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.. A trivial Grammar School text, but yet worthy a wiseman's consideration "-Bacon's Essa) on Boldness.

JULY, 1920.

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THE PARADE.

CONTENTS.

Editorial 275School News 276Commemoration 277Macbeth at Commemoration 282Westcott Memorial ·Window 287Experiences of a Running Blue in America 287Sandhurst Letter 291The Sophists ... 291a.T.C. Inspection 292Shooting 293Swimming 295Characters of the XI, 1920 296The Cricket Season, 1920 297Cricket 299Correspondence .306Contemporaries 309Houses 309

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No. CCCXXV. JULY, 1920.

EDITORIAL.

VOL. XXX.

N EVER has Sherborne witnessed so many departuresat the end of the year, since the Declaration of Wrtr

six yertrs ago. The first drty of the summer holidays will

see the ranks of the Old Shirlmrnians increased by sOlilefifty of our number.

Moreover, the School sllstains this term rt loss like tllrttof Mr. Wild man in the veteran "Mr. C. H. Hodgson, whohas been here since 1882. He has been in his day theaccomplished cricketer, football plrtyer, actor, singer, tennisplayer, judge infallible at the Sports and Swimming Races,honoured house master, un,vearied fonn master, and,perhaps greatest of all, for many years Director of "JIusicafter the retirement of "Jlr. L . .N. Parker, and his fit~\lccessor. ,Vhat can we say more of him than that f01'thil;ty-eight years optime meruit de republicll, and that hegoes away pursued by the best ,vishes of the School he hasserved so ,vell under four headmai5ters.

1\Ir. Tindall has accepted the HeadmasterslJip of WestDowns, Winchester. He joined the staff in 1908, and fi,'cyears later took over "JIr. Bensly's house. Yisitors, parentsand boys will long remember him as the originator and

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leading spirit of our Shal~espeareplays. It is to be hopedthat the custom will long survive his departure, and con­tinue to be one of the chief features of Commemoration.1\11'. Fox talres over his house.

A third loss the Staff and School alike sustain in thedeparture of Ur. Steel, who is going to take up animportant post at the British Museum. He first came toSherborne in 1907, arId has endeared himself to all whocame into con~act with him in and out of School.. Allthree masters will be greatly missed.

For the first time sinc~ the war, the Corps is going intocamp on The Plain.

1\11'. Carey's House are to be congratulated on winningrtle Swimming Cups, and 1\11'. Ross's House on winning theJunior Cricket. By the time these words appear in print,the Senior Cricket should have been played and won. Avery hard match between Carey's and the Schoolhouse isto be expected.

At the beginning of this term D. J. A. Fletcher resignedhis post as Editor of 'The Shirburnian,' after many tennsof successful work. His place was taken by F. 1\1. Drah:e.

SCHOOL NEWS.

The Bowen History Prize has been awarded to D. H.Phillips.

The Barnes Elocution Prize has been awarded to H. N.de Villiers: proxime accessit, J. C. Anstey.

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D. J. A. Fletcher, who competed in the Sports held byPetters' at Yeovil, won the mile handicap with 100 yards startin 4 mins. 19 secs. He won easily and picked up very wellfor the last 150 yards.

The following colours have been presented;-

1st XI-D. H. Phillips, D. MacDonald, J. L. P. Norris,T. G. Devitt, C. B. Sharpe, D. B. Gaye, H. N. de Villiers.

2nd XI-H. W. Brady, J. S. Haines, \V. E. Tucker.

Colts' Caps-J. A. N. Grant, J. A. N unn.

COMMEMORATION.

1 Prologue, recited by A. G. Archer, Head of the School.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we greet you well,And pray that Sherborne cast her magic spellOn all your hearts, that for one day at leastYou may enjoy our simple annual feast.\Vell do we know that o'er the world's great stageNations and classes" furiously rage" ;Statesmen in vain ingeminating peaceFind yet no means of making wars to cease;Extravagance and Famine hand in handSpread gloom, despair and hate from land to land ;­Yet for one brief day in this favoured spot,

" The world forgetting," though not all forgot,With youth's unconscious gaiety for guideTurn from the world's uneasy strife aside,Gather fresh hope from youth's perennial source,

And then return refreshed to run your gra\'er course!

First, you I greet, twin pillars of our fame,As good in government as Good in name,(l)

(1) Col. J. R. P. Goodden, Chairman of the Governors and Chairman ofthe Dorset County Council; and Canon E. \V. Goodden, Vice-Chair­man of the Governors and Chairman of the Dorset County EducationCommittee,

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Active alike and prudent in the ruleOf Dorset County and of Sherborne School!With joy sincere we hail your health restored,

Promise of many years at our Olympian board.

And welcome thou, thrice welcome, honoured guest,\Vho to our modest Athens of the westFrom Eton's" antique towers" and" distant spires"Bringest the grace that gilds, the fame that fires,The lore that lights the past, the art that fills

Its dusty haunts with shadowy shapes and ghostly thrills !(2)

And ye, to whom we owe our filial debtNot least for this, that here our feet were setOn paths of mingled duty and delights,­You we salute with welcome to our rites.Be Sol propitious or unkind, not rain,Nor I{ep:, nor Maths., nor Grammar, nor-the cane !(3)

"Nor all that is at enmity with joy,"Can dainp the spirits of the human boy:Be floods of water or of woe abroad,

Trust to your sons and they will guide you to a Ford !(4)

And though there stirs unquiet in the heartForeboding of the day when friends must part,­Some'pressing on to "fields and pastures new"In Church and State their service to pursue,Others to well-earned leisure and repose,_(5).With each and all the love of Sherborne goes.Ah! leave the theme! Melpomene, refrain,Till on the" blasted heath" we meet again :(6)

(2) Montague [{hodes James, Litt.D., F.S.A., F.B.A., Provost of EtonCollege, famous throughout the learned world as an expert in medievalMSS., and admired by learned and unlearne<;l alike for his ghost stories.

(3) Query-the sugar-cane? There used to be another kind of cane, butProgress (pace the Dean of St. Paul's) has rendered it obsolete. Thesugar-cane moreover, if immoderately used, is undoubtedly "at enmitywith joy."

(4) One of the inferior MSS. has a curiolls reading" Toey" for" Ford."which has given rise to many ingenious conjectures.

(5) About 50 boys are leaving this term, and also three masters, Mr.C.H.Hodgson and Mr. R. E. Steel retiring, and Mr. K. B.Tindall to becomeHeadmaster of West Downs, Winchester.

(6) The tragedy of Macbeth is to be acted to-night.

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Thine own Apollo now, lest critics scoff,Archer and bard in one, will take this bowler off. i7J

(7) Apollo, as the audience are aware, was the Archer-god as well as theLeader of the Muses. To judge by the fate of Hyacinthus, hisbowling was more erratic thau his archery-or than ours; for thepresent Head of the School is also Captain of the XI. So theScholiast: but he seems to be hazy on the subject of games, confusingquoits with bowls and archery with cricket.

2 Scholarship Medals

3 School Latin ProseCaesaris apud iudices oratio.

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de Villiers

4 Barnes Elocution Prize de Villiers(a) From Burke Oil Conciliation with America.(b) James Rhoades El1g1alld's Saints 1914-1917.

5 Greek Prose de VilliersFrom General Smuts on the Peace.

6 School Latin Verse de VilliersThe River Thames,

7 Fifth Form Latin Prose Milligan

8 Longmuir Prize for Drawing Stons ma.

9 English Essay de VilliersHistorical Novels.

10 Greek Verse de VilliersFrom 1\1. Arnold Merope.

11 English Verse HollandDreams.

For the 1st XI, Commemoration started on Thursday withthe opening of the match against the O.SS. The match wascontinued on Friday, and resulted in a win for the School bytwo wickets. A full account is given elsewhere in these pages.\Ve are glad that this match was arranged for the Thursday

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,----------------------------and Friday and not on the Saturday, as has been the caseduring past years, for under the old regime the 1st XI wereunable to attend the prize-giving on Saturday afternoon, or togo out with their relatives on that day at all.

