Chester’s
      Corner
      by
      Alex
      “Chester”
      Field
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘|
      Missed
      the
      Bus"
      and
      the
      Game
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Blames
      all
      on
      small
      bladder
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Thursday,
      September
      5,
     
     
      2002,
      U.P.E.I.
      soccer
      player,
      Ryan
     
     
      Anstey,
      was
      singing
      his
      own
      version
      of
     
     
      Kris
      Kross’
      hit
      song
      "I
      missed
      the
     
     
      bus,"
      but
      his
      song
      was
      called
      "I
      missed
     
     
      two
      vans
      and
      one
      soccer
      game."
      The
     
     
      team
      was
      headed
      to
      St.
      FX
      for
      an
      exhi-
     
     
      bition
      soccer
      game,
      a
      trip
      that
      required
     
     
      the
      team
      to
      take
      a
      bus
      to
      be
      the
      ferry
      at
     
     
      Wood
      Islands
      where
      they
      would
      board,
     
     
      and
      then
      you
      be
      picked
      up
      on
      the
      other
     
     
      side
      by
      two
      vans
      from
      St.
      FX.
      Well,
     
     
      Ryan
      made
      it
      on
      the
      bus
      and
      onto
      the
     
     
      boat
      without
      a
      problem,
      but
      then
     
     
      nature
      called
      and
      things
      got
      a
      little
     
     
      tricky
      from
      there.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “She
      had
      a
      shrine
      to
      Jack
     
     
      Daniels.
      She
      just
      loves
      it.
     
     
      She
      doesn't
      drink
      it
      with
     
     
      anything.”
      -R.
      Anstey
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      a
      hard
      morning
      of
      drink-
     
     
      ing
      water
      in
      preparation
      for
      the
      game,
     
     
      the
      inevitable
      need
      to
      relieve
      himself
     
     
      became
      too
      much
      for
      Ryan.
      "While
      we
     
     
      were
      loading
      the
      van,"
      Anstey
     
     
      explained
      "I
      said,
      I'm
      just
      going
      to
     
     
      use
      the
      bathroom,"
      but
      this
      statement
     
     
      went
      unheard
      by
      his
      fellow
      teammates,
     
     
      even
      though
      Ryan
      alleges
      that
      some-
     
     
      one
      "suggested
      that
      [he]
      should
      take
      a
     
     
      knee."
      Anstey
      has
      no
      idea
      what
      hap-
     
     
      pened
      "I
      sprinted
      to
      the
      bathroom,
      and
     
     
      sprinted
      back,
      and
      as
      I
      got
      back
      they
     
     
      were
      just
      pulling
      away."
      He
      tried
      to
     
     
      catch
      up
      with
      the
      vans,
      but
      all
      was
      in
     
     
      vain,
      as
      the
      vans
      quickly
      drove
      out
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sight.
      Ryan
      hoped
      that
      the
      vans
      might
     
     
      return,
      but
      they
      didn't.
     
    

    
     
      Stranded
      at
      the
      ferry,
      Ryan
     
     
      tried
      calling
      home
      in
      hopes
      of
      getting
     
     
      his
      teammate,
      Jordan
      Chandler's
      cell
     
     
      phone
      number,
      but
      was
      unsuccessful
      as
     
     
      Chandler's
      phone
      was
      turned
      off.
      With
     
     
      nothing
      else
      to
      do,
      Ryan
      decided
      to
     
     
      hang
      around
      for
      the
      seventy-five
     
     
      minute
      wait,
      and
      take
      the
      ferry
      back
      to
     
