Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-03
ATHLETIC PLANS
At OLD DELAWARE
Coach Keyes Started Practice
With the Track Team
Yesterday.
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Newark, April 3.-Track Coach G.. T.
i\eyes took charge of the Delaware Col
lcgc track candidates for the first time oi
the season yesterday afternoon. Coach
heyes had charge of the track men for
two years while during graduate work and
this year while he did not return to col
lcge, the Athletic Council made arrange
ments for him TO como here from his home
at Pennington, two days each week to
help with track sports. He will be on
Frazer Field Tuesday and Thursday each
week for the remainder of the season and
on other days the work will be under the
direction OF Dave Crockett, the crack
hurdler who is also captain and acting
manager of the track team.
The candidates were given some hard
work yesterday afternoon and the pros
ects are bright for a fast team notwith-
standing the fact that many of last years
men have been lost. The schedule because
OF the fact that it has been decided to close
college the middle of May will be much
shorter than usual The first event will be
the Penn relays on Saturday, April %,
and 1t is the developing of men for that
event that Coach keves will devote most
OF his time for the next three weeks.
Last year Delaware won the relay
'N'itN ut L 9Th anu the itstfit IEpiD iii IN
dIcations looks equally as strong this year
although Craig Is the only man back who
IAN at Franklin Field last April The
other candidates now out are: Captain
Crockett. Harris, McMullin, Kite, Hemp
hill, Craig and Hearne.
In hurdlers Delaware VIII be especially
we'll fortified. Those who are out arc
Captain Crockett who holds the Delaware
low hurdle record: MarSton. member OF
last years team; Dare, Alexander and
oung.
Other candidates out yesterday were;
Half mile-Atticks, killen, Arbuckle
and Waplcs.
NIilc-Waples, Lindel, Bradley. Pool,
Johnson, Atticks, killcn, Arbuckle and
Wilson.
Sprints-W Lindsay. Craig, Buck and
Crockett.
Broad jump-Myers, Harry Alexander
and Crockett.
High iump-Howard Alexander, Ar
buckle and Myers
Pole Nault1CattS and Young
Shot put-Loose, Vita, Jacobian and
Rettew
Discus-Harry Alexander. Loose and
Qacoblan.
1t has been decided because of college
closing early to hold the inter-claSs meet
early in May instead of on the same day
rs the Inter-Scholastic and to hold a dual
meet IN connection with the high school
events. Swarthmore will be here for a
meet on AIay and dual meet is pending
With ~. Johns for May IL. the date of
the lnter-Scholastic meet Delaware will
take part in the NIiddle-States meet at
LAFAYETTE on May Is.
The only varsity men of the 1917 team
who are out for the team this year are
Captain Crockett, Marston Cats, Craig,
Harry Alexander and Loose.
PREPARING FoR BASEBALL
Goa ch Baumgartner Of Delaware Col
lege Is taking every advantage Of the
good weather of this week 10 get the
baseball candidates in shape for the
opening game Of the season next Saturday
with II. John Of Annapolis. Monday
and Yesterday afternoon the candidates
were on Frazer Field for two hours and
were given the best work out Of the
season. Although Delaware opens the
game here on Saturday there will be no
games on the home grounds the following
week. The only game scheduled for that
week IS with Haverford to be played al
Haverford on April Is.
Realizing that MS greatest weak spot
" III tit III AiiC DOAs LOi a NalokIN k&u
being back, Coach Baumgartner has
culled the candidates for this position
down TO three possibilities They are
>ipple, youngster from down the State,
Anderson, who twirled on a Wilmington
team last wear, and Work. OF Elkton All
three Of these boys have had high school
experience and Coach Baumgartner is ia
hopes Of developing al least one Of them
INTO a twirler who can hold Delaware op-
ponents fairly we'll for the short schedule
this year. The pitching candidates will
get plenty of work for the remainder Of
the week.
There are also three candidates for
work back Of the bat and the coach has
not decided which man he will work
IN the opening contest They are Ritz,
>paid and Roach The latter at this time
has a sore arm and may not be In shape TO
work Ritz is the likely candidate for
the first string catchers Job.
'Bess Carter, who the coach at first
considered trying to develop into pitcher,
will be az his old position first base. while
Don Horsey, who mas played on the
varsity for three years, but who only
recently reported for practice, with Mar
vel, compose the second base possibilities.
McCardIe will likely play short again and
Pierson, brother of Morris Pierson.