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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
COLLEGIATE AND
SCHOLASTIC NOTES
Delaware College Baseball Cos
sip; Track and Tennis Teams
Busy: Local Gossip.

The Delaware College nfield this year
looks like a winner With Mike Under
wood and Jimmy Robbins as nnclcus,
from last years team, playing short
and third respectively, Skceler Wilson,
sub last year, who played second
corner enough 60 get letter. md Nc
Donald. first base. il looks ms though
few of the pills will get by
"Yonk" Challenger, n junior NJ Del
aware who has been playing tennis
in the spring Heretofore. has shown up
as ono Of the best fcldcrs ON the squad
He is now to the game collegiately, but
hns the makings of clever intieldef
He hits well
The catching job at the Newark in
stitution is causing little disturbance
Nuttcr Spaid and Marvel are having
fine little battle among themrclvce
for the position All three have out
standing advantages Nutter is a heavy
hitter, aa ia Marvel Speid on the other
hand, handles himself with more ease be
hind the bat
Dclaware's outficld is well taken carf
Of Three of last years men are still
on hand Captain Donohoc, George Mad
den and Ted Dansc, They look NJ good
as ever.
Rothrock, CARL. Brandt, Deppe Col
Inns NaRaw. aud Grubb are ont for
the Del laware pitching honora Roth
rock and CARL did the bulk of Della
wares box-work last year and will ~
dalbt stay on the squad t,ruhb and
Collins look like the next two comers
Brandt and neppe however. arc speed
artists. and this factor may go lar toward
winning a job for them.
Track and tennis arc occupying hlf
place at Delaware The courts nrp beinf
prepared for the mon % begin work
within tho next week and the track mef
are ont daily getting IA shape for th'
dual meets already scheduled Delaware
should have an exceptionally good tracl
season this wear.
With Salcslanum and Wilmington High
School climrated in the championship
tournament III the University of Pcnnsyl
wanna there il little hope entertained by
local followers that these teams will mcef
this season Salesianum was defeated IL
their first start With illcutown Prep,
while the IlighlctS also lost their initia
encounter 20 Stecton.
Salcsinnum is boosting for a first-clas
baseball team this season and sevcra
Of the men who will try for the nine wer'
working ont last SATURDAY.. Salcslannn
lost but few OF the varsity men Of las
season.
Wilmington Friends expect 70 turn on
one OF the best baseball teams IN the his
tory of lthc Fourth and West street
school Seven Of last season players vii
answer the call for practice in fuw day
and there Is wealth Of new material q
the school this spring.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
Y. VI. c. A. ATHLETIC ;.

JOiye records were shattered IN the
47,s+ series of events run off IN the boys
international Hexathlon contest al the
Y NJ C. A gymnasium Saturday. and
when PHYSICAL Director Hale's protege.
finish the events on next Saturday the
11414 points they scored last year
should be surpassed by at least 1000
points.
Francis Bradford clipped a fifth Of a
second of Of the record held by Frank
I.ammana in the one potato race for
boys weighing under 95 pounds. Brad
ford's time was As seconds.
Leonard Jones ran the two potato
race in 10 seconds fiat, lowering record
formerly held Jointly by Archie Foster
and Lawrence Mcclure. by Is of a
second. Jones is in the l25-pound class.
Lawrence Mcclure. who is competing
in the unlimited class, clipped 4-5 OF a
second off the time made last year by
Philip Backstein IN the three potato
race McClure's time was IA As sec
onds. and is undoubtedly the most re-
narkable performance of the day.
Durant Stroud bettered his own record
in the standing broad jump By three
inches His best leap measured 8 feet
10 inches.
Jack Bush. in the So-pounds class.
scored 85 out of a possible 100 in the
target throw. This record was formerly
held by Jesse Churnsides with a score
Of So
Bush also carried off the individual
honors for the day with high score
of 24S. Chief" Bradford pressed him
hard and ran up a total Of 224 points,
with J. Smith. 21G; d. Wood, 211; G.
Hudson, 207; @. Harris. zoe, and c.
Sinclear, 202, coming next in order.
The high scorers in their respective
classes were as follows:
S0-pound class-J. Bush, 24S; j.
Smith, 216; c. Hudson, 207; @. Harris,
2O6; NJ. stephens, 1893; r. Ely. 1913.
95-pound classy. Bradford, 224; D.
Wood, 211; c. Sinclear, 202; b. Diffen-
dofer, 1913; A. Warner, 1s6.
11O-pound Class. Barton. 1876; j
Roman. 1876; H. Holt, 1888; w Shella-
day, 179; A. Winchester, Isl; A. Paulin
133.
125-pound class-D. Stroud, 1882; w
Baer. $50; l.. Jones, 1885; d. Sheldon
131.
Unlimited class-L. Mcclure, 1877; +
Culver, Ill: G. Robinson. 100.
The scores of the men in the 1876
pound and unlimited classes are incOm-
pIete.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
SMYRNA IS MAKING
BASEBALL PLANS
Strong Team Signed Up With
Good Prospects for
the Season.
snecIal correapondenca Of Every Eveninl

