Identifier: spaldingsofficia05fish (find matches)
Title: Spalding's official collegiate basket ball guide
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Fisher, Harry A., (from old catalog) ed
Subjects: Basketball
Publisher: New York, The American sports publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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t forthe basket. Although a good defensive player, I do not con-sider him as strong in this department of the game as Kiendl andMahon. His offense is of the dashing type which is hard to stop. It is a difficult proposition to select an all-star team and notinclude Harman, the speedy Rochester forward. He played aconsistent game during the season and was the backbone of theRochester team, which made such an excellent record. Takingin consideration all the departments of the game, I do not con-sider him as valuable a man to a teams success as Kiendl andWachenfeld. Other forwards in the East that deserve recognition are Saxeof Pennsylvania, Milliken and Conard of West Point, andSedransky of C. C. N. Y. Centers. Like the forward positions there are many first-class centersto be considered for the All-Collegiate team. Finnessy of Yale,Ramaker of RJochester, Hughes of Princeton, McNichol of Penn-sylvania and Alexander of Columbia were all capable nuen anddeserve consideration for the place.
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SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 25 The Columbia center deserves as much credit as any of thosemed for his high-class work. Although new to the game, heistered it readily and played consistently during the season,s defense was good and his opponents were kept busy to pre-tit him from scoring. With another years experience, Alex-der should make a strong bid for the position.McNichol of Pennsylvania did not come up to his standardprevious seasons, owing to illness and absence from theme due to other causes; nevertheless, he was a dangerousm at all times. Hughes of Princeton, although playing a steady and consistentme, nevertheless did not improve as the previous season indi-ted. He is a rugged player, fast, and a hard man to cover, but»t over strong on defense. There is not much choice between Ramaker, Finnessy androadhead, all three are first-class centers, strong in every■partmient of the game, fast, good shots, good jumpers and goodifensive players. Finnessy is the best jumper. He is v

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