Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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26 McCann 2 as captain played well in goal. The backs and half backs tackled keenly, but poor marking of forwards often led to easy goals. The small forward line often found themselves struggling with much bigger boys, and this, to some extent, prevented them from combining well. Basket Ball. At the beginning of the Spring Term, a Basketball Club was formed. Practice periods were held each day after lunch, and at 4.30 p.m. on Fridays. The latter periods were devoted to the practicing of basic skills and to the discussion and interpretation of the rather complex rules. While at all times, boys showed great enthusiasm to play, only a few revealed the propensity to practice fundamentals. The importance of accurate passing cannot be over-stressed, and it is imperative that everyone should learn the lay-in and set ' ' shots. Matches. Two matches were played, one against Whitney Institute, and one against St. George ' s Grammar School. Against Whitney, played in the School Gymnasium, the Saltus Team won a very close match. They began by building a fairly substantial lead, but inspired play by the Whitney boys found Saltus trailing late in the last quarter. However, some excellent shooting by Smith and Grayston gave Saltus a narrow victory of 28 — 26. The match against St. George ' s Grammar School was played on the Eagles Nest court. The bigger area of the court and the superior skill of the Saltus boys resulted in a 55 — 19 win. The team as a whole made very good use of ' fast breaks ' and combined well both in attack and defense. The shifting zone defense was employed well in both matches. Smith ' s clever ball control and shooting shows great promise, while Grayston scored with some very good shots as pivot man. Leseur 1 and Outerbridge obtained many points, the former with some well judged set shots, and the latter with some pretty hook shots. The team show considerable promise of becoming a slick, fast-moving side. Team: — Smith, Grayston, Lines, Leseur, Outerbridge, Couper, Darrell, Williams 2, Grayston 2.

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26 Junior League Report Harrison Davis Lumsden Hayward 1 Leseur 2 Macpherson Spurling Bridges Whitecross Howard Barber Played 10 Won 7 Draw 1 Lost 2 Goals for ag. 9. The Junior League team had quite a good season, finishing second in the League. Losing only two matches, one to Whitney, the first match, and one to Warwick, the League winners, was the result of fin team spirit, and eagerness to play good football. The best match of the season was the draw on home match with the physically superior Warwick Team. This game provided many thrills and the bigger War- wick boys were shaken by the determined tackling of an enthusiastic Saltus team. Harrison was always ' safe ' in goal, though he could learn to use the penalty area more. Davis and Lumsden both tackled well, but all a little slow to recover. The half back line of Hayward, Leseur and Macpherson always played a great part, and proved to be the mainstay of the team. Spurling and Barber, both played well on the wings. Barber ' s powerful left foot shot always a potential danger. The inside forwards always tried hard, but were often swamped by bigger opposition. Whitecross at centre forward scored many good goals, and should be a success at this difficult position. R. S. ALGER. JUNIOR LEAGUE SOCCER REPORT. McCann 2 Hetzel Zuill Parker Doe Dixon 2 Turner Mello Goodner Stutz Groves Also played: Hallett, West, Dixon, Stubbs, Gordinier. Played 8 Won 1 Draw 1 Lost 6 Goals for 9 against 25 This was the first time that Saltus had entered a team in the Minor League, and while it cannot be recorded as being a highly successful season, many boys were able to obtain match experience. The major fault of the team lay in the inability to pass the ball accurately. Lack of the basic skills such as trapping, heading, and shooting resulted in a kick and rush type of football. These tactics will never be successful on hard grounds.

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17 School Boxing February 25th., 1965 A fairly large crowd saw an entertaining show of boxing on Friday evening, February 25th., 1955. Some very exciting bouts were witnessed, particularly in the under 96 lbs. division, between M. Mayne (D) and D. Gibbons (B). Mayn© while having a reputation for his powerful punching, held no awe for Gibbons, who boxed him very cleverly. Throughout the 3 rounds, solid punches from both boys found their mark, though Mayne pr oved to be too strong for a very courageous contender. In the smaller weight divisions, sound boxing skill was displayed by K. Hayward, R. Mello and P. Howard. In the heavier weights R. Lines demonstrated excellent footwork and clever boxing. I. Will- iams was far too speedy and skillfull for his opponent. P. Leseur gave an extremely plucky showing against J. Botelho who was 10 lbs. heavier. The final bout of the evening was very evenly matched be- tween E. Simmons and P. Grayston. Both boys fought very well but Grayston managed to win a very close match. Again, valuable assistance to officiating was given by Messrs. D. J. Williams, H. Evans, S. Gascoigne, M. Pascal, P. Welsh and D Meas- ures. The boys were congratulated by Brigadier Rice-Evans who pre- sented the Prizes. RESULTS: Under 61 lbs. J. Cooper (B) defeated J. Gillan (W) ff 68 j B. Groves (W) it R. McCann (B) » 75 R. Mello (B) ii R. Marsden (D) » 82 K. Hasrward (B) tf D. Richeson (S) 89 » P. Howard (B) » T. Dixon (S) 96 it M. Mayne (B) it D. Gibbons (B) 104 a R. Doe (W) » M. Spurling (W) » 112 it R. Lines (S) if B. Mc Cann (S) } 120 it I. Williams (D) » D. McCann (S) i 130 it D. Vallis (B) if C. Couper (S) if 140 it G. Cook (B) it R. Davidson (D) » 155 it P. Grayston (W) ti E. Simmons (B) 155 it J. Botelho (S) ii P. Leseur (D) Butterfield were House winners, Saltus second, Watlington third, and Darrell fourth.