On Friday there was the usual half-holiday and the ac­customed influx of parents and relatives. In the afternoon thecricket match was· in progress and tea was provided on thefield, while in the evening a great number of people went tothe Dance which had been arranged by some of the ladies ofthe staff. They deserve high praise, for the whole entertain­ment was very well managed and everyone who was presentenjoyed themselves to the full.

On Saturday at 12 o'clock, the actual CommemorationService was held. The preacher was the Provost of Eton,Dr. Montagu R. lames. He opened his address by saying howeasy it seemed and yet how difficult it was to come to a serviceof that nature in the right spirit. It seemed plainly right to bethankful for all those benefactors, whom we had just beencommemorating; for the School buildings, some of whichministered to our pleasure, and all of which gave meaning tothe School; for books, prizes, scholarships and all other thingswhich, a moment's thought must tell us, had cost trouble,sacrifice of time, and possibly strong self-denial, but all ofwhich showed that the givers loved and believed in the School.Yet, he continued, it was difficult to feel real gratitude to thegivers just at the moment when we were called upon to com­memorate them; some trifling matter was often sufficient tomake us dissatisfied. He hoped, however, that we wouldacknowledge our debt on every day in the year, especially whenusing those things which the generosity of past generations hadbequeathed to us. Dr. lames then went on to quote the firstthree verses of the 43rd Psalm, urging his congregation to bethankful for all the good things they received at school andhome as direct gifts of God, and to honour the memory ofthose who had given their lives in upholding the cause of right.

In the afternoon the prize-giving was held in the Big School,at which the Headmaster, who presided, was accompanied bythe Provost of Eton. Of the Governors, were presentCol. ]. R. P. Goodden (Chairman of the Governors and DorsetCounty CounciI), Canon E. W. Goodden (Vice-Chairman of theGovernors and Chairman of the Dorset Education Committee),

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Sir W. Watts, the Rev. Canon S. H. Wingfield-Digby, Mr.G. H. Gordon, and Mr. E. Archdall Ffooks.

The proceedings opened with a recitation by Archer of the, Prologue,' composed for the occasion by the Headmaster. Inthis a welcome was given to the Provost and to the Governors,while at the same time farewell was given to the Masters andboys who are leaving this term, and the Recitation ended withsome clever and witty lines at the expense of the Captain ofthe XI.

The distribution of prizes followed, and de Villiers had avery busy and tiring afternoon. For the first time for fiveyears selections of Greek and Latin Compositions were read.The only recommendation for the recital of these classicalefforts seems to be that they are entirely unintelligible to allexcept the reader and the master who awarded the prize, andwho hence does or should know all about the composition.For the second year in succession the English Verse prize wasawarded to Holland, but this time Drake was a very close'proxime accessit.' This year the winner considerably sur­passed his last poem both in style and in his conception of thetheme. Perhaps it is because he is better able to 'deal with anabstract than a concrete idea. But we consider that in thiscase the introductory verses might have been made fewer with­out detracting from the charm of the poem as a whole.

The Provost of Eton then gave a short and humorous address.He started by saying that he did not feel entitled, nor did hethink he was expected, to indulge in reminiscences, or to pointout to what excellent purpose he used his own days at school,or to tell how many opportunities and privileges he neglectedduring that time; Nor did he think it was expected of him togive us a lecture on 'playing the game' or 'doing our bit,'phrases which, he pointed out, should not be pulled from thequiet corner where they were enjoying a well-earned rest. Hehad one thing to do, namely, to salute us in the name of Eton.Although she was seven centuries younger than Sherborne,owing to the bounty of her founder and other causes, she hadattained great prominence in the sisterhood of English PublicSchools. He spoke shortly of the keen tradition that lived inall our English Public Schools. and ended by saying' that Eton,through him, sent us sincere greetings, and wished us everysuccess for the future.

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The Headmaster opened his remarks wittily by pointing outthat Eton must be a very good school because Mr. Carey hadsent one of his sons there, an observation which would bebetter appreciated by Old Shirburnians than by the parentspresent. He went on to say that this was the happiest of allhis eleven years of Headmastership and he praised the Schoolfor the willing spirit which had always been a source of help tohim.

After this, at the Headmaster's invitation, the visitors en­joyed tea on the lawn by the Abbey, while in the evening Mr.Tindall's company gave their third and last performance of, Macbeth.'

MACBETH AT COMMEMORATION.

Commemoration this year was for the second time markedby the acting of a great Shakspearian tragedy. The presentreporter was. present at two of the three performances, viz. onthe Thursday at that given before the School and on theSaturday at the performance for the parents and visitors. Onewho was there on the Saturday only would have pronouncedthe play to be as remarkable a success as the Hamlet of theyear before, but the Thursday's version was by no means sogood. I t is painful to admit that the School was not a satisfac­tory audience. We are inclined to think that their restlessnesswas due to the prosaic fact that they wore flannels, which aremistakenly supposed to be a comfortable dress on a hot eveningin a packed room. Anyhow this uneasiness coupled with the'satiable 'curtiosity and shrill voices of the Sherborne childrenoutside had an unfortunate effect on the actors. The ChurchHall too did its best to look like a theatre, but remained achurch hall. Under the gallery it was certainly difficult to hear,and alarge part of the spectators had to find places there; theband was in the gallery. It was a good little band, and Messrs.Tester and \Vearden had written some admirable music for theplay, but the music was necessarily lost to those under thegallery, though it delighted those who could hear.

However, 'the play's the thing,' and before coming to theefforts of single actors let us say that the whole presentation

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made us feel proud of the School which could produce it. Theboys themselves did not take the principal parts, but theyhad immensely improved on their Hamlet standard of 1919.The acting tradition has made great strides at Sherborne.There was hardly any awkwardness, or staginess; they did notseem to have four hands apiece or to wish themselves else­where. This was so even on the Thursday, when the Schoolformed a critical rather thas an indulgent audience. Pe"rhapsin the banquet scene they shewed to least advantage; they didnot look pleased, and there was certainly little to eat andperhaps less to drink. The stage crowds were excellent andtheir training made us sadly deplore the coming departure of theprince of public school stage managers. The very difficult finalewas splendidly worked up, although of course the groundlingson Thursday felt it incumbent to laugh at the sight of onerobust master being fairly floored by another and then silencedfor ever by the vigorous thrust of a 'bare bodkin.' Of thesecondary characters to our mind the Banquo of Chellew,theDoctor of de Villiers, and the Ma1colm of James were best.James reminded us of bonnie Prince Charlie. \-\That a delight­ful change from Macbeth to l\Ia1colm for the Scottish nationone felt, and one thought that our own Edward, Prince of

"\Vales, was another such. Mr. O'Hanlon's acting as l\facduffwas a great advance on last year. \Ve did not like his faceas arranged for this play, but he was gallant throughout, andin the difficult scene when he heard the news of the murderof all his pretty chickens and their dam he was most moving.Mr. Tindall had, wisely we think, omitted the actual murderscenes of Banquo and Macduff's family. The line betweencomic and tragic is perilously narrow in such scenes, and thosewho felt the final melee to be semi-comic were not to be denied.The ruffians who murdered Banquo (1\1r. Parry-Jones andGould) were as villainous skulkers as could be conceived.They listened to l\lacbeth's instructions with urgent attentionand bent backs. No man's life was to be trusted with them.

