Evening journal., 1913-04-03
FUTURE STARS
AT DELAWARE
Early Baseball Practice Shows
Good Material for Team
This Year
ONLY FEW VETERANS
TO PLAY THE GAME

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, April 3.-Real baseball
proctice started at Delaware Col
lege yesterday afternoon when Cap
tain Elmer Hoch had between 10 and
20 of the candidates out for the first
outdoor batting practice of the sea-
son. Practically all OF the time was
devoted to batting practice although
a few of the players limbered their
arms up throwing the ball to each
other. The candidates took turns at
bat each getting one crack at the
ball at a time with Geoghegan and
others throwing them over easy. The
practice was held on the grounds of
the Newark Trl-County League
club where the college team will get
in shape and also play some of the
early home games. Coach McAyoy
will put the grounds in good shape
for the use of them
While IL will take some warmer
weather when the players can work
harder to get a line on exactly what
ability there is among the new ma
terial yet a number of the freshmen
who reported yesterday afternoon
made a favorable impression from
the general way in which they han
died themselves on the field and at
bat This was especially true of Cap
tain Hooks brother who is pitcher
and is being touted as a sure addi-
tion to the varsity pitching staff He
worked for a short time with Len
derman, catching him but made no
effort to use either speed or curves.
The youngster. however, works like
veteran and looks to have some
of the cunning of his older brother
| Harry Hoch. who some years ago
was a star twirler on the Whining
ton Tri-State team This is his first
year at Delaware, although he has a
lot of experience in pitching for
teams down the State.
Lenderman, who is a senior, may
do the regular catching this year as
he looks good. but all other candi-
dates will have a fair chance.
Doc" Dougherty, the former VIII
mngton High School boy, from
whom so much is expected because
of the reputation that he made as a
crack player at the preparatory
school was among those out. but
doc" did not take many chances
and therefore his ability is yet an
unknown quality as far as Delaware
College is concerned. Dougherty,
however. meets the ball we'll at bat
and also handled himself well for a
short time that he worked around the
inheld He is after an inheld posi-
ton.
Another freshman who made a
good impression was Hill He looks
to be especially strong in batting as
he stood to the plate well and crack
ed the ball hard each turn up. Wills
another Wilmington boy, worked
we'll. As a whole the new material
seems to be far superior to any tha
has come to Delaware for several
years. sut there is an opportunity oI
the youngsters not showing up SC
well when they get in real action
when there is some good pitching.
Captain Hoch and Jimmy Huston
two of the veterans, looked to be in
good enough trim to step into game
any time They are two of the best
hitters on the team and they met
them yesterday in their usual form
Hirshman, a freshman, who is
looked upon as the best all around
athlete in college, also showed well
and may land an outfield job 9th
ers who we're out yesterday were
]. Taylor, c. Taylor, Geoghegan
Grieves, Beck, Lacklen and L. Glib
, lney.