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
srnvrna. March q This town will be
rppreaented on the basketball diamond
this Summer by one Of the iest teams that
has ever been organized here, under the
management nf Victor L. Boyer, former
peddlp Institute and Penlyn Hall star.
Steady practice will begin this week and
tho pee athletic field If the Smyrna High
School viii he used both for this and
for home games PLAYED.
Manager Bower has gotten together
some az the best material IN semi-pro-
fesaional circles The pitchlng staff the
weak point 81 Snyrnas = teams IN former
years will he unusually strong for a down
State team. md VIII iaclude Collins
snIfhpaw, who played last season with
the frst-C Central team of the Church
League, Duffy also q soutbpaw, who
pitched for Gil-Dcl last season Alice
bownca, premier pitcher last year Of the
RoehIing. y J., team, West. who pitched
IN the Atlantic league prior 70 its dis
bandment, and Clark, q former VIII
mington Conference Academy mound
man.
Players In other positions signed up
nre Bill Madden, former Bethlehemsteei
qfar. Pugh first baseman last season with
the rrfu0nt team 3f W uFu4NRNJftt FlItC4Ek-
son, whose fielding ability with the
Yorklyn team wns we'll displayed last
season Smith, formerly Of the Millmgton
team 81 the old Eastern Shorn Leagie;
and the following plovcrs Of last season :
Smvrna team Ashton, scott, Patterson,
Jacobs, Phillips, Thomas. Turner. Bell,
Berry, I.assell and TIlghman Bud
O'Neil. formerly Of Salesianum and the
Delaware Division i. l.. will also be seen
IN the line up.
The opening game Of the season will be
PLAYED here on April Is. when Delaware
City will be the attraction 4 double blll
has been arranged for Decoration Day
with keystone, Of the All-WIlmington
League, and two games are pending for
Julv 4. with Parkside, also Of that league
and Delaware State champions last year
Games are also scheduled with Delaware
Bronze, du POnt Motors, South side.
Eden, Defiance, Strawb-idge and Clothiel
and Dover
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
SOLDIERS WIN GAME.
In Contest at Fort du Pont Yes
terday Delaware City on
Short End.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Delaware city. March 21.-In an in
teresting exhibition base ball game
played at Fort du Pont yesterday the
Soldiers defeated the Delaware City
team, s.. Reybold and Rose starred
for Delaware city while Maggets and
Mccarthy starred for the soldiers.
Grace twirled good ball for du Pont
while Spicer did the mound work for
Delaware City. Games will be played
between these two teams every Sunday
until the regular season opens.
The lineup for yesterdays game was:
Fort du Pont. Davis, catcher: Grace.
pitcher; Mccarthy, First base; Humme.l
second base: Oliver short stop: Mag
gets, third base; and fielders. Kennedy
White and Brado.
Delaware City. Fernan, catcher.
Spicer. pitcher: Holiday, first base;
Reybold. second base; Rhein, short
stop: Bollinger. third base; out fielders.
Cook, Gardiner and Rose.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
WEST END QUINTET
TACKLES DEFIANCE
Big Crowd Expected at Brown
son Hall Tonight When Two
Teams Meet.

