Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-10
DELAWARE SQUAD
IN REAL PRACTICE
Coach Shipley Has Forty Can
didates Out for Baseball
Nine.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. March 10-Delaware COL
lege baseball squad had it's first real
practice OF the season yesterday
afternoon. About 20 candidates re-
ported to Coach Shipley. many more
than on any previous day this week
and he put them through a practice
lasting more than an hour.
There We're several new candidates
out yesterday. most OF them being
members of the freshman class. Among
them We're Mccormick, a freshman
from the bridgeport J. High School.
Mccormick is said to be fast infielder
and he showed some ability in that
line yesterday afternoon. Other new
candidates were McKelvie, who made
tackle on the football team last fall,
who is out for first base; Naughton,
an infielder; Lowell. a Wilmington boy
who will also Try for an infield posi-
ton, and several others.
Early in the afternoon Coach Ship
ley put the entire squad through some
batting practice. Magaw, Ramsey and
Lund We're used in the box. They
made no attempt at curves. but were
drilled in trying TO maintain control
Each hitter was given two swings
each time up. and this part of prac-
tice was especially pleasing to those
who were getting a turn at bat.
Judging from indications YESTERDAY
Shipley will have much stronge,
hitting team this year than Delawar,
has ever had. zap. the Chinese. who
is out for third base. handled a wick.
ed bat. Twice during the afternoon
zap drove the ball over the fence or
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Practice was not on the regular dia.
mond, but the homo plate was located
at the upper end OF Frazer Field. CD.
posite the steps leading down from
the terrace. Even in this location
drives like Yap's over the left fiele
fence were exceptionally long hits ant
would be safe in most any game. Som.
others who were swatting the bal
hard In practice were Mcdonald. Jack
son, Eioch. Challenger, Hoffecker
Nutter and Mccormick.
The entire squad out yesterday In
cluded Captain Joe" Rothrock. Jack
son, Mccormick. Harmer, Dantz. vii
liams, Magaw. Mcdonald. Hunt, Muir
ray, Elliott, Naughton, Webb, Yap
j. Jackson. Iloch. Ramsey, Lund. X
Challenger Carl. Collins. IGoffecker
Buynam. Grubb, Mckelvie. Nutter an,
Lowell
"Skeet' Wilson. who covered sec
ond base last year. and who viii be
strong candidate for his old job, wa
excused by Coach Shipley from prac
tice yesterday. but he will be out toda
10 help put pep" in the practice.
Coach Shipley viii likely have ON
handicap at the start, which is uneS
pected and will make it necessary 70
him 10 do some experimenting. mike
Underwood. crack shortstop OF III
past two seasons, is Ill and may no
be in shape to play before next montl
This viii make 1t necessary for hin
10 develop a man for this Job 90 Il
= I'm at least until Underwood gets
shape. Mike" suffered an attack I
pneumonia late in the winter. He II
covered sufficiently 10 return TO co
+ lege. recently. but was only back
2 few days when he had a relapse an
has been confined TO his home eve
4 since.
Joe" Rothrook. veteran southpa,
0 will take things easy until "old SO
= gets working right, but in tho meai
3 time win assist Coach Shipley