December 1932 - Southgate County School

Soothgate County School Magazine 29
especially when he scored a magnificent 80 out of a total of 160
against Hays Wharf. Several members of the School XL,
turned out for us in the holiday games and showed good form,
especially S. Ingle.
We shall be losing several of our members, who are leaving
the district, this year. We hope that anybody who was in either
of the School XL's will join us, as half-a-dozen new members
would not be too many. Please get in touch with the Hon. Secretary,
S. Smith, 88 Warwick Road, New Southgate, N.ll.
P. W. RUSH, Match Secretary.
OLD BOYS' FOOTBALL CLUB.
The hope expressed in the School Magazine for December,
1928, has had to wait nearly four years for its fulfilment, but it
is very gratifying to be able to report that the Football Club has
not only been re-formed but has made a very auspicious start.
At the time of writing its First Eleven stands at the top of its
Division in the Secondary Schools Old Boys' League—by a small
margin it is true; but there it is.
A well-attended preliminary meeting held in May under the
chairmanship of Mr. J. R. Allen, whose interest in local sport is
a by-word, and who has for many years taken an active interest
in the Old Boys' Cricket Club, unanimously decided that a football
club in connection with the Old Boys' Association should be
formed. The meeting elected as Temporary Honorary Secretary
E. G. Greenwood (1925-31), who had taken a leading part in
the games activities of the School and was therefore well known
to all the footballers who had left school in the last few years,
and gave him a committee of four to assist him, with Mr. Allen
as chairman.
A ground was eventually secured at West Pole Farm, Southgate,
and with the assurance of a sufficient membership to run
at least two teams, two teams were entered in the Secondary
Schools Old Boys' League.
The first General Meeting of the Club was held on the 8th
July, when the following officers were elected for the season
1932-3:—President, Mr. T. Everard; Chairman, Mr. J. R. Allen;
Honorary Secretary, E. G. Greenwood; Honorary Treasurer,
H. M. Norman.
The election of the Committee, Captains and Vice-captains
was left to a date nearer the commencement of the season, when
the positions were filled thus:—Captain, J. F. Smyth; Vicecaptain,
G. H. Parkinson; Reserve XL Captain, P. W. Rush;
Reserve XI. Vice-captain, R. R. McLean; Committee, Messrs.
McLean, Day and Parkinson, with C. W. Dean to represent the
parent body.
Unforeseen circumstances at one time made it appear that we
had been too sanguine in our hopes of running two League teams,
but an influx of members almost at the last moment averted
disaster and greatly relieved the mind of a very worried Secretary.
After two trial games a good start was made on 24th