Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
DELAWARE EASY
FOR PENN NINE
Larsen and canady Give Red
and Blue the Poise for
o-to-1 Victory
McNICHOL SHINES AT BAT

PENNSYLVANIA showed n complete re-
versal of the form 1t las oeen playing
in of late yesterday afternoon and
,,ouncpd the nine from Delaware, o
N / The game was marred by the
many bases on balls delivered by tho
visiting hurlcrs. In all, ten Red and
pme icrseycd athletes strolled TO first
basc during the eight innings on francs.
Martin, who started for Delaware.
nrovcd ineffective and was relieved in
rho fifty by Joe RothroCk, who holds
tho distinction Of having defeated Penn
toams the past two years. Yesterday he
had nothing on the ball but whizz
ond he failed to control that with the
"e.i,lt TINT he was yanked in the seventh
With the bases filed. Ramsey twirlcd
hotter than either Of his mdtes.
Big Walter Larsen proved the faith
that Coach Cariss. of Penn, had in him
early in the season by hanging up his
second win in as many starts. Yes
terdav he was touched for six widely
scattered bingles and had 1t not been
for several lacrosse players getting into
Tho way of Herman Harvey on Robbins
ions liner. which became a home run,
Larsen would have been credited with
a whitpwash victory. Twenty mine men
faced him during the nine innings.
Canady Plays Well
Behind Larsen. Captain Herman
Harvey and his mates played like cham.
mons. They ran the bases well, hit
with a vengeance, waited out the pltcn
ers when they were wild and tielded for
In, the
home diamond without the scmblance OF
An error. Jim Candy, the former
southern High School star, breaking
into the game for the first time this
season. played brilliant game at
sbortstop. accepting eight chances
without misCuc. In addition he
hanged out single in the fourth. Dur
ing the early practice drills before the
opcning of the season Canady was hit
on the elbow by pitched ball with such
force that the bone was broken. Ihat
kent him on the sidelines for six weeks
Since his return to practice he has been
shining at shortstop. He will likely
hold down the post in the future.
Harvey Gets Three
Danny McNichol and Herman Har.-
vey led the Red and Blue attack, cach
connecting with the willow for three
safe bingies. McNichol played ycstcr-
day like a big Lacquer. He stated after
the game that his conference with the
officials OF the Brooklyn National
League Club would take place next
week. The all-around star refused TO
~ The Dodgers. He will remain at the
university until his graduation in June,
after which IL tho figure is right from
President Ebbetts he will go to Brook.
lyn.
This afternoon at n'cloCk the Penn
nine. slxtccr strong. will leave this city
for burlington. Vt. where they play
the University Of Vermont tomorrow
afternoon. Shcffcy is due TO hurl. On
Saturday the team meets Dartmouth in
the first of two game series. Stout
or Shustcr may 10 the hurling against
the Green. Danny McNichol will be
unable to make the trip north because
Of an examination tomorrow afternoon
in the Engineering School.
Crews In Gotham
Coach Joe Wright and the varsity
and freshman eights are due in New
York this afternoon to prepare for the
Childs Cup regatta, scheduled for Sat
urday afternoon on the Harlem River.
The Penn tutor hopes to send his
charges over the course in Gotham late
this afternoon. Tomorrow morning and
afternoon Wright will again send the
tw" cights out for practice drill.
Sir Joseph stated this morning that
he would start the varsity eight that
was seated last Saturday morning after
n shakc-up. 1t consists Of Mitchell
Urokc; Waidncr. Z; Copeland, u; Lie
Tod. j; Wheeler. 4 Swan. 3; Howell,
. and Jcllinck. bow. Chase is the
coAewain. Columbia and Penn have
rnrh scored win over Yale and should
Civ" Princeton a hard rub for the cup
race.
Coach Robertson will take thirty men
IN Ithaca tomorrow for the meet with
Cornell Saturday afternoon. : This Is
five more than were taken to the trian-
guIar meet in New York last Saturday
afternoon. The Red and White fresh =
man team will arrive here Saturday
morning for the meet with the Red and
Blue ycarlings scheduled for Saturday
afternoon ar 30.
\ lacrosse double header, the first
ever held on Franklin Field. is sched =
Ulod for Saturday afternoon. Previous
70 the track meet tho freshman twelve
Is Cardcd to meet Erasmus Hall, OF
Brooklyn After the meet the varsity
and Stevens will collide in league