Evening journal., 1913-02-17
OUT
FOR PLACES
ON DELAWARE
Baseball Material Looks Good
and Successful Season
is Assured
HOCH THE NUCLEUS
OF THE NEW TEAM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Feb. Ito avoid in
terfering with the early baseball
practice and games, that portion Of
the quarter OF mile track on the new
athletic field at Delaware College
known as "Joe Frazer Field, whicn
is located on the centre field OF tho
baseball grounds will be completed
first this spring Workmen will be
put to work on the field as soon as
the weather will permit and the work
is to be rushed to completion. Della
ware will open the season here April
~, with the Swarthmore team. The
entire schedule has not been COM
pleted as yet.
There no doubt will be some keen
competition for places on the Varsity
team as there are a large number OF
candidates and really but one player
is practically sure OF a position. This
player Is Elmer r. Hook, captain OF
the team who has held down first base
in such fine style for two years. Be
cause of his hard hitting Il is not
thought that any Of the candidates
viii be able to show up better than
Hoch but there VIII be one or two try
for the position. Jimmy Huston, the
Varsity catcher for two years, is also
sure Of a place on the team but IL
may not be behind the bat There is
a scarcity Of outfielders and as Hus-
ton is a fast fielder and hard hitter
hn tFItI ~. L..
TO Increase the hitting ability of the
club. This move depends however on
whether or not another good catcher
can be developed. Several will be out
for the position.
Anon rthc candidates for catcher
viii be Lcuderman. Dawson and
Bounds Lcnderman IS a senior ana
whiie-h he has practised several sea-
sons he never PLAYED in the Varsity.
IL Is believed, however. that Lender
man will have good chance TO make
the team this year Bounds and Daw-
son are both freshmen, the latter hav-
ing formerly played with the Dover
Conference Academy.
Jolls, a right handler and Geoghe-
gan. a southpaw, are the only two OF
last years pitching staff back Thos
makes Jolls fourth year on the team
Geoghegan is a youngster who should
be much better than last season
which was his first year. Much do
pendence is being placed in Walter
doch a freshman who is a brother
Of Captain Hoch II is thought that
he Will develop into a star pitcher this
/ year as he has had considerable pre-
vious experience. The Hoch boys are
brothers OF Harry Hoch, who former
ly pitched for the Wilmington Tri-
State team and who is now a senior at
! Dickinson College. Delaware Lovett
and Bob Wallace. are two other
/ freshmen who will try for the pitch
ing staff
In addition 10 Captain Hoch Il IS
likely that Wills, a freshman from
/ Wilmington. viii try for first base. Ir
he shows the ability. however. there
is chance Of him making some other
position.
There will be n snumber Of candi-
dates for second base. Among them
will be Kyle who formerly played on
the Wilmington High School nine;
Beck. Hurlocl, Stlner and Jim
Taylor. The latter covered short for
/ the Varsity last season but In case
he is beat out for that position this
/ year he will try to make second.
Doc" Doherty. OF Wilmington. a
freshman, according TO his friends
l who have seen him work on the dia-
mond viii not only make the short
stop position easy but will be ono of
/ the best ahortstops that Delaware has
ever had Much is expected from
D0herty because OF the great .eputa-
tion that his friends are giving him
and Il is because OF this that "lirn"
Taylor viii also try for second base.
Hin will also be out for shortstop.
Lind who held down the position
last season and Price will likely fight
Il out for third base
Foster is the only one Of the 1912
outfielders who Is back this year so
there are at least two Of the outfield
position 10 be selected and three II
that many can show more ability than
Foster. OF the candidates Hirshman
seems 10 be the most likely and he
will no doubt make one of the out
field positions Although this is his
first year Mirshman has already
made the football and basketball
teams and is without exception the
, best all around athlete in the college
> AS already stated Jimmy" Huston
may be shifted to the out6eld Mul
, holland a freshman is also a candl
/ date
I With all OF this material il IL
I thought that the best baseball team
D that has represented Delaware for s
y number Of years can be selected.