Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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22 THE ASHBU RIAN L.C.C. V.S. ASHBURY seemed to have somewhat the upper hand, and near the end of the quarter the team forced a safety-touch for 2 points. In the next quarter, Ash- bury followed up with two more scores; a rouge and touch- down. The latter resulted from a blocked kick and brought the score up to 8-0 for the home team. During the second half, Ashbury began to lose hold of their advantage and the visitors did not fail to rally for points. They were able to score 2 touchdowns, one of which was converted, and so emerged the winners with the final score 1 1-8 in favour of L.C.C. ASHBURY vs. B.C.S. (away) THIS game against Bishop ' s College School, played at Lennoxville, unfortunately ended in a 6-0 defeat, with the team not showing its best until after half time. B.C.S. took the offensive from the start, and after some batthng in centre-field, managed to get into Ashbury territory. From here they were able to complete a forward pass and gain a touchdown, the con- vert being blocked. At the start of the second half, Ashbury began advancing down- field, but were unable later to prevent the opponents from kicking a rouge. This was the last scoring effort although the team, pushing towards the Bishop ' s goal line, appeared to be in a position to score during the dying minutes of the game. ASHBURY vs. L.C.C. (away) IN OUR second game against L.C.C. in Montreal, the team did con- siderably better, the i-i tie being a fair indication of the game. During the first half, the play was even all the way. However L.C.C. after being in our zone for some time, managed to kick a rouge, after a similar attempt had failed some minutes before. Soon after this the second quarter ended with the score remaining unchanged. During the third quarter L.C.C. had slightly the up per hand, making rapid gains around the ends, but were kept scoreless. However during the last quarter Ashbury came back to have somewhat the better of the play over their opponents. We held them in their zone but it was only on the last play of the game that Scott tied the score by returning an L.C.C. punt for a single point.

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THE ASHBURIAN 21 RUGBY 1947 ASHBURY FIRST TEAM A ltogether this year the ist team played seven games. Our first JLX. game of the season was played against the High School of Com- merce and ended in our only victory. In connection with this game it seems fitting to mention .Mr. Brian Lynch, of the Ottawa Rough Riders, who coached us at the beginning of the season and for whose voluntary services we were all most grateful. Air. Glass, assisted by Mr. iMcFar- lane, then took up the coaching duties as in previous years, and his confidence in our ability remained an asset throughout the season. Members: E. A ' eaver, B. Darby, H. Clark, R. Patterson, W. Scott (Capt.), Denny, i I. Earl, C. Hart, E. Castello, H. Dreyfus, E. Martinez, F. Rose, D. Fair, M. Gallaman, H. Brouse, D. Watson, T. Kenny, D. Lyon, S. Price, G. Ross, B. Ymi der Voort, R. Cherrier, AL Zilberg. ASHBURY vs. B.C.S. (at home) A SHBURY opened the game with a 45 yard kick and some fast ex- jL . change of play followed. However, Bishops were able to run the ball forward for 35 yards reaching x shbury ' s 20 yard line. This was followed by a long punt, which secured a i point lead for B.C.S. Play in the second quarter was fast again, with both teams moving into scoring position, but neither being able to make good their oppor- tunities. Ashbury started off in the third quarter with a series of advances, running the ball back 20 yards and then recovering a fumble on Bishop ' s 15 yard line. This was followed by a 10 yard penalty against the opponents, putting Ashbury on their 5 yard line. Although two forward passes failed, an on-side kick was completed giving Ashbury a 5-1 lead, the convert being incomplete. Soon after, B.C.S. was able to gain a rouge, leaving the score 5-2 for Ashbury at three quarter time. Durin g the last quarter Ashbury seemed unable to keep up the edge which they had had throughout the game. After a series of rapid plays, B.C.S. moved up to the Ashbury 5 yard line and soon were able to go over for a touchdown. The convert was knocked down. In the dying minutes of the game, both teams came close to scoring but were unable to get across and the final result was 7-5 for B.C.S. Throughout the game the play was fast and exciting, with hard and accurate tackling exhibited by both squads, making it a pleasing game to watch. ASHBURY vs. L.C.C. (at home) THE first quarter of the game against L.C.C. consisted mainly of a series of plunges on the part of both teams. In these, Ashbury

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THE ASH BU RI AN 23 ASHBURY vs. APPLEBY COLLEGE (at home) WITH the exception of a few good passes and several brilliant bucks, Ashbury showed to Httle advantage in the game with Appleby. Harbouring bad luck from the start, the team, outweighed and outplayed, struggled against an extremely well synchronized attack. It was a pleasure to watch again a school team taking advantage of the hard driving and fast moving Canadian game of old. Appleby, scoring three converted touchdowns and a field goal in quick succession, brought the half-time score to 21-0. Only in the last few minutes of play did Ashbury rally, scoring a touchdown on the fourth of a series of plunges, raising the final count to 21-5, Appleby. OLD BOYS ' GAME THE Old Boys ' Rugby Game this year provided thrills for every- body as indeed it usually does. Until the final whistle, the score remained 6-6 but in the overtime the school was able to cross the touch hue for a touchdown and then convert it for a total of 6 points making the score 12-6. Both teams did their best and the game lived up to standards. ASHBURY SECOND TEAM After a record of one game won, one tied, and one lost, in three jlV preliminary games against our neighbours of Lindenlea, the 2nd team seemed set for a pretty fair season. However we were unable to overcome some tough opposition from under 16 teams from B.C.S. and The Grove School, Lakefield. During the first quarter against B.C.S. , Ashbury held an edge in the play, and after some battling were able to gain a rouge, making the score i-o. In the second quarter the play was mostly even. However, B.C.S. crossed our line for a major score, completing it with a convert and leaving the count 6-1 for the Bishop ' s squad. Soon after this, in the third quarter, Ashbury seemed to lag with the result that another touch- down was scored by B.C.S. It came when they blocked an Ashbury kick and were able to dribble the ball downfield in a quick and fast thinking play, making the score ii-i. This count remained unchanged to the end of the game. However, at the close of the last quarter, Ash- bury seemed set for scoring after a long advance down-field but the game ended with Ashbury merely in good scoring position. ASHBURY vs. LAKEFIELD (away) E took a light and somewhat inexperienced squad by bus to Lakefield and received the warm welcome that we have almost come to expect; and the warmth of our reception was not belied after