Evening journal., 1922-10-27
HIGH SET FOR
WEST chester
Locals Expect to Cleanup
Pennsylvanians in Sat-
urday Game
ASHTON TALKS
HEART TO HEART"
BY POLLY HY

Wilmington West Chester
Clover ..... left end go. fChalfont
Smith ..,.. left tackle .... Welt
McDonough left guard Flag
Sweezy ..... center . Brooks
Stout -. right guard e. Hunsicker
Reybold .. right tackle .. Bennett
Mailer see. right end Gee. Jones
Miliikin =. quarterback -. Martin
II. White left halfback ID. Ray
Bardo fright halfback &C. Ray
Cove .. fullback 49,. Hopes
Kickoff, $3.50. subs-wnming-
ton: Coke. job 'son. Porter. ties.
Reese. West Chester: McLear, WI
son. Niger. Smith.
spurred by their coach, J. Harry
Ashton. the members OF the VIII
mington High School squad has
been training daily at the Baynard
Stadium, with the ambition OF de-
feating West Chester High School
in their game tomorrow at West
Chester. Pa.
II Is realiCNd that the odds are
against them with the play on the
enemies ground. They have lost
three games already so far this sea-
son. as against one victory. Never
theless after that short talk We'd
nesday the Cherry and White rep
resentatives left the gymnasium
with the idea in their minds OF not
only unfolding the good name OF
the school but also show that Coach
Ashton is working earnestly and Is
making every effort TO show the
students and people that the Will
mington High School can play foot
ball
At meeting where all the foot
BAH candidates were assembled
Coach Ashton made a short speech
to his charges concerning their
playing 10 date. He said in part:
The object OF this meeting Is TO
have a heart 10 heart. man to man
talk with you. I am speaking pure
~ as a coach 10 his squad-tak-
ing for granted that personalities
viii be forgotten for the time and
that this group will listen as squad
to their coach.
"For five or six weeks we have J
been making an effort to produce /
a football team. II is a question in |
the minds of many interested par |
ties, who are both for and t.ainst J
US, as to whether we have. obtained |
a football team.
I'VE have played games. that Is
true-but We surely have not play
ed good football during this time.
We have taken many blows and
punches. you have suffered physical
ly and have met defeat.
THE coaches, myself more deep
~ perhaps. have suffered mentally
and met with defeat. You fellows
cannot realize what It Is TO have
squad which does not come through.
/ would rather be beaten to a pulp
than to feel that my squad was not
good and to- hear the cri-
ticism that is sure to come, whether
this criticism is justihable or not.
Nov let us look upon ourselves,
you as a squad and 1 as a coach.
How have we met these defeats and
how have we met our individual
blows and punches? Have we shown
any traces or signs OF quitting. have
we shown the yellow streak7 Have
we stopped fighting, have we lost I
Coach Ashton's address had quite
lome effect on the members OF the
quad. They exhibited the finest
OF the season. The var
ity plowed through tho scrub line
is II Il were paper.
Let us turn 70 the West Chester
In looking over the
lies we find that the Pennsylvanians
lave been on the Highlet schedule
lmost every season. In these
'ames the Delaware avenue lads
cad by a large margin in victories.
.ast season West Chester was bare
y beaten. to 6.
It was a fight between Donaldson
nd c. Ray, the Pennsylvania fash.