The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-29
27.TEAMS ARE
COMPETING IN
CAGE TOURNEY
New System Sheuld Develop Ma
teriaI for the First Team
Aggregation.
BY Art WILLIAMS.

Basketball started in earnest
last night at the Rock Island high
school with the first five games OF
the first hour classes. This years
plan OF starting the season is a new
one which is expected TO excite
keener interest in getting material
for the team.
In former years interclass tour
naments were annual affairs, put
many of the lads. thinking they
were not good enough, held back
and did not participate in the
games. By the first hour class idea
there are about q teams which are
made up of students in the classes
that meet the first period in the
morning. This gets all the boys in
the game. The tournament, with
five games played each night, is
expected to last the entire week.
The winning team will be decided
by the process of elimination. The
result OF last nights games were:
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Room - 800, Room q (13).
There are a number of places to
be filled this year in the Crimson
and Gold quintet. One of the great
est problems will be filling the
place OF center. Shelter. the cap
tain, is the only man that played
last year as a regular and other
prospects for the positions are AL
vine at guard and AleXenburg and
Edwards at the forward posts. Hall
is expected to hold down a regular
guard position. Coach Kimmel an
nounces that no players have any
regular berths cinched and he is
watching all the games of the first
hour class tournament for any tai
emit that may spring up unexpect-
eddy. One of the main objects of
the tournament is to look over all
the lads and figure accordingly.
A squad will have to be picked
before very many weeks pass, as
the first game is scheduled with
East Moline on Friday night, Dec
%, at Rock Island. 1t is probable
that a game with the alumni will
be played the same week or in the
holiday vacation Rockford has also
asked for a game during the holt
day lay-off, but a decision has not
been made. The regular schedule
will begin Immediately after Christ.
mas. The seasons card has been
filled with the exception of two OF
three games. Unless some unex-
pected material hobs up in the
6 tournament. or in the next few
weeks. Rock Islands chances of a
fast team are slim this year. Gen
= ieseo is reported a strong aggrega-
. ton this year, but Moline's chances
are not any brighter than those of
the locals. Cambridge, Geneseo and
Moline have also started practice
for the winter sport and things
will be going full force on all the
schedules after Christmas.
Changes in Rules.
Among the changes in the rules
noted in this years edition of the
Spalding basketball guide are the
following:
A substitute may not participate
in the game until he has reported
10, eand been recognized by the
referee.
The referee is given power to
call fouls for sportsmanlike con-
duct on the part Of the players or
spectators.
When the ball is tossed I'D be-
tween two players the referee and
the umpire shall see that the other
players are in such positions that
they do not interfere with the
jumpers.
On a court laid out in accord
ance with the rules. the entire
blackboard is to be considered in
hounds hnf tho
sidered out of bounds.
An important change has been
made to the effect that in starting
a dribble from a stationary posi-
ton, player has the same privi-
iege as has always been given in
throwing for goal or in making a
pass.
When the ball is tossed up be
tween two players, each player
shall have his hand in contact with
the middle of the small of his back.
Under the basket" in the rules
is defined as referring to a point
such that She basket or blackboard
would interfere with the ball or
with one or both jumpers if the
ball were tossed up at that point.
Time shall be taken out at the
request of captain only when his
team is in possession of the ball,
except in case of injury.
Football Election.
A meeting of the football team
has been scheduled for tonight and
the next years captain will be Sc
lected Football has been almost
forgotten by the boys. who went
through the season with only three
ats against them. Their hopes
ling the season in a redeem
lie were shattered when
bested them. 20 to 0. Mo-
nmouth handed out the
feats to the Crimson