Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25
PLAN FOR STATE
TOURNEYA KNOX
Local High School Strong Con
tenders for Final State
Clashes at Urbana.
NAY MEET MOLINE SCHOOL
,,.,l Boys Hope 10 Get Chance at the
P,o~ City Hish-Tourname1t
opens Friday Morning

v-ox college Of GaIesburg Is max
- ~ preparation for the entertain
=, n about 100 athletes. vino viii
\ -.-rietpate In the Illinois northwestern
E.--ict state preliminary basketball
.---Bameut. % be held Friday and
s,,urday OF this week at the Knox
.--n.siuu. Eleven high schools OF
-. section Of the state have entered
- tourney. and IL promises 10 be one
=, the biggest in the state. Some OF
- district Journeys have already
- played OF. and the winners Will
e7-pete IN the state games for the
e.,.plonship az UrbaHa later in the
season
Calesburg won the northwestern dis
,,srt championship last year. the pre-
T-s being held az the Moline ~" gym,
- then won the state title at the
A. meet. The fight for the repre-
,sotafion in the final games Is expect
= ., Be hard one. and by the SEIZED
-,s Il games are 10 be played in order
?, PICK the best FIVE OF the eleven
teams IN the running
Local Five Entered.
Rock Island IS 20 have its best quin-
~ A. the GalesburE meet. and expects
70 b high IN the running for the final
usst Moline also IS entered and local
rlsyers hope 20 get a chance at the
Pow City Lads during the tourney.
Last year az the prelim. Moline and
Rock Island met twice. and twice the
timer took 4 fall out OF tie Island
q. but the local stars are confident
"a; they can secure revenge for the
tr0 drubbings handed them this year.
None other high schools will be rep
resented az the Knox gym, and num-
Der Of new contestants are among the
Est There are a number OF small
towns represented in the meet. but the
Tile burEs have a habit OF turning
cut some fast fves. and they are liable
% upset the best OF dope.
Al present Il seems as II four teams
are the strongest coutenders: Gales
burg. Kevznee. Moline and Rock IS
Ind Gaiesburg has the fastest team
Z the state last year. but lost their
best men. when Ericsson and Phil. the
1frsr captain Of last years FIVE. grad /
szfed last spring. Nevertheless. the
GllssburE aggregation are counted up |
On 70 make a fierce scrap for the title ]
q this section.
FLANDERS Are Strong.
None Of the regular Island City FIVE
vi be out Of the game at GaIesburs. T
azd they will present a formidable .
lineup IN all Of tie contests they enter. &
Captain Chalk and Kip are both IN
ne game again. and are 20 be counted
upou 10 DO some fast work in the con-
tests Glass and Hoffman are both
IiTong in the center ring. and are fight
NJ hard FOR the regular berth. a.
1o1sa Gills on account Of his expert
s1oe has tie advantage. Rinck and
AseTes are q par Of guards that keep
Iirss rambling all the time and have
been slowing real basketball class
throughout the season Andrews and
Hlaekley are the other two subs. vtS
VI probably accompany the team.
a-a they are good guards. Hlnckley
az also play forward position with
sase
he Knox and Lombard coaches
ave charge % the prelims. and they
IN Be the officials OF the u games. I
frd7y morning az $50 the captains Of
-e teams entered will choose for let
isrs.
Twelve schools have entered. They