Sports Centre tops out!

EASTER 2013
Sports Centre tops out!
Opening scheduled for summer 2013
The Hawks tie was much in evidence on 8th March
Fives once more in Cambridge
when, on a bleak not-yet-spring day, the topping out
Bob Dolby, President of Cambridge University Rugby Fives
ceremony took place at the Cambridge Sports Centre.
Club writes:
The two University Fives clubs got the best possible
Watched by an audience
Christmas present with the decision to go ahead with the
of sports representatives,
building of six Fives courts on the first floor of the University
University officials and
Sports Centre now rising on the West Cambridge site. At the
contractors, the Director of
time of writing (early May) the walls of all six courts are going
Physical Education, Tony
up and decisions are being made about the texture and
Lemons, the University’s
colours of the playing surfaces. In addition spectator viewing
Estate Management
facilities are being designed. Completion of the suite of
Director, Michael Bienias,
Ilia Cherezov, Hawks President, and
courts is still scheduled for the autumn, if not before.
and the MD of SDC
Alice Bush, Ospreys President, with
Builders Ltd, Francis
It has been eighteen years now since the old courts in
Sports Centre behind 8 March 2013.
Shiner, were lifted the
Portugal Place were knocked down for redevelopment by St.
17 metres to the central roof girder to affix a
John’s College. Since then the Rugby Fives Club has had to practise and
commemorative plaque.
play all its matches at Oundle School, 40 miles away; the Eton Fives Club
has survived on one rather dilapidated court in Magdalene College.
The stunning main sports hall, cleverly designed to be illuminated by natural light,
Standards and numbers playing have inevitably fallen and fixture lists have
will house court layouts for 8
dwindled.
Badminton, 2 Basketball, 2 Netball,
2 Volleyball courts and 2 Five-aRaising money for these courts – some £850,000 – has involved both clubs
side Football pitches. There will
appealing to fives-playing Cambridge alumni, who have responded with
also be provision for Korfball,
predictable generosity. In addition there have been considerable donations
Trampoline, Boxing, Gymnastics
from Fives-players from Oxford (we contributed substantially to their appeal
and Archery. Movable bleachers
for courts in the late 1980s), from members of the Jesters Club and from
seating will enable a large number
various trusts with the interests of the two games at heart. One outstanding
of spectators to watch Varsity,
effort was made by the undergraduate members of CURFC, who put on a
BUCS and other matches.
24-hour sponsored game of Rugby Fives at St. Paul’s School and raised
over £4000 in the process.
Entering the building there will be a large lobby, lounge area with audio-visual space
to catch the latest match, and café. Also on the ground floor there will be a Health
With state-of-the-art courts it is hoped to raise both games to a new level of
Club, comprising a Fitness Suite and a Strength and Conditioning Room, both
awareness within Cambridge. Apart from increasing the numbers of
equipped to the highest standard, including, in the latter, a 2 lane 20 metre
members of the university playing – of both sexes – it is the intention to put
plyometrics track. On the first floor there will be a Multi-purpose Room, housing a
on coaching and attract those from the outside community to the game.
variety of sports including Martial Arts (2 dojos), Fencing (4 pistes), Table Tennis (9
Perhaps we shall soon see a
tables), Fitness classes and Dance.
Cambridge City Fives Club
challenging for national
The building includes spaces for a row of Fives Courts (3 each of Rugby and Eton),
honours!
and a row of 5 international standard Squash Courts. Development of these spaces
will continue after the first phase is complete and has been opened - see the
The history of Fives at
accompanying article by Bob Dolby, Rugby Fives President, and the insert from the
Cambridge is long and the
Squash Club.
achievements of Cambridge
Fund raising
players considerable. The new
Artists impression of the Eton Fives Courts
While celebrating the progress of this enterprise we note that funding remains an
courts will eventually be graced
issue of major concern, as will be apparent from the included insert from the Squash
by Honours Boards recording that history. ‘New Portugal Place’ will be a
Club. There is scope for a major donor to name the Centre, but every donation,
facility well worthy of Cambridge’s Fives-playing tradition.
however small, helps. Regrettably Kyle Coveney who was charged with raising
funds for the project, has dropped out of the picture, but the need remains. Any
Hawk wishing to assist with what is, patently no longer a white elephant, should
Hawks’ Trust
either contact John Pritchard ([email protected] or +44 207 430 2502), or,
in the case of Squash, respond on the form enclosed herewith.
£22,300 disbursed to 123 sporting residents! For details see page 5.
Who were the Presidents
Rugby Fives do it again
83rd Varsity Match Saturday, February 26th, 2013 at St.
