Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-20
Lesses of Glass of 1914 Defeat
Juniors in Battling Tilt by
10 to o Score.
BOYS TO START PRACTICE
Girls Games Over, and Preparations
for Boys Tourney Under Way
Games on Jan. -, IS and 10.
Standind.


/ The hardest fought interclass girls
/ basketball tournament ever held at
/ the high school was wo Mast night by
! the Senior girls. last year title hold
/ ers. when they defeated the Junior
team by a score of 10 to o.
! With the girls tournament over. in
terest at the school Centers in the
boys interclass tournament which
will be held on January II, 10 and 16
in the school gymnasium. com
parison of the boys fves indicate that
the tournament To be held early in
January will be even closer than that
OF the girls Just played OF.
by defeating the Junior quintet
last evening the Senior girls won the
title of the school for the second con
secutive season, and proved their
superiority over the other teams of
the school without doubt. From the
very start the Seniors had the dope
on The third year girls. and the guards
did their work so well that even
Eli abeth Bryan was unable to locate
the hoop.
The Juniors started out with a mutt
lated lineup but the work of the Sen
iors soon caused a radical change to
the old form. when Harriet Darling
was shifted to center from forward.
and Libby" Bryan was sent in to
win the game for her class But her
assistance came too late, and the Sen
iors already had the game tucked
away with the title.
Miss Carpenter Stars.
To Blanche Carpenter. informally
known to her friends as Carp" be-
long the honors of the game. Through
out the contest she played a battle of
high quality. The work OF Ruth
Blakemore. picked as captain OF the
school fest team, was also at her
usual high standard. June Nelson
was the lone star for the Juniors, and
she played a consistent, batting game
from gong to gong.
Summary.
Seniors. 10; Juniors o
Lineup:
Seniors: Margaret Cook and
Blanche Carpenter, forwards; Ruth
center; Winifred Reck.
Mary Morrison and Anna Dittman,
guards
Juniors: Harriet Darling, Dorothy
Schoessel and Elizabeth Bryan, for
wards; Hazel Willis and Harriet Oar
ling, center; June Nelson and Eva
Robb guards.
summary: Field goals, Margaret
Cook. >; Blanche Carpenter, ..
Foul baskets. Blanche Carpenter. 2
Boys Begin Work.
With the curtain drawn over the
girls tourney. the boys will begin
for their tournament i'm
mediately. From the prospects there
will be three especially good teams
IN the floor for the games, with the
seniors, Juniors and Sophomores all
represented by large squads. com
posed Of men of ability. The inter
class fight for the lads title TO be
pulled OFF on January II. - and 16
The regular first team practice for
he high school FIVE has already been
started, and the boys are rapidly
-ouudiug into shape Already Man
iger \. g. Hill has almost completely
,ut iued the work Of the season, with
Davenport, Monmouth. Galesburg.
AIedo, Drury Academy OF Aledo and
Abingdon on the list for games The
jig Eight and Northwestern preIimi-
iary state championship games are
.Iso scheduled FOR GaleBburg on Feb.
Z and y. All the games have not
,eeu completely arranged, but the fol-
owing dates have already been set:
Jan. alumni at Rock Island
Jan. 30 Monmouth at Rock Island
Feb Davenport at Davenport
Feb FL Monmouth at Monmouth,
March G-Davenport at Rock Isla.-
FEB. -NOrthwestern Preliminary
tate Tournament at GalesburR
II is probable that the Monmouth
I Mon mouth date will be changed be
ause Of the state tourney at Gales
urg on the eth Of February on the
anne date.