▁a ▁g ymnasium ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁main ▁sports ▁field ▁contained ▁about ▁ten ▁acres , ▁with ▁football ▁facilities ▁and ▁cr icket ▁pitch . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁sports ▁areas ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁grounds , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Building ▁and ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 6 ▁chap el , ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁Ross ▁O val . ▁A ▁second ▁playing ▁area , ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁flat , ▁was ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁some ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁buildings ▁and ▁flo oded ▁during ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁the ▁Main ▁O val ▁near ▁the ▁chap el ▁was ▁level led , ▁a ▁grand stand ▁was ▁ere cted ▁and ▁the ▁concrete ▁w icket ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁two ▁tur f ▁pitch es . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁o val ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁Main ▁O val ▁to ▁Ross ▁O val ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Boys ▁Association . ▁John ▁( Jack ) ▁Ross ▁( 1 8 9 4 - 1 9 7 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁and ▁much ▁loved ▁sports man ▁who ▁had ▁attended ▁N ud ge e ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁had ▁then ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁college ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁almost ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁College ' s ▁second ▁o