Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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15 In the House Competitions Darrell won the Senior and Junior Shields both terms, although in the Easter term their Junior House team had some difficulty in asserting their superiority as there were several replays due to drawn games. Results 18 10 44 1st XI V. Admiralty House 1- -6 Lost Home 6 11 44 1st XI V. B.A.A 4- -3 Won Home 10 11 44 1st XI V. Dockyard Apprentices 7- -3 Won Home 16 11 44 1st XI V. Overseas League 3- -3 Draw Home 27 11 44 1st XI V. Admiralty House 3- -6 Lost Home 26 1 45 1st XI V. Overseas League 2- -3 Lost Home 1 2 45 1st XI V. Old Boys 2- -2 Draw Home 6 2 45 1st XI V. Pictou Highlanders 1- -5 Lost Home 22 2 45 1st XI V. Old Boys 10-2 Won Home 23 2 45 1st XI V. Admiralty House 2nd.. 2- -4 Lost Home 8 12 44 3rd XI V. St. George ' s G.S 4- -0 Won Home 22 1 45 Junior League v. Whitney Ins.... 1- -0 Won Home 24 1 45 Junior League v. St. George ' s. . 3- -0 Won Away 29 1 45 Junior League v. Dellwood 2- -0 Won Home 20 2 45 Junior League v. Whitney Ins.... 0-0 Draw Away 24 2 45 Junior League v. St. George ' s. 4- -0 Won Home 27 2 45 Junior League v. Dellwood 6- -1 Won Away House Matches Christmas Term, 1944 Senior : Junior: Darrell v. Watlington 15-1 Watlington v. Saltus 1-0 Butterfield v. Saltus 1-0 Darrell v. Butterfield 1-0 Saltus V. Watlington 1-0 Saltus V. Butterfield 1-0 Darrell v. Butterfield 3-0 Darrell v. Watlington.. 2-0 Easter Term, 1945 Senior : Junior : Darrell v. Watlington 9-0 Darrell v. Butterfield 1-0 Butterfield v. Saltus 1-0 Saltus V. Watlington 1-0 WatHngton v. Saltus 1-0 Watlington v. Butterfield 3-0 Darrell v. Butterfield 8-0 Darrell v. Saltus 3-2

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14 On May 28th, C.S.M. Outerbridge, Sgts. Terceira and Wool- lard and Cpls. Harrison and Vivian were conducted on a tour of Fort Bell. We understand that they spent an interesting and instructive day and were very hospitably entertained. Once again the Cambridge Exam, results are late in arriving and we do not know what happened in the 1944 exam. In the 1943 exam, the following passed: — P. Goldsmith, H. C. Beardsley, D. L. Spurling, F. G. Williams, M. D. Taylor. Rumours of the collapse of Germany had been rife in the School all through Monday, May 7th. But almost a full attend- ance took place on the morning of Tuesday to hear the formal pronouncement of V-E Day. A short service of Thanksgiving was conducted by the Headmaster, and then at ten o ' clock Mr. Church- ill ' s speech was heard in part through a loudspeaker in the Plall. After that the School was dismissed until Thursday morning. With the establishment of a proper Bursary in the school building the Trustees have found it convenient to transfer their office here. The new Secretary -Treasurer is Mrs. J. H. Watlington, whose long connection with the S.G.S. (her three sons have all been pupils here) has made her a familiar figure to all the members of the Staff and to many of the boys. We are very glad to welcome so old a friend. Temporarily, however, we have been deprived of her services owing, first to a trip to Canada, to be present at the wed- ding of her eldest son, John Hartley, and secondly to a bout of ill- health. In her place we were lucky to obtain the assistance of Mrs. Janet Moore, whose daughter, Janet, married Hubert Wat- lington; we are very glad to have Mrs. Moore with us and hope that she does not find our demands too exacting. Football The School had quite a good team in Football last season, the chief weakness being in the defence. Most of these players were new to the 1st XI. and considering that they were usually compet- ing with experienced footballers, they performed quite well. The attack was well balanced and combined well, but, except for one or two occasions, it lacked determination to push home its ad- vantage. Of the ten matches played, the 1st XI won three, drew two and lost five. The Junior League XI again did well, winning five out of six of their matches and drawing the other game, thus retaining the B.S.S.A. trophy for another year. They possessed a well balanced team, the defence being particularly strong. It conceded only one goal in all matches.

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16 Cricket Last season the School had quite a useful 1st XI at cricket, there being several promising batsmen and bowlers, and the fielding of the side was as good as, if not better than, any we have ever had. Altogether, they played four matches, winning two, drawing one and losing the other. The chief feature of the matches they won was that the scores were very low, and they won by a very narrow margin, which kept spectators and players extremely excited up to the last ball bowled. The Staff and 1st XI also won both matches which they played, including the all-day game against the R.A.F. which was instituted the previous year. This was a very enjoyable event and it is to be hoped that this all-day game is now a permanent fixture for the School. In the matches on Founder ' s Day, the 1st XI just managed to eke out a draw against the Old Boys whilst the 2nd XI were de- feated. The Senior House Matches showed what can happen and often does happen in cricket — namely a mediocre team defeats a good team. Butterfield House, with only one member of the 1st XI in its team, defeated both Darrell and Saltus to win the Cricket Shield — a very creditable performance. However, in the Junior House Matches, they lost in the final to Saltus but then only by a margin of three runs. Results 19 5 44 1st XI V. Staff 63-123 for 5 wkts. Lost Home 5 6 44 1st XI V. R.A.F 44-40 Won Home 8 6 44 1st XI V. Admiralty House 78-76 Won Home 15 6 44 1st XI V. Old Boys. ... 67 for 9 wkts- 124.. Lost Home 15 6 44 2nd XI V. Old Boys... 83-115 Lost Home 23 6 44 1st XI and Staff v. Admiralry House. .. 90 for 6wkts.-34.... Won Home 27 6 44 1st XI and Staff v. R.A.F 170-88 Won Home House Matches Summer Term, 1944 Senior : Junior : Butterfield v. Darrell ... 87-32 Saltus v. Watlington 64-30 Saltus V. Watlington. .. 109-34 Butterfield v. Darrell 61-27 Darrell v. Watlington. 90-84 Watlington v. Darrell 47-29 Butterfield v. Saltus 74-55 Saltus v. Butterfield 91-88