The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-12
HENRY COUNTY
CAGE TEAMS in
CLOSE BATTLES
Cambridge and Geneseo, Strong
COntenders, Are Held to
Narrow Victories.
Especial Correspondence

(SpcCldl Correspondence
Geneseo, ILL.,, Dec. 12.-Enthusi-
astic followers of Henry county
high school basketball quintets
were offered three Of the closest
and most exciting games ever Of
fered in this locality, last Friday
evening. The evenness of the teams
that clashed last week end may
easily be noted when the victors of
their respective games came on. Of
the contests with a 2-point, 3-point
and 4-point lead.
The closest game of the week
was the Geneseo- Orion tilt, played
in the Orion community school
gymnasium. Geneseo won. after a
hard fight, 20-1S. The winner of
the contest was unknown until the
final whistle blew. Geneseo went
into the lead at the beginning of
the game and held it until the mid
die of the second period, when
punched shots for the Orionites
gave them a 10 to s lead at the
close of the first half. Geneseo
should have won the game by a
much larger margin, but. owing to
the lack of practice at. the Geneseo
school since the close of success
full football season no alibis are be-
ing offered. Orion on the other
hand showed up as being well
coached in all departments of play.
They have had nearly two months
or more of steady practice and had
played two scheduled contests be-
fore meeting Geneseo. which open
ed its season last Friday. :,
Atkinson made it five straight
over the weekend and SO far have
an unblemished record, by their IL
to 10 victory from Wethersfield
high, which dropped their first
conflict of the present year. At
kinson has started on a successful
year, which promises to be the best
in the history of the school. Weth-
ersfield also has an excellent
quintet this season and as was the
case last Friday, will make it hard
going for the, teams they play
against. McAfee, at center, and
Captain Mowers, at forward. were
the main scorers for the winners
while Marvin and Green. veterans
for the Green and White from the
southern part Of the county, were
the losers highest scorers.
Cambridge high was held to a
1915 victory by Woodruff. fight
| ing quintet from the Southwestern
part of the county, in q contest
played ON the latter teams floor
woodruff must be credited with
playing an excellent game, both
defensiyely and Extensively, by
cheating the county seat hoopmer
out Of q decisive victory. The Cam
bridge-Woodhull contest was the
only real upset of the week, al
though Geneseo's close shave al
Orion was not suspected. How
ever, Coach Rohm OF the Cam
bridge school, has a super quintet
this season and should have an nn-
defeated season. The hardest
games of the C. H. S. schedule are
two with the st. Ambrose Juniors
two with Rock Island and one with
last years district champions. Mo-
lire. Geneseo Is not on the Cam
bridge chart on account OF un-
friendly relations and the bitter
rivalry existing between the two
schools, which reached its height
in the final game for championship
1T the Henry county tournament
last season.
In order to rank the county
teams ut the close OF the cage
season. II Is to BE- regretted thai
Geneseo docs not meet more county
fteans. The Green end White playl
only Orion this year. and unlesl