Paul’s School
Sadly long-standing and highly respected umpire, David
Barnes, was indisposed, so his role was taken by the
President of the ‘home side’, Cambridge. In a match
conducted by all concerned with the customary good
spirit there was little more for him to do than take down
scores delivered with alacrity and hand out the jelly
babies and trophies at the end. Oxford, attired in their
John James
R
M
Wilkinson
Philip Keith-Roach
Richard Brooman
James Thornton
Neptune-sponsored ‘stash’, took the award for sartorial
1965-6-7
1973-4
1972-3
1978-9
1979-80
elegance; Cambridge took the Jock Burnet trophy and
the ‘Fist of Iron’. It was Cambridge’s first hat-trick in the
Varsity Match for twenty years. For the Sparrows it was
the first time they had retained the ‘Fist of Iron’ since its
inception a decade ago.
In the main match
Cambridge had too much
Dan Wooler
Jeremy Macklin
Rob Andrew
fire-power at the top, with
Dick Tyler
1991-2
1982-3
1984-5
1980-1
Ed Kay and Jacob Brubert
The mystery of the missing 1977-78 President continues. A bottle of champagne to the man who can winning every one of their
games with room to spare,
conclusively put a name to him.
while in the bottom half
Chase, Sloper, Judge and
Your old photographs please
Ader had more than
enough experience to
Get into your attics! Dust off the archives! Dig out those old photographs and either email electronic
copies to us, or send originals for us to copy and return to you. Committees, teams, action shots, all are overwhelm their
opponents.
welcome, and add immeasurably to our archive of the rich history of this great club.
In a topsy-turvy contest
between the Sparrows and Captain Ed Kay (Emmanuel)
Paypal comes to the Hawks’ web site
holds the Jock Burnet trophy
the Beavers Mathias and
Not before time, some will say, the Hawks’ web site now provides the facility to make subscriptions or
Chipping were also rather too match-hardened for their
opponents, but Oxford’s left-handed Eton Fives player
donations to the Club, electronically.
Birkett caught the eye.
Hawks may not be aware that the cost of maintaining the wonderful Club house that has now been
enjoyed by 20 years of Hawks, is met by just two income streams - the trading income from the bar and Both captains are to be congratulated on raising twelve
dining room, and subscription income from our resident members and alumni. Older members may find players each to make the day’s contest an engaging
it odd to note that, these days, bar takings are no longer adequate to keep the place “afloat”. Indeed,
spectacle for the large number of parents and
such is the level of fitness required for most sports that, in the months leading up to a Varsity match,
supporters. Our thanks go to the latter for creating a
lively atmosphere in the gallery. The players’ thanks go
alcohol is totally forsworn. Pints of water, alas, are not profitable.
to Pol Roger for sponsoring the event with a dozen
So you can see how vital is the income from subscriptions, and particularly from that great host of
bottles of champagne, which Ed Kay had much pleasure
alumni who outnumber currently resident members by 20:1. If therefore you have allowed your
subscription to lapse, or perhaps have never paid one, please take the opportunity of this new facility to in distributing – for the most part – to his victorious team.
pay one now. The facility is available on our web site at this reference:
Cambridge now counts 53 wins against 30 by Oxford.
http://www.hawksclub.co.uk/the-club/donations-and-subscriptions.aspx
In the last Hawk we showed the pictures of 9 past Presidents which we obtained from the archives of the
CURUFC. They were:
In the meanwhile our grateful thanks to all those of you who are already subscribing.
Notes from the Welsh Dinner
The Welsh Hawks continued their tradition of an Annual Dinner, but the 2013 affair for the first time was
postponed from January 18, submersed in a foot of snow, to a drier but even colder April 5!
The proximity of Easter reduced numbers from the nearly 50 acceptances received in January to the 25
Hawks, who defied a flu bug and the demands of family holidays, to enjoy the marvellous hospitality of
the Cardiff and County Club. That said, Tom McGing set off events by reminding everyone, that he,
Keith Hughes, Nigel Waskett and Jerry Wallwork, being made of sterner stuff, had battled the weather
and celebrated dinner on the original date, albeit in, shall we say, a ‘less formal manner’! It was sad that
Mr Wallwork, unaccountably, missed the re-arranged occasion as he seemingly preferred to attend his
son’s wedding in Japan!
As is tradition, the oldest Hawk, by matriculation, Russell Jenkins took the gavel and, setting a poignant
note, asked Dennis Gethin, Welsh Rugby’s President, but also a Neath RFC player, to give tribute to
Brian Thomas (1960 Neath GS and Christ's, see obituary herein). Brian had lost his fight against ill
health earlier in the year. Dennis rendered a touching, heartfelt and intimate view of Brian, contrasting
the much feared International lock-forward with the coach, administrator and industrialist, possessing a
fierce-some intellect, who had contributed so much to Welsh and Cambridge Rugby and touched the
careers of so many Hawks.
