Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16
DELAWARE PREPARES
!. FOR P. N. c. CONTEST
Record Breaking Crowd Ex-
pected to Attend Football
Game on Saturday.

Special Correspondence Every EveninG |
Newark, Nov. 16.--Dclaware may
spring surprise on Pennsylvania
Military College when these two teams
meet on Harlan Field, Wilmington,
uext Saturday AFTERNOON. lThe game,
which is looked on as the most inn
portant of the Delaware schedule, will
be started at 2.30, and there is every
indication that record crowd of foot
bah fans for Wilmington will be on
hand Judging from the reports
reaching the University of Delaware
officials. there will possibly be a 5000
crowd on hand to see these two teams
battle There will be no reserved
seats sold for the game.
The surprise that Delaware may
spring on T.. NJ. c.. is in the way of
new plays. 1t is now no secret among
those who have watched the practice
of the Blue and Gold, that Coach Der
by has been pointing his team to>the
J.. NJ. C. game for at least three weeks.
IL is also known that he has been
working for several weeks with plays
that will be tried on +. NJ. c., thai
have not been used against any other
opponent.
Since the Delaware team was re-
organized early in October and the
disturbers ousted from the squad. no
team has met the Blue and Gold, even
including the great Lafayette team,
but what admits that Derby has de-
veloped a wonderful offensive punch
No team except Lafayette has been
able to successfully stop that punch
and even the latter did not stop it en-
tirely, but Delaware was unable to
put over the punch consistently.
| With this already developed punch,
Derby has been perfecting his team In
some new plays that he will be ready
70 uncork on p. Nj. c. With Della
wares line, led by Captain Holton at
tackle, who is playing a wonderful
game, opening up holes as they have
in the last five games, local followers
OF the game are confident that u. NJ. c.
will not be able TO stop Delaware S
trio of backs, jackson, Williams and
Rothrock.
In addition to working on the new
offensive plays, Coach Derby Nester-
lday also had the scrubs TO try out
some Of the =. Nj. c. plays. picked vi
by the local scouts. against the Var
lsity The scrubs were unable to max,
lany Roadway with these plays. al
though coached by a scout who haC
watched closely p. NJ. c. plays.
Aiken. one of the best guards VIII,
ever wore the blue and gold, is bacl
an the game and played with th'
VARSITY yesterday. Aiken was com
PEELED to stay out of the Lafayette
game, owing to an injured ear. but vii
he ready Cor y. NJ. c., on Saturday
Hurff, who took Aiken's place at Eas
ton. played a fine game and lie vii
no doubt get his chance 10 shoy
|; gainst =. NJ. c. on Saturday.
i Never in the history Of football a
Delaware has the morale of the tear
been better than at this time Ever
= player on the squad whether 'Varsit
! Tor scrub, is pulling together as on
, Imam. paying strict attention 10 tn
2 advice of the coach and consequent
4 have developed into a combinatio
= that compares with the best that tn
j Blue and Gold ever had.
Frazer Field and the gymnasium
were scenes of much activity yester
day afternoon. In addition to IN
Varsity and scrub squads engage
in their daily work outs on the fielC
the Sophomore football team was ou
for a hard drill preparatory for tn
annual game with the Freshmen
which will be held shortly after tn
close of The intercollegiate seasoi
The class game this year promises I
be one of the most spirited in recer
Years, as both classes have a wealt
of fair material and are practicin
hard for the contest.
In the gymnasium, Coach Shiple
had a large squad of basketball car
. didates working out. 1t is too ear
10 judge much of the new material
basketball, but the indications al
that there are several Freshmen wi
will be of great assistance to CoaC
Shipley in the cage game the con
ing season.