The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-27
Tournament Gleanings

Geneseo, Jan. 27.-The work OF
the officials last night was above
question. Kaufman, captain OF
last years basketball team at the
University of Iowa, and Allen of
Pennington. ILL.,. who played at
ties of referee and umpire with not
them. They will remain here
throughout the tournament.
Cambridge sent a very large del
egatiOn to attend last nights games.
This delegation included Roy Jen-
nings, who is well known in this
city. Mr.. Jennings is one of the
largest men in this county. weigh
ing nearly 500 pounds. His pres
ence caused the only real adVan-
tage Cambridge took in last nights
affair, as he occupied at least two
seats for one admission price.
Much of the success of this tour
nament is due to the interest which
Superintendent Mullin and Coach
Romb of the Cambridge schools
have taken in its preliminary plans.
They had a game scheduled with
Kewanee at Kewanee' for tonight,
but cancelled it to participate here.
With the cancellation of the Cam
bridge-kewanee game it is regret
ted that Kewanee is not in this ter
ritory. the first interscholastic tour
nament of Henry county. The su-
perintendent at the Kewanee high
school refused to cancel with Gales
burg. whom they meet tomorrow, to
cooperate with the other schools in
the county in this tournament Ke-
vance has a good team which would
add no little interest by its pres
ence in these games.
The LOO people who attended
last nights games attest most con-
vincingly to the growing interest
of basketball throughout the coun-
try. If Cambridge and GeneseO
should meet in the final game to-
morrow evening, a record crowd
will certainly witness the contest.
Cambridge has one victory over
Geneseo in a game played here by
a score of % to 49, Seats that night
will be at premium price.
During the Cambridge Legion
Geneseo Independent game, Wilson
Smith of Geneseo had his left
shoulder thrown out of place Dr.
Conser of Cambridge snapped It
back and Smith gamely went right
back into the tilt. winning shouts
of approval by this display of game
ness.
Allen and Kaufman, who are of
floating these games, are looking
over the individual players very
carefully They will select the
strongest all-Henry county team
and also second team. These Sc
lections will be announced tomor-
row night between the games which
are scheduled.
Having seen the fast Cambridge
Legion team in action. many of the
basketball fans of this city are
AOpAi4S th-Ll L41SF " III SOOu again
play here. It is probable that some
future games will be booked here.
as the local floor is larger than
that at Cambridge and the facilities
TO handle a larger crowd are bet
ter.
The first game of each evening is
called at 1880. The first game to-
morrow afternoon is set for 2:2O
p m. Tonight Geneseo meets Orion
and Annawan will play Atkinson
Each of the latter teams has won
one game from the other. and
hot time" is expected in this tilt
On Saturday afternoon woodruff
plays Cambridge in the first game,
and the winners of the games to-
night will battle in the second
game. For the evening games the
losers of the afternoon games meet
and the winners will fight for the
county championship in the final
struggle of the tourney
To sections of the newly con-
structed bleachers are being set
aside for each session for reserva-
ton. The price is 25 cents. This
innovation has been popular. as the
sections were filled last night.