Evening journal., 1915-12-18
MORE OUTDOOR
SPORT At Delaware
Field and Track Events VIII
Be Given Attention
in the Future
WILL SEND MEN
TO THE U. P. MEET

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NEWARK. Del. Dec 1S.--As one Of
the means OF increasing the interest
among the students of Delaware Col
lego as a whole, in more outdoor
sports for their physical welfare, field
and track events are TO be made more
n feature in the future. The Athletic
Council, which has charge OF all the
college sports took the initiative step
in this direction several days ago
when they elected c. q. Keyes, a for
mer star hurdler at Lehigh University
assistant coach Of track. Later il is
expected that more cross-country
runs will be planned and other meets
between the students in addition to-
the usual annual inter-class meet.
Mr.. Keyes made his Il" four years
ago at Lehigh, having graduated from
that institution last June and entered
Delaware this fall for some special
work in agriculture. He has a rec
ord OF sixteen seconds for the 120-
yard hurdles and also did some high
jumping and pole vaultlng at Lehigh.
He has been looking over some OF the
local material in the gymnasium and
thinks there is good prospects Tor a
fast relay team to he sent TO the u. Of
P. meet the last Saturday in April.
Delaware College officials are anxious
10 see the blue and gold win their
event at this meet The team last
year got a place The new coach has
done some good work inside already
with Crockett the local hurdler. Later
in the winter he will likely have most
OF the respective candidates for field
and track report to him for work in
the gym before they 30 outside and
the first work will be to get the relay
candidates in shape.
Coach Keyes will insist on all men
who come out for track, keeping strict
training rules. The fact OF him taxi
ing up this work will give Head Coach
William J. McAvoy, who for years has
been coaching all sports, more time
TO devote to baseball early in the
spring.
George o. Smith is the manager oil
the 1916 track team Smith is a fast
1OO-yard man. he having made the dis
tance in ten seconds fiat in 1914
eoualing the Delaware College recor'
established by Hayes Wilson in 19O4
Unfortunately he will not be out 10
the dashes next year he having beel
forbidden by his physician to run an.
more Smith viii likely try for thu
broad jump. He is now working on Z
schedule for next season. A dual NEE
has been arranged with Gettysburg
and negotiations are being made witt
Dickinson. Maryland A. c. and the
New York University.
Alex Crothers, the star center Of the
football team. will captain the track
team in 1916 Crothers holds the Del
aware College record for the one-mile
run. which he made last year lie has
won every race in which he has been
entered for the past two years and al
ways seems to have something left al
the finish. Crothers should be at his
best in 1916.
Crockett. the speedy New York boy
will probably run both the 120 and
220-yard hurdles for the blue and gold
again next season. Last year his
freshman year. Crockett won all tn,
hurdle races in which he started anS
established new Delaware recort
for both the 100 and 220 yards. Tn
der The instructions of Coach Keyes
who is a crack hurdler it is expectel
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1916 than he did last season.
There is apparently plenty of ma
terih FOR the quarter mile run, nc
including any dark horses that ma
he found in the freshman class Steel
and Marshall. who made the rela
team last year, will both be out a
though the latter may train this yet
for the half mile. as 1t is generally b
lieved that he is at his best at IN
distance. Smart end on the varsi
football team, will be another canC
date for the 440-yard run.
Taylor who won the recent eros
country run, looks like an excelle
prospect for the distance runs. He h
a lot of wind and pluck and will like
be out for both mile and two nj
events. Davis is another prosrEi
for the two mile run. should Delawa
have this event in the dual meets.
For some years Delaware has be
weak in the weight events. The
are some husky boys in the fires
man class this year who may be al
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