Evening journal., 1920-02-25
DELAWAREPLANS
FOR BASEBALL
Coach Shipley viii Call Can
didateS For Practice
March 10
GOOD MATERIAL
IN ENTERING CLASS
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Special 70 The Evening Journal
NEWARK. FEB. 25,-This being the
last week for basketball talk OF Tho
coming baseball season can already be
heard daily on Delaware College cam
pus. The game with Swarlhmore here
Friday night will end the basketball
season Coach Shipley will allow only
about a week 20 intervene before nd
calls baseball candidates out for The
first practice on Frazer Field which
will be March 10 II weather permits
The schedule viii be announced In
few days.
Delaware made a great record on the
diamond last year, defeating some Of
the best teams In college ranks includ-
ing University OF Pennsylvania. AS only
two OF last years varslty are not In
college the prospects are bright for an
other strong club. "philn Marvel, out
fielder who got his name In Delaware 3
hall OF fame last year by driving out a
home run on Franklin Field against
Penn with two runners on the bases
viii captain The club this year. Phils
friends will pull hard for him to repeat
as Delaware has another game sched-
uled with Penn.
Delaware was especially strong In
The inneld last year and II Is from
there that the two players are lost.
They are "Don" Horsey and Plerson
who graduated last June. Don ior-
sey who played short last year. put up
a great article Of ball, in fact, the best
during his four years at Delaware,
while pierson was a tower OF strength
to the team by his clever work at third,
To take the place Of these two men,
Coach Shipley has quite an array or
material 10 select from and some OF u
IS way above the average. IL IS yet to
be demonstrated however that two men
san be found as valuable TO the team
as Horsey and Plerson.
Although at the start Of last season
it was the general opinion that Ship
ley was lameniably weak in The box,
the pitchers came through with the
victories. Joe" Rothrock the New
Castle souihpaw, did the bulk Of the
box work. and was successful with IT,
"Joon will be out there again this sea.
son with his side wheel delivery, and
should be a much better pitcher. lie
has taken on considerable weight since
last year and the additional experience
should improve his work. His prin-
cipal weakness last yoar was his wild
ness. and IL Coach Shipley can correct
that f9ult "Joe" will, no doubt, chalk
up some more victories for Delaware.
Work the right handler who pitched
some Of the games in 1919 Is not in col
lege Dutch" CARL. however, who
helped out some in the box, will be out
again and great things is expected OF
Carl. It win be remembered that ~
was CARL who was larG,ly responsible
for the victory over Penn He Is also
a southpaw end after Rohrock lost
HIS control in the seventh inning Of the
Penn game and walked four men in sue
cession CARL replaced him in the box.
Although only a freshman, CARL dis
played great nerve and struck out
Danny McNichol. pcnn's best hitter
with the bases loaded. McNich0l near
ly broke his neck trying to connect
with Carlls floaters
In additon 10 Rothrock and CARL
there will be a number OF other pitch
ing candidates including Megaw last
year with Wilmington High: Collins.
formerly with the Caulk team. Mil
ford; Deputy who played on Drexel
Institute team, and Lund, Of oxford
high.
Coach Shlpley VIII be well fortified
back OF the bat. Those who watched
the work Of Gray Carter last year.
voted him one Of. II not the best catch
er that Delaware has ever had He
will be out and should even be better
than last year Spaid. another Al man
back Of the bat will be on h7nd to help
out Carter Nutter, who did most OF
the catching for the Caulk team last
year. win also be a candidate.
"Bess' Carter at FIRST and McCardle
at second, are expected to get their
old positions bsck, but they will have
TO work for them. Robinson. who play
ed FIRST for the Newark high last year.
viii be out and there will be a number
OF others who can play these two po-
sitions.
Taggart. an Elkton boy. viii make
all the candidates for shoristop hustle
for Don" Horsey's Job. NotwHhstand-
ing the great game thst Don" PLAYED
last season, many fans who have seen
both players in action. say Tageart is
the best bali player He made The
shortstop position at Delaware several
seasons ego, and then dropped out dur
ing the war, but returned this year 10
finish his education. He will also be
remembered as a member Of the Elk-
ton Tri-County league team several
years back. AS a fielder Delaware has
had few equals to Taggart and he is
also a god hitter
Ivory. a new man, Is being t0utsd as
fine third bsseman and hard hitter.
He played in an amateur league in