Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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26 THE ASHBURIAN ASHBURY vs. THE STAFF. Played at Ashbury on November 13th. The School had the better of the play but the Staff held them out till close to half time when Smellie scored twice after good combined runs on the part of the forwards. In the second half Symington added a further point for the School. Though they were often hard pressed the Staff prevented any further scoring. Goal — Beauclerk. Backs — Southam, J. Rowley. Halves — Elwood, Robinson, Schlemm. Forwards — Gait Symington, Smellie, Coristine, Hammond. ASHBURY vs. S. ALBAN ' S. Played at Ashbury on Nov. 15th. The School started off with great dash and the forward line .combined in a series of excellent passing movements which made them really dangerous. They kept up the pressure for some time but eventually the ball was cleared and the S. Alban ' s right wing got well away, but before he could centre he was dispossessed by Rowley, who sent a long pass up to his forwards ; they got going at once with a really good combined run and Smellie was left in pos- session about 10 yards out. He made no mistake with his shot, which gave the goal keeper no chance. Soon after the forwards got away again but Smellie, after an excellent dribble, delayed his shot a fraction of a second too long. Play remained even for some time with the S. Alban ' s forwards making sporadic raids but they never looked really dangerous and Grant dealt with anything that came within his reach. After half an hour ' s play Elwood set his forwards going and another good run down the field brought them close to goal where Smellie gave Coristine a neat pass. He shot hard into the corner of the net, putting Ashbury further ahead. S. Alban ' s pressed towards the close of the half but failed to score. 2-0. The second half was a repetition of the first except as regards the scoring. The S. Alban ' s forwards combined with greater effectiveness but their finishing was weak. The Ashbury forwards were a little wilder in their shooting or they would probably have added to the score. On one occasion Smellie had the ball right in the goalmouth but the goal keeper blocked the shot. S. Alban ' s pressed toward the close but there was no further scoring. The whole forward line played well and only wanted a little greater steadiness in shooting to be really good. The team were well together and it is rather a pity that one or two further matches could not have been played.

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THE ASHBURIAN 25 SOCCER. Three matches were played this year, two against S. Alban ' s and one against the staff. Grant in goal was good and played a brilliant game in the return match with S. Alban ' s. J. Rowley and Southam worked tirelessly at back and if their kicking was a little uncertain at times both showed unusual powers of recovery. Elwood, who captained the side, showed good ball control at right half and was a difficult man to pass ; Robinson at centre half always played a hard and energetic game. Schlemm at left half excelled in tackling but was inclined to lie too far back and did not always give his forwards sufficient support. The forward line was one of the best that has represented Ashbury during recent years. Gait and Symington combined well on the right wing. The former was inclined to play a little too far in, while Symington did not shoot as quickly as he might. Smellie in the centre was an energetic leader who did a great deal of work and held the line together. Coristine at inside left improved con- siderably as the season progressed and always had a good shot. Hammond at outside left centred strongly and was always on the ball but his shooting was a little wild. Calder who played as a reserve in Hammond ' s place in the last S. Alban ' s game did well in a position to which he was not accustomed. ASHBURY vs. S. ALBAN ' S. Played at Brockville, Oct. 22nd. The game was played in a gale of wind which prohibited any attempt at scientific football. Ashbury were weakened by injuries and played with the wind in the first half but failed to score, although they came close on several occasions. In the second half, playing with the wind, S. Alban ' s did most of the pressing, though Ashbury should have scored once from a melee in front of their opponents ' goal. S. Alban ' s were awarded several free kicks from two of which they scored, leaving them winners, 2-0. The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Grant. Backs — Perodeau, J. Rowley. Halves — Elwood, Robinson, Schlemm. Forwards — Hammond, Symington, Mac- Carthy, Fauquier, Gillies.

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THE ASHBURIAN 27 The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Grant. Backs — Southam, J. Rowley. Halves — Elwood, Robinson, Schlemm. Forwards — Gait, Symington, Smellie Coristine, Calder. Colours were awarded to the following : — Elwood, Robinson, Smellie, Grant, Hammond, J. Rowley, Southam, Schlemm, Gait, Symington, Coristine, Calder. 2nd XI SOCCER. Two games were played, both against S. Alban ' s 2nd XI, and we were successful in both . The first, played at Brockville on Oct. 29th was won 1-0, Coristine scoring our goal. The second played at Ashbury on November 15th ended in our favour, 2-0, Fauquier and A. MacCarthy scoring. The following represented Ashbury : — Goal — Beauclerk. Backs — Vickers, McGuckin. Halves — Macdon- nell, Magor, Allen. Forwards — Perodeau (capt.), Fauq uier, A. MacCarthy, G. MacCarthy, R. Stanfield. F. E. B. W. UNDER 15 vs. SELWYN HOUSE This match was palyed on the M.A.A.A. Grounds at West- mount, and resulted in a win for Ashbury by 2 goals to nil. It was a clean and interesting game from start to finish, but weight told, and our opponents found it difficult to get past Beau- clerk and Vickers at back and Stannard I at centre-half. All the forwards played well. Davidson II and Powell I scored for Ash- bury. Selwyn House are to be congratulated on putting up a very keen fight. Team : — Yuile ; Beauclerk, (Capt.) ; Vickers ; Little ; Stannard I ; Dawes ; Graham II ; Stanfield II ; Powell I ; Davidson II ; MacBrien. Mr. Howell kindly refereed. Linesman : — Gale. Our thanks are due to Mr. Pattisson, who most kindly fed and entertained the ' ' residue . The Return Match was played at Ashbury on Sat., Oct. 25th. Our opponents won the toss and elected to play against the wind. Graham II secured our only goal — but the decisive one, as it proved — from a corner kick. Weight again told, but Selwyn House played a delightful game and combined splendidly. Specially noticeable was the way in which the whole of the Forwards kept in line. We take off our hats to them !