Evening journal., 1921-09-26
PENN GAME MAY
BEELIMINATED
Friends of Delaware Say 1t
is Too Hard Early Season
Test
DERBY TO INSIST
ON DISCIPLINE
Special to The Evening journal.

special 10 Inc Evening Journal
NEWARK. Sept 26-Unless the
spirit Of the men was hurt Della
ware players did not sustain any
serious injuries as a result OF the
one-sided game with Penn on Sat
urday. II would not be surprising
IL Saturdays game should prove to
be the last between the two insti-
tutions for many years. as it has
aroused much criticism among men,
bers of the alumni and followers of
the Blue and Gold. This, is the
third consecutive year that Della
ware has been defeated by Penn by
a one-sided score.
Captain Holton. who entered the
game with a weak ankle, was in
jured slightly again and It will re-
quire a rest of some days to get him
in good shape. Paul Steel is another
who was put in while not in perfect
physical shape as a result of an in
Jury to his ribs last week and con-
seauently was hurt again. These
men, however, with Repp, a var
sity tackle of last year, who was not
able to play Saturday owing to in
iuries received in practice at College
Park, should be in shape again in
few days.
II is rumored around the campus
that as a result of controversy
between IKE" Elliott. the big half
back and Coach Derby on Saturday
that IKE" was told to turn in his
suit. This. however. could not be
verified. Elliott made several FUN
bles which naturally incensed Coach
Derby. He is said to have told FL
lott between the halves that If ht
fumbled again he would be taken
from the game. Elliott did tumble
again the next half and was yanked
out by Coach Derby.
Coach Derby will have the squad
out for some light work this after
noon and will start at once to get
tho team in shape for the opening
homo game with Muhlenburg next
Saturday.
Derby. while naturally slightly
discouraged over the poor showing
t, made against Penn, is still confident
that he will be able to develop a
fast team ont Of the material avail
able in a couple Of weeks. AS has
been stated the Penn game was not
fair tet as Derby only came TO
Delaware as a new coach without
ever having seen a member Of the
squad before, two weeks before the
Penn game. II was an impossi-
buity for him to properly organize
team for such a game as Penn
, in that length of time.
} Coach Derby has made 1t plain
TO the players that he is going ia
he boss on the football field and thai
. he will insist on discipline at al
times as the only means by which
winner can be developed. The
athletic officials of the college, it Il
understood. are back of Coacf
, Derby in this stand and will insis
that he be given a square deal II
every particular and fair chanc'
to develop a team.
He has worked practically alon,
with the squad to date. He ha.
been placed in charge OF football
s Coach Shipley who was made heat
Of the department of physical edu
j cation of the university. with prob
e ably the exception Of one day, wa
o not on Frazer Field to assist will
the actual training Of the player
o an Of last week and was not on tn
e side lines during the game witt
e Penn. The two coaches probabl,
have an understanding as to thei
individual duties in connection wit
athletics at the university.
Coach Derby, therefore, being Il
: charge of football is insisting tina
hs word be law on the athletic fiel
y and the athletic officials, It is said
will see that he gets a fair deal i
y every other respect no matter VIII
., connected with sports at the colleg
= 4 has to be disciplined,
0 Betzmer and Mcdonald. end an
4. halfback respectively, on last year
- team, will likely report for prac
J. tice today and they, after gettin
! in physical shape should great
: strengthen the eleven.
D. Some followers OF the Blue an
Gold arc now contending that som
:. OF the players were overtrained.
~ , this is true It was probably due
/. the fact OF the short time that Derh
~ had to prepare team and cons'
quently had to work the squad mar
D. from the start.