Evening journal., 1922-09-12
HIGH GRIDDERS
TRY HARD WORK
Full Squad Makes Coach
Confident Eleven Will Be
of Best
FULL SCHEDULE
is ANNOUNCED
BY POLLY HY

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topic OF discussion when the WI
mington High School threw opel
It's doors yesterday morning for tn
1929 terms.
Boys congregated in every sec
tion Of the building talking abou
past performances, OF the teami
that have represented the Cherrl
and White in years gone by. Their
some stated that they hope tha'
this years team will check up q
win against both Chester and Salesi.
anum.
But Il isn't what the boys think
about the team that counts. II II
the support and the spirit.
The call for men was posted or
the bulletin board yesterday. AZ
one o'clock all the candidates re-
ported in the gymnasium and when
the order was given to line up
forty-five youths were ready "a
make a bid for a varsity berth.
Coach Ashton told the boys he
wanted discipline. He also said he
wanted each boy 10 pay attention
while on tho field. All the boys
were introduced 10 the new assist
ant. Bobbie Faux. They we're then
told TO report on the field for prac-
tice.
This season Mr.. Brown, physical
director. will act as trainer. The
new trainer spoke TO the men a few
minutes. but did not issue any rules
One thing he did make plain and
that was that the rtile against
smoking would be enforced. Every
man who intends 10 play on the
varsity must quit using nicotine.
Later fortyNsix boys reported "a
the coach at Baynard Stadium
Wsth Ashton setting the pace. the
boys were led around the quarter
mile track 70 as 20 timber up their
muscles. They were then lined up
for fifteen minutes OF calisthenic
exercises. Following this the coach
called for all ends and found he
had nineteen men out for wing
positions.
Assistant Coach Faulk took them
over 20 the dummy where they
spent a half hour. He had the
boys doing all kinds OF things. from
tackllng up. including how to gel
your opponent in holding. A shori
rest followed and then the art OF
catching forwards was shown and
explained.
All the line boys were then turn
ed over 10 Mr.. Kunfart, science
teacher, who played center on
Gettysburg College some years ago.
The line coach will give his services
until the men are rounded up. He
explained the correct line form and
how to get your opponent. Then
he formed two lines. one offensive,
the other defensive.
Meanwhile. Coach Ashton was
working out his backs. Norm
White, Dawson. Herb. White. Bowe.
Milllkin and Shafer. Two more
coaches were added to this work,
the Stewart brothers, Bill and
'wigg.e."
The candidates were later turn
ed over to "Wiggie" Stewart. who
took the centers in hand and i'm
parted some of his knowledge con-
cern.ng this position.
All the groups gave one the i'm
preston that it was a college team
getting ready for the football sea-
son. Some of the candidates were:
Captain Stout. Dawson. Norm
White, Heb. White. Fletcher. Alex
ander, johnson. Rybold. Hopes,
Giles, Porter, McCork. Jones. Coke.
Bardo. McAvoy. Sheldon. Holiday.
Plerson, Shaefer. II. Bowe, b.
Bowe, Katz and Ray.
All the candidates were then or
dered to take seats and watch a
picked team work simple plays.
Ashton. picked the following team:
Ends, Ray and Johnson; tackles,
katz, Pedrick. Fletcher; guards.
Lingo, Stout; center. Sweezy: Norm
White. quarter; halfbacks, Dawson,
Herb White and Bowe. fullback.
The code 20 the signals was given
to all and the team went ahead
working the plays. Occasionally a
forward was called.
After the work. Ashton said: 'T
think I have a fine crowd who will
work earnestly with me. I don't see
any reason why we shouldn't have
a good season.
Manager Collins went over the
schedule with the coach and Il was
pronounced as complete. The sched-
ule follows:
Newark. October 10, home.
Southern High, of Philadelphia,
October Z, away.
Camden, October II. home.
p. I. D., October 21. home.
West Chester, October 2s, away.
Downingtown High, November 4.
home.
Chester High, November IL,
away.
Salesisnum, November IS, away.
Wenonah Military Academy, No
vember 25, home.