Evening journal., 1912-02-28
is GAMES FOR
DELAWARE
College Boys open Season on
April II and Expect to
Make Good
PITCHING STAFF
Lacks BETTER TEAM EVER

ne baseball team which viii
represent Delaware College on the
diamond this season has a bright out
look Graduation carried off only two
OF last seasons stars and one tull-
dcdged substitute and none of the 1911
team have left college for other rea-
sons, The team will receive more
valuable material from the Freshman
class than has fallen TO its lot for
three years The varsity men left
from last season arc Captain Elmer
Hoch, "Jim" Huston. Dude" Raugn-
ley. Bob Harvey. Dick Taylor, stall.
or Knopf and Benny Ward.
Hoch was elected captain al the
close OF last season and his headwork
on last years nirc has already proven
he knowledge of inside baseball aud
general ability as not only a first
beseman. but an all-around baseball
player He should make an ideal
tca7er He PLAYED on the Wilmington
C-7 COmpany's team last summer and
distinguished himself ag batter
Jim Huston the little catcher from
Seaford. proved his ability in tho re-
ce'vinr department. last year when he
tanrhl every ono of The thirt. odd
games on the Blue and Gold schedule.
Bob Harvey has played for two
YEARS in collegiate horschidc circles.
asst season he covered shortst0p in
gicat style but was handicapped in
that be h 4d never played that position
before This year he will PROBABLY
81 no the second bag in Dunn's old
place. tho latter having graduated af-
Tor last season Harvey should be in
Tho pink OF condition when the season
earls. as basketball has kept him In
superb condition AN winter,
TAYLOR. who WAS seen al the third
station last year. will probably take
orr of the gardens this year. whore
he can bat as often as heretofore, Tut
where the work will hc lighter. D.cr
has PLAYED ON four football teams and
thrpo baseball teams; so everyone
feels that this his last athletic sea-
son. can most honorahly be lightcucd.
His services at the bat are essential
ITO tho success oi the nine aud an
cutheld position will not only solve
tho prohlem but slso allow a young
stcr 10 develop into third sacker
ward will i'm all probability again
hc seen in right field where he has
playcd for two years When relieved
tom the delivery box. knopi VII
rlay-nr the center garden as pc die
les season. thus not only asFurini
Delaware OF good utility pitcher ans
p coed outficldor al times, buI
also reducing travelling expenses oi
an extra man on foreign trips
Dude" Raughlcy. i'm all likelihood
viii hrar the brunt of the pitchine
department as he did In 1911, Ther
he WAS freshly dcvoloncd recruit
and the experience of the eighteen
cames he pitched last year should
make him the blue and Gold mainsta>
.of 1912. Knopf of last seasons High
land pitching staff. and Iiouchin o
the nrescnt junior team viii strength
On the twirlers. with old "Eph' Joll'
as tho veteran man on whom McAvo'
cau reply
Tho Freshman class has brought Il
Delaware such men as Gcohagen, tn
Newark High School pitcher who los
Tat ono game in a season, Taylor
from New Castle High. who pulled o
a trick similar to Geohagon's, Shill
inr a promising youngster from WI
minrton High School; Speer. frol IN
same school aud Hill, Wes'er
MARYLAND Colleges star second sackt
OF the past two seasons.
Aside from these new mon. III
has number of scrub men and srl
n
the necessary material for winnir
combination AttiN Reynolds. McCa
ferty Lind, Loomis. Tippett and CO.
nellee arc still worthy of consider
ton.
Manager Rice has completed one
the heat schedules that the cade
have had for number OF years. m
season will open on April II and clio
on Commencement Day, June 10 al
will include fifteen games with &C
seres that have always been baseb'
rivals Of Old Delaware.
Such teams as DreXel. Swarthmol
North Carolina Agricultural ana NJ
chanical Philadelphia College
Pharmacy. Lebanon Valley. Albrigl
Catholic University OF Washinetr
d C.. Johns HCpkins, Manhatta
Fordham. Maryland Agricultural al
the Alumni are found on this veal
schedule. with Dickinson pending.
The schedule has not as yet be-
sanctioned by the Faculty Athlet
Committee. but it is expected TO
made public in several days.
With such material as he has
shape and the schedule that Manag
RICE has made for him. Coach BI
McAvoy should give Delaware q
hest nine in her history this yea
Indoor work is now in order dai
ar the State college.