The' greatest is behind,' and we must try and give someimpressions of the protagonists. l\Iacbeth and Lady Macbethwere as admirable as two actors could be who being full 0' themilk of human kindness could not always get inside thecharacters of the dehumanized King and his terrible queen.Macbeth's manner recalled his Hamlet now and then in thesoliloquies, though Macbeth's soliloquies and Hamlet's are not

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on the same plane; once or twice he was, we thought, too craven,now and again too deliberate (the short play took over threehours to act). But on the whole lVIr. Tindall's lVIacbeth wasthe real thing. \Ve especially noted his acting in the famousdagger scene and the banquet scene and in a quieter way hisinhuman callousness in questioning Banquo just when he hadarranged to have him murdered. And on Saturday especiallyhis gradual change from a gallant soldier to the mad dog stageor hostis humani generis was powerfully presented. LadylVIacbeth had a charming voice, dress and presence, and sheacted better and better as her nature' gradually broke downunder the fearful strain. In her last appearance in the sleep­walking scene she was excellent. It is small blame to her thatwe missed the dominating will, the cruelty, the biting taunts,the inflexible resolution which make the queen so tremendous apersonality.

\Ve must be content merely to name the extraordinary witchscenes, done to perfection by three creatures who did not looklike or ever conduct themselves like human beings, and theexcellent stage-craft of the visionary Kings and children whopassed behind a semi-transparent curtain and made our fleshcreep: thirdly the porter, who (resembling in legs the famous'beetle' of the House of Commons) was universally commended, .though he certainly had an itching palm, and took very long toopen and shut an apparently flimsy door.

\Vhen we add in conclusion that Mr. Tindall was also thevery competent scene painter, it will be allowed that the epithet'prince' used above is not overstraining his quality. Sherbornewill not soon forget his production of these two famous master­pieces. H.R.K.

CAST.

Duncan, King of Scotland MR. LANCELOT CRADOCK-\VATSONMalcolm } , {IVIR. PHILIP J Al\lESDonalbain IllS sons .. , l\IR. VIVIAN HowsE

Macbeth}' I f th k' {MR. KENNETH TINDALLBanquo genera s 0 e mg s army , MR. PHILIP CHELLEW

Macduff 'I {' ~vIR. GEOFFREY O'HANLONLennox MR. ERSKINE UlACPHERSONRoss " MR. FFOOKS \VOODFORDEMenteith fScottISh thanes MR. CHARLES GIDDINGSAngus MR. JOHN ANSTEYCaithness MR. DAVID KENNEDY

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Attendants

Other thanes 1MR. MALCOLM ALLEYNE

11R.JOHN SANCTUARY"" MR. WYKEHAM ARENGO-JONES

MR. WILLIAM HANCOCKFleance, son of Banquo ... MR. DALTON RYBOTSiward, Earl of Northumberland MR. ASHLEY BONDSeyton, an officer in Macbeth's army MR. RICHARD DAUBENYA captain MR. GEOFFREY 'vVALLINGERA soldier MR. JOHN STREETA doctor MR. HENRI DE VILLIERSA porter ... MR. DONALD' BROOKSMurderers fMR. EDWARD PARRY-JONES

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MR. JAMES PEARCEMR. THOMAS DAVIE

MR. ERHARD SCHNEIDERMR. ARMINE Fox

MR. ROBERT ALLENBYMR. DOUGLAS HOLLAND... MR. HERBERT TOUT

LORD WILLIAM BERESFORDMR. JOHN HONNYWILL

MRS. HENRY KINGlVIRS. KENNETH TINDALL

First witchSecond witchThird witchFirst apparition, an armed manSecond apparition, a bloody childThird apparition. a child ~rownedA gentlewoman .Lady Macbeth .

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SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY.Act I. Sceue 1. A heath.

" 2. King Duncan's tent at Forres." 3. A heath. .

" ,,4. A room in the Palace at Forres.Act Il. Scellc 1. Hall of Macbeth's Castle at Inverness.

" 2. The same." ,,3. The same.

Act Ill. Scellc 1. Hall in the Palace of Forres." ,,2. The same.

Act IV. SCe11e 1. The \Vitches' Cavern.,. ,,2. A room in the King of England's palace.

Act V. Scelle 1. A room in the Castle of Dunsinane." 2. 11alcolm's tent,before theCastle of Dunsinane." 3. The ramparts of the Castle of DUllsinane.

4. The same.Period-Eleventh century.

'Vigs and Costumes by B. J. Simmon» & Co. King Street, Covent Garden.

Stage Manager MR. KENNETH TINDALL

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PROGRAMME OF MUSIC.

Ov'erture A. F. Tester

\Vitch Music ...Before Act I, Scene 3,

A. F. Tester

Triumphal MarchBefore Act I, Scene 4.

Edward German

Finnish Song...Before Act I1, Scene 1.

Melartin

ElegyBefore Act I1, Scene 3.

Martini

Watchman's SongBefore Act Ill, Scene I.

Grieg

March Sc:ipio ...Before Act Ill, Scene 2.

Handel

Witch Music ...Before Act IV, Scene 1.

A. F. Tester

\Vitches' DanceDuring Act IV, Sce~e 1.

W. E. Wearden

Ballet, OrpheusBefore Act IV, Scene 2.

Gliick

ForbiBefore Act V, Scene 1.

Grieg

Before Act V, Scene 3.Solemn 11usic A.F. Tester

At the end of Act V, Scene 4.Triumphal J\Iarch Edward German

Celli:Miss HutchingsMr. P. ]. ShawMr. Eric \Varner

PianoMr. Osmond Dawnay

Mr. Archibald Tester

Bass:Mr. Shaw

ORCHESTRA.

Violas:Miss \VilkinsMr. Alan Garrett

Conductor

Violins:Miss \Vilson-EwerMrs. LuxmooreSergt. HoareMr. Thomas BinneyMr. Alec King

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WESTCOTT MEMORIAL WINDOW.

The following additional donations havethis Memorial to Archdeacon Westcott.

£ s. d.

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1002 2 0220

£ s. d.ID 0

5 0 02201 1 01 1 02 :;: 01 1 ()2201 0 05 5 01 0 0220

10 05501 1 0

been received for

Total (to July 14th) ... 345 19 6

tRev. A. Lee-\VarnerLt.-Col. H.R. McCullaghJ. Milligan ...Rev. E. J. NelsonL. H. Plant ...E. V. R. RaeF. R. I{evell-\Vest

tLt.-Col. R. B. RickmanLt.-Col. A. StreetRev. E.W.P.TemperieyLt.-Col. V. B. ThurstonJ. R. Watkins\V. B. \VildmanCapt. R. H. \VilsonT. W. \Vilson

Amount already ac-knowledged ...295 3 6

1 0 01 1 01 0 01001 1 0

C. H. O'N. BakerD. H. BittlestonM. Brooks-KingA. CooperT. J. CronshawDr. J. F. Cunningham,

F.R.C.S....

Rev. F. S. Drewe (2nddonation) ...

Lt.-Col. O. M. Dyke ...J. D. Gould ...Capt. J. C. Gnrney.

a.B.E. 1 1 0J. Homfray ... 5 5 0G. W. Honnywill 1 1 0Major\V.E. I\:idner. ~J.C. 1 0 0

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EXPERIENCES' OF A RUNNING BLUE

IN AMERICA.

To the Editor of The Sltirbllrtliall.Dear Sir,

On finding your letter waiting for me when I got back, myfirst and most natural impulse was to send it on to Stallard 'forhis information and necessary action, please.' On realizing,however, that there were certain incidents in our excursionwhich I can describe more easily than Stallard, I have determinedto do this business myself. The party that embarked on the, Adriatic' at Southampton on April 7th was composed ofCol. A. N. Strode-Jackson, his wife and baby, B. G. D. Rudd,E. A. Montague, H. B. Stallard,\V. G. Tatham, Alfred Shrubb,our coach, and myself. Jackson accompanied the team andhis previous experience, gained on a similar trip in 191+, proved

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invaluable throughout. The boat was not very crowded, butwe had been unfortunate in our selection of cabins, the oneswe drew being abominably small and stuffy. Of the voyagelittle can be said, except that Tatham was unlucky enough toslip on the stairs the second day out and sprain his ankle­some of us spent the time counting the rivets in our stateroom.In passing, it is worth noting that the only claim our bunk hadto this name was that it was where we lay in state. At leastone night was the· roughest the Adriatic had encountered forfour years, and the latter part of the crossing was spoilt byrecurring gales. Jackson's baby spent the whole time forgingnew teeth, but Stallard neutralised this by dropping some ofhis overboard in a fit of depression. We were inveigled intorunning ten times round the deck during the Deck Sports; theAdriatic Marathon was won by Stallard, who transgressed allthe rules of our Union by the pace he set. Though last in theMarathon, the writer was successful in the 'Are you there,Casey ?' Competition!

