Evening journal., 1909-10-08
COLLEGE TEAM
IN PRACTICE PLAY
Delaware Boys in Good Form
For Saturday Game With
HaverfOrd

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, oct S.-Secret practice
was the order Of the day at Delaware
yesterday for the first time this season.
and behind the closed gates the coaches
drove the Varsity through a very Sc
we're scrimmage. When the players first
came on the field, the scrub lined up
against the Varsity in order to let the
latter try out some new plays and fifteen
minutes Of scrimmage was held. Then the
men we're separated as usual, MacAvoy
taking the linemen and ends. and Ward
the backheld for individual instruction.
The days work ended with a half hour
hard scrimmage, in which the Varsity
scored twice and the scrub once.
a feature Of the days work was the ap-
pearance Of Rathrock at end. The little
12O-pounder played tho game Of his life
last year and his appearance this season
is greeted with much enthusiasm by the
cadets. lie possesses plenty OF speed for
an end and although his weight is ex-
ceptionally small, nc Is an excellent man
for boxing tackles, the department in
which Cams work has been so highly
satisfactory. II is rather late in the sea-
son, however, for man to just begin to
get into condition.
"Bilr' MacAvoy is determined to de-
velop a line which can get down the field
as fast as the ends, and tackle the op-
posing backs as they catch the kicks For
a long time yesterday he had his squad
running down under kicks and tackling.
lie is looking for speed in the line at
present.
In the scrimmage Red" Stuart was
again at quarterback. with Beef Tay-
lor. Lyndall and Haley in the back field.
carswel soon succeeded Haley and both
OF the Varsty's scores were made on his
plunges through the line.
TEAM WORKS WELL.
The work Of the Varsity was very good,
but for the first time this season the
scrub using trick plays almost exclusively.
were able TO make touchdown. After
securing the ball on a tumble kick on the
Narsitys 25-yard line near the end of the
scrimmage they carried the bah the re-
naming distance for a touchdown. Har-
vey going over the line.
Little Crawford Kidd hurt his side in
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was not allowed to get into the scrlm-
mage. The injury is not thought to be
serious. but he is liable 10 be kept out Of
the game for few days. at least Cam.
the crack end was stamped on In a flying
tackle and had his right shoulder bruised;
consequently he was relieved by Ennis.
Norris Wright had his kickers out half
an hour before the rest Of the sQsad.
Haley is the best of the squad. lie aver
aged fifty yards in practice while Frank
lin. who has thus far been doing the
"booting," could only drive the ball forty.
"Biggie Bice is pretty well used up. and
the coach is using RED" Stewart at quar-
ter back as much as possible to give the
cadets little man much needed rest
Up till Monday, when Stewart reported
there had been no qualined substitute foi
Bicc. and as a result he has not only beer
forced TO play through all the games, bu
through the practices as we'll. II has beel
too much for him and as a consequence
his playing has suffered.
TO MEET IAVERFORD.
The team held it's last scrimmage to
day before the game az Haverford, Pa.
on Saturday, and although It IS a llgh
one tho eleven expects TO bring home th'
main line colleges scalp with a fail
score To-day's lineup was as follows:
Varsity. Scrub.
Rothrock.. .. ...left end 80. =. ....wall
Larrimore O.. left tackle ...... .....Groi
Todd ... .... left guard .... 80. DUN
AttlX q. .. .. ....center D.. q. Chamber
Mnington .. fright guard ........ ..Bnni
Corkran see. fright tackle -. ....sawii
Cam .... q. fright end .... ...... .Smiti
Bice .... .. ....quarterbacS 80. layers
Taylor .... .. left halfback ......Harve
Franklin .... fright halfback ....Lyndal
Haley o.. zee. ..... .fullback .Carswe
Touchdowns Haley 2; Harvey; referee
wingett; umpire. Alden; time Of halves
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