Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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19 440 yards: 1, D. H. Harrison; 2, W. S. Lombardo; 3, J. E. Frith. Time: 58.6 sees. Half-mile: 1, G. H. Leseur; 2, W. S. Lombardo; 3, A. A. Michielson. Time: 2 mins., 18 sees. One mile: 1, G. H. Leseur; 2, A. A. Michielson; 3, A. V. Little. Time: 5 mins., 16.2 sees. Two-mile road race: 1, G. H. Leseur; 2, W. S. Lombardo; 3, A. A. Michielson. Time: 10 mins., 46 sees. 120 yards hurdles: 1, D. R. Bray; 2, D. A. Gosling; 3, D. S .R. Smith. Time: 20 sees. Long jump: 1, D. H. Harrison; 2, G. H. Leseur; 3, D. S. R. Smith. Distance: 19 ' 2 . High jump: 1, D. S. R. Smith; 2, D. R. Bray; 2, J. T. Fall. Height: ; 5 ' 11 . Putting the shot: 1, D. H. Harrison; 2, D. S. R. Smith; 3, D. A. Gos- ling. Distance: 34 ' 8| . (New School Record). Junior Inter-House relay: 1, Watlington; 2, Butterfield; 3, Darrell. Time: 2 mins., 10 sees. Senior Inter-House relay: 1, Saltus; 2, Watlington; 3, Darrell. Time: 1 min., 49 sees. (New School Record). School vs. Old Boys: School. Senior House Competition: 1, Butterfield; 2, Saltus; 3, Darrell; 4, Watlington. Junior House competition: 1, Watlington; 2, Darrell; 3, Saltus; 4, Butterfield. Junior Point Cup: C. T. M. Collis. Senior Point Cup: D. H. Harrison. Captain of Athletics: D. H. Harrison. Boxing The Twelfth Annual Boxing Competition for the Cox Shield took place this year on Friday, March 7th, under the patronage of Sir Richard Fairey, who presented the Shield after the competition to D. H. Harrison, Captain of the winning House, and the Critchley Cup for the best junior boxer to R. S. L. Pearman. The preliminaries had been fought off on the Monday previous, when the presiding officials were Mr. D. J. Williams, referee, and Messrs. S. M. Paschall and C. Bardgett as judges. Our thanks are certainly due to these gentlemen, for there were between thirty and forty bouts, and the greatest enthusiast can have a surfeit even of his pet enthusiasm. These preliminaries produced some unexpected victories and some remarkably game losers. Stuart, who was suf- fering from a stye on his eye, insisted on fighting and surprised most of us by beating- Barnes, though he was beaten later in the

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18 Half-mile road race: 1, P. W. Macky; 2, G. N. Franklin; 3, W. R. Davis. Time: 3 min. 2.2 sees. Long Jump: 1, D. W. Archdale; 2, P. W. Mackv; 3, J. W. Vedder. Distance: 12 ' 6 . (New School Record). High Jump: 1, R. Leach; 2, P. W. Macky; 3, J. H. Kaufman. Height: 3 ' 5 . GROUP C 100 yards: 1, B. A. Peacock; 2, R. M. Constable; 3, N. A. Murray. Time: 14 sees. 220 yards: 1, K. T. C. Davis; 2, R. M. Constable; 3, B. A. Peacock. Time: 31.3 sees. 440 yards: 1, K. T. C. Davis; 2, R. M. Constable; 3, B. A. Peacock. Time: 68.6 sees. (New School Record). Long jump: I. M. M. Minugh; 2, N. Murray; 3, H. L. Clay. Dis- tance: 12 ' 7 . High jump: 1, P. W. Hookings; 2, D. W. Macky; 3, R. S. L. Pear- man. Height: 4 ' i . Three-quarter mile road race: 1, K. T. C. Davis; 2, P. W. Hookings; 3, D. W. Macky. Time: 4mins. 16 sees. (New School Record). GROUP D 100 yards: 1, T. B. Oatham; 2, H. McHarg; 3, J. D. Stubbs. Time: 12.9 sees. 220 yards: C. T. M. Collis; 2, H. McHarg; 3, J. D. Stubbs. Time: 28.8 sees. 440 yards: 1, C. T. M. Collis; 2, H. McHarg; 3, D. I. R. Barnes. Time: 64.5 sees. Half-mile: 1, J. D. Stubbs; 2, D. I. R. Barnes; 3, W. O. N. Cooper. Time: 2 mins., 43.8 sees. One mile road race: 1, D I. R. Barnes; 2, R. Strange; 3, S. A. Mor- ris. Time: 5 mins., 43.3 sees. Long jump: 1, R. B. Stephens; 2, C. T. M. Collis; 3, A. S. DeCouto. Distance: 16 ' 10| . High jump: 1, R. B. Stephens; 2, A. S. DeCouto; 3, T. W. P. Vesey. Height: 4 ' 9 . 120 yards hurdles: 1, C. T. M. Collis; 2, J. D. Stubbs; 3, R. B. Ste- phens. Time: 21.2 sees. GROUP E 100 yards: 1, W. S. Lombardo; 2, D. H. Harrison; 3, D. R. Bray. Time: 1 1.9 sees. 220 yards: 1, D. H. Harrison; 2, W. S. Lombardo; 3, J. E. Frith. Time: 26.6 sees.

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20 semi-finals. Another surprise was the defeat of North Cooper by Abbott; we have seen Cooper in the finals on several occasions, but Abbott was hitting hard and straight and won beyond any doubt. Gosling surprised everyone, especially Hayward, by the weight of his punch. Hayward has put on weight recently, and consequently Gosling had the advantage of height and reach; being a southpaw , too, he looks a little awkward, but he landed one blow that left Hayward staggering and the fight was stopped. Dunch entered the competition largely from patriotic motives and put up a show that makes the promoter tear his hair. He took what was probably the worst hammering of the day, but took it with a spirit that one could not but admire. But if he, and others like him, who have the guts to stay there and fight, would only learn something about it first, they could so easily be winners, or, at least, finalists For the first time this year it was decided to have a minimum age limit of ten years for competitors. This means that the weights in each group are closer together, and, certainly, the finals provided the closest set of fights that we have yet seen. Much of the credit for this goes, of course, to Cyril Bardgett, who has done a great deal of coaching during gym periods, and to Harrison and Lombardo for the interest which they have taken in the junior members of their House. It is noticeable that their two Houses made it a very close competition for first place, and that they were both well ahead of their next rival. House Captains may well bear in mind that the force of example is much greater than all the verbal encourage- ment that they can give. For, I think, the third year Woollard and Churm fought a very close contest in the lightest weight. This year it was Woollard ' s turn to win. Perhaps the closest fight, and cer- tainly the one which most aroused the enthusiasm of the spectators, was that in which Pearman beat Hookings; both of these deserve high praise. The hardest hitters were probably Gosling and Fall ii, each of whom won by a T.K.O. over his opponent. Frith i and Michielson ii respectiv ely. In the final bout of the evening Lom- bardo put up a very game fight against Harrison but was outclassed. The Bermuda Broadcasting Company put the last few fights on the air and Harold Evans gave a very thrilling commentary, tliough he was hard put to it to keep going, when the ring collapsed for the first time for some years. We really must do something about this, but it is far from easy, when ring-bolts that ought to hold a ton break off short. For the finals the referee was again Mr. D. J. Williams and the judges, Col. R. W. Sankey and Mr. S. M. Paschall. The time- keeper was Mr. Cyril Bardgett. We extend our thanks to these for their assistance and to Messrs. Benoni Mello, Raymond Adderley