11 May, 1911

Lovely game of football this morning before the wind got up.

4 May, 1911

Enjoyed another game of footie today. The men are very keen -- Atkinson is by far the best player, but Hooper, P.O. Evans, and Crean are also quite good. Gran could be good too if he wasn't so lazy.

Am very anxious about getting our men back from the Hut, mainly on account of the two ponies we have there. The calm weather should have given them plenty of opportunity to collect blubber, but one never knows.

They're calling me out for another game.

2nd May, 1911

Was playing football outside the hut this afternoon. Luckily for my side a southerly wind came up which helped us by a score of three goals.

Sadly the same wind revealed an ominous lead in the ice which appeared to extend a long way South. I am getting anxious to have our Hut Point party back, and worry that now the Glacier Tongue has gone, the sea simply won't freeze.

The men seemed to enjoy the game. Got to keep them fit.