Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
AUCUSTANA FIVE
PROSPECTS POOR
Coach Conrad VIII Have TO Nhip
Quintet From Green Material
This Year.
o PLAY STRONG SCHEDULE
ONLY Tive Men From Last SeasomS
Team Returns-Practice VIII
Start Soon.
BIZ BOB OLMsTED.


That is the basketball situation at
Augustana right now as Coach X Nj.
Conrad is beginning his efforts TO put
the school somewhere near the top in
this sport.
There never before has been as
complete a wiping away of old mater
ial as this year and the cloth has been
applied at the very time when Au-
gustana had reached the zenith OF her
glory. Last year the school had
championship team, represented by
nine men. This year. the only TWO re-
naming from the team and its subs
are Bloomberg and Bill Anderson. The
entire first squad Of last year has
gone. Lundberg and Taber at for
wards, Swedberg at center, Holmgren
and Ed Johnson at guards. all these
men are gone and also Captain Sam
uelson and Ed Swedberg. Of these,
| four are in the army, the two SWed-
bergs, Lundberg and Samuelson, and
! Ed Johnson is serving the government
| in the offices at Washington.
/ This means of course that Angus
tana has not even a nucleus around
which to build up a team this year
Bloomberg is the only one who has
had mentionable experience in inter
collegiate games. He. of course, will
be the starting point of the new team
New Raw Material.
However, on a second look through
the school players. it appears thai
the situation is by no means as bae
as it was first thought would be the
case. Especially have the games nov
being played in the interstate tourna
ment proved an eye-epener in this re
gard It now appears that the teac
far from going begging, is going Il
have a great number of worthy can
didates for each position.
In the forward end of the floor tn
school has such men as Bloomherg
Redstrom. Wilson, DalQuist and light
err men, such as AImer and Solder
gren, while Youngberg of the JUNO
squad is also giving considerabl
promise. Redstrom is just beginnin
to find himself this year and ha
proved the biggest individual contrib
utor to the scores that the juniors ar
, making. Wilson is a new man who
helping to put the freshmen in tn
running. The others are well know
: men and with d little training. wi
work into first class material.
For the Job of center, Lyons. Erich
son and 0lander are making prom
Using turnout, each having consider
able reach, lankiness and agility. A
guard, Bill Anderson is showing goo
stuff and Walschmidt, dark hors
r from the junior aggregation, is takin
the eye of the spectators. Forsberi
with his uncomfortable elbows an
ID Crook Swanson are next most prom
: Using while Van Alstyne, Lack an
5 Bengston on the freshman squad al
e close behind Bergendoff, anotht
q freshman, is showing up we'll at cel
q ter but from lack of height, can hard
2 expect to land this job on the varsit
team. He will doubtless, however,
Q good work on one of the other pos
|. tions.
: The Schedule.
u The schedule, now nearly complet
u has been announced by Coach Coz
: rad as follows:
. Dec. 15-Wartburg at Rock Islam
Jan. l2-Bradley at Rock Island.
Jan. Estate Normal at Rock
land.
=. Jan. 25 and 26-open.
- Feb. Eureka at Rock Island.
q Feb. S-Wesleyan at Bloomington.
% Feb. 9-State Normal at Normal
% Feb. Is and 16-Open.
''oo Feb. 22-Eureaka at Eureka.
% Feb. 23-Bradley at Peoria