Evening journal., 1916-05-25
iLAWARE HAS OFF
|. Season OF sports
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HIS e
uries and DesertionS
.andicap Work Of Base
ball and Track Teams
'HLETIC EVENTS
WILL SOON CLOSE

iest Of
nls n'o',cial to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ishon TEWARK, Del. May 25.-Next week
the VIC practically end all kinds of sports
J. KnDelaware College for this season.
aenuy the spring Of 1916 Will long be
Ssd at ,embered as one Of the most pccul- |
frederick seasons from the athletic stand |
voman'sst that Old Delaware has ever had. |
Followiy in the spring the prospects
his morf both baseball and track were
he memer brighter but injuries failure OF
ary of lie OF the players and runners to
ohm Baiin proper shape owing to the late
uncheoni cold spring, and the action Of
" his ads in quitting the team, has made
ect OF season far from the great success
cuba . Bl was anticipated.
nissionan track Notwithstanding the set
lists OF Ks Assistant Coach Keyes has ac-
sic OF Iplished wonders with the team,
said the has developed some men who will
ope and idoubt make records during the
The popi two or three years in field and
100000. IL events The first setback IN this
Snanish dch OF sports came when it was
hnd mixpunced that George o. Smith the
Americabnd student in the history of Del
much he College to run the l00-yard
speakngh in 10 seconds flat, had been in
Indian islcted by his physician to not run
"The v year. owing to his physical con-
bishop. 'pn. Smith is manager of the team
"First was expected to not only run in
American l0O-yard dash. but was also look
religiousbn as a likely man in the running
them Wild jump.
which tfhe fact that the cold weather last
"Seconnntl May, handicapped some of
speaking men getting in shape This was
brought 'cially true in the case-of Captain
"Finalkander CrOthers Crothers holds
Cuban pone-mile run record of Delaware,
"The had won every start in the past
growing years He was counted on to win
consderfevents again this year, hut Alec
church d unable to get back in shape He
Our efioI senior this year, and for the past
places an years had played centre ON the
domnanball team, and his work in thgt
country tion last year put him down as
virgin so best centre that Delaware has
I'VE a had.
In Engine strain of the football season,
teen plaever. evidently had its effect on
negroes hers After he broke training he
places. ON so much weight that II was
carried oossible for him to get 1t of suf-
vices arintly to get IN shape for the track
time 10 on. He trained faithfully for sew
In most weeks early in the spring, bu.
shipping unable TO get down to weight.
buildingh at that Crothers started in the
church J meet az Allentown against Muhl-
"The hrg. but became in while the race
more adj being run and had to quit This
number ID his racing for the gold and
the worl
We neede loss of these two men who
each me- expected to win the 1OO-yard
much ne and the one-mile run in every
erly ecu meet that Delaware was entered
least " great blow. but when David
fees willkett the greatest hurdler that
Sanuware has ever had, was also
city OF out IN the Muhlenburg meet It
ton dei thought that the limit OF hard
have'tr had heen reached.
tions heocket established new records
ings. Aboth the l20-yard high and the
purchas, ard low hurdles on Frazier Field
which ~ year He had trained faithfully
school IN Assistant Coach Keyes. who.
VIII COS years ago, was a star hurder
church ;elf on the Lehigh University
school a and gave promise OF reducing
ee( neetrecord by one second in each
our enot this year
me ockott went to Allentown with
ways pfeam 10 run against Muhenburg
Da9co Nwas looked on as a sure winner OF
me sus hurdle events. In the 120-yard
10 suea hurdles. however he pulled a
ever pspn IN his right leg and had IA
wnicn y He was again started in the
than IN lard dash. but his leg went bach
ara" HIM and he had to quit again. after
year ~ In the lead in both events
viii pe D Keyes has worked hard 10 get
are le0lSett back in shape, but there
prioes' IS no possibility Of him being able
As sln again here before next spring
Ne ie"aftunately Coach Keyes had de.
---eped several other men for the
les. and while not as fast as
\kVNettthey should be able to make
Sh H for the blue and sold in future
They are Wilson. who for his
man year looks like a record
ker. Marston, another freshman
smart. for two years star end on
Rub ceootball team
Notwithstanding all these setbacks
track team gave Muhlenburg a
meet at Allentown. and wor
II yq DreXle easily here last Satur.
wouiedl There is one more dual meet
ppnchesFear' which will be with Gettvs
this woi on Decoration nav Ea.t,,..c.s 49,!
scriptioflware had some good men fo,
preseroshort and long runs. who bav,
ASK through with flying colors y,
--Sf these deserves more credit tba,
former Wilmington Higi
Mililihlhbl boy. Others who have don
on the cnder patch are Steel,
ball, Taylor, and others In IN