The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
HIGH TO HAVE
LIGHT TEAM ON
BASKET FLOOR
Reef IA Scarce for Locals-Initiai
Game with East Moline,
Dec. ..
BY ART WILLIAMS

From the material that has been
appearing in the games OF the nrst
hour class tournament it is almost
a certainty that Rock Islands high
school basketball team will be
built along speed lines. Beef Ii
scarce this year and the locals
will have to resort to speed, and
lots of it, to battle their opponents.
A lad qualifying for the CEN
ter position would mean much to
this years team. AS 1t is now,
things look gloomy for that position
and in all probability Captain Shet-
ter will have to fill the hole. He is
rather short but has shown ability
as a jumper. The best bets for the
forwards are Alexenburg and Ed
wards. The boys are also small in
stature but are endowed with plenty
OF speed. Alvine should make a
capable guard. If he proves as eff
cient in protecting the Crimson and
Gold basket. as he did IN the foot
ball squad a better man could not
be expected. He is built along
husky lines and should be a hard
man TO deal with. The loss of Hall
will be greatly felt. Playing bas-
ketball would make him ineligible
to wind up the remaining semester
on the gridiron, where he will be
needed more than on the quintet.
The first hour class tournament
is lasting longer than was ex-
pected. It will probably not end
until Monday or Tuesday night. In
reaching the finals, the games are
getting more interesting and a bet
ter grade of basketball is being eX-
hibited. The execution of the first
few games we're rather crude but
some real talent is commencing to
appear as the end nears. Real
competition has been prevalent
throughout the sessions and prac-
ticalIy every lad that was large
enough to lift a basketball APP
peared on the floor. The interest
this year is much better than in
former years and Coach Kimmel
has had a chance to really e what
talent is in the school. In former
years the class tournament did not
bring out so many.
The first string men will probab-
ly be selected next week some time.
A quintet will have to be formed
before very long so that some real
teamwork and signals can be de-
veloped. The first game will be
played at Rock Island with East
Moline, Friday, Dec. %. The game
is not expected TO be a very hard
one but will be a good one to start
the season and to show what the
team has behind it. A game with
the alumni will probably be played
during the Christmas vacation. Ii
is not known yet whether Rockford
will be brought here in vacation
time or not. They have written for
a game but a decision has not yet
been reached. Rockford will have
a strong team this year, more than
80 candidates having appeared for
the tryouts. Geneseo has been
going strong in practice and viii
play their first game with Kewanee
next Friday night.
The initial practice in Moline was
held this afternoon. Moline will moi
have any too strong an aggrega-
ton this year. Like Rock Island
they are sorely in need of d center
Outside of this the Swedes ar,
pretty well fixed. The defense viii
be handled by Schmidt. Heider ant
Mahoney. Toline and Simpson ar
both fast but not very accurate has.
ket shots. Simpsons great haudi.
cap is his size.