Evening journal., 1916-10-23
Delaware PLAYS
WONDERFUL CANE
Held Strong Haverford
Eleven to ScoreleSs Tie
in Exciting Contest
RAMSEY STOPPED BY
DEADLYACKLING

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Delaware College football team gave
demonstration Saturday afternoon
on Frazer Field OF what determine
ton and pluck can do on a football
fed BY holding Haverford 20 a 10 o
score The great game put up by
the blue and gold was a surprise to
even the most ardent followers OF
the eleven and even more of a sur
prise TO Havcrford II was the opin-
ion OF many who saw the game that
Delaware outpaycd Haverford.
Haverford followers before the
game were not backward In stating
that they expected TO score al least
three touchdowns. After the game
the visiting players were just as free
to admit that thoy were taken by sur
prise and had no excuses to offer as
thcir team played up TO form.
II was one OF the hardest contest
ed games ever played on Frazer
Field The lines OF both teams wore
strong at all times. and few CON
sisiont gains were made by line
plunging. Havcriord made six first
downs and Delaware four. Several
OF Haverford's first downs were made
bv The forward pass. which play they
worked with better success than the
blue and gold
There was an unusual amount or
fumblng i'm the game, but consider
ing The hard tackling some of the
fumbles were eXcusable The tackling
OF both teams. and especially Della
ware. was deadly. Coach McAvoy
had drilled into the-blue and gold
plavers the necessity for tackling
hard and low. and this is exactly
what they did The tackling OF Del
aware men was really one Of the
features of the game
While there was lots OF fumbling,
none Of the fumbles proved costly, but
made The two teams work all the
harder Captain Mike" Fidance.
who seldom fumbles the ball. had an
off day and seemed unable to hold on
10 Il. He made three rank fumbles
that put Delaware on the defensive
3ust at times when the team looked
20 have a chance 20 score. Mike
however. played hard game and
used excellent Judgment in running
the team.
Two changes were made in The linz
for this game which seemed 10 strength
Cd right guard and Stewart center
Both men played crack game boil
on oilense and defense.
Several times Havcrford got within
Delaware's 20-yard line. but at such
times the blue and gold line proved a
stone WALL and ihc crack backs of the
Hayeriord team. Sangree, Orossman, Van
Dam. Devices and Ramsey, were unable
10 make consistent gains through the
line Ramsey. who was picked last
year as one of the best backheld men
in the country was watched closely by
Delaware men, and the bic back made
only a few gains Ramsey did much Of
Havcriord'~ line plnnging. and the hard
faclmg of Delaware men wore him ont
t. nch lu extent that nc had 10 leave
thc game near tho eud of the first half.
giving way 20 Van Dam Ramsey re-
fuuicd ihe next half bat was unable
t. make the consistent gains that vcrc
csnfcicd OF him.
Harerford made every possible ef-
for 10 get score and worked the for
ward pass many times the last quar-
ter. In hopes of catching Delaware of
her guard and getting the ball over.
Crossman who did the punting for
HavcrfOrd made three attempts for a
field goal but every one or them
failed
Delaware made the most consistent
gain early IN the last quarter. but
after making two first downs and q
good gain towards another first down,
lost the bail by a tumble on Haver-
fords 25-yard line. Delaware was on
the defensive considerable Of the time
because OF fumbles
While the work Of Selbv stood out
as one of the features every Delaware
man did his work well. Selby made
most of the gains made by Delaware
through the Haverford line and his de-
fensive work was also noteworthy.
Loose cid the kicking for the home
team and while neither he or Cross
mar made many long kicks. their
punting was clever as they sent the
ball high in the air. giving the backs
time 10 get down the field and couse-
Qucntly neither team was successful
in making long gains in running the
bali back.
On one occasion following his kick,
Loose got down the field In time 20
drop the Haverford PLAYER running
with the ball with one Of the hardest
tackles OF the game. He dropped the
Haverford man so hard the ball few
out Of his hand but il was recovered
by Haverford. Weldin. Delaware's
fuiback. was unable TO make much
IMPRESSION on the visitors line
Clancy played crack game az right
end for Delaware Fitzpatrick also
showed up we'll during the latter pari
of the game. a. left end Ernie vii
son one OF the few veterans Of IN,
blue and gold team was a stone wal
or defense and broke ur many 2 Ia
wexford play by getting through ant
dropping the runner. Johnson di
eou'llv as well at the other tackle 10
sitior. Iaur'tsen and Carter bot
PLAYING Their first year at guard work
ed like veterans.
The game was 20 clase neither tea
took chances by maxine man
chanres The only chance made N ~
Delaware team was Marconneti n
Carter near the end Of the game
Delaware goes 10 Hoboker nez
Saturday TO play Stevens. As S.eve-
PLAYED Haverford 0 to 0 two week
ago. this will he another hard gam
for the blue and gold The lineup Z
6@furdav's game follows:
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