Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-06
LASSIES
ARE The CHAMPS
WIN iNTERCLASS BASKETBALL
TOURNEY BY DEFEATING
SENIORS, II To6.
Sophs Trim Freshmen. Who Fail >,
Cop Single Game 49, spon
Proves Exciting.
FINAL STANDING OF TEAMS.

Juniors ..-.....-.... % : aeo
Seniors ............-3 6fs
Sophomores .--......3 322
Freshmen ..........-.3 200
In two of the best games ever Wit.
messed between two girls teams in the
high school gym, the junior lasses
won the championship Of the inter.
class basketball tournament. which
ended at the local nigh school yester.
day afternoon after school. The 6rst
game between the sophomore end
freshmen quintets was the closest in
regard TO final scores, each team fight.
ing hard to lead the other In the cellar
position. The sophomores finally sue.
ceeded in giving that position OF honor
to the lowly freshies, by final count
of 2 to s, while the juniors took the
seniors into camp by q final score Of
II TO s. Seldom has so much enthusi.
asm been shown in interclass basket.
ball games as was displayed by the
local students yesterday afternoon.
The high school gym was packed with
frenzied classmen.
Soph-Freshie Battle.
The soph-freshie battle was the Hrgt
TO come off. and IT was some" fight
Throughout the first period each team
fought for the lead. and it was an
even battle, for the score at the end
of this half was TO 6. Two more
evenly matched teams could hardly
be found. but in the second period the
size and experience Of the older girls
was a tie until the last minute OF play.
when the sophs scored two field goals
in a sudden squirt. Thus, when the
final whistle blew. the sophomores
were on the long end Of a u to s
score.
Melba Carlson at forward and Grace
Barnett and Elizabeth Swisher at
guards played an excellent game for
ne sophomores. The former. Media
carlson, made 10 of the II points Sc.
cured by her team, and played a fine.
aggressive game. For the freshmen.
2obley Clark at forward and 1Iarguer-
lie Morrison at guard did the stellar
work
Junior Match.
The junior-senior game was the main
20 Of the afternoon, as both quintets
bowed much rivalry throughout the
Quincy. The senior defeat can be at.
ributed TO the smallness Of the for.
Yards. For the seniors. Elizabeth
bryan at forward fought a great fight
Ter exhibition Of pluck and grit drew
luch applause, while she counted With
of the points made by the fourth
ear squad. Hazel Willis seemed to
ave an edge on her opponent al cen.
or, as she played remarkable game
lille June Nelson was without
oubt shining light among the senior
yards.
The playing of Alberta Glasco was
p to her usual form. although she did
Ut secure as many baskets as secur-
by her in the preceding games she
.atured with some phenomenal shots
he holding OF the senior forwards
IN be laid mostly to the great work
Hazel Kerr. who again by hard
ork secured and threw the bail out
danger.
The Lineups.
The Iineups and summaries OF the
70 games were as follows:
Sophomores-M Carlson and Mli-
ed Hudson. forwards. Viola Fors-
re, center; r. Swisher and G. Bar
IT, guards
Freshmen NuezsH and Ra5.ey
ark. forwards. c. Arueu. center w.
prison and +. Sodergreu. guards.
Summary: Field eoals-M. Carlson
VI. Hudson ]. 2. Nue-sH T.. r. Clark
Free thrOws-N. Carlson 4 ont Oi