Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-14
OUT DOOR sports
At OLD Delaware
Dual Meet With Swarth-
more on Program for
May %
y. OF. P. RELAYS
LATE IN APRIL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del, March 14-Dela-
ware College has scheduled Swarth-
more for a field and track meet the
coming season, which gives the Blue
and Gold the strongest schedule in
The history of the college. Coach C.l
E. Keyes, who will have charge of
The training Of the track and field can
ddates is already doing some OF the
preliminary work. and is much pleased
with the prospects for strong team.
Delaware was well represented IN
track events last year. and Coach
Reyes thinks the team Will be much
stronger this year, but this will be
necessary for the team to make any
showing on account OF a much
stronger schedule.
The first event on the track sched-
ule will be the u. Of p. relays on Sat
urday. April 2S Delaware won sec
ond place in the relay in which the
team was entered last year, and is
hopeful OF capturing first place this
year All of the men who ran in the
relays q year ago are out for the
team again and should he much faster.
They are Steele, Crockett. Marshall,
Craig and Fitzpatrick substitutes. The
latter is in much better shape than
he was a year ago. and will make
some of the others hustle 70 make the
team. In addition to these, there are
several promising freshmen who will
try for the relay team, and the posi-
tions are open to the men who show
best Among them are Williams and
Graves.
On May 5. Coach Keyes will take
some men TO the intercollegiate meet
at Maryland A. c. This meet is for
Maryland teams. Delawre being the
only outside college invited. The best
men in the various events from Del
aware will be taken to College Park
for this meet.
On May IL. Delaware will have a
dual meet with Drexel at Runney-
meade. the occasion being the special
spring opening Of DTexel track
events.
The inter-scholastic and inter-class
events will both be held on Saturday
May II. on Frazer Field. The inter
scholastic is expected to be larger
than ever before this year.
Delaware we'll send a delegation e
the Middle States intercollegiate NEE
at Lehigh. on May 10. This is thu
first year that Delaware has beer
a member Of this association. anS
Coach Keyes is Especially anxious tC
make a good showing. Such col
leges as Lehigh. Lafayette, New Yorl
University. Haverford, Rutgers
Franklin and Marshall and other.
will be represented at the meet.
The remainder OF the schedule fol
lows: Dual meet with Swarthmore
at Swarthmore, on May %; Qua
meet with Franklin and Marshall a
Newark. on May &c; dual meet will
Lehigh. at Newark, May 80. and dua
meet with Muhlenburg. at Allentown
June ..
Coach Keyes has been putting thu
men through some light inside worl
and rough work but the hard worl
will be started in a short time. /
IS expected that Frazer Field will b.
in shape to be used, in two weeks.
In order to increase the strength
Of the team this year several change
are contemplated. Coach Keyes i
thinking of trying to develop Hearn
into a two miller Hearne had som
running experience at Mercersbure
where he was a quarter-mile rune
and Splinter, but he shows natura
qualities for a long distance runner
Fitzpatrick, who ran the quartz
and half last year, will be tried 70
the mile the coming season and look
good for that distance. PRACTICAL
all the varsity men OF last year
team are back with some good ma
terial added.
Some of the candidates talked {
are: 100 yards, Craig, Crockett, MAJ
ston and Williams; 220 yards. Grail
Marshall and Heinel $50. Steele an
Fitzpatrick; mile, Fitzpatrick. TysOl
Taylor and Kite; hurdles, Crockett
Marston, Marshall. Williams, Mack
and Ewing; high jump. Mcdonald
Meyers. Cats and MarcOnnetti; pO
vault Mcdonald and Cats; weight
Loose, Wilson. Gorgan, Marconnetti
The team is handicapped by I'll
few candidates for the weight event
but Coach Keyes proposes to sper
considerable time in trying to develc
some men for the discus and shot pu
mi