Evening journal., 1921-04-27
Special to The Evening journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. April 27. - Newark
High School at the opening exercises
this morning, was awarded with a
handsome silk banner by the Della
ware Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
citation as the high school football
champions for 1920. The presenta-
ton on the part Of the athletic as
sociation was made by r. w. Helm,
State Director, OF Vocational Educa-
ton. The association takes in all
high schools OF the State outside Of
Wilmington.
At the same time II. NJ. McDon-
aid. agricultural teacher in the local
high school, who coached the cham
pionship team last fall. with the as
sistance OF Francis Brown. awarded
the football letters Those receiving
letters were Crompton, captain OF the
1920 team; Captain-elect Schwartz,
A. Mayer. ]. Mayer. Stafford Cor
nog. Hopkins, Hubert, Armstrong.
Evans and Hayes.
Newark High won the champion
ship by defeating Brigdevile, the
champions OF Sussex county. at the
close OF the season last fall. The
State High School Athletic Associa-
tion was only organized last year and
this Is the first championship ban
ner that the association has present
ed. In the future there will be con-
tests each year for the State cham
pionship in football, basketball and
baseball. Dover won the basketball
title last winter and will receive a
banner later. Newark will make a
hard fight to also secure the base
ball championship this spring.
The State high school football
champions won every game they
played last fall against teams eligible
for the championship. They de-
feated Middletown. Calvert, Elkton
and Bridgeville and lost TO Tome and
Wilmington. The team loses some OF
its best players. however, this year,
, by graduation. They are Captain
Crompton, end; j. Mayer and Ann
strong. halfbacks, and Evans, full
back. There is some good material
however. among the 1920 scrubs.
Mr. Helm. in presenting the ban
ner this morning, said in part:
. "A great deal has been said and
! written OF late concerning athletics
, in connection with our schools. lr
, fact, the movement for a wide use OF
= athletics in the training OF boys and
girls is one Of the foremost tenden
cies in education at the present time
a 1T is hardly necessary to go int
e details concerning the value OF ath
T. letics in our high schools We hav'
. recognized that in addition to pro
noting health and physical vigor
athletics also contribute greatly IL
the intellectual, moral and socia
training OF pupils. Educators every
where are agreed that SUPERVISE
play on the playground OF our higl
schools is as much a social institu
ton as are the church and school.
1T is interesting TO note and YER
gratifying indeed to know that Della
ware has made substantial progres
during the past year along this lin
OF education. The several higl
schools where the various forms o
athletics have been inaugurated, at
tained great success during the foot
ball season last fall. The inter
school contests created great dea
OF interest and keen rivalry betweei
the participating schools Eacl
school hoping to bring its team
through victorious and win the Stat
championship banner. To Newarl
goes this signal honor and its recor'
will go down in high school histor.
never to be forgotten"