SPORT ANCIENT AND MODERN 



(1890) ; E. H. Parry (1882) ; F. J. Prinsep 

 (1879) ; G. O. Smith, 1894, 1896, 1897, 

 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 ; A. M. Walters, 1885, 

 1886, 1887, 1889, 1890; P. M. Walters, 1885, 

 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890; C. Wreford 

 Brown (1898). Against Wales : M. H. Stan- 

 brough (189s) ; against Ireland : W. E. Gilliat 

 (1893). Amos and Currey played against Wales 

 as well, and Cobbold, Smith, the two Walters 

 and Wreford Brown against both Wales and 

 Ireland. 



RUGBY 



The formation of the Rugby Football 

 Union in i87i,with its rules and regulations 

 for the maintenance and guidance of the 

 Rugby Union game, was bound to lead in 

 time to the foundation of county unions, 

 having as their object the development and 

 control of football in the various districts in 

 England. But it was not until the latter end 

 of 1879 that the Surrey County Club came 

 into existence, though Middlesex had been 

 met and beaten in each of the two previous 

 seasons. At a meeting held at the Tork 

 Hotel, Waterloo Road, S.E., on 22 December 

 1879, it was decided to form a club for the 

 purpose of thoroughly establishing county 

 football in Surrey. R. R. H. Ross (Oxford 

 University) was in the chair, and among those 

 also present were the brothers J. and M. 

 Shearman, H. S. Lockhart-Ross (East Sheen), 

 H. J. Graham (Wimbledon), W. Wallace 

 (Richmond), and H. S. Holloway (Flamin- 

 goes). H. J. Graham was elected the first 

 president, and H. S. Lockhart-Ross honorary 

 secretary and treasurer. 



At the next committee meeting a letter 

 was read from the president of the Rugby 

 Union (A. G. Guillemard), stating that the 

 Rugby Union Committee did not at present 

 propose defining what length of residence 

 constituted the qualification for a county 

 player, but left the question to be settled by 

 each separate county ! 



As a start, a very successful trial match was 

 played on 12 January 1880, on the ground of 

 the London Scottish F.C. at Clapham Junc- 

 tion, and matches were arranged with Middle- 

 sex and Yorkshire. They duly came off, 

 resulting in an easy victory over Middlesex, 

 and a defeat by Yorkshire to the tune of one 

 goal and four tries to nothing. For 1880-1 

 that well-known athlete, Montagu Shearman, 

 was elected captain. Matches were arranged 

 with Middlesex, Kent, Yorkshire and Glou- 

 cestershire. The Middlesex match fell 

 through, but Surrey lost the other three. In 

 1881-2 W. Williams (Richmond) succeeded 



H. S. Lockhart-Ross as hon. secretary and 

 treasurer. This was another unfortunate 

 season, as the three matches played {v. Mid- 

 land Counties, Middlesex and Kent) were all 

 lost. Matches were also arranged with York- 

 shire and Oxford University, but fell through. 

 That versus Oxford was fixed for a Saturday, 

 but was put off (according to the minute 

 book) « as the County match clashed with the 

 Club matches and members considered their 

 Club engagements prior to their County en- 

 gagement.' 



Montagu Shearman succeeded H. J. 

 Graham as president in 1882-3, and C. F. 

 Palmer (Richmond) became hon. secretary, 

 and F. S. Clark (Old Cheltonians) captain. 

 Matches were played versus Middlesex, Kent 

 (both lost), Somerset and Midland Counties 

 (both won). 



In 1883-4 W. W. Ord (St. Thomas' Hos- 

 pital) became hon. secretary, and G. Wad- 

 dell (R.I.E. College) captain. Apparently 

 there was considerable difficulty in raising 

 teams this season, as the fixtures with Somer- 

 set and Midland Counties fell through, and 

 only two matches (both versus Middlesex) 

 were played. Surrey won the first, but lost 

 the return match. 



There was a complete change of officers 

 for 1884-S, A. S. Bryden (Clapham Rovers) 

 A. S. J. Hurrell (Clapham Rovers), and H. 

 Vassall (Blackheath) being elected presi- 

 dent, hon. secretary and captain respectively. 

 Only one match (against Kent) was played, 

 and that resulted in a drawn game, nothing 

 being scored. Among those chosen to play 

 appear the names of A. Allport, G. F. Berney, 

 F. W. Burnand, L. F. EUiott and W. R. M. 

 Leake, all of whom in later days rendered such 

 sterling aid to Surrey football. 



Something undoubtedly was wrong with 

 county football in Surrey in 1885-6, for no 

 meetings were held during that season, and 

 no matches were arranged. 



It was not until 5 November 1886 that a 

 committee meeting was held at which it was 

 decided to call a general meeting to consider 

 the advisability of carrying on or dissolving 

 the club. This was duly held on 16 Novem- 

 ber 1886, when it was agreed {nem. con) ' That 

 the various clubs in Surrey be invited to co- 

 operate so as to form an Union to place the 

 Club on a firmer basis,' and a club subscrip- 

 tion of 10s. 6d. per season was instituted. 

 F. W. Burnand (Harlequins) was elected 

 president, W. J. Olivey (Clapham Rovers) 

 hon. secretary, and H. T. Keeling (R.I.E. 

 College) captain. An attempt was made to 

 arrange matches with Northamptonshire, 

 Yorkshire, Somersetshire and Gloucester- 



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