Epilogue was written by Mr. Yeld . A critical account of the performance is appended . So let us conclude by expressing our gratitude to the committee and the secretaries h
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(E . W . Clarke and A . W . Eastwood), to the actors, one and all, and first among them to A . W. Peel, who undertook the important and arduous part of Falstaff, and performed it with an energy and discretion which fully equalled the hopes we had formed of last year's Sir Toby Belch . Let us also remember those planets, smaller, but in their own orbits no less brilliant—Perils, the Prince, and Shallow. Above all we must thank Mr . Yeld, whose vigour and experience have again been the mainstay of the performance, and succeeded in reducing a production so long as Henry IV to stageable proportions, without taking an inch from the mighty waist of Falstaff or one cup from " that intolerable deal of Sack . "
)elm) R. (PAR'I'S I . AND II .) By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Circa 1596. Kung Henry the Fourth .. .. Henry, Prince of Wales - Sons to the King john of Lancaster Earl of Westmoreland . . .. .. Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester Hotspur, persona meta . . Sir Richard Vernon Sir john Falstaff .. .. Pains . . Gadshill . . .. .. .. Peto Bardolph .. .. .. .. Mistress Quickly (hostess of a tavern) . . .. . .
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S . O . BINGHAM. C . C . D . I'ANsoN. G . G . VELD. . . G . WI N N. N . T. CRUMSIE. C . FORSTER. . . H . R . PARTINGTON. A . W. PEEL. \V . A . ROSE. hi . H . T . MACTE K. S . O . BINGHAM. C . W . NEWTON. . . R . II . BAILEY. Officers, Sheriff, Vintner . Drawers, Carrier, Travellers. Lord Chief . istice o/ the Queen's Bench . . 'C . S . SPENCE. .. C . P . WHINCUP. A Servant of the Lord Chief justice _ alstaff's Page . . R . K. YELD .. Pistol . . .. . . W . II . Foiw. Shallow 1 B. J . SCARGII.I .. County Justices .. Silence A . W. EASTWOOD. Sub . : E . W . CLARKE. Davy (servant to Shallow) . . A . L. PEEL. . . .. Mouldy ( J . R . ATKINSON. Shadow l G . W . CLARKE. Wa,t - C . H. CONING. Recruits . . Feeble (E . F. NEVILE. Bull-calf I W . C . B . WILLIAMS. Sub. : G . CROWTHER. Doll Tearsheet . . . . T. H . BINGHAM. Lords, Attendants, Grooms, Soldiers, Musicians.
the Scene is laid in England.
ACT I. Scene r .—Room in Boar's Head, Eastcheap. 2 .-Road by Gadshill. 3 .—Room in Boar's Head, Eastcheap. ACT II. Scene 1 .—Room in Boar's Head, Eastcheap. 2 .-Public Road near Coventry. 3 .—Near Shrewsbury. ACT III. Scene 1 .—London, a Street. 2 .—Room in Boar's IIead, Eastcheap. ACT IV. Scene r,—Shallow's Orchard . 2.—Forest in Yorkshire.
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Scene 3 .—Shallow ' s Orchard. 4 .—London, a Street.
The New Scenery by T . II. Lindberg, Esq ., and A . C . Clarke, Esq.
ACT III .
Scene 2 . Falstaff's Song, " When Arthur First in Court ." (OLD TONE—Arranged and Ilu rmonisc.t ly Dr . NAYI .OR,
Organist of York Minster.) ACT IV.
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7he Muskier all " Silence's " Songs composed spcci ally by Dr . NAYLOR. Committee. A . \V . PEEL. Honorary Secretary amt Tr easurer. E . \C. CLARKE. Assistant Secretary. A . W . EA,'rwuoD. The .S'tall. Stage Manager .. Prompter .. Under-prompter
G . VELD, Esq. E . W . CLARKE. R . WIIINCIII'. Sub. : W . H . IIANCOCK. J . SHEPHERD. . . B . St . G. J . SCARGILL. C . P . Cass and N . F . Roy.
