Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE SECOND FIELD RUGBY TEAM First row— left to right: Luyken, Roberts, MacNeil, Parsons (Captain), Sobie I, Dillon, Cottingham Second row: Lawson I, Finlay I, Scott I, Nueman, Wharton, Rosenberg Third row: Maxwell, Ross, Mann, Hart II, Nowakowski, Rhodes I Rear row: Eraser I, iMr. Powell SECOND FIELD RUGBY TEAM ASHBURY vs LINDENLEA First Game OUR first game of the season started off in a cold, drizzling rain, and our spirits suited the weather. We were brought out of our slump in the second quarter, when a pass by Mansur was caught by Parsons who ran for a touchdown. We did not make the convert. The game was marked by a fairly high standard of playing, with Parsons and Wharton making a good many tackles. We seemed to gain most of our yards on passes. So the game ended at 5-0 for us. ASHBURY vs NEW EDINBURGH First Game THE second game was against a much bigger, heavier, though less organized team. They had a few men who were much heavier than the heaviest of us. The weather was perfect, and the game started

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26 THE ASHBURIAN The final quarter started in much the same way and ended up by Don Brown scoring for Ashbury on a reverse from 15 yards out. Brown then tossed a pass to Larry Wood, who stepped across for the convert. Although the Old Boys didn ' t manage to score, they put up a stiff show of resistance, and the showers after the game were appreci- ated by both teams. ASHBURY vs FISHER PARK HIGH SCHOOL First Game THIS YEAR, for the first time, Ashbury ' s second team, the B-division from the first field, had the opportunity of matching themselves against the squad from Fisher Park High School, which school and team, we must admit, was unknown to most of us. Both games were played on our grounds. The first was played Saturday, October 29, and the second a little over a week later on Tuesday, November 1. Ashbury was victorious on both occasions. In the first game both teams applied pressure right from the start but before the first half was over Foulkes had completed a well-earned touchdown for Ashbury as a result of successfully receiving a long pass from Brown, who threw from his 45 -yard line. Brown ' s convert also was successful, putting the score at 6-0. In the second half, things were more evenly matched. No further score was made, and although Ashbury resorted mostly to passes, and many yards were gained through the air, little distance was covered on old terra firma . Mclnnes and Burke were also outstanding in their achievement of gaining yards for Ashbury in that they made the most of their ground plays and pass-completions, respectively. Final score— Ashbury 6, Fisher Park 0. ASHBURY vs FISHER PARK HIGH SCHOOL Second Game THIS GAME was even more decisive in Ashbury ' s favour, although the same spirit prevailed on both sides. Brown made two touch- downs and also managed to execute a rouge during the first half of the game. A sensational play was performed on the last play of the game. When Ashbury was in possession of the ball, Mclnnes received a very long pass from Brown, and he lost no time in getting over the touch-line before any of the Fisher Park players could tackle him. The game ended right after this, and so Ashbury had three touchdowns and a rouge to its credit. Strangely enough, no converts were success- ful, so the score remained at 16-0.

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28 THE ASH B U RI AN off with us in high spirits. These increased when Dillon made a sensa- tional 5 5 -yard run for a touchdown. The convert was not successful. By half-time they had tied the score, and in the second half Mansur made a touchdown, but it remained unconverted. The climax of the game was when New Edinburgh threw a pass over the goal-line, and Dillon collided with the receiver as they were both running for it— both looking only at the ball. We were penalized for illegal interference by awarding them the points. They converted the touchdown to make the score at the end of the game 11-10 for them. ASHBURY vs LINDENLEA Second Game IT MAY truly be said, on looking from week to week in this case, that Lindenlea, by taking thought, had added a cubit to their stature. They beat us resoundingly by 13-5, our score being made by Dillon. ASHBURY vs NEW EDINBURGH Second Game WE HAD expected a tough battle, but their team seemed to be less organized and we beat them 11-0, our scores being made by Parsons and MacNeil. ASHBURY vs LINDENLEA Third Game WE GOT ahead in this see-saw battle between Lindenlea and our- selves, when we beat them 12-0, Cottingham scoring the first touchdown, and we were given the convert due to holding on the line by Lindenlea. Finlay II made the next touchdown, and a rouge was scored near the end of the game. ASHBURY vs NEW EDINBURGH Third Game NEW Edinburgh was extremely late shoM ng up, and to speed things up we lent them most of our subs, who stayed with them throughout the game. The first touchdown was made by MacNeil on a quarterback sneak— it was not converted. Then, later, Roberts intercepted a pass and ran 40 yards for a touchdown— also uncon- verted. However, Roberts often gave us anxious moments, and fumbled the ball by his loose ball-carrying methods. In the second quarter, Wharton intercepted a sleeper pass and within five minutes, Finlay had made a touchdown, which Sobie I converted for our first true convert of the season. In the last few