Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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19 Senior House matches, Xmas Term, 1941 : Watlington House beat Butterfield 8-1, DarrellS -0, Saltus 5-0. Saltus House beat Butterfield 8-0, Darrell 5-2. Darrell House beat Butterfield 2-1. Winner of competition, Watlington House. Senior House matches, Easter Term, 1942: Darrell beat Butterfield 4-0, Saltus 1-0, Watlington 3-0. Watlington beat Butterfield 3-0, Saltus 3-1. Saltus beat Butterfield 1-0. Winner of competition, Darrell House. Junior House matches, Xmas Term, 1941 : Winnei of competition, Saltus House. Second equal Butterfield, Darrell, and Watlington Houses. Junior House matches, Easter Term, 1942: Winner of competition, Watlington House. Second equal Butterfield and Saltus Houses. Boxing This year the annual competition for the Cox Shield was held in the School Hall on the night of Friday, March 13th. As usual, the Hall was packed to overflowing, although tickets had only been sold to those actually connected in some way with the School. His Excellency the Governor had signified his intention to be present, but unfortunately he was prevented from attending by a bad cold. He was represented by Lieut. John Bett, R.N.V.R., A.D.C. This year ' s competition was chiefly remarkable for the fact that the shield changed hands for the first time for many years. It was won by Butterfield House with Darrell and Watlington very close behind in that order. , This was a welcome sign of a revival from the athletic point ©f view in Butterfield House, and a tribute to the enthusiasm of the less proficient members. For the first time points were given to those who reached the semi-finals in an attempt to encourage those who knew that they had no hope of winning the finals. As a matter of fact, in at least one weight the prophets were altogether confounded, and the two finalists had only entered the competition with the not too optimistic hope of obtaining the points for the semi-finals; as a further reward of their disinterested patriotism, it was on the result of this fight that the order of the first two houses depended. Probably the next most remarkable feature of the evening was that, for the second time in six years, the ring did not collapse during the proceedings.

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18 useful reserves for every position in the team. A summary of the matches played shows that out of five, four were won and the fifth ended in a draw — a very creditable record for the season. The Colts were even more successful than the 1st XI, winning all their matches and securing 25 goals with only v3 scored against them. They thus retained the B.S.S.A. trophy for another year. In the House competition we introduced Junior House matches for a separate shield, and this proved to be quite a success, as it keeps junior boys out of the senior competition, in which they are not yet really mature enough to participate. During the Christmas term, Watlington, Darrell, and Saltus Houses were placed first, second and third respectively in the Senior House competition, while in the Junior, Saltus was first, and the other three Houses tied for second place. In the Easter term the positions changed, Darrell House being first in the Senior group with Watlington and Saltus Houses second and third re- spectively. In the Juniors, Watlington House was first with But- terfield and Saltus Houses tied for second place. FOOTBALL SEASON, Sept. 1941-March 1942 1st XI 14 11 41 1st XI vs. B.A.A. Jrs Home Won 3- 1 15 12 41 1st XI vs. B.A.A. Jrs Home Won 2- -0 15 1 42 1st XI vs. Rotary Old Boys Home Won 7- -2 5 2 42 1st XI vs. Old Boys Home Draw 2- -2 26 2 42 1st XI vs. B.A.A. Jrs Home Won 6- -2 COLTS XI 5 12 41 Colts XI vs. Warwick Acd... Home Won 6- -1 15 12 41 Colts XI vs. Dellwood Home Won 3- -0 26 1 42 Colts XI vs. Warwick Acd... Away Won 3- -1 23 2 42 Colts XI vs. St. George ' s Home Won 4- -0 27 2 42 Colts XI vs. Dellwood Away Won 1- -0 2 3 42 Colts XI vs. St. George ' s Away Won 2- -0 5 3 42 Colts XI vs. Whitney Inst... Home Won 3- -1 9 3 42 Colts XI vs. Whitney Inst... Away Won 4- -0 Other Matches 3. XI vs. Mount St. Agnes... Away Won 10- -0 4. XI vs. St. George ' s Away Won 1- -0 3. XI vs. Whitney Inst. Away Lost 2- -3

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20 The shield was presented to S. B. Greenman, Captain of the winning House, by Brigadier H. D. Maconochie, M.C., to whom we would express our thanks. We are also grateful to those who gave up their time to act in various official capacities, to Captain Johnson, R.A.O.C., the referee, to Messrs. Harry Palmer and J. Fitzgerald, the judges, and to Sapper Ross Doe, who acted as timekeeper for the finals and had also given instruction to the bovs previously and judged some of the preliminary fights. We thank Mr. S. Floyd too for judging some of the preliminaries. In previous years we have borrowed a floodlight from the Electric Light Co. This vear, through the good offices of Mr. W. E. Spurling, we have been presented with a floodlight of our own. Finally we should like to answer the one criticism that has been offered with regard to the evening ' s arrangements: that there is not sufficient accommodation for all those who attend to obtain a good view of the fights. Quite apart from the necessity of cover- ing the incidental expenses, such as the provision of gloves each year, we do appreciate the enthusiasm shown by the public; it is encouraging to all concerned to feel that they are putting on a good show. We know too that many of our supporters do not see the fights as clearly or as confortably as they would like. But the purpose of the performance ig primarily a House Competition, not a. public entertainment, and we feel very strongly that, especially at a time when public entertainment is scarce, it would be difficult, if a larger hall were taken, to avoid a general atmosphe re that would be prejudicial to the boys taking part. We can only hope that our friends will understand and be tolerant. Results: — Mosquito-weight: T. E. B. Oatham (Darrell) beat C. O. Cooper (Butterfield) ; Gnat-weight: J. E. Cooke (Butterfield) beat E. A. Hutt (Watlington). Moth-weight: R. W. Hayward (Butterfield) beat J. D. Gamble (Butterfield). Fly-weight: D. H. Harrison (Butterfield) beat E. C. W. Hutt (Watlington). Feather- weight: M. ' E. Adderley (Watlington) beat C. E. Woollard (Dar- rell). Bantam-weight: C. Terceira (Darrell) beat G. S. Peniston (Watlington). Light-weight: H. G. Younger (Saltus) beat E. J. Chiappa (Butterfield). Welter-weight: M. C. Misick (Butterfield) beat C. D. D. Burland (Darrell). Middle-weight: D. L. Spurling (Watlington) beat H. C. D. Cox (Darrell). Cruiser-weight: H. A. Leseur (Darrell) beat S. S. Evans (Darrell). Heavy-weight: P. N. Spurling (Watlington) beat S. B. Greenman (Butterfield) t.k.o. Choir Once again the School Choir has completed successfully its annual activities under the able leadership of Mr. Bridge. In addition to its regular function of leading the School singing during the morning assembly, the Choir has given three public perform- ances in the course of the year.