Another big crowd Is expected TO
Journey to Prownson Hail tonight.
Whom the Speedy West End FIVE Will
max an cffort 10 down Defiance.
West End viii enter tonights game
Ing favorites, due 10 their victory over
the Tenth warders earlier in the season,
being one Of the fcw local teams 10 give
Defiance defeat this year.
That the T-r IN warders have hit
their stride is .vident by the way they
performed last Tuesday night in the
game nth Hagley. Despite the limited
playing space of the floor. due to the
lia crowd present, the speed merchants
from the west side save a pretty eXhibi-
tion Of passing. which brought JOY TO
their followers
! When Referee Bobby Maxwell toots
his whistle al S.3o tonight. TO start the
ldg game. West End. accompanied by
a crowd OF 200 rooters Will start the
game with the same team that defeated
Defiance before. Strebbs and Donnelly
viii play forward, Currans at centre,
with Billy Mayer and Shorty" Firth at
guard It is this combination that the
followers Of the red and gold are betting
their last penny on and If enthusiasm
is taken as a criterion, the West End
ers Will leave Brownson Hall with an
other victory tonight.
on the other hand, Defiance is taking
the same view. Manager Shannon stat
ed that he expects a victory by mar
gin Of at least Is points and expressed
confidence that his proteges can ac-
complish that trick. He will shoot the
same combination that defeated Hagley,
al the Forty Acre team including
Quinn and Gillespie in the offensive
posts. with Buck" Magill in the pivot
position, leaving Lowell and Walsh TO
look after the defense post Of the ream.
with this combination working smooth
~ it will strike terror in the hearts OF
the. West md followers, AMI they ex-
pect TO send them home under the
burden of a crushing defeat.
As d side attraction. the Defiance
fourths will play another local con
tender for the third-class championship
OF the city. The youngsters have been
going at a lively clip all season, having
yet 10 taste defeat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
BILL" ARTHURS IN
LEAD At HILL CLIMB
Factory Star Cleans Up in Two
Of Four Events at
HilIdale.

Over 5000 persons witnessed the hill
climb of the Wil-Del Motorcycle Asso-
citation at Hilldale yesterday afternoon.
Several hundred were unable to get to
HIlldale owing to lack Of transporta-
ton facilities.
"Bill" Arthurs. a factory man OF the
Harley Davidson firm. cleaned UP In two
of the four events. He happened To be
In this city and avaIled himself of tho
opportunity to appear in the races, AL
though there were six races scheduled
two were for novices and as none APP
peared these events were cancelled.
In the first event. 61 cubic inch closed
club &. Il. SChneefe took first place with
n Harley Davidson, while Frank Way
took second place on the same kind of
a machine.
"Bnl" Arthurs carried off the honore
In the second event. 81 cubic inch open
taking first place on a Harley David
son. Frank Way took second place with
Harley Davidson. while ''Blll" MinniCR
finished third on an Indian.
In the third event. over 81 cubic inch
"Rlu" Arthurs finished flrst on n Harley
Davidson. Frank Way finished second
on IIarley-D wilson. while Minnici
finished third on an Indian.
In the fourth and final event. side-cnr
over CT cubic inch. 'I,in" Minnick tool
first place on an Indian. Alex Nor
rison finished second on an Indian. ant
"BilI" Arthurs took third place on Q
| Harley Davidson.
The Philadelphia Motorcycle Clul
and the Maryland Motorcycle club o
| Baltimore were guests Hundreds o
cars stopped 10 witness tcsts Their
were no accidents. Meets Of variou
/ kinds will he held during the summer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
LIGHTwEIGHTs IN co. TONIGHT.
Rocky Kansas and Willie Jackson In
Twelve. Round Bout For Title.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Now York, March 21.-Rocky Kansas
of Buffalo. and Willie jackson. of this
city aspirants for the worlds light
weight boxing title meet in Madison
Square Garden tonight IN twelve
round bout.
Kansas. rugged boxer OF the Nelson
recently through his defeat of Ritchie
and Woigast type. came into prominence
Mitchell of Milwaukee the lad who gave
Champion Bennie Leonard a stiff bat
tie here.
The winner OF the match tonight will
challenge Leonard TO a bout for the
championship.
In the preliminaries Sammy Sfeger.
of this city. viii meet Artie Root. of
Cleveland. at ten rounds, and kid Nor
folk, the Negro "thunderbolt" will meet
Jack Ward, Of Philadelphia. In another
ten-round affair.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
EASTJAKE SHOOT.
Some Close Contests on tho Range
There Last Saturday.