     
      PEI
      in
      hopes
      of
      meeting
      someone
      he
     
     
      knew
      on
      the
      boat,
      who
      would
      drive
     
     
      him
      home.
      But
      then,
      as
      Ryan
      stood
     
     
      along
      the
      rocks
      by
      the
      wharf
      starring
     
     
      out
      hopelessly
      at
      the
      water,
      a
      man
     
     
      walking
      his
      dog
      approached
      Anstey
     
     
      and
      began
      to
      make
      small
      talk.
      Before
     
     
      Ryan
      knew
      what
      had
      happened
      he
      was
     
     
      sitting
      in
      a
      lazy
      boy
      chair
      in
      the
      back
     
     
      of
      a
      retired
      couple's
      Winnabago
      with
     
     
      the
      couple's
      dog,
      Jack
      Daniels,
      quietly
     
     
      basking
      in
      the
      sun.
      The
      dog
      was
     
     
      named
      after
      the
      women's
      favourite
     
     
      drink,
      Jack
      Daniels,
      which
      Ryan
      says
     
     
      the
      woman
      was
      very
      proud
      of.
      "She
     
     
      had
      a
      shrine
      to
      Jack
      Daniels.
      She
      just
     
     
      loves
      it.
      She
      doesn't
      drink
      it
      with
      any-
     
     
      thing.
      She
      drinks
      it
      straight
      all
      the
     
     
      time."
      The
      friendly
      couple,
      from
     
     
      Massachusetts,
      drove
      Ryan
      from
      Wood
     
     
      Islands
      directly
      to
      his
      front
      door,
     
     
      where
      after
      dropping
      him
      off,
      they
     
     
      took
      a
      picture
      of
      him
      in
      front
      of
      their
     
     
      Winnabago.
      Ryan
      jokingly
      smiled
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -he
      proclaimed
      that
      "it
      worked
      out
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      right.
      Ya
      know,
      I
      made
      some
      new
     
     
      friends."
      Ryan
      also
      firmly
      believes
      that
     
     
      "being
      in
      a
      shirt
      and
      tie
      helped
      a
      lot.
      I
     
     
      look
      a
      little
      more
      presentable."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Lewis
      [the
      team’s
      coach]
     
     
      was
      kind
      of
      mad
      at
      us,
     
     
      and
      also
      kind
      of
      mad
      at
     
     
      Ryan,
      but
      he
      laughed
      at
     
    

    
     
      the
      same
      time”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Meantime,
      with
      Ryan
      safe
      and
     
     
      sound
      at
      home,
      the
      team
      was
      in
      St.
      FX
     
     
      passing
      out
      the
      jerseys,
      and
      when
      they
     
     
      came
      to
      Ryan's
      number,
      needless
      to
     
     
      say
      the
      response
      to
      Ryan's
      absence
     
     
      was
      mixed.
      "We
      kind
      of
      laughed,"
      said
     
     
      Charles
      Bosworth,
      describing
      the
     
     
      mood
      of
      the
      team.
      "Lewis
      [the
      team's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      coach]
      was
      kind
      of
      mad
      at
      us,
      and
      also
     
     
      kind
      of
      mad
      at
      Ryan,
      but
      he
      laughed
      at
     
     
      the
      same
      time.
      So
      it's
      all
      an
      experi-
     
     
      ence."
      An
      experience
      that
      carried
      over
     
     
      to
      Sunday,
      as
      the
      team
      played
      their
     
     
      first
      game
      of
      the
      season,
      and
      conve-
     
     
      niently
      enough
      it
      was
      against
      St.
      FX.
     
     
      There
      were
      no
      hard
      feelings
      on
      the
     
     
      team,
      and
      Ryan,
      well,
      he
      made
      up
      for
     
     
      lost
      time,
      as
      he
      was
      a
      starter
      for
      only
     
     
      the
      second
      time
      in
      his
      AUS
      career,
     
     
      where
      he
      played
      his
      first
      entire
      game
     
     
      of
      his
      AUS
      career,
      and
      scored
      the
      tying
     
     
      goal
      in
      a
      two-all
      draw.
      With
      an
      effort
     
     
      like
      this,
      I'm
      sure
      that
      the
      men's
      soccer
     
     
      team
      will
      be
      sure
      to
      check
      to
      see
      that
     
     
      Ryan
      Anstey
      is
      around
      before
      they
     
     
      leave
      for
      the
      next
      road
      trip.
     