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THE EPILOGUE. (Written by Illr . Veld and read by A . W Feel.) Sweet friends, we thank you heartily for coming here to-night. To do our best—we've clone it—is our annual delight. Now possibly our piece to you seems somewhat of a serial, But though we've cut the plays about we've not changed the material. We own our boldness, but 'twas love that made us try to render it, And nothing is amiss, you know, when love and duty tender it. We wished to show the King of Wits at work in his " vocation," And so—'tis so, is't not ?—we take your cheers for approbation. Since last year we have lost a (1) friend, to all of us most dear, Prompt, just, unswerving, ever shall we all esteem him here. Bubwith is truly fortunate to gain so good a pastor, May he as vicar there be what he was to us as master. To everything that's worth his help I know he'll prove a pillar, And Mrs . Campbell—but to sing her praise would take a Schiller ! May happiness attend them with no mere transient gleam, But flow, to change my metaphor, as strong as Derwent's stream. We welcome Mr. Wilks and Lord, in schoolroom and in game The latter's future we don't doubt will match his ancient fame. We offer Mr. Miller our sincere congratulations, May his joys be overflowing, and his troubles on half rations. At Oxford, our one honour, though sole, is yet not petty, We congratulate (2) Malvolio upon his Lady Betty ! At Cambridge, now, old Peterites so many honours win I really hardly know with whom the long list to begin ! (3) Padel at Sidney Sussex, (4) Colby at King's, at Trinity (5) Naylor succeeds ; then (6) Hopkins and (7) Young both in Divinity. In the Natural Science Tripos we score with quite a burst, (S) Ilutchings and (9) Crosthwaite Seconds gain, while (4) Colby wins a First. Congratulations (lo) Clarke to you—" You can do it, sir, you can do it ." So can you (Ii) Whaley ; may you both still seek fame and ensue it. (12) Leaf has attained a greater height, so (13) Crosthwaite . On the Wear (14) Chilman and (15) Cook do not allow their laurels to grow sear, While Professor (16) Browne from all of us for all good wishes calls On his well-deserved preferment to be Canon of St . Paul's. The boat race v . Old Boys we won ; at cricket we did fairly ; At football every Peterite this year has come on rarely. Sirrah, you giant, fetch the Cup that I may drink prosperity To St . Peter's School, on the football field, they deserve it in all verity. We gained this Challenge Cup again by eighteen points to nil, And the Second Team and the Juniors have shown both pace and skill .
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On behalf of these same Juniors, whose advance is so decided, We offer grateful thanks to him who a second field provided. F . Mitchell (17) plays for Sussex, and they find in him a tower, And (18) Hood won fame, I won't say when, lest Cambridge friends should glower. One word, as we're a royal school and a loyal school withal, On the English Prince and his English wife may every blessing fall ! May their love be ever sweet as the song of birds when the fields are green, Long live the prince and his lovely bride ! Play sirs--" God save the Queen."
(r) Rev . W . O . F. Campbell, Vicar of Bubwith. (2) H . H . Williams, Hastings Exhibitioner of Queen's College, Oxford. Of C . F. C . Padel, Classical Scholar of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. (q) F . E . A . Colby, Exhibitioner of King's College, Cambridge, First Class in the Natural Science Tripos (Part I1 .), and elected Scholar of his College. (5) H . D. Naylor, open Classical Sub-Sizarship, Trinity College, Cambridge. (6 and 7) A . J . Hopkins, St . Catherine's College, and H . M . Young, Jarrett Scholar of St. Catherine 's College, Cambridge, Third Class in the Theological Tripos. (8 and g) L . Hutchings, Scho lar of Selwyn College, and R. Crosthwaite, Scholar of Pembroke College, Second Class in the Natural Science Tripos (Part I .) (ro) A . C . Clarke, Exhibitioner of Emmanuel College, Second Class (First Division) in the Classical Tripos (fart I .), awarded the Steel Theological Studentship. Or) O . W . Whaley, Scholar of Caius College, Cambridge, First Class in the Classical Tripos (Part II .) (rz) J . F . Leaf, Scholar of Peterhouse, Cambridge, promoted to a Foundation Scholarship of L7o per annum. (13) A . Crosthwaite, Pembroke College, Cambridge, elected to a Mathematical Exhibition. (14) G . H . Chilman, Scholar of Durham University, elected to the Lightfoot Scholarship. (t5) G . R. Cook, Scholar of Durham University, elected to the University Classical Scholarship. (16) Rev . G . F . Prowne, Disney Professor of Archaeology, appointed Canon of St . Paul 's . Canon Browne was Foundation Scholar of St . Peter's in 1847, and School Exhibitioner in 1852. (17) F. Mitchell plays half-back for Sussex County. (r8) N . L. Hood, Scholar of Cavendish College, Cambridge, Third Class in the Natural Science Tripos (Part I .), plays half-back for St . Thomas' Hospital . St .'1'homas' defeated Cambridge University.
