Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-05
TECH TOFIGHT
FOR FIRST PLACE
Maroon Team, Best in His
tory, to Drive For the
Championship

On the outcome of the Tech
Reading basketball game at CHEST
nut Street Auditorium tlhs evening
will depend the standing for first
honors in the Central Pennsylvania
basketball league. Should Tech win
it will have undisputed possession
of first place. To lose will give the
honor to York.
Critics claim that the Maroon has
the best team in it's history, to which
fact must be added that the local
aggregation will play at home to-
night. The loss of Elmer upset cal
culations. as he was slated Tor the
captaincy, and was the handspring
of the squad. With the addition OIL
Huston to the playing force, Iech
has a lad who is a fast dribbler, ana
who can be depended upon to score
heavily from the foul line. In the
York contest he netted 13 out oil 10
tries. -.
"Buddie" Lingle seems to have hit
his stride, and when going right, he
is one of the best dribblers in the
league. TONY" Wilsbach is getting
better with each game, ana is
tower of strength both on the OF
fense and defense. In Kohlman'
Smith and Beck, Tech has undoupt-
edly the best set of guards IN the
league. One of the noticeable Iea-
lures in connection with the Tech
scores is that the Maroon opponents
have been held to very few field
goals in the four games. York was
held to five as was Allentown. Leb-
anon tailed four times here, ana
seven times on their own floor. A
total of twenty-one field goals In
four games, which is the lowest
average in the league for set or
guards.
Guards Are Busy
In the meantime the Tech guards
have been busy, and have scored ~
goals, just two short of what their
opposing forwards have been doing.
So that the work of the Tech for
wards and center has been the scor-
ing that landed the victories. To-
night the Tech guards will have
their hands full stopping Nyquist,
without thinking of scoring field
goals. The Reading forward is one
of the best scorers in the league, be-
ing runner-up to Frank, of Cen
tral.
Last season Reading carried away
the league honors, and this season
they will again make n bid for the
honor. Already they have won from
Allentown on the latter's floor,
which gives them the advantage
over the other teams of the league.
As is always the case. the team
that can land several games away
from home will carry off the pen
nant. While Tech is solicitous about
to-nights game, the entire squad is
sure of winning the game, however
close the score.
Fiday night will see the local tos-
sers at Steelton, where they will
meet their FELTON, Hall rivals. Last
year Tech carried off the game at
Steelton and Friday they hope to
repeat. Winning this contest as well
as to-night's will give Tech a firm
hold on first place, and will stand
them long while in holding down
the first horors.
Freshmen and Seniors
The preliminary to to-night's 8
game will be between the Freshmen
and Seniors. Winners of this strug-
gle will secure first place in the
league as all of the four teams are
tied with one victory and one de-
feat. Dancing will be another fea-
ture that will attract many. Dave"
Mcconnell will officiate in the league
game, while Killinger will call the
fouls in the class affair. The prob
able linoupS: