Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
LOCAL FIVE is
OUT OF RUNNING
Brilliant Work by Mt. Carroll
Basketball Team Too Much
for Rock Islanders.
GALESBURG BESTS MOLINE
Winners VIII Play Tonight for Right
10 Compete in State Finals
Losers Meet Today.
GALESBURG BESTS MOLINE

overco-e by the brilliant team work
and excellent basket shooting Of the
Mount Carroll high school basketball
FIVE, the Rock Island quintet fell in
defeat before the visitors in the open
ing game OF the preliminary tourna-
ment at the high school yesterday
afternoon by the overwhelming count
of 81 to Is. The upstate team rolled
the ball in the basket as though they
were playing a practice game, espe-
cially Walter Smith, the big. husky
center, who slipped in IA field baskets
and eight foul throws, which netted a
total OF sc points, more than twice
enough TO beat the islanders. On the
other hand the locals team work was
sadly lacking and they were seemingly
unable to locate the hoop. They were
completely bewildered by the brillian-
cy Of the Mount Carroll boys, but they
fought hard all the way and never
gave in until the final whistle was
sounded.
In the first half the locals were alb
solutely powerless and the best they
could do was to register five points,
all Of which Captain Behnamann made
on one field basket and three foul
throws, while by the close of the first
session the Mount Carroll boys had
rolled in a total of % points. The high
school did a little better in the next
half and managed TO slip in 10 points,
but the visitors made up for this gain
by scoring "a tallies.
VISITORS TEAM WORK GOOD.
The team work of the visitors was
one of the best exhibitions seen on
the school floor for some time. They
kept the ball well in their territory
most of the time and when it did get
down near the Rock Island basket
their men guarded so closely that
only five field baskets were made of
them in the whole game. For the Is
landers Captain Behnamann showed ur
we'll that is. he outshone the rest OF
his team, but did not show as good
form as he has in recent games. He
threw three field baskets and as many
foul throws. while a field basket spiece
by Tremann and Reeves and two foul
throws by Reeves completed the 10
Gals count Of 10.
OFFICIALS ARE GOOD.
The two Chicago men, Lownsberry
and Shmitt who have charge of the
games, were good and kept the play
we'll in bounds all the time. The
afternoon contest was refereed by Mr.
rrrLf1 ha1
charge Of the evening battle. The
lineups and summary follow:
Mount Carroll-Forwards, Roos anC
Bennett; center, Smith; guards, Val
Bushirk and Browning.
Rock Island-Forwards Behnamann
Neussili. Reeves and Tremann; center
Tremann and Behnamann; guards
Chalk, Pratt. Rincke. Brough and Kit
tilsen.
Summary-Field baskets: Smith
IA; Bennett, 6; Roos, 4 Behnamann
3: Tremann, /. Reeves, l. Foul throws
Smith. s: Behnamann, 3; Reeves, 2
Bennett, I.
Referee - Lownsberry. Umpire
Shmitt. Time Of halves-20 minutes.
GALESBURG wAILoPs MOLINE.
The evening contest between Gales
burg and Moline was nearly as mucl
Of a runaway as the afternoon battle
the Galesburg team taking the gam
from the Plow City boys by the loI
sided score OF 90 TO rs The winner
gave one Of the prettiest exhibition
OF basketball that has been seen o.
the school floor for many a day. Thei
team work was OF the best, even bel
ter than that Of Mount Carroll in tn