CRITICISM OF THE PLAY. HE Sixteenth Play was given on December 17th, 19th . and 21st. when " Henry IV " was acted before large audiences . This was the first appearance of this play, which was rather an adaptation of Shakespeare ' s parts I and II, so as to include all the Falstaff scenes and omit such of the history as was not required for that end . Hereby we got a succession of scenes with a lack of action and no plot, but a veritable feast of reason and flow of wit, such as may be found nowhere else. There is no creation like Falstaff anywhere, no such wit, such
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spirits, such fertility of resource, such wealth of everything that makes a dramatic character interesting to watch and delightful to remember. Moreover, as for various reasons two such behemoths could not share a stage, the play is of necessity a one-man play ; and further, it is remarkable for the almost total absence of women characters ; hence, are you short of actors and have you one star of passing excellence, play " Henry IV," and let the star play Falstaff. So we did, and with much success, in spite of the insidious attack of measles, which, a few short hours before the second performance, laid violent hands on our lusty Bullcalf, and spared not the grey hairs and the tuneful throat of Master jushce Silence . And where the mighty lay and blushed with a vigour equal in passion to, but greater in area than that of the bibbing Bardolpli of the Malmsey nose, who shall stop to count the corpses of Prompters and Property-men? for they, though less, are also mortal, and became like the illustrious Bullcalf, diseased men. Two scenes there were which liked us not so well as others . The first was the Robbery at Gadshill, which looked to us, as well as we could see in the necessary gloom, to be clone rather too fast and with the action of a charade rather than of a rehearsed piece, eg . : the Travellers arrived and were grovelling in the dust before the Prince and Poins were well off the stage, and the denouement was somewhat hurried . The other scene was Act IV ., Scene 2, in which the execution of Coleville was introduced without apparent relevancy. However this consumed the time which had to elapse between Scenes 1 and 3, and Falstaff here scored one of his chief hits with the " Sherris " speech. Good in all respects were the scenes in Eastcheap, notably the one with the impromptu play by Falstaff and the Prince, and the dialogue of Falstaff and Bardolpla, but best of all we liked the two in Shallow' s Orchard . The recruits were sufficiently wizened and threadbare, and Wart, a very triumph of make-up, looked like a Spanish beggar from some picture by Velasquez. We could have gazed on him and on his trousers, or, sooth to say, his lack of trousers with much delight for a longer period than was vouchsafed to us . Sir john was so bubbling over with spirits and witty "scores, " Shallow was so very insipid, and
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Silence so maudlin mellow, that these two scenes were most charming. Moreover, in those days of snow and ice, poor half-frozen mortals derived some comfort from the sight of the pretty, bright, sunshiny scenery which formed the background for this sweet fooling. In speaking of individual actors it is a case of " Eclipse first and the rest nowhere ." Falstaff is so important and attractive a character that the best acting in the world would not enable the others to be compared with him . It is a great part to play, and Peel succeeded with it even beyond anticipation . He invested it with all the superabundance of animal spirits which it requires, and displayed a degree of confidence and amount of resource when left to himself, that was simply surprisipg. His delivery of the "Sherris Sack " speech was extremely fine and all the points were brought home, while his devices to come with valour and renown from Shrewsbury field were " very singular good . " Perhaps the jovial side of the round man was not sufficiently displayed, and if he committed an anachronism in whistling the " British Grenadiers, " these are the only faults in an artistic and more than creditable performance. I'Anson's Prince Henry was capably and gracefully done . He is the possessor of a telling voice, which he used effectively if somewhat monotonously in declamation ; he was a little given to making stops at ends of lines, but he made a good and often spirited foil to Falstaff. Rose, as Poins, gave him much assistance, and should be commended for the energy of his business " and for his ease in bestowing of his hands . Shining brightly through the murky atmosphere of the Boar's Head came the nose of honest Bardolph, the Knight of the Burning Lamp . Beautiful he was to see and hear, and touching was the modesty of his extempore blushes over the monstrous lies invented by his graceless master . One part is capable of any amount of bye-play, and Newton's visits to the black jack were not like those of angels. Otherwise also he was effective . Ford, as Pistol, was rather uneven. He began very well but failed to keep up the pitch, so that the part, which can hardly be overacted, became in a few places almost tame. Scargill, as justice Shallow, pleased us greatly . if he was somewhat too slow over his repetitions and displayed gesture of the penny-in-theslot order, this was forgotten in the pleasure wherewith we hailed his
