Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-12
UNUSUAL INTEREST
IN DELAWARE GAMES
DoubIe-header on Friday and
Game on Saturday Expected
TO Bring Out Crowds.

Spcsisl Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. April 12.--In many ro-
spects tho double header baseball
game that the University Of Delaware
team Will play with the University OF
Pittsburg and Stevens Institute on
Harlan Field. Wilmington. Friday
afternoon and the game between Della
ware and Holy Cross on the same
field Saturday afternoon. will bo the
greatest athletic events OK the year in
Wilmington.
With probably tho exception OF the
pitching stan the Delaware squad will
be In fine shape for those three games.
The Blue and Gold will be able TO
show Wilmington fans nm infield that
most any college team in the country
would feel proud OF. Al zap. tho Chi
nese. who is covering third in fine
shape for Delaware. Will DO on the
job and his work win no doubt be
watched closer than that OF any other
man In tho squad.
At least one Wilmington boy will
probably pitch one OF the games in
Wilmington. This viii be Magaw the
plucky little right handler who, not
withstanding his size Is one OF the
best football ends that Delawars has
ever developed and IS expected 70 come
into his own in baseball this year.
Magaw started one game this year.
That was the game against George
town University at Washington. and
no breezed along fairly we'll against
great odds in several innings OF that
game
Coach Shipley Is working hard TO get
his two crack southpaws. Collins and
Rothrock in shape for the Whining
ton games. Rothrock, while suffering
| with a sore arm. held tho strong
Howdo!n team scoreless for I'VE innings
+ last Saturday. and with "A weeks rest
he IS expected 10 prove a hard PROPOSE
I lion for any team that Coach Shlpley
starts him against There Is some
doubt as 20 the condition a Collins
/ lie has developed sore arm that has
caused him much concern since re
turning from tho Southern trip, bu,
! II is hoped that the rest OF all this
week Will also put him In shape e
start In one OF the Wilmington games
The first game OF tho double head
er on Friday will be with University
OF Pittsburg and will be started al
O'Clock, Delaware viii take on Stey-
ems in tho second game.
Tho game with lioly Cross on Satur-
day should be ono of tho best drawing
attractions OF the year and Il viii be
played on Harlan Field There Is
probably no college baseball team IN
the East that has anything on Holy
Cross and the out and out fan whC
likes good baseball playing win want
Ito see this team In action. Some idea
OF the general ability of the Holy Cros,
team can be gained from the fact thai
major league clubs at this time ar,
after three OF their players. trying e
induce them TO sign contracts TO play
professional ball after the college sea
son closes. This game will probably
be started about o'clock Saturday
afternoon and Coach Shipley plans Z,
have one OF his star southpaws II
good shape TO so against them.
Delaware las three exceptionally
strong games scheduled for next weei
on Frazer Field. the local grounds. Or
Monday. Trinity, OF Conn, will he hero
On Tuesday of next week. Lafayette
win be the attraction and on Thurs
day. Syracuse University plays here
On Saturday of next week Delawar