The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-21
CAGERS DEFEAT MOLlN
AUGIE TO PLAY
ITS FIRST GAME
OF CONFERENCE
Tonighf's Game With
Bradley Important
One.
BIZ KENNETH CONREY.

Tonight at 8 O'Clock AuguStana
college basketball quintet will meet
the bradley FIVE of Peoria in the
first conference tilt OF the season.
The game will be played in the Au-
gustana gym and Indications point
to a Target crowd. The academy
five will play curtain raiser
against the American Legion bas-
ketball team of Orion, beginning
at 1880.
Augustana basketball followers
and authorities consider tonights
game one of the most important OF
the year. Bradley is represented
by one of the strongest aggrega-
tons that Coach Robertson has de-
veloped in years. and the Peoria
lads are coming to Rock Island to
avenge the defeats administered to
them last year by Augie. Both
Gition Augustana should have a
decided advantage m playing on the
home floor and before its own
crowd The transforming trip.
through Iowa, which the Augie
team made last week, has left the
players in the best of condition, and
Coach Swedberg has every reason
to believe that his players will
score a victory over the Hill
toppers.
Every game lost this season, ac-
cording to the new ruling of the
I. 1. A. c., diminishes that teams
chances of coping the champion
ship of the conference, in that the
championship will be determined
on a percentage basis. One defeat
will practically put either team out
of the running for first place hon
.ors. With this in view. both teams
will no doubt give everything they
have, and the game is sure to be
fast throughout.
Yesterday afternoons practice
wound up the workouts for Swed-
berg's crew this week. The prac-
tice was light, no scrimmage being
played, the guards not even being
out in suits. An hour was spent
on the shooting of baskets, and
Swedberg spent little time on the
running of the floor and passing
the ball
The definite lineup for the Au
gustana team has not been ascer-
tanned, but it is probable that An
dreen will be covering the pivot
position when the first whistle
blows. Captain Swanson is sure
to start at right forward and it is
probable that Lundeen will be his
mate at the other forward position.
Ole Johnson will probably start the
game at standing guard, with Gully
Rydholm at running guard. This
seems to be the best combination
so far at Augustana, although
Swedberg has a string of second
men who are capable Of holding
their own, as was demonstrated on
the tour through Iowa AronsOn is
a first class substitute at the pivot
position and RosenkranZ can also
be used at center. Dwyer is a val
liable man at guard, and a host of
forwards are on deck to do their
share when called upon; namely,
Anderson, RosenkranZ, Conrey and
Aronson.
Coach Robertson has also devel-
oped a great combination this year.
Headed by Captain Rogers, the
lanky pivot man, the Peoria crew
is a dangerous foe to any team. A
number of men with scintillating
high school records are on the
Bradley squad, and they have been
meeting with success this season.
The Oliver-Schaefer pair at for
ward has been finding the hoop
with great regularity, and Hunk
Barret. the stalwart back guard,
allows man to get in back of him
for short shot at the hoop. Both
fveS defeated Parsons college by
practically the same score, which
indicates that they are evenly
matched Tonight's contest prom
Uses to be one of the best of the
season.