Eights 1942

BUMPS CHART

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 New & Magdalen 23 19 New & Magdalen 2 S.E.H. & Queen's 16 18 Ch.Ch., BNC & Pemb 3 Ch.Ch., BNC & Pemb 15 15 Trinity & Balliol 4 Trinity & Balliol 13 13 Oriel & Hertford 5 Keble & Wadham 12 13 Keble & Wadham 6 Oriel & Hertford 9 12 S.E.H. & Queen's 7 University & Merton 7 6 New & Magdalen 8 New & Magdalen 6 6 University & Merton 9 Ex,Linc,CCC & SPC 5 5 Ex,Linc,CCC & SPC 10 Jesus & St Cath's 2 2 Jesus & St Cath's 11 S.E.H. & Queen's 2 2 S.E.H. & Queen's

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=rank Crews Bps Avg Oriel & Hertford 1[ 6] 2[ 1] 2.00[ 1] Ch.Ch., BNC & Pemb 1[ 6] 1[ 2] 1.00[ 2] Trinity & Balliol 1[ 6] 1[ 2] 1.00[ 2] New & Magdalen 2[ 3] 0[ 4] 0.00[ 4] Ex,Linc,CCC & SPC 1[ 6] 0[ 4] 0.00[ 4] Keble & Wadham 3[ 1] 0[ 4] 0.00[ 4] Jesus & St Cath's 1[ 6] 0[ 4] 0.00[ 4] New & Magdalen 2[ 3] 0[ 4] 0.00[ 4] S.E.H. & Queen's 1[ 6] 0[ 4] 0.00[ 4] S.E.H. & Queen's 3[ 1] -2[10] -0.67[10] University & Merton 2[ 3] -2[10] -1.00[11]

• Wed 27th – Sat 30th May 1942
• Bumps racing continued sporadically during WWII, with many colleges combining to form crews
• The results are from a partially filled bumps card from the Brasenose BC archives (image supplied by William O'Chee) — mostly complete for Div 1, few details for Div 2.

• In other news ... [1942]

  Monarch: George VI

  Prime Minister: Winston Churchill (Conservative)

  May 26

  WWII: Battle of Bir Hakeim: The Free French and British troops slow the German advance in North Africa.

  May 26

  The Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942, to help establish a military and political alliance between the USSR and the British Empire, is signed in London by foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov.

  May 27

  WWII: Operation Anthropoid: Czech paratroopers attempt to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich in Prague, and succeed in wounding him.

  May 30&ndasg;31

  WWII: Bombing of Cologne British RAF Bomber Command's "Operation Millennium", its first "1,000 bomber raid", with associated fires make 13,000 families homeless and kills around 475 people, mostly civilians; 3,330 non-residential buildings are destroyed.

  May 31–June 1

  WWII: Attack on Sydney Harbour: Japanese midget submarines infiltrate Sydney Harbour in Australia, in an attempt to attack Allied warships.

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