Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-22
GALESBURC WILL
WIN The TOURNEY
Basketball Prelim in Moline
Looks Like Sure Thing for
the DOWNSTAIRS.
LOCALS LOSE FIRST GAME
Are Defeated by Moline In Afternoon
but Take sterlins's Measure
In the Evening.
Galesburg. 90; Sterling. 20.
Mo1ine "a. RncLy leland %

Galesburg. 90; Sterling. 20.
Moline, 81; Rock Island. %.
Rock Island. 4s; Sterling, "A.
The northwestern state preliminary /
basketball tournament started at the |
Moline Y. VI. c. A. gymnasium yes
terday afternoon with four teams in
the running, and before the days play
ing was over. the Sterling aggregation
Of basket throwers was eliminated
from the contest by two decisive de-
feats, one by Galesburg. and the sec
ond by the Rock Island FIVE. The Ster-
ling team was sadly crippled. With
their captain and three Of the regular
payers out OF the game. on account
Of some trouble between the school
authorities and the players. they were
in poor condition and were not truly
represented at the tournament.
The first game OF the afternoon
was the Sterling Galesburg contest,
II II may be called that The Gales
burg quintet had everything their way
in the first half The period ended
with the score 81 to 5. In the last
session OF the game all the Galesburs
substitutes we're put into the contest
The final SCORE was 90 10 20. For the
winners Captain Phil was the star.
his remarkable basket shooting cali
ing forth the admiration OF the specta-
tors time and again.
MOLINE DEFEATS ROCK ISLAND.
The second game OF the afternoon
was the Moline-Rock Island contest,
in which the Moline five proved them
selves conquerors OF the crippled local
aggregation. The score was "a to %.
The locals entered the contest with
two OF their star players out OF the
game. Glass having a bad shoulder.
and Kipp being sick. but even with
this disadvantage they gave the No.
line team a run. The first half the
game was all Mo.ine's. the period
ending with the score Is to 5. But the
locals proved they could come back.
and In the second half they threw a
scare into the Moline FIVE by immed-
lately taking the lead. and maintain
ing the long end OF the score through
out the period. The session ended
with the score II TO 16 in favor of
the Rock Island quintet For Rock
Island. Chalk and Whistler we're the
principal stars OF the game. although
all the locals played consistent baIi.
Hollowell. a product OF Coach Cor
meals training. was one OF the shin.
ing lights Of the Moline team. The
first part OF the season he played on
the Rock Island high team, but moved
10 Moline the first Of January and
Immediately made.good on the maroon
and white team. Wiederuuist also
played a good game for the Moline
FIVE. The summary is as follows:
Lineups: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Hol
lowell and KEEL forwards. Soderstrom
(captain). center; Radcliffe. Neuhaus
and Huddle. guards Rock Island
Rinck and Chalk, forwards: Tremam
tcaptain). center; Gleason and Wits
Ter. guards.
Summary: Field baskets-Moline
Wiederquist, 8; Soderstrom, 4: Hollo
well. 2; Radcliffe. ?: Kie.. l. Rocl
Island. Chalk. 4; Rinck, /; Gleason
l, and whistler, /.
Foul baskets: Moline-Wiederqu
8. Rock Island-Tremann 9.
Points awarded-Moline. /.
ROCK ISLAND DEFEATS STERLING
The game in the evening starte
at 9 o'clock and was between tn
two losers OF the afternoon games
Sterling and Rock Island. The Stel
ling team especially showed the r,
suits OF the hard game Of the after
noon. and the game was not as fas
as those OF the afternoon. The local
played a consistent game Throughout
and in the first half they took. tn
Sterling men into camp by 26 to
score. The upstate team had goo