The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-23
BOTH COLLEGES
CLAIM VICTORY
BY LONE POINT
Swedes Say They Won. % to "a;
Ambrosians Say They Won by
&c TO % Score.
BY Kenneth CONREY.

AuSuStdHd COlleSe ID Sldiihih6 q
rs to "a victory over st. Ambrose,
and st. Ambrose is maintaining
that it's team was the victor by 20
to rs count, in last nights contest
in the Ambrosians' gym.
The controversy arises over a
changed decision made by Referee
Kaufman in the second half. Kauf-
man had blown his whistle after
the ball had gone out of bounds,
but Nolan. right forward for the
Saints. disregarding the whistle,
took the ball and dropped in a bas-
ket. Play would have been resumed
had not Coach Swedberg of Angus
tana protested the basket. Kauf-
man went to the official score keep
ers and told them that the basket
in question did not count. Eight
minutes later, st. Ambrose took
time out, and Kaufman was again
questioned as to whether or not the
basket should be counted for the
Saints. This time the referee re-
versed his decision. stating that st.
Ambrose was entitled to the basket.
When approached after the game,
Referee Kaufman stated that he
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the legality of the basket.
Rule 6, section 2, of Spaulding' s
official 1921-1922 basketball guide
states, relative to scores made by
either team, 1.-The referee shall an
nounce each goal as made, indicat-
ing with his fingers the point value
of the goal" This the referee did
not do.
Rough Play.
The game was probably one OF
the most unsportsmanlike exhibit
tons of basketball seen on any tri-
city floor this year. A total of Ia
personal fouls was called, each side
being penaliZed nine times. And
had every foul been called which
was committed during the game
the majority of the time would have
been spent in shooting free throws
Gus Andreen, star pivot man for the
swedes, was forced out of the con-
test with a sprained ankle, and il
is probable that he will be out the
remainder of the season.
Captain Swanson for the SwedeS
1 was high scorer for his team, max
hi ing five field throws and one free
y throw for a total of II points. An
dreen made five field baskets. Ros-
enkranz added the other four points
made by the Lutherans with -four
three throws.
For st. Ambrose, West and NolaI
were effective with their scoring
West counting four field goals
while Nolan made four field goals
counting the disputed basket, and
six free throws. Cannon scored
four points by two goals from the
field.
ST. Ambrose was the first to
score when Nolan shot field goal
after minute of play. The Irish
succeeded in annexing five points
before the Augie quintet scored
Andreen counted twice from the
middle of the floor for the Swedes
and Rosenkranz tied the score with
a free throw. Augustana soon pass
ed the Ambrose five, and at the end
of the initial period the score stood
13 to 9 for Augustana.
Two long baskets by Nolan and
West in the last minute of play
were responsible for the closeneSs
of the score The half was nip and
tuck throughout, and at the end
both sides claimed the victory. If
referee can rightfully change a de-
cision, then the st. Ambrose Quin-
tet won 26 to %, but according to
all known rules of basketball it
can't be done, and such being the
case, Augustana won, 25 to "a. From
Augustana's point of view, the sum-
mary is.