Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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25 V. Siddle (Saltus) 131 lbs. defeated H. Viera (Warwick) 138 lbs. V. Wright (Warwick) 143 lbs defeated E. Hayward (St. George ' s) 146 lbs. H. Dunkley (Saltus) 200 lbs. — No opponent. Athletic Sports 1— SALTUS SPORTS DAY — MARCH 28th. As soon as the School Boxing had finished, training was switched to Athletics and the School got down to practising in earnest for March 27th. It was clear that several records would be broken, since the age limits were extended by one year in this group. This had been done last year to enable our winning competitors to be entered automatically for the inter- school sports, but at last year ' s meeting few existing school records were broken. This year, however, our athletes settled down quickly, with the result that nine records had been broken and two equalled when the day was over. For training purposes the boys were switched from the orthodox, upright scissors action in high-jump and made to jump in the straddle position. So far it has not paid off ex- ceptionally well, but I am quite sure that another year ' s train- ing will show excellent results. With Warwick Academy holding their sports on the same day, it was not easy for us to obtain all the officials we re- quired, and the afternoon began with a deficit of judges which caused our programme to be somewhat retarded. Our need in the field events department was particularly great, as this year saw the introduction of the pole vault and hop, skip, jump, thus further increasing the task of the field events officials. The weather was neither friend nor foe on the final day, for it threatened to rain and did not, but the wind was blowing strongly, making it very difficult for boys to achieve the best possible standard. We considered ourselves extremely fortun- ate, however, in being able to complete the programme without running for cover on such an overcast afternoon. Prizes at the conclusion of the sports were presented by His Lordship the Bishop of Bermuda. RESULTS GROUP A— 50 Yards: 1 R. R. Doe, 2 P. G. White, 3 D. Clark. 8 sees, (equals record) .

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24 bouts were slugged out. Keenness on the part of the Saltus boys had been shown from the start, however, with boys turning out regularly each afternoon for training. Even their stand-in sparring partners came to these training sessions without fail, and when the final evening arrived we had a team that was difficult to beat. Many who witnessed both the school and the inter- school events were disappointed when tiny V. Minich was not on the card to represent us in the under 61 lbs. He had won his group in the school boxing but had not the required number of years for the inter-school tournament. Plucky J. Jones, however, took his place and, considering that he has never been a boxer, showed up extremely well. Our only other failure was when S. Cartwright was defeated by the fast and hard hitting D. Dunstan of Dellwood. There was little doubt of our superiority in the other weights when the remaining Saltus boys gave a good account cf themselves to win eight bouts. Nearly all the fights were well contested with the exception of the under 96 lb. contest when R. Davis stopped T. Moss in the second round. RESULTS E. Saints (Dellwood) 57 lbs. defeated J. Jones (Saltus 59 lbs. W. Acton (Saltus) 67 lbs. defeated A. Brewster (Warwick) 66 lbs. D. Davis (Warwick) 73 lbs. defeated R. Booth (St. George ' s) 74 lbs. R. Lines (Saltus) 79 lbs. defeated A. Perry (Dellwood) 77 lbs. D. Dunstan (Dellwood) 88 lbs. defeated S. Cartwright (Saltus) 88 lbs. R. Davis (Saltus) 93 lbs. defeated T. Moss (Warwick) 95 lbs. J. Smith (Saltus) 97 lbs. defeated W. Evans (Warwick) 103 lbs. G. Cook (Saltus) 104 lbs. defeated M. Gringley (St. George ' s) 109 lbs. G. Pope (Saltus) 117 lbs. defeated J. France (Dellwood) 116 lbs. D. Thorne (Saltus) 124 lbs. defeated J. Outerbridge (St. George ' s) 125 lbs.

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26 High Jump: 1 R. R. Doe, 2 G. C. Parker, 3 K. Chiappa. 3 ft. 6 ins. (record) . Long Jump: 1 R. R. Doe, 2 G. C. Parker, 3 T. M. Dixon. 11 ft. 7 ins. (record). Egg and Spoon: 1 J. Mayne, 2 R. R. Doe, 3 D. Clark. New record of 3 ft. 61 ins. established in High Jump pre- liminaries by M. Harrison. GROUP B— 100 Yards: 1 C. Couper, 2 R. Kempe, 3 G. K. Kitson. 14.2 sees. High Jump: 1 G. K. Kitson, 2 R. Kempe, 3 C. Couper. 4 ft. 3i ins. (record) . Long Jump: 1 G. K. Kitson, 2 A. Lumsden, 3 L. Patterson. 13 ft. 2i ins. (record). Obstacle Race: 1 Watlington, 2 Butterfield, 3 Darrell. Relay: 1 Watlington, 2 Darrell, 3 Saltus. 31.7 sees. GROUP C— 100 Yards: 1 J. Berridge, 2 J. H. Finlay, 3 J. Smith. 13.9 sees. 220 Yards: 1 J. Berridge, 2 J. Smith, 3 J. Finlay. 31.7 sees. 440 Yards: 1 J. Berridge, 2 J. P. Chiappa, 3 J. Durrell. 70 sees. High Jump: 1 J. Smith, 2 W. T. R. Shanks, 3 M. Mayall. 4 ft. 2S ins. Long Jump: 1 J. Smith, 2 J. P. Chiappa, 3 R. Lines. 15 ft. 5 ins. (record). Pole Vault: 1 R. Lines, 2 F. I. B. Williams, 3 W. Young. 6 ft. 3 ins. Javelin: 1 J. Durrell, 2 J. Smith, 3 F. Patterson. 78 ft. 11 ins. (record). Relay: 1 Saltus, 2 Darrell, 3 Watlington. GROUP D— 100 Yards: 1 R. Bailey, 2 D. Thorne, 3 P. Grayston. 12.9 sees. 220 Yards: 1 C. Kempe, 2 D. Thorne, 3 M. Smith. 27.1 sees. 440 Yards: 1 C. Kempe, 2 R. Bailey, 3 R. Davidson. 64.9 sees. 880 Yards: 1 R. Bailey, 2 D. Thorne, 3 C. Kempe. 2 mins. 39 sees. One Mile: 1 V. R. Siddle, 2 D. Thorne, 3 R. Leach. 6 mins. 1.4 sees.