Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-03
SUMNER Weather
Attracts Athletes
Sixty Delaware College
Students Out for Baseball
and Track
POLE VAULTERS
START PRACTICE

NEWARK, Del, April 3-The I'M !
usually warm weather brought out |
the largest number OF athletes yester- !
day afternoon to Frazer Field that |
Delaware College ever turned out on |
one day. There were from go TO rs |
students. or about one-third OF the !
entire student body in uniform on the
fold during the afternoon. Nearly
half of these were out for baseball
practice. while the track also attract
ed a large contingent and for the
first time a number OF candidates
were out for the weight field events,
including the discus, pole vault and
running broad jump.
The most interest was centered IN
the baseball practice. as the season
opens on Wednesday OF next week
when Delaware plays p NJ. c. M
Chester, and on Saturday Of that
week DreXel comes here. There were
many more baseball candidates out
than at any previous time this season.
and Coach MeAvoy worked the
squad until after 6 o'clock. Among
those in the squad were Captain Har
old Horsey, d. Horsey, Pierson, Will
son. O'Daniel, Ritz, Fidance. Taggart,
Ferguson. Madden, Stewart. Clancy,
Selby. Carter, Bernardo. Casey,
Crothers, Lindsay, Olcott DAILY,
Lauritsen. Al. ODaniel. Chillas. Nc
Cardle, jam and Marvel.
The first part of the practice was
devoted to a workout of the pitching
candidates and batting practice. The
new batting cage was used and
proved a great help IN the batting
practice. Clancy, the freshman south
paw, who is cracked up as possible
star. and Chillas the former Newark
High School player worked out for
some time with Ritz and w. O'Daniel.
catching their slants The warm
weather gave both pitchers an OPP
portunty to let out little, and they
worked hard for half an hour Clancy
still looks 10 have the goods, and
later in the afternoon he tossed some
over for the batting practice, but in
this work did not put anything on
the ball, simply putting It over
straight for the batters to hit.
During the batting practice the
varsity 6elders of last years team
and several prospective varsity men
were given plenty to do in the way
/ of fielding Fidance at third, d.
/ Horsey at second. and Taggart at
short who looked to be sure of their
/ respective positions which they held
/ last year were in fine form nOtwith-
standing the lack of practice. Bill
! Stewart, who held down right field
most OF last year. was played on fist
! base during the closing practice,
when Coach McAvoy put the varsity
and prospective varsity men in the
/ field with Clancy shooting them over
and Pierson back of the bat. The
| first base position is vacant this
year, and 10 I'll it properly will be
/ one Of the hardest propositions that
Coach McAvoy has to meet. Ferguson,
who also played the outfeld part of
last year. may be tried on first. In
the outfield yesterday were Captain
! Fl. Horsey in left, Madden in center
and Selby in right The two latter
are freshmen, but both look to have
the goods
In case Pierson. back OF the bat
needs any help. he has plenty of ma
terial to call on. Wilson O'Daniel
who made the varsity in 1915, is out
for the team as is also Ritz, fresh
man, who last year played on the
Newark high. The latter is an un
usually clever catcher. considering
his experience and the fact that he is
small for a backstoD. He promises
to be OF valuable assistance to the
team this year Coach McAvOy pro.
noses to give the team all the batting
practice possible as it is that de-
partment that the team has been veal
in for the past two seasons.
! Coach Keyes had the usual squad o.
runners out and they were pu
through some hard work over the
, hurdles and on the cinder path. Tit
men are fast rounding into gooC
, physical shape and some of the triali
will be held for the relay team short
! " after the Ester vacation.
new feature Of the work yester
day was the pole vaulters and broa'
, jumpers being out for the first tim'
p on the field. Mcdonald, the forme
Wilmington High School boy, now
Delaware freshman. who established
a record in pole vaulting at the inter
scholastic meet on Frazer Field las
: spring and later established anothe
, record at Tome Institute, was watches
with much interest by a large squal
, OF students. Mcdonald will compel
in both the pole vault and broad jun
J this year and many students are pre-
, dieting that he will establish neY
! Delaware records in both events
Cats was the only other candidat
out for the pole vault and he and Nc
q Donald worked vaulting for som
o time.
n The broad jumpers out in additio
! to Mcdonald. included Meyers. II. Al
: exander, Hastings and Lattomus.