Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-15
AUeUSTANA GETS
BUMP AT PEORIA
STRONG BRADLEY FIVE TAKES
LEAD AWAY AND WINS ~
LAST FEW SECONDS.
Rses islanders sno~ oasr In One Of
speeeiest Contests Seen IN the
Still City.

Aurustana lost % Bradley 81 20 90.
Saturday evening. In a game % basket
ball which a. regarded as one u the
moax Interesting and teusely fought
games ever Witnessed on the Bradley
foor. From the middle OF the second
half until the last few seconds %
play. Ausustana was IN the lead. but
within two seconds % the final pistol
shot LfdeI OF the Bradley Eve. sped
down the floor and dropped IN the
deciding basket a. the gun sounded.
The first half belonged 70 neither
team. and the greater part % the sec
ond period was even Both teams en-
tered the game with a great show %
speed. Berg o. the locals and Allen
and Joaquin % Bradley showed up
best ~ the close Of the first half
Bradley as In the lead. Is 10 f5- The
second hair opened with both teams
a<ain goins az top speed. Bradley led
or for a time. but Augustaua sOon cut
OF the Lead. and reached the long end
OF a 30 % u score. This lead was
maintained up 10 the last 30 seconds
Of play. when Graham OF Bradley So
cured a pretty overland basket. and
with only two seconds 20 play Idle
added the finishing touch
Samueison Of Augustana proved
himself TO be the best forward on the
floor. securing nine baskets from va
rious angles and distances Samuel
son will make a strong bid for position
ON the all-stste team. IN the opinion OF
nearly all the basketball authorities
who have witnessed his remarkable
playing In the several games this sea ]
son Ia eight games be has made a I
total 81 IS baskets. and In the last
three games has nine field throws
chaIked up 10 his credit each time =
This gives him an average OF seven i
and one-half baskets for each game I
This season. Summary and lineup
Bradley C31l-Lidie. r.. Graham. n. /
Nelson. c; Joaquin. *: Allen. *
AuEustnua f2Oi-LuuberE. II. sam I
uelGou. IL: SwedberE- C; Berg. rss /
fuitkruns r.
Field baskets -Samueison .. Idle 4
.. Graham 8. Nelson 4. Lunbers 2. t
SwedborE .. Allen. Hultkrans- Foul T.
baskets-Swc dnerE ?. Graham sub
ssftutious Valentine for Lunberg. I
Anderson for Huitkrans- Referee
omen.
FNEN@FH9M L9ar
Saturday evening the AueuEtaua re-
serves lost 20 the Cambridge high
school az Cambridge b. n score % 30
90 IS This g. the first game the re-
serves have figured IN this season.
which probably accounts for the one
sided score. This team VIII be- seen
70 action on the home floor soon
AuEustaua goods lost a hard fought
game 90 the sta-e normal ave az De
Eafb Friday by q score ~ 9-6. This
vas one % the fastest games or coed
basketball ever witnessed on the nor
nal floor. and according TO Manager
BIomEreu. should have been q victory
FOR the AuEustara team. but Tor the
fact that the floor had been waNed In
for dance which follow
20 the game. and the local goods were
10; accustomed 20 playing on q polish
ri door.
Amy Anderson secured one reid
basket and Two foul baskets for the To-
-ais and Ethel Isaacsou added the
1ther two points with a field throw.
The lineup for AusustaHa was as fol
ows:
Forwards Beatrice Carpenter.
lara Swsdcuberg. Ethel Isaacs0us
,cnter. Amy Anderson. guards. Laura
anderson and Harriet Darling. Time
u haIves-Ffieeu minutes.