The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28
Tournament Gleanings

One of the most pleasing features
of the tournament is the excellent
cheering of the Geneseo high
school Before the first game of
the evening they won the applause
of the crowd by several song num-
bers which were accompanied by
Miss Redman at the piano. The
cheer leaders are Carol Eichhorn
and pete" Hamann,
Bill" Wiesjahn, one of The reg
ular forwards of the Geneseo team,
was not in uniform last night.
Bill is suffering with a cold which
may keep him out Of the games to-
day. His absence would be a dis
tinct loss to his team.
Orion was well represented at
country drive of about 20 miles was
no barrier to the nearly 200 root
ers who followed the team.
Conceding the excellent repre-
ton which Orion had present At
kinson was not outdone in this re-
spect. There were so many of the
residents of Atkinson present that
a lady from that town said: AT
kinson would be in hard luck if a
fire were to break out there. So
many people are here that there are
not enough at home to fight fire"
Coming to this tournament Orion
had played 10 games this season. OF
which they won six. Coach AuWar-
ter stated that they had lost to
Cambridge, Wethersfeld, Woodruff
and Toulon, all of these games
being in the early part of the sea-
son.
Swanson! or Orion is the only
player participating in the tourna-
ment who has had four personal
fouls called against him: His ban
ishment from the game is also the
first offense of that character which
has happened on the local floor in
some time. He is not a dirty"
player but merely overly aggressive.
After Captain Schultz was with
drawn from the game Spance was
the choice of the players to make
the free losses. Succeeding in his
first attempt brought no little en-
couragement 10 his friends who be-
Iieve him to be a coming star Of the
game
Walker also pleased Coach Pruitt
with his work in obtaining the first
three baskets credited to the Gen
eSeo team.
When Atkinson and Annawan
were warming up for their game
the Geneseo fans were lost as to
whom to choose as faYorites. rhe
high school students compromised
by giving each team round of rah,
rah rahs.
Kaufman and Allen worked the
games in a manner which drew no
protest from anyone. The last game
with the intense rivalry existing be-
tween Atkinson and Annawan was
no easy game for the officials, es-
pecially the referee. 1t was hard
fought but produced only five per
sonaI fouls.
With the first round completed
the contests to be played this after
noon will be Cambridge VS.. Wood
hull, at 2:30 p. N. Immediately
after this clash Annawan meets
Geneseo. Indications point 20 Cam
bridge and Geneseo trimming
Woodruff and Annawan who will
then meet in the first game of the
evening at o'clock If this dope
runs true, Cambridge and Geneseo
will fight it out in the finals for the
championship
Ike" snow will attend the game
this evening and will wear the rab-
bits foot which he claims brought
the Geneseo team its good luck as
not a game has been lost since he
went forth and obtained that rab-
bits foot in the manner regularly
prescribed to win the favor of Lady
Luck.
Atkinson certainly has a band of
devoted rooters who play the game
with as much energy in their efforts
Of encouragement as their players
use in the game. But tonight, if
and Geneseo meet in the
finals will establish a new record
for lung exercises. Several ply
sicians will be present to administer
first aid if necessary.