Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
SCHOOL FIVE HAS
A HARD SCHEDULE
Manager Hill Reports Only Three
Open Dates Remaining On Bas-
ketbalI List for Season.
PROSPECTS ARE NEVER BETTER
Although Many Stars Graduate, Rock
Island Has Wealth of Material
for Winning Quintet.
ARE NEVER BETTER

An interesting basketball season
may be expected for the local high
school this year If the schedule an.
nounced by Manager A. G. Hill, which
now lacks but three numbers Of being
complete, Is any criterion.
The state tournament will be held
Feb. 25, though the place has not been
settled. Mr.. Hill stated that he ex-
pected to ask for contracts for the re-
manning three dates from Geneseo
Clinton, Galesburg and Abingdon. The
basketball schedule to date as follows.
! Jan Alumni.
Jan. 14-West Liberty at Rock Is
land.
Jan. 14-Galesburg at Rock Island.
Jan. 21-Dayenport at Rock Island.
Jan. 27-Open date.
Feb. 5--Kewanee at Rock Island.
Feb. 11--0pen date.
Feb.12-Moline at Moline.
Feb. 1s-kewanee at Kewanee.
Feb. 19-0pen date.
Feb. 25-Tournament.
March Moline at Rock Island.
Wealth of Material.
Seldom before in the history of the
high school has there been such a
wealth of material turning out for the
school team. A good many OF the men
who played on the team last year,
among them Reeves. Gleason, Butler
and Hinkley are gone, but 1t must be
remembered that there was remark
ably strong bunch developed last year
fronm the ranks Of the second team.
many of them coming in for some OF
the first team games toward close Of
last season. Albert Taber, this years
captain, was among this latter class
and was regarded as the find" OF the
season. He plays an excellent game
at the forward position and is one Of
the best captains that the team has
seen in some years. There was also
large class of fellows last year, who
while not making the first team or
participating in any of their games,
were nevertheless valuable material
and are making first team men this
year. "Curley" Anderson, Vivian Thorn
as and others belong to this class.
Then, besides these. there was large
number who made a name for them
selves in the interclass tournaments,
although they did not enter the sport
at any other time. Dempsey, Louis
| r..
long to this class and are coming ont
hard for the first team this year.
The captains of the interclass teams
this year are all coming out in prac-
tice for the school team also and are
among its most promising candidates.
These men are Ackley, Dempsey, Ed
Taber and Huber. With these men and
host of others. the coach finds that
there are 80 men he can count on as
coming out in practice at some time
or another, although all of them may
not be able to stay In the game all
the time.
First Practice Held.
These 30 are as follows: Taher,
captain, Ackley, Dempsey, Huber,
| Edward Taber, Durling, Heimbeck.
James, Reuben Anderson, Barker, Ell
linwood. Tucker, Taylor, Jones, Mer-
Ger, Thomas, Cavanaugh, McCulloch,
/ Fotch, Morris. Benson, Peterson, VII
lis, Hendron, Bassett, Wilson. Robb
Robert Anderson. Stuhr and Hughes.
The first practice was held yesterday
afternoon at the close OF school at the
- Y. NJ. C. A. and IA of the fellows turn
t ed out Coach Anderson ran them
$ through few Of the practices of the
a game and finished off with a light
n Iscrimmage. Al of the men showed re-
:. markable form and are getting down
e TO business In earnest. The next prac-
:, tice will be held Friday after school
t in the Y. NJ. C. A. and the last one
3 this week at the high school gymnas
ium at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.