    

    
     
      And
      remember,
      the
      next
      time
     
     
      you
      see
      a
      guy
      walking
      around
      in
      a
     
     
      shirt
      and
      tie,
      ask
      him
      how
      he's
      doing
     
     
      and
      if
      he
      needs
      a
      ride
      anywhere.
      After
     
     
      all
      there's
      a
      good
      chance
      that
      he's
      from
     
     
      U.P.E.L.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Brett
      Norton
     
     
      Male
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Joy
      Elliot
     
     
      Female
     
    
   
   
    
     
      @
      UCCB...
      .i05
      3:00
     
     
      @
      UCCB,
      oo.
      cssscren
      3:00
     
     
      Dalhousie...........
      3:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Women’s
      Soccer
     
     
       VCCB..
      cis
      1:00:
     
     
       UCCB
      i
      ccciek
      1:00
     
     
      Dalhousie...........
      1:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      29....@
      St.
      Mary's.......1:00
     
     
      Women’s
      Rugby
     
     
      Sun
      Sept
      22....Mt.Allison.........
      1:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sat
      DSi
      ACAMIA
      1:00
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Playas
      of
      the
     
     
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      male
      player
      of
      week
      two
     
     
      of
      the
      fall
      season
      is
      Brett
      Norton.
      Brett
     
     
      had
      a
      strong
      showing
      this
      week,
      as
      he
     
     
      lead
      the
      men's
      soccer
      team
      to
      solid
     
     
      victories
      over
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Moncton,
      and
      over
      UNB.
      Against
     
     
      Moncton,
      Brett
      put
      on
      a
      goal-scoring
     
     
      clinic,
      as
      he
      left
      the
      opposing
      goal-
     
     
      tender
      stunned
      after
      scoring
      four
     
     
      goals.
      UPEI
      went
      on
      to
      win
      the
      game
     
     
      5-0.
      The
      following
      day
      Brett
      played
     
     
      another
      strong
      game
      with
      one
      goal
      in
      a
     
     
      3-0
      victory
      over
      UNB.
      Brett
      graduat-
     
     
      ed
      from
      Charlottetown
      Rural
      High
     
     
      School,
      and
      is
      currently
      in
      his
      third
     
     
      year
      of
      the
      Arts
      program,
      where
      he
     
     
      majors
      in
      political
      science.
      Brett
      states
     
     
      that
      the
      people,
      who
      have
      been
      the
     
     
      greatest
      influence
      in
      his
      athletic
      career
     
     
      are
      Joey
      Seaman
      and
      Charles
     
     
      Bosworth.
      When
      asked
      what
      his
      inter-
     
     
      est
      are,
      he
      briefly
      thought
      about
      stat-
     
     
      ing
      reading,
      but
      changed
      his
      answer
      to
     
     
      "chillin'
      out,"
      and
      in
      the
      future
      Brett
     
     
      hopes
      "to
      educate
      people.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      female
      player
      of
      week
     
     
      two
      of
      the
      fall
      season
      is
      Joy
      Elliott.
     
     
      Joy
      played
      two
      hard
      games
      on
      defence
     
     
      during
      the
      weekend,
      where
      she
      was
     
     
      able
      to
      make
      keys
      plays
      throughout
     
     
      both
      games,
      and
      help
      the
      women's
     
     
      field
      hockey
      team
      earn
      two
      hard-
     
     
      fought
      ties
      to
      start
      off
      the
      season.
      Joy
     
     
      is
      a
      graduate
      from
      Sackville
      High
     
     
      School
      in
      Lower
      Sackville,
      Nova
     
     
      Scotia,
      and
      is
      in
      her
      fourth
      year
      at
     
     
      UPEI,
      where
      she
      is
      completing
      a
     
     
      major
      in
      political
      studies
      and
      a
      minor
     
     
      in
      Island
      Studies.
     
    

    
     
      Joy
      says
      that
      the
      most
      influen-
     
     
      tial
      people
      in
      her
      athletic
      career
      are
     
     
      her
      parents.
      In
      her
      spare
      time
      Joy
     
     
      coaches
      High
      School
      field
      hockey,
      and
     
     
      the
      Special
      Olympics.
      Joy
      plans
      to
     
     
      graduate
      in
      2003,
      and
      plans
      to
      take
      on
     
     
      a
      career
      in
      CSIS
      or
      Foreign
      Services.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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