▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁W ool wich . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Sand h urst ▁cr icket ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁including ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁W ool wich ▁in ▁May . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁cr icket ▁team . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 ▁yards ▁hur d les ▁and ▁the ▁pole ▁jump ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁athlet ics ▁competition ▁against ▁the ▁W ool wich ▁Academy . ▁ ▁On ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Sand h urst ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁S word ▁of ▁Hon our ▁which ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁Commander - in - Ch ief . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁sword ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁had ▁it ▁re - h ilt ed ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁reg ulations . ▁This ▁sword ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁one ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁Walker ▁that ▁stands ▁outside ▁the ▁Per ak ▁Museum ▁at ▁Ta ip ing . ▁ ▁Football ▁career ▁After ▁leaving ▁Sand h urst , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Cla ph am ▁Ro vers ▁Football ▁Club ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁W ander ers ▁club . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁C . ▁W . ▁Al cock ▁to ▁represent ▁" Eng land " ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁" pse udo - intern ational " ▁match