At the weekly shoot of the Eastlaks
Trnpshooting Association Saturday, q
NJ. Fish. professional. was high gun
with 46 breaks out OF 90 targets.
The three high guns Of tho club were
J. II. Smith, II. s. Williams md Viz
Willis. each having 43 breaks to his
credit out of 80.
The double target event was of specia
interest and tho prize In this race was
copped by Vic Willis.
Tho protection shoot with Harry Reed
Herbert Albaugh. Ike" Turner. "cy'
Morgan. Harry Williams and Vic
Willis taking part proved to be an eK
citing event.
Cecil West, one OF tho new shooters
Mt tho club. broke IA straight target'
and finished tho squad with % breaki
out of 25 targets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
CHESS EXPERTS PUZZLED.
Dr. Lasker's Moving of Queen
Mystifies Witnesses of the
Championship Games.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

Havana March 21.-Dr. Emanuel
Lasker and Jose r. CapabianCa- will
rest tonight preparatory 10 resuming
tomorrow night the third game in their
world championship chess tournament,
which was adjourned at the sixty second
move this morning.
Experts who analyzed the positions
of the pieces on the board this morning
after the two master players had ad-
journed, declares their belief that the
game would result in a draw, as did
the first games Of the tournament.
An interesting situation arose during
last nights play when during the mid
die OF the sitting DR.. I4asker began
marching his king toward the queens
side OF the board. His purpose was
not revealed. and experts were puzzled
as TO how he planned to continue his
combina tion play after he had brought
his king nearer the center of the con
test.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
HIGH SCORES IN DANGER.
TaIleys of BOwlers at Buffalo Look
Like Winning TITLES.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Buffalo \. " March 21.-Scores
which stands an excellent chance to
carry off championship honors this year
were shown on top as the boWlers
started on the fourth week OF the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress tournament this
morning. There are sttA len DAYS OF
the competition.
Fred Smiths high count Of 7O2 IN
the singles and 1889 in aIl-events will
he pat to a test today when Jimmy
Smith. all-events champion Of last year
rolls in the doubles and singles. lie got
awav to d bad start in the five man
event last night, however, scoring only
555 pins for his three games.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
.PARKS|DE DRIVE
CLOSE EXTENDED
Popular Club Grants More Time
to Complete Drive: Other
Sport Items.

