The Detroit times., 1911-11-16
BASKETBALL PROSPECTS
BRIGHT FOR THE AGGIES
With Four Varsity Men Back
and Bunch of New Material.
Farmers Are Happy.

EAST LANSING. Mich. Nov. To-
With the end OF The football season
rapidly approaching. Indoor athletics
az the Agricultural college are begin
ming TO receive their share>of atten.
ton, and most important OF these Is
basketball. At the close of last>sea-
son. IL was an open question whetheC
or not the popular indoor game should
be continued at the Lansing institu-
ton. Owing TO a late start and the
lack OF a coach who could give the
needs OF the team his best attention,
the Aggie five made a rather poor get
away. and the ragged showing IN the
early games resulted In a poor show
ing in attendance throughout the
whole season. The student fans
showed a marked lack OF interest, and
the board nearly decided 70 drop
basketball from the list OF athletic
activities Finally. however. IL was
decided 10 try IL one more season. and
let the attitude of the students settle
the question
This winter. however. will find the
farmers in the field with an eXCep-
tionally strong schedule, and the best
OF prospects for a winning team. Capt
chamberlain, the star guard and all
around handy man OF the past two
teams. has been busy for the past
few weeks with those men who were
able 10 get ont for a little preliminary
practice. Short workouts have been
held and il looks at present as
though the state college Viii be there
with one OF the strongest nves that
has ever represented the Gren and
Whit in this branch OF sport. not even
barring the great aggregations OF a
few years ago.
OF last years regulars there are
Capt. Chamberlain. aBteson, Gauthier
and Goss back. Bateson Will be re
membered as the former Detroit Cen
trail star. and his work since he has
been at NJ A. {. entities him 10 be
looked upon as a fixture on the team
lie is experienced. fast and sure, and
is capable of filling most any position
on the FIVE. Gauthier, also Detroit
prep school star made his monogram
after the middle OF last season
Though small. he is veritable whirl
wind on the floor. and plays game
worthy OF a man twice his size. Goss
the third regular. is a product Of the
Massachusetts interscholastic, coming
from Fall River. where he was star
i'm all branches OF sport, basketball
leading.
OF the others who may be counted
upon 10 make hard fight for the va
cant positions are Dodge and Spencer
both or last year reserves and cnrl
ously enough. but 'barsity baseball
pitchers. These men have had eX
perience both In high school and col
lege games. and being fast as well as
heavy, will materially strengthen the
squad. Vatz is another possibility to
be reckoned with. On the freshman
class team of last season. he ATTRACTED
the attention OF Coach Macklin by his
brilliant play, and he has good
chance 10 fill one of the vacant for
ward positions. Mes. a junior. who
has not tried out for the varsity unit
this year. looks like promising mar
for the pivot position. being big AND
rangy, with lots OF reserve and a gooc
Jump.
The schedule this year is unusually
good, and some of the strongest teams
i'm the west will be met in the course
of the season. number OF the games
will be played in Detroit, and they
are sure TO be holly contested, II th'
showings OF previous seasons are t'
be taken as having any weight. De
troit "Y" will be met twice. once a
Lansing. and once on the Detroit
floor, and it is possible that games
with ID. A. c. will be arranged. Th'
usual trip through Indiana will b'
taken. and a noticeable feature OF thii
trip Is the absence OF Notre Dame
from the list. The Catholic institu
ton was one of the Aggies' bes
games. but when it was decided Z
sever football relations with them
basketball and the others went az
well.
While II Is too early as yet to ven
ture any predictions. IL looks al
though the best of the indoor games
will not be dropped at NJ. A. c. To-
lack OF support. for the students arr
already beginning TO evince an In
terest that bears signs or increasing
and IL is certain that with the wealth
OF material at his command, Coacf
Nacklin will be able to turn out
team that can class with any OF them