Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-22

Second-W ashington.
Third-Mount Carroll.
Fcurth-Rock Island.
RESULTS IN CLOSING GAMES.
Hinsdaie, 10; Washington, 10.
Mount Carroll, As; Rock Island, 9.
Joliet, 80; Mount Carroll, 80.
Bloomington, 81; Rock Island, "a.
Mount Carroll, 10; Washington, "a.
tourney at Bloomington Sat |
urday evening, when they defeated |
Washington by score of IS to Is. |
The game was good, although marred
by the rough work of both teams and
the seeming Partially of both officials
for Hinsdale. The team work and
basket throwing of the Hinsdale men
were equaled by no other team during
the meet. Hinsdale was able to work
their play signals nearly every time,
Keith, the Hinsdale center, out-jump-
ing Meyer continually. The game was
the best seen on the floor. The crowd
roasted the officials time and again
for their poor work, and at times the
hooting was surely justified.
The first half was marked by the
careful guarding done by both teams.
Only two baskets were thrown, and
those by Washington. The first half
ended 6 to- in favor of Washington.
In the second half Hinsdale played
them off their feet, and the half ended
with the score IS to Is, and Hinsdale
the state champions.
There were two games played in the
afternoon, and both were exceedingly
! interesting. The first was played by
Joliet and Mount Carroll and was won
| by the latter after fierce game The
score was, Mount Carroll SO, Joliet 80.
The first half Joliet outclassed Mount
Carroll and the half ended 16 to IL in
favor of Joliet. The second half the
game was won by Mount Carroll by
the purest luck seen during the tour
lney. Kline, the Mount Carroll for
ward, stood three times in the center
of the field and without hardly glanc-
ing at the basket, gave the ball a turn
and it fell through the ring without
touching the rim. 1t was through these
luck shots that the game was won.
Islanders In Great Match.
| The other game was between Bloom
ington and Rock Island The game
was won by Rock Island by the score
of SO to 81. The first half the Bloom
ington team held the Rock Island boys
down to IA points and made 10 them
selves. In the second half the Rock
Island boys were playing Bloomington
off the floor when Rock Islands series
of accidents began. About the middle
of the second half Walter Young, the
star Rock Island guard, had his nose
, fractured by colliding with Dolan, a
Bloomington forward. 1t was neces-
sary for him to retire from the game,
and it was thought that he would be
unable to play more. Streckfus was
shifted to guard and Richie was put in
at forward. Again Rock Island got a
start, when with five minutes to play
Lift and Dolan were both put out of
| the game for rough work. Time was
called and meeting of the board of
directors was held to determine wheth-
er the two men were eligible for the
evening games. Both were permitted
to return in the evening matches
However, Rock Island had brought but
one substitute, and they had no man
10 put in Lifts place. An attempt was
made 10 place Weld in the game, but
he had not been entered on the list,
and so was ineligible. 1t was finally
decided TO play Bloomington for the
remaining time with four men against
five. From this point on the game
was a. rough and tumble affair, the
Rock Islanders thinking nothing of
bowling over Bloomington man when
one got in the way. However, in the
five minutes play Bloomington made
but one basket and Rock Island made
one foul basket. This game put Bloom
ington out of the race.
Play Three Games i'm Day.
The first game in the evening was
played between Rock Island and Mount
Carroll. The Rock Island boys were
tagged out and were unable to play in
their usual good form, having played
two other hard games during the day,
while the Mount Carroll boys were
fresh. Although making feeble at
tempts at team work and basket throw
ing, they were unable to cope success
fully with the strong Mount Carroll
team. and the game ended 25 to 8 in
favor of Mount Carroll.
The next game was the Hinsdale.
Washington game. The last game for