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reminiscences of Clement' s Inn, and in the genuine applause which greeted his reproduction of his " little quiver " friend in Arthur's show . Painful is the moral to be drawn from Master Shallow . A prince among liars, with an otherwise discreditable past ! May this be washed in Lethe and forgotten? Clarke, who took Silence's part at an hour's notice, did very well . He was beautifully obtuse, sang as ' twere any nightingale, and when the Sherris Sack overcame his limited intellect, collapsed upon the greensward with much grace and great effect. Dame Quickly is in the remarkable position of being practically the only woman in the play . Bailey, who was well made up, worked very well, and Bingham as Doll Tearsheet was eliective, apart from being "accommodated" with one of the most remarkable head dresses we ever saw worn. The recruits presented a bold show, and looked, all of them, as if they would go better to the wars in gowns than otherwise . Mouldy, Shadow, and Feeble created amusement by stating their wishes, the former exhibiting a preference for being filliped with a three-man beetle to taking the shilling, and the others promising to exhibit the valour of the magnanimous mouse . Wart was the show figure, and looks, not words, were eloquent . His management of his caliver and the weird savagery of his appearance warranted the belief that whatever his regiment, he would be able to say with the hooknosed fellow of Rome, " I came, I saw, 1 conquered ." Pull-calf, hurled on to the boards at short notice, did well, but may remember not to count the " ha's " in stage-direction laughter, or the " oh's " in the exclamations. The minor parts struck us as exhibiting weakness . S . O . Bingham was not less versatile than obliging, in that he appeared in three capacities—as a king, an attendant, and a speechless super . G . Yeld in the small part of Prince Jahn, and Spence as the Chief justice were somewhat lachrymose, and the latter was not well painted . R . Yeld as the Page was very popular, stood about the stature of an "upright rabbit," and did his best to make himself heard . The other parts were filled by Crumbie, Partington, A . L . Peel, McTurk, and Winn . Praise
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is due to Addis and Jones for their fiddling in Act III ., and to Forster for the patience with which he personified the corpse of Hotspir on Shrewsbury field. Our very best thanks are due to Dr . Naylor for arranging, composing or harmonising the music . We should indeed be badly off without his kind assistance . A . C . Clarke (O .P .) and Mr . Lindberg were good enough to paint some excellent scenery which was much admired, and for which we are most grateful ; and Mr . Yeld was as ever indefatigable in arranging the book and stage-managing the play to a successful conclusion .
SCHOOL LETTER. E cannot offer the excuse with which a school letter often opens— we mean want of material—for if the quantity is not surprising, the quality is eminently satisfactory . Football and theatricals are the two chief topics, and as football happened first let it have our first consideration . Even the most captious cannot complain of the success of the team, with only one match lost, and that—but the less said of such irremediable affairs the better . We have been again disappointed of the Durham match . We had hoped to make a good fight of it, but the Fates seem always to do their worst, either by disease or weather, to prevent our meeting before Christmas . The Cup again rests in, what is from our point of view, at least, its proper place—the dining hall ; and though some scorn, or profess to scorn it, they must rejoice that it is there, and not elsewhere . As for the theatricals, in spite of adversity in the guise of measles, they were as great a success as ever . Of the pains Mr . Yeld took with them, and the time he spent over them, it is difficult to speak adequately . One can hardly say that his interest in them was greater than ever, for that is impossible, but the result shows that it was not less . The list of characters was considerably greater than usual, and as almost everyone had more or less talking to do, the work was very heavy ; yet all will agree that they were a great success, and none will be more pleased to know it than Mr . Yeld . We have,
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during the latter half of the term been plagued with measles, and they who were reviled for having " got 'em, " will rejoice to hear that some of the mockers have been since overtaken .
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We are unwilling to go into boating prospects, lest we take the words out of another's mouth, or rather paper ; however, we may say that though prospects are rather gloomy, with Mr . Miller's coaching, we shall doubtless again unearth good men to fill the places Martin and Whitby have left vacant. We have to thank Mr . Yeld for a lecture given in the School hall on the " Graian Alps, " illustrated by means of photographs in a limelight lantern . One could not help envying Mr. Yeld 's personal experience and knowledge of the subject. We have now exhausted our fund of conversation, and ask you to inquire further of other contributors.
