Torpids 1952

BUMPS CHARTS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 New College 59 61 New College 2 Worcester 48 47 Worcester 3 Lincoln 47 45 Merton 4 S.E.H. 44 45 University 5 Christ Church 41 42 Christ Church 6 Magdalen 36 39 S.E.H. 7 St Peter's 35 36 St Peter's 8 University 34 35 Lincoln 9 Oriel 31 29 Trinity 10 Merton 31 26 Balliol 11 Pembroke 27 26 Magdalen 12 Trinity 22 25 Oriel 13 St Catherine's 21 23 Brasenose 14 Balliol 20 21 Queen's 15 Jesus 19 18 Pembroke 16 Brasenose 17 18 St Catherine's 17 Queen's 16 17 Jesus 18 Exeter 15 13 Exeter 19 Keble 13 12 St John's 20 St John's 11 10 Hertford 21 Wadham 11 10 Wadham 22 Corpus Christi 10 10 Keble 23 Hertford 8 8 Corpus Christi

STATISTICS College All Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Queen's 2[ 7] 9[ 1] 4.50[ 1] Trinity 2[ 7] 9[ 1] 4.50[ 1] Brasenose 2[ 7] 7[ 3] 3.50[ 4] Merton 2[ 7] 6[ 4] 3.00[ 5] New College 3[ 1] 5[ 5] 1.67[ 6] Hertford 1[21] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 3] Christ Church 3[ 1] 4[ 6] 1.33[ 8] Balliol 2[ 7] 3[ 8] 1.50[ 7] St Peter's 3[ 1] 3[ 8] 1.00[ 9] St John's 1[21] 1[10] 1.00[ 9] University 2[ 7] 0[11] 0.00[11] Jesus 3[ 1] -1[12] -0.33[12] Magdalen 2[ 7] -1[12] -0.50[13] Wadham 2[ 7] -3[14] -1.50[14] Worcester 2[ 7] -3[14] -1.50[14] Exeter 2[ 7] -4[16] -2.00[17] Lincoln 2[ 7] -4[16] -2.00[17] Corpus Christi 1[21] -4[16] -4.00[22] Oriel 3[ 1] -5[19] -1.67[16] St Catherine's 2[ 7] -5[19] -2.50[20] S.E.H. 2[ 7] -6[21] -3.00[21] Keble 3[ 1] -7[22] -2.33[19] Pembroke 2[ 7] -8[23] -4.00[22]

Notes

• 6 days: Thu 21 – Wed 27 Feb 1952
• Div times 2, 3, 4 and 5pm.
• The Times starts to include bumps charts.

• The Times Thu 21 Feb

  The Oxford University Torpid races will be begun to-day and will continue until Wednesday. They will be rowed in four divisions, at 2, 3, 4 and 5 o'clock. The entries are 48 against 46 last year.

  New College have been head boat since 1949 when they secured the position from Christ Church. The standard, in the First Division at any rate, is higher than usual and some keen racing among the first six boats is anticipated. Order of starting:— [...]

• The Times Fri 22 Feb

  Conditions were very favourable for the opening day of the Oxford University Torpid races. New College, the head boat, were never in danger of losing their position. There were 14 bumps in the four divisions. [Bumps Chart]

• The Daily Telegraph Fri 22 Feb

  There were 49 instead of 48 entries for the Oxford University Torpids which began yesterday. Wadham putting an extra crew in Division 4. There were 14 bumps made by: [...]

• The Times Sat 23 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent

  New College again kept their position at the head of the river on the second day of the Oxford University Torpid races.

  Their only danger now seems to come from St. Edmund Hall, who in bumping Lincoln went into third place. A surprise in Division I was the failure of Christ Church to hold off University College, who bumped them near the boathouse. There were 17 bumps, making 31 for the two days. [Bumps Chart]

• The Daily Telegraph Sat 23 Feb

  On the second day of the Oxford University Torpids there were 17 bumps, made by: [...]

• The Times Mon 25 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent.

  The Torpid races were continued at Oxford on Saturday and attended by what many considered to be a record crowd on a fine spring afternoon.

  The third day's racing resulted in 18 bumps, bringing the total for the three days to 49. New College had no difficulty in keeping their place at the head of the river. [Bumps Chart]

• The Daily Telegraph Mon 25 Feb

  New College were never in danger of losing their position as head boat in the Oxford University Torpids on Saturday. Eighteen bumps, bring the three-day total to 49, were made by: [...]

• The Times Tue 26 Feb, from OOur Special Correspondent.

  There were 10 bumps in the fourth day's racing of the Oxford University Torpids yesterday.

  University College by just failing to catch St. Edmund Hall lost what chance they possessed of challenging New College for the headship. [Bumps Chart]

• The Daily Telegraph Tue 26 Feb

  On the fourth day of the Oxford Torpids only 10 bumps were recorded, which were by: [...]

• The Times Wed 27 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent.

  Some Keen Racing

  There were 12 bumps in the fifth day of the Oxford University Torpid races.

  University College atoned for their failure the previous day by catching St. Edmund Hall, while, after an exciting race, Christ Church just got home from St. Peter's Hall. The races conclude to-day. [Bumps Chart]

• The Daily Telegraph Wed 27 Feb

  Torpuds: 12 Bumps

  On the fifth day of the Oxford Torpids yesterday there were 12 bumps, made by: [...]

• The Times Thu 28 Feb, from Our Special Correspondent.

  New College stay Head

  New College, as expected, held their position as head of the river in the Oxford University Torpids races which ended yesterday.

  In the six days' racing there were 81 bumps. Merton went up into fourth place when they caught St. Edmund Hall to make their sixth bump. The second crew of Christ Church had seven bumps. [Bumps Chart]

• The Daily Telegraph Fri 22 Feb

  New Coll. Head of River

  New College held their position as Head of the River when the Oxford University Torpids ended yesterday. In the six days's racing there were 18 bumps, most being made by Merton with six and Christ Church II with seven. Yesterday's bumps: [...]

• In other news ... [1952]

  Feb 6

  King George VI dies at Sandringham House aged 56 early this morning. It is revealed that he had been suffering from lung cancer.

  Feb 8

  Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at St James's Palace

  Feb 21

  In Dhaka, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) police open fire on a procession of students, killing 4 people and starting a country-wide protest, which leads to the recognition of Bengali as one of the national languages of Pakistan. The day is later declared "International Mother Language Day" by UNESCO.

  Feb 21

  (UK) Compulsory identity cards, issued during World War II, are abolished

  Feb 25

  The Paricutin active volcano in Michoacan, west central Mexico, ceases its discontinuous eruption after spewing forth a gigaton of lava, and burying San Juan Parangaricutiro.

  Feb 26

  United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that the United Kingdom has an atomic bomb.

  Feb 26

  Vincent Massey is sworn in, as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.

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