Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-14
DELAWARE FOOTBALL
SQUAD IN TRAINING
Coach Derby Has Some Likely
Looking Players Among His
25 Candidates.

| Special Correspondence Every Evening
College Park, Md. Sept. fittings
seem to be progressing little more
smoothly at the Delaware training
camp at College Park The squad
has grown from a nucleus of q dozen
men TO 25 with two more due tomor-
row II has begun TO lose some of its
stiffness and bruises, which always re-
suit from few days OF falling and
rolling around on the ground. Most
OF the men went to camp early In the
summer. While there they were ex-
arcised to some extent. but after they
were discharged II was almost i'm
possible to secure job OF any de-
scription. Consequently they received
no exercise unless they obtained II Of
their own volition Few were prone
to do this. 1t has been Coach Derby's
Job during the last few days to at
tempt to accustom the men, to O
slight degree, to take bumps that
were slightly more rough than
shoulder jostle. Now that he has
few OF the kinks out, he should be able
to 20 ahead with such exercise as
diving. falling on the ball. tack1ing
the dummy. duck waddling and all
the other devices, tricks and exer-
cises known 10 coaches, that win con-
dition men quickly.
The new men VLo arrived today
were c. B. Price and Lynn Daley
The former was first rate scrub end
from last year. He showed much fight
and plenty OF pep. His chances for
this year are infinitely greater than
they were last.
Daley also played on the scrub team
last year in the capacity of quarter
back. He only weighs about 12s
pounds. but has lots OF fight Whether |
he will make the Varsity teNm ~
questionable. however, In spit. Of the |
fact that the, team is sreatiy In need |
of a quarterback. because of his |
weight.
The Blue and Gold line WIFI not
average over 155 pounds this year. |
This, however, is about the came |
weight OF the team when Delaware |
bucked mp against Pennsylvania. last /
heavy Penn men had no trouble in |
Flowing through the Chicks line |
for long and frequent gains.
Thic year the prospects do not seem |
much brighter. The Delaware boys
haven't had the start in training this |
year that they had last, which is an
other disadvantage that must not b. |
overlooked.
The back field will have at least |
two men contesting ror every position /
in it. Some of the men are new,
others are back from Last year. Ell /
liott, who playso~ with such brillisncy /
last year, will Se in the back field /
this season, That he will "cinch" a /
Varsity berth is almost e fore6ons /
conclusion, because he Jyidsslces more /
speed and cash than hs has ever had
Williams the steady, r>d-haired
plocder who occupied the fullback's
berth last year. is working like a Tro- /
ian for his old job.
Bsckman, late arrival, is showing
good form and no doubt will give
someone 8 run for hio job.
Rohr, q new product who lis enter
ing as 2 freshman, is showing I'D well
He has plenty OF speed and much per.
He is hard hitter and a hard man
10 tackle. Coach Derby has some
Likely material in this man.
Doc" Steele is back with the teer1
again this year. Doc" is also good
material for Derby tc work on. rs
has more speed, with the exception
Of Elliott, perhaps. then any oth.r
man on the team. His greatest diff
hculty is lack OF experience.
Soap" livery. also OF last years
team. is working hard for . berth in
the back field. He has subbsd for
three years on the Varsity team and
should make good this year.
Naushton, the West PHILADELPHIA
fash. came out in a suit today and
hobblec around for awhile on his in
jured ankle. 1t is not likely that he
VIII be able to enter the game with
Penn. because Of the slowness with
which his injury is healing.
Taken as 2 whole. the prospects for
the backfleid are MUCH bettE- than are
thoss for the line. However, the Penn
team viii have much difficulty III
swelling the score ova- that of last
year. At least the boys at the train
Ing camp believe 90
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