FOOTBALL. CHARACTERS OF THE TEAM. Three-quarters (centre), rest . 21bs ., 1887-8-9-90-91. (Captain) .—A very strong runner possessed of fair pace, not easy to tackle ; can kick long when he likes ; plays a good game in the centre ; on the defence is invaluable, saving and tackling very well ; never tires from beginning to end of game ; an excellent captain knowing the game well. F. M . BINGHAM . Forward, rest . 21bs ., 1889-90-91 .—Has set the rest of the forwards a fine example all the season ; plays a very hard untiring game ; thoroughly honest, always to be found well in the middle of the " scrum " ; tackles strongly and is good all round, especially at touch. E. NV . CLARKE . Forward, list . 71bs ., 1890-91 .—Improved greatly during the term : is another good honest worker, and though not fast dribbles well, and is generally on the ball ; much improved in catching the ball at the throw out. R . C . Turn . Half-back, lost ., 1890-91 .—Has played an excellent game ; takes most of the work immediately behind the scrummage and generally seems to have the ball, and as a rule does the right thing ; plays well with Spence ; runs strong for his weight ; can punt and place-kick well ; saves pluckily . S . O . BINGHAM .
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Half-back . lost . 31b, 189u-9r .-Understands Tute's play well ; they make a good pair ; runs and kicks well ; works hard, but is a little inclined to stick to the ball at times ; has improved in saving ; with a little more experience should be good. F. G . W)LLIAi`IS . Forward . lost . 31bs ., 189o-9r .-A very useful forward, especially good in the open, dribbling and running well ; tackles well and is generally on the ball. B. ST . G . J . SCARGILL . Forward, lost . 2lbs ., 1890-91 .-A good forward with plenty of dash and pluck ; very serviceable both in and out of the scrummage ; tackles and dribbles well ; untiring. C. J . N . CARTER . Three-quarters, left, lost . iolbs., 189o-91 .-A good scoring three-quarters ; has fair pace and dodges well, can take any sort of pass, and picks up well ; kicking and tackling very fair ; a good place kick in front. N . T . CRUMBLE . Forward, 11st ., 1890-9r . Makes very good use of his weight in the scrummage ; plays a good hard game, tackling and following up well ; has improved a great deal. «'. A . RosE . Forward . 8st . 131b ., 1891 .--Has been of great service; tackling well, and makes excellent use of his pace in following up and dribbling ; can also play three-quarters, but is not a good kick. T. S . SPENCE .
Forward, 9st ., 1891 .-Came on wonderfully in the middle of the season ; has the makings of a good forward ; apt to lose his head ; works hard and saves well and dribbles fairly. A . IV. EASTWOOD . Full-back, 8st . lolbs ., 1891 .-Though light, tackles well and does not miss many ; saves a rush well ; kicking with the right foot good, generally finding touch ; left foot wants practice. C . H . CONING .
Forward, lost ., 1S9r .-A useful forward ; does a lot of good work ; dribbles well, tackling wants improving, good at taking the ball from touch and in the open. H . R . PARTINGTON . Three-quarters (right), lost ., 1891 .-With a little more confidence in himself and more experience will make a useful man ; has plenty of dash and dodges well ; gets through a crowd nicely ; a good long kick ; fair on the defence ; takes a pass well. W . H . M . HANCOCK .
Forward, lost. 41b . . 1891 .-Has improved a good deal ; good in the loose ; should be useful as he has plenty of dash and works hard ; dribbles and tackles fairly .
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Three-quarters, 189 1 .—Played until November. Very useful in a winning game, being a fine runner and kick ; not good at saving ; fair tackler ; apt to fly kick ; takes passes well and knows the game. So much for individual play ; to any one who has watched the play of the team throughout the season the most noticeable feature has been the combination, both in and out of the scrummage . Among the backs the framework for offensive play was built last season with Tute and Spence at half, and Bingham (centre) three-quarter ; and when such adepts at catching the ball as Carter and Whitby and afterwards Partington were on the wing the structure was complete . The institution of "passing practice" should not be allowed to drop ; let the forwards take upon themselves to hand the ball more rapidly to one another especially after the throw out ; rapid short passing is much more bewildering than long throws . Carter heads the list of try getters for the team ; nearly all his tries were from passes from the centre. The prejudiced crowd of " base canaille" who supported Ripon in the H . 13 . WHITBY .
