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Intermediate Sports

Rushden Echo & Argus, 27th July 1934, transcribed by Kay Collins

Rushden Girl’s Long Jump
Second in the Inter-County School Sports — Other Successes

A Rushden Intermediate School girl, Barbara Cunnington, gained the distinction of obtaining second place in the long jump in the inter-county school sports at Blackpool on Saturday. She covered 15ft. 2½ins., as against the winner’s distance of 15ft. 5ins.

In the girls’ relay race, Rushden Intermediate put up a creditable performance in coming in fourth.

W Percival, of the Intermediate, got in the first heart of the hurdles; every boy in this heat gained a standard medal.

Colin Woods, of Newton-road, gained a standard medal for the high jump, and Ada George, of the Intermediate, got in heat two of the girls’ hurdles.

Rushden had six representatives in the County team.

Rushden Echo & Argus, 4th August 1944, transcribed by Kay Collins

Rushden Girl Swimmers' Success

Rushden Intermediate team were winners at Rothwell of a swimming cup competition on Thursday afternoon, when teams from Wellingborough, Rothwell and Rushden Alfred-street also took part.

The competition, open to all schools in the county, excluding those in the borough of Kettering, was arranged under the auspices of Northamptonshire Education Committee, and the event was under the capable supervision of Mr W H Abbott, the County P T Organiser.

The winning team swam the length of the pool in 1min. 35secs., with Wellingborough Victoria a close seconds, completing the length in 1 min. 40 secs. Rushden Alfred-street were third with 1 min. 42 secs., and the Rothwell team, which did not compete in the finals, took 1 min. 49secs. in the heat.

The winning team was made up of Irene Markham, Freda Clark, Betty Marriott and Joyce Cox.

For the past six years Wellingborough Victoria School's team has won, but prior to their run of success, this year's winners held the trophy five times.

Mr Paul Butlin presenting the "Rowell Cup" to the leader of the winning team, Rushden Intermediate, at the county annual swimming competition at Rothwell on Thursday afternoon. With him is
Mr W H Abbott, County Physical Training organiser, and Coun. F J Tebbutt.
Below - the lucky winners - Irene Markham,
Freda Clark, Betty Marriott and Joyce Cox.

Football 1948

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