Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-29
AUCUSTANh AND
SOCIALS IN WINS
High School and Y. M. G. A
Lose in Double Header at
Association.
BOTH CONTESTS ARE SLOW
Taber and MacNIanus Star for So
Gals and RudilIs for the
Reserves.

With badly crippled team the high
school basketball five went down in
overwhelming defeat last evening
before the social quintet in the first
game of the double header at the Y. NJ.
c. A. The game was little less than a
runaway from the start, and by the
close of the battle the Socials had run
/ up a total of 40 points. while the high
school had tailed only "a. Tremann,
Kittilsen. Pratt and Neussii were all
out of the school lineup, and conse-
quently Coach CoTneal was forced to
put in a number of second team men.
/ The Socials played team work well,
running the ball down the field and
throwing baskets repeatedly. Taber
was the particular star. scoring bas-
/ kets from all angles Of the field at will
/ He had total of II baskets, which
nettad % of the Socials' points, while
Jay MacManus, the other forward.
played splendidly, and registered six
field baskets and as many foul throws.
The guards, Captain Schauke and
Robb. passed the ball accurately and
guarded the high school forwards so
carefully that they only made six bas-
kets in the whole game. Andrews at
center played well and brought up the to
tai by making four field baskets.
HIGH SCHOOL SLOW.
On the other hand the high school
boys were slow, and though they took
a number of shots for the basket, they
were not able to locate the pocket sue
icessiully. only making one field goal in
the first period. Fay Reeves was the
largest score getter for the high boys
He threw foul throws with great regu
larity, scoring u out of %, while he
registered two field baskets in the last
session. Two by Captain BehnamanT
and two by Chalk completed the schoo
count of II. The lineups and summary
follow:
Socials-Forwards, MacManus anC
Taber; center, Andrews; guards
Schauke and Robb
High School-Forwards, Reeves anC
Hinkly; center, Behnamann; guards
Chalk, Coulter, Rincke and Whistler.
Sunmary-Field baskets-Taber II
! MacManus 6, Andrews 4, Behnamann 2
Reeves 2, Chalk 2, Robb L Referee
Hall Umpire-Robb.
RESERVES WIN FROM "Y.-
The Y. NJ. C. A. five put up but feebl,
resistance against the Augustana Re
serves, who won easily, II to S. Tn,
scoring throughout the battle was light
only IL field baskets being registere,
by both teams in the game. The ''Y
= men we're slow on their feet, and thei
a team work was poor, while the &C
: serves passed the ball more swiftly
+ Both fves were of on shooting bias
!, kets, and though the players had II
= peste,i chances to score they woul
e very seldom roll them in. The asst
/. citation team could have won on fou
S throws alone had they been able t
, make them, as they had Is chance
k and did not send one through the hooI
b Captain Young failed to strike his gal
y and only made two goals, while two b
e Nichols in the first half and one b
e Wilcher made their total of 10.
n For the Lutherans, Rudilus at 70,
5 ward was the bright star. His effort
accounted for two field baskets an
seven foul throws which netted !
points. E Anderson, playing the Otl
e er forward, made two spectaculs
II baskets from the center of the foo
s one each half, while Hultgren tallie
d one. Froude and Hultgren at til
d guards PLAYED good games and held :
d forwards down well.
T. The lineups and summary follow:
e, Augustana Reserves = Forwards, E
h Anderson and Rudilus; center, H. A
/ derson; guards, Froude and Hultgre
Ie Y. "a. c. Afterwards, Wilcher al
D. Young; center, Nichols; guards, Bic
Is er and Dean.
O Girl Teams Meet Tomorrow.