The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-28
TO HAVE
fine MATERIAL
FOR CAGE Year

BIZ KENNETH CosREY.

With the fO0tDall season, q moSe
retrogressive one. ended. the MOLE
skins tucked away in the mothballs
for the winter, and the results OF
the seasons games tucked away
down deep in the annals Of history.
activities in athletics at Augustana
college now turn to basketball.
This years prospects for a for
midable representation in the cage
sport are more than bright Four
letter men and the same number
of reserves from last year are
awaiting Coach Swedberg's first
call for candidates. Headed by
Captain Andreen, they are: john
son, Rosenkranz, Aronson, Roy An
derson, Samuelson. w. Larson and
Gully Wilson.
While Rosenkranz, who covered
one of the forward positions last
year in such stellar fashion for the
Swedes, has not been attending
! school the last semester, Coach
Swedberg has received information
from reliable sources that Rosy
will resume his studies at the be-
ginning Of the spring term. His
presence on the squad will greatly
| add to Augie's chances of keeping
pace with the leaders in the con-
| ference race.
In addition to last years veter-
ans, advance indications point to
wealth OF new material reporting at
the first call. The basketball abil-
ity of some of the new men is well
known to tri-city followers of the
cage sport.
Rob Beal, for two years star per
former for Rock Island high school,
will make a bid for a forward po-
sition.
Ken Heider, Warren First and
Phil Mahoney, members Of last
years Moline high school quintet
which annexed the district cham
pionship, will be on deck for the
initial workout.
/, Various class teams are being or
gained in preparation for the an
nual inter-class tournament, which
will probably be staged the first
week in December. These class
scraps have always served as me-
dunn of giving Swedberg a line on
the new material with which he
has to work, especially in the case
Of the incoming freshmen.
With. such a raft Of material. ole
and new, and promises of addition
al recruits as a result of the elias:
tourney, Augustana is certain Il
maintain its basketball prestige il
the l. l. A. G.
This years schedule as complet
ed by Coach Swedberg includes Il
games, 10 Of which will be played
on the home floor. Teams repre-
senting the best in the conference
will be met by the Augustana quin
tet. Basketball fans of the tri
cities will be afforded the oppor
tunity Of seeing in. action sucl
teams as Monmouth, Bradley, Hi
no;s Wesleyan, Lombard and Eur
eka
Besides going up against tn,
strongest teams in the IL. A. c
Augustana will tackle Marquett'
university of Milwaukee, Milwaukee,
Normal, Carroll of Waukesha, Rip
on, Penn OF Pella, Iowa, and Ar
mour Institute of Chicago. Tw,
games have also been signed witt
the Palmer School Of Chiropracti
Of Davenport
Augustana will open the seasol
Saturday, Dec. 9