Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
CLOSE BATTLE n
ISLANDERS FIVE
Moline High School Falls I, o.
Game Of Series by Small Nr.
gin Of 81 to 30.
AL TABER IS SHINING LIeu,
Manipulates 16 Out Of 10 Free Tb,.-
for Loeals-Plows Form
Ahead at One Time.
AL TABER IS SHINING lion,
(By BOB OLMSTEDl.

Before an audience OF enthu,,..s. 1
fans, whose number crowded the laM
mark, the Rock Island high sch,.s
basketball quintet defeated the Mol,,.
squad Saturday evening at the plo,
City school, by the score of "a tn n
The game was the closest and, sYeeu.
ing the Davenport game, the fasts,,
and most hard-fought clash OF the sp,
son. The audience was especially y.
thusiastic and constantly cheereo n.
players on to their best efforts.
The first half was easily in Rns
Islands favor, the score at its CHS.
standing IA to 10 in favor of the loc,h
Rock Island started the scoring viii.
foul goal after about four MINUS,
of play and almost Immediately after.
wards, Wiederquist retaliated with
field basket. The scoring then starts
in earnest, Rock Island keeping ,
steady lead, however, Moline displayip,
no remarkable tendency to locate Tia
sphere.
Moline started off the second la,
like whirlwind, running away with
the Islanders completely. Besid,s
speed, luck also seemed to be with
them, as more than one basket was
made from the center of the floor. The
locals were at first so bewildered tia,
they could not come back and Moline
scored 10 points before Rock Island
had made a single tally. The Pillow
City boys could not keep up their Ire.
mendous pace, however, as Rock d.
land began to take a splendid brace
! and break up their opponents plays
in great order. Ed Taber was put IN
Cor Dempsey and Heimbeck. upon get.
ting four personal fouls. gave up his
post to Anderson. The locals SLOWLY
began to forge ahead, although moi
enough so to get back all their oppo.
| nents' points and the half ended with
the score % to 20 in Moline's favor.
i AL Taber in Form.
For the Islanders, AL Taber was The
| big man, showing up in all his usual
form. His free throws were the fea-
ture OF the game. nearly half Of the
locals points being made on them
He missed but three In the entir.
game. Huber at guard played a fight
| ing game, although it must be admit
ted that Moline's guarding excelled
Rock Islands, the loss of Ackley be-
ing felt in this position. Barker Al
=, center also revived his old-time form
and played a good game.
For Moline, Wiederquist and Lud-
wick were the two outstanding star
and WEIGH at forward also played q
fast game. Both of the former men
seemed irresistible in their dr.bbles
and were likewise good on basket
shooting. Welch, because Of his light
ness and agility, was able to run all
around his opponents and made them
no end Of trouble.
| The two teams seemed about evenly
matched in teamwork and baske!
shooting. Rock Island excelled in abil-
ity to shoot free throws and Moline, in
effective guarding.
The lineups of the two teams were
as follows:
| Rock Island-Al Taber. RI; Demp-
sey, If: Barker, C; Heimbeck. re; Hu.
Der, lg. Substitutions-Ed Taber fol
Dempsey, Anderson for Heimbeck.
! Moline-Welch, IF; Wiederquist, II
| Lyon, c; Ludwick, rg: Rohwer, lg.
! Field baskets-For Rock Island: Al
Taber. 4; BARKER, 9; Dempsey, 1; Hu.
Der, /; Ed Taber, /. For Moline
Wiederquist, 6; Lyon, .; WEIGH, z
Ludwick, ..
Foul goals-For Rock Island: A
Taber, Is out of 10. For Moline
Wiederquist, 6: Lyon, 2.
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