Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
new Gym TO HELP
| SPORTS AT AUC|E
With Reinstatement of Football In..,
College VIII Have a Banner
Year in 1916.
iTHLETICS BECOME POPULAR
Local Basketball Team One OF Fas,ss,
In Siate-Prospects for Winning
Ball Team Excellent.
By PAUL DAHLFY.


/ ises to be an epoch-marking wear fo-
/ Augustana college. especially in tba
realm of athletics. Sports win take
new lease on life in the coming vesr
and everything seems to Indicate !
wonderful step in progress of the local
college. The new gymnasium, to he
erected at an estimated cost of s9s
600, will be ready for use by the oman.
ing Of the fall term. according 10 fhe
plans of the board Of directors and
the initiation of the new building win
be a big booster for Augie. prospects
never looked brighter than at presan,
for the reinstatement of football. ana
lit is TO be hoped that the student body
will concur with the committee in the
wish to again bring the matter before
| the synod in June Once before the
board, it is likely that, after the sue
Icessful 1915 football season of Beth.
any college the national college sport
Twill again be permitted the students
lof Augie.
| These two features promise a won.
derful year at Augustana, and in the
success OF the latter attempt lies the
future of Augustana athletics
The basketball outlook for the com
ling schedule is brighter than it has
been since Sten and Andreen featured
1.-THE play Of the collegians, and it looks
las if Augustana's opportunity TO sport
the championship rag had come With
four out of five first team men and four
substitutes Of the 1915 team again in
suit waiting the call to battle. Angus
tana is looking forward to a wonder
full season and Captain Swedburg Is
anticipating a victorious series. The
team viii open its intercollegiate sea-
son Jan. s against Bradley and will
eliminate with the little sixteen CON
ference tournament at Bloomington on
March 4, The work of Reeves. former
star of the crimson and gold five.
promises to be one Of the features OF
the attack Of the collegians. Baseball
will begin early in April, and Angus
tana will he represented by a fast
nine, according to the present dope. On
: the diamond, Captain Edgar johnson
will lead, and Fay Reeves will again be
an element of potence for Angie. In
the box the Islander star is one OF the
headiest players who has appeared In
e this vicinity. and should be sure Of a
regular berth with The colegians
julius Johnson will lead his track men.
} but the loss of Blink Molander viii be
5 a big loss. However. Swedberg. Berg,
- Emblad, Lundberg and Anderson
should form a nucleus around which
? CANINE can build a good all around
$ team. Tennis activities will boom
: again in the spring and an interesting
, tourney is booked by the association.
e Franklin Johnson won the fall meet,
f but the competition for the title in the
spring will probably he even more
/ keen.
= Has Been Good Year.
J, The past year has been a good one
p for Augustana, and though defeated in
0 the chase for the titles. Augie teams
e have left behind them a record Of
{ which the college may we'll be proud.
g In basketball. though outclassed at the
n state tourney. the a men made fine
Y exhibition of fight, and staid in the
games until the last whistle Baseball
s featured the year for Augustana, and
s with majority of the games in the
o won column, college students are
4 proud Of their diamond stars. Track
e was all for Augie, and Julius johnson
/, deserves credit for his excellent work
S especially In the football games this
S fall the Augie Independents defeated
t all corners and in the final game Of the
e season copied the gridiron title by de-
feating the freshies 10 TO 0. The class
d Of sport exhibited is a prophecy Of
D what may be expected from Angastana
/. after she has attained her desire, the
restoration of the fall sport
Taken all in all, the past year has
Il been a good one for Augustana, and
the coming year promises 10 be one Of
the best that the college has ever ey-
Il perienced in athletics, The new gym
the possibility Of restoration Of foot
, ball, the material that is out for the
basketball five, the prospects Of win
, ming baseball team. combine to make
all Augustana boosters optimists-