Other Hawks combined in their own special memories of Brian, before, as is also tradition, the Chair
called on Hawks, Lawrence Alderson and Roger Stennett, who were attending for their ‘first’ time to
speak to the dinner.
The 2014 Dinner will, snow permitting, take place on January 17. For details please contact Steve
Whitehead, [email protected]
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Hawks Talks
On the 8th February 2013 Hawks legend, Tom James,
came to the Union
to talk to resident
Hawks. He is
seen here (centre)
with Committee
members Ilia
Cherezov, John
Walker, Oliver
Wolfe, and Mike
Thorp.
Having replayed
the videos of his two Olympic triumphs, he talked quietly
and with great authority about the races themselves, and
of the preparation that went
into them, both physical and
psychological. In the
following question and answer
session the discussion
covered a wide range of
rowing and fitness topics,
leaving his audience informed
Two gold medals and inspired.
Beijing and London
Our very great thanks to him.
OBITUARIES
A C W (Tony) Abrahams (1923-2011)
Roy Calvocoressi OBE (1930-2012)
Tony Abrahams devoted his life to
education, particularly in his role as
founder, Director, and finally
lifetime President of the Centre for
British Teachers, CfBT.
Born in Zanzibar Tony went to
Bedford School, before being
called up in 1942.
During the war he served in the Indian Army, and
latterly in North Africa, Italy and Greece, where he
was mentioned in despatches. His experience in
India, where locals were increasingly being expected
to learn English in order to communicate with their
commanders was to influence the rest of his life.
On demobilisation he went up to Emmanuel to read
Law. At Cambridge he played cricket and rugby, and
during the long vac started taking groups of likeminded students to Scandinavia to teach English. He
had chanced upon an untapped market, and by the
time he graduated he was responsible for selecting
and training hundreds of English school teachers to
work in Sweden. At one time there was no British
university offering postgraduate TEFL (Teaching
English as a Foreign Language) or linguistics courses
which did not employ one of Tony’s erstwhile
Swedish tutors as a lecturer.
In 1968 he was asked to recruit 30 British graduates
to teach in Germany. He realised that this group
would have no support services to fall back on visas, bank accounts, local culture, accommodation all would be difficult and time consuming to navigate,
and a distraction from their main task - to teach. He
resolved to provide this service, and thus was born
CBT - the f was added later when, on setting up in
Malaysia, it was realised that CBT stood for ’Criminal
Breach of Trust’ there. The operation flourished and
in 1976 was registered as a charity. Today it has
over 2,000 staff deployed world-wide, and is ranked
in the top 30 of UK charities. Having effectively
established TEFL as an academic discipline, the
organisation has now moved on to cover the whole
gamut of the teacher/learner relationship, both
internationally and within the UK.
Until he relinquished his Directorship in 1982 Tony
remained very much a hands-on manager of the
organisation. He did not suffer fools gladly, and
expected his staff to act on their own initiative. With
his barrister’s training, reviews were always
penetrating and sometimes intimidating. On the other
hand he cared about his staff enormously and would
stay up drinking and swapping stories with them until
the small hours. He also clearly had an impish sense
of humour, typified by his introduction of the Platov
awards to fund teachers’ post-graduate study, which,
he assured would-be backers, was the name of an
eastern European educationalist. It turned out to be
an anagram of his family’s initials.
Along the way he also helped to create Seaspeak,
the international language of the sea, was chairman
of governors at Stepney Green Comprehensive,
chairman of the Harpur Trust which runs several
schools in Bedford, and was a past President of Old
Bedfordians. In 1950 he married Laila Myking, and
they had 3 children. In 1982 he married again, Liz
Bryant, who survives him.
The early death of his father left
Roy Calvocoressi as head of the
family at age 7. No doubt the
strength of character that he later
displayed stemmed from this
time.
His schooling was at Eton where
he excelled at tennis, winning the
inter-schools cup three years
running, and being captain of tennis, as well as head
of house.
After National Service he went up to Magdalene to
read History, and then Law, being called to the Bar in
1953. While at Cambridge he got his blue for Real
Tennis, a sport he continued to play all his life,
beating his son and his son in law playing together
against him at the age of 79!
After 10 years working as a barrister he became
disillusioned with the limitations of the law, and
devoted the rest of his life to charity work,
concentrating particularly on areas where conflicts
bore down on the lives of ordinary people. The four
trusts that he founded reflect his belief in Christian
peacemaking by serving communities at grassroots
level. These trusts still thrive today: the Langley
Trust for care and rehabilitation of ex-offenders; the
Christian International Peace Service for
reconciliation; Project Vietnam Orphans for care of
orphans; Traidcraft for fair trade. His work frequently
took him into countries and situations where there
was considerable danger to himself, but the objective
of peacemaking by personal example was always
more important than personal safety.
