Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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10 THE ASHBURIAN and T. Bates whose hard work when called upon and unfailing good humour at all times has helped very considerably the co-ordination of the team for the past two years, and E. Beardmore a hard working and polished centre. Everyone can look back upon the last three seasons with satisfaction. The standard of hockey at Ashbury has advanced considerably and the whole team which has been together for so long are to be heartily congratulated. And while not decrying the work of any one individual when all have done so well, we must give the largest share of credit to Gilmour, whose ability as a goal- keeper and captain inspired the confidence which brings success. In spite of the number of hockey players leaving this year, we can look to the future with the utmost confidence. Smellie, with three years ' experience behind him, and Coristine, Elwood, Perodeau and Thomas can be trusted to uphold the traditions of the past. D. M. Woods fully justified his selection as manager, carrying out his many tasks to the satisfaction and assistance of all. B. Robinson whose ability as a goal-keeper has somewhat suffered by comparison with the outstanding skill of Gilmour shared in the successes of the team both as spare goal-keeper and on account of the help which he was always ready to give. -J. R. P. ASHBURY vs. L.C.C. Played at the Forum, Montreal, Sat. Feb. 15th. Drawn 2 — 2 Two twenty-minute periods were played, in which Ashbury had much the better of the play, but careless work in front of goal lost them the game. L.C.C. worked hard and made the most of every opportunity. The first period started was very fast. Fauquier was sent off for heavy playing and Carsley opened the scoring by netting an easy one past Gilmour fourteen minutes after the start of the game. Shortly after the face-off Carsley and Craig were given a rest for heavy checking and were later joined by Eraser and Campbell. The period ended L.C.C. 1 — Ashbury 0. SmelHe, on an assist from L. Bates, opened the second period by scoring five minutes after the period began. The game seemed to be improving with both teams working harder. Coristine was through twice but each time shot wide, and several other chances for goal were lost through not passing or passing to the wrong wing. Two minutes after Ashbury ' s goal, Roughton scored for L.C.C The play was level, neither team having any noticeable advantage until ten minutes later L. Bates scored one of his typical solo goals

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THE ASHBURIAN 9 Colonics: B. Gilmour. L. Bates. E. Beardmore. H. A. Fauquier. R. Craig. P. B. Smellie. T. Bates. F. Coristine. The Hockey Season was somewhat marred by injuries. Fau- quier, SmelHe, Elwood and Craig were all out of the game for long periods owing to injuries received while playing; on account of this and some sickness in Ottawa, we were able to play only one match against Ottawa University and none against local Collegiates. This left what was undoubtedly as good a team as we have had in the past, very short of match practice. Upper Canada did not come to Ottawa this year as they went West and we were unable to make a trip to Toronto. We had a new fixture, which provided a very enjoyable and interesting experience, a match with Clarkson College, Potsdam, N.Y. An account of the game will be found elsewhere. Clarkson were so pleased with the game that they already arranged a fixture for January 23rd, 1931. In Montreal we drew with Lower Canada and Bishop ' s College School, matches which we should have won. Lower Canada very unfortunately were unable to play the usual return match in Ottawa. We wound up the season by defeating Westmount High School at the Auditorium 2 — 0. Westmount High School won the Inter- Scholastic League of Montreal and this was the only game which they lost during a long season. Several faces will be missing from the Ashbury line up next year. Gilmour who has kept goal since 1926 and has captained the team for the last two years ; L. Bates, a spare in ' 27 and a big asset both in defence and attack in ' 28, ' 29, ' 30; Adam Fauquier who has scored a number of very opportune goals at critical periods in the past three seasons ; R. Craig who has played equally efficiently and hard both as a forward and a defence for the past three years

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THE ASHBURIAN 11 which brought the scoring to a close. L.C.C. sat back and played a defensive game for the rest of the period and the game ended 2—2. Line up — Ashbury : Goal : Gilmour ; Defence : L. Bates, T. Bates ; Forwards : Beard- more, Coristine, Smellie ; Subs: Craig, Fauquier, Thomas, Elwood. — D. M. W. ASHBURY vs. CLARKSON TECHNICAL COLLEGE Played at Potsdam, N.Y., Jan. 17th. Lost 3—1. The game was played in the Tech ' s open door rink and, although the weather was very cold, the game kept the interest of all, and the temperature was not noticed. Three twenty-minute periods were played. The puck see-sawed between the two goals, both tenders showing themselves at their best. ' Buzz Williams and Lou Bates were playing brilliantly, and the crowd of several hundred were on their feet. The second period opened with several rushes by the Clarkson men, and after six minutes ' play, I. Houston shot from a face-off and put the first goal of the game past Gilmour. The game was resumed with renewed vigor and several penalties — P. Donald and Lou Bates being put off for heavy playing. This period was featured by the excellent goal tending of Gilmour, who from 21 shots only passed one. Fifty seconds after the start of the 3rd period Williams scored a great unassisted goal after passing the entire Ashbury team. This had the effect of putting Ashbury on their mettle, resulting in a lovely, unassisted goal from Fauquier, who skated through the whole team. A half minute later Williams on a pass from R. Houston scored the final goal of the game. Ashbury tried hard and although they were able to break through the Clarkson defence, Easton, the home goalie, was too good for them. Much praise is due to Gilmour for keeping the score as low as it was. For Clarkson, Easton and Williams stood out, while the whole Ashbury team showed up well against their older and more ex- perienced opponents. Line Ups : — Ashbury — Goal :Gilmour ; Defence : Craig, L. Bates ; Forwards : Beardmore, Smellie, Coristine ; Subs : Elwood, Fauquier, Thomas, T. Bates. Clarkson — Goal : Easton ; Defence : Burk, Guest ; Forwards : Oonald, WilHams, and I. Houston ; Subs : R. Houston, Levia and Reneke. — D. M. W.