Newark post., 1915-09-22
FOOTBALL PROSPECT
AT DELAWARE
Promising Material Among
Freshmen

COach william j. McAVOy plans
to have the first scrimmage be-
tween the Delaware College var
sity and scrubs either tomorrow or
Friday afternoon. This will give
him an opportunity to get better
line on the new material. There
are plenty of men out for the team
but they are Of unknown quality .
although a number have had some
football experience in prep school. /
The varsity and scrubs will prob
ably line up for the first scrim-
mage as follows:
Varsity-Groff and Aker, left
end; Bratton and Kelley, left
tackle; Newton, left guard; Croth-
ers, centre; T. Wilson, right guard
E. Wilson, right tackle; Smart,
right end; Fidance, quarter back;
Widen, c. Smith, and Taylor, half
backs, and Handy, full back.
Scrubs-Fitzpatrick or Loomis;
left end; A. O'Daniel, left tackle;
Giles, left guard; Pepper, centre;
M. Mitchell, right guard; w. Plem
or L. Plem, right tackle; Myers or
Gilman, right end; w. O'Daniel,
quarter back; Lauritsen, Siler and
Marston, half backs and Lowe,
full back.
Captain "Vic" Handy, the big
full back, returned this week and
was welcomed by the squad. There
was some doubt as to whether or
not Handy would be back this year
and his return leaves but one va
cancy in the back field. Crawford
who played full back last year and
proved one of the best men that
the blue and gold has ever had,
entered Lehigh this year. Handy
last season played half back but
with crawford gone he will likely
play full this year.
Croft, left end, and Newton, one
of the guards, both of last years
varsity, have also reported for
practice. There was report that
these two men would not be able
to come out on account of extra
work in their senior year. Their
return gives Coach McAvoy 5 of
the 7 line men of the 1914 varsity.
The two men missing are Cam
and Grieves, who graduated. Brat
ton and T. Wilson of last years
scrubs, are being tried out for the
places left vacant by Cam and
Grieves. Bratton is a sophomore
and formerly played on the Tome
Institute team. He will likely also
be given trial in the backfield,
his regular position. Kelley, who
played on the varsity several years
ago and returned this year, is also
out for tackle. Aker, a Delaware
City boy who has had Prep school
experience, is making a try for
end.
Weldin of last years Whining
ton Friends, and c. Smith, who
played on the scrubs last season,
will make a fight for the vacant
backfeld position.
There is also some excellent
material on the scrubs that may
be developed and make those out
for the varsity hustle to hold their
positions. There seems plenty of
end material. This includes Fitz-
patrick, freshman who, while
playing on the DeClinton High
School, New York, was picked as
an all-scholastic end in that city,
and Gilman, a sophomore, who
formerly played on the Central
Manual, Philadelphia. Myers, of
Middletown, who showed up well
last year on the scrubs, and
Loomis, who has substituted on
the varsity at end for several years
are others who are out for the end
positions.
Paper, who two years ago play
ed several games on the line for
the varsity team, is playing center
on the scrubs. Most of the other
line men on the scrubs are new
men. Wilson O'Daniel, substitute
quarterback last year for the var,
sity, is running the scrubs. O'Dan,
iel is the best forward passer in
the entire squad and is hard
worker. He will no doubt get 8
chance in a number of the sched
uled games this year.
The backfeld of the scrubs is
made up largely of new men. Laur
itsen played on the scrubs last
year. Siler and Lowe, two of the
scrubs backfeld, entered college
this month from Knoxville, Tenn.
and Marston, another scrub half
back, formerly played with thu
Wilmington high.
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