Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-03
DAVENPORT WINS
BY THREE POINTS
Pretzel Crew Again Succeeds in Nos
ing Out Islanders in Second
Basketball Tilt
LOCALS STRONG TOWARD END
Run Away With Iowans at Start OF
Second Half, But Victor Holds
Commanding Lead.
LOCALS STRONG TOWARD END
(BY BOB OLMSTED.)

weeks ago at the local Y. NJ. c. A, the
second basketball clash between the
Davenport and Rock Island high
schools, which took place last night
at o'clock in the gymnasium OF the
former school resulted once more in
a defeat by three points for the Is
landers, the final score being 20 to 26
in favor Of Nixons crew. The first
half resulted in a victory by seven
points for the Iowans, the score being
% to 16, but in the latter half the
Islanders came back strong and sue
ceeded in making the tally for that
half four points greater than their
opponents, the score for this half be-
ing 10 to in favor Of Rock Island.
The Islanders started the game off
slow, being apparently little disturb
ed by strange gymnasium The re-
suit was that the Davenporters made
two field baskets before the game had
become fairly started. Rock Islands
first comeback was a foul goal, but
Davenport again tailed with field
before the Islanders had begun to
play their usual game. At this point
the game may really be said to start,
and from this time on the opponents
ran neck and neck. Davenport con-
tinued to have a slight advantage,
however, and ended the half with a
majority greater by two points than
any which she was able to secure dur
ing any part of the game two weeks
ago.
Come Back Strong.
In the second half Rock Island came
back strong and for the first part of
the half actually ran away with their
opponents, at one time having a score
for the half of five points over their
opponents, this being likewise a feat
which she was not able to accomplish
two weeks ago. In short, the entire
game was much less steady than the
previous one, the teams alternating in
taking listless spells, SO that it cannot
be said that, altogether, the struggle
was as fast a one as the former game,
either,
Davenport's team work again eX-
celled Rock Island considerably. The
Iowans always seemed to have some
free man, while the Islanders could
not succeed in getting away from the
careful guarding of their opponents.
In basket shooting the two teams were
about equal, with perhaps shade Of
an advantage for Rock Island.
The credit for a considerable part
of the good showing Of the local squad
must be given to Fighting Bob" Ack-
ley, at guard. Perhaps one thing that
favored him was that he did the star
work right where it was needed, at
guard In the latter half, especially,
Ackley stuck to his man closer than
his shadow and at all times he was a
wonder in breaking up the team work
Of the Iowans and taking baskets right
out OF his opponents hands. Huber,
who came in during the second half,
also played a fine game.
In the other end of the field the two
TabeTs divided honors about equally,
Al playing his usual fighting gains
and Ed showing up at his best. The
former was, as usual, all over the floor
and In nearly every play, but his
younger brother proved to be his equal
In this line. The team work between
these two was the prettiest that Rock
Island could offer and, If there had
been more OF it played by the other
members of the squad, the score would
certainly have been reversed.
Fort Stars.
For Davenport, Fort was easily the
individual star, being IN every play
He was also good in field basket shoot
ing and a wonder on free throws. The
two Makeevers also played fast games
The lineups Of the two teams were
as follows:
Rock Island--AI Taber, IF; Ed Ia
Der, If; Barker, C; Heimbeck, rg; Ack-
ley, lg. substitutions - Huber fol-
Heimbeck, Dempsey for Al Taber.
Davenport-M Makeever, RI; c. Ma
keever, If; Vogel, C; Fort, lg; Abram-
son, re-. Observation-Disclosures fol
Fogel.
Summary: Field baskets-Al Tabel
2, Ed Taber 6, NJ Makeever 3, c. Ma
keever 4, Vogel 2, Fort 2. Foul goals
Al Taber out of II, Ed Taber / out
Of l, Fort out of 10.
Referee-Keen of Cornell.
orekeeper-Mercer
Timer-Nixon.