We anchored in the Hudson River about 9 o'clock onFriday, 16th April, and the Passport Officers came aboard,and with them a dozen photographers and cinema men, whoamused themselves with us for about 20 minutes. We eventu­ally landed about 6 p.m. and were taken to the PennsylvaniaHotel, which claims to be the largest in the world; it has 2,200rooms and 2,200 baths, which works out at a ration of a bathper room.':' One of the noteworthy features of this establish­ment (and the same is true of all the large buildings we saw)is its system of lifts; there were eight lifts and if you wantedto go to the 12th floor you booked for a lift marked ' Express,stopping from the 10th upwards,' and if you only aspired tothe 8th, you took a lift marked' LocaL' We went to the l\lid­night Frolics that evening, and then examined the electricaldevices of Broadway. At breakfast the next morning (or wasit afternoon ?) we were joined by a lady reporter, who wanted·to write a feature story; enough about this. We were thenshewn all over the hotel, which was certainly marvellous; forexample, washing sent to their private laundry at la a.m. wasreturned at 6 p.m. the same evening. \Ve left New York thatafternoon and, as one paper had been rash enough to prophesy,we arrived in Philadelphia' simultaneously with the arrival ofthe train,' The representatives of Pennsylvania University

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(hereinafter known as Penn.) met us at our hotel and afterdinner took us to an extraordinarily good musical comedy,followed by a midnight reception to meet the 'DebatingTeams' of Penn. and CornelI. On Sunday afternoon wescoured the suburbs 'of Philadelphia, which, by the way, is acity with a population of two million, to be found 90 milesS.S.W. of New York By far the most noticeable feature ofthis expedition was the steady stream of cars on either side ofthe road, making passing or being passed a hazardous enter­prise. We were eventually left at the Philadelphia CricketClub, which was to be our headquarters for the next fortnight.We were extremely fortunate in getting billetted here as theyhad a splendid golf-course at their door and facilities for base­ball, &c. The next fortnight passed very quickly; the generalrule was golf in the morning (have you ever seen Stallardputting ?),' training at Franldin Field in the afternoon, and oftena dinner party in the evening.

The promoter of a fight between ]immy Wilde and oneBattling Murray, very kindly asked us to come and occupyring-side seats (a damp amusement), and we had the satisfac­tion of seeing the fight stopped in \Vilde's favour 20 secondsbefore the end of the last round of an eight-round bout. Thearrival of ]eppe, who brought across with him 'Pussyfoot']ohnson, completed our team. As the date of the Relaysdrew nearer, teams began to arrive from the Middle \Vest andthe Pacific Coast; representatives of at least one Universityhad come further than we had. The critics in the Press, andtheir name is Legion, got more and more pessimistic about ourchances, and we were warned that we would be lucky to get aplace in the first four. Up to within a few days of the race itwas still doubtful whether Tatham would be able to run, butthanks to the skill of the Penn. Track Masseur his ankle waspractically all right by May 1st, though of course he was notable to get much training done. The first day of the RelayCarnival was April 30th, but the only events which interestedus on that day were the Distance l\ledley and the special Three­miles, in which we hoped to see l\Iontague beat the pick of theAmerican Colleges. As it turned out, however, he did not quitedo himself justice, and he was second to a man who undoubtedlyran a good race, but it must be remembered that it takes morethan a fortnight to get into proper condition for such a distance.Owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding several teams,

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including ourselves, were not at the post when the DistanceMedley was called, and the race was run without us.

There was a terrific storm on Friday night, but Saturday wasa glorious day, and when Jeppe went put to the 120 pardsHigh Hurdles there must have been about 25,000 spectators."Ve thought that J eppe had quite a sporting chance of winninghis event, but the standard of hurdling is extremely high inAmerica and he was just beaten by inches in his heat. Therewas a slight wind blowing up the home straight, and by thetime we went out to the Two-mile Relay the track was ratherbadly cut up in parts. Out of the 16 teams entered, only eightturned out and the draw for stations made us about half-wayout from the edge of the track.

Tatham ran first of the Oxford-Cambridge team, but he wasup against several pretty fast men and considering his weakankle he did very well to- finish his half-mile running fourth,and only about 15 yards behind the first man. He was relieved­by Stallard, who went up to second place after about quarter­mile and then by a splendid spurt took the lead which he keptto the end. Feeling and running (vide Press) like a frightenedrabbit, I succeeded in keeping a few feet of the IS-yard leadStallard had given me, but even this was ample for Rudd; thelatter's time of l'54~ ,vas the more extraordinary as he wasnever challenged and had to make his own pace all the way,eventually winning by about 30 yards. The crowd wasextremely enthusiastic, which was especially noticeable as Penn.had been hot favourites for the race, and, regarding us as theirspecial proteges, they cheered our victory as if it had been theirown.

To cut a long story short we spent the -next week visitingPrinceton, Cornell and New York City. In New York we wentup to the top of the Woolworth Building, a mere matter ofsome 57 stories (Lift marked ' Express, stopping from 10 up­wards '), got lost in Wall Street, watched a baseball match, andenjoyed two large dinner parties, one of which was given by the\Vayfarers Club, composed entirely of British subjects.

"Ve sailed from America on the good ship Lapland onSaturday, May 8th, and apart from the loss of two port-holesand Montague's glasses the voyage was extraordinarily pleasant.\Ve were due to arrive at Southampton on Monday the 17th,and at 7 p.m. on the Sunday we were off Eddystone, but owing

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to a slip on the bridge we spent Monday exploring the channeland eventually landed on Tuesday, 18th, after a trip which hadboth in enjoyment and success surpassed all our expectations.

I am, yours, etc.,

W. R. MILLIGAN.

SANDHURST LETTER.

O. F. C. Carr-Ellison (Carey's, 1914-18) is a Sergeant inNo. 3 Company, for whom he plays rugger, and was awardedhis' Blue' last March; he was captain of his Company tug-o'­war team, and is now to be seen up at Camberley Heath golfingor playing tennis.

T. \V. Hamilton (Ross's, 1914-18)isnowin No. 5 Company,and is qualifying as hard as he can for the title ot ' speedmerchant'; he may usually be met with on Wednesday andSaturday afternoons trying to 'touch forty on the Londonroad' on his motor bike.

O. G. \Voodhouse (S.H., 1915-19) and H. B. Moorhead(Carey's, 1914-19) are in No.4 Company and the former is aLance-Corporal.

J. L. P. Paine (S.H., 1915-19) is in No. 1 Company, theChampion Company.

On the occasion of the Assault-at-Arms and Athletic Sportsagainst the R.M.A. \Voolwich, three O.SS. came down: A. G.\Vyatt and L. H. Palairet (Carey's), and D. Maconochie (S.H.).Palairet was in the \Voolwich Foils team and \Vyatt wasreserve in the Sabres. l\laconochie was a spectator.

R. L. L. Ingpen has represented \Voolwich at hockey andcricket.

THE SOPHISTS.

MRS. GORRINGE'S NECKLACE ON JULY 17TH.