Cup Tie grudgingly acknowledged "They're playin' t' passin ' game, " after Carter had got in twice . The only occasion on which the machinery got out of gear was in the Leeds match, and then it must be remembered that Spence was suffering from an injury . The forwards took longer to get together ; but after the Clifton match the strength of the pack increased every day . Though not a fast lot they were generally well on the ball, and in the tight fairly held their own ; let them endeavour, when dribbling, to pass with their feet, spreading themselves out at the same time . Their tackling and catching at the throw out improved wonderfully . In the last four matches they played a good sound game, and had the best of matters . The secret of their success lay in the fact that all the team worked hard ; there were no shirkers, and all combined in their manoeuvres . They were unselfish too and heeled out promptly when called upon. The matches have been so fully reported in the " Peterite " that it will suffice here to give a summary of results . The School have beaten Ripon School (twice) Bradford School, Leeds School, Darlington, Mr. Walker's XV ., and Yorkshire College, having only lost to Clifton . It
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must not be forgotten that they played minus their captain in three matches, including the defeat . Of the other matches on the card, Richmond and Durham Schools were not played owing to measles, and the Old Boys owing to frost . Results (the School score is given first .) Goals . Tries .
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TIDE CLP FINAL v. RIPON.
On Wednesday, December 9th, the team journeyed to Ripon to settle the residence of the cup for the next twelve months . It had been fixed to play on the Leeds School ground, but on Monday, December 9th, we received a telegram to say that their ground was a swamp, and a committee meeting was called for Tuesday . Our representatives on arriving found only the Leeds representatives, and a letter from Ripon expressing willingness to play anywhere except at York. Thus, as no alternative ground had been secured, it was either necessary to postpone the match or go to Ripon . The latter course was decided on, though it gave Ripon such advantage in playing at home before their own partisans . However, a small contingent, to whom be all praise, went over from York, including seven masters. There were several hundred spectators, when Fenton kicked off against the wind, and scrummages took place in the centre . After a good kick by Spence to the Ripon ' 25 ' flag, Crumbie broke away, but kicking
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too hard, Hingston returned well to touch . Tute threw out to S . Bingham, who ran and passed to Carter . The last-named ran through the middle, and scored behind the posts . Tute' s kick was charged down . After the drop out our forwards took the ball back to the ' 25 ' flag, where Fenton made a good mark from a high kick from Partington . Spence then got in far out on the right . No goal was kicked . Fenton made a fine drop out, and Tute almost as fine a return, Bland putting into touch in his own half . Ripon forwards here twice made ground, and for the first time got over the centre, but S . Bingham getting hold passed to Tute, who landed the ball in touch at the Ripon 25 .' Scrummaging followed, and Macturk rushed up to the line, but the ball went into touch-in-goal . Soon, however, S . Bingham was off again, and finished a good run with a pass to Carter, who scored some way out . No goal resulted, and Fenton dropped into touch . Here F . Bingham, who worked untiringly. made a good run from touch to well inside their ' 25 .' Fenton intercepted a pass and got away . but Eastwood brought him down finely, and Hancock dribbled back . Soon S . Bingham passed to one of the forwards, who threw out to Carter, and he ran in a third time . Owing to some misunderstanding the kick was not allowed, half-time being called . After the kick off Bland made a fine run and pass to Stowe, who got to the centre . Our forwards took it back, and S . Bingham was nearly in . From the scrummage Tute, feigning a pass, ran in, placing a good goal . Fenton restarted, and Carter making a fine catch returned to the centre . About this time Ripon broke away on the left several times, but Clarke carne through with the ball each time, backed up by Scargill, Williams, and Tute . The last-named ran well in front of goal, and Macturk rushed almost to the line . Here Spence made a bad pass, and Ripon rushed right to our ' 25,' but Williams dribbled back to the centre . Fenton picked up and made a fine run, S . Bingham bringing him down near the line . Crumbie was then conspicuous, and Rose and Scargill took the ball on . Spence ran in again from Tute ' s pass, the latter kicking a splendid goal . A rush of our forwards, headed by F . Bingham, brought time . Thus we won the cup by 2 goals 4 tries to nil . To look at the Ripon play first, behind the scrummage Fenton did nearly all the work ; their halves,
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of whom they had three, were poor ; their forwards were not as good as ours, though they played a good hard game . To take our backs in detail, Eastwood did well what little he had to do . S. Bingham played a fine unselfish game, his defence being very strong . Carter was brilliant in the first half, and had little to do after half-time . Partington was always sound, and did some neat things . Tute as usual seemed to have the ball much oftener than anybody else, and generally made good use of it . Spence, though uncertain, did a lot of work . The forwards were very good, it would be unfair to single out any ; one and all showed up at different periods of the game . The only fault we have to find is that the passing of the team was not as quick and true as usual. TILE SCHOOL TEAM .--Back, A . W . Eastwood ; C . J . Carter, S . O . Bingham
(capt .), II . R . Partington ; , R . C . Tute, T. S Spence ; forwards, F . M . Bingham, E . W . Clarke, F . G . Williams, B . J . Scargill, N . T . Crumble, W. A . Rose, C . H. Coning, \V . II . M . Hancock, M . H . T . Macturk. Referee--Mr . Sewell, of Kirkstall.
