Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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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24 THE ASH BU Rl AN the first few thrusts and parries of the game. We won the toss and elected to kick from the upper end of the field; a brief exchange led to a smartly returned kick by Dargavel, resulting in one point for Ash- bury. Then, as they say, the roof fell in! Running a fast and variegated attack, Lakefield seemed able to score at will. Our line, somewhat out- weighed, was brushed lightly to one side or backward, and the Lake- field halves treated our halves to three quarters of an hour of tackling practice. We never stopped trying but our determination sometimes led us deeper into error, notably our outsides and outer secondaries who insisted on playing the ball instead of their position. On the other hand, Lakefield played hard and fast and richly deserved to win as they did, 34-1. b.W. FOOTBALL TESTIMONIAL AND DINNER ON November 21, 1947, there was held at the school the first of the dinners for the members of first teams throughout the year. This dinner was held for the first team members of the football squad. The meal was started with a grace by the Headmaster, Mr. C. L. Ogden Glass; the boys then sat down and enjoyed a hearty and delicious meal. After the meal was over the speeches were started. First, the toast to the King, then Mr. E. W. T. Gill proposed a toast to the School. After these toasts Mr. Glass praised the merits of the team, their spirit, their sportsmanship, and their willingness to co-operate and fight, in spite of a great many set-backs. Next, Mr. Tony Golab, captain and star of the Ottawa Rough Riders, and the guest speaker of the evening, spoke on the merits of sportsmanship and what made a good sportsman. In his talk he also included some humorous anecdotes about one of his strongest rivals, Joe Krol, of the powerful Toronto Argonaut team. His speech was heartily enjoyed by one and all and the ovation that he received was sure testimony of the team ' s appreciation. Now came the highlight of the evening, the presenting of the Lee Snelling Trophy, which is presented to the boy who is considered to have been the greatest asset to his team and has also shown the greatest degree of good sportsmanship. The proud winner of the trophy was Walter Scott, captain of the team. He is the first to have his name inscribed on the trophy as this was the first time that it has been presented. Mr. Snelling presented the trophy himself and lauded the whole team as well as Scott for their courageous fight throughout the season. The evening broke up with everyone asking Tony Golab for his autograph. It is greatly hoped that this practice of dinners for the teams will be kept up, and will include banquets for all teams that represent the school. G.F.