Technical High School - Tech Tatler Yearbook (Harrisburg, PA)

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.4 grabs, he Qout00s0suaQAnnotInsoooccocoa0intoastooouooloocosaoouunocoaaaooo Tech was handed her first Scholastic defeat at York, when the High School five of that place defeated them, score 51 to Ifl. Revenge was taken on Shippenshurg, when the Tech lvarsity easily defeated the Cum- bei-land Valley Normal five on the Tech floor, score .33 to 11. Lancaster was downed hy Tech at Lancaster. At the end of the first half the score stood I8 to 18. But Tech took the lead in the latter part of the game and held it till the finish, when the score was 33 to 20. Kliddletown was easily defeated on the Tech floor hy the score of .to to 28. Not heing satisfied with this victory the Klaroon team went to Kliddletown, where the Lower Town school was again defeated hy the score of ,tl to 21. ' Steelton took their first game from Tech after a hard fought game in Felton Hall. Tech was leading by one point when the first half ended. But they went to pieces in the lat- ter period and when the game ended the score stood 67 to 36 in Steeltonls favor. The team then took a two-day trip to VVilliamsport, where they were defeated hy the XVilliams wort High five hy the score of ' 3 to 2' :and the Dickinson Seminary of the same l 1- . -l. -l . place, score 31 to 19. The following Friday they went on a three-day trip where they were defeated at Reade ing hy the score of 53 to 3o. The team took a hrace and succeeded in walloping Lehigh Scruhs hy a score of 34. to 23. This game was played in the Lehigh gymnasium. The next game was played at home, where hlillersyille Normal five went down to score of 35 to lo. hlillersville Normal teamevened things up when Tech went to hlillers ville. Score 43 to 19. Central had a game scheduled at Danville, hut the death of Prof. Steele caused it to he canceled. This game was arranged with Tech. The team went up hut lost out after a hard fought game. Score 4.5 to 31. Steelton took the second, and the only game Tech lost on the Tech floor, hy the score of 31 to 24. The next game was with Central in the Chestnut Street Hall, where Tech out scored Central in field goals, hut Central won the contest on her ahility to cage fouls. The Blaroon team took revenge on York in the Chestnut Street Hall when she def feated that team in an extra five minute period. The score at the end of the game was 20 to 20, hut in the final period Tech succeeded .t points to Yorkys two points. making the final score 30 to 28. Tech lost her last game to Central on the Chestnut Street Hall floor. The game hee came rough at times. The final score stood 34 to 23. The successful season was due to Coach Gruhh. Klanager Stiteler, and the support re- ceived hy the student hody. The team was Captained hy VVillie Scheffer, who won his haskethall letter in his junior year. He played a guard position. Beck and Harris were the other guards. Vic lfmanuel played the center position with llelville, Yoder and KIcCurdy filling the forward positions on the team. The scrubs must also he rememhered for their good work done against second strong teams in the vicinity and the practice which it gave the lvarsity. The interclass league was won by the juniors who played the tie-off with the Soph- omores. lluch interest was shown in these games. OOUOOIOOI'..f.'f.IllllllllliIl'. l U OlOlICllO'OO'OlllOl l . Q l D lClilll 36

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Q''lvl''O l1'l B Q l l1.OUIUC...Ol..ll.'....llllI0.10. lllflll.lCO.lI..ll.......l . Eaakethallf 1 0 Q The ,varsity team which represented Tech on the basketball floor during the past sea- I son, closed a successful season considering that over seventy-one per cent. of the games were played on foreign floors. The team faced the hardest basketball schedule ever arranged for g a Nfaroon and Gray team. Steelton gave the Tech five the only defeat they received in the Tech gymnasium. The team enjoyed a two-day trip to VVilliamsport, and a three-day trip to South Bethlehem, where they were given an opportunity of seeing a wrestling bout be- L tween State and Lehigh, and also a basketball game between Swarthmore and the Lehigh Z 'Varsity. : The team started out and finished the first half of the schedule in championship order, I but later in the season, injuries, sickness, and foreign Hoors caused them to lose several im- I portant contests. I The season was opened by defeating the Alumni team by a score of 35 to 18. Capt. ' Schelfer succeeded in caging the foul goal of the season. - O On the following Saturday the team journeyed to Shippensburg, where they were 1 trounced by the Normal School five, score 38 to 22. - Q Tech won their first Scholastic game from Lebanon. It was a hard fought game, and when the hnal whistle was blown, the score stood 35 to 31. - . Lebanon handed Tech another victory on the Lebanon floor by a score of 25 to 20. : This was the first time in the history of the school that the llaroon team defeated Capt. o Light on his floor. : . l .'. . .lDl..l..lUi..C.lI...llll.. . .'llll.....'..f'.lC'.'.lIl0..lIOUGCF: 35 A..

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CHAMPIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA ' rank The track team which represented the Technical High School for the season of 1915 was the best balanced team Tech ever turned out. They are without a doubt the State Champs. In the four meets in which they have competed in Tech was a winner with more points than the remaining teams put together. A shield, five cups, an individual cup won by Beck and many medals. lVIany school records and Track records were broken. The season was opened at Philadelphia, where the relay team was entered in the U. of P. Relay races. Tech was in one of the fastest races of the day, the time of. the winners being better than a number of the colleges. lldorris H. S., of New York City, took first place with Trenton High second, Harrisburg Technical third, and Baltimore Poly. lnstitute fourth. Time 3.35 4-5. Tech covered the distance in 3.37. The Seniors easily romped away with the inter class meet on the Island. The team romped away with the dual meet at lvlercersburg with the Academy second team, scoring Q03 points to hlercersburgis 355. Tech took hrst place in every event excepting the hammer throw. which was lost by a couple of inches. Hefflefinger set up two school records in the two sprints, scoring the 100 yard dash in IO 1-5 seconds, and the 220 yard dash in 23 seconds. He also took hrst place in the broad jump. Two school records were broken by Beck when he heaved the shot 46 feet and ran the 220 yard low hurdles in 28 1-5 seconds. He also won the discus throw. Flickinger made a new school record in the half mile run, covering the distance in 2.11 1-5 seconds. lXIay I4 the team went to State College where they won the meet on the following day, scoring 83 points. VVilliamsport was second with 27 points. Central finished seventh without much difficulty, scoring 6 points. Tech scored in every event except the high jump which went to VVilliamsport. Beck scored the highest number of points in the meet, taking the shot put, discus throw, 220 low hurdles, and third in 120 high hurdles. Scoring in all 00 I 0--0-0----Oli lol luliotooll-0'-0-0--0+-no col 00000000 000000 37