This production was not quite' just like that '; we refer tothe memorable occasion when Baddeley took 1\1rs. Gorringe and

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Capt. MowbrayCol. JardineLieut. David Cairn ..J\1r. J erniganCharles, a footman ...Mrs. JardineIsabel KirkeVicky JardineMiss PottsMrs. Gorringe

Mr. Tindall Capt. Mowbray. However, it was good on thewhole, and the acting was spirited. Holland as Mrs. Gorringekept the audience interested and amused. Next to him wewould place the David Cairn of Chellew: he acted well andemotionally. Mr. Parry-Jones as Capt. Mowbray was notvery real, but he seemed to enjoy. the part thoroughly. Thefemale parts were only moderate: Pinckney as Vicky Jardinewas humorous but exaggerated to a degree; Horsford was wellmade up, but he did not get into his part and his reading waspoor; Davie tried to be Miss Potts, but he remained Davie.Mr. Brown as the detective was good; Cradock-\Yatson as1\1rs., and Keeling as Coionel Jardine, both filled the partswell. Under the circumstances the play went well and wasthoroughly appreciated by its audience.

CAST.

P. E. H. Parry-Jones, Esq.G. J. F. Keeling

P. J. ChellewR. B. Brown, Esq.G. C. Dunsterville

L. H. Cradock-vYatsonE. B. Horsford

R. A. Pinclmey, O.S.... T. M. Davie

D. O. H. Holland

O.T.C. INSPECTION.

The Corps this year was inspected by Major-Gen. L. C.Dunsterville, c.B., C.S.I., on July 10th. Owing to the heavyrain the Gym. display by the whole School had to be aban­doned, and a special squad was arranged at the last minute togive a display in the Gymnasium. At the end Gen. Dunster­ville said that he was very much gratified with what he hadseen, but regretted that he had been unable to witness themassed squads outside. He said that the sight of a squaddoing their work as keenly as the one there before him made

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him feel proud to be an Englishman, and he concluded bysaying that they reflected great credit on the efforts of theirCommanding Officer and Instructor.

In the afternoon the inspection began in drizzling rain,but the weather cleared up very soon afterwards. After theusual general inspection and march-past, each platoon was in­spected in arm-drill, extended-order tactics, and fire discipline.Gen. Dunsterville was very favourably impressed, and at theconclusion he addressed the whole parade. He was not there,he said, to pick out minor faults or to make pleasing remarks,but what he looked for was the spirit that animated the wholecorps. In war it was the spirit of the men that counted, andwhich made the British soldier what he was. He had recentlybeen among revolutionary soldiers, and they were cowardsbecause they had nothing to fight for and did not want to fight.In the late.war England had everything to fight for, and the

. value of people in the O.T.e's of the country had been fullyrealised. He had not read the record of Sherborne School,but the record of Col. Baker, an old Shirburnian whom he hadwith him, was one of which any School might be .proud. Thevalue of the training in the O.T.e's was not realised beforethe war, for he said the Germans were confident that, thoughEngland might get any number of men, she would never getthe officers. But England did get the officers, and she gotthem chiefly from the Public Schools, and in future warsEngland would look to them again to enable her to maintainthe proud position she now occupies.

We regret that General Dunsterville's report is not yetfree for publication, and therefore must be held over untilnext term.

SHOOTING.

\Ve herewith publish complete results of the matches shot bythe VIII this term, and also details of the shooting at Bisley,where they distinguished themselves under very adverseconditions. All the VIII have received their colours in theorder in which they appear on the Bisley list.

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RESULTS OF SHOOTING MATCHES, 1920.

May 20-Sherborne 754 King Edward's,Birmingham 769 lost

"697 Repton 613 lost

., 607 Lancing 624 lostMay 27-Sherborne 595 Dulwich 585 won

"595 Blundell's 624 lost

June 3-Sherborne 592 Denstone 599 lost

"592 Rugby 592 lost

"592 \Vinchester 658 lost

June lO-Sherborne 573 Highgate 579 lost

"12-Sherborne 815 1sf Gloucesters ... 576 won

C:')"

282 Haileybury 301 lost(*)

"544 Uppingham 594 lost

"544 Clifton 633 lost

June 17-Sherborne 619 'The Next Nine' 595 won

"19-5herborne 615 A. Scott's VIII 592 won

July I-Sherborne 593 Wellington 658 lost593 Merchant Taylor's 609 lost

"593 Elizabeth College,

Guernsey 562 wonMatches shot, 18; won, 5; lost, 13.

(*) Shot at Tidworth in pouring rain.

THE ASHBURTON SHIELD, JULY 7TH, 1920.CarpI. E. E. Macpherson

4 4 3 v v 5 v 3 4 5-43 2 5 3 3 4 v 4 4 5 2-37--80L.-Cpl. P. F. Luxton

4 v 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5-42 2 v v 2 v 2 5 3 3 v-37--79Pte. A. H. Fletcher

3 4 4 v v v v 4 4 v-44 4 v v 5 4 5 v v 3 5-46-90Pte. T. L. Binney

3 3 5 4 v 4 3 4 v v-il v v 4 4 v 5 3 3 v 4-43--84Pte. J. O. Tripp

4 4 3 v 4 3 v v v 5-43 3 4 3 2 5 2 v 4 5 4-37-80CarpI. D. S. Fraser

3 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 3-33 4 4 4 5 5 4 v 3 5 4-43--76L.-Cpl. L. A. Powys

5 4 5 v 3 3 v 4 4 0-38 5 2 v 4 v 5 3 2 3 5-39--77L.-Cpl. T. M. Davie

v 4 v v 5 v 3 4 v 5-46 4 2 v v v 5 5 v 3 3-42-88

330 324 654

52 entries.Charterhouse, 702-winners. Sherborne, 654-equal 17th.

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THE CADET TROPHY.

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Pte. MacGilIivray4 v 3 3 4 v v 4 4 4-41 2 5 v 5 4 2 5 4 4 4-40- 80

Pte. Lindsay-Smith4 v 3 v 4 v 4 v 3 4-42 4 2 4 0 3 v v v 5 4-37--79

83

Vvestminster, 179-winners.Sherborne, 160-equal 12th.

[v=a central bull.]

77 160

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L.-Cpl. P. F. LuxtonPte. A. M. FletcherPte. T. L. Binney

SWIMMING.

CUP.

82'1 per cent.78·7 per cent.78'6 per cent.

Se/lior 50 yards-I, Tucker; 2, \Voolmer ma.; time,33 secs.

SC1l ior 300 J'ards-l, Tucker; 2, \Voolmer ma.; time,5 mins. 8 secs. .

Senior High Dive-I, Fraser ma.; 2, Griffin.Senior RI/nnillg Header-I, Griffin; 2, Fraser ma.Sprillg Dive-I, Pitts-Tucker; 2, Fraser ma.

Pluuge-I, Griffin; 2, Bastin ma.

Junior 50 yards-I, Roberton; 2, Jenkins ma.; time,32·4 secs.

fWlior 300 yards-I, Kinnersly; 2, Lambe; time, 5 mins.52 secs.

The Royal Humane Society's Medal for Life Saving hasbeen awarded to \Voolmer ma.

'Trebles' have been won by Mcl\linn, Phillips, Yates, Daunt,Garrett ma., Lindsay-Smith, Lewis ma., Street mi., l\Iorgan,Ryder and Bastin ma.

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The Royal Life Saving Society's Bronze Medallions will becompeted for on the last day of Term.

There are at present about 262 ' Doubles,' but there are stillunfortunately about ten' Muds.' It is true that the Bath hasbeen unusually cold, but that is very little excuse. Everymember of Carey's House has got his Doubles, and it is to behoped that next year every member of the School will do thesame.

The Relay Race was won by Carey's (Woolmer, Bastin ma.,Fraser ma., Tucker), and Carey's won both the Senior andthe Junior Swimming Cups.

CHARACTERS OF THE XI, 1920.

A. G. ARCHER (1918-19-20), captain. Has failed to reproducehis bowling form of 1918; uses his head, but has little commandof the ball. \Vithout being a good bat he has by sheer deter­mination made runs where they were wanted. Has a goodknowledge of the game and captained his side very well, savingmany runs by judicious alterations in the field. An uncertainfield.

