MICHAELMAS 2013 A world class facility for a world class University From the President Gentlemen Hawks, I am proud and honoured to have been elected President of this special club, and my committee members and I will do our utmost to uphold its fine traditions. Looking around my committee, it reminds me of what the Hawks' Club is all about: talented athletes Borna Guevel from completely different disciplines coming together to uphold the fantastic solidarity that exists within Cambridge sport. Cambridge now has a state-of-the-art new sports centre and I hope it well help usher in a new era of dominance over the Other Place. From our Following a quiet opening in August, this magnificent structure, standing next to the Coton footpath on the West perspective, as well as offering sports massages Cambridge Site, boasts sporting facilities of the highest quality, now being enjoyed by a rapidly increasing to our members, we have invited physiotherapists membership. and nutritionists down to the Clubhouse this year. We hope this will widen access to crucial aspects From the extensive cycle parking at the front, to the incredible sports hall within, every detail has been of elite sport for many of the teams affiliated with implemented with the convenience of the sports user in mind. Hawks. We start with the reception area, which includes a soon to be Continued on page 2 opened cafeteria, with comfortable seating, and information screens. Users are equipped with a membership card which gives them both access to the areas for which they have enrolled, and also acts as a The London Dinner key for the lockers in the changing rooms. Don’t forget the London Dinner at the Savoy, on With a glass front that Wednesday 11th December. Eddie Butler, extends the full width of CURUFC, Welsh Rugby International, and BBC the reception area, the commentator, will be the speaker. Tickets Fitness Suite presents a available from the website. positive prairie of sophisticated equipment. Further details on page 3 Around the corner is the Strength and Conditioning Suite, with a superb range of weight equipment, and a two- Squash Courts Appeal lane plyometric track. The amazing Sports Hall We understand that the appeal has passed the has space, as can be seen in the picture overleaf, for 8 badminton half-way point - an encouraging start, but much courts, and is also marked out for basket ball, netball, volleyball, and remains to be done. The Fives people have shown five-a-side football. It is surrounded on two sides by a viewing the way by raising their own funds to make their gallery, from which the picture is taken. The electronic multi-sport magnificent courts a reality. In a Centre of such scoreboards are both visible from anywhere in the gallery. Padded quality, how can Squash supporters resist the bleachers seating extrudes from one wall to accommodate up to 400 opportunity to contribute to making their own courts spectators. Storage is provided for additional Sports Hall based equipment such as trampolines. a reality? Along the back of the building, behind the Sports Hall, there is currently a vast empty space awaiting the funding To make your contribution talk to Nouman Qureshi necessary to implement the Squash Courts. It is intended that there will be 5 courts of international standard, two at the University Development Office: 01223 of which will be equipped with a movable wall to accommodate doubles. 766200 or [email protected] Continued on page 2 The Cambridge Sports Centre From the President Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 We have our charity ball coming up on Saturday 9th November at the Cambridge Union, an event that has been a resounding success over the years. We are once again delighted to have Right To Play as our main charity and we hope to widen our charitable donations this year by forming a link with The Boxing Academy. This is a scheme that runs two specialist schools in East London, acting as an alternative to exclusion for teenagers; its aim is to reintegrate them into society using a unique blend of sport and education. We hope it will be the start of a fruitful relationship similar to that which we have formed with Right To Play. We always love to hear from Hawks of all ages so please do get in contact ([email protected]) if you have any ideas or queries for the club. For those on social media, you can now find us on Facebook (facebook.com/ thehawksclub) and Twitter (@thehawksclub). Thank you for your continued support of The Hawks' Club. I hope to see you in the Clubhouse very soon. GDBO Borna Guevel Hawks' President 2013-14 Hughes Hall, Boxing