Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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P.E. NOTES 1974-75 has been another extremely active year for sport at Saltus. Mr. Evans had established a very extensive programme and, with very few modifications, his policy of catering for as many students and activities as possible has been continued. Con- sequently the programme of lessons and extra curricular activities includes soccer, rugby, athletics, cross-country, weight training, basketball, volleyball, golf, tennis, table-tennis, cricket, trampolining, hockey, sailing, softball, badminton and swim- ming. Obviously there are occasions when variety clashes with depth of performance, but a genuipe and earnest attempt is made to encourage the highest level of per- formance by the more capable and talented students. To both these ends I am con- stantly grateful for the generous practical involvement displayed by so many of my colleagues and the prefects — the boys at Saltus are extremely fortunate in this re- spect. The following notes and records give some indication of the extent and charac- ter of the year ' s activities. Congratulations are in order for all boys who have achieved good results or outstanding progress, and also to so many of the less talent- ed boys who have helped to generate enthusiasm through their honest efforts. M. BILLINGTON SOCCER The fortunes of the various soccer teams were rather mixed and sometimes unpre- dictable. On the whole the teams were reasonably successful with the balance of the matches being won. Out of a total of 25 games played, 13 were won, 10 lost and 2 drown. The seniors were the most consistent and successful (although the inter- mediates actually won most games). The seniors were faced with some very difficult competition and did splendidly in winning their league section. Unfortunately they were very soundly defeated by an excellent Sandys XI in the final league play-off. In defense of the team it must be pointed out that most of the damage had to be attrib- uted to the absense of the regular goalkeeper. Pitman, with his broken knee (ac- quired in a hockey match). The intermediates looked likely to do very well earlyon in the season. In thes final analysis, however, they finished third, losing twice to a very talented Robert Craw- ford side and once to a Whitney team which we had earlier defeated. On the positive side the intermediates can be credited with 5 victories and 32 goales. After defeating Warwick Academy 2-0 in a pre-season friendly the junior side came face to face with the harsh reality that much of the opposition was too good for them and none of the other teams was a push-over. Whilst it is fair to record that our side suffered from a general lack of talent, every credit has to be extended to this team for dedicated spirit, enthusiasm and perseverance. The sudden halt to the pattern of defeats, the vastly improved performances and results were, in the end, suitable and deserving rewards for a team which showed an exemplary competitive spirit. Pascoe, Burgess and Pimental are worthy of special mention for their consistently sound and promising performances. The soccer season was rounded off with very spirited and enjoyable house com- petitions. Wight house matches were played and they certainly provided the tempora- ry answer to the accusation t hat much of modern football is over defensive and unentertoining. Forty-two goals were eventually recorded before Darrell House ran out winners of both junior and senior sections. 23

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SALTUS CHESS CLUB. 1974-1975 41 boys joined the Chess Club this year and of these some two dozen played regu- larly. Lunch time recess was the most popular time for practice and for the numerous competitive games. There were five competitions held over the year. Johnston beat Butterfield I in the Senior t4th and 5th years) Knockout Competition, while Collis 2 beat De Souso in the Junior equivalent. In the Round Robin competitions Johnston and Collis 2 again won with Madeiros 2 and Butterfield 2 runners up respectively. The House Competition never really got off the ground, many games being declared void, but for the record Saltus beat Watlington with Butterfield third. The disappointing aspect of these internal competitions was the decline in en- thusiasm despite the prizes totalling 40 dollars being at stake. A reluctance to play competitive games by the more senior players certainly had a dampening effect and spoilt the House competition. I trust that this negative feature can be eradicated next year. Fortunately this internal problem did not affect the performance of the School Chess team, made up this year of Johnston, Bezant, Skinner, Saynor, Simmons 2 and Madeiros 2. They were all members of the team which won the InterSchool Chess Knock-Out Competition in 1974, and thus had the experience to compete against strong opposition. Saltus drew Sandys Secondory, o new entry to this competition, in the preliminary round, and big match temperament was certainly needed to defeat Sandys 4 games to 2, for after an hour ' s play it seemed that Saltus was heading for elimination, the perseverance of Johnston and Simmons being needed to ensure victory ... and squash signs of over-confidence. In the next round Warwick Secondary were beaten 5-1 and this put Saltus into a semi-final with Northlands, a fixture which was never played, Saltus winning by default following administrative problems at Northlands and lack of time. Thus Saltus reached the final for the fifth time in six years. Berkeley, with ex-Saltus Latin master Mr. Pettit in charge, were our opponents this year having won their way to the final with convincing victories over Warwick Acade- my and the Department of Academic Studies. They had a strong team but only four of them were available for the D-Day June 6th final which Saltus won 4-2, ' 0 ' level ex- aminations interfering with the playing arrangements. The patience of the Saltus players was the critical factor in this game as it had been against Sandys. Saltus has now won this competition four times. With four of this year ' s team still at Saltus next year, and with some strong re- serves pushing them for their places, I look forward to hearing in twelve months time that Saltus has completed a hat-trick of wins in this increasingly competitive inter- school competition. I hand over the administration of the Club to Mr. Galea and predict with confidence a successful future for chess in the School. PM.B.W, 22

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Results: House competition finals. Squads Juniors Darrell 3 Butterfield 0 Seniors Darrell 4 Watlington 0 School Matches Saltus Opponents Seniors v Devonshire Colts (Bantams) 2 0 V Technical Institute 0 2 V Robert Crawford 4 1 V Robert Crawford 2 2 V Hotel College 7 1 Senior team were champions of the eastern league. V Sandys (league final) 0 7 Squad: R. Smith (captain), A. Pitman, S. Sayner, K. Dill, G. DeSilvo, 0. Heylinger, I. Page, L. Roberts, C. Simmons, A. Richardson, A. Amory, B. Johnson, B. McCallan, R. A. Bean, J. Swainson, L. Butterfield. Intermediates V Whitney 5 3 V Whitney 3 5 V Northlands 1 0 V Northlands 5 1 V Robert Crawford 3 5 V Robert Crawford 0 5 V St. Georges 6 4 V St. Georges 3 3 V Warwick Acad. 6 0 Squad: R. ' DaCosta, K. Reid, V. Campbell, T. Chin, P. Matcham, P. Smith, P. Longworth, M. Lopes, McBeath, T. Hayward, B. Way, J. Brewer, R. Bagen. Juniors v Warwick Academy 2 0 V St. Georges 0 1 V St. Georges 3 2 V Whitney 0 5 V Whitney 2 3 V Robert Crawford 1 6 V Robert Crawford 0 3 V Northlands 4 1 V Northlands 5 2 Squad: C. Pascoe (Captain), C. Bardgett, B. Patterson, L. Pimental, I. Whitehead, D. Burgess, D. Trott, R. Yearwood, P. DeSilva, S. Turner, M. Stailey, A. DeCouto, S. Ba- gen, H. Marks, E. Lawrence, M. Burch, B. Way, M. O ' Leary, E. Collins, P. Bacon. RUGBY The spirit displayed by our rugby teams, and the results achieved in competition clearly established rugby as one of the most successful activities of the year. In an 24