In 1982 he moved to Henley, where he threw himself
into the life of the local community, becoming a
member of Henley Royal Regatta, the Henley
Society, the Henley Show, and the Real Tennis clubs
at Hardwicke House, and Merton College. He
became a lay preacher at Bix Church, and a
contributor to ‘Thought for the Week’ in the Standard,
besides his commitments to a wide range of other
charities.
Withal he remained a gentle and supremely unselfish
man, though blessed with clear thinking and singleminded determination. He was a most generous
supporter of the Hawks’ Trust, about which, with
typical humility, he asked to remain anonymous.
The last word must be from his wife, Elfrida, who,
together with their 2 children, and 2 grandchildren,
survives him:
“He was, in his own quiet and humble way, so proud
to wear his Hawks tie (and always carefully
considered when to do so!) - not because of his own
achievements, but because of what the tie
represents, in so many aspects of life. He put a lot of
store by excelling in whatever gifts, talents and
opportunities he was given - not for selfaggrandisement, as I hinted before, nor at the
expense of others, but for the intrinsic value that it
imparts to one's character and for the enjoyment of
others, both players and spectators.”
John W Dougall (1926-2012)
A loving son (one of four),
husband and father.
John completed a post grad
year at Emmanuel College
Cambridge in 1956.
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Successful not only in business (as an engineer and
director at Lucas) but also in sport including football
(very much a family talent), cricket and golf.
A wise old owl, a lateral thinker with a wonderful
sense of humour and oodles of patience.
Despite his great physical presence (6ft 2) he was a
gentle and sincere man. He inspired respect, loyalty
and trust with a quiet authority.
John passed away after a long illness at the age of
86.
He will be greatly missed by all who had the honour
of knowing him.
Obituary by his daughter, Natasha
John Lloyd MC (1923-2013)
John Lloyd went to school at
Marlborough, and in 1942 joined
the Coldstream Guards. He was
involved in the slog up the spine of
Italy and lost his brother at
Salerno.
In late 1944 the SS was responsible for a terrible
massacre in the Monte Sole Massif region, where
local partisans had been causing havoc behind
German lines. The Coldstreams arriving in the area
faced stiff resistance, and Lloyd found himself
defending a small hamlet in a forward position. A
strong force of SS ski troops, firing bazookas,
managed to demolish his right hand section, and
were pressing home their advantage to wipe out the
whole position. Lloyd, manning a bren gun, rallied his
men, and attacked with such ferocity that the enemy
were forced to retreat. He was awarded an
Immediate MC. On clearing the area of the enemy it
was discovered that not one person of the many
families, men, women and children, who had lived on
the mountain, had survived the SS massacre. The
area was never re-inhabited and is now a National
Park.
Leaving the army in 1946, Lloyd went up to Trinity to
read History, and to get a Blue playing Hockey. On
going down he began a career in business,
becoming sales director of Perdio in 1959. A small
electronics company, Perdio had invented the first
portable transistor radios, now collectors’ items.
Lloyd’s marketing skills made them essential
accessories for playing the soundtracks of the time
and two factories were started up to cope with
demand.
As Japanese competition began to affect sales, he
sold his stake in the business and moved to
Somerset. Following the early death of his wife, Joy
Sanford, he immersed himself in public service.
He was involved with St John’s Ambulance for 40
years, and was a JP for over 20. He was High Sheriff
of Somerset in 1976 and Deputy Lieutenant in 1986.
In 1970 he married again, Penelope Astley-Rushton,
who also pre-deceased him. He is survived by the
two sons and two daughters of his first marriage.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins MBE (1945-2013)
CMJ, as he was often called,
was captain of cricket at
Marlborough, and then went
up to Fitzwilliam to read
History. Surprisingly his blue
was not in cricket, at which he
was greatly disappointed, but
in Rugby Fives, a game for
which he retained a great affection throughout the
OBITUARIES
rest of his life. In fact he was elected captain for the
University club for 1968, but had already set his eyes
on cricket journalism, and left to do just that.
He had clearly set his sights on this career from an
early age, for in his last year at school he wrote to
Brian Johnson asking how he could become a cricket
commentator, and Johnson had invited him up to
Broadcasting House and taken him out to lunch. On
graduating therefore he took up the post of deputy
editor of The Cricketer under E W Swanton.
After 3 years he joined the BBC Radio Sports News
department, and commentated on his first match in
1972, a one day international between England and
Australia. His last match, 40 years later, was for Test
Match Special on England’s third Test against
Pakistan in 2012. In that time he was cricket
correspondent for the BBC (1973-80 and 1985-91),
the Daily Telegraph (1990-99) and The Times (19992008), and throughout was a regular on Test Match
Special.
His particular style as a commentator was, first, to
give a precise and accurate account of every ball
bowled and every stroke played, and then, drawing
on an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game and its
history, to follow with apposite comment, and
anecdote, laced with humour.
The totality of his professionalism in the commentary
box and in his writing was occasionally found wanting
in practical matters. On one occasion he turned up
at Lords for a match that was being played at the
Oval, and he was never at home with modern
technology. On more than one occasion, to his utter
consternation, he lost his copy by hitting the delete
button instead of send.
He was appointed MBE in 2009, and elected
President of the MCC for 2010-11, a rare honour for
a journalist. He was also President of the Rugby
Fives Association from 1993-95, and recently gave
generously in support of the Fives courts at the new
Cambridge Sports Centre.
He met Judy Hayman while at Cambridge and they
were married in 1970. They have 2 sons and a
daughter.
tough, uncompromising, lock forward, his partnership
with Brian Price in the Welsh second row was
considered unrivalled then or since.
In 1981 he became team manager at Neath.
Bringing his passion and his considerable intellect to
bear on the club, he ushered in an era of unrivalled
success. Under his tutelage they achieved 3
successive Welsh Club Champions 1987-90, and 2
Welsh Premiership Division wins 1991 and 1996.
Many believed that, had he been selected to manage
the Welsh national team, their successes would have
been much greater.
Those who knew him well appreciated the personal
kindness, generosity and genuine concern for others
that lurked beneath the tough exterior.
Ken Webb (1940-2013)
Editor’s note: Ken was not a Hawk, but clearly of Hawk’s
material, and a close friend of Patrick Delafield (Jesus,
CUBC) who provided this obituary.
Ken Webb, who has died in a
mountaineering accident near
Plettenberg Bay, South
Africa, was born on 6
September 1940 in
Johannesburg. Educated at
Hilton College,
Witwatersrand, and the
University of Natal. He came
to Jesus as a graduate student to read Law. A keen
sportsman, he had been selected to play rugby for
the Springboks but was unfortunately unable to play
Keith Weston (1926-2013)
due to injury. The experienced rugby player’s
cauliflower ears were a warning to anyone who
It was as a 12 year old at
Merchant Taylors’ School that thought to tangle with him. Heavily built at 6’2” and
16 stone, he was an immensely strong man (he
Keith Weston attended a
would – not infrequently – pick up John Honey and
“Varsity and Public Schools”
camp in Branscombe, Devon, hold him above his head before throwing him into the
Cam) of good humour and excellent company. He
where he found the faith that
won two Rugby Blues, in 1964 and 1965 (regrettably
was to frame his life.
On leaving school Weston served as a Royal Artillery winning neither), and played for the Jesus 1st. XV in
1964, 65 & 66. In 1965 he rowed in the JCBC VIth.
captain in Israel and Palestine, before going up to
Trinity Hall in 1948 to read French and German. He “International” May Boat which consisted of 3 South
Africans, 3 British, 2 from (then) Rhodesia and 1
was active in the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate
Christian Union (CICCU), and also played hockey for Australian, coxed by The Rev. James Owen. This
remarkable crew was coached by the President of
the University. He then trained for the ministry at
the CUBC Joe Fraser who recalls that the thighs of
Ridley Hall, being ordained in Bath Abbey in 1953.
Ken Webb at 5 and Chris Wiggins at 6 were so
After curacies at Weston-Super-Mare and
massive that they could not get their hands away at
Cheltenham he was appointed vicar at Christ Church, the finish of the stroke. The JCBC Boatman, the
Clevedon in 1959. From there he moved to the
redoubtable Percy Bullock, advised that “all Jesus
medieval church of St Ebbe’s in Oxford where he
boats were rigged the same” and that nothing could
served as rector from 1964 to 1985.
be done. However on their next outing Webb and
Wiggins appeared to have mastered their difficulty
Wherever he served, Weston offered careful and
lively bible teaching, always applied to contemporary round the turn and a close inspection by their Coach
revealed that some extra washers had mysteriously
life. Over the years he was deeply involved in the
work of the annual Keswick Bible Convention, which appeared under the bottom stays. Percy Bullock
draws thousands to its summer gatherings in the
remained his enigmatic self, with no comment.
Lake District. He was its chairman from 1994 to
Ken was also an enthusiastic skier. He was a
1997, travelling the world to expound the Scriptures member of The Natives Club and of The Rhadegund
at sister conventions.
