Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASH BU RI AN 25 JUNIOR SCHOOL RUGBY THE 1947 Rugby season for the third field was a very successful one. This was largely due to good team spirit and boundless enthusiasm. ' e were able to arrange a number of games with local teams and we completed the season with no defeats, one draw and some impressive victories. Cy Sobie (Captain), Steam-roller Laurie Hart, Kenny Finlay and Ned Rhodes are, particularly, to be congratulated on some splendid performances. When not engaged in battle with outside teams we played regular games between teams captained by Rhodes I and Ross II; this series also invoked much enthusiasm and the teams were so evenly matched that victory usually depended on the absentee list. It is sincerely hoped that the group of boys forming this Field may continue together through the school. FIRST FIELD HOCKEY Scott I Heney II Cherrier Goal Lee Dargavel Forwards Kenny (Capt.) Hale Defence Poaps Fair Darby V wdfger— Gallaman Nesbitt Watson Paterson THE hockey this season, although far from successful from the scor- ing point of view, brought to notice some very good prospects from the ranks of the new boys. Backed by the experience of some of last year ' s team and the coaching of iMr. McFarlane, the team gave promise of strength and ability. From the first no games were won, but all were played in good spirit and determination. The goalie situation was much improved over last year as we had two competent players for the position in Lee and Dargavel, both of whom gave good account of themselves without really adequate pro- tection in front of them. The forward lines gave their best with much spirit, but their comparative lack of size and speed when contending with bigger and more experienced teams put them at a great dis- advantage. Lower Canada College overwhelmed the Ashbury team in the Cup game played at the Auditorium. After five minutes of fast play, L.C.C. opened the scoring. This goal seemed to provide them with the neces- sary spark for they scored twice again in quick succession at the seven minute mark, and they added one more to make it 4-0 in their favour before the period ended. Ashbury looked a little faster at the beginning

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THE ASHBURIAN 27 of the second period, but this did not prevent L.C.C. from scoring a further two goals less than half way through the period. Prospects were black as our opponents up to this time had seemed to score at will. After only ten minutes of play in the third period, L.C.C. got another goal but this was to be their last. Then Ashbury, fighting back with more resolution, worked the puck down into the L.C.C. zone and, on a quick pass and shot, entered the scoring sheet. Things now seemed brighter but neither team succeeded in scoring again, and the score remained at 7-1 when the final whistle was blown. The Bishops game, played in Lennoxville, ended at 8-0 in their favour, Ashburv finding themselves on the defensive from the begin- ning. Perhaps due in part to the long train ride, but undoubtedly to the speed and experience of the opposition, we were unable to match their scoring strength. The first period produced some fast and exciting hockey with Bishops having a decided edge in the play and scoring the period ' s two goals. During the second period, our opponents added two more goals to their score without retaliation and had a commanding lead as a result of clean and skilful hockey. They built on this lead during the last 20 minutes when they scored a further four goals against a rapidly tiring team. In passing, it is worthwhile making two observations: first, on the exceptionally fine way in which the game was refereed— unobtrusive justice and firmness were evident at all times; and second, Bishop ' s play convincingly demonstrated that offence is the best defence as they were not observed to use bodychecking (delight of the groundlings and club treasurers) on a single occasion throughout the game. This was a revelation after experiencing the bruising style of play in fashion else- where. In the City League, Ashbury lost all scheduled games but gained much valuable experience by competing with very strong teams drawn from schools eight or ten times our size. The Ashbury team seemed to start too slowly throughout the season with a heartening rally in the second half of the game. If this rally had started sooner perhaps the scores would not have been so disagreeably one-sided and the players themselves thereby incited to greater efforts. In the house games, Woollcombe fought tooth and nail (figure of speech we are glad to report) but the Connaught team, with the First Team first line intact had much the best of the play and won all three games in handy fashion: 4-1, 5-1, 6-0. To wind up the season, the School played its annual game against the Old Boys, the result being a draw. Their oldness rather than their boyishness was much in evidence, particularly in the later stages of the game, but goals from the sticks of Messrs. Barclay and Moffatt held the result at 2 all, something of a tradition.