Moving upstairs, and again stretching nearly the full width of the building, there are two Studios, with retractable wall between so that they can be made into one large space. The Committee 2013-14 This caters for all manner of floor-based sports, including fencing, dancing, gymnastics, and the martial arts. Ed Bosson (Secretary) Pembroke Rowing Continuing on the first floor, down one side there are the Fives Courts, 3 each of Rugby and Eton. Spectator Will Cairns Trinity Hockey seating is provided - what appears to be inside the Rugby Tom Elliott Sidney Sussex Cricket, Hockey, Fives court is Rackets actually just the Ross Elsby Pembroke Athletics reflection in the glass back wall. Muhammad Jaffer Selwyn Rugby League, Cricket On the opposite side of the building there Max Mather Downing Rugby Union remains a large Tommy Palacios Fitzwilliam Rugby Union empty space, which, like the Squash Francis Sanders Magdalene Rugby Union, Courts, attends upon Rugby League funding to develop. It Tim Swinn Gonville & Caius Hockey, Cricket is intended that this will hold a Circuit training area, Boxing Ring, and Treatment room for sports massage, etc. “There have been a few snagging issues, which is only to be expected in a project of this scale” admits Smoke Rings Simon Cornish, PE Department Head of Operations, and therefore overall manager of the complex, “but as we discover them they are being resolved, and the overall build is of the highest quality.” The editor can not but agree, for here we have a building worthy of this great University of ours that will serve many generations of sports people, whether recreational users or serious competitors, for years to come. A sighting of the Tie - Dr John Marks The Cambridge News reports: “A College sports pavilion has been opened by the man it is named after. The John Marks Pavilion was funded almost entirely by more than 800 Girton alumni and includes two changing rooms, an umpire’s changing room, and a social space. It was named after Girton life fellow Dr John Marks because of his support for the college and his role in promoting sport. He coached cricket and hockey at college and university level and was A collector has recently let us have this image of a Prof Susan Smith, Dr John Marks, responsible for the men’s and women’s Boat Races for many years. cigarette packet in his collection. He believes it to date Prof Sarah Springman Girton’s mistress, Prof Susan Smith, said: “Sport is an essential from the 1950’s but would like to know more. Does any ingredient of the all-round education Girton has always delivered”.” Hawk have any recollection of these? Perhaps someone out there has even smoked them (and still lives to tell the Indeed, since going co-ed, many Hawks have come from Girton. John Marks was Senior Treasurer of tale). Please let us know: [email protected] . CUBC and CUWBC, is a Director of the Hawks Company Ltd, and is on the Management Committee. The Savoy - the place to be on 11th December! A Hawk on the Mississippi Come to the Savoy, reunite with old friends, or make new ones. Enjoy an excellent meal, and be The Great River Rowed to Raise entertained by the speakers, the chairman for the evening, Richard Brooman, and this year’s guest, Eddie Butler. Our chairman this year is our one and only indomitable dinner committee man, Richard Brooman (Trinity 1974-79) whose ‘elevator pitch’ runs something like this……Richard read slowly at Trinity and eked out a delightful five years of economics and law, ossia Rugby Football. Apart from playing in the 1975 and captaining the 1976 LX Club sides, Richard sat out an idle 80 minutes on the bench at Twickenham in 1976. Energised by his new legal studies, he went on to win two Blues in the front row in 1977 and 1978. He also fought in three judo varsity matches. Apart from the excitements of one win and one loss in The Matches, he was fortunate enough to play against the Viet Gwent Lions front row at Pontypool and to feature against the 1978 All Blacks and also to play for British Universities. As President of the Hawks’ Club in 1978/79, Richard set the bar bill very high. Following a successful career in finance Richard is now a NED in a range of organisations, and a Board mentor. He is involved in a number of charities, and is a governor of Merchant Taylors School. He has also been known to sing a bit of opera. $1,000,000 for Right to Play Edward “Eddie” Butler 2320 Miles, 10 States, 1 Skiff. This is the Mississippi Eddie Butler was at Fitzwilliam College from 1976 to 1979 and won Challenge that John Pritchard, former Cambridge Blue, three blues for rugby in 1976/77/78.