Evening journal., 1919-09-23
HIT 'EM HARD And
Low, SHIPLEY SAYS
Delaware College Coach
Puts quad Through
Strenuous Practice
SCRIMMAGE TO BE
HELOsTOMORROW
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NEWARK, Sept. 23.-Delaware College
football squad will have its first scrim-
mage tomorrow afternoon, when the
varsity will lineup sgalnst the scrubs.
This is the part OF the practice work
that Is always welcomed by the play
ers and it will give Coach Shipley the
first real opportunity TO judge OF the
ability Of the material that he has TO
select a team from 10 has also been
decided 20 start the training table on
"Wednesday.
The practice yesterday afternoon was
about the hardest that the squad has
been put through 10 consisted largely
OF tackling and falling on the ball and
IL was a tired bunch OF men when
Coach Shipley. at $50 o'clock, instructed
the men 10 play leap frog from one end
OF the field 10 the other and then go TO
the showers. Some Of the candidates
were so tagged out that 1t was hafd
matter for them 10 leap over the backs
Of their comrades.
The tacklng was especially strenuous
work yesterday and the way conducted
was something new 20 a Delaware
squad. Coach Shipley had three rows OF
PLAYERS five TO a row, stretched across
The athletic field Three candidates
were given a ball each and instructed
TO try and run through the row OF hNe
men. This not only gave the men prac-
tice running with the ball, but also IN
lodging and using the straight arm ana
"a the idea was for each OF the nNe
men 10 tackle and tackle hard. II
doyvned the runner got up and then
tried 10 get past the next man. Few OF
them however. succeeded IN getting
mast an five men without being downed.
Foulk. who is playing end; Nike
plsm bsck1eld man, and Ivory. a new
b9ckneld candidate, proved especiaHS
clever I'm running with the ball and gel
ting through without being doWned'
Each man on the ground was given an
opportunity 20 run with the ball IN tills
practlce and every candidate was also
AT sometime put In the line TO gel
tackllng practice. , a.
After this Coach Shipley divided the
sousd into three elevens for more tlah
bslf an hour Of signal practice. Lieu
tenant Ferguson was on the Held ana
assisted the coach in drilling the scruD
eTevpns. Changes are made from DAY To
dav in the lineup Of the supposed var
sifv eleven in this signal practice. Gay
Carter who e now out for the team
vas used as one Of the ends on the
varsItv Yesterday. FOulk played leit
end and this little player seems TO I'M
nrove every day and looks sure OF
t,isco on the varsity. He Il clever
runner with the ball and Is also a goou
defensive end. .,...,,
The tackles Yesterday were 'bess
Carter and Murray a freshman loL
merlv NJ the Wilmington High team.
The strenuous practice work Is ralileI
hard on "Bess" Carter, as he Is carryins
considerable extra weight AT present
hut ne will get most Of this on belore
the first game. Friends OF Garter pre-
diet that he will make one or the Des'
fsckIos in college ranks this year. Hol-
ION who played in 1917, looks good al
contre and is working hard Ia make the
foam The guards were Marconnetu
and Lattomus. both OF whom have had
some experience in previous years anu
both look better than ever tlls year.
Toukin was az quarter and Plam ana
vvintrun halfbacks. Wintrup Is
siranpinq big fellow who should prove
tower of strength 10 the team' as
ne is fast for a big man and IS also
said 10 be a good line plunger captain
stewart started I'm at full back, bui
gave way 10 Ivory and assisted snip
lev in coaching the varsity squad the
remainder Of the afternoon. ivory ior-
merlv played on Trenton High tina
looks like a good prospect especially
{, onen 0eld running with the ball.
Harry Loose and McCaughan, both or
whom PLAYED last year. did not get oul
until after the three squads had Deeh
formed Both Of these men arc expected
10 make the varsity. although tney
will have 10 earn their positions. Loose
plaved the back1eld both in 1917 ana
1918. McCaughan can play either the
backneld or end The other two squads
were given equally as hard signal prac-
tice.
After this signal practice Coach ship
lev had some more tackling ana prac-
iicing falling on the ball. He Is drill
ing ii into the candidate that they must
tackle low and hard. he goes on the
theory that 70 Is only by tackling low
that the opponent can consistently stop
the man running with The ball, and u
he hits him hard enough and low he Is
sure 10 stop the runner Another point
that he is constantly drilling into the
men is to keep track Of The bail, and
should the opponent tumble always be
ready 90 pounce on it.
In coaching the candidates IN these
two essential points, iackling and fall
ing on the ball. yesterday following the
signal practice, every member Of the
squad was given an individual lesson.
One man would be started with the ball
running at full speed and a second man
would be sent also at full speed 10