Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-30
RIVALS ARE ON EDGE
FOR TITLE CONTEST
Chesrook and Defiance Prlmed
for Battle at Harlan Field
Tomorrow.

Nineteen hundred and twenty-one
will be ushered out In novel way In
Wilmington tomorrow. when Chesrook
and the Defiance "I3ulldogr," Della
wares two premier football teams. will
clash mt Harlan Field for the purpose
OF deciding the State title. Both teams
have victories to their credit and to-
morrow's game is expected to produce
n contest that should go down IN the
annals Of Wilmington sports.
Can Defiance stop the savage line
plunges of the heavy Chesrook bacsi
fleld2 IL n question that has been on
the lips OF the entire sporting fra
tcrnity for the past few weeks with
Emil and Paul Kemske and Gabriel
and Fegley hurting their respective
weights at tho Defiance line. the Tenth
Wardcrs will have their hands fun on
the defense. However, the Defiance
followers believe that the bulldogs"
have "A defense that is equal 10 any In
this section OF the country. CheHroog,
| In its two games with the Tenth
Wardcrs failed to- show anything
ensational In its attack, while At.
Mnry's also could do little with the
stonewall defense.
A scanning of the Defiance back
field shows that the Tenth Warders
also have combination thht produces
n kick. With Joe F'illiben. Quinn and
Neseon 10 tear through the line, and
Gillespie and Lowell to skirt the end
II appears that Chesrook also viii have
its hands fun to devise means to stop
the players. The Bulldogs" produce
n he .,t
teams have accomplished thus far, and
has mass of sensational open plays
TO use at opportune times.
Roth combinations held workout
last night. The Chesrook players con
tented themselves with blackboard
talk AT headquarters. discussing and
ldevising means that will benefit them
Inv their grappe with Defiance Several
new plays were gone over, TO be tried
out ut toniehts drill. and later sprung
on the Purple and Gold glndiators.
Despite the cold. sharp winds that
were blowing last night, Defiance held
the usual workout at the Third and
Adams streets ground which speaks
well FOR the spirit of the Tenth Ward
ers. Most Of the evening was devoted
to forward passing. which Is, expected
to be one of the main weapons of of
Tense. Several new plays were in
6ugurated at last nights workout and
will he gone over again tonight when
the team will 20 through Its final drill
at the same place
Tomorrow'e frncas should prodtce a
game that ought to go down In the
history of football In Wilmington
With Chesrook taking the field with a
rugged line plunging team out for
revenge on its defeat by Defiance.
earlier I'm the season. and Defiance.
with team that has yet to be out
played by "A local team. Il is little won.
der that local sporting circles are all
interested In the game. It IN likely
that the largest crowd that has ever
attended n local game will bc on hand
at the kickoff, which is scheduled for
2.30.
Chcsrook will have Alexander. the
star tackle In the lineup tomorrow
and with his running mate, Feinberg.
should make things interesting for the
Defiance forwards. Alexander has
been playing great game for st
Johns College this season and was
mentioned for tho All-Maryland elev-
en-. Feinberg also received mention
for his playing with the st. Johns
team.
1t is doubtful whether George Han
ley. Chesrook's crack little quarter
back will be able to get in the game
or not. as the injury TO his arm, sus-
tained I'm the Parkside game has not
healed as well as was expected II
Hanley can not take the field tomor-
row, Fegley, who made such "A hit with
his playing against St. Mary's Will
most likely be the Chesrook choice at
the quarterback position