Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-16
DEFIANCE PLANS
FOR FOOTBALL
The Team is Getting Into Shape
and viii Have a Workout
Tonight.


been working quietly under cover dur
ing the past few weeks. will have
their third workout of the present
street grounds and Coach Charley
Walsh wants all candidates
to report at the above campus at
80 o'clock sharp. This workout will
probably be the most important OF the
year and II is for this reason that the
versatile leader requests full atten-
dance at the time OF the roll call
Beside explaining complete set Of
new signals. several new plays have
been formulated which will be given
their initial workout tonight.
The Tenth warders are concen-
trating their present workouts on the
opening game of the season on Oc-
tober 1. when they will journey to
Darby to assist the crack Delco team
of that place with their opening cere-
monies. The Delco eleven is one OF the
strongest in that section and last year
they were proclaimed champions OF
Delaware County for their third con-
secntive year when they defeated
Colwyn. their ancient rival, by a 81 -
0 score, on Thanksgiving Day. When
Defiance enters Darby that day they
viii do so with the distinction of being
the only team to defeat the Delco team
in those years, having given the Della
ware county champs a setback last
year by IL TO score The fact that
the Darbyites will be out strong on
that day to avenge last years defeat
and the fact that this is probably the
hardest game on the Tenth warders
schedule has led Coaches Walsh and
Shields to practice three nights every
week until that game so that their
prote-es viii be in the pink Of condi-
tion when they meet their out-of-
town rivals.
With this point in view the entire
squad was sent through a gruelling
two hour workout on Wednesday
night and it was happy bunch OF
players when Charley finally did pull
out his watch and call il enough for
the night. Many We're under the inn
preston that Charley had forgotten
his Elgin, but when he explained tuat
this is only a small portion of what
viii happen in the following work
outs, it would not be surprising to
zee several of the candidates strolling
into the Third ard Adams street cam
pus tonight with their lunch under
their arms.
The Tenth ward followers took a
new lease OF life at Wednesdays
workout due to the appearances of
three OF the lost sheep of last years
outfit The three that joined the herd
on Wednesday were none other than
Suck Magill. Jack Reeder and Joe
| Filliben. 1t had been reported around
town during the past few weeks that
the aforementioned trio had forsalSen
the game this year, but taking the
earnestness and energy which the
boys displayed during the workouts as
criterion, it could easily be seen that
these reports were mythical and re-
suited, no doubt, from imaginations
Two new candidates came out for
their initial workout on Wednesday
Dock Leery. last years halfback OF
the Delaware College Freshmen, and
who also saw some service on the
college team and Davy Strawbridge
who played with both Wildare and
Eden, were the newcomers. Both
showed up well during the workout
and should prove valuable additions tc
the team.
| Several changes have been made in
the personnel of the combination
Jimmy Hagan, who saw service al
both halfback and fullback last year
has been shifted TO quarterback ano
will probably be seen at that pos
during the rest of the season. Buzze,
Quinn. star end of last years team
has been shifted to the backfield
| while Savage, a youngster, who ha,
/ been making a good showing, will
probably be shifted from the backfiele
TO the line, owing TO the present
abundance of men with experience ir
the backfield With Joe Neason, lie,
Gillespie. Joe Fiiliben, Billy Keeley
/ Buzzer Quinn, Jimmy Hagan, Dicl
Leery and Buck MagilI available for
backfield duty. 1t can be easily seer
that the Tenth warders are well for.
tilted in that department.
Tomorrow afternoon the squad will
have the first real workout when Il
will line up against another local team
probably Salesianum High School, for
/ a practice tilt. For the following Sat
urday it would like to arrange another
practice game with any local team
and if any other organization would
like to play the Tenth warders or
that date they should communicat.
with Business Manager Sayers ant
they viii be gladly accommodated.