The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-08
HENRY COUNTY
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Geneseo, ILL.,, Dec. 8.-Basketball
followers Of Henry county high
school quintets are offered three
excellent contests this evening be-
tween six Of the nine teams of the
county, to be staged at Orion,
Woodruff and Atkinson.
Geneseo high school will open the
1929 basketball season this eve
ming in q game against Orion high
at Orion's new community high
school gymnasium. Coach H. B.
Bogue of, the Geneseo school has
developed what appears to be I
winning team this season, although
little less than two weeks of
steady practice has been held.
Three &c" men have returned this
season-Captain Schultz, Walker
and Spence, together with L. Smith,
Gustafson, Hackett, Anderson, and
several other cagesters OF ability,
will make up the Green and White
quintet. Orion, Geneseo's first OPP
ponent, has been drilling steadily
for the past several weeks and has
played two scheduled games al
ready this season. They triumphed
over the Orion Legion five early in
the season, 80 to is, but lost to At
kinson, Nov. %, by a 1910 score.
With four lettermen returning at
the school in the western part OF
the county, prospects for an excel
lent team this season are bright.
The Orionites meet Geneseo, Cam
bridge, WetAersfield and Atkinson
in county games this season.
Cambridge and Woodruff high
school quintets meet at woodruff
in contest which the county seat
lads should win by heavy mar
gin. Cambridge, under the leader
ship of Captain McLeese, who is
playing his fourth year on the
Cambridge varsity. has a number
of last years first and SECOND
! string men on the present seasons
squad, which will no doubt be
about the best Cambridge has evel
turned out. The Legion team
which was heralded as the best pro
fessional quintet in this vicinity
last year and which is expected t.
repeat this year, defeated the higf
school squad this week, Tuesday
1914, in the opener of the season
Although the game resulted in {
defeat for Coach Rohm's aggrega
ton, it was one of the best game!
ever played in that town. ant
shows the strength of the higl
school team. Woodruff, winner o
third place last year in the count.
tourney held at Geneseo, is said Il
have a wealth Of material this yea
and when meeting teams of thei
caliber should be consistent win
ners. c. Nelson, Houghton ant
Heinsen, of last years first squad
and with Brunger and H. Nelson
| form a winning combination.
Atkinson and Wethersfield, tw'
strong \and undefeated count,
teams, clash in the third of tn
triple vicinity games this evening
The contest should be a spirite'
affair from beginning to end. TIL
Atkinson quintet has turned in fou
victories this season over thei
alumni, Mineral, Hillsdale an
Orion. Carl Rydholm. new coacl
at the Atkinson school this veal
has had a number Of veterans an
a host of promising material t
work with, which accounts for tn
good showing his quintet has mad
already this year.
Wethersfield has turned in tw
victories out of the same numbe
of games played, defeating tn
Wethersfield alumni, 26-16 and An
nawan, 26-12. Marvin, Tomlinso
and Green are the leftovers fror
last years five.
Kewanee high school is holdin
its inter-class tourney now IN orde
to bring to light new materia
which is greatly needed at tn
county metropolis school. The Or
ange and Black squad will ope
the season, Dec. Is. at Cambridge