June 3 3 1954
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Highacies It only inter-co le late spot„ Basketball., completely pus
other college interesta aside this year as championship material fr
the - i;Eigioiraniiille'd at 'HailOton Centers; - Optindath,' - aifto'a Jr,
tollegii"*ChafapionalliP;'*as voiced at the first orginizatibn meiiting'bitt
able athletic tupiirvisor s Ift. 'Preston Peightal,"assumed the gatthering
that iisineitroalincif; ivizi championships but stressed nteamwork“ as the
1 51 Hazleton teamts motto,
With . the resignation of 1953 - coac4,Frank Antinozzi o who obtained
t6achlng position in New Jersey, applications were taken to fill - the
AXtSk careful cionaideration a Penn State alumnus was selected
namely. James nackli Taylor.
'Zack 6 , ompiaedquite erecor at MIS and Hazleton nter as ye
high;Sooring gnard. In a pre-season interview with this scribe, Zack
liis - proudett Mailient - oceurred' at High School in 1947., when he
hoiped.'eVop aillentawilts siity-game winning streak by holding their ac,
tillitalabh to five'points. Little did he suspect whit was in sore f
him as one of the youngest College coaches 24 years old.
As the exciting, Jr. College season drew to , a close our own Lions
seated in a first 'place tie with York after winning the "Big One"
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