The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-03-16
TAYLORS FACE HARD
SCHEDULE, TEAM CRIPPLED
Three Are Laid Up With Injuries
That May Keep Them Out
Of The Line Up.
(CHOLLIE, In Cumberland Even
ing Times)

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This week will be one of great
Importance to the Taylor Five, for
this week will see the starting of a
series with Oakland, on Wednesday,,
and Friday will be staged the final
game between Frederick and Taylor.
The survivor will continue on his way
toward the State championship. This
being the last game between Fred
erick and the Tinmen it is impara-
tive that the Tinmen win this game
or all will be lost.
The Oakland team secured the SER
vices of Hoyt at the first of the year
with the championship in view and
they thought if anyone was likely to
bring the flag to them he was the
person to accomplish it, If they
can win two games from the Cumber-
landers it will make them supreme in
the Western Maryland circles and
will give them a chance to try for the
State honors. The Markham club
of Baltimore, is now engaged in
series with the st. Andrews Club
for the Baltimore championship, and
should the Markham's win Taylor
will stand in nice way for the
championship, as these two squads
have each taken a game from the
other.
Hoyt, as everyone knows, is con-
sidered one of the best center men
in the game at the present time and
can play game which is pre-excel-
lence. He has been acclaimed by
everyone, wherever he has played, to
be a wonder at the pivot position. At
the first Of this season when the
Collegians had it out with the West
Virginia Varsity he was given the
credit for winning the game by his
wonderful shooting. He is not a
great jumper, although when called
on to do SO he can get the tip, but
his main asseat are deadly accuracy
in shooting and brilliant floor play.
A new problem now confronts Tay-
lor. They win have to solve the
problem Of who to put on the floor
rs The latest developements maze
things bad for them. Eiler is out
with an injury to his elbow which was
sustained over a week ago and it is
doubtful if he will be in condition
to start in Wednesdays game. Ell
ler's shooting has been missed a good
deal in the last few games and his
accuracy at the basket has been ac-
countable for a goodly number of
TayIor's baskets this season. A new
wrinkle is the announcement that
Paul Smith, who is captain Of the
team, is thought to have blood poison
in his elbow. 1t is thought to have
developed from a small injury which
was very slight and was not given the
proper attention with the result ulat
it has become infected. Besides
these Beech has a mashed toe which
has been hampering his activities
greatly and it is doubtful it he would
be able to give very good account
of himself in game as he cannot
get around very good. The question
will be who will be in condition to
start the game Wednesday. With this
bunch injured it will be hard to say
just who will take the floor.
Both of the squads are bitter riv-
sls ard it has been with great diffic il q.
ty they finally came to terms for the
series. With things standing thus
you may be assured that when they
start it will be to give everything they
have in order to come through with
honors. There is nothing which
either one of the teams would rather
accomplish than to take two falls out
of their opponents and eliminate the
loser from the honors of this section.
With things standing like this you
may be assured they will fight like
tigers from the very start giving no
quarter and asking none.