Society. Contemporaries recall with fondness his
impressive thirst and his extraordinary ability to eat
Although it was not commonplace in his day, he
Brian Thomas (1940-2012)
hotter curries than anyone else in the University. He
Brian Thomas was a member always welcomed people of any Christian
denomination to receive Holy Communion, and
shared a house at Haslingfield with Johnny Payne.
of the 1961 Invincibles, that
appointed women to positions of leadership. He also Ken graduated LLB in 1966. He moved to Canada
team that went through the
and spent many years working on the Toronto Stock
whole season without losing a encouraged students to consider many forms of lay
ministry, as well as vocations to the ordained
match, sealing it with a 9-3
Exchange with Midland Doherty (now Merrill Lynch)
ministry.
and subsequently several years as a consultant
victory over Oxford.
For
10
years
in
the
70’s
and
80’s
he
served
on
the
before retiring to Plettenberg Bay. He leaves his
Brian went to Neath Grammar
General Synod, sitting on the Synod’s Dioceses
wife, Clare, whom he married in 1974, two daughters
School where he already
and a son.
Commission.
earned a place in the Neath
Thomas in 1961 Varsity club side. Going up to Christ’s In 1985 he was invited to become diocesan director
Match programme
of ordinands and post-ordination training for Norwich
college to read Natural
Diocese. In the meanwhile he was a trustee of the
Sciences in 1960 he was immediately in the Blues’
Notices
UCCF (Universities and Colleges Christian
side, and played in the Varsity match for all 3 of his
Fellowship) in which he was one of the best loved
years 1960, 61 and 62.
If anyone would like to provide obituaries for the
On completing his degree he became a metallurgist speakers up and down the country. He was elected following, please send them to the Editor. They will
President for the year 1987-88.
be published in the next Hawk.
at the giant steel works in Port Talbot, but he
remained an integral part of the Neath team. At the In 1991 he retired to Thame, where he continued to John Cave - Downing 1953-56, Water Polo, died 26
preach, and where, after nearly 60 years, he
age of 22 he won his first full international cap,
September 2012
playing for Wales against England in the 1963 Five
preached his last just 4 months before he died.
Don Ellwood - Christ’s 1964-67, Rugby Fives and
Nations championship. He went on to represent
He is survived by his wife Margaret, and their 4
Rugby, died 2012
Wales 21 times, touring with them twice: in 1964 to
children.
Ben Heywood - Trinity 1943-45, Boat Club, died 17
South Africa and in 1969 to Australasia and Fiji. He
July 2012.
continued to play for Neath, which he captained in
1966 and 1968. Described as a giant of a man and a
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Right to Play
Hawks’ Trust
Right To Play is a global charity that uses the
transformative power of play - playing sports, playing
games - to educate and empower children facing
adversity.
They reach 1 million children in regular weekly
activities, and have a direct impact on the development
of critical life skills that affect positive and sustainable
change.
www.righttoplay.com
Supported jointly by the Hawks and Ospreys, last
year our efforts contributed significantly to
Cambridge being awarded Right to Play
University of the Year at the annual BUCS
awards.
This year the charity ball held jointly by Hawks
and Ospreys at the Union raised a total of
£4,000. The photo shows Ilia Cherezov, Hawks’
President, and Alice Bush, Ospreys’ President
presenting the money to the representative of the
charity.
On 13 February the Trustees met to consider this year’s 170
applications - a record entry. Awards were made to 123 of those
applicants in amounts ranging from £100 to £500, with four
special awards of £750, which are made in the names of major
benefactors of the fund. These were:
David Jennens award - Ashley Abrahams, Peterhouse, Rifle
Shooting. Ashley is an England international.
Sir Adrian Cadbury award - Harry Leitch, Fitzwilliam, Squash.
Harry is a Scotland international at doubles.
Bob Barber award Emma Perkins,
Newnham, Athletics.
Emma is currently the
top UK high jumper.
Sir Arthur Marshall
award - Jonathan Cook,
Jesus, Athletics.
Jonathan is aiming for
international competition at 800 metres.
Details of all the awards can be found on the website at:
http://www.hawksclub.co.uk/hawks-trust/awards-2013.aspx
On 10th May a combined team of Ospreys and Hawks ran in the Right to Play 5k Challenge
at Battersea Park, London. A Hawk was the fastest runner of the day, and Ospreys got the
top 3 spots for women. If you would like to show your support for their efforts send donations
to the Administrator (address on back page) clearly showing ‘Right to Play’.
Make donations to the Trust with Paypal
You can now make donations to the Hawks’ Trust via Paypal simply follow the link below.
History notes
http://www.hawksclub.co.uk/hawks-trust/donations-to-thetrust.aspx
Jeremy Hogben, Squash Rackets, Corpus Christi 1956 writes:
Do not doubt the value of these bursaries. A typical application to
Jimmy Van Alen
the Trust will read along these lines: “Costs include club subs, club
Reading John Churchill's account of Jimmy's desire to proclaim his poems to a wider
strip, other playing kit, travel to away matches, entry fees to
audience, brings to mind the occasion in 1957 when I was a member of the combined Oxford/ competitions, training camps, and physio to keep muscles in top
Cambridge Jesters real tennis team attending the farewell dinner at the New York Rackets
condition: cost well over £1,000 per year.” [often much more].