At a meeting of the Campaign Com
mittee of Parksidcs $500 drive held
yesterday, il was decided that in order
To give the different captains time to
make final effort 10 raise the amount
needed they would extend the cam
paign for a period Of two weeks. The
boys have been handicapped somewhat
by several OF the best workers being
unable to devote their time to make
the campaign a success but with the
time extension allowed them they will
no doubt go over the top in a short
while
The Delaware National Guard base
ball team candidates were put through
n stifr workout Saturday afternoon by
Lieutenant Gray who has been elected
athletic officer. Several of the best ball
players in the town reported and these
coupled with others who have signified
their intention OF playing with the
team, should make an outfit practically
unbeatable.
Buckley Conley Penn Del cage artists
squared the series with Brownson and
Defiance leaving Hagley the only local
team having an edge on the Settlement
lads.
Neighhorhood will have n team up
with the leaders this Year if tho plans
of the management work out They will
be well fortified in the battery positions
and with several good fnfeiders 10
help out. the hoys from over the hill
should come pretty close TO coping the
flag.
Eastlakc Of the City League, IS fast
rounding into shape and Manager MiTTCr
has issued a call for practice for Tues
day night at $40 on the Twcnty-ninth
and Market street grounds. Lorraine.
last wears independent champs, will be
vel represented on :hc Eastlake team,
as four Of the boys havo signed CON
tracts and several others may bc heard
from later in the week.
Gibby Patterson who was with the
Harlan and Greensboro. Md. clubs last
year has received an ofIcr 10 join tho
HaEcrstown club of the Blue Ridge
league. but is holding the offer under
advisement.
Liberty A. c. hall team held good
workout Saturday and Manager Towns
end states that in a few weeks they will
be in shane Ia tackle the best indepen-
dent clubs iii the state.
Defiance had a large squad out for
practice Saturday. but owing 10 the
cool wind. Manager Shields would not
allow the boys TO cut loose Conining
the workout TO tossing the ball around.
The Sunday Star team Of the News
paper league viii workout this after
noon al the 18th and Van Buren street
grounds at o'clock and Manager
Stewart desires a fun attendance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
Mrs. Mallory Wins.

Boston, March 21.-Nrs. Franklin |.
Mallory, of New York. formerly Miss
Molla Bjurstedt. won the national indoor
womens singles championship for the
fourth time Saturday by defeating Mrs.
benjamin T.. Cole, I'd of North Andover
in straight SETS in the final round Of
the women's national tournament on the
courts of the Longwood Cricket Club.
The score was 60, 6-2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
GRUBB. LIKELY TO
PLAY ON VARSITY
Wilmington Pitcher surprises
First String Team and Holds
Them to Six Hits.

special Correspondence OF Every Evening'
Newark March 21.-Grubb, fresh
man from Wilmington. by his clever
pitching for the Delaware college
scrubs. against the varsity. in a prac-
tico game Saturday afternoon, prob
abl,, y,or, himself n place on the varsity
his first year in college. Grubb went
,hn entire nine innings. holding the
varsity 10 six hits. the scrubs winning,
s to 4.
Rothrock and Collins each pitched
two innings for the varsity and Brandt
i've innings. Features of the game. in
addition To Grubb's pitching. was the
work Of Challenger at short for the
varsity, and home run drives by Nc
Donald and Marvel. OF the six hits
made off Grubb. one was home run
and three were triples. The batting
order of the two teams, with the runs
and hits, follows:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
THREE RECORDS FALL.
Bllnks, Chicago Star, shutters Three
Sprinfipg Marks.

Chicago, March 2fS-JThe Uniyersity
OF Chicago won the Western Conference
swimming tournament Saturday night
~ Northwestern University vim ~
points. The other contestants finished
as follows: Minncsota. 22. Illinois, ID !.
Northwestern. ~; Wisconain, ~. and
Purdue. 3,
Three conference records were broken
by Edward Blinks. tho Chicago star. In
the 40-yard swim ne finished In ~ S-5
seconds. or a fifth ~ "A second faster
thnn the old conference record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
SPORTING NOTES.

The Union Stars defeated the Union
Garden team 70 the tune of IL to 9. Sat
urday.
Suburban baseball enthusiasts are al
ready making elaborate plans for the
coming season. The league circuit will
be composed Of Elsmere, Brack-Ex,
Marshallton, Krebs Company, Of New
port; Stanton and Five Points, the same
teams who started last year.
The Parkside basketball team added
the Church League All-Stars to its list
Of Victories when the Eastsiders handed
them the short end Of a 3S 70 81 score
Saturday night, in the Parkside gym.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
ST, LOUIS IN BIG SWAP.
Two Pitchers. an Inflelder and Other
Players go to Syracuse.


BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
81. Louis. Mo-. March III George
Torporcor, an inflelder who wears
spectacles while playing. has been OBJ
tanned from the syracuse club Of the
international League by the st. Louis
Nationals IN exchange for several
players and cash consideration. a
dispatch from the training camp OF the
Cardinals In Orange. Texas. today said.
Syracuse gets two right handed
pitchers. Frank Dodson. from Fort
Smith. and Walter Schultz. st. Louis.
and Earl Adams. an indelder. The
locals also are TO release other players
10 Syracuse. ii is understood.
The amount of cash involved was not
made public.
Torporcor has been at second bas Sc
for ST. Louis since the training season
opened.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
Anhrens and unasnn win.

Andrews and Hudson were mo o.
ners % tho handicap bDwiln> ma
~ Cirady's Saturday. rolling a HcDr'
1874 Houston and MCCan were sr
ond hut points behind me winnf
The Idndaey- F1ndiey team vas th
Andrews and Hudson had e cornbir Q
handicap n CO. Houston and MoCan.
and TlndHny and FIndlsY. %.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
Saminrs
McGowan Reappointed Umpire.

New York. March IL International
League umpires for 1921 We're announe-
ed here Saturday by President John c.
Toole. The list includes Joseph O'Brien.
William A McGowan, NJ. j. Stockdale,
Augie Moran. Doll Derr. Edward T.
Cleary Homer James, William ]. Kelly
and William b Carpenter. who is named
as reserve.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
NEW CASTLE ACADEMY
LOSES TO EMMANUEL
Latter Wins Game OF Basketbal
by Score OF
s to z.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening.
New Castle, March 2fs--The members
of the Emmanuel basketball team, on
Saturday evening. In the parish house
cage. defeated tho New Castle Academy
team by the score Of G To 2. The line
up and score:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21

.
Home runs. Marvel and Mcdonald;
thr.<-1ase hits. Madden. Challenger and
Nuttcr.
Because Of the good weather for
practice during the past two weeks
,-oach Shiplcy has decided not 10 hold
squad here during the Easter holidays
for practice. only three DAYS practice
viii he missed. The students leave
here late Wednesday or Thursday and
return at noon the following Monday.
Twe more games have been added 10
tho schedule. Lafayette NJ Easton on
May IS. and University Of Maryland
here. June 2.
The baseball squad in a few days will
likely be cut down to - men, as fol-
lows. Pitchers. Rothrock. Collins CARL
Gruhb. Ramsey and Magaw: CatChers.
Sraid. Marvel and Nutter: intieiders.
Walsh. Mcdonald. Wilson. Underwood
Challenger and Robbins. outtelders.
Dnnoho Madden. Dantz Dcppe. BAN
um. Murray and Mendenhall.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
Babe Ruth Strikes ONT.

New Orleans, March 21-Al Mamaux
struck out Babe Ruth on his first and
second trips to bat here Saturday, but
lost the game to the Yankees five to
three. Kildun knocked a homerun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
WILMINGTON LOSES TO
LANSDALE CUNNERS
Defeated in League Match on
Bellevue Grounds Last Sat-
urday Afternoon.

Tho Wilmington TrapahootinR Club
was defeated by Lausdale on tho Belle
vue traps on Saturday afternoon IN a
Trapshootcrs League match Tho
score was ass to 45s wilmington s
second string. however. Jared better. de-
fcating I.ansdale Seconds. 424 TO 4i4
IL was n 50-targct match. The scores
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21

In tho iO0-yard swim BBnk- rnishff
IN 90 3-5 seconds. 4 4-s ssoon6s fasfrr
than the old nnsrk. ~ NE 1l0-ynId
swim Elinks cut a nfth ~ = aecrrl
from the oh rnars. His unis Vna .l
.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-21
Change Athletic Meet Date.

New York, March 21-The date of
the national collegiate track and field
meet to be held in Chicago has been
changed from June II TO June IS.