Evening journal., 1916-04-06
Is Candidates IN
Delaware SQUAD
Boys Get First Practice Pre-
liminary TO Opening
Game on Saturday
MATERIAL LOOKS
BETTER THAN EVER

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del. April 6.--Twenty-
FIVE candidates for baseball reported
10 Coach McAvoy ON Joe Frazer field
Yesterday afternoon This was the
nrst SQUAD practice or the season al
though Coach ldcAvoy has been try
ing for two weeks % get the candi-
dates out. but as bNen unable TO do
so ON account of the rainy and cold
weather With the opcninb game on
Saturday with baltimore Polytechnic,
il means that there will be hard
work every afternoon this week un-
til Saturday unless the weather again
lnfolferts.
OF last years varsity those who re-
ported yesterday were, Captain DO
herty. ss: Fidancc. 3b; ID. Horsey. 2b;
w. ODanicl. G. VI. Hnsey, outiield'
and Buck" Hoch. y. some OF last
Years sc~Hhs 1uf werc. BUCK lsw-
ina Bounds Gilman T. Wilson, A..
ODaniel. J. Alexander. Brewer,
Wheeler Laurtsvu, Herdman and
H0tfcckcr
Some of fhe new men who report
ed included Ferguson who played Tor
several years ON the Newark High
and part of last seasor Oh The New
ari- DclMar League; Ia@ssart, Tor
NOR Elkton High player and who
plaved the outficld for part OF last
season ON the ll5inn lini-Mar team;
Webb. who played third and piicred
ON tho 1915 Wilmington High team;
McKcnna. who played the outiield ON
the Wilmington Highlands last sea
SON. and Pieraon. who caught for the
1915 Wilmhgion High club Other
new candidates we're: Gutowitz. Ma
lone. Cole iltchell. Stayton, Giles
and Meredith.
The candidates were separated into
TWO squads for .atting practice, one
suuad being at bar and the other
souad I'm the field. Ewing, Bounds
ana Gilman did The pitching but made
no attempts io use curves. Coach
NcAvov instructed all the candidates
aud especially the pitchers TO take
things easy for day or so and not
take any chance of throwing their
arms out.
II viii prohaoly be q hard proposition
Ia vet a pitcher in shape for the open
inp anme ON Saturday, although Ewing
has been working some for couple ot
weeks at every opportunity, and he
may bee the selection Bounds Is an.
other ntchor who should be good this
wear. and has an excellent chance OF
mnl.inp the varsity. Gilman, n former
Philadelphia Central lliph School man
Is anothcr twirlcr who will be given d
chance this year. Gilman injured hii
arm early last season. and consequently
did not ret a fair opportunity TO show
what De hnd.
"Buck" Hoch. the star twirler foi
the past couple of seasons. should b,
hctter than ever this year, but ioch Is
warm weather pitcher. and at any
rate it will hc necessary for Coach Me-
Ayov TO have one or two other pitchers
10 helm out Wallace. who with lloch
did practically all the pitching IN 1918.
did not return TO college so lioch is the
only varsity pitcher ont.
Wilson O'Daniel, who caught all The
games last season j. expected to be 5u
per cent. better this yenr. aud will prob
ably be the FIRST string catcher again
Piorson. formerly with the Wilmington
High school. is likely looking chap
who may be able to help out back OF the
bat II he develops.
coach McAtov has one irheld posi-
tion first base. and two of the outheld
positions To ON. Ferguson. n Newark
boy. looks good for one OF these posi-
tions Ferguson played second while
with Newark High. but was switched I,
tho outheld last year with the NcwarA
peu.Alar League, and made good. "
case Coach McAyoy can get two goos
outiclders, Ferguson may try for first
hase. he is reasonably sure of var
sitv position. however, for his hitting
as he is strong with the bat.
Iaegart. another Pen-Mar League
player, last year with Elkton, shoul'
also make the team, and may land u
right field. McNenna. who played will
Highlands last year. will make stronl
bid for an outfeld ioh.
Coach MrAyoy has had no opporiun
itv 10 Judge his new material. and 4
may be- late next week before he inalll
decides on the make mp of his team
Next week there will be- two games
Delaware plays Pennsylvania Military
College, al Chester, on Wednesday, an,
Drc1el will play here Saturday Of mex
week.