The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-09
LOCAL COLLEGE
BILLED To MEET
VETERAN SQUAD
Swedberg to Take Eight Men on
Trip to Iowa City for To-
merrow's Battle.
BIZ KENNETH CONREY.

Augustana college will open its
BASKETBALL season tomorrow. play
ing Iowa university at Iowa Clty.
The Augustana squad has been
drilling every night the last two
weeky. and Swedberg has rounded
out a quintet from the abundance
of material which he has that
promises to make good showing
this year.
Svedberg Will take eight men TO
Iowa CITY. They will leave ROCK
Island at, 2:15. Although not yet
ready for the dedication, the new
armory at Iowa may be used LOT
the contest.
The Augustana mentor has mad
trouble in picking the men TO take
with him on the Iowa trip. but the
eight men who will probably make
the tourney are: captain Swanson,
Andreen, Lundeen, Rydholm, Roy
Anderson. Rosencranz, Dwyer and
Ogden Johnson. The ability of
every member of the squad at the
Rock Island school is so evenly
matched that it is just matter OF
choice in selecting the eight men
tc, go 10 Iowa. Suits will be issued
this afternoon.
The souad was sent through a
long workout in last nights prac-
tice. including a long scrimmage.
The Augie cage artists are fast de-
welcoming into accurate basket shoot
e2s, and promise to give Coach
Ashmore's Iowa quintet a good con-
test. A short workout will be held
this afternoon.
AngGstana will go up against
team OF experienced players. Ash
more has six letter men back from
last year, four of whom have play
ed two years together. Aubrey De-
vine, the football star OF the sea-
son. win probably be in the lineup
against Augie. Devine is making
a bid for the back guard position
and is showing the same kind OF
class in the cage game that he did
on the gridiron.
Swedberg Will probably use An
dreen at the pivot position. Wally
Swanson will hold down the run
ming guard place, Anderson and
Rosencranz will probably start at
forwards. and Dwyer is slated to
start at the back guard position.
Anderson and Rosencranz are two
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4 Anderson hailing from Fresno.
N Calf. and RosencranZ is we'll
" known basketball player from Rock
Island Both are fast and shifty
{ in their floor work and have a good
eve for the basket Their only
drawback is their lack Of expert
ence. Lundeen and Rydholm will
also be given a chance against the
Iowa quintet
Coach Swedberg left yesterday
for Bloomington, where the annual
meeting of coaches and members
of the faculty OF the /. |. A. G. con-
ference is being held today The
election Of officers, the awarding of
the football championship of the
conference for the season. and the
arrangement OF the basketball tour
nament for teams of the confer
ence will be important matters dis
cussed at the meeting. 1t will be
decided whether or not there will
be such a tournament staged this
year, and if so. where it will be
held OF the 25 members of the
conference. Knox and Millikin are
the two schools which are strongly
opposed to the tournament. Their
q
can be awarded without the Gus
tomary tournament at the end of
the year by ascertaining the win
ner by percentage.
Swedberg has a plan which he
VIII present at the meeting 1t is
that eight of the best teams be Sc
lected at the end of the season and
have these teams stage a tourna-
ment, playing the single elimina-
ton If Art can persuade those
present to act upon his plan. he
will invite the eight teams to play
off the tournament at Augustana.
The tournament in 1920 was staged
at the Rock Island school, 10 teams
being represented, and proved a
success. His plan would eliminate
the expense OF having every team
of the conference represented, and
with careful selection of the best
teams. championship honors could
be awarded to the satisfaction of
all.