Evening journal., 1897-03-31
BASEBALL AT DELAWARE COLLEGE.
THE SCHEDULE OF GAMES AR
RANGED FOR THE APPROACH
INC SEASON-THE PLAYERS.


Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEWARK, March 31.-Manager Da-
Wis has completed the schedule OF
games to be played by the Delaware
College baseball team during the COM
ing season. Il is as follows: April "a,
Wilmington Conference Academy, at
Newark, April 30, Washington College,
at Chestertown; May /, Ursinus Col
lege, at Newark; May 8, Pennsylvania
Military College, at Chester; May IS,
villa Nova College at Villa Nova;
May %. University of Pennsylvania
Freshmen. at Newark; May 20, Will
mington Conference Academy, at Do
YER; June 2, Ursinus College, at Col
legeville; June G, Villa Nova College,
at Newark; June 16, Alumni, at New
ark.
The team will be strong this year.
The infeld is especially strong, Reed
80, who did excellent work last year
at shortstop, holding down the same
position. Captain Willis, 81, will play
at first base as usual, and Davis, 9S,
will cover second Marvel, 1900, will
be tried at third. Tinney, 1900; Hy-
land, 1900; Woodward, 1900; Gamble,
'98. will alternate in the field. Vickers,
'99, will do the most of the catching,
and will, at times, alternate with Gam
BILE and Willis The pitching depart
ment has been much strengthened by
Maley 1900, who made an enviable rec
ord last Summer with the Eastern
Pennsylvania town teams. Phillips,
81, is in good shape, and is expected
to do better work than last year.
Woodall so, is another pitcher in
whom some dependence can be placed.
Other candidates for the team are
Constable, '9S; Hartman, 1860; and
Maier 1900.
Harry l.. Maier. 1900, is being con-
graduated by the students in being APP
! pointed a cadet at West Point. The
| fact that he would be appointed has
/ been known for some time. Maier is
an excellent cadet and good student
| He will remain at college until 1898
when he will leave TO join the United
States ranks.
The board of trustees have agreed on
a new curriculum, which will go into
effect at the beginning Of the next col
lege year. Heretofore no studies could
be made elective by the students The
| engineering courses are not changed
very much, but the classical and latin
scientific courses are much improved
| A new course, to be called the scienlln'
course, has been put in. The students
have complained of the number o
rocitations per week. In some instance
il has exceeded thirty. BY the new ar
rangement twenty will be the limit II
the classical and scientific courses, ant
eighteen in the engineering courses.
student will have as many, and some
times more, recitations in his course
but they will be more evenly distrib
uted throughout the four years.
A resolution was adopted that pro
vides for the opening of the college oi
the second Tuesday of September, thi
year September IA. It was also decides
that the Christmas and Spring vaca
tions should begin on Thursday ant
end on the following Monday night.
On recommendation Of the faculty
the trustees decided to accept the di
plomas Of pupils from the high school
throughout the state in lieu of an eX
animation for entrance. The facult
may determine whether or not tn
/, studies at the high schools are suffi
cient for this privilege.