H. C. PARTRIDGE (1919-20). After a shaky start hassteadily improved in his keeping. As a bat is always liable tomake runs and is not frightened when things are going badly.

D. E. GRIFFIN (1919-20). A batsman with very powerfulstrokes. He needs a little more defence at the beginning ofhis innings, and must try to save the' cowshot' until he hasmade 50. Has not been so safe a catch as last year.

A. W. BRAKSPEAR (1919-20). He started the year poorlywith a run of low scores, but played some careful innings later.He has often got out by scraping forward too soon and pushinghis bat out in front of his legs. Neat field, but rather a weakreturn.

D. PHILLIPS (1920). A sound bat with fair strokes all roundthe wicket; he is inclined to get too low in playing forwardand driving, with consequent lack of power. Very slow in thefield, but holds most things that he gets to.

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D. MACDoNALD (1920). A left hand bat of great promise.He has beautiful strokes, notably on off-drive, but is often' foot­tied' at the beginning of an innings tlirough nervousness. Hemust try to get out of turning to face the bowler when playingback. Slow in the field, but a real trier.

]. L. P. NORRIS (1920). A natural fast medium bowlerwith a high action. Can bowl a swinger with the wind to helphim. Sound, but not neat in the field.' Does not bat yet.

T. G. DEVITT (1920). A left-hander who can hit well,especially off his legs. At present he is inclined to hit toowildly or not at all. When he finds the happy mean he will bea dangerous bat. Has occasionally got a wicket. Excellentfield.

C. B. SHARPE (1920). Has played very little owing to asprained side. Should make a good left-hand bowler.

D. B. GAYE (1920). Useful leg·break bowler, especiallyagainst nervous or weak batsmen. Must learn to vary his flightaccording to the batsman and bowl his off-break with a similarflight to the leg-break. Should make a few runs next year.Neat field.

H. N. DE VILLIERS (1920). Useful bat with some defence..His scoring powers have developed considerably. Good field.

THE CRICKET SEASON, 1920.

Out of twelve matches arranged, four were won, four werelost, three were drawn and one was spoilt by the weather. Theseason started badly, and the loss of the match against theTown must be attributed entirely to bad fielding. Indeed,throughout the season fielding left much to be desired; not onlywere many catches dropped, but the ground fielding was hardlyneat. The ball was followed up very slowly by most membersof the team, though this was due chiefly to a genuine lack ofspeed. Many of the fielders also slowed down considerablybefore picking up the ball, and the throwing-in was slow.Moreover, l,nany of the team are unable to throw far. Partridge,though not good at the 'beginning, soon became very safe andconsistent behind the stumps.

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The team lacked an all-round player like Wyatt-Smith lastyear, but the batting display was very steady. Throughout themiddle of the season Phitlips was the most reliable scorer, butGriffin's batting performances were the best. MacDonald shewsgreat promise.

The bowling of the side at the beginning of the year gavepromise of being exceptionally good, but Archer failed to comeup to expectations, and. Sharpe was unable to play in most ofthe matches owing to a strained back. The work thereforedevolved for the most part on Norris and Gaye, who both didvery well; Norris shewing excellent form throughout the seasonand Gaye improving very greatly in the latter part and learningto use his head. .. The season may be considered to have been a successful one,two of the two-day matches being won (Dulwich was defeatedby six wickets). It may also be remarked that the matchagainst the masters was lost after the best batting display ofthe season, owing to a premature declaration.

BATTING AVERAGES.Times Highest

Innings not out Runs score Average

D. E. Griffin 13 2 359 64 32'6fT. G. Devitt 10 3 197 76':: 28'14D. H, Phillips 10 0 277 82 27"7D. MacDonald 13 1 260 92 23'33H. C. Partridge 12 1 212 63 19'27A. G, Archer 9 1 151 33 18'88A. W. Brakspear 13 1 195 39 16'25H, N. de VilIiers 10 0 157 40 15'7D. B, Gaye 9 3 28 6 4'33C. B. Sharpe 3 2 3 2 3]. L. P. Norris 5 1 3 2':: '75

*not out

BOWLING AVEI{AGES.Maiden

Overs Overs Runs Wickets Average

]. L. P. Norris 201'4 42 589 44 13'39D. B. Gaye 123'5 3 537 31 17"32D. MacDonald 13 0 55 3 18'33T. G. Devitt 54'1 2 234 10 23'4A. G. Archer 129'4 17"4 498 18 27"67C. B. Sharpe 54 4- 177 5 35'fA. W. Brakspear 2 0 6 Q

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CRICKET.

SCHOOL v. RADLEY.

299

Played at Radley on June 18th and 19th, this match resultedin a draw. Worsley won the toss, and decided to field. Phillips,MacDonald and de ViIliers batted steadily, the third wicketfalling at 103. Partridge and Griffin then carried on until lunch,batting well, and more even batting took place until the eighthwicket fell at 232. The innings then closed without a run beingadded.

The Radley wickets fell steadily until the score was 99 for four,when Meyrick-Jones and Adams mastered the bowling andscored freely for the rest of the day. Finally, Adams wascaught in the deep off MacDonald by Griffin 'and stumps weredrawn, 195 for five, Meyrick-Jones having made 105 not out. OnSaturday, Radley continued to bat steadily until they had a leadon the first innings, and then hit all the bowling. Meyrick-Joneswas caught at cover by Devitt for 124; Hodgson contributed82 not out: and the innings closed for 385.

No chance of victory remained. Phillips and MacDonaldbatted first. Phillips soon left and 1TacDonald and Brakspearplayed on until lunch, scoring slowly. After lunch MacDonaldand de Villiers added 70 runs together, the former scoring freely.1TacDonald was fifth out at 161. He played an admirableinnings of 92, including 8 fours, and stumps were drawn at 189.

The Sherborne bowling lacked accuracy and looked ratherfeeble against the rapid batting on Saturday. Norris kept afair length and took three wickets, all on Friday.

One of the features of the match was the Radley fielding,which was good and neat. It is probable that had their fieldingbeen of an ordinary public school standard, instead of 421 runsbeing scored against them, it would have been over 500.

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5

9

lbw, b Hodgsonc Meyrick-Jones, b

Hodgson 9229 b Adams 2716 not out 1315 bMeyrick-Jones,bPogson 1930 b Hudc10n 1024 not out 14

33 }g did not bat

23 Byes, 8; wides, 1

SCHOOL.D. H. Phillips, c Hodgson, b Worsley 37D.MacDonald,c Meyrick-Jones,b Adams 21

H.N.de Villiers,c Hodgson,b \VorsleyD. E. Griffin, b PogsonH. C. Partridge, b SainsburyA. \V. Brakspear, lbw, b AdamsT. G. Devitt, lbw, b HuddonA. G. Archer, c Park, b HodgsonD. B. Gaye, lbw, b Hoc1gsonC. B. Sharpe, not outJ. L. P. Norris, b Hodgson

Byes;l1; leg-byes,5; wides,5; no balls,2

Total 232 (for 5 wkts.) 189

RADLEY.R. F. H. Amery, b Norris 12J. E. Park, b Norris 18C. E. A. \Vorslev, b Archer 13E. T. B. Meyrick-Jones, c Devitt, b Caye 124R. A. Ashworth, b Norris ..O. C. Adams, c Griffin, b MacDonald 37D. J. V. H. Miller, c Devitt, b Gaye 43L. H. Hodgson, not out 82D. C. Huddon, run out 20E. H. Pogson, b Archer 16

Byes, 6; leg-byes, 4; wides, 1 ; no balls, 1 12

Total 385

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

RADLEY.

