Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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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.

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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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28 Inter-School Boxing March 4th., 1955 The Inter-School Boxing Competition this year was held at Saltus, with Saltus, Warwick, Whitney, Dellwood, St. George ' s and Sandys taking part. After the preliminary rounds Saltus emerged with eight finalists. Probably there would have been more except that a few boys failed to go to the weigh-in. M. Mayne once again displayed the ferocity of his punching, and while his opponent was taller and heavier, this did not deter him in any way. R. Lines, in contrast, gave an exhibition of boxing skill showing that not only could he attack well, but also deferkd. In the heavy-weights G. Cook was most unfortunate in the Under 140 lbs. division. He was winning his bout easily, when he was hit by the head of his opponent in the eye which very quickly became swollen. The referee, Mr. D. J. Williams, was forced to stop the contest. P. Grayson gave a courageous showing against Fisher of Warwick who was heavier and a more experienced boxer. J. Bothelho was the winner of the Over 155 lbs. division, being unchallenged. Mr. W. D. Measures presented the trophies. FINALISTS: Under 61 lbs. R. Simmons (Sandys) v J. Cooper (Saltus) Under 68 lbs. R. Pedro (Dellwood) v S. Brown (Warwick) Under 75 lbs. R. Mello (Saltus) v J. Mello (St. Georges ) Under 82 lbs. W. Book (Dellwood) v J. Gadzia (Whitney) Under 89 lbs. T. Dixon (Saltus) v D. Stubbs (Warwick) Under 96 lbs. E. Rowland (Sandys) v E. DeSilva (Sandys) Ex. Under 104 lbs. R. Viera (Dellwood) v M. Mayne (Saltus) Under 112 lbs. G. Outerbridge (St.George ' s) v R. Lines Under 120 lbs. R. Menzies (Warwick) v R. Booth (St. George ' s) Under 130 lbs. F. Kennedy (Whitney) v D. Outerbridge (St. George ' s) Under 140 lbs. Under 155 lbs. Over 155 lbs. T. Moss (Warwick) v G. Cook (Saltus) P. Grayston (Saltus) v G. Fisher (Warwick) M. Bothelho (Saltus) Unchallenged. ATHLETIC SPORTS March 31st, 1955. The notable feature of the 1955 Athletics meeting was the fact that 11 records were established. At 1.30 the weather suggested that