The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-18
Second Meeting OF tech
and STEELTON SATURDAY
Game Will Be Played on Island Park
Kickoff at 3 'clock-Both Teams
in Excellent Shape-Centra High
at Wilkes-Bar

Football fans are turning their at
tention-to-day to the second meeting of
the Tech and Steelton teams on the Is
land Park grounds Saturday afternoon.
While Tech rules favorite, still it is
not foregone conclusion that the game
is won beforehand, for Taggart, the
Steelton coach, is a man full of ideas
and he can be depended to spring them
Saturday.
Steelton, too. has the a1deI ad-
vantage of being able to use every
thing at her command while Tech must
still hold something back for Thanks
giving Day for the Central High school.
OF course, Tech will spring all she has
for Steelton, should it be necessary to
win. 1t is safe bet that some Central
scouts will be on hand to watch Tech.
Steelton did not come out of the
game with the Wilkes-Barre team with
out some injury to some of its players
but none of them were hurt so badly
that they will not be able to play Sat
urday and unless practice cripples some
of the regulars all of the first string
men will get into the contest against
Tech.
The Tech team, on the other hand,
which has suffered least of any local
team from injuries is in such excellent
shape that the players are being given
some light practice interspersed with
scrimmage to keep them in good con
dition for the Thanksgiving Day strug-
gle. The Maroon backfeld, Britsch,
Beck, Harris and Beach, have rounded
into capable scoring machine. Coach
Dunkle is teaching his charges de,
Tense against the backfed shift EN-.
ployed by Steelton. Tech uses this shift
successfully and it should not be hard
| to develop an efficient defense
Coach Taggart and his assistants are
working the Steelton team overtime
these evenings to get them into proper
playing for the Tech game. They are
/ out on the Cottage Hill field from the
close of school until darkness settled
| down getting familiar with plays for
the big game.
The Tech cheering section will get
chance to show in this game as the
students at the local school are pre-
pairing for big concerted turnout for
the afternoon. The Tech band, which
has been one of the surprises of the
football season, will assist in the cheer
ing. Steelton High will come to Har.
risburg with large number of root
ers for the game,
While local game such as Tech and
Steeton can put up is bound to attract
most of the local fans, still the result
of Central Highs game with Wilkes
Barre, at Wilkes Barre Saturday aft
ernoon, will be watched for with inter.
est. This is by far the strongest eleven
on the older school s schedule and there
is little hope of winning Steelton was
roundly trimmed by the Wilkes. Barre
crew and besides Central High will not
be able to play its stars, who are still
out with injuries Smeltzer and Diffen-
bach may get into the game, but Rote 3
chances are slim. Indeed his chances of
getting into the THANKSGIVING Dav
game are slim, his shoulder, which was
injured in the first Steelton game. be-
ing still too sore for football. Rote.
however, follows the Central team in
signal practice and has learned the
| plays so that he will be familiar with
them in case he can get into the game.