Football Season 1883

Our Football Season has been, so far, one of great success, having been
defeated in only one match, with K.E.S., Bromsgrove ; while we have proved
ourselves superior to Malvern, Christ College, Brecon, Tenbury, Ledbury, and the
past of H.C.S. This is the first time we have defeated Brecon since we began to
play them. We hope, now that the tide of victory has turned, the school will be able
to cope with them more successfully in future. The success of the team owes itself
chiefly to the great improvement of the forwards, who, instead of picking up the ball
on every possible opportunity as in former years, have taken to dribbling, which enables
them, though very light, to cope successfully with those who are superior to them in
weight The weak point of the team has been in the passing, which, with one or
two exceptions, has not been good. This in a school team ought to be a source of
strength, instead of a weakness. There seems to be a tendency to pass widely,
which results in the ball being very often passed into an opponent's hands, or else
into nobody's hands at all. We hope next term to see this fault eradicated. In
club matches, Mr. Disney has been the mainstay of the forwards, and Mr. Fenner
helped us in the first match, when he was unfortunately hurt, and was unable to
take part in the other matches. Symonds and Home have also proved of great
service forward. Price has played very well outside the scrummage. This year we
have adopted a yellow and blue jersey, instead of the old blue one, which seems
to have had the beneficial effect of producing a keen competition to get into
the team