Evening journal., 1922-11-27
DELAWARE FIGHT
Wins THIS GAME
Blue and Gold, in Great
Battle, Defeats Dickin-
son, 2l TO 0
PRICE SCORES
TWO TOUCHDOWNS

University of Delaware football
team ended successful season sat
urday afternoon. when they upset
the dope" and defeated Glenn Xii
iinger's much touted Dickinson
eleven q 10 o. Three times Bl,fe
and Gold men crossed the Dickinson
goal line and also got the extra point
after the touchdown on each occa-
sion. twice by means of Dickinson
being off side and the third time
when Mcdonald drop-kicked goal
The game was played on Harla n
Field before crowd Of from 1000
n 5000 spectators. 4 cold wind
bloing across the field made il I'M
comfortable for spectators hut
there was not much time
10 notice this discomfort as
spectacular plays kept the crowd
on edge from start 10 finish. Prac-
tically every one Of the 300 Della
ware students were on hand with the
University Band 10 cheer for the
Blue and Gold. Dickinson was also
we'll represented by students and
graduates and the Dickinson Band
was also present.
While IL g true that Delaware got
most ~ the break. il is also q
fact that the hard playing or tho
Blue and Gold forced these breaks
and when they came the Delaware
eleven were opportuists and took
advantage Of them. Dickinson
galned much more ground than Del
aware from ecrimmage making
about 20 first downs TO but one for
o. Delaware. But it Is also true that
Dickinson gained most ground
when the ball was near the centre
Of the field When the Methodist
cot near Deiawars's goal line. the
Blue and Gold always held them and
after all that Is the true test.
Two Kent county boys scored all
three Of the touchdowns for Della
ware. Clifford Price, Of Harrington,
rettinE the irsttwo and Dick" Cole,
Of Dover, crossed Dickinson's goal
line with the final touchdown. This
was Coles last game in Blue and
Gold uniform as he graduates next
June. He has played a fine game
a GUARD all season but in no game
1nce he entered Delaware has he
,iayed better ball than he did sat
lrday. Price is a Junior and will be
eligible 70 play next year.
The first break 20 Delaware's sd
vantage came IN the second quarter
The Blue and Gold had been on the
defensive most Of the game and
their stubborn defense proved sur
prise 20 the visitors. With the ball
on Delawars's 35-yard line. DAILY
fumbled when tackled hard by
Delaware player. Price scooped the
ball on a run and with a couple OF
Delaware men back Of him TO keen
away Dickinson's tacklers ran the
SIS yards for a touchdown. Delaware
got the extra point when Dickinson
was caught offsides by the officials.
This play was So sudden both
Dickinson players and fans were
dumbfounded. Delaware kept up its
stubborn defense and the half ended
Z 20 in favor Of Delaware.
The next break for Delaware
came in the third quarter when q
Dickinson player in attempting to-
nI0Gk hEANWNArlu = punt NlNrA 'Nf
centre Of the field managed 20 touch
the ball hut not sufficient to defect
+. to any sxtent. This made II free
ball and Price catching the punt
ran 25 yard for his second touch
down. DAILY evidently did not know
that one of his team had partly
blocked the punt. as he made no
effort 10 stop Price. The officials
ruled the touchdown counted and
Delaware again got the extra point
when Dickinson was offside for 4 /
second time.
The third break came in the last |
period when Cole intercepted a for I
ward pass and raced so yards for I
the third touchdown. Donald Kick ,
ed the goal.
One Of the features OF the game .
was the great punting of Mcdonald. /
Time after time he puRted out OF
danger when Delsware's goal line
was threatened. His punts we're
mostly long boots considering the /
wind and were Of the kind hard 70
nndle. He outpunted Pipa in al
most every exchange. Mcdonald
also played a strong secondary de-
tense game.
Delaware strength on defense no
doubt greatly surprised the visiting
team. II took some OF the pep"
out az Killinger's protsges TO take
rhe ball down the field on several
occasions only TO lose Il on downs
when close to Delaware's goal
apparentlv had expected /