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For the sixth time in succession Riguards won the T.B Sheild. Grants scratching in the final. This team was unusually strong consisting of five Pinks, four Pink and Whites and two 3rd elevens, eight of the team having played for the school.
For the sixth time in succession Riguards won the T.B Sheild. Grants scratching in the final. This team was unusually strong consisting of five Pinks, four Pink and Whites and two 3rd elevens, eight of the team having played for the school.
T.BB v Q.SS was played on Wednesday March 27 in wet and miserable weather. Q.SS were without E. H Waterfield and G.F. Martin and T.B.B were without L.J. Moon. After quarter of an hours play T.B.B scored through Beasley (1-0) and Fox soon after scored from a centre from the right (2-0). The College backs…
The twenty-fifth match between Westminster and Charterhouse was played at Godalming on Saturday March 9th and resulted in a win for Charterhouse by six goals to none. The weather was cold and wet. Immediately on Hancock starting the game Charterhouse scored (0-1). Hands was given against us and Austen took the kick and scored again…
The Fencing Competition was won by J.F. Waters (QS) there being only one other competition. The standard of fencing was wonderfully poor.
The Football XI’s have been made up as follows Pinks Pink & Whites 3rd XI’s W. F. Fox. (G) E. H. Waterfield. (QS) G. F. Martin. (QS) C. Van der Gucht. (QS) H. J. Kirkpatrick. (G) F. Young. (QS) L. J. Moon. (R) R. N. R. Blaker. (R) B. Maughan. (H.B.B) H. 0. C. Beasley.…
The Confirmation was held in Henry VII.’s Chapel on Saturday, March 3oth, by Bishop Barry.
The Ireland Greek Verse prize has been awarded to E. H. Waterfield (QS); proxime accessit, A. S. Gaye (QS)
J.S Shearme (O.W: 2S) obtained a major Scholarship at Trinity Cambridge
On Friday March 8th, died a very distinguished O.W William Robert Fremantle D.D Dean of Ripon. He was born on August 30th 1807 admitted May 18th 1818. He tried unsuccessfully to enter College but was Head Town Boy in 1824. He was Fell Exhibitioner at Christ Church Oxford and was B.A 1829, M.A 1832, B.D…
In the Shield matches, Grants beat Ashburnham (6-2) both sides giving a shocking exhibition, and Rigauds created a record by beating HBB (15-0)