Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16
ISLANDER SQUAD
DEFEAT TISkILWA
High School Basketball Five
Takes Contest by SO
10 IL Count.
VISITORS FAST BUT LIGHT
HONE Team Shows sis Improvement
ana Hopes for casrspiensnip
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In a fast and bard fought battle the
Rock Island high school basket ball
I've handed the TAkiiwa quintet a
~alIopfnE last evening on the local
floor. the hnaI score resulting. Rock
Island a.. Tiskiiva y. The visitors
came here With the reputation OF be-
Ing a Hight but fast squad and they
fully lived up 20 expectations By put
ting up n clever zane throughout
The home fans certainly saw a much
improved team from that which play
ed the Alumni before the Christmas
holiday The credit should D. given
70 r. g. Cook. Uho has drilled his
men hard every night 20 put them IN
form Although 70 seemed % be an
"On night for the locals IN basket
shooting. for they missed many easy
chances. this vas more than Offset by
the great team work shown BY the
Crimson and Cold squad. who worked
the ball up and down the floor IN
great style. The guarding OF the
home I'VE al critical times vas also a
feature.
Visitors Score First
The visitors started on I'm the first
half with a rush. scoring three field
goals before the Islanders Eot down
10 business From that time on. a
field basket FOR the TiskiIwans was
rare. while the local I'VE gained &C
curatsness and speed as the game
went on Ia the first half TisEliwa
secured ! points. wniie there we're Il
talIies chaiked up 20 the locals credit /
Ttskuwa did not seem 20 be- able 90
keep the pace sst By their much heav- 4
Ter opponents tn the second half and 4
made but one point In the second per /
iOd while the home boys rolled In nine 4
held goals and three points on fouls. I
making a total % ~. Ia holding a .
team that ranked hirh 81 the state I
tOgruey AZ GaiesburE last season. 90 a
lore point in one half OF a game. the
Islanders have taken a long step in
the making Of their rep" this year
Gleason a Star.
Gleason FOR the locals and Quick
and Ary for TiskiIwa succeeded I'm
making the greatest number OF field
goals for their respective teams. the
former gcttiuE six and the latter tao
securing two apiece Reeves run
Gleason a close second with Eve field
goals bat ne was hurt iu the beEin-F
aing OF thc second half and seemed
dazed the remainder OF the game. But
Ter had the jump on his man az all
.imca and played a great game. while
Inc guarding of RiucE and Gleason
sas . feature Hinkiey. CgIIey and
also played a good game .
zhcn sent tn by Cook to show fheir .
worth. ThrouEhout o. was a Eood
rame and the fans went home salts
ield.
The Lineup.
The teams uncd up as follows
Rock fsIaud-Reevcs. Morris and y
Huxley. forward: Butler. CuIiey and !
reeves. center. Rinck. Gleason and =
guards.
Tfskiiwa-Inck. Quick. forwards :.
~. center. Henry Durfy. GtuErey !
nd Kirkpatrick. guards 9
summary Field goals. Reeves .. %
ileason s. Hinkiey .. ButIe- o. Jack
Quick Ary . II
Fouls Reeves. 6 out OF u. Jack . >
az 81 10. b
OhciaIs-M. DriErs. Rock Island q
fierce. W Bobb. umpire Time % .
AIves. 20 minutes.
Curtain Raiser.
A curtain raiser was pulled on be-
! cen the Athletic anu ire IA '44ittitHf O
1th local teams the latter winning TO y
le tune % IS 10 l.. The game was :,
81 and close. and the Cardinals al -
lough much lighter than their OppOn-
ats. by good teamwork and basket
footing. triumphed. The lineup OF
ie two teams was as follows: -
Athletics Kipp and Ackiey. for u
ards: Henry. center James and
guards. ~
Cardinals and McMullin. for
ards. Dempsey. center. r McMui-
J and Garlock. guards 10