Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18
University News

University News
For the third successive season,
the Fighting Blue Hens Of the uni
versitv of Delaware have made 1
themselves a potential post season /
howl candidate by their sensational
gridirOn play.
Coach David NJ. Nelson's charges
have won rs of their last 20 foot
ball outings, including their last
three games in 1852, seven Of
eight in 1853, eight Of ten last sea-
SON. and seven of eight starts thus
far in 1866. A stubborn and tradl-
tionalIy tough rival, Bucknell uni
versily, remains on the schedule
this year.
After a somewhat shaky starr IN
the early part Of the season when
the Hens were adjusting to lineup
changes. the Blue and Gold team
has become almost invinciDle.
Since the halftime intermission OF
the Connecticut contest when Del
aware trailed, 14-0, the team has
scored 21 touchdOwns to for It's
opponents while topping COnnectl-
cut. 26-14; Rutgers, 33-7; Gettys~
burg, 800: and Temple, 46-O.
Last season the Blue Hens rock
ed Kent State, 1877, in the Seventh
Annual Refrigerator Bowl Game az
Evansville, Indiana, and an their
only other post season game, the
1916 Hens topped Rollins College
Of Florida, 21-7 in the First An
nual Cigar Bowl Game at Tampa
Featuring the wing "T" attack
Nelson's team has scored in every
game since his arrival in 1851 ano
holds a tremendous statistical ad-
vantage over every rival this sea-
son. Delaware has defeated BAN
bridge Navy, 46-6; was upset by Le'
high, 1913; topped Lafayette IA
s.: dOwned the University of New
Hampshire, 2O-1S; and then begaI
its reign Of terror over COnnecti
cut, Rutgers, Gettysburg and Tenn
pie.
The '0S Delaware football seasoi
as we'll as the Delaware-Bucknel
game was qualified by a News
Journal headline in the following
manner. "Put Up Good Gam
Against BucBnell But AS Usua
Could Not Score" This virtuall'
summed up the first game eve
played between the Blue Hens am
the BisOns which resulted IN 10
Bucknell victory
The Wilmington Morning New
credited the Hens with playinl
estrong defense, the undergrad
nate Review commented that IN
"offense was very good, and IN
Wilmington Sunday Star observe
"the teamwork showing a marke
Improvement" Obviously, however
the Bucknell players failed to rea
the newspapers, for the LeWisDnr
team secured an early LEAD an
was never threatened.
After surging almost to the gos
line only to lose the ball on downs
Bueknell moved into scoring pos
ton a second time with severs
ION side" kicks. Shupe sprinted IN
remaining distance to give tn
BisOns e six-pOint edge at halftim
States the Review, When tn
teams came out for the secon
half. it was supposed by the Bucl
nell supporters that the stOI
would be different, owing to Wea
ing their lighter opponents out
But it didn't happen that way. ao'
the spOrtswriter, THE second na
was. a mere repetition OF the nrsl
The next break for Buckne
came on an exchange Of punts VINE
McAllister drove deep in Hen tel
ritory. Here the "On side" kick onC
more came into play, and with goC
results. With the ball on De
aware's three and only two minute
to play, "the teams fought as thC
had never done during the game
records the Review.
Delaware finished second IN u
fight, though, with COulson Of Buc
nell scoring three plays later az
Shupe following with an ext
point.
Hen supporters we're cheered
the teams showing, nevertheless
for Bucknell previously had he
Pennsylvania to a 16-point victol
In that same season, Pennsylvan
topped West Virginia, 60, a.
thumped Michigan, 29-O.
tt would seem that the labC
management controversy over
guaranteed annual wage wog
hold little interest for carefl
college students, but eviden
such is not the case.
A twenty-one man debating te;
at the University of Delaware
expressed acute interest in t