YORKSHIRE COLLEGE. The College Captain won the toss and chose the lower goal . F . M. Bingham kicked off, and the ball was well returned . Soon Mr . Lord ran well from the centre, and passed to Spence, who crossed the line but lost the ball . S . Bingham, however, had followed up closely and completed the try . Tute failed to kick a goal . After some even play one of the Leeds backs picked up near the centre, and after a good run scored a try nearly behind the posts. The kick at goal failed. Soon after a Leeds man intercepted a pass and worked the ball up to Eastwood, who kicked into touch . Many hard fought scrummages followed in the home half, but no other point was scored up to halftime, and when the referee blew his whistle the ball was nearly in the centre . After the usual respite Leeds kicked off, and the School forwards rushed the ball back to the visitors' ` 25 . ' From a scrummage 'lute got the ball and passed to Mr. Lord, who transferred the ball to S . Bingham, and the latter completed a piece of smart play by scoring
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a try . Mr . Lord made a good attempt at goal from a difficult position. The kick out brought no relief to the visitors, and more scrummaging took place on the line . Again Tute secured the ball, and good passing between Mr . Lord, Partington, and S . Bingham ended in the latter scoring another try behind the posts . Tute kicked a goal . After a time the visitors were awarded two free kicks near the centre—one for picking up in the scrummage and one for off-side play . They gained, however, little advantage . The School then scored a minor from a long kick of Mr . Lord ' s . After the kick out the ball was returned to the Leeds ` 25,' where more scrummaging took place. The School forwards dribbled to the line, but only a minor resulted. The ball was soon back again in the visitors ` 25 . ' After the kick out, and Tate obtaining the ball from a scrummage near the line got through the thick of his opponents and scored a try . Mr. Lord's kick at goal failed . The visitors now increased their efforts, and one of the backs getting possession of the ball near the centre got over the line with Eastwood and S . Bingham clinging to him . Eventually they rolled him out, and the ball was scrummaged near the line . The School forwards soon worked the hall out of danger . The rest of the game took place in the home half, but no other point was scored, and when time was called the score was :—School, 1 goal 3 tries (1 I points) ; Yorkshire College, 1 try (2 points) . The game, which was stubbornly fought throughout, was mainly a forward one . All the. School forwards played well . Behind Eastwood had little to do. Carter and Partington (lid not get many chances, but did, what fell to their lot, well, taking several passes very cleverly.
O. P . GENERAL MEETING. The Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at St. Peter's School, on Monday, December 21st, at 4-30 p .m . The Rev. G . T . Handford was in the chair, and the following members were present :—Messrs . W . Pearson, F . T . Griffith, G . H . Eyre, W . G. Wilson, P . E . Lord, R . Crosthwaite, G . V . Birks, J . F . Leaf, R. Crawshaw, K . E . T . Wilkinson . The minutes of the previous
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meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr . Eyre proposed, and Mr . Griffith seconded the election of Mr . Lord as secretary of the Club, in place of Mr . Clayforth resigned . The Treasurer's Account was then read and passed. The following were elected members of the Club :—F . W . Alington, B . G . M . Baskett, H . F . Chadwick, F. C . Crowther, C . Darrell, C . Grant, E . Glaisby, F. C . Heaven, F . W. Pixley, H . D . Naylor, Rev . F . W. Metcalfe, J . C . Snowden, E. Walker, H . B . Whitby . The present Committee was re-elected . Mr. H. F . Chadwick was elected District Secretary for Oxford . Messrs. G. H . Eyre, E . S . D . Carter, K . E . T . Wilkinson were elected Sports Committee for the year . A vote of thanks was passed to the Dinner Committee . who were re-elected, and to whom a grant of 3 was made . r 18s . 6d . was voted to Mr . Lord in connection with O . P. cricket and football matches . A discussion arose concerning the price of the York Dinner as compared with its cost . The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to Mr . Handford for presiding.
