Torpids 1948

BUMPS CHARTS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 New College 51 51 Christ Church 2 Christ Church 46 46 New College 3 Trinity 39 44 Trinity 4 St John's 39 41 Balliol 5 Brasenose 37 40 Brasenose 6 Balliol 33 30 Magdalen 7 S.E.H. 33 29 St John's 8 Pembroke 31 29 S.E.H. 9 University 25 25 University 10 Magdalen 22 22 Pembroke 11 Exeter 20 21 Corpus Christi 12 Worcester 19 18 Oriel 13 St Peter's 18 17 Worcester 14 Oriel 18 17 Lincoln 15 Corpus Christi 17 16 Exeter 16 Wadham 14 15 Wadham 17 Jesus 14 14 St Peter's 18 Lincoln 12 13 Merton 19 Keble 12 12 Keble 20 Merton 10 11 Jesus 21 Queen's 9 8 St Catherine's 22 St Catherine's 8 6 Queen's 23 Hertford 7 5 Hertford

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Trinity 2[ 4] 9[ 1] 4.50[ 1] Lincoln 2[ 4] 7[ 2] 3.50[ 2] Merton 2[ 4] 5[ 3] 2.50[ 3] Balliol 3[ 1] 5[ 3] 1.67[ 5] Christ Church 3[ 1] 4[ 5] 1.33[ 7] Brasenose 2[ 4] 3[ 6] 1.50[ 6] New College 3[ 1] 3[ 6] 1.00[ 8] Corpus Christi 1[20] 2[ 8] 2.00[ 4] Keble 2[ 4] 2[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Magdalen 2[ 4] 2[ 8] 1.00[ 8] Oriel 2[ 4] 1[11] 0.50[11] S.E.H. 2[ 4] 0[12] 0.00[12] St Catherine's 2[ 4] -1[13] -0.50[13] Jesus 2[ 4] -1[13] -0.50[13] Worcester 1[20] -1[13] -1.00[15] University 2[ 4] -3[16] -1.50[16] Hertford 1[20] -3[16] -3.00[19] Wadham 2[ 4] -4[18] -2.00[17] St Peter's 2[ 4] -4[18] -2.00[17] Queen's 1[20] -4[18] -4.00[22] Exeter 2[ 4] -6[21] -3.00[19] Pembroke 2[ 4] -7[22] -3.50[21] St John's 2[ 4] -9[23] -4.50[23]

Notes

• 6 days: Thu 19 — Wed 25 Feb 1948
• Divisions at 2, 3, 4, and 5pm.

• The Times Thu 19 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  The Oxford Torpids will be begun to-day, and will continue until next Wednesday. There are 45 entries, compared with 42 last year. New College, Christ Church, and Balliol each enter a third crew, while the second crews of Trinity, Magdalen and Jesus are new entries.

  The order of starting will be:—[...]

• The Times Fri 20 Feb

  Except for a heavy snowstorm, which reduced visibility to a few yards, just after Division III of the Oxford University Torpids had rowed over, the weather was fine for the first day of the races. There was a hard struggle for the headship between New College and Christ Church, and the former retained their position by only 6 ft. There were altogether 12 bumps. [List of bumps]

• The Times Sat 21 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  The weather was bitterly cold for the second day of the Oxford University Torpid races yesterday, when 11 bumps were recorded. There was another fine race for the headship, which New College retained by a few feet from Christ Church. St. Catherine's II also only just failed in their effort to dislodge Exeter [II] from the headship of Division III. [List of bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph Sat 21 Feb

  After a great race for the second night in succession, New College retained the headship of the Oxford University Torpids by a few feet. There were 11 bumps, made by:[...]

• The Times Mon 23 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  During the third day of the Oxford University Torpid races the weather was even worse than on previous days. Not only was it bitterly cold but a strong north-easter blew across the river and this proved a severe test of watermanship and probably accounted for some of the bumps, 13 in all. In the lower division Trinity II crew, who had gone up on each of the previous nights, rose four places by means of a bump in Division IV and an overbump in Division III.

  There was a repetition of the previous two nights' racing for the headship of Division I, Christ Church again finishing a few feet behind New College. Saturday's bumps were:—[...]

• The Daily Telegraph Mon 23 Feb

  New College retained the Headship of the River at the end of the third day's racing in the Oxford Torpids. There were 13 bumps on Saturday, Trinity II making an overbump. Bumps were [...]

• The Times Tue 24 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  With a higher temperature and little wind conditions yesterday were much more pleasant for the fourth day of the Oxford University Torpid races. In Division II a protest was made on Saturday by St. Catherine's II [presumably I] against Hertford, and they re-rowed yesterday, St. Catherine's gaining a bump. There was a further dispute yesterday between Jesus and Merton in the same division, and they are ordered to re-row this morning [List of bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph Tue 24 Feb

  Re-row in Torpids

  Hertford and St. Catherine's were ordered to re-row on the fourth day of the Oxford University Torpids yesterday, and St. Catherine's made a bump. Later they also caught Queen's. Jesus and Merton re-row in Division 2 this morning owing to a disputed bump. Eleven bumps were made yesterday by: [...]

• The Times Wed 25 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  Christ Church went to the Head of the river on the fifty day of the Oxford University Torpids yesterday. For four nights they had made unsuccessful attempts, but a splendid effort along the Wall enabled them to catch New College less than 100 yards from the winning post. It is some years [1925] since they have achieved this distinction. It was not found necessary to re-row Monday's race between Jesus and Merton, over which there was a disputed bump, since Jesus acknowledged the bump, while in Division III on Monday Exeter II acknowledged a bump against [sic] Brasenose College II which was also allowed. There were 10 bumps in all yesterday, making a total for the five days of 59. The bumps were:—

• The Daily Telegraph Wed 25 Feb

  Christ Church went Head of the River in the Oxford University Torpids yesterday when they caught New College 90 yards from the finishing post. There were 10 bumps yesterday, made by: [...]

• The Times Thu 26 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  Christ Church Finish Head

  The Oxford University Torpid races were concluded yesterday with Christ Church at the Head of the river.

  They secured this position on Tuesday, after four unsuccessful efforts to replace New College. It is the first time they have been Head boat since 1924 [in fact they also retained the Torpids Headship thoughout 1925], when they were also Head in the Summer Eights. During the six days' racing there were 70 bumps, the most successful crew being Trinity II, with six bumps [gaining 8 places].

  New College, who started Head of the river, lost another place yesterday to the fast Trinity crew. The bumps were:—[...]

• The Daily Telegraph Thu 26 Feb

  70 Oxford Bumps

  Oxford University Torpids finished yesterday with Christ Church Head of the River, a position they last held 24 years ago. There were 70 bumps in the six days. Bumps yesterday were: [...]

• In other news ... [1948]

  Feb 19

  The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta.

  Feb 21

  The United States stock car racing organization NASCAR is founded by Bill France, Sr. with other drivers.

  Feb 22

  The first of the Ben Yehuda Street bombings in Jerusalem kills between 49 and 58 civilians, and injures between 140 and 200.

  Feb 25

  1948 Czechoslovak coup d'etat: Edvard Benes, President of Czechoslovakia, cedes control of the country to the Communist Party, a day celebrated by that regime as "Victorious February" until November 1989.

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