The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-27
HUGE CROWD TO
SEE AUCUSTANA
vS.ST.AMBR0SE
Student Body of Local College Has
Plans for ERaising Roof To-
morrow Night.
BY KENNETH CONREY.

Plans are being made at Angus
tana college for accommodating one
of the largest crowds that has ever
witnessed basketball contest at
the Lutheran institution, at the tilt
between Augustana and st. Am
brose tomorrow night The stu
dent body of Augustana will have
special seats in the shell OF the
gymnasium. The acoustics of the
shell cannot be beaten, and under
the direction of +. SWenson and
Buddy Hagberg, yellmasters at
Augie, the students are planning to
raise the roof with their yells and
songs. st. Ambrose will be equally
well represented at the contest. A
special section of seats has been
set aside for the Saints. No doubt
every enrolled student from across
the river will be present at the
first whistle. A yellmaster will ac-
company the Catholics and enthus-
iasm is sure to run high.
But the students of both schools
will form but part of the crowd
which will be present at Saturdays
game. The contest is being talked
of all over the tri-cities and bas-
ketball fans from all three towns
will be on deck at the start. st:
Ambrose has a host Of followers iii
Davenport, who are sure to accom-
pany their team. Augustana is
equally popular in Rock Island and
Moline, and also has a great many
ardent supporters in Davenport.
Members of the st. Ambrose Quin-
kaf VTaln4clayy
weeks tour of Wisconsin and Min
nesota, and after a days rest, are
again rarin' To go for the big scrap
Saturday night. The Saints are
out for revenge for the two defeats
which Augie handed them last year.
Alb Gould's men met some of the
best teams in Wisconsin while on
their transforming trip last week,
winning the majority of their games
by comfortable margins. The
practice and experience received
while on the trip have been bene-
fetal to the Saints, improving their
game in every respect. The Cath
olics' followers have already chalk
ed up Saturdays contest as a
victory.
Confidence is also running high
among the students at Augustana.
Plans have been laid for a great
bonfire at Erickson field after the
game, including snake dances,
speeches, and other hilarity. The
Observer, Augustana's weekly pa
per, says: "Augustana is positively
determined to win, so, as a conse-
queRce, it is safe for every booster
to count on having the bonfire.
Without exception every Augustana
student is expected to be on hand
and to be ready to join vociferousIy
in the yelling and to join with the
utmost abandon in the big snake
dance"
Tonight Augie is locking horns
with the strong Monmouth quintet
on the latter's floor. This is the
second conference game of the !
season for Swedberg's men, and is |
considered the hardest game on !
this years schedule. Monmouth !
has every member back from last |
years squad, and Stegeman's team |
has been winning the majority of |
its games. Dope indicates that
Augie and Monmouth are evenly |
but Monmouth will have
the. advantage of playing on it's
home floor. The Swedes will re-
turn to Rock Island tomorrow
morning. The men making the
trip are: forwards, Rosenkranz.
Lundeen. Swanson; guards. O. 1
Johnson, Rydholm, Dwyer; centers.
Andreen and Aronson. i