Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-06
DAVENPORT WINS
FROM ISLANDERS
fo~Ass coz BASKETBALL GAME
At n. n- c A. sV SCORE
OF ~ TO ~
Roee Starts Locafs Win Practically
Second Team IN Fieis-confss;
10 Fast ard Clean


Davenport hfgh school team Won over
What EEs IN reality ths IocArs second
squad By the score % 81 % -. last
night TIE lineup was not decided
upon By Coach VIII Robb Until almost
the start % the contest. the Islanders
finally i.Hins ZAP with Butier az cen
ter. Eiuek and Anderson. guards. CIi-
" and Morris. f1rugrla
The zane started ulrh 81 rIr1 For
che first few miEltos neither side aco--
81. and 70 remained for ire crimson
and gold squad tc draw f-st blood.
Gully cogutnF with free throu.
Both teams worked The ball u1 and
down the floor beautifully. b1t both
we're Wild and Inaccurate in tre.r
Basket shooting as many chances
were missed. The D1veuporters were
the next 20 score. Eichards1r making
a dincuit Held goal Then the pretzeI
Erutle-s annexed another point on q
free throw 81 the same player There
vas nothing Tor the Islander f1 DO.
but 90 fIe the count. CuIy cou.us co.
tHe front with field eoaI The score
kept see-saglne back and forth ir thIs.
fashion Tor almost the entire frs-
period. when the Dutch rlcceeleI ir
ccppinF ieai OF six points This
lead vac cfor-fy guarded tar l-s-
haif ending ultl Tire visitors on l-
long end OF "a o. to @ score THE -rc-
oud haif closed. 1G t1 i-. with uaten-.
port on COP.
Anderson Is Star
The work Of the local sral aIfr
che lineup chat vas rrteeu.eI la.t
nieht vas a pleasant slrrris. fJ Eae.
home bugs che packed sym going
VI ild again and again nc tEe fine u1rs
shown by both teams OF critical mo-.
mcntE Curly Anderson. who VAS
used at one o. the r1arI positions
cmiue rhe entire ConEb Isl Coach
ECbH. covered -.m M urfl laurel iu
Ease nights ult AltlolrG trtrr.ru
is irttle fellow. Lls f-lt ana r.I.a
morc than make ur f1- l.a small
stature. He has Che ability to click
go bis man al the time besides eur
ly' if net Iir backward about -t CT
t.uF eu hard ana Tow a they sas .r
fcefhglL coach BclI discovered an.
dcrsor in Toe boys tournament af the.
hirl school when hs held the start
forwards ot Che tourney aasEe-Iesr
ttiucE. who played the cfrs- eurrI.
showed % lof ~ Pep PLAYING l.r
usaal aerra Htve same. and prove. rl
b. enc % tar islanders maiaefara
Butler az center cNecIed himself u
tee clash OF ia.t evening fle was
everywhere. tIr rrc-f speed blowing Z
sp wonderfully. while l. guarded IKE
b dnmcn. Tar focal b.=r are rre .
asff over the Increase Iu acc--a.ales- .
~ Baticr's hssEet shooting ability as q
hat has been his one veasuesf here %
oforc Mose and more do the local t
cans prospects % Whining the d
states tourney 40 CaIes5ure. on Fe5. RI
CO. brtghteu. .r
Morris or Form
Morr.s. Who started az a forward. did b
.ot play bis usuai good same PIE s
eenlef overawed by the size 90 rae b
i1 npcrters whsu 10 came t1 q melee q
'uiiey. Rock Islands substitute e.r-. D.,
er. played a. forward where be- %,
bowed Co = good advantage. ATth11eh p,
occurring oniy two field goals. be- PLAY =
q hart and fast same. m' slr- F.
,any % his baskets throrrh hard luck. y.
iauy % hts shots Wcre hailed sv The u.
rowd az sure baskets. but the bah
iauaEed 90 roll around the rim and
q some way fr TIE last part OF the u
scond period 40 Tabor vas s1bstI- =
Itcd n place % Morris. who was not
. 20 form. Tabor announced hls en-
'ance With a Geld SoaI. and then. %
how that be meant q. he coutri buted ~,
ncther. while he also made Eve out -
seven fouls for the locals He also a.
lowed NJ well N guarding and team a,
ork. and should prove a valuable ri
an next year Johnny Robb. when
mt IN. also played a good. aggressive ID.
lme- besides displaying good team -.
ork
For Davenport. Makeever. Kip and -
ely played a stellar game. working =,
70 ball around the floor in h1s fash
n besides contributing the most =
'tnts IN the final score. The local -
utents are confident that II the Is -,
nders had used the first team the -.
suiSwould have been a different story.
As minutes or practice the other
gAt the local regulars were able 20 -.
Z bit one basket OF the second -
ring men The team work and
eed OF the locals has improved ,.r
eatiy since the team was taken over w
d coached by VIII RObb. an al
Ite college guard for two consscu-
e years. lie has worked wonders
IN the bunch. and the local bugs Tic
Il - greatly disappointed Il he does Ky
{ coach the Islanders 20 the state Ne
this season 4 iarre sci
aca o. Davenport rcoters we're pres hrs
~ the contab last evening and ais
y. together With the home fans.
81 the large ~ gym % its capac- kar
bal
No Rough StUff. old
Excellent spirit was shown before the
-inE. and after the fray ~ both triF
q. while tie game was f.ss from J.