< The following article appeared in the Woking News and Mail 4th June 1954 >

 

 

 

SCHOOLS COMPETE FOR ATHLETIC HONOURS

 

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Keep it Up, Urges Lord Aberdare

 

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West Byfleet County Secondary School took the junior honours at the 16th annual secondary schools’ athletic meeting held at the Woking and District Schools’ Athletic Association at Kingfield Sports Ground on Wednesday.

 

Their boys retrained the under 15’s trophy with 27 points, other placing being Knaphill (23), Woking Grammar (22) and Monument Hill (20).  The girls took the junior trophy from Goldsworth with 23 points and next in order were St. Bede’s Send (20), Knaphill (19) and Goldsworth (17).

 

 

Three schools – Bisley, Mayford and Gordon Boys – fought a keen battle for the senior cup, which was eventually won by Bisley with 42 points, the other two being equal second with 31 points each.   It was a runaway victory for Goldsworth to retain the senior girls’ cup.  They secured 21 points and nearest to them were Chobham (4) and Monument Hill (3).

 

 

            The trophies were presented by Lord Aberdare, the well known local sporting peer, who said how much pleasure it gave him to see so many young people (there were 380 entries) taking part in sport.   “These are great days for athletics”, said Lord Aberdare in speaking of this remarkable year in which Roger Bannister had achieved the 4-minute and Miss Leather the 5-minute mile.   Athletics was a grand sport and there were few better things they could keep up in an after-life.

 

            Officials were: Hon secretary, Miss B. Winter; hon. Treasurer, Mr. W. Salmon; referee, Mr. H.B. Slater; judges, Messrs. W.H. Bean, J. F. Doyle, B.J. Griffiths, C.M. Williams, J. W, Carlton, R. Locke; timekeepers, Messrs T.P. Johnson, H. Taylor, L. Franks; starter, Mr. A.R. Ledger; starter’s steward, Mr. J. Simmonds; judges’ steward. Mr. R. Armstrong; recorders, Miss D. Nicholls, Mr. J. W. Bishop, Mr. P. Limburn; announcer, Mr. W.J. Short; chief marshal, Mr. N. Smith; assistant marshals, Miss H. Harris, Miss F. Simmonds, Messrs. T. Lee, A. Williams; chief ground steward, Mr. F. W. Goodger; stand stewards, Messrs. F. Brown, V. Hourahane; reception steward, Mr.  F. W. Beal; programme committee, Miss B. Winter, Messrs. T. Wilcox, A.R. Ledger, T.P. Johnson, W. Salmon; ground committee, Miss B. Winter, Messrs. A.R. Ledger, J. Chadwick.

 

 

RESULTS

 

High Jump, boys under 15, I.D. Cummins (W> Byfleet), 2. J. Orridge (Woking Grammar), 3. T. Barnett (Monument Hill); ditto girls, 1. P. Head (Sheerwater), 2. M. Rogan (W. Byfleet), 3. A. Hogg (Knaphill); ditto boys 15-17, 1. J. Upton (Gordon Boys), 2. J. Hoare (Bisley), 3. D. Brown (Bisley); ditto girls 1. R. Treherne (Chobham St. Lawrence),

 

Long jump, boys under 15, 1. G. Rudkin (Knaphill), 2. H. Morley (Mayford), 3. G. Record (Kingfield); ditto girls 1. M. Moore (Knaphill), 2. P. Baughan (Goldsworth), 3. E. Mowatt (W. Byfleet); ditto boys 15-17, 1 B. Rimington (Bisley), 2. K. Ferdinando (Mayford), 3. N. Cashmore (Goldsworth).

 

Putting the shot, boys under 15, 1. J. Orridge (Woking Grammar), 2. R. Doughty (Mayford), 3. R. Hockley (Knaphill); ditto 15-17, 1. A. Taylor (Gordon Boys), 2. B. Rimington (Bisley), 3. K. Ferdinando (Mayford).

 

100 yards, boys under 12, 1. K. Newnham (Knaphill), 2. D. Wells (Bisley), 3. – Butler (Sheerwater); ditto girls, 1. V. Paddon (Sheerwater) 2. S. Linnell (W. Byfleet), 3. S. Burns (Send, St. Bede’s); ditto, boys under 13, 1. J. Timpson (Knaphill), 2. R. Norris (Mayford), 3. K. Harding (W. Byfleet); ditto girls, 1. – Clarence (W. Byfleet), 2. P. Hawkins (W. Byfleet), 3. G. Cox (Goldsworth); ditto boys under 14, 1. K. Harrison (Bisley), 2. Potts (Woking Grammar), 3. W. Davis (Monument Hill); ditto girls, 1. J. Steele (Goldsworth), 2 A. Buckland (Chobham St. Lawrence), 3. C. Adams (Goldsworth); ditto boys under 15, 1. F. Gadd (Woking Grammar), 2. L. Street (W. Byfleet), 3 B. Ashford (Monument Hill); ditto girls 1. J. Robinson (W. Byfleet), 2. J. Thomas (Send St. Bede’s), 3. H. Hargreave (Knaphill), ditto boys 15-17, 1. P. Kelly (Bisley), 2. K. Beale (Mayford), 3. A. Steel (Mayford), ditto girls, 1. A. Cole (Goldsworth), 2. J. Fabb (Monument Hill), 3. R. Sharpe (Goldsworth).

 

150 yards, girls under 15, 1. D. Collyer (Send St. Bede’s), 2. M. Stagg (Knaphill), 3. B. Williams (Kingfield); ditto 15-17, 1. B. Hill (Goldsworth), 2. S. Smith (Goldsworth).

 

220 yards, boys under 15, 1. I. Jones (Woking Grammar), 2. B. Dunmill (Monument Hill), 3. I. Wells (Knaphill); ditto 15-17, 1. D. Whiteside (Gordon Boys), 2. E. Painter (Mayford), 3. E. Hills (Bisley).

 

440 yards, boys under 15, 1 – Green (W. Byfleet), 2. A. Cole (Bisley), 3. G. Sherwood (Mayford); ditto 15-17 E. Williams (Bisley), 2, E. Dawson (Mayford), 3. M. Graham (Gordon Boys).

 

880 yards, boys under 15, 1. A. Lurcock (Knaphill), 2. R. Charman (W. Byfleet), 3 A. Colomb (Mayford); ditto 15-17 1. E. Cull (Bisley), 2. B. Rogers (Gordon Boys), 3. K. Keyworth (Mayford).

 

Mile, boys 16-17, 1. P. Evans (Bisley), 2. J. Mackenzie (Gordon Boys), 3. J. Wendlekin (Mayford).

 

70 yards hurdles, girls under 15, 1. J. Cox (Send, St. Bede’s), 2. J. Drudge (Kingfield), 3. S. Burton (W. Byfleet).

 

80 yards hurdles, boys under 15, 1 – Elliott (Woking Grammar), 2 R. Ingham (Bisley), 3. P. Jones (Monument Hill).

 

110 yards hurdles, boys 15-17, 1. J. Barley (Mayford), 2 J. Bing (Bisley), 3 B. Norris (Bisley).

 

440 yards relay, boys under 15, 1. West Byfleet, 2. Monument Hill 3 Goldsworth; ditto girls 1. Knaphill, 2 Send St. Bede’s, 3. Goldsworth; ditto boys 15-17 1. Gordon Boys, 2. Mayford, 3. Bisley; ditto girls 1. Goldsworth