At the opening of the
1933-34 basketball season, our prospects seemed bright, but as Fate would have it, other schools appeared to have brighter
ones. A call for candidates bt Coach Dimmerling, early in December, netted a squad of seventy-five ambitious passers. After
thinning out the ranks, twelve remained. Several weeks of hand practice put the team in readiness for battle.
Pottsville high opened its basketball season by defeating Lehighton High School,
35-30, in the new gym, before a crowed house. In the first P.I.A.A. league game of the season, a strong Easton five topped
Pottsville, 23-19.
Pottsville then lost its second
league game to East Stroudsburg at the latter place when the Blue and Grey won by a 35-23 score.
Ending a slow, uninteresting game, Pottsville lost to the Alumni, 26-13. The following
Friday, Pottsville journeyed to Allentown where the Dimmerlingmen lost to Bernie's Crum's team 28-8.
The Crimson and White lost their next tilt, 28-20 to the "Tams" of Tamaqua.
A slashing offensive gave Pottsville High its first league victory of the season, when the Crimson and White defeated Mahanoy
City quintet, 25-17.
In a non-league game, Pottsville
defeated Shenandoah Blue Devils, 34-23 on the local court. The following Friday, Pottsville recived its worst defeat of the
season when Hazleton won, 51-12. Using a clever passing attak, Betlehem gave the Crimson and White its next defeat by the
score of 24-17.
Pottsville High forced Easton to the
limit on Easton's own Floor, but lost in the closing minutes, 27-24. In a dull, slow game, Pottsville dropped its next league
tilt to East Stroudsburg by the small margin of 23-17.
The Crimson and White won their next game from Shenandoah High five, in a very exciting game, the score being 30-12. Allentown,
the league's favorite, gained a 34-14 victory over the Crimson Tide on the new court.
In a very fast game, Tamaqua rallied to defeat the Dimmerlingmen, 30-25. On the following Friday,
Pottsville Crimson Tide bowed to the strong Mahanoy City quintette, who forced a 37-20 lead on them before a capacity crowd.
The Crimson Tide then dropped its first non-league game of the season of the season
to Coughlin High, 29-24. Pottsville lost its next league tilt to the strong Hazleton outfit before the largest crowd of the
year. In the last home game on the schedule, Pottsville defeated West Chester Military Academy, 19-17.
Pottsville closed its 1933-34 season at Bethlehem, where the Emery-coached team
defeated Pottsville, 30-9. Bethlehem also obtained the league crown by winning the game.
Coach Dimmerling deserves much credit for his fine coaching. His experience as a coach has given
him valuable information in the matter of teaching high school boys the fundamentals, as well as the scientific facts of the
game.
