Evening star., 1923-01-07

had considerable preparation Tor {
test.
Tech will swing into action Frid
uled. 1t will be sent against the w
together Business and Eastern. Tht
ary 70, twenty games being listed, W
twice.
With three of last seasons regulars
at hand, Central may be thought to
have an excellent chance to retain its
championship. but the play of the
Blue and White in practice tilts so
far has not been very impressive.
There has becu lack of teamwork
and great inaccuracy in goal shooting
on the part of the Centralttes. These
defects must be rcmedied before Cen
tral can expect to enjoy another sea-
son without defeat. for two OF the
tour other QuintS in the Circutt are
much stronger than they were last
winter
coaches KtmbIe and Coggins, fac
ulty members in charge of the Central
squad, have not had any great
amount of material to work with and
some that was most promising was
lost early in tho season through
technical violations Of athletic rules
Several line-ups have been tried at
the Mount Pleasant school. but none
has proven especially satisfactory,
There has been little difficulty in
choosing forwards and centers for
few arc available. but the guard
proposition has been another matter.
Almost every boy who came out for
the team failed AS a basket shooter,
but possessed other qualifications as
floor player.
1t is practically certain that Birth
right and Childress of last years
team will be regular forwards and
Capt. Dey fixture at center. krebs,
a, fair tap-off player. and Fellers are
u, H.
tutes FOR these positions. At present.
Allie Johnson. who was used last
winter. and Miller seem to be the
best Of the guards. Should they fail,
the Central coaches may call upon
Dick Johnston, a regular part of the
season past; Worley. Yost or Brink
man.
Eastern, which has had more prac-
tice than any of the others. has not
Vet definitely settled upon a line
up. Coach Charlie Guyon has used
a number Of boys at various positions
and they have done well, too. Capt.
O'Dca. an all-high school selection
last year when played at center, has
hcCn working at both forward and
center this season and doing good
work in both places. If he starts at
forward Tuesday. .sRoudabush will get
the other forward position. Smith
Kessler It guards. Should ODea be
Shifted to center. Radice will get
forwards job. That would leave
Smith on the bench with Duncan, a
reserve guard.
The Fasteners are likely look
ing lot. O'Dea, Radice. Roudabush
and kcssler are accurate shots. have
speed aplenty and are aggressive
PLAYERS. They cover much territory
and arc apt at getting away from
their opponents. Caldwell. at guard.
IS an old standby at Eastern He was
topnotcher last winter and has i'm
proved this year. Smith and Duncan.
newcomers to the squad, are getting
along well.
Prospects for a mighty capable
team are bright at Business Mike
Kelley, who does the coaching has
IN his squad Capt. COnnor. an all-high
school player last year and one of
he best in high school basket ball
n several seasons. and May, a rangy
noy who was guard in 1922, but now
is 4 center. These veterans with a
are developing rapidly, have been set /
ing fast pace in practice tits. As
2 whole, Business is better fortified !
for this campaign than it was for
me last one, in which it finished in
second place
Kelley. probably will use Capt. Con-
nor and Chaconas as forwards in (
Tuesdays game against Western. .
ter position. while Greenwood. foot I
ball captain and all-high school I
tackle. and Furhman. a new PLAYER. /
appcar to be the choice for guards.
In reserve. Kelley will have Koontz ,
" alkcr Watt and Lewis, forwards: /
St"tt, center, and Bangs. Bromley +
and Libby. guards.
Just how Western will compare
with the other teams is problematicaI. /
The Red and White has gone along !
we'll in practice games. but it has not |
encountered any really strong quints |
Coach George Green had but one
honest to goodness veteran, Capt /
Erlsby to start with, and his new
material had had scant experience at |
me court game with class or club |
teams. Some of the boys have inn
nrovec wonderfully since the start of |
Ihe season, however, so Western may
spring a. few surprises in the series |
The lineup used by Western in its
recent games will. in all likelihood,
nc sent into action at the outset of |
tuesdays engagement. 1t includes
center, and Hannegan and McNulty,
Guards. The reserve is composed of
ftndell. Phillips and Alexander, for
wards: Henry Lamar, center, and 4
iiiSinger and Thomas. guards
Coach Apple does not expect Tech
10 cut much of a figure in the cham
rionship series, but there are several |
in the Manual Trainer squad who
really are good basket ball players.
The team will be led by Bill Rhees. !
Quesada, who formerly held the posi-
ton. left the squad. The loss of
Quesada was quite a blow to the
Tech team, but it suffered further
when Price, it's best shooter, was de-
clared ineligible. Tech will have to |
depend mainly upon boys new at the
game.
The regular Tech lineup proba bly
will be composed of Boyd and Har-
wood, forwards. Rhees, center, and
Hahn and Woodward, guards. The
substitutes include Lee, a forward: |
Buckingham. who has been used at
center, and Gooch and Adams guards |
Not IA collection of stars by any !
to make matters interesting for sup
nosedly stronger aggregations.
Present plan. for the series call
}Tal coliseum % - Ten @ pogbH do9bie-headers ft Ger
viii be held. each starting between
3 and 3:15 o'clock. Each game will
consist of four ten-minute periods,
with an intermission of one minute
between the first and second and
and third and fourth periods and one
OF ten minutes between the second
una third periods In each double
header, a. full game will be played |
before the second pair of teams takes
tho floor
In the complete series schedule fol-
10 wing the first named official is
refereo and the other umpire:
January e-Business VS.. Western; Sawyer |
Fitzgerald. Central VS.. Eastern; Fitzgerald,
January l2-Teoh VS.. Western; Fuller.
Hughes. Business vs.. Eastern; Hughes, Fuller.
January lS-Tech VS.. Central; Fitzgerald, I q,
Sawyer. Western vs.. Eastern; Sawyer, Fitz- ,
! January 1s-Business W. Central; Hughes,
Fuller. Eastern w. Tech; Fuller, Hughes.
Fitzxerald Rusiness vS Tsch. Fitvg~rsH ,