Club in Park Avenue; At the conclusion no less than 26 speeches were made, of which 13
As a student the applicant may be on maximum loan - it is rare to
including much in verse, were made by Jimmy. It was a long evening! and I have to say,
have an application from one who is not in financial difficulty. For
slightly tedious.
those who are on MPhil or Phd courses, ineligible for student
Jimmy and his brother Sammy were legendary, kind and generous hosts to us visiting
finance, the strains can be very much greater.
undergraduates and long remembered. Also, I recall, their (to no avail) efforts to introduce the
The Trustees take great care over each application, examining
‘Van Allen scoring system’ to the Lawn Tennis governing body consisting of allowing only 1
each case on the following criteria:
service and reducing the size of the service box. All in order to prolong rallies and reduce
The applicant is resident, and practices a sport that is a
service domination.
recognised blue/half blue in the university
Editor’s note: Jimmy Van Alen sadly never saw the new Clubhouse at Portugal Place. His
There is established financial need, including level of cost
brother, Sammy, did however pay us a visit, though very frail and scarcely able to walk,
Academic record is an important criterion.
during the fund raising effort in the late 80’s. Jimmy’s widow, Candy, attended the opening of
Level of sporting achievement.
the Clubhouse and subsequently paid off the mortgage for us. The Club owes a very great
Must be supported by applicant’s tutor or college senior tutor.
deal to the Van Alen family in so many ways.
Achilles guts no match for Ivy League
Varsity Victory in Marathon
Although the Achilles Club was not founded until 1920, this 4-yearly fixture has been in place
since 1894, and winning a place on the touring team is a prize in itself. So it was that at
Easter this year Oxford and Cambridge rivalries were set aside as the joint teams set off to
challenge the might of the American Ivy League universities.
Alas the Americans were too strong, Cornell and Penn beating
the men 14-5, and the women 15-4, while Harvard and Yale
beat the men 14-5 and the women 13-6. Nonetheless there
were some superlative performances. Hanna Tarver was
victorious in the 800m in both matches, while Jonathan Cook
took the 800m in the second match. Emma Perkins dominated
the high jump and triple jump against Cornell-Penn and in that
match Matt Houlden long jumped an impressive 7.01m to get
2nd place. Nadine Prill of Oxford won the 200m at the HarvardWinning 4x400m team
Yale match.
Alice Kaye, Hanna Tarver,
Lizzie Thompson, Nadine Prill In the relays the men’s 4x400m won at Cornell-Penn, while the
women won theirs at Harvard-Yale.
All who took part lauded the unforgettable experience, marvelled at the fantastic sporting
facilities of the American universities, and made many new friends.
21st April 2013 saw Cambridge and Oxford competing in the
London Marathon, in what has become the venue for the Varsity
match.
In the men’s 5-runners-per-team event Will
Roberts, in his debut marathon, led the
Cambridge team in 2:43:1, placing 2nd in the
individual Varsity standings, and 6th in the BUCS
championships. Following him in were Lorcan
Murphy 2:46:14, Bernd Kuhlenschmidt 2:47:18,
Drummond Lawson 2:52:11, and Neil Houlsby
2:56:20. All superb runs, beating the Oxford team
by 4 minutes.
The women’s event required 2 to score, and
Stella Nordhagen 3:34:08 and Nora Hutchinson
3:56:48 beat their Oxford counterparts by 11
minutes.
Will Roberts
Cambridge runner of the day was an alumnus,
former club captain James Kelly, who ran 2:21:39 to be 18th
overall, 4th Brit and 3rd in the non-elite category.
