Worksop College Aldershot boxing team 1911
Boxing was a popular sport at English public schools until the early 1970s when it was outlawed due to its rather barbaric nature. Boxing gloves in those days were filled with horse hair and no doubt a great deal of nasty injuries were inflicted.
The photograph below shows the Worksop College boxing team that competed at England Public Schools Championships that were held in Aldershot in 1911. J.W.F. McNaught-Davis (Mason/Cross 1904-1912) gained the College’s first Blue in 1913 when representing Cambridge.
Left to right - G.F.G. Rees (Mason/Cross & Pelham/Fluer de Leys 1905-1913), J.W.F. McNaught-Davis (Mason/Cross 1904-1912, C.L.J Rees (Pelham/Fluer de Leys 1905-1911).
Edward McNaught-Davis said
am December 19 2008 @ 12:15 am
I was surfing the web and I stumbled across this page and was amazed to find a picture of my grandfather!
I was unaware that he was a boxing champion.
Edward McNaught-Davis
Vincent O'Shea said
am June 7 2009 @ 6:41 pm
All of Cambridge University ABC Blues are displayed on boards at the PE Dept of the University.
They will soon be available online at http://www.cuabc.org where you will be able to add a bio for those that are sadly already deceased.
There are some team photos available, 1912 certainly is, but 1913 possibly not.
Best wishes,
Vincent J. O’Shea
Head Coach - CUABC 2007 - 2009