Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-14
Shipley Will Not Return;
Delaluare A fter NetO Coach
Special to The Evening Joural.

Special TO The Evening Joural.
NEWARK. July 14-Coach II.
Burton shipley will not return 20
the University OF Delaware for the
next year. This announcement has
just been made by DR.. Walter II.
Hullihen president OF the University.
DR.. Hullihen declined. 20 make
any statement relative TO the matter
other than the announcement that
Coach Shipley will not return. AZ
the meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees during commencement last
month II was announced that the
matter OF athletic director for the
next year had been referred TO the
Committee on Instruction OF which
Harry Ridgely, OF Dover. is chair
man, with power 20 act. At the
same time u was announced that
owing TO lack OF funds S. r. Derby.
who the past University year coach
ed football and track at the Uni
versity, would not be engaged 20
coach those sports for another
year.
Il IS likely that the University
will return TO the one coach system
al least for the next year because
OF lack OF funds for athletics. One
general COACH will be secured but
IL Is possible that the Athletic Coun-
ell will provide funds 70 secure an
assistant TO help with one or two
branches OF sport.
No action has been taken by the
University authorities as yet rela-
tive to engaging a successor for
Coach shiplsy. Mr.. Murphy. for
merly OF Johns Hopkins University
and, for two years coach at Union
College. Albany. n. Y. Is said TO be
an applicant for the position. Cub
bage. formerly star football player !
at Pennsylvania State College and
last year coach at-VIrginla Poly |
technic Institute. has been suggest
ed for the place but as far as Is
known is not an applicant at this |
time. The position of football coach |
was offered TO Cubbage a year ago |
and after his refusal Il was given |
to Derby. Cubbage has made an |
excellent record az V. p. /. and |
there are a number OF alumni who !
would like TO see him at Delaware. |
Some Of the football players also
favor re-engaging Derby.
Coach Shipley came 10 Delaware /
as coach in the winter OF 1919 and /
made numerous friends especially |
among the students. He Is a grad
uate OF the University OF Maryland |
where he starred for several years
in football, baseball and basketball. |
He later took a coaching course al /
the University OF Chicago and coach
ed for year at Perkiomen before /
coming to Delaware.
Basketball was apparently Ship.
ley's most successful sport as a !
coach. The first two years that he
was at Delaware the Blue and Gold |
had not only the best cage team IN
the history OF the sport at Delaware
but also one OF the best college |
teams IN the country. Some OF
critics however have al
ways contended that the material |
for these great teams was already /
made when he arrived and that most
anyone could successfully coach the
sport with such material. As proof
OF this contention they point out
that the Blue and Gold was not near
so successful the last two seasons
after the crack players that shipleyl
found on his arrival had either grad
uated or left college.
The first year at Delaware
shipley had as his team. Alexander
and Gray Carter. forwards; Nc
Caughan. centre. and -"Bess Carter
and MarstoD. guards. The only
change In the team the next year
vas Wills for Marston at guard, the
after having graduated. II was
hese two years that the team had
Iuch remarkable success The third
eason Shipiey lost both the Carter
'rothers, ''Bess" through graduation
md Gray. because OF an injury The
cam that year was not near so sue
essful as the previous two seasons. }
me next season Alexander and Nc Z
,aughan were lost by graduation /
nd the team consequently was
much weaker than before. No play !
RS were developed to successfully
AXE the places OF the great 1--WE of
lis first two years at Delaware.
In baseball Shipley did fairly well | ,