b'A H I S T O R Y O F C O O G E E P R E Pmatch. And of course, there was always a splendid array of Cupsto be awarded at the end of the year. WeeklymatcheswereheldagainsttheotherPreparatorySchools: Edgecliff Prep (which was not a great challenge in thosedays); Ashfield Prep; Wychbury Prep; Manly Prep; North SydneyPrep; Killara Prep and Mosman Prep. Also, there were the visits, bytrain,toMossValeforcricketandrugbygamesagainstTudorHouse.OthergameswouldsometimesbeplayedagainsttheyoungerboysintheRemoveclassesofCranbrook,Shore,Grammar and other schools.Home games were held at Randwick Oval, while for awaymatches, the boys would travel to the other grounds by tram,ferry, bicycle or foot. Crossing the Harbour one Saturday on theway to a cricket match against Manly Prep, Jack Duff (1927) wasin a hurry to get to the crease and could not wait for the plank tobe lowered. He leapt off the ferry at Manly Wharf and found him-self in the Harbour. He was fished out, but was unable to join theteam, much to Bills fury, because his clothes were hanging out todry in the engine room. Not wanting to catch cold, he stayed inthere with them, and made several return trips to Circular Quay,catching up with his team mates on the trip home. FormatchesagainstNorthSydneyPrep,theteamswouldmeet at the corner of Elizabeth and Hunter Streets in town, thenwalk to Wynyard and catch a tram over the Bridge. However, ifmore luxurious transport was available, the boys were happy totakeit.WhenCharlesIngliswasattheschoolinthe1930s,sometimeshewasdriventoschoolbyWalter,hisfathers chauffeur,intheirseven-seaterStudebaker.Thisverylarge automobile proved invaluable for team travel. On more than oneoccasion, Walter found himself driving two cricket teams24boyswith kit tied to the luggage rack, north across the Bridge.Inthosedays,thetollwasdeterminedbythenumberof passengersinthecar.Asnotalloftheteammemberswere visible, the poor toll-collector was left thoroughly confused.Aswellastheteamgames,Nimmowasverykeenon athletics and many of his boys went on to perform very well. In5 7'