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Results-Results-Results
Total wins: Cambridge 48 - Oxford 34
Sport
Varsity Result as at May 2013
Sport
Varsity Result as at May 2013
Amateur Boxing
Oxford
Lacrosse Mixed
Cambrige
Association Football
Cambridge 3 - Oxford 2
Life Saving
Oxford 4 - Cambridge 1
Association Football Women
Cambridge 4 - 2 Oxford (pens after 1-1)
Modern Pentathlon
Oxford by 1208 points
Athletics - Cross Country
Cambridge 42 - Oxford 38
Modern Pentathlon Women
Cambridge by 2264 points
Athletics - Cross Country Women
Cambridge 22 - Oxford 15
Netball
Oxford 53 - Cambridge 35
Athletics - Indoor Field & Relays
Relays Oxford, Field Draw
Orienteering
Cambridge
Athletics - Indoor Field & Relays Women
Relays Draw, Field Cambridge
Orienteering Women
Cambridge
Athletics - Marathon
Cambridge - 4 minutes
Powerlifting
Cambridge 2110.21 - Oxford 2056.76
Athletics - Marathon Women
Cambridge - 11 minutes
Rackets
Oxford 3 - Cambridge 0
Australian Rules Football
Oxford 66 - Cambridge 24
Real Tennis
Oxford 4 - Cambridge 3
Badminton
Oxford 14 - Cambridge 1
Real Tennis Women
Oxford 5 - Cambridge 1
Badmintonn Women
Oxford 15 - Cambridge 0
Revolver & Pistol
Cambridge 2116 - Oxford 2066
Basketball
Cambridge 93 - Oxford 68
Revolver & Pistol Women
Cambridge 2045 - Oxford 1828
Basketball Women
Oxford 62 - Cambridge 37
Riding
Cambridge 111.5 - Oxford 178.3
Caving
Oxford
Rifle - Small Bore
Cambridge 1515 - Oxford 1514
Cruising Club - Sailing
Cambridge
Rifle - Small Bore Women
Cambridge 755 - Oxford 690
Cruising Club - Windsurfing
Oxford 3 - Cambridge 0
Rowing - Blues
Oxford 1.5 lengths
Eton Fives
Cambridge 2 - Oxford 1
Rowing - Women Blues
Oxford
Eton Fives Women
Oxford 3 - Cambridge 0
Rowing - Lightweights
Oxford
Fencing
Cambridge 129 - Oxford 110
Rowing - Lightweights Women
Oxford
Fencing Women
Cambridge 133 - Oxford 88
Rugby Fives
Cambridge 265 - Oxford 176
Gaelic Football
Oxford
Rugby League
Oxford 32 - Cambridge 4
Golf
Oxford 8.5 - Cambridge 6.5
Rugby Union Football
Oxford 26 - Cambridge 19
Golf Women
Cambridge 8 - Oxford 1
Rugby Union Football Women
Oxford 15 - Cambridge 5
Gymnastics
Cambridge 241.45 - Oxford 161.2
Ski and Snowboarding
Cambridge
Gymnastics Women
Oxford 121.35 - Cambridge 117.6
Skiing Women
Cambridge
Hockey
Draw 1-1
Squash Rackets
Cambridge 3 - Oxford 2
Hockey Women
Cambidge 2 - Oxford 0
Squash Rackets Women
Cambridge 5 - Oxford 0
Ice Hockey
Cambridge 8 - Oxford 2
Swimming
Oxford 61 - Cambridge 29
Ice Hockey Women
Cambridge 11 - Oxford 5
Swimming Women
Oxford 56 - Cambridge 34
Jitsu
Oxford
Table Tennis
Cambridge 10 - Oxford 0
Judo
Oxford
Table Tennis Women
Cambridge 9 - Oxford 1
Judo women
Cambridge 3 - Oxford 2
Taekwondo
Cambridge 3 - Oxford 2
Karate
Cambridge 109 - Oxford 21
Taekwondo Women
Oxford 3 - Cambridge 2
Karate Women
Cambridge 70 - Oxford 20
Trampoline
Cambridge 433.6 - Oxford 398.2
Karting
Cambridge 79 - Oxford 61
Ultimate Frisbee
Cambridge 15 - Oxford 12
Kendo
Cambridge
Ultimate Frisbee Women
Cambridge 15 - Oxford 8
Kickboxing
Cambridge 4 - Oxford 3
Volleyball
Cambridge 3 - Oxford 0
Korfball
Oxford 8 - Cambridge 7
Volleyball Women
Cambridge 3 - Oxford 1
Lacrosse
Oxford 13 - Cambridge 3
Water Polo
Cambridge 11 - Oxford 10
Lacrosse Women
Oxford 8 - Cambridge 5
Water Polo Women
Cambridge 18 - Oxford 4
CONTACT YOUR CLUB
Administrator: Sarah Malcolm
18 Portugal Place
Cambridge CB5 8AF
Tel: 01223 314666
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hawksclub.co.uk
Editor: [email protected]
Back copies of The Hawk may be found at:
http://www.hawksclub.co.uk/the-club/publications.aspx
Dates for your Diary
30 Aug 2013 Hawks’ Golf Day - at Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club.
Contact Roger Dalzell at [email protected] if interested.
27 Nov 2013 Steele Bodgers - Cambridge networking event of the year at Grange
Road. Marquee, lunch, bar. Kick off 3.0pm. Contact the Clubhouse.
11 Dec 2013 The Hawks’ London Dinner - details in the October Hawk.
12 Dec 2013 The Rugby Varsity Match - at Twickenham. Kick off 2.0pm
17 Jan 2013 The Welsh Dinner - contact Stephen Whitehead at
[email protected]
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