Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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20 THE ASHBURIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL Although we lost the game with B.C.S. the team acquitted itself quite creditably. There was not a great deal of material left from the previous season and team building was a somewhat lengthy task. At the beginning of the season we were fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Lou Cote as coach and there is no doubt that the team benefited from his experience. Mr. Apple also assisted in the work and we owe him our thanks for the extremely able manner in which he refereed the school games. Some of the younger members of the team improved consider- ably as the season went on and should prove a very good nucleus for next year ' s side. Early in the season a powerful scratch team of Old Boys beat us with ease, but there is no doubt that this game helped to weld the school team into a side. The number of injuries sustained however rendered match practice more or less impossible for the next fortnight. So it was with rather an untried team that we played L.C.C. in Montreal on Oct. 18th. Ashbury won 10-3, mainly because they seized their chances. On Monday, Oct. 27th, we played B.C.S. on the McGill campus and were beaten 26-1. On the day ' s play we undoubtedly lost to a better side though the school team played below its form. The return game with L.C.C. was played at Ashbury on Nov. 1st, and a very exciting match resulted in a win for Ashbury, 19-15.

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THE ASHBURIAN 19 INTERMEDIATE CRICKET It was unfortunate that little or no match practice was pos- sible for the team before their match with Lower Canada College , all the more so as the side showed considerable keenness and promise. There is no doubt that school cricket would benefit greatly if this difficulty were overcome next year, and every effort should be made to provide additional games. The match with L.C.C. was played in Montreal on May 30th. L.C.C. batted first, losing five wickets for 11 runs. The later batsmen were a little more successful but the Ashbury bowling was steady and well handled, and the side was all out for 30 runs. Fauquier bowled steadily, keeping an excellent length and was well backed up by N. Gait and Symington. Ashbury opened with Robertson and Mathias, and the L.C.C. total was passed without the loss of a wicket. Both boys batted well and their running between wickets was well judged. With the game won the later batsmen took risks and forced the pace, with the result that the side was dismissed for a lower total than had at one time seemed probable. Symington and Coristine made a good stand for the sixth wicket and the former w as undefeated at the close. John Gait kept wicket in good style. Score : — Lower Canada College Armitage, b. Symington 6 Hyman, b. Fauquier 1 Cutbush, run out 1 Hutchison, c. Coristine, b. Fauquier 0 Black, c. V oods, b. Fauquier 2 Henry, b. N. Gait 3 Barclay, c. Schlemm, b. Fauquier 1 McLean, b. N. Gait 1 Smith, not out 7 W orden, b. Symington 6 Cherswell, c. Mathias, b. Fauquier 0 Extras 3 Total 30 Bowling Analysis Fauquier, 5 wkts. for 8; Symington, 2 for 13; N. Gait, 2 for 7. Ashbury College Robertson, c. Henry, b. Hyman 16 Mathias, l.b.w. b. Hyman 18 Fauquier, b. Hyman 0 Ritchie, run out 7 Woods, c. Smith, b. Cutbush 8 Symington, not out 17 Coristine, c. Worden, b. Smith 14 Stanfield, b. Hyman 0 N. Gait, b. Hyman 0 Schlemm, c. b. Smith 4 J. Gait, b. Black 1 Extras 3 Total 90 F.E.B.W.

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THE ASHBURIAN 21 The Team suffered rather severely from injuries, while J. Rowley, the captain, and Smellie were away for the first few weeks owing to illness. The following were awarded their colours, J. W. H. Rowley, G. Perodeau, E. Elwood, J. Allen, G. Wodehouse, D. Fauquier, P. Smellie, R. Rowley, B. Robinson, A. MacCarthy, J. Magor, D. Cowans, F. Coristine. FOOTBALL CHARACTERS. J. W. H. Rowley. Capt., Right inside. 2nd year on the team. Always held his man. A hard tackle and determined plunger. A sound captain who always got the best out of his team. G. Perodeau. Vice capt.. Flying Wing. 3rd year on the team. Good ball carrier and determined tackle. An excellent kick and safe catch. E. Elwood. Quarter. 1st year on the team. Quick to seize an unexpected opening, but inclined to be slow in getting his regular plays under way. Good tackle. J. Allen. Right Middle. 1st year on the team. An excellent line plunger who was very had to stop. Always worked hard but should pay more attention to his tackling. G. Wodehouse. Left Outside. 1st year on the team. Excellent tackle. Hard worker, but rather slow in getting down on kicks. P. Smellie. Left Middle. 2nd year on the team. Started as Fly- ing Wing, but was needed to strengthen the line where he did excellent work. Good tackle ; strong ball carrier. D. Fauquier. Right Outside. 1st year on the team. Always down on kicks. Tackled well. B. Robinson. Half. 1st year on the team. A safe catch. Uses his head in returning kicks. R. Rowley. Left Outside. 1st year on the team. A good tackle but must learn to watch his man more closely. A. MacCarthy. Flying Wing. 1st year on the team. Safe catch but does not tackle hard enough. Spare quarter. J. Magor. Snap. 1st year on the team. Broke through the line repeatedly. Excellent tackle. A hard worker from start to finish. D. Cowans. Left Inside. Good at interference; must learn that it is not profitable to ' clip a ball carrier.