Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-15
Delaware DASHES
OVER HAVERFORD
Harry Loose Intercepts Pass
and Runs sixty Yards
For Touchdown
FIRST VICTORY OVER
RIVALS IN I6 YEARS

Delaware College football eleven
went to Haverford on Saturday after
noon and for the FIRST time in sixteen
years defeated Haverford College team
bv a score OF 7 TO 0. II was a great
game as clean as modern football can
be PLAYED. In which Delaware snatched
out a victory in the last quarter, when
Harry Loose intercepted q forward
mass and with splendid blocking by his
teammates limped and dashed along
60 yards for a touchdown, Captain
Ernie" Wilson kicking the goal as
stlff breeze swept the gridlron and an
alrshlp scared above.
Delaware and Haverford played a
scoreless tic az Newark last year, and
have played several ties in the years
gone by. Sixteen years ago Delaware,
captaincd by Jack" Huxley, defeated
Haverford by a score Of TO 0 at Front
and Union. There Is no doubt that the
gold and blues student body will have
a real celebration at Newark tonight.
For three periods the rival teams had
battled each other TO a stand-off, Della
ware suddenly losing her punch after
carrying the ball 10 Haverford's fifteen
yard line IN the first period. And then
Haverford threw an awful scare into
Delaware after the kickoff at the be-
ginning Of the second half when
Devices ran the ball back to Delaware's
eight yard line before George Tonkln
brought him down. From that time on
/ Delaware played real football after re-
covering the ball on a tumble
Finding herself lacking IN It's fnal
punch. Haverford attempted 10 con-
quer by the aerial route, and Leonard
attempted three drop kicks during the
afternoon, but one Of these was block
| ed and the other two sailed wide. The
open style Of play was hardly more
successful WITH Hsverford, as only a
few OF the many passes hurled were
successfully concluded. Those forward
passed which were most successful
were those in which Devices figured
on the receiving end. Haverford ex-
celled Delaware in the forward passing
phase Of play.
Delaware had an advantage in the
play Of the first half and her line
plunges especially found weak spots In
the Main Line defense, the visitors
recording about three times as many
first downs as Haverfurd.
on the other hand Delawars's line
was like a stone wall, and Haverforc
had TO depend upon attempts ct END
runs by her speedy bRckfleld, which
got under way faster than the Della.
ware backfleld, and also by forward
passes.
CAPTAIN Wilson, who had been ouI
OF the game because OF the death Of
his father, and Myers, Carter emo
Loose. who had been out two week:
with spralned ankles, got into the
game on Saturday and their presence
showed wonderfully In the play. Loose
still limplng. was sent In the last hall
as a substitute for Marston, and his
star play saved the game. McCaughar
showed up we'll at fullback,
Delaware used a line shift play tha
tore up Haverford's line repeatedly
Tonkin at quarter ran the team well
Delaware started or with a tumble
. Of HaverfOrd's kickoff, which Haver
. ford recovered. In fact, that and twC
other fumbles put Delaware in holt
! at times. On the other hand Delawarel
!, llnemen tore through and blocked threi
p Of Leonards kicks, the ball being gain
e ed twice by Delaware IN this manner
Delaware showed, too, that the tackllnl
{ OF some Of its men can be improved
l. a department OF play that Coach Baum
8 gartner has been giving much atten
ton. Captain Gllmour. Devices ant
0 Leonard excelled for the scarlet ant
0 black.
. Despite the fact that they got out o
o all classes u was a hard day for IN
freshmen. Under the direction OF IN
upper classmen the "freshies" had {
collect boxes, barrels and other mate
9 rial for the bonfire. 10 was loaded 4
wagons borrowed for the occasion an
the "freshies" also had TO pull thes
wagons to the field where the bonflr
= will be started and pile IL up.
? Score by periods: