Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-07
Alumni SECURES
STARS FOR TEAM.
High School Basketball Five Will Find
Strong Opposition in Opening
Contest.
REEVES TO CAPTAIN THE GRADS
Coach Anderson Decides Upon Lineup
for Maroon and G0ld-T0 Use
Four at Forwards.

As the time draws near for the first
game of the Rock Island high school
basketball season, the contest with the
alumni has beens" It is felt more and
more that the contest will be one of
the most hard fought battles that will
be witnessed on the floor this year.
when the two fives clash tonight. The
alumni are coming back with remark
able strength and, according to their
boast, are preparing to swamp the
high school squad The addition of
Farmer" Reeves to their ranks, in
the capacity Of captain, is one of the
biggest causes of fear among the local
five, as they remember only too well
the proWess that he exhibited last
year while in that position for the high
school, He always plays the position
of forward and is a wonder at shoot
ing baskets, last year making a great
majority of the points made for the
school. He and Voss, another well
known player, intend to hold down the
toward positions for the alumni to-
night.
School Also Strong.
However, when we take glimpse at
their opponents in those positions, we
are aware that they will need all their
old time vigor in order to keep the
score from rolling to the other side
of the board. Coach Carl Anderson has
announced four men whom he will
probably use in the forward positions
tonight and all of them are Cracker
jacks" at making paints. These men
are Albert Taber. captain, Ed Taber,
Dempsey and Ellinwood Albert Taber
started to make his reputation last
year, when he was used several times
as substitute and to everyone's amaze
ment. proved very nearly if not quite.
the equal of the regular forwards of
the team. The result was that he was
used great deal more than was at
first expected and was elected captain
of the 1916 team. His brother is also a
shark" it seems to run in the fam
lily, while Dempsey and Ellinwood
both with football records, are showing
up as well on the floor as on the grid
iron.
On the matter of guards, the alumni
is coming across with some mighty
good material, those who will be used
for that position including Gleason
Mcintyre, Rinck and Mcneil. All these
men are well known fighters and be-
sides, have substantial physiques. 1t is
needless to tell anyone who has watch
ed high school athletics ANYTHING
about any one of them. Gleason was
on the school team last year as guard
Rinck the year before, and the others
a little farther back. They are all Of
them men who will worry the schoo
forwards quite good bit On the other
hand, however, in the matter of fight
the alumni does not have anything or
the school guards, for though they are
all of them new on the varsity team
they have shown their pluck in class
tournaments in very decided way
There are three of this class who NAV
be used by the coach, Tucker. Helm.
0 beck and Huber. Tucker and Helm
beck played on the surprise freshman
team during the tournament last veal
and held down all the opposing for.
wards except the Juniors to fewer
points than their own forwards made
thus playing a large part in winning
second place for their team They are
men of pluck and quality and Helm
beck at least, has good bit of weight
They promise to make the game inter.
esting for the alumni.
Three at Center.
The center position will probably
be as important one as any in the
game, for both teams have remarkable
material there. The high school viii
use During, Barker and Fotch. Will,
the alumni will use Chalk and Culley
All of these men are of considerabl,
height and the two teams are abou
evenly matched in this particular
Chalk is one Of the best known of the
old-time high school athletes, as he
has done work of the first class boil
IN basketball and in track. He MAY
possibly alternate as forward givins
Culley his position at center. Durlins
is one of the tallest men in the school
but he will very probably just mattel
Chalk. Barker is also about 6 feet, bu
Fotch is a few inches shorter. He ha.
good jump, however, and on the floor
is fighter to the finish.
Altogether, the game will be on,
well worth seeing and fight from be
ginning TO end is expected. The tive
teams are well matched, the alumni
excelling in material and the higl
school in training.
The lineups as they will appear a
the start are as follows:
Alumni-Reeves and Voss, for
wards; Chalk, center, Gleason and Nc
1ntyre, guards
High school-Taber and Dempsey
forwards; Durling, center; Tucke
and Heimbeck, guards.