1st Innings.Overs l\faidens Runs Wickets Average

H. W. L. Sainsbury 12 4 32 1 32E. H. Pogson 19 5 56 1 56O. C. Adams 12 4 27 2 13'5R. A. Ashworth 4 0 10 0C. E. A. \Vorsley 12 1 45 2 22'5D. C. Huddon 10 1 27 1 27L. H. Hodgson 3'1 1 6 3 2

2nd Innings.H. \V. L. Sainsbury 4 2 8 0E. H. Pogson 16 3 50 1 50O. C. Adams 6 0 32 1 32C. E. A. Worsley 2 0 9 0D. C. Huddon 8'4 1 23 1 23L. H. Hodgson 11 1 46 2 23

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DevittBrakspeari\lacDonald

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SCHOOL-1st Innings.Overs Uaidens Runs Wickc)s Average

33 4 129 3 4317 1 61 018 4 92 2 4111 1 55 2 27'52nd Innings.

5 0 24 1 242 0 6 02 0 6 1 6

SCHOOL V. M.C.C.

This match was played at Sherborne on the 28th of Jnne, andended in a decisive win for the visitors. Winning the toss, theM.C.C. decided to bat and totalled 235 for nine wickets, Har­greaves and Newman giving a pretty display of cricket for thefourth wicket. All members of the School side failed to stand'against H earne, except de Villiers, who played his best innings ofthe season. The School were all out for 80, Hearne takingseven wickets for 26 runs.

M.C.C.Mr. ,V. G. Druce, c Partridge, b Archer...Mr. B. L. Gerrish, b NorrisMr. A. M. Miller, c Brakspear, b Brady_Mr. A. J. L. Hill, st Partridge, b GayeMr. A. E. L. Hill, c Drakspear, b GayeNewrnan, lbw, b ArcherMr. H. Hargreaves, c Norris, b Gayel\Ir. R. M. E. Reeves, b Norris'hMr. R. B. Rickman, not outCapt. E. Grace, lbw, b GayeHearne (G.), did not bat

Extras

SCHOOL.G. A. 'Vallinger, b HearneD. MacDonald. c Miller, b HearneH. N. de Villiers, b HillD. E. Griffin. b HearneH. C. Partridge, b HillA. 'V. Brakspear, b HearneT. G. Devitt, b HearneA. G. Archer, c and b HearneD. B. Gaye, b HillH. 'V. Brady, not out ...J. L. P. Norris. lbw, b Hearne

Extras

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182

3522

740776

124

~2

Total 235

67

403

14I4I0400

Total 80

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BOWLING ANALYSIS,

SCHOOL,Overs Maidens Runs \Vickets Average

J. L. Norris 20 5 49 2 24'5H. W, Brady 10 1 27 1 27D, B, Gaye !4'4' 0 59 4 14'8A, G, Archer 14 2 55 2 27'5T. G. Devitt 4 0 28 0

SCHOOL v. OLD SHIRBURNIANS.

Played on the School ground on June 24-1h and 25th, thismatch resulted in a narrow win for the School by two wickets.

The O.SS. innings opened disastrously; vVatney was bowledin the first over by Norris. K. R. Gray, after a shaky start,played a careful and patient game, while wickets were fallingfast at the other end. Not until he was joined by H. R.Oldnall was any real partnership established. After lunch Graywas soon caught off a very short ball from Gaye for 68.Oldnall was then bowled by Norris for 26, and the inningsfinally closed for 152.

For the School, five wickets fell for 35. At this period R.B. Rickman was bowling very cleverly on a wicket that gavehim no assistance. All our batsmen seemed to be very muchpuzzled by his pace and flight. The fall of the fifth wicketbrought Brakspear and Partridge together, who put on 47.Brakspear found a useful partner in Devitt, and continuedsteadily until he was bowled for a creditable 36. Both Archerand Devitt played useful innings, the total being brought up to172.

In the second innings the O.SS. were out for 167.

The School fared no better, three wickets being down for 11.If it had not been for Griffin, who batted well for 64, and Devitt39 not out, the School would have made a feeble show. TheSchool were finally presented with the winning runs by aboundary overthrow. The School fielding was not good.

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0.55.C. G. Watney, b Norris ... 0 b Gaye 0K. R. Gray, c Devit!, b Gaye 63 lbw, b Gaye 6R. M. S. Pasley, b Sharpe 1 c Partridge, b Norris 36R. J. Morton, b Sharpe '" 13 c Bralrspear, b Gaye 3R. J. L. Kingsford, b Norris 3 c Griffin, b Gaye 10R. B. Rickm~n, lbw, b Archer 6 b Norris 29Col. Partridge, b Archer 17 c Wallinger, b Gaye 0H. R. Oldnall, b Norris... 26 not out 38Col. V. de B.Thurston, st Partridge,

b Gaye 5 c Griffin, b Gaye 16E. A. Langdon, b Norris 0 c MacDonald, b Norris 15T. J. Hayter, not out 1 c MacDonald, b Norris 3

Extras 16 Extras 11

Total 151 Total 167

SCHOOL.D. H. Phillips, c Rickman, b Pasley 5D. MacDonald, run out '" 9H. N. de Villiers, lbw, b Rickman 7D. E. Griffin, c Langdon, b Rickman 8G. A. Wallinger, b Wckman 1H. C. Partridge, b Langdon 26A. \V. Brakspear, b Rickman 39T. G. Devit!, c Thurston, b Pasley 26A. G. Archer, c Langdon, b Hayter 32D. B. Gaye, not out 6J. L. P. Norris, b Hayter 1

Extras 12

b Pasleyc Hayter, b Rickmanc Oldnall, b Rickmanc Kingsford, b Rickmanc Rickmanc Oldnall, b Pasleyc Oldnall, b Rickman ...not outb Hayternot outdid not bat

Extras

31o

644

108

3912

19

Total 172 Total 151

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.

1st Innings.Overs Runs Wickets Average

Norris 15 31 4 7'7Sharpe 13 49 2 27'5Archer 8 25 2 12'5

2nd Innings.Norris 19 51 4 12'7Gaye 20 83 6 1'4Archer 7 21 0

O.SS.

1st Innings.Rickman 28 66 4 16'5Pasley 23 50 2 25Havter ') 15 2 7'5Oldnall 1 8 0

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SCHOOL v. DULWICH.

This match was played at Sherborne on the 2nd and 3rd ofJuly under great weather difficulties, and resulted in a win forthe School by six wickets.

The game was chiefly remarkable for the very lo\\' scoring ofboth sides, especially in the first innings, Dulwich scoring 127and the School 95.

In the second day's play, however, the School recovered well,and after dismissing Dulwich cheaply for 93, obtained thenecessary 126 runs for the loss of four wickets only.

For the School, A. G. Archer in the first innings, and D. E.Griffin in the second, batted well; J. L. P. Norris bowled wellthroughout, and H. C. Partridge was good behind the wicket.

DULWICH.

23 l!Jw, b J. L. Norris 27o st Partridge,b D. B. Gaye 2

12 b D. B. Gaye... 24 b J. L. Norris 0

21 b J. L. Norris 216 b J. L. Norris 320 not out 1824 c Brakspear, b J .L.Norris 6

2 st Partridge, b D. B. Gaye 12o run out 14 lbw, b J. L. Norris 141 Extras 6

A. G. Ensor, b J. L. NorrisE. A. Wright,. b D. B. GayeL. P. \Vakeley, b D. B. GayeE. H. Corbin. b J. L. NorrisM. R. Sinc1air, b J. L. NorrisC. P. Smith, c Gaye, b J. L. NorrisM. Joubert, b A. G. ArcherG. C. Murtrie, not out ...R. T. Horsford,c Griffin,b J.L.NorrisE. \V. Davies. b A. G. ArcherJ. S. Hill. c Norris, b A. G. Archer

Extras

Total 127. 93

7

156

18634

13

Extras

run outc Davies, b Sinc1airb Joubertnot outc Corbin, b Ensornot out

SCHOOL.

