Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-29
AUCUSTANA five
TOBE CONTENDER
FOR STATE TITLE
Conrad's Squad Rated as One OF the
Fastest to Take Part in Minor
College Tournament
LOCALS WIN 70 OUT OF II GAMES
PLAY to Begin Tomorrow at Blooming
ton-William and Nashti and
MilIikin Also Feared.
by PAUL DAhLEN.)

To uphold Augustanas honor on
The chalked floor nine stalwart Swedes
depart tomorrow for Bloomington,
where they will meet corners from all
parts of the state, the prize being
the intercollegiate basketball title OF
Illinois for 1916. Groomed TO the min
ute. the Augie lads go into the battle
with dope placing them among the
five fastest teams in the state and close
scores showing them to be one Of the
most formidable fiyes in the tourney
TO be played at the Bloomington y.
NJ {. A. tomorrow, Thursday and
Friday the semi-fnals to be played
Saturday afternoon. the big tilt for
the cup to start at o'clock Satur-
day evening.
Comparative scores indicate the To-
Gals as perhaps the fastest and most
reliable aggregation in the Little
Eighteen" conference. With a record
of 10 wins out of IA games. the past
season has been one of the most sue
cessful that the Lutherans have ever
had. total of sos points to their
credit as comparing very favorably
with the 316 counters garnered by
their opponents leaving a margin of
2S2 tallies on the credit side. William
and Vashti upset Augie's hope for
clean sheet, the overCOnfidence of the
locals making them an easy mark, so
to So, for the Aledoans when the two
fiyes met in the college gym Jan. -,
and in a return engagement in Vashti's
arena Augie was again defeated, this
time by five points, % to is.
yashti Team Speedy.
William and Vashti, however, is
rated as one of the fastest teams in
the state, and the western corner of
the state is expected to make things
hum at Bloomington. Bradley. usually
boasting a long string of victories, this
year admits two defeats by Augie and
similar compliments from William and
Fashti, Wesleyan and Millikin. The
record of their gladiators has not dis
couraged the Polytechnic students of
Peoria, for the last issue of the school
monthly is dedicated to the earnest eff
fort to bring home the trophy and
hang it by the side of the one awarded
to the state champs of 1918. The defeat
Il Bradley by Millikin simply shows
lie superior speed of the Decatur
ream, and the sons of James Millikin,
present title holders, are without ques-
ton conceded place among the first
five squads. Illinois Wesleyan boasts
a long string of victories and prom
ises to upset all figures, if she is not
borne in mind when doping the tour
ney.
William and Vashti, NIillikin. Hi
nois Wesleyan, Bradley and Augustana
are the five teams most likely candi-
dates for the titular shield all the rest
OF the members of the Little Eigh-
teen having met disaster many times
during the past season, Outlines by
almost swapping scores and it is safe
to say that they need hardly be con-
sidered in the reckoning, except that
they will wear away the strength of
the faster teams and in that way may
figure in the result
Augie Meets MacOmb.
The schedule is divided into two
divisions, A and B, Augustana being
classed by lot in the latter division.
In each division two subordinate tour
neys will be held, one for the winners
and one for the losers. AS soon as a
team loses it plays against other los
ers, and the eventual winner of the
games between the losers and the
wfner Of the major games between the
winners will meet similarly victorious
teams from the other division. On the
rnal day of the meet the winner of
class major tourney meets the win
ner or class B minor tourney, and the
winner Of class B major tourney meets
the winner of class A minor tourney.
The winners OF these two games pIay
for the title and the losers fight for
third place in the final standing. BY
this schedule, as may easily be seen.
each team must be defeated twice be-
fore it's cut Of the running once in
the major tourney and once in the
MINOR games.
The Drawings.
The drawings for the initial games
are
IN CLASS A.
Blackburn VS.. Millikin.
Charleston Normal vs.. Lombard.
Winner of second game in class A
VS.. Shurtleff.
Hedding VS.. Lincoln.
William and Vashti VS.. Eureka.
IN CLASS B.
Illinois Wesleyan VS.. Illinois COL
lege
Carbonate Normal VS.. Carthage.
Winner of second game, class B. vs.
Normal II.
Bradley VS.. McKendree
Augustana vs.. Macomb Normal.
Cards at Work.
san Antonio, Texas, Feb. 2S-The
Cardinal battery workers took their
first workout yesterday afternoon at
he San Antonio ball yard, lobbing the
call around and fungo hitting. The