Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-31
DELAWARE SQUAD
STARTS SOUTH TODAY
Blue and Gold Players Off;
Track Candidates to Start
Working Out.

Special Correspondence Every Evening. |
Newark, March 31.-They're Off! |
This does not refer TO horse race. |
but TO tho fact that the University or |
Delaware baseball squad after several |
weeks of training. left this morning !
for the much talked of Southern trip, !
In charge OF Coach Burton Shipley.
The party OF 90 left at IL this morn
ing, over the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for Washington, where the open
Ing game will be played with George
town University this afternoon. This
included DR.. George w. Rhodes. who
Is taking the trip with the squad for
pleasure. AS the bass fishing season
does not open for some days. doc"
had little time on his hands. so de-
cided on this trip to help kill time
until he can throw out his hook for
bass. He has been an ardent fan and
follower of the Blue and Gold base
ball teams for years and has missed
few games in recent years.
Those In the squad to get away this
morning. besides Coach Shipley and
Doc" Rhodes, were: Manager Draper.
Rothrock. Collins. CARL. Ramsey, Ma
Eaw and Baynum. pitchers: jackson
and HoCh. catchers; Mcdonald. VIII
son, zap. Mccormick and Challenger.
infielders: Murray. Dantz, Harmer
and Nutter. outflelders. Two OF the
pitchers VIII return home after the
game with Georgetown today. which
will leave l5 players to take on the
trip.
Coach Shipley was disappointed yes
terday in not being able TO have tho
squad out for final practice which
was prohibited by the rainy weather.
Tho players, however put in a busy
afternoon. packing and making the
final arrangements for the trip. 1t
was not as a matter OF fact until late
afternoon that some of them knew
for sure that they would be n member
of the squad TO go. Consequently there
was rejoicing for few and disappoint-
ment for many more. After the game
today tho schedule includes. Unit
versity of Virginia. North Carolina
State. Trinity OF North Carolina Rich
mond College and William and Mary.
The squad will get back ON the morn
Ing OF April and will play Rowdoin
College in the opening home game on
Frazer Field that afternoon.
IL Coach Shipley carries out his
original intention he will pitch Magaw.
Bsynum and CARL against GEORGETOWN
today. each 20 work three innings.
The one who makes the best showing
g.. 10 stay with the team. the other
two returning 20 Newark tonight
The fact that Fred Hammer, the
crack quarter miller, was taken on the
trip, was n surprise To many. His
work. however. in practice. clearly
81 \, 70 s,-gn n fha Col
1armer showed up better than any
other candidate in the outfeld. He
covers more ground by far than any
OF the other outhelders. and his bat
ting in practice was also timely. Har-
mer Is a senior md this Is the first
year that he has been out for base
ball. he having devoted his time IN the
spring IN the past TO track sports
alone.
The fact that Harmer went away
with the baseball team does not mean
that he will not be out for track He
will be out for track and 1t is under
stood that Coaches Shipley and Derby
and Harmer have planned for his
track work. AS matter of fact his
baseball work puts him in good physi-
cal shape TO start training for track
on MS return nome. IN case a l'ItCra
meet and baseball game falls on the
same day. IL is said TO be understood
that Harmer Is 10 take part in the
track meet.
with the baseball players away
most OF next week. Coach Derby ex-
poets 10 devote more time TO getting
the track men in shape for the com
Ing season. An candidates for track
will be out the first OF the week, the
weather permitting. Betzmer, who
last year established new Delaware
records at both the jsvelin and shot
put. has done some light work. but
will start hard training next week.
While there IS some likely materia
Il ln the freshman class. Coach Derby
has had little chance TO look Il over
l France, a freshman from Wilmington
High, will be great help to the tracl
lieam as high jumper. as 1t is under.
lAtood that he can now do better thar
rhe Delaware College record. Miller. {
quarter miller. IS another freshman
who wiIY~no doubt strengthen The
Aeam.
Delaware's first track event Is I
dual meet with Stevens at Hoboken
on Saturday. April p. and the follow
ing Saturday. a relay team will b
seut 10 the meet at Franklin Field
University OF Pennsylvania. Della