Evening journal., 1920-02-28
DoIatUae Ends Best Season
With Win OUer SiturthmOye
specIaI % Ihe EyenIng JournaI.

I special 20 The Evening journal.
NEWARK, Feb. % Delaware closed
It's greatest basketball season last night
with a clever victory over SWarihmore
by the score OF % TO ~. The victory
was o fitting close TO a most success
ful season by The strongest five that
mas ever represented lhe blue and gold
as SwTthmore for years has been Della
wares Jinx. 10 brings the total vic
tories Tor The season up 90 thirteen.
but that number was lucky at least on
this occasion. The only two defeats
Of the season We're by GEORGETOWN
University and Penn.
The game was witnessed by ghe lar
gest crowd that has ever been In the
Delaware gym and it was the best
argument possible Of the urgent nee.
Tor 81 much larger and more modera
gymnasium. Long before time for
starting The game, the running track
from where spectators watch the
games was crowded 10 capacity. Many
persons were unable 90 even get IN
side the gym"
From the standpoint OF spirited in
terest and speed. 70 was the best game
of lhe yeur. While 10 was exception
ally fast from start 10 finish. the
game was free from any Unnecessary
roughness on the part OF the players
OF either team. Raby OF Gettysburg
refereed the game and did a good job
IN that respect
The leans played for several minutes
before either team scored. then Yoder
Of SWarlhmore broke the Ice with
foul. Gray Carter evened 10 up by
shooting a foul less than a, minute
later Yarnen put Swarihmore in Ghe
lead again with a field goal. but this
was the only time during The entire
game that. the Little Quakers were in
me lead. as q short time laler ASankr
McCaughan took a long pass from
Bess" Carter and dropped the ball
In lhe basket. Alexander followed with
another field goal McCaughan played
a fine game in this half, scoring five
iield goals while Gray Carter also got
a two-pointer Delaware gradually in
creased the lead until the haf ended
Is TO : in their favor. Swarlhmore got
but two field goals in the first half.
The visitors did some clever passing.
but the close guarding OF Captain
'Bess" Carter and Frankie wills kept
them away from good shots.
Both Gray Carter and Yoder had a
perfect average in shooting fouls ia
the first half, each making four out
Of as many chances.
Swarihmore started Off strong az The
beginning Of the second half and scored
i've points before Delaware got any,
bringing the score up 10 rs 10 i3. AZ
Ter This the blue and gold boys again
struck their gait and gradually in
creased the lead until the close OF the
game
Delaware's guards worked lust as
hard in this half and SWarthmOre play
ers got through them for only three
more field goals. one Of those being a
long shot. frankie Wills played one
of the best guarding games ever seen
IN The local cage. While the two foul |
shooters missed several chances I'm I
this half Carter managed to gel five. |
while Ioder did slightly better with 81
Delaware did not make a change dur
ing the entire game while Swarihmore /
made two IN The last three minutes
Yarnall did The best floor work for the I
Little Quakers
Delaware's victories this year have
been over such teams as Navy. Catholic I
University Stevens. Lafayette. Ursi- /.
nus Haverford Franklin and Marshall, /
twice. Gettysburg, Muhlenberg. Dickin-
son. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
SWarlhmore.
Great credit Is due Coach II, B. Shi" /
Icy for The wonderful team shat he has I
developed at Delaware in two years. .
While 10 Is true Shipley found fine /
material 10 start with. yet 10 has been
his clever coaching thai developed The +.
players and brought about almost per /
feet team work.
The game last night was The last in I
2 blue and gold uniform for Captain I
'Bess" Carter the big guard Carter
has been playing on The team since ne
entered college and his absence next
year win be greatly missed lie gradu-
otes in June and early In the fall will =