Twenty five schools taking part in 1922 was very good but even more – twenty nine to be exact – took part on 19th May, 1923.   The meeting was held at the Rugby Union Fields in Edinburgh with 345 pupils taking part before a smaller crowd than the event merited.  Looking back at the meeting the ‘star’ of the show was TM Riddell of Glasgow High School who won the Mile, an event’he never looked like losing’ by 40 yards.   He went on to be a multi title holder in SAAA championships and prolific record setter.

Among the schools taking part were Allan Glen’s, Ayr Academy, Boroughmuir, Broughton, Dalkeith Academy, Dalmuir HS, Dollar Academy, Dundee High School, Dunfermline High School, Eastbank Academy, George Heriot’s, Glasgow High School, Gordon’s College, James Gillespie’s, Kilmarnock Academy, Leith Academy, McLaren HS (Callander), Rothesay Academy, Royal High School, Shawlands Academy, Stewart’s College, Trinity Academy and Waid Academy.  This prompted the reporter for the ‘Scotsman’ to say that “the successes gained by the Dundee, Kilmarnock, Boroughmuir, Dunfermline and Rothesay representatives indicates a progressive movement in connection with provincial school athletics.”    A wee bit patronising perhaps?    The results below are as printed in the ‘Scotsman’ of 21st May 1923.

The results are summarised below, starting with the Open Events

Event	Winner	School	Performance
100 Yards	AM McKay	Leith Academy	10.5 seconds
440 Yards	AM McKay	Leith Academy	54.2 seconds
One Mile	TM Riddell	Glasgow High School	4 min 49.4 sec
120 Yards  Hurdles	JFA Wood	Stewart’s College	16.6 seconds
High Jump	JFA Wood	Stewart’s College	5’3″
Broad Jump	JFA Wood	Stewart’s College	20′ 2 1/2″
Throwing the Javelin	J Morton	Shawlands Academy	93 yards 1 foot 0 inches
Putting the Weight	DA McGill	Kilmarnock Academy	34′ 0 1/2″
Relay	Boroughmuir HS	1408 Yards	3 minutes 7 seconds

Under 16

Event	Winner	School	Performance
100 Yards	W Simison	Leith Academy	11.4 seconds
880 Yards	A Dalziel	Dunfermline High School	2 minutes 18 seconds
120 Yards Relay	T Liddell	Allan Glen’s	19.4 seconds
High Jump	WT Stoddart	George Heriot’s	4′  1  1/2″ 9 1/2″
Broad Jump	A Lees	Trinity Academy	18′

Under 14

Event	Winner	School	Performance
100 Yards	B Mitchell	Trinity Academy	11.8 seconds
300 Yards	B Mitchell	Trinity Academy	41 seconds
High Jump	H Matheson J Smith	Dollar Academy Rothesay Academy	4′  4″
Broad Jump	C Brown	Dollar Academy	16′ 9″
Relay	George Heriot’s	704 Yards	1 minute 33.4 seconds

The number of competing schools continued to rise, the number of boys competing also rose and the geographical spread of the schools widened with every meeting.