Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-14
BRADLEY POLY IS
NEXT FOR LOCALS.
Augustana Meets Peoria Quin-
tet Tonight in Seasons
Biggest Contest.
LOCALS HEAD CONFERENCE.
Have Percentage of 1000 Points
Coach Brown of Peoria Springs a.
Some More Dope.

The Augustana college basketball
quintet leaves Rock Island late this
afternoon, via the c., r. I. & p, for
Peoria, where they cope tonight with
the Bradley Polytechnic school in one
of the biggest games of the 1914
schedule for the locals. Bradley copied
last years intercollegiate conferences
title and it is claimed now has q faster,
team than the 1913 crown wearers, and
the local collegians are not expecting
any easy mark. The two teams met
once before on the Augustana floor.
the Swedes capturing the contest by
a rather one-sided count, but since that
time the Peorians have been practfc-
ing long hours in an effort to recup-
crate some of their lost percentage
points, and therefore will go into the.
game tonight with every expectancy to
win, and with their students present
in a body to lend their assistance by
vocal means.
The fact that the game is on the
visiting floor does not bother the All
gustana lads in the least, as they have
been trimming all of them this season,
at home or abroad, and the local quin-
tet has not lost conference contest as
yet, holding an enviable percentage of
1000 points.
Normal Close Second. ~
The Normal five is a close second
to Augustana, having captured seven
out of eight games played, and if the;
Swedes lose tonight they will head the
local team. Wesleyan is close third
with six won out of seven played, and
will also pass the Augustanians, pro-
viding the islanders lose while Yves
leyan wins again.
Bradley Poly, the Rock Island boys
contenders tonight, rank next in the
conference standing, with six games
won and three lost, not very excel
lent showing for a team supposed to be
faster than last years champions. ~
The four above teams are now really
the only contenders for the title this
year as none of the other colleges
have made any kind of a showing for
the coveted honors. Augustana. SCARS
to have the best chance of grabbing
off the crown as the Swedes have a
clean record and a wonderful quintet
to keep the record as it now stands.
The boys are confident of returning to
Rock Island late tonight with another
victory slowed away in their game
bags and the students at the colleges
plan royal reception for their heroes
if victory smiles upon them.
Normal meets Mililzin tonight, while
Wesleyan meets McKendree
Peoria Students JubiIant.
Peoria, H., Feb. 14.-Coach Fred c.
Brown of Bradley Polytechnic Institute
has upset more dope" this year COM
corning basketball games and various
teams than any other college coach
and now the entire B. p. l. student
body as well as the entire intercollegs
late conference is waiting TO see what
he will do when B. P. l. five meets the
undefeated Augustana basketball team
from Rock Island. The game is seized.
uled to take place in the Bradley GYM
nasium tonight.
The Augustana team is regarded as
one of the strongest contenders In
the conference for the title. 1t has
five victories to it's credit and Brad
ley anticipates a hard game. The
odds rather favored Augustana for the
championship until last week when
Bradley defeated both Millikin and
Hedding college. Both of these teams
were regarded as composed of champ
ionship timber and B. P. rs doubie
win makes things appear rosy for the
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