Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
STATE SCHOOLS
FIGHT FOR PLACE
Illinois Is Cheered by the Re-
cent Victory Over Min
nesota.
INDIANA WINS OTHER GAME
Track and Water Men Rest on Lau.
rels Won in the Meet With
the Chicago U.

SApoAe, ILL.,, 4 CU. Zt.-illInOlS basket
ball men resume their battle for a
higher place in the conference stand.
ing this week on the local floor after
two weeks of rest, Indiana is the op-
ponent. Owing to the lowness of both
teams in the percentage column. the
game promises to develop into a fight
for the one team to the other further
down the ladder.
Cheered by the. victory over Wiscon-
sin, the orange and blue quintet has
been working hard to better it's
marks and since Indiana seems to be
slipping, Coach Tompson figures that
he can put the Hoosiers under the
cover. Indiana won the contest on
their own floor in a five minute extra
time game and the Illini are deter
mined to wipe out this defeat.
LINEUP CHANGED.
The coach believes that he has
found good combination with Hall
and Woolston at guards, Gates and
Dahringer at forwards and Leo at cen
ter. Hall, who promised to be the
western sensation in throwing baskets,
lost his basket eye soon after the sea.
son opened and his removal to guard
has strengthened the team considera
bly,, as he is fierce man to get by
and holds his opponent low. Gates
has turned the sensational stunts and
promises to continue his phenomenal
basket throwing work. Team work and
ability to take plenty of punishment
won the Minnesota game, the las.
game played. and it is believed that
these two qualities will overcome the
Hoosiers.
Despite the poor showing of the
five, the rooters have stood behind il
and there is every promise of a good
crowd in attendance at Friday even
ing's contest
REST ON LAURELS.
The track and water men are rest
ing on their laurels. The easy vic
tory Of both the varsity and freshmen
athletes over Chicago last Saturday
came as a refreshing surprise, al
though there were some upsets to dopt
that hurt from Illini point of view
Prospects for the winning of the in
door conference meet at Evanston hav,
become particularly bright. Ever,
event is well filled for the orange an,
blue men except the shot put and halt
mile. The relay team is furnishing
problem for Coach Gill, not becaus
, Of the lack Of good men, but becaus
of their being so numerous. The fou
men picked for the Chicago meet tor
two seconds off the record against
, team that did not force them an,
without the service of Sanders, tn
fleet footed little quarter miller. Whom
to pick is the puzzle.
PROMISE OF FUTURE.
LIGHTER lived up to his past perform
ances by trimming Kaiser, the holde
? of the American record, in the plung
for distance at the Missouri Athleti
club meet in st. Louis. Mo-, and give
promise of being the college sensation
of the country when he is eligible 70
the varsity next year. Vosburgh ais
gave several good performances an
, had McGillivray not been ruled out a
= ineligible this year for competing III
der the colors of an athletic club tn
' st. Louis meet would have swung +
the Illini. With Vosburgh, Lichte
5 and McGillivray on the varsity mex
year, 1t will be bard times for tn
teams Illinois will meet in the watel