'Posh School' at Hertford

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:51 pm

Euterpe13 wrote:Haileybury came once ( and only once , I believe) to play hockey against the school team. They were practically delivered to the pitch in a Black Maria, and swiftly despatched at the end of the game - no " hockey tea " fraternising there ! Why only once ? Well, at half-time the Head of Haileybury was heard to complain to Dot about the standard of play of our team - said we were " a bunch of hoodlums" ( were we perchance a trifle agressive? repressed hormones?) , to which Dot proudly replied that it was not her fault if the Haileybury team were a load of cissies .... they didn't come again, and I think that the " going up to classes at Haileybury" died a swift death after our experiment.

More evidence that hockey is really rugby with sticks.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:54 pm

Everyone knows that girls are much more vicious than boys.

Euterpe13 · Post by **Euterpe13** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:54 pm

AKAP wrote:
Euterpe13 wrote:Haileybury came once ( and only once , I believe) to play hockey against the school team. They were practically delivered to the pitch in a Black Maria, and swiftly despatched at the end of the game - no " hockey tea " fraternising there ! Why only once ? Well, at half-time the Head of Haileybury was heard to complain to Dot about the standard of play of our team - said we were " a bunch of hoodlums" ( were we perchance a trifle agressive? repressed hormones?) , to which Dot proudly replied that it was not her fault if the Haileybury team were a load of cissies .... they didn't come again, and I think that the " going up to classes at Haileybury" died a swift death after our experiment.
More evidence that hockey is really rugby with sticks.

No ,, that would be hurley - we were merely in very very good physical shape !

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:56 pm

Incidentally I notice that Euterpe has mentioned Dot.

This was our esteemed headmistress known as Auntie Dot AKA DR AKA Dorothy Ruth West.

Rumour had it she didn't mind Auntie Dot but disliked DR as she didn't like her second name.

Euterpe13 · Post by **Euterpe13** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:57 pm

englishangel wrote:Everyone knows that girls are much more vicious than boys.

Were you at Hertford when Jo Sutton was there ? She was an amazing spin bowler, deadly to face , and I can remember at one of the Fathers's match in the summer when the F.Captain asked Aunty Dot if Jo could bowl underarm because they were getting a bit nervous....

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:00 pm

I take it there was no rugby for ladies in your day.

I think they play it at C.H. now.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:01 pm

Must have been before my time.

I do remember Chemi T (Mary Thompson) turning out for the staff versus school hockey match wearing brogues, a tweed skirt and brandishing a hurley (hurling?) stick well above shoulder height. Now SHE would have put the fear of God into Haileybury boys.

Would have made a good fast bowler too if her speed and aim with the board rubber was anything to go by.

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:03 pm

englishangel wrote:Must have been before my time.

I do remember Chemi T (Mary Thompson) turning out for the staff versus school hockey match wearing brogues, a tweed skirt and brandishing a hurley (hurling?) stick well above shoulder height. Now SHE would have put the fear of God into Haileybury boys.

Would have made a good fast bowler too if her speed and aim with the board rubber was anything to go by.

Sounds like St Trinnians again.

Euterpe13 · Post by **Euterpe13** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:03 pm

englishangel wrote:Would have made a good fast bowler too if her speed and aim with the board rubber was anything to go by.

Very true! you never saw it coming, and she caught me a couple of times with it - wouldn't be allowed these days....

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:05 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:I take it there was no rugby for ladies in your day.

I think they play it at C.H. now.

No rugby ( and no ladies either

) )

Cricket was our big thing as DR had ben a very good cricketer when younger and was at least a county class umpire. there was a piece in the Telegraph 16 years ago that she had retired from umpiring at the age of 80.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:13 pm

englishangel wrote: Would have made a good fast bowler too if her speed and aim with the board rubber was anything to go by.

When I was a language assistant in France I lobbed a piece of chalk at some unruly youth. The class looked at me as if I'd burnt Joan of bl*ody Arc again.

Of course, I hadn't realised that chalk-lobbing etc. was very frowned upon post-1968.

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:20 pm

Having played and enjoyed both rugby and hockey, it was hockey that gave me my only real injury. Fractured ribs, elbow and a memory of looking up at a ring of faces and the realisation that youv'e stopped breathing and no concious effort would start the breathing off again.
Police rugby was an eye opener, everyone wanted to have a dig at you (I wonder why).

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:22 pm

AKAP wrote:Having played and enjoyed both rugby and hockey, it was hockey that gave me my only real injury. Fractured ribs, elbow and a memory of looking up at a ring of faces and the realisation that youv'e stopped breathing and no concious effort would start the breathing off again.
Police rugby was an eye opener, everyone wanted to have a dig at you (I wonder why).

Ah, fond memories of P.C. Wade Dooley - a real rugby-playing copper!

AKAP · Post by **AKAP** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:24 pm

Richard Ruck wrote:Ah, fond memories of P.C. Wade Dooley - a real rugby-playing copper!

I bet not many had a dig at him.

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:31 pm

AKAP wrote:
Richard Ruck wrote: Ah, fond memories of P.C. Wade Dooley - a real rugby-playing copper!
I bet not many had a dig at him.

Too true! Not much problem with the villains, either.

"You're nicked!"

"Yes sir, OK sir, no problem, it's a fair cop, guv, and I want 103 other offences taken into consideration, and I'll give you all the names you want".