The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-19
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visiteEs TIE Cane, 9j.14

The Islanders we're unaAle to-
stop the fast GaleshuHg fire lNst
night in the Y gym and Lost tlair
second loop game Of the season.
27-ls. Rock Island started bat
strong. but fell behtpd In the tec-s
ond quarter and id the last half
was unable to overcome 3 fayr-
basket lead.
The islanders, with = makeshift'
lineup. were unable to get any Mud I
of offense started against . ave-
man defense used by Galesburg.
Time after time. brilliant BIT Of
passing, down the door would DO
smothered near the foul limo be-
cause the Islanders were gr0pped
too closely. Galesbhrg, on the OH
er hand, employed fast-chafging.
four-man oifense that swept every
thing before it and 1t was only oood |
guarding that saved the 1slandersi
from losing by larger score.
Old Form NissiAg. !
Throughout the whole game, Rock
Island failed to come up to tie,
standard set in the last half of tie
Moline hattie. Neither team SEEM
ID TO have much pep and the play
ling was fitful, first fast and then
slowing up again. In the last quar-
ter. after Duncan went in. the To-
Gals started An attack that threat
ened to sweep the Galesburg toss
ers off their feet After two goals
were made in short order aud It
looked that Rock Island might win,
a free throw gave Galesburg q
respite and the danger was over.
Edwards started the game In the
place of Duncan, which might have
impaired the team somewhat. Ed
wards played a good game. all
though only in his second year at
school: Duncan. who went in the
last period, seemed to inject pep
into the locals playing. He shot
two baskets, and from his allowing
he will probably start the. garne To-
night against Cambridge
Biehl on Color. i
Biehl was not quite up to his
standard. He seemed unable To
hit the loop like he did last wssk
against Moline. Shelter and Hail
played good guarding games, and
together with Captain RosenkrAnz
stopped at times the fast Galeahufg
PUSHES down the floor. Captain Rb-
senkranz played good floor game
and tossed two long goals.
Both teams played rather slow
at the start. West shot free throw
and started the ball rolling for
Galesburg. Edwards and Hiehl
found the loop and scored on long
shots. Smith tossed a short one
for Galesburg and Biehl and West
tossed free throws before the quar-
ter ended. The score: Rock Is
land. 6; Galesburg. 4. This was
the only time that the islanders
were ahead during the battle and
the dope looked good for them 10
win at this point.
Visitors Speed On. ~
! Galesburg staged a rally IN the
second period and the islanders
were unable to toss a basket
BiehFs two free throws were the
only points for Rock Island. ~ ~.
Galesburg tossers found the loop
consistently and shots by West,
OFT and Snyder piled the count up
to Is. Aas
Neither team scored much IN the
third period. Baskets by OFT and
West and free throw by Smith
we're the only GalesburgSpointers.
A basket and a free throw were all
that the Islanders could toss and
the period ended 1918 in favor OF
Galesburg 1'
Rock Island staged a rally in tho
last period. but il was shOrt-lived.
A basket by Duncan and one by
Rosenkranz. assisted by some
handy free throws by Biehl, was
all the Islanders could do. The
Galesburg basketeers kept up their
steady tossing and scored nine
points. The locals, during this
half. kept about four baskets be-
hind and toward the end OF the
quarter almost all the second team
boys were playing.