Ashland High School - Wawata Yearbook (Ashland, WI)

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BALL 39 LEONARD WESTMAN-A senior. Played left end, one of the hardest positions on a football team. Showed plenty of courage in diving in front of interference. LENERTZ ERNST-Played fine ball at center and backed up the line in defense admirably. Spotted plays before they were started and busted 'em up. Has another big year left. CHESTER OLSON-A big, powerful man who played at guard. Capable of assimilating punishment. Should be a valuable man in line next year. FRANK KIOCEWICZ-Best all-around player for several years. Nfade all conference halfback in his last year. XVas a deadly taekler. JOHN SAXDSTROX4-Played guard and tackle. Cave good account of himself on every occasion. Will be 'sorely missed. BOB LARSON-Llunior. Vicious tackler and powerful line smasher. Vifill be a valuable man next year. Endowed with do or die spirit which will carry him far. HARLEY BASSITORD-Best punter in years. Also a good passer. With lots of hard work should make a good lineman next year. Often called on to get team out of bad spots. 75 ll ll I 1 3. .,,,.,. , 4 lt! maqggpx ,V if q,,gh,,Qi':vi

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mix wg -vzll ' 'X Kgkigi . , 1 i-nh W fa if Poor CllgRiXl.D Cilfllblxlg-lpxeellent open field runner. Played half- baclx. Possesses a long, fast, eltiaixe stride. Brolxe arm in middle of football year. Should really go plaeeS next year, l3ll-l- DORX IQXDY- 'lhe boy with the Contagious Smile. Played left taclxle and the most consistent game in the line. DMX-Xl-l3 l5lil-SlxY4.VX big, powerful man. Played left guard. 'lhis was hii first year out With a lot of hard yyorli he should become a poxx erhotwe in the line lil UH Xlll 'll fl pl .lill -CJLl2jI'fCI'lWZiCli and bloelxer. Shoxxed ability to absorb ptiniahment llell certainly be missed next year. l3lQl.XlUlllQ ROBINSON-Big, rangy man. Played eyery position in the line and baelsfield except center. Should be a yery valuable man next year. We should try to keep him in school as the nayy iS ealling him. ORRIX MARX-A-X senior and a one year man. Shoxx ed the most improyement, Yaltiable paSS receiver and a yery good I'oi'xxai'tl paver. l l,XROl.lD l3Rl1XlO-- .N yeteran yxith three year! experience. Played eonsixtent bal from beginning to end. A sayage taelxler.-a literal bone ertisherf W t bV 1 .-X 1

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XI, f'4-3 X 1 l jX4fvv.j.4V6'- SA' CL!! I .fi Row 3' lvlr. Shields, E Lindquist, A Sterland, J. lvlelherg, B Schlecker, K. LaRue, P. Tomlinson, E. Steltz, J. Donald, B. Strom Row 2 Coach XX'e1kaI, V Swetland, D. Ciurske, G. Gurske,ll'l.ll3assford, B. Stenson, L. fohnson, B. Branzel, B. Hanson, H Dcliriyn Mr. Be R ' t S ' ' L A aw If L. Mathews, C Olson, L. Westman, j. Sands rom, .. zrnst, It jocewicz, D. Be sky, B. arson, D. Robinson, B. Dormady, O. Marx September 23-The Purgolders opened their gridiron season against Wakeheld with a practi- cally green team. As the game went on the team seemed to play better and threatened to score many times. September 29-Traveling far, the Weikalmen invaded Chippewa Falls only to be defeated by a score of 2O'O. Chippewa ran rough shod over the Ashlanders throughout the game. October 6-Under the broiling sun, the Purgolders played Superior Central on the Centralites' field. The game ended with a scoreless tie. This was one of the warmest days and hottest games of the season. October 12-The Ashlanders finally got the itch for victory and defeated Hurley 14-0. Whee! This made Ashland Highs homecoming complete. October zc-Playing Ironwood there on a sort of cool night, the Purgolders simply couldn't warm up to a victory and were defeated 21-o. October 2711-he Purgolders played their best game against East. The Superiorites came with the idea that Ashland was a push over, but found that it took Lady Luck to help them emerge from the close battle with aw 13-12 victory, November 7-Six seniors donned their suits the last time for the Bessemer game, which ended with a zo-o defeat for Ashland. The football season as a whole was very good, considering the raw material Coach Weikal had to round into shape in so short a time. P .K 4 S MR. Wlillikl. 1939 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Conference Cames September 23-Ashland ........ c Wakeheld ..... . , . 0 October 12-Ashland. . . .. .14 Hurley. ,. . .. .. . 0 October zc-Ashland ........ c Ironwood. . . . . .21 November 7-Ashland ........ O Bessemer ..,. ..... 2 c Non-conference Cames September 29-Ashland ........ c Chippewa lfalls ..,. . . . zo October b-Ashland. . . . . . c Superior Central. . . . . . . c October 27-Ashland. . . .. . iz Superior East.. . . . .. .13