38th Annual Sports Day, May 13th 1959

The lady who presented the prizes - Coun. Mrs E.M. Daykin.
L-R: Alan Gibson, Sheila Kelsall, Julia Street, Gerald Ackroyd, J.C. Smith, Ellen Toulson, Roger Wilson, Albert Parkin, Norman Valentine, John Morrissey.

►Victrix Ludorum Cups Junior: Sheila Kelsall
►Victrix Ludorum Cups Senior: Ellen Toulson
►Victor Ludorum Cups Junior: Albert Parkin
►Victor Ludorum Cups Senior: J.C. Smith
►Junior Athlete's Cup: Alan Gibson
►Half-mile Plaque (Senior Boys): Gerald Ackroyd
►Half-mile Cup (Intermediate Boys): Norman Valentine
►Brian Moore Cup for Senior Boys 440 yds: J.R. Wilson
►Mile Cup: John Morrissey
►Jenkinson Cup: Ellen Toulson


The headline in the South Yorkshire Times dated Saturday, May 16th, 1959, read "EIGHT RECORDS GO AT HEMSWORTH G.S. SPORTS"
They were:-
Putting the shot (boys under 15) McKenzie, with 41ft 4ins (previous record 39ft 8½ins)
High Jump (intermediate boys) McKenzie, with 4ft 11½ins (previous record 4ft 11¼ ins)
Throwing the cricket ball, (junior boys) Miller, with 188ft 8½ins (previous 178ft 11½ins)
High Jump (senior boys) Palmer, with 5ft 6½ins and Smith, with 5ft 5ins. (previous 5ft 4ins)
Throwing the javelin, (boys under 15) Ward, with 134ft 6ins. (previous 129ft)
Throwing the javelin, (senior boys) Randall, with 173ft 2½ins (previous 155ft 4ins)
Putting the shot, (open girls) E.Toulson, with 32ft 5½ins. (previous 31ft 1in)
Pole vault (senior boys) Griffiths with 9ft 7ins, (previous 9ft 1½ins)

Winners of Athletic Trophies----1958
Championship Cup--Guest
Standards Cup--- Price
Relay Cup---- Guest
Victrix Ludorum Cups---- Junior -- S. Kelsall
Senior -- E. Toulson
Victor Ludorum Cups ---- Junior -- Griffiths
Senior -- Moore
Junior Athlete's Cup -- Davies
Half - Mile Plaque -- Senior Boys -- Moore
Half - Mile Cup - Intermediate Boys -- Griffiths
Mile Cup -- Douglas
Jenkinson Cup -- Moore

A cup for the Senior Boys 440 yards has been given to the School by Brian Moore, a former pupil of Hemsworth G.S.

Best performances by pupils of Hemsworth Grammar School at Meetings other than Sports Day;
Senior Boys 440 yards-- Brian Moore (50.9 secs) Yorkshire Senior Championship, Bradford, 1958
Intermediate boys Pole Vault-- Ray Griffiths (10ft 6in) National Schools Championships, Houghton-le-Spring, 1958 (End of 1958)

EVENTS DECIDED ON HEATS DAY-1959

►Long Jump -- Boys.
JUNIOR 1. Gibson 2. Wilkin 3. Moody 4. Walters 5. Archer 6. Williams (Sudworth, J. 1954, 16ft 03/4ins)
INTERMEDIATE 1. Parkin 2. Taylor 3. Townsend 4. Rodgers 5. Pickering 6. Wright (Allen, C. 1949, 18ft 7ins)
SENIOR 1. Smith 2. Beaumont 3. Lockett 4. Wild 5. Widmore 6. Snookes (Harewood, G. 1941, 21ft 11/4ins)

►Long Jump -- Girls.
JUNIOR 1. S. Chapman 2. J. May 3. P. Burtonshaw 4. L. Hopkinson 5. A. Williamson 6. D. Head (S. Kelsall, 1957, 14ft 3ins)
INTERMEDIATE 1. S. Kelsall 2. E. Lodge 3. P. Waring 4. J. Moore 5.C. Nicholson 6. M. Bromley (E. Worrell, 1945, 15ft 41/2ins )
SENIOR 1.S. Dellbridge 2. E. Toulson 3. G. Picken 4. E. Walker 5. H. Gascoigne 6. M. Ellis (M. Butterfield, 1954, 15ft 111/2ins)

►Hop, Step and Jump -- Boys.
JUNIOR 1.Fearnley 2. Johnson 3. Gibson 4. Moody 5. Miller 6. Harrow (Davies, 1958, 32ft 3ins)
INTERMEDIATE 1. Rodgers 2. Parkin 3. Allen 4. Pickering 5. Taylor 6. Davies (Allen,C. 1949, 38ft 101/2ins)
SENIOR 1. Smith J.C. 2.Trueman 3. Wild 4. Beaumont 5. Griffiths 6. Nye, C.D. (Wilkinson, 1948, 41ft 11ins)

