The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14

GIVEN BERTH ON
ALL-STAR SQUAD
Augustana Center Is Picked as Best
at Position i'm Little
Nineteen.
By FRED I'll. YOUNG.

ketba1l advances by leaps and
bounds among the state colleges,
the task of deciding the relative
merits of the various teams be-
comes more and more onerous.
However, it is a decidedly easy
proposition, compared with that of
selecting the leading individuals.
True, there are a select few who
stand head and shoulders above the
general run of players. but of that
class the season of 1929 pro-
duced a precious small coterie.
In order to find places for all OF
the really top-notch players in the
conference this year. the writer has
adopted a new plan in selecting all
conference teams, and, instead of
naming only one man for each posi-
ton, three men are picked for the
forward position, two for the center
post, and three for the two guard
positions. Thus the honorary caste
is we'll fortified in case of injury or
accident to any of its regulars.
Haussler Best Player.
Narrowed down to the smallest
possible limit, the competition for
the best individual player in the
conference goes to Captain Glen
Haussler of Wesleyan. Haussler is
undoubtedly the best piece of tim
Der in the league, and could make
any team in the country. He is the
fastest basketball player in the
state. none excepted. a good point
getter, a sensational dribbler, a
hard worker and finished the season
with more points than any other
tosser in the conference.
The three best forwards, in the
opinion of the writer, are Haussler,
Albro and Finterhalter, with Sm1-
ley close fourth Albro, like
Haussler, is a great scoring ma
chine in himself, and, considering
the fact that he was crippled por-
ton of the season, has played re-
markable basketball. He is a fin
ished basketball player and will be
an even tougher proposition to stop |
next year.
Captain l. Winterhalter of ST. Vi |
ator is another finished forward, |
who knows all the tricks of the |
game and is a crackerjack shooter. |
The same goes for Smiley and Wal |
lace. his teammate. Other high |
class forwards. who are crowded OH |
these honorary teams only because |
there is no room for them and who |
are only d shade behind the men Sc
Iected are Captain-elect Ernie But |
zow of State Normal, Mace of Nes- |
Ieyan, who finished up his last sea- |
son in whirlwind style; Bowman |
of Nillikin, who lost his chance be- |
cause of illness; Curl and Hlser of
]. NJ. l., Campbell of Knox. who |
also did good work at center in sew
eraI games; Wally Swanson of Au-
gustana, and Madden of Lincoln.
Well Fortified at Center.
In selecting Gus Andreen of Au-
gustana and Delmar Gottschalk, |
Wimberley's all-around ace for the
center position, the writer has tax |
en- into consideration every angle of |
the playing this all-important posi-
ton
Andreen is easily the best bas-
ketban shooter of the men playing !
the Jump position in the state, and
Wesleyan alone succeeded in stop
ming this handsome Scandinavian,
who is a dead shot anywhere in the
court.
In Gottschalk. you have a man
who can play any position on the
court, and play it creditably- He
is a gaurd, center and forward in
one, and a fighter of the first wa
ter.
Hess of Lombard and Donnelly
of st. Viators are probably the next
two best centers, with Bear Of Mon
,eyI+ civ. hnnlS
Captain Crabbe Is Star.
The guard position go to Captain
Paul Bailey of Millkin, Eyar Swan
son and Roy Lamb of Lombard, but
had Captain Lyman CTabbe been
able to play regularly. he would
have been awarded one of the jobs,
being a fine leader and a real bas-
ketbalI player in every sense of
the word Bailey and Lamb are
both small of stature, but both are
quick, can pass we'll.
and cover their men very closely,
while either is dangerous if permit
ted to be free Bailey is also an
exceptionally accurate foul shooter,
and his free throwing and defen-
sive play alone have kept a Grip
pied team up in the race all year.
Bailey and Lamb are both great lit
tie guards. t
If Swanson had been played at
guard all season, he might have
been first choice, for the Dekalb
boy played 100 per cent stronger
game this winter than a year ago,
and should be sensation next sea-
year. He is also good shooter.
The second team choice is Vim
cent Mccarthy of st. Viators. a
splendid all-around athlete and a
capable back guard: Reid, Eureka's
colored crack, and Bill Macy. Yves
leyan's faithful guardian of the
back court. Il
Other excellent defensive players
are Captain Tom Wallace of Mon
mouth, Barry of Millikin, Ludwick
Of Knox and Changnon of Normal.
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