Evening journal., 1910-02-01
BLUE AND GOLD"
In BETTER FORM
Delaware Basketball Team
Gets Out Of Slump and
Now Play Well

NEWARK, Feb. New spirit has
arisen at Delaware since the success
of the basketball team within the past
few weeks, and the students have now
begun to take greater interest in the
athletic affairs OF the state College
than ever before.
The result may be easily seen in the
fact that large numbers OF candidates
are reporting for the indoor baseball
team, the basketball team and the in
door rifle team. The basketball team
started its season with a victory over
the All-Collegiate five. but the second
and third games in New York with
Manhattan and ST. Johns were com
pletc and disastrous defeats. Then the
team started on the straight path to
success and since the New York trip,
it has improved wonderfully with every
game. and now, after winning the SEN
sational games with Manhattan, Tenn
pie and Susquehanna within the past
two weeks, the five may be counted
on to make trouble for every other
team this season.
William McAvoy, the former Lafay-
ette athlete. has shown that his ath-
letic prowcss is also developed along
the basketball line ana to his coach
ing. together with hard daily practice.
the team owes its present success.
And vet it cannot be said 10 have
reached It's best form, since Captain
Haley, last years start center, has boon
out Of half the games during the sea-
son; and consequently he Is missed
considerably, since he is The center
OF gravity" Of The quintet
sawin, the acety little Sophomore
forward, has his hand badly bruised
Ill the Temple College game about two
weeks ago, and has been restricted io
a limited amomt Of practice to on
able his injured member 10 heal. With
another week OF attention the youth
Will again be ia condition TO help the
"Blrc and Cola to victory
Tho addition of Dick Taylor was
another cause Of tho teams success.
Throughout the entire season he has
displayed rare ability in covering the
opponents strongest man. as he is all
ways pitted against that man.
Haaner High Scorer.
Another player whose good work
brings wei earned credit TO him is
atlantic" Hagaer, one Of the best baa-
ketball players that ever wore a Della
ware uniform. Since his first game
against AH-Collegiate whom he scored
ten field goals. Hagner has been the
mainsiay Of the team in scoring, hav-
ing 70 his credit more than sixty points
in six games.
Dribbling is Captain ilaiey's strong
point. and unless ne Is fouled, il IS
nearly impossible 10 stop him WHOM
he gets siartcd down tho noor
Marshall. at guard. and Edgar. al
forward ere two other men Who are
making names for themselves on the
"Bhie and Cold" five Both are ey-
celient players.
Houston forward. would be star
were he not Handicapped Isl lack IT
weight, for his foul shooting f. as
accurate as WAS ever seen on a Della
ware court. lie rarely misses q trial
Isnasou. Averst, Patterson ana Lewis
arc foug other youngsters who iumn
in NOW and thon and do good worh
In seme regulars place.
10 Mani ger Edgar be'las rraai
dcal 1f credit for Ills uniiring efforts
Tor the team ana although he has not
prepared lengthy schedule for Della
ware, hc wishes To sec thc team make
good. ANA So devote its energies psr-
ticilarly to The few games rather than
lose a large number a great deal ~
good work has hcnc done through his
attempts combined with those 81 Harry
Ncggennan 10. 10 keep tho team on q
financial basis il comes all The harder
"Btie" since hc had to stop in ANA
complete the unfinished work started
by eN- Manager Ruth
lfoT several years the Inter- Class
League has been in existence and this
helps greatly in developing good first
team material. This year many cN-
citing games have been played which
attract the attention and interest Of the
cadets when the first team Is idle.
Tho scrub team has also played a.
few exciting contests which have helped
to keep tho spirit Of the Varsity in
first class order
Playing Indoor Ball.
Indoor baseball rnmbles have been
heard for the past month previous to
basketball practice and from the ma
terial that has been seen so far, a
promising nine is promised to repre-
sent Delaware on the diamond this
spring. Manager Lyndall is preparing
a schedule and with nearly all OF last
years team in college a winning team
Is assured. The team win leave for a
southern trip TO North and South Caro-
lima on March "a, and remain in the
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