The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-11
fish,
OUT TO REPEAT
WATER VICTORY
Northwestern Pans for Big Year
In Swimming Tank In Defense
Of Last Years Title. A

Evanston, ILL.,. Dec. 11.-North-
western university, last years
swimming champions Of the west
ern conference. will have another
first class team this season and
has hopes of adding another title
to the already long Purple list,
Coach Tom Robinson reports.
The Purple swimming coach looks
for big swimming year in the
Big Ten. Minnesota, Iowa and
Purdue are coming in for dual
meets and the strength Of al the
teams is above that of last year.
he says. Water basketball he ex-
poets to see take on a new lease OF
life, with seven teams in on the
race.
Keen regret is expressed by the
Northwestern water tutor that NO
dual meet has as yet been sched-
uled with Chicago. 1T is the hope
of the Northwestern fans that q
meet with Chicago be arranged"
he said There is . keen spirit of
rivalry between the two teams and
it seems shame that they do not
come together in a dual meet"
Maroon Turned Back.
Chicago and Northwestern again
battled it out at the annual con-
ference met last year. each having
come through the dual meet sea-
son without a reverse. Chicago
was forced to take second. Illinois
came in third, Wisconsin fourth,
Purdue fifth, Iowa sixth and Min
nesota last.
"The Purple team has suffered a
severe loss in the graduation of
Captain H. Cove and M. Branower
and through Gerding not return
ing to school this fall" said Coach
Robinson reviewing his prospects.
This years team is led by Cap
tain M. Hayf0rd, junior OF real
ability in the 40, 100. 22O and 400
swims and conference champion at
220 yards.
In Sid Huguenin. a senior, We
have one Of the best fancy divers
in the conference, and in Paul Post
one of the best plungers. Art Craw-
ley. conference fancy diving cham
pion, will be available again this
year.
Star ~Flsh" Of Purple.
Among our men showing up
well are Lindsay in the 40, 100 and
relay; Dickson in the 100. 200 and
440; Hayford in the $50 back
stroke and 220: Power in the 40,
100, 220 and relay: Scarborough In
! the plunge; Morgan in the breast
stroke; Flack in the 20 and relay;
Agnew in the $50 backstroke; H.
and G. Penield in the breast
stroke; Thompson in the 40, 100
and relay: Stafford in the fancy
dive and 40, 100 and 220: Daniels
and Blackwood in the 200 breast
stroke; Mills and Phillips in the
40 and relay; Gottlieb in the 100.
22o and relay; and Lowery In the
breast stroke"
Coach Robinson said that Cap
tain Huguenin OF the Puppies wa
ter basketball team will be we'll
fortified with material. In the deep
water he will have NJ Hayford and
Jack Hayford, Morgan. Lindsay,
Flack, Wells. Dickson, Agnew.
Power. Danfield and Andrews. In
the shallow water he will have the
heaviest outfit in Northwestern's
history. with H. Penfield and G..
Penfield. Hathaway, Post, Lowery.
Gottlieb, Thompson, Philips, Mills.
Blackwood and Scarborough.
The Dual Schedule.
The Purple is considering an
eastern trip from Jan. 80 to Feb.
Z, possible teams to be met in
GLIDING Princeton, Columbia, Rut-
gers, Lehigh. Syracuse, Navy, Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati The dual
schedule is es follows:
Dec. l5-Chicago Athletic club
at Evanston.
. Jan. l9-Sons of Neptune at
Evanston.
Feb. 5-Northwestern at Wis
consin.
March Northwestern at Iowa.
March 12-Illinois at Evanston.