Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

What is counted on as the best
game OF the season in the basket ball
line for the local quintet. will be
staged tonight between the Davenport
high school and the Rock Island high
school for the tri-city championship.
Both teams are pitched to the highest
tune and a victory is predicted from
both sides.
Rock Island and Davenport have
both beaten the Moline quintet and
that practically eliminates them from
the running, only IL they would chance
TO beat both of the other tri-city teams
once. Rock Island is doped to come
home with the bacon, as the Islanders
have defeated the Davenport high
school and also the Moline high school.
Rock Island played the Davenport five
on the Rock Island territory and won
from the Davenporters. while they
now have to go to the Davenport high
school and play them on their floor
and with all odds against any team
that plays on that floor. Davenport
has a little bowling alley, so the local
high school boys call it, and it is very
hard to win from the home team on
that floor
Both teams will put the same lineup
against each other as they did in the
first battle Paul Anderson probably
will start the game for Rock Island
Paul did some wonderful work in the
Moline game and also in the Spring
Valley game In the center position
there is expected to be much excite
ment. Siemon and Krasuski will again
face each other in their endeavor to
give their captain the tip-off Siemon
played a wonderful game against the
Davenport team and the Davenport
boy also played consistent ball. kra-
suski got thrown out of the game in
the last fray and he is making up his
mind to play good game against the
local boys. In the guard position
Dopp and Heimbeck will run partners
while for the Davenport high school
Lofgren and Frandenson will try tC
break up the Islanders throws at the
baskets. In the forward position there
will be seen two of the best men "
this vicinity in action. Namely, they
are Taber of Rock Island and Ma
keever Of Davenport. Both these meI
are experienced men and it is har;
TO determine who is the better. Ia
her seems to have the better eye fol
baskets while MaKeever seems to hav,
the shade for running the floor. Boil
teams are conferred around these twt
men and the loss of one of these mel
to any of the teams would spell de
feat for their team. Johns probabl,
will start the other forward position
on the Davenport team. For Rocl
Island either Paul Anderson or Ryd
holm will start the game Both mel
are new additions to the team thi
year, but their ability to play bias
ketball has been shown and thei
worth to the team is invaluable.
Win Tonight Clinches Rag.
II the Islanders win the game to
night it will mean that Rock ISLAM
will have the tri-city rag for two sue
cessive years. Rock Islands cham
pionship team of last year won from
the Davenport high school two games
and therefore cinching the tri-cit,
championship. Davenport is deter
mined that Rock Island shall not hav
the tri-city honors again this year
The winning of this game probably
will determine the Islanders chance
for the champions of the tournamen
which is to be held on the first an;
second Of March. The referee is (,
be Ziggy Hasbrook of Muscatine
Hasbrook was formerly member O
the Chicago White Sox baseball team
and is now member of the Musca
tine world championship basketball
team