6oo4

2414

930

1oo7

D. H. Phillips. b JoubertD. MacDonald, b JoubertH. N. de Villiers, lbw, b Ensor ...D. E. Griffin, b Ensor ...A. \V. Brakspear,c Horsford.b EnsorH. C. Partridge, c Murtrie, b CorbinT. G. Devitt, b EnsorA. G. Archer, not outD. B. Gaye, c Joubert, b EnsorH. \'1. Brady, c and b EnsorJ. L. P. Norris, b Joubert

Extras

Total 95 (for 4 wkts.) 126

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BOWLING ANALYSIS.

SCHOOL.

1st Innings.Overs Runs Wickets Average

Norris 15 56 5 11'2Gaye 14 57 2 28'5Archer 3 2 3 '6

2nd Innings.Norris 14'3 38 6 6'3Gaye 11 45 3 15Archer 4 4 0

DULWICH .

.1st Innings.Overs Runs Wickets Average

Joubert 11'4 20 3 6'6Ensor 14 55 6 9'2Corbin 6 10 1 10

2nd Innings.Joubert 14 49 1 49Ensor 11 33 1 33Corbin 3 7 0Sinclair 3 15 1 15E. \V. Davies

} also bO\~ledR. T. Horsford

FINAL JUNIOR HOUSE MATCH.

Ross's met Carey's on the Upper on \iVednesday, the 30thof June, but the match was not destined to be finished till the15th of July, owing to the determined efforts of "JuppiterPluvius."

Carey's went in first on a sticky wicket and in a fading lightand in consequence did not score at all fast. After threewickets had fallen \Vhitehead seemed as though he would makea stand when he was caught after making 15. Grant mi., whohad batted well from the beginning, but had not made manyruns, was bowled by \Vitherby. Sharpe mi. batted steadily tothe end, while the remaining wickets fell rapidly, and the finalscore was 59. \iVitherby and Bassett bowled well for Ross's,the former taking six wickets for 26 runs.

Next day Ross's went in on a sodden wicket, while it stillrained intermittently. The first wicket fell almost immediately,but Bellamy and Oldfield made a stand till play was stoppedowing to the wet. Play was resumed on Saturday, but had to

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be again abandoned, and on Monday, July 5th, the same thinghappened, but not before Bellamy was l.b.w. for 31. The scorewas then 70 for 2.

As time was short, for the first time in the historY of theSchool permission was given for the Juniors to start- play at10-30 a.m. on Vvednesday, July 14th. The writer of thisaccount being not so privileged in these matters, was not ableto be present, but the scorer tells him that Carey's were bowlingand fielding well while Ros:;;'s continued to score steadily. Goodscores were made by Stevens and Napier, and the innings closedfor 158.

In the second innings Carey's first two wickets fell for 18,and Jenkins again failed to make many runs. We are afraidthat he felt the importance of the situation too acutely andthis caused him to be nervous. Ross's was bowling andfielding well and the only comment to be made is that Witherbyseemed to be continually bowling no-balls. An experiencedcricketer said that he trails his right leg over the crease afterdelivering the ball, but whether this is so is not for us to judge.The score was 45 for five when Peddie fiist began to make astand, and batted well for 23. MacCarthy and Daunt continuedthis resistance, in spite of continued changes of bowling, andthe score rose rapidly to 91 before Daunt was l.b.w. to Bassettfor 28. MacCarthy was likewise dismissed after a very usefulinnings of 19. The final score was 140.

On Thursday, Ross's went in again and, with 42 to make,were all obviously suffering from nervousness, for theirwickets fell quickly to Whitehead, who was bowling well. Acontributory cause to the low scoring was the exceptionallygood fielding of Carey's during this innings. \iVhen six wicketswere down for 37 great excitement raged as to the ultimateissue, but Stallard and Napier managed to get the runs, leavingRoss's the winners by four wickets.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of The Shz"rbttrnz"an.Dear Sir,

Permit me in a few words to say how I appreciate the generosity of Mr.John Galsworthy in giving his works to the library. That the wish, ell-

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THE WRITER OF THE ARTICLE.

pressed in the article on the library in the June Shirburnian to have theworks of modern authors, was justified, is proved by the eager way in whichMr. Galsworthy's books have been taken out. That they will be read andre-read is the earnest wish of

•

Sir,May I make two comments? (1) Do you not think it bad-mannered

and unlike the School for boys to meddle and tinker about with motor carsat the field? The arrival of a car is the signal for a general stampede ofmeddlers. (2) The number of cricket balls lost through playing on No.11 ground will soon be cousiderable. In most cases the ball simply rollsover the boundary line into the hedge. Could not a piece of netting abouttwo feet high be placed next year along the boundary line? The outlaywould easily balance the amount of time saved and the cost of a few dozenballs.

Yours,

J. C. W. ANSTEY.

£ s. d.50 15 1126 10 073 13 6

7 4 9~

the accounts for • Macbeth ' iu yourDear Sir,

I shall be obliged if you will insertforthcoming issue :-

Receipts.Wednesday eveningThursday eveningSaturday eveningSale of programmes

Expenditure.Mr. March, for making

and erecting stageF. Bennett & Co., Ltd.,

printing, &c.G. Pike, cauldron, &c.Mr. Perry, for erecting

tentMr. Joseph Read, gas-

fittingLicense for Church HallHire of costumesCarriage on costumes ...Flashpowder ...TipsGovernment stampsNew curtains ...A. J. Guppy, hauling

furniture &c.PostageF. Rickard, work on

sceneryHire of Church HallTeas at Church Hall

£ s. d.

58 17 0

8 19 102 i3 0

5 0

10 7 85 0

38 0 82 12 3

15 93 0 0

10 10 65 4 4

3004 11~

3 13 07005 13 0

£158 4 2~ £161 1 11~

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Yours, et~.,

It will be seen that there is a deficit of £2 17s. 9d. on the account,but as the School has acquired a stage from the proceeds, the result isnot altogether unsatisfactory. The expenses of the orchestra have beendefrayed by the Musical Society.

KENNETH B. TINDALL.

Dear Sir,I leave this term with many others who are in the choir. We shall

not forget the joyful hours on Sunday afternoon, and the inspiration wedrew from them.

Let it not be said that music is declining at Sherborne, which holds agreat repntation among the public schools for the ambition and the highstandard of its concerts. I think, and I am sure many will agree with me,that a marked lack of keenness has been shown lately in matters musical.The trebles this term are poor; it is not their fault naturally, when theirvoices are about to break; next term their ranks will be fnrther diminishedunless well reinforced by new boys. A large number of basses are leaving,and next term there will be only two tenors left (I do not include themasters who are often unable to attend practices).

Now there must be a great mauy boys in the School who used to singtreble and alto. They can read music and could' carry on the good work'on the topmost tiers. I leave, Sir, in the hope that next term will hail thearrival of many enthusiasts, ready to fill up the ranks of the Oratorio Choir,and keen to raise the standard of the school music to that which it hasenjoyed in the past.

Yours hopefully,A.

Palestine,July 3rd, 1920.

Dear Sir,I have looked in vain in the Field for an account, however brief, of the

School cricket matches. Surely something could be done to see thatthese are regularly published. I am afraid that the same complain'tapplies to all forms of sport in the School. To-day I have received myShirZ,urnian from the Publishers, but they have sent me the copy forJltne, 1919. On behalf of other O.SS. now abroad, I hope that you willuse your power to remedy my c.omplaiuts.

CAPT. J. }. KINGSTONE, O.S.

24 Murray Road,Rugby,

8th July, 1920.Dear Sir,

May I encroach on your space in order to put forward the suggestionthat another kind of O.S. blazer would be welcomed by many O.SS. ?

Nearly every public school has a dark blue blazer with crested pocket,available for the use of its old members who were not lucky enough to

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get their colours. in addition to a blazer in the colours of their respectiveOld Boys' Societies. Might I therefore urge the desirability of Sherbornefollowing suit. A dark blue blazer with the School crest really wellcarried out on the pocket. would be of the greatest convenience on occa­sions when the O.S. blazer proper is a little too striking.

I am, Sir,Yours truly,

ARTHUR T. HITCH.

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Town (T).

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