►Hop, Step and Jump -- Girls.
JUNIOR 1. M. Ward 2. J. Merringham 3. R. Horn 4. J. Hindmarsh 5. S. Chapman 6. L. Hopkinson (S. Kelsall, 1957, 30ft 1in)
INTERMEDIATE 1. S. Kelsall 2. C. Nicholson 3. J. Dickerson 4. E. Lodge 5. P. Wareing 6. M. Bromley (S. Kelsall, 1959, 31ft 51/2ins)
SENIOR 1. E. Toulson 2. M. Ellis 3. G. Picken 4. J. Leonard 5. E. Bell 6. J. Street (A. Hepton, 1949, 33ft 2ins)

►Junior High Jump
BOYS -- 1. Spencer 2. Gibson 3. Miller 4. Moody 5. Hawkes (Hellewell,C. 1954, 4ft 41/2ins)
GIRLS -- 1. D. Head 2. A. Williamson 3. K. Styring 4. C. Parton 5. A. Vamplew 6. J. May (M. Hepworth,1953, 4ft 01/4ins)

►Throwing the Cricket Ball -- Girls
JUNIOR -- 1.J. Hartley 2. K. Millard 3. A. Thackeray 4. M. Freakley 5. A. Williamson 6. J. May (J. Hartley, 1958, 158ft 5ins)
INTERMEDIATE 1.S. Kelsall 2. U. Hughes 3. P. Miles 4. P. Jackson 5. G. Walker 6. L. Perkin (A. Bulmer, 1951, 183ft 6ins)

►Pole Vault : Intermediate Boys 1. Dellbridge 2. Wilkes 3. Sugden 4. Daley (Griffiths, 1958, 8ft 51/2ins)

Events recorded on the day, 13th May, 1959, by Ernest Kelsall.

►Boys Under 15 : Putting the Shot (8lbs 13oz) (Parkinson, A. 1955, 39ft 81/2ins) 1. McKenzie 2. Daley 3. Parkin Distance .....41ft 4ins [New record]

►Intermediate Girls : Throwing the Javelin (7ft 21/2ins) (New event) 1. G. Walker 2. S. Kelsall 3. J. Bracey Distance.... 68ft 21/2ins [New record]


►Junior Girls : 80 Yards (P. Brooke and M. Hepworth, 1950, 10.2secs) 1. A. Vamplew 2. S. Chapman 3. H. Laycock Time...10.9 secs
Junior Girls : 100 Yards (I. Turner, 1951, 13.0 secs) 1. A. Vamplew 2. H. Laycock 3. C. Brunt Time...13.5 secs
Intermediate Girls : 100 Yards (B. Nettleton, 1956, 12.2secs) 1. S. Kelsall 2. C. Nicholson 3. C. Gaskell Time...12.7 secs
Senior Girls : 100 Yards (F. Crossley, 1951, 11.9secs) 1. E. Toulson 2. M. Ellis 3. P. Cockburn Time.. 12.2 secs

►Junior Boys : 100 Yards (Wilkinson,D. 1943, 11.6secs) 1. Gibson 2. Harrow 3. Thorpe Time.... 12.2 secs
Intermediate Boys : 100 Yards (Wade, 1953, 11 secs) 1. Parkin 2. Valentine 3.Allen and Davies (tie) Time... 11.3 secs
Senior Boys : 100 Yards (Atkinson, R. 1947, 10.2 secs) 1. Trueman 2. Brennan 3. Lockett, P. Time.... 10.7 secs

►Boys Under 15 : Throwing the Discus (1kilo) (McKenzie, 1958, 105ft 11ins) 1.McKenzie 2. Hince 3. Valentine Distance....104ft 61/2 ins
Senior Boys : Throwing the Discus (11/2kilo) (Yates, n. 1955, 132ft 11ins) 1.Randall 2. Snookes 3. Griffiths Distance ....109ft 41/2ins
Senior Girls : Throwing the Javelin (7ft 21/2ins) (New event) 1. N. Carlile 2. P. Alderman 3. J. Street Distance... 77ft 11/2ins

►Junior Boys 220 Yards (Brennan, R. 1955, 28.2 secs) 1. Gibson 2. Thorpe 3. Harrow Time.... 29 secs
Intermediate Boys : 220 Yards (Hellewell, C. 1956, 25.7 secs 1. Parkin 2. Valentine 3. Allen Time... 26.4 secs
Senior Boys : 220 Yards (Moore, B. 1958, 23.1 secs) 1. Trueman 2. Smith 3. Wild Time.... 24.4 secs

