Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-20
SENIORS BEATEN
BY THE FREsH|Es
First Year Men Continue Win.
ming Streak in High
School Tourney.
FINAL SCORE is % TO "a
Juniors Defeated Sophomore in List
less Contest to Tune of
90 TO 70.

/
| the inter-class basketball Tournaments
at the local high school, when the
/ freshies wal1oped the senior five. Ths
playing of the first year men was the
! feature of the tourney. The freshmen
rolled up a total Of % points while
the seniors had to be content with %
TALES. Coach H. n Roe states that
the most promising basketball mater.
ial he has ever seen is I'm the line-up
of the first year men.
"Heinbeek at guard, L. Tabor at for.
ward, and During at center are stars
said Doe. The seniors. confident Of
victory, presented a weak line-up IN
start the game, with johnson and NIL
Ter guards; Bruner and CaVanausb
forwards, and II. Clark at center. The
guards were unable to hold their men
and were soon removed in favor Of
Ackley and L. Clark Even with this
changed front they were unable 10
stem the yearling's attack. and the
first half ended, freshmen 90 seniors
a. Sol Butler went in the second per
od in place OF II. Clark, while WIN
Culley and McGinnis took the forward
positions in place of Buner and Cava,
naugh- Butler and Culley are both
first team men and were supposed 10
have been barred from participating in
the tournament. but Roe granted them
permission last night The freshmen
came back hard during the second per
iod and even with the lineup that the
seniors had during this half. they were
ny, eshl "a TO.
freshies 8. There is no doubt. how.
ever, but that the seniors would have
won if the time had been extended.
for they were surely but slowly over
taking the first year men and were
only six points behind when the final
whistle blew.
The game was extremely fast
throughout, and exceedinlv interesting
the packed bleachers and balcony 20
ing wild when the final whistle blew
making the first year men the victors
For the seniors, Butler, Culley and
McGinnis were undoubtedly the stars.
while Heinbeck, During and Z Tabor
featured for the freshmen. The teams
lined mp as follows:
Seniors-Cavanaugh. Bruner. Nc.
Ginnis and Culley, forwards: Butler
H. Clark, center; Johnson. Miller.
Ackley and Z. Clark. guards
F'reshmen-E. Tabor and McMullin.
forwards; During. center; Heinbeck
and Tucker, guards.
Summary-Field goals. Bruner 3
Ackley l, Butler 3, CuIley 3. Tabor T.
McMullin ?. During l.
Free throws-Ackley / out of 4. Cul
ey 4 out of 6. Tabor out Of Q. Dur
ing out of 10 Time Of halyes-29
minutes. Referee-Roe.
Juniors Winners.
In the second game the juniors won
over the sophomores, the final score
% to y, with the third year
men at the long end. This game was
lot as c'ose or as exciting as the
enior-freshmen contest, the sopho
nores showing hardly any basketball
orm and the juniors scoring almost
t Will. The sophomores also made
se of two first team men in Whistler (
nd Morris, who were sent into the r
anne during the second half, but Ike (
he seniors, the second year men
we're even then unable to do any
hing. Curly" Anderson. the sopho
lore's plucky little guard held Mike
iorriss without a basket his work
eing the feature of the game. VIII
on, Whistler and Dempsey were the
iainstays of the sophomore squad,
lille Anderson at guard. A Tabor and
ay McMullin at the forwards played
great game for the Juniors. The
ne-up Of the two teams was as fol-
,ws
Sophomores-Mo Dempsey and
'ilson, forwards; Barker and Henry
enter; Basset;, Whistler and litter.
gton, guards
Juniors-Tabor and Ray McMuliin
'rwards; Thomas, center; Anderson
I'd James. guards.
Summary-Field goals, Wilson L Il
empsey /. Whistler 1. Tabor 5, Ne Il
uliin ), James 1. Thomas p Free II
rows, Wilson out of T. Dempsey 1. L
-histler out OF 6. Thomas out Of
:. Time of halves 20 minutes. Ref
ee, Roe.
Tonight the juniors will clash win
e freshmen for the inter-ciass cham
onship. while the seniors and sopho-
cres will battle for the cellar cham
onship- Both games promise TO be
eat fights.