Fosterian Magazine – Summer 1937 - Old Fosterians and Lord ...

..12 t2O.F.) was again won by St. Dunstan's,by a handsome margin;and of individual competitors Pollard, Collins, Swaffield andAbbott were continually prominent, as were E. A. Gibbs,P. M. Murphy, B. W. Rhodes and R. G. Mitchell among theOld Boys.An interesting feature was the presentation toCollins and Swaffield of the intermediate certificates andmedals of the Royal Life Saving Society, Societ.iz, which they hadrecently won.Incidental music was provided by Mr. P. J. Shaw, whoalso announced the results. At the conclusion, Mrs. A. ).Ross Wallace, the wife .of the Headmaster of SherborneSchool, who was presented with a bouquet by Anne Lush, .distributed the awards.In the unavoidable absence of theHeadmaster of Foster's School, Mr. Gibling expressed theSchool's gratitude to the Headmaster of Sherborne School forthe use of the Swimming Bath on that afternoon and onregular occasions through the term, as well as everyone'sappreciation of the personal interest shown by the Headmasterand Mrs. Wallace in the Sports. Hearty thanks werealso given to the Officials and Mr. H. J. Otton, whosemeticulous organisation of the event always ensures its success.In thanking Mrs. Ross Wallace ace for her kind services, the Rev.Arthur Field referred to the happy hrppy relations existing betweenHead-Sherborne School and the Town, evidenced especially by thecontinual privileges accorded to various local communities inregard to the use of the Swimming Bath.The Judges were Dr. T. MacCarthy, Mr. M. E. K.Westlake; Starter, Mr. W. G. Hewitt; Time-keeper, Mr.F. A. Cox; Recorder, Mr. R. Gibling; Clerk of the Course,Mr. E. Hulme; Stewards, Mr. W. L. Warr, Mr. T. Lowman;at the Door, Mr. C. A. Lowman; Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. J.Otton; Assistant Secretaries, Mr. W. H. Taylor, Mr. A. J.Willis.Among others present were Mrs. Goodden, Mrs. Fry,Miss Morgan, Mr. W. F. Henning, Dr. J. F. L. Whittingdale(Governors of the School), Mrs. Lush, Mrs. Arthur Field,the Rev. Prebendary Roe and Miss Roe, the Rev. J. vanHeede, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wearden, Mrs. Sawtell, the MissesEllis, Mrs. Gibling, Mrs. Welcher, Mrs Hulme, Miss Protheroe,Mrs. D. O. Stewart, Mrs. Hayward, Miss Hayward, Mr. Miller,M..J.Fowler.Mr. Results of Sctiool SChool events:-50 yards-l. Pollard, 2. Collins, 3. Swaffield. (28 secs.).Running Header-I. Header-l. Pollard, 2 (level) Abbott, Swaffield.Balloon Race--I. Race-l. Sherry, 2. Abbott, 3. Swaffield.High Dive-l. Dive-I. Pollard, 2. Collins, 3. Swaffield.Spring Board Dive-l. Dive-I. Pollard, 2. Collins, 3. Abbott.Egg and Spoon Race-l. Badham, 2. Sherry, 3. Hicks.Novices'Race-l Race-l. . Lemon, 2. Rouse, 3. Schumacher.13 l3House Relay Race-l. Race-I. St. Dunstan's (Pollard, Collins,Abbott, Lemon); ; 2. St. Bede's (Back, Swaffield, Ballam,Bradshaw);3. St. Aldhelm's (Sherry, Hicks, Dike,Rouse) .House Points-St. Dunstan's, 134; St. Bede's, 65; St.Aldhelm's, 38.Polo Match-School 2 goals, Old Fosterians 2.flq The Old Boys opened the scoring through R. G. Mitchell,but Pollard replied repliqd at once for the School. After a fluctuatingstruggle, strugglg, in which both goalkeepers showed to advantage in iisaving savjng long lgng shots, sh9!s, further goals were scored by R. G. Mitchell Mi6helland Collins. The School team was: Pollard,-Bragg, Ballam,, Bradshaw, Abbott, Collins, Swaffield. The'referEE referee was Mr.H. J. Otton, and Messrs. M. M. Welcher and K. W. Bakeracted as linesmen.t T*CRICKET.The organisation of cricket followed the same lines as lastyear, though it was a small minority of irf keen players, apartfrom the representative School teams, who wished to practise inthe- evenings or on Saturdays as well as Wednesdays. Thedifference between those who did, and those who did not, wasvery marked in some of the House Flouse matches. It should beremembered that the junior and senior School teams of theimmediate future must be recruited from {rom the present middleand lower School, and those juniors who have any aptitudefor the game should be already alr6ady developing falents.-that their talents.It was unfortunate, though inevitable, that senior teammembers should rarelv rarely be free to coach vounE young olavers. players, theirown season ha_ving having already been curtailed by -holiday training theInter-School Sports and by the extra holiday -for theCoronation; but some of th; the House teams, like"the junior'ends', showed the need of more training. On the other hand,an_€n-couraging encouraging readiness -readiness was shown among the moderatelyskilled to take charge,of a 9aturdaySaturday "end";- and the leadingUnder-I4 Under-14 players, when their season was over, did somevaluable coaching for next year. There was, too, a markedimprovement in the service of those who were responsible forgroup ,materials; and Clarke and Hicks, particularly,rendered good help with the motor-mower on the 'new'ground,.,as did Bragg, Johns and May in repainting most ofthe pavilion before term began.1St rst XI..At the beginning of the season it was evident that theteam would lack variet5z variety in their attack, and this proved aserious handicap on several occasions. Only our slolribowlers,slow usually Bragg, Wood and Gibling i, met with continued success.The batting, on the other hand, was of a good standard.Wood, particularly, distinguished himself with a number ofgood scores, obtained by a great variety of strokes; and hec