Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-22

Newark, Sept. 22.-The University
Of Delaware football SQUAD. after two
weeks OF drilling under Coach "Bill'
McAvoy. is fast rounding Into form
and indications are that the team this
year will be ono Of tho strongest that
has ever worn the blue and gold.
Those candidates who had the adj
vantage OF ten days OF preliminary
work at the Red Point camp, look Mt
now to go through hard game and
| Coach McAvoy hopes to have every
man on the squad In shape for the
opening game with st. Joscph's Col
lese. OF Philadelphia, here Saturday OF
next week.
There In n noticeable difference In
the morale Of the candidates and their
general work on the hcld during prac-
| tice. compared with recent years
| There is much better discipline and
more apparent willingness on the part
OF tho men to work and learn than
has been shown by any Delaware
squad for several years. McAvoy liz
absolute boss on the field and the
players know this. but they also know
that they will get a square deal at all
times and that they have got to work
and obey instructions to the letter II
they hope TO make the team.
Coach McAvoy is generally pleased
with the work OF his squad to date
and IL optimistic as TO the chances for
a strong eleven, although making no
predictions as to results at this time.
What Is especially pleasing to McAvoy
Ia the large number OF candidates who
are trying out for the team. Yester-
day there were enough men out 70
work three elevens In signal practice
and after tho university has opened
next week, 10 TO 1b more candidates
are expected out. In discussing this
large squad yesterday. Coach McAvoy
said he could recall many occasions
when he was here as coach before the
war, when Il was a hard job to ge
enough men out for a scrimmage and
sometimes IL would be days before h,
could induce sufficient men TO repor
for practice to make up two elevens.
The flrst scrimmage of this seasor
will he held the first OF the weel,
which will give the first opportunit,
to judge the players in action. Coacl
4 McAvoy is getting some valuable as
sistance from Delaware stars of for
: mer years. Dick" Holton, tackle an,
\ captain of last years team. has bee
a out several days, working with tn
, new material and Bill Stewart
Varsity centre two or three years ag
/, was out yesterday and took charg
Of the THIRD eleven,
!, For about half an hour each after
a noon before signal practice is starte
/. Coach McAvoy puts the squa
: through some stiff exercises TO develo
. the muscles of their legs and ARM
u The coach is also drilling the me
hard In the fundamentals Of the gam
and Will insist that each candidat
% knows and carries out these funds
20 mentals before he gets on the 'Varsit
squad. Much time is being spent o
puntins and the forward pass.
Lowell, the Wilmington boy who hs
been used at quarter on the first ole,
en-, looks especially clever In throw
Ing the forward psss. He drives II
> pigskin on a line Just over the head
of the players. the Same as THROWN
a baseball. and In this respect lool
better than any other man on II
squad. Coach McAvoy seems espct
tally we'll pleased with tho general al
round work Of Lowell and II he show
up near as well under IRE az no hi
in practice. ne Ia Eoins TO make
- valuable man for the backfeld IN
year.
DAILY, a freshman, who last We,
played halfback on the crack LaSal
nj Prep School team, which went throus
the season without allowing a team
a. score on them until defeated 7 to 6
TX n strong high eleven from Chicae
re Joined the squad yesterday. "Ik
a. Elliott, halfback two years ago, b
TX who did not play last season, al
Joined the squad yesterday, and loo
tn better than ever before.
lie McAvoy is greatly pleased over +
a. backfield prospects and in fact the
'e- seems to be enough good material (
r. two fast backfelds, The line, mu
tn more than the backfleld. looks to
he the problem OF the team because I
a material is mostly light for linesme
of but Coach McAvoy is confident tn
ng he will have line that will let !
10 backs through. One encouraging "a
ne in this respect Is that most of I