Evening journal., 1916-09-26
COACH ". ]. NJ AVOY
Works SQUAD HARD
Three Elevens Work Out on
Joe Frazer Field for Two
Hours
TO START SCRIMMAGE
LATTER PART OF WEEK
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Sept 26.-The Delaware
College football squad was pus
through the hardest practice Of the
year yesterday afternoon, when Coach
McAvoy and three squads worked for
one hour The practice was delay
ed for a short time on account OF the
military exercises lasting longer than
was expected. When the men did ar
rive on the field, Coach McAvOy lost
no time in getting the practice work
started. and he kept them at it for
one hour. For the first time this
season all the candidates had uni
forms. and this was a great help in
the work.
Most OF the work yesterday consist
ed Of signal practice, this being the
FIRST time that the candidates had
been divided into squads for this kind
OF work While there Is little OBJ
portunity 10 Judge OF the entire value
Of the new material until the scrim-
images start, yet this practice work
gives the coach an idea OF their
speed and points out their faults
which can be corrected TO some de-
gree before the scrimmages are
started.
For the nrst time in many years
there we're but three Of the previous
years team on the varsity when they
lined up for the signal practice yes
terday afternoon. This fact gives
some idea Of the great difhculty that
Coach McAvoy has in front Of him 10
pick his varsity eleven for 1916. The
three old varsity men who were in
the lineup were. Captain Fidance,
/ quarterback. and Ernie Wilson and
Weldin. tackles. Fitzpatrick, a varsity
end, was lined up with the scrubs, as
his shoulder has not entirely recov-
cred from an automobile accident OF
last June
The lineup OF the varsity, or FRS
team. yesterday. was as follows; LET
end. Meyer. left tackle. Weldin, lef
guard. Johnson. centre. Stewart
right guard. Carter; right tackle. viii
son right end Marston; quarterback
Fidance left halfbaok. Selby, RICH
halfback, Roach. and fullhack, Loose
or these men, in addition 10 the threi
1915 varsity, Marston, Stewart anC
Never played on the 1915 scrubs. Th'
new men on the eleven we're: John
son. Carter and Loose, formerly Of the
| Wilmington High School eleven; Sci
by, a freshman from the Camden, N
\ J.. High. and Roach, OF Georgetown
\ who is also q freshman
\ This lineup IN no way indicates
that the eleven will be made up thai
way for the opening game or for the
season. n simply means that Coach
McAvoy. has started 10 try out va
rious combinations 10 make clint
nations in selecting his team. AS ?
matter Of fact even the coach viii
/ hardly know just what players Ia
! will select for his first string until
| he has lined the men up in scrim.
mage and gets an idea Of their &C
/ tual strength in action.
The scrub team yesterday was In
charge Of "Chit" Smith, who played
several games on the varsity last
year but was kept from making his
ID" because OF injuries. He also
worked this squad in signal practice
as follows.
Left end. Fitzpatrick; left tackle
! Groggan; left guard, Holton; cen
| tire, McCorkindale; right guard
\ Giles; right tackle. Baurtisen; righ
! end, Williams; quarter back, Smith
| left half back, Beauchamp; righi
half back, Clancy; full back, Gill
man. All OF these men with the ex
ceptiOns Of Groggan, Holton. Nc
| Corkindale, Williams and Clancy
played on the scrubs last year ant
\ some OF them have an excellent
/ chance Of making the varsity.
The third squad out yesterday wa'
in charge of Track Coach Keyes, who
] put them through signal practice
\ There we're only ten in this squad
which made a total Of thirty-two can
ddates on the field. They were Mar
shall Alexander, NJ PLAN. l.. PLAN
Marconnetti. Mackey, Chambers, Cant
we'll, Nat Taylor and Gordy
F. This hard practice will be con
/ tiaued each afternoon this week and
J II is likely that there will be
! scrimmage near the close OF th'