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CORRESPONDENCE. DEAR SiRs,—After hibernating for one winter and (save the mark !) two summer terms the School Debating Society will again endeavour to run its brief spring course. It has, indeed, been reduced by the loss of several steady and reliable speakers ; but R e must feel confident
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that it will not fail to return a few evenings' pleasure for the support which every loyal and intelligent Peterite should freely accord . The vice-President and Secretary will do their best, with the help of other members, to find interesting topics for discussion, and will submit them to the opinion of the meetings . But, further than this, they cannot go, A debate between the two officials would not tend much either to their own satisfaction or the improvement of any person passing through the hall at the time . We would here point out that a debating society, more than any other school institution, depends on the energy of its individual members . We therefore ask the whole school to come, and to come regularly, not with the idea of being onlookers at a squabble or at the " sitting-on " of some more enterprising individual, but of sharing in and contributing to the general amusement —Yours very truly, MARCUS T. CICERO.
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THE EDITOR OF THE " PETERITE . "
DEAR SIR,—I would like to ask the question, "why the members of the Football team have to pay half their travelling expenses in the matches played away? " It seems to me that it is very hard on the members and somewhat unreasonable, unless there is actually a want of funds, in which case the subscription could be raised . It would appear on a rough calculation that the subscriptions must amount to £40 or so, allowing only 7/- a head subscription, whereas the nominal sum is Io/- a head for the Upper School, 7/6 a head for the Lower School, so it will be seen that this is an exceedingly moderate estimate. Footballs cannot come to more than £8 per annum ; the Cup subscription £3 ; in 1889, the travelling expenses came to considerably under £ro for four " goes away ;'' £ Io more will surely cover the expenses of printing the cards (which bye the bye are now sold at Id . each), and other sundries, such as putting up and painting the posts, etc ., this amounts to a total of £ 3 2, leaving a surplus of— at my very low estimate—about £ I o . In the " PETERITE " for
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March 1882, a correspondent puts down the Football expenses as coming to X15 : in July 1882, another correspondent puts them down at £20 ; SO surely my estimate must be ample. Of course, there may be other expenses of which I know nothing, but of which I think the School ought to be informed if such there are ; if there are not, I see no reason why our travelling expenses should not be paid in full, and the team saved from the annoyance of paying small sums in driblets ; this is especially irksome to day-boys who have to bring their money the day after, whereas the boarders can have it put in the bill without any trouble. I remain, Yours sincerely, 44
[EDITOR .—The money matters have been managed in the distant past by those who, in some cases, have allowed their enthusiasm for the welfare of the School Games Clubs to somewhat dull their perception of the fact that what has been bought must be paid for, sooner or later. In the present case the payment is later than it should have been, and consequently the Clubs are in debt . Those who are managing the money are doing their best to reduce this debt, and the course " Q" objects to, is one of their means to this end. We might mention that the Games Club is not now treated in its separate parts, but Football, Cricket, Boating, and Sports, are all considered as one, that is in money matters .]
NOTES AND ITEMS. R . CROSTHwAITE
has been appointed Science Master at Giggleswick
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was ordained by the Bishop of London on December loth, and licensed to the Curacy of S . John ' s, Paddington. P . CLARKE
N . L . Hoot) played half-back for the United Hospitals Midlands.
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has taken his M .A . degree.
We regret to state that His Honour Judge BARBER has been compelled to resign his County Court Judgeship through ill-health. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of " Leodiensian, " " Dunelmian, " " Riponian, " " Hurst Johnian " (2), " The Giggleswick Magazine," " The Coventry School Magazine, " " Ulula," " Herefordian ."