Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
SCHOOL PRODUCES
DISTRICT CHAMPS
Winning OF Big Eight Basketball Iitle
By Rock Island High Stands Ont
as Lone Feat
WAS BAD YEAR IN GRiDIR0N
On Track. Too, Islanders Experienced
Several Setbaeks-Laek OF Mater
ial Is Held Cause.
BIZ KEITH NELSON.


The record of the 1917 basketball
team stands out as the lone redeeming
feature of the year in athletics in the
Rock Island high school
The local basketball team copied
the district tournament al Galesburg,
but was eliminated in the first game IN
the state meet, losing to Springfield,
the state champions. In this memoir
able game with Springfield the maroon
and gold five was smothered IN the
| first half only to come back IN sur
prising manner in the second period.
| The final score was "a TO %. The To-
cal Ave won II out OF possible 10
victories, including the tri-city cham
pionship. Captain Dempsey, Morris
and Wilson. the three stars of the
| team. graduated last spring. Although
Coach Carl Anderson had plenty OF
excellent material TO work with IN
building this championship five, it was
through his own ability and efforts
that winner was produced and he
Eshould be given due credit
The track season of the local school
was not nearly so successful. There
was a startling absence of good track
material to begin with and some trou-
BILE was experienced in getting team
together Organization Of a team was
effected when Louis Saulpaugh re-
turned to school, and he was named
captain The Big Eight meet was
called OFF on account of the war. In
the annual interclass meet the seniors
took first place. the juniors second
the freshmen third and the sophie
mores finished at the bottom of the
list without a point. 4 tri-city indoor
track meet was held for the first time
this year Davenport won the meet
with Rock Island second and Moline
last In the annual outdoor track
Inject Rock Island wound up in last
place. due to the fact that four of the
dependable members Of the team were
unable to take part. Davenport also
won this meet, having superior mum
Der Of experienced men.
On the gridiron the past season wa:
one of the most disastrous in the his
: tory of the school Forty candidates
turned out at the beginning OF this
year and prospects seemed bright
AFTER suffering defeat in the opening
b game with the alumni, the Islander
came back and whipped the kewanet
T. team by a score of 10 to 0. Rock Il
lands hope was soon dispelled, how
:, ever. as Moline and Davenport admin
istered the worst licking in years t
a the local eleven. On the day Of tn
alumni game Vincent Mccarthy wa
a named captain of the team. At tn
final meeting or the RI /" men thi
+ season. Paul Anderson was chosen a
captain for 1918.
l, Right now the high school fans ar
again interested in the coming bas
!. ketball season. which opens Jan.
with the Alumni five. Nearly twent
- men reported for initial practice, lie
by Captain Taber Though Dempse!
n Morris and Wilson. mainstays of las
e seasons district championship team
+ were lost through graduation. there
still enough good material on han
! for a winning quintet Captain Table
II has two veterans to pair with him
1t Siemon and Dopp, The second strin
lie men too, are of excellent quality
ID new system of practicing is now in e
/ feet, the boys working out al Trol
t. 1880 until school time every mornin
g, Active practice will be resumed {
IS quickly as the holiday vacation peric
Is ends.
at Basketball Schedule.
- Following Is the basketball schedu
= for the coming season:
7o Jan. 11-Alumni.
a Jan. 16-East Moline at Rock
~ land
+ Jan 18-Galesburg at GaIesburg.
% Jan. darlington at Abingdon.
Jan. 25-Dayenport at Rock Islam
Jan. 30-Geneseo at Rock Island.
"a Feb. moline at Moline
gu Feb. 9-Spring Valley at Rock I
d land.
le Feb. 13-Geneseo at Geneseo.
ls Feb. 15-Davenport at Davenport.
la Feb. 16-East Moline at East NJ
us line.
u Feb. 22-Galesburg at Rock Islam
Is March l and Tournament
at Galesburg.
I'll March 8-Moline at Rock Island