Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
MT.CARROLL WINS
PRELIM TOURNEY
Defeats Galesburg Saturday
Evening in Deciding Game,
&c to "a.
ISLANDERS LOSE TO MOLINE
Old Time Rivals Clash in Glorious
Battle Which Goes to Pillow
City Aggregation.

weight and height the Mount Carroll
basketball five captured the champion
ship of the northwestern division of
the state Saturday evening at the high
school when they won over the fast
but light Galesburg high quintet by
two points, "a to 26. The two teams
had decisively trimmed the other con-
testants in the tourney the previous
day and the battle Saturday night was
to decide which five was to represent
this section of the state in the finals
at Bloomington on the sth and 9th of
March
GALESBURG GETS LEAD.
Galesburg was the first to register,
but the score swayed from one side
to the other as basket after basket
was thrown. Towards the end of the
session Galesburg took the lead and
the half closed with the count Is to
IL. Galesburg was again the first to
score in the second period but the
Mount Carroll boys gradually crept up
on their opponents, and when there
were but six minutes of time left to
play they evened up the count They
then literally ran away from their op-
ponents for few minutes. Galesburg
rallied, but it was too late and the
whistle blew with them two points be-
hind.
SMITH WINS FOR TEAM.
Walter Smith, the big 200 pound cen
ter of the Mount Carroll aggregation,
was the main factor in bringing the
team through the tourney without a
defeat. His brilliant play was largely
responsible for the trimming that was
administered TO the Islanders in the
opening game Friday, though his team
mates worked hard, playing team work
well and keeping the ball for the most
part in Mount Carroll territory. Ben
nett showed good form but did not
score heavily, missing shots by narrow
margins, while Ross, the other forward,
performed creditably, making a total
of seven baskets in the two games.
The Mount Carroll guards. though
small, worked well against their larger
opponents and passed the ball accu.
rately.
MAKE FOUL THROWS STEADILY.
The regularity in which Smith OF
Mount Carroll and Bridge, Galesburg
forward, made foul throws was easily
a feature of the game, especially neal
the close of the battle when every
point meant either victory or defeat
for his team. Smith made a record Of
eight out of 20 attempts, while Bridge
Gagged nine out Of II. Bridge was the
main cause of the Moline downfall OF
the previous evening, but failed to fine
his gait Saturday, not registering 6
field goal in the whole game. Phil, the
other star forward, made five field
baskets, while Erickson threw one
The Galesburg school has a fine team
and as far as individual men are con
ceTned they have the superior five bu
they were unable to cope with the
brilliant Smith. They are accustomed
to much larger gymnasium than a
the local school and had they beer
playing on a different floor they prob
ably would have taken first honors
At any rate Mount Carroll won fairl,
and the Galesburg team is satisfied
though it was hard to lose when vic
tory was so near. The lineups AM
summary follow:
Mount Carroll-Forwards, Ross ant
Bennett; center, Smith; guards, Val
Buskirk and Browning.
III rdS nr1d-a
Phil; center. Phillips; guards, Halla
day and Erickson.
Summary-Field baskets: Smith, 5
Phil, 5; Ross, 8; Bennett, l; Phillips
1; Erickson, l. Free throws: Bridge
s out It; Smith, s out Of 20. Referet
Schmitt; umpire, Lownsberry; time
keeper, CorneaI; time of halves, 2
! minutes.
FLANDERS LOSE TO MOLINE.
Fighting an uphill battle after tn
opening of the second half the Roc
Island high school basketball five too
the lead away from Moline Saturda
afternoon in the third game of tn
tournament when time was nearly I'll
only to lose it a second later throug
: the brilliant work of Wiederquist, tn
: star forward of the Plow City team
4 who threw a field basket and fou
y throw in quick succession. Not to /
denied a victory the locals came bac
with vengeance and Fay Reeves, til
high school forward, registered thre
foul throws, evening up the coun
But Moline Immediately edged ahea
when Soderstrom made a basket, an
they maintained the lead until the en-
although the Islanders fought stu
bornly and did their best to tall
Luck was seemingly against them,
the ball continually trimmed the bask
without dropping through.
NEUssILI NOT IN LINEUP.
The locals we're somewhat weakent
by the absence of Neussili from Il
lineup, but Fay Reeves filled His pla'
creditably and was the biggest scoI
getter for Rock Island. making
points.
PRATT Is GAME
Verne Pratt, the local forward a.
ii incidentally the smallest man in 4
Il battle, proved his gameness by insi
ing upon staying in the game, althoul
he twice received knocks that Won
have sent many players out of the CO