. Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide. BnuifNlei;; 2, Swiliart: 3, .Mace, Trainer; 4. Elv, Mirr • 5 Rulell- ; 7, Osborne; S. Reilly, Capt.; 9 Starkweather; 10 Cobb. .JTALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, N. T SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 21 center must combine all the good qualities of a first-class for-ward and at the same time be as able to prevent his opponentfrom scoring as the best guard. Also he must necessarily beable to out jump his competitors, for perhaps the most strategicpoint of a basket ball game is the tap-off. This
. Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide. BnuifNlei;; 2, Swiliart: 3, .Mace, Trainer; 4. Elv, Mirr • 5 Rulell- ; 7, Osborne; S. Reilly, Capt.; 9 Starkweather; 10 Cobb. .JTALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, N. T SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 21 center must combine all the good qualities of a first-class for-ward and at the same time be as able to prevent his opponentfrom scoring as the best guard. Also he must necessarily beable to out jump his competitors, for perhaps the most strategicpoint of a basket ball game is the tap-off. This past seasonpresents a peculiar situation in relation to this all-importantposition. There were two players that outshone all other cen-ters in the league; the one, Pearce of Pennsylvania, possessingideal qualifications for the position, and the other, Osterhout ofColumbia, not pre-eminently fitted for the position, but neverthe-less obtaining better results than all the others, Pearce of Penn-sylvania included. Most of the critics have selected Osterhoutas the center for the All Eastern team, but in the opinion ofthe writer, considering the deplorable lack of exceptionalmaterial at the guard position, an all star te
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