The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-12
TECH GOAL
T05SERS
WEAK
Coach Sanborn Almost Weeps
As He Discusses Outlook
for Basketball
BY ROSS L. CONKLIN,

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Parlous times have descended
or assembled upon Tech High
Schools basketball squad with a
dull, sickening thud. Whether or
not the patients will recover from
that thud this season is prob
leMatical. The situation is blacker
than a stoke hole.
Coach Sanborn isn't any pupil
Of Doleful Gil Dobie, neither is he
given to bursts of optimism.
Therefore, when Sandy opens up
and lets the flood gates open,
one had best stand by for a few
minutes and give the ears some
hard practice sessions.
Frankly, Sandy hasn't even got a
prayer for his team. He will admit
that they are giving him the best
they have; that they are all gentle.
men; and that being students Of
Tech they will break leg. or cut
. throat for the dear old school;
but, so far as their inherent basket.
bah qualities are concerned, they
simply are not there.
Captain Zahn, football veteran,
10 the only man on the squad with
any degree of experience, and the
coach says, perhaps truthfully, that
Zahn isn't certain of his job. Not
another man on the squad has ever
played basketball before. Truly, a
dark and dreary picture after the
sumptuous days of the football
repasting.
Techs coach is highly capable.
That much is certain. Sandy learned
his basketball at Dartmouth. Nuff
Sed.
Tech hasn't even a suitable
gym. The boys, about fifteen Of
them, work out in the dark, poor
" ventilated gym Of the national
guard arTnOry at Fifth and L.
streets northwest. The ceiling is
% low that no arch shots are
possible, and no long passing is
within the reach Of the players.
werber gives some promise of
developing into a fair forward.
With much practice and handling
Of. the, ball he will prove highly
suitable. Just now he is cubbish.
He is unlearned in the rudiments
Of the game, and he, along with
the entire team. needs much season.
ing.
Every possible moment Of prac.
tice is being given to the squad in
the simplest Of fundamentals. Once
these items have been conquered,
there Is time, for the development
Of the offensive game. Defensive
work comes natural to most basket.
ball players. provided they are in
condition.
Coach Sanborn is afraid that his
team will be nervous" He be.
lieves that If the boys can go into
their games in a calm. confident
manner, they will be able to at
least make a respectable showing.
Councillor and Werber have been
doing the offensive work for the
Manual Trainers Wood has shown
best at the center position, and Nc
CCrmick. a football player, along
with Captain Zahn,, have been, in
at the guard posts.
The best combination has not
yet been worked out. That is
one reason for Coach SaiIbOrn
saying that Captain Zahn is not
sure of his place. After the best
players have been selected they
will be driven into q smoothly
working combination and only
those who work in well with the
others will be sued. No individ-
ual stars will be used even IL one
should be uncovered, which Is
not at all probable.
Old reliable Sanborn and Happy
Hardell, coach Of the championship
football team. are the type who die
for their teams. Hardell lost many
precious pounds of weight during