Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
WON BOTH CAME S
Y. M. G. A. First and Second
Teams Defeat the High School
Boys at Basketball.
NOW CLAIM CHAMPIONSHIP
Association Boys Have Best of It
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Loses to
Moline Frat Team.

az l NJ. l. n. NdS TWICE NlCiOTlOuS
last evening at the high school, the
first team defeating the high school
squad by the score of IS to -, and
the second team of the Y. NJ c. A.
defeating the high school second team
by the score of 30 TO 10 in a curtain
raiser
The main game was fast and eXcit-
ing and many fouls We're called on
both sides for roughness. The class of
the Y NJ. c. A. team was shown. when
their teamwork bewildered the high
school boys. and field baskets were
made almost at will. the first half end
ing % to -.
briggs was easily the star of the Y.
NJ. c. A. team, making six field bas-
kets. while playing guard against
Lift. the high school star. who could
cage but three. In Brennan of the
school boys, Jensen had hard man,
and one of the prettiest exhibitions
Of basketball was played between
them.
Are Now Champions.
The Y NJ. c. A. now claims clear
title to the championship of the tri-
cities, and challenges any team to
contest for the title.
This evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. the
first team will play the Moline Y. NJ.
c. A.. and a fast game is anticipated.
The curtain raiser was also a fast
and exciting one. both teams being
evenly matched. The Y. NJ. C. A. sec
Old team has been reorganized recent
y and under the coaching of Harry
Franks is now following fast in the
steps OF the first team.
The different squade lined up as fol-
lows:
High school-Liitt and Voss. for
wards; Brennan, center; StreCkfus
and Young, guards.
Y. NJ. c. Adams and Ficken, for
wards; Jensen, center; W. Robb and
briggs. guards.
Field baskets-Liitt, 3; Voss. 9:
Brennan, . Streckfus. 1 Jahns. >:
FIcken. 5; Jensen, ); briggs. 6. Foul
Dissatisfaction. Z; Lift. II.
Referee-Franks. Umpire-Hall
High school second team-Brinker-
hoff and McCandless. forwards; Frey
center; Steenberg and Larkin. guards
Y. NJ. C. A second team-Kelly and
Smith. forwards; Lamp, center; Lien
hard and /. Robb. guards.
Referee-Ficken and Franks. I'm
pire-HaII.
AuSustana Loses.
The Moline Independents. the high
school fraternity team. last night de
feated the Augustana basketball team
by score of 40 to 81. The game was
played in Wagner's hall in Moline be
fore a fair-sized crowd. Fast and
furious playing on beth sides charac-
terizcd the game throughout.
The college men experienced cOnsid-
cradle difficulty in keeping their feet
on the highly polished floor of the
dance hall and in the first half the
frat" boys ram away with the score,
| it being % to 9 in their favor. As
they became more accustomed to the
floor, however, the cOllegians put up a
better game and the second half they
scored IS points to the independents
%. A return game will be played Feb
% in the college gymnasium.
The Hneups were as follows:
Moline-Young and Deweud for
wards; Woodyatt, center; ARIEL
Reeves and Hartzell guards.
Augustana-Ekblad and Paulson
forwards; Wahlund, center; Wyer and
Reading. guards.
Referee-Isaacson. Umpire-Dal
helm.
Field baskets-Young. Q: Woodyatt
TO-; Paulson, 4 Ekblad, 3 Wyer. 5;
Dewend. 3; Wahlund. ?. Foul baskets
l-Woodyatt, /; Ekblad, ,; Paulson. /