►Intermediate Girls : High Jump (S. Dellbridge, 1958, 4ft 61/4ins) 1. C. Gaskell 2. J. Griffiths 3. G. Middleton Height .... 4ft 01/2in
Senior Girls : High Jump (M. Griffiths, 1946, 4ft 91/4 ins) 1. S. Dellbridge 2. I. Thorpe 3. E. Toulson Height .... 4ft 7 ins

►Junior Boys 440 Yards (Donkin, 1957, 65.2 secs) 1. Gibson 2. Johnson 3. Hawkes Time ... 65.2 secs [Equals record]
Intermediate Boys : 440 Yards (Winstanley, 1956, 57.8 secs) 1. Sugden 2. Parkin 3. Rodgers 4. Archer Time... 61 secs
Senior Boys : 440 Yards (Moore, B. 1957, 51.9 secs) 1. Wilson, J.R. 2.Smith, J.C. 3. Ackroyd Time... 54.7 secs

►Senior Boys : Putting the Shot (Parkinson, 1958, 41ft 3 ins) 1. Brennan 2. Snookes 3. Smith, J.C. Distance...33ft 6 ins
Intermediate Boys : High Jump (Clarke, G. 1947, 4ft 111/4 ins) 1.McKenzie 2. Sugden 3. Hannam Height...4ft 111/2ins [New record]
Senior Boys : High Jump (Trueman, T. 1953, 5ft 4 ins) 1.Palmer 2. Smith J.C.(jumped 5ft 5ins) 3. Griffiths Height....5ft 61/2ins [New record]

►Junior Boys: Throwing the Cricket Ball (McKenzie, 1957,178ft 111/2ins) 1.Miller 2. Thorpe 3. Dawson Distance....188ft 81/2ins [New record]

►Under 15 Boys : Throwing the Javelin (7ft 21/2ins) (Winstanley, 1956, 129ft 0in) 1. Ward, D. 2. Brooke 3. Hince Distance,,, 134ft 6 ins [New record]

►Girls Open : Throwing the Discus (1 kilo) (S. Butcher, 1957, 85ft 111/2ins) 1. N. Carlile 2. C. Jordan 3. J. Street Distance... 65ft 21/2ins

►Junior Girls : 150 Yards (New Event) 1. A. Vamplew 2. H. Laycock 3. J. Broughton Time... 21 secs [New record]
Intermediate Girls : 150 Yards (B. Nettleton, 1956, 18.4 secs) 1. S. Kelsall 2. C. Nicholson 3. E. Lodge Time.... 19.6 secs
Senior Girls : 150 Yards (A. Hepton, 1949, 18.4 secs) 1. E. Toulson 2. P. Cockburn 3. M. Ellis Time.... 18.9 secs

►Senior Boys :Throwing the Javelin (7ft 61/2ins) (Wilkinson, D. 1947, 155ft 4ins) 1. Randall 2. Wild 3. Griffiths Distance... 173ft 21/2ins [New record]
Open Girls : Putting the Shot (B. Nettleton, 1958, 31ft 1in) 1. E. Toulson 2. N. Carlile 3. E. Lodge Distance... 32ft 51/2ins [New record]

►Under 15 Boys : 880 Yards (Hodgson, D. 1951, 2mins 16.2 secs) 1. Valentine 2. Davies 3. Tate Time... 2mins 25.5 secs
Senior Boys : 880 Yards ( Moore, B. 1957, 2mins 7.3 secs) 1. Ackroyd 2. Griffiths 3. Nye, C.D. Time... 2mins 13.7 secs

►Senior Boys : Pole Vault (Mansefield, 1957, 9ft 11/2ins ) 1. Griffiths 2. Snookes 3. Linsey Height... 9ft 7 ins [New record]

►Under 15 Girls : 220 Yards (J. Street, 1955, 29.3 secs) 1. C. Nicholson 2. E. Lodge 3. M. Bromley Time... 31.3 secs
Senior Girls : 220 Yards ( F. Crossley, 1951, 28 secs) 1. E. Toulson 2. P. Cockburn 3. J. Leonard Time... 29.2 secs

►The final event of the day was the Senior Boys One Mile, (Sault, R. 1951, 4mins 45 secs)
Entrants were :- Goodwin, Morrissey, Deeley, Ward F., Ackroyd, Herbert, Lowe, Nye, Hooley, Ward, Cartledge, Hawcroft.
Result......1. Morrissey 2. Cartledge 3. Goodwin Time.......5mins 2.8 secs.

Guest House accomplished a triple success by winning the Championship cup, standards cup, and relay cup. The final positions were....
Guest....341 points Price....319, Holgate....298, Talbot ....137