Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
INTERCLASS Grid
GAMESFOR AUGIE
THE COMING YEAR
Football sim Being Kept on shs,
Synod, Students Look Forward y
TO Glass Battles.
MAY GET SPORT NEXT sy,so,
Prospects for Basketball Team H..
ever, Are Exceedingly Bright
Have New Gym Floor.
By BOB OLMSTRD.

With more husky Nortbnoe, a. =.
halls than ever before. Augys,. - ~
beginning once more 10 be ham,, suS s
! the sight Of the pigskin ara ~
| thought that for one mora sass.. 4.s
viii be kept out of its grasp IN NJ =. =
as respects intercollegiate garns. ~
after this season-well. then {, =. AAa
TO the synod which meets n
Island on the home grounds 49,.
| spring, whether 10 resist when 4, az
| all the facts before IT'S eyes ana "a
| gustana students all around or -
er to yield TO the unanimous Mas 49,
\ give 10 Augustana the biggast -.
that 1t has had for a generation
I'VE have a wonderful anno,,r. !,
| material here already for The Ss...s
declared Coach Conrad in speatgna !,
the matter, "and the introdBctioT
football into the school would draw
great zeal more In fact, IL Is even
| rumored that Augustana could aciss.
up" the Little Nine group in the sra..
and IL is certain that II football we,,
granted TO the college, the tri-citiss
would supply a considerable share !,
their material from the high school,
| IL is settled fact that the game INNS,
come and the only question for tbs
synod to decide is how long TO post
pone the day.
However, the school has some con.
| fort in the fact that IL still has an IN.
dependent team and also the prospect
or a Whirlwind struggle on the grid.
iron between the sophomores and
freshies. The latter game WILL take
place quite probably about the hrr
of November and the winning team
doubtless will be challenged BY the IN.
dependents. If such is the case. An.
gustana students undoubtedly Will
have the spectacle OF a game inter.
collegiate in speed If not in reality, for
the independents, although veterans
in the game, will be bucking I'd
against an unusually strong team, no
matter which class wins.
dope" has it that the freshmen VIII
be victorious in this years clash, iof
although they are not as yet organ
lied and in fighting trim, a general
survey of the class is quite likely 10
bring into view to all but the near.
sighted. the most extraordinary assert
ment OF heavyweights that any class
has boosted in the schools history
The number in the class this year &
likewise unusually large and II sufi.
cient material can not be obtained for
q cracking good team, there will be
something wrong.
However, in spite OF the lack Of H.
tercollegiate football, Augustana has
an immense amount OF satisfaction 10
anticipation OF the basketball seasos
ahead. A gym 10 be proud Of and
team almost invincible, are two Of The
prospects for this sport
Every man Of last years team with
the single exception OF Reeves, Is
back" said the coach last night, "and
the prospects are that we will have
more than enough material TO make /
up for such loss" One man alone 4
Taber, the captain Of last years Rock /
Island high school team, Will doubt
less be found big enough 10 master
Reeves position, and although no
coach would not make a definite state
ment in regard 10 him, II is clear thai
he is pleased with his record and VerI
likely has a place for him on tne
team. He made II clear, how
ever, that every man will have 10 worh
for his place this year and that 10
veteran player will slide into his 20
sition merely because he was there
last year.
Many Stars Back.
The men who had experience laS
year and are back again for the com
ing season are Samuelson. captain
Bloomberg and Lundberg, FORWARDS
Swedberg and Johnson, centers' -
Berg, Edgar Johnson and Fransl
Johnson, guards. With Taber IN aaas
tion, this team ought 70 wipe OUT
entire schedule. Eight OF the gan
on the latter have already been
ranged and two more will nkeN
played with William and Nashu'
cording 10 Coach Conrad, those ~
on the schedule being as follows
Bradley VS.. Augustana, az hocA
land, Jan. 90.
Illinois VS.. Augustana, AZ Jsch'
Vile. Jan. %. III
James Milliken VS.. AugustanA
Decatur. Jan 26. r,.o~
Wesleyan VS. Augustana' al DIV
ington, Jan. 81.
land, Feb. 8. -
Wesleyan VS.. Augustana, ~
Island. Feb. 10. ,..,.t,
Eureka VS. Augustana, AZ Eu'
college, Feb. %. o..alYs
Bradley VS.. Augustana, al bi'
college. Feb. "a.
Tennis Tournament soon.
The coach also announced w. -,
has arranged 20 have the tennis $50 ~
nament at the college and has 80
a notice TO that effect. Entfl In.,ra re
he received all this week, the 'ON'
being open 10 the entire schooL