Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-17
SHOWS UP
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WhsSe Rirst Hall.
BY .sPHEROD sLM.-

hesketbail squad or has 1t . tiddley-
Wink team playing basketball only
IL long intervals? Such is the
aaeotion that naturally arises
irom reading the result Of the game
last night when for the second time
this season the locals were defeat
"a BY q team over which they
cught to have been victorious.
Last night Elmwood assisted By
the locals bad form won game
which was awful for the locals in
eyery degree. The final count was
Is TO 3. All Of the Islanders points
wero scored in the final round, and
this years squad II it can't win
games has 1t least made new pre-
cedent for Rock Island basketball
squads by going on the floor In the
middle Of the game without scoring
: point.
The one outstanding luminary
light for the locals was Duffin. This
little mans playing was without a
nav throughout the game. but one
plnyer can't make q team. Start
Ing Ut forward, then being shifted
hack at guard, he was responsible
for two baskets and kept Elmwood
from scoring quite few times.
Herbert also played a hard game,
bat lacks the necessary experience
OF q successful basketeer. OF the
other three men not much can be
said. Henke played worse than he
did In the Canton game, which is
almost impossible. Lofgren got
lucky in the last half and even
made q basket after missing about.
two hundred easy shots. And for
Parks, we'll he might have been an
all-tournament man last year but
he'll have to pep up if he wants to
make a Sunday school team this
season.
Shooting Poor.
The basket shooting YESTERDAY
was especially on the blink. Sew
erals times Elmwood got lazy AMI
allowed the locals TO get the bail
down the floor under their basket.
Even then 1t was impossible -
make an easy shot. During sAe
second half at rare intervals nc
locals displayed something that
looked like lost form but this was
on only at rare intervals, far apart.
AT other times one would think it
was Rock Islands second team
I playing a practice game. The
shades of past high school basket
hall heroes such as Heimbeck, the
Tabor brothers. Dopp and others
lowering over the scene OF carnage
groaned with shame at the fight put
up by the locals.
What is the matter anyway?
Why has Rock Island been defeat-
ed twice by teams which it should
have beaten, and the teams playing
degrade instead of getting better
as the season progresses? Is it the
coach, the players, or the captain
But whatever the reason is some
things got to be done. All this
was sideline comment last night.
Elmwood played a good game but
nothing spectacular and the locals
could have easily been victorious II
they had played any kind of ball al
Ill. Carter and Green were the
principal scorers.
Galesburg Next.
Next Friday Rock Island plays
Gnlesburg on the local floor. One
wonders how large the score Is
going to be.
Following is the record made las
night:
Lineups-Rock Island: Lofgrer
Ind Dunn. forwards; Henke, cen
Ter; Ohlweiler and Herbert, guards
Mmwood: Mcdonald and Green
Dnewards; Mullin, center; Carter
Ind Van Sickle, guards.
Substitukes-Rock Island: Park!
kor Ohiweiler. Milstead for Herbert
hspesncrAntx for Lofgren. Elmwood
bsrmen for Mcdonald.
Field 0oals-Rock Island: Duf
n. two: LIofgreu, l.
Efmwood: Carter, Mullin. 2
H8esn, 4.
FUul 0oxls-Rock Island: Dunn
~ out OF 3: Lofgren, o out OF I
Parks, 2 out of s.
Etmwood: Mullin, 4 out Of Z.
Referee-Driggs, Rock Island.