Evening journal., 1914-12-09
Delaware BOYS
GET Their Letters
Athletic Council Also Plans
Dinner for the Football
Eleven
WANT HAVERFORD
ON NEXT SCHEDULE

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Dee. 9.--rhe Delaware
College Athletic Council held a. long ses=
sion last night. when much business IN
connection with the athletics of the col
leae was transacted. Il was decided to
give the varsity and scrub football
players a banquet at the Hotel DUPONT,
the same as last year, to be followed by
theatre party This banquet VIII
probably be given some time this month.
The college I'D" was awarded TO the
following for their work in football the
past season: Captain Handy, Cann,
Croft. smart. +. Wilson, Gric'es, New
ton, Crothcrs Taylor, Crawford, f1dance,
Gray and Manager Little. The council
will give these letter men the option OF
selectSlg small gold football or sweat
ers.
The insignia Del" was awarded to
the following in football Loomis, 4.
Wilson. Marshall Pepper, NJ. Mitchell,
Bratton, Myers, Gray, Smith. lauritsen
and O'Daniel.
The class numerals for football were
also awarded as follows: Sophomores,
Loomis, y. Wilson, Marshall Campbell,
Beauchamp Ruth. Smart, ODaniel, Me
Dowe1. Crawford and Fidance Fresh
men. Gilman, Bratton j. Alexander, j..
O'Dmiel, NJ Mitchell, r. Wilson, Myers,
Gray, Ritz, Lamitsen and Smith.
The council also awarded the follow
ing numerals for track; 1913, Manning
and Gibncy; 1916, G.. o. Smith, Handy,
Crothcrs and Wills. 1917, Marshall,
Hastings. Steele and Derby.
The basketball schedule for the com
ing season was approved by the coun-
ell. as submitted by Coach McAvoy and
Manager Geoghcgan. The season will
open January l3. with Temple Univcr-
sitv PLAYING here. The schedule con
tains u games and most of them will
be PLAYED on the home floor The sched-
ule follows;
january l3-Temple University OF
Philadelphia, at Newark
january l5-Baltimore City College,
at Newark.
January D. swarthmore at Swarth-
more.
February a. saturday afternoon,
pending), 81. Johns or Ursinus, at
Newark.
February l2-New York University,
at Newark.
February l7-Drexel Institute, of
Philadelphia lpending), at Philadelphia.
February l9-Crescent A. c., at
Brooklyn.
February 2O-New York University.
ut New York
February 23-Drexel Institute
(pondinrl at Newark
March 3-Western Maryland, at
Newark.
March -Susquehanna, at Newark
March 2-Washington College, al
Chestertown.
March Washington College. a
Newark.
The following skeleton baseball
schedule for next spring was APP
proved by the couPcil
April l7-Baltimore City College, al
Newark.
April 22-Drexel Institute of Phila-
delphia. al Newark
April Swarthmore. al Newark.
April 2S-stevens (pending), at
Hoboken
May Johns Hopkins (pending).
at Newark.
May 5-Muhlenburg, at Allentown.
May 6-Lafayette (pending), ut Eas-
ton.
May 7-washington College, at
Newark.
May S-Open.
May 12-Temple University Cpend-
ing). at Newark.
May 15-Inter-schoiastic field and
track meet
May 19-Pennsylvania Military Col.
lcge. at Chester.
May 22-Muhlenburg. at Newark.
May 26-St Johns OF Annapolis. a
Newark.
May 2s-western Maryland at New
ark.
The football schedule for next sea
son was discussed at some length an,
especially the Thanksgiving Da,
game. as il has been decided to hav
game on that day each year in tn
future. An effort will be made Z
enter into an agreement with Mary
land A. c. 10 play here every Thanks
giving for a term OF years. Some O
the other colleges that Delaware vii
probably meet on the gridiron mex
fall will be Havorford. II Il is possibl
TO arrange a game: Lafayette. Steven
Institute, Western Maryland, Dickin
son. Temple and Pennsylvania Mill
tary College.
Members Of council were muc
pleased with the past football seaso
not only as TO the excellent shown
made by the eleven, but also as to IN
receipts at the gate.