Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-13
Sophomores Win from Freshies
Causing Tri- cornered Equal
Standing.
TO PLAY OFF NEXT WEEK
First Year Team Is Frozen Out for
Rock Island High School
Basketball Title.
uttered STANDING.

Sophomores ..........-.. 900
Freshmen ......-.... 8 900
GAME MONDAY.
Seniors VS.. Juniors.
GAME TUESDAY.
Losers of Mondays contest VS..
/ SophOmores.
| GAME FRIDAY.
Winners of Mondays and Wednes-
days games for the title.
The Juniors turned the trick The
/ seemingly invincible forces of the
senior class of the high school in
the annual interclass girls basketball
/ tournament which was to have closed
I asst evening, were defeated by the
Juniors This is the first time tina. the
young ladies' team OF a senior class
have been defeated in two years. and
that single defeat jumbled the percent
age column for the tournament so that
three more games will have to be play
ed next week in order to reckon the
champion of this year.
The contests are to be pulled off on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Juniors, 9; Seniors, 8.
The Juniors took the lead in their
contest from the very first, and the
final standing was 9 to s in favor of
the third year girls.
The Sophomores were pitted against
the Freshies and had little difficulty
in outclassing their younger oppon-
ents, Is TO 3. There was no surprise
awaiting the spectators in the first
game of the afternoon. But as soon
as the bal was tossed up at center on
the first play of the second game. all
present knew there was to be real
battle Staged, which would be even
better than the contest between the
Scphomore-Junior teams of the day
before.
over confidence is generally ascr'o- |
ed as the cause of the defeat of the |
Senior five. although as many say, the
Juniors were playing a style of basket !
ball that has never been seen at the
High school heretofore. Their team |
work was in a class of it's own and /
was accountable for many of the !
baskets which were made by the Is
forwards.
Best Bet Wins.
To Miss Elijah beth Bryan the Juniors
are now paying their thanks, for it
was her work which without doubt
was the big element in the third year
girls victory At ten chances at foul
goals, she made five, and he remain
mig four points she made in two neat
baskets.
Her work at forward was the same
high grade as it has been throughout
he tournament. and to Miss Dorothy
Schoessel. her running mate at for
ward, belongs great praise in assisting
Miss Bryan. Time after time she
would abandon a chance TO win glory
TO herself and pass the ball TO Miss
Bryan The work of Miss June Nelson
at guard was another of the goddesses,
who defeated the Seniors by her work,
bu- their were no particular stars on
the Juniors quintet.
Miss BIakemore Out.
The Seniors were at a decided dis
advantage throughout the game be
suse their star center was out of the
game. The loss of Miss Ruth Blake
more was fel throughout the contest,
although Miss Anna Dittman. who has
,een alternating with Miss Blakemore
II the pivot position during the games
his year. was os high standard. Ii
5 understood that during the games i
text week Miss Dittman will be shift
d to guard and will be decided dis
advantage to the Junior team. In this |
ase Miss Blakemore will be in the /
anne against center
The Seniors. again, were unable to
lay the same fighting game that the
JUNIORS put up without breaking the
uies of the game, and probably lost
ne game through their fouls. for Miss
Iryan showed her ability to locate the
oop last night by sa-ting down five
oints out Of ten trials.
The game started cut fas. with the
uniors taking the lead from the first
he score at the end of the first half
-as 5 TO in favor of the Juniors.
Freshies Strong.
After he exciting game between the
uniors and Seniors, the Fresh-Soph
anne was pushed into the back ground
he Freshies were stronger than they LII
ave been at any time during the ri
1urnament. and surprised the Soph
sam b. holding them 10 a 10 % 2
,ore in the opening session. The final
sriod they did even better and ran
p points TO the Sophomore's 8.
The summary follows:
sophomores VS.. Freshmen. III
Sophomores. Is: Freshmen. 5. III
Scphs-Evelyn Eckhart and Al