The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-27
TOURNEY HOPES
OF SWEDES ARE
THE BRIGHTEST
Maroon and white Likely District
Winners Result Of Saturdays
Game.

Moline high school basketball
team indicated great possioiiities
for the district tournament, 10 De
held at Augustana college gymnas-
ium the last three days OF TINS
week, by decisively defeating Gales
burg Saturday night at Moline. The
score was "a to Is. The Swedes
got sweet revenge for an carrier
season defeat handed them by the
Galesburg crew.
Captain Heider was the prin-
cipal cog In the scoeing machine
of the Maroon and White. The big
leader registered six field goals and
tossed two out of three Tree
throws. Toline ran him close
second with five field goals. Three
goals from field by Mahoney com
pIeted Moline's scoring.
Briggs for Galesburg got three
baskets from the field, Hurf z,
Simpson 2. Hurff made good on
five of seven chances from the foul
line.
Moline started with a dash OF
pepper that stayed with it during
most OF the game. The first quar-
ter found the Maroon and White
leading by six points, the count be
ing to 2. In the second PERIOD
Galesburg braced and both teams
fought on even terms at each.
The half ended 10 to in favor OF
Moline. Galesburg showed better
form in the third period by regis
tering 8 to s against Moline, but
the Swedes were matching them
almost basket for basket. Going
into the final quarter with a five
point advantage, Moline literally
ran away with the contest by
scoring 16 to and bringing the
total to "a to Is at the final
whistle.
Both teams made frequent sub
situations which kept the play fast
and furious. Followers of Moline
are confident their team will win
the coming tournament as result
of Saturday nights showing. Gales
burg is generally conceded the
strongest team in its district and
the victory of the Moliners cannot
be taken too lightly. Summary:
Galesburg Q5) Moline (34)
Briggs, IF Schmidt, lg
Hurff, II. Mahoney, rg
Reed Co, C Toiine, c
Deets, re-. Heider CO., II
johnson, lg. Simpson, ri
Substitutions- Ecklund for John
son; Carlson for Simpson; Thur
man for Hurff; Hurff for Thurman !;
Simpson for Carlson; Johnson for
Ecklund; Hemphill for Heider
Bruner for Reed; Greer for Ma
honey; Peterson for Simpson;
Thurman for Deets.
Points by quarters:
Galesburg ......2 2 8 2-11
Moline ...S 2 s 16-34
Field goals Heider, 6; Tolinu,
8; Mahoney, 3; Briggs, 8; Hurff, q;
Simpson, 2.
Free throws-Hurff, out OF Z +;
Heider, out of 3.
Referee-Bannick, Iowa.
Islanders Train Hard.
Coach kimmel of the Rock Is
land high school will put his
charges through the hardest kind
OF training for the first three days
OF this week. The Islanders in
tended to overlook nothing that will
react to their advantage in the
tournament. They will not be
obliged to play Thursday, the open
ing day of the tourney, due to a
switch in plans which call for their
first game-that with Geneseo-
Friday morning at 9 O'Clock. BY
resting Thursday, kimmel's mer
should be in tip-top shape for the
hard grind that will be their lot in
event they succeed in defeatiu
Geneseo
Geneseo, however, feels it has
the Indian sign on Rock Island and
expects to win. The victor of the
game will undoubtedly go into the
final against Moline on Saturday
night. if Geneseo wins over Rock
Island and manages to meet Moline
in the deciding game, it will be a
repetition of last season when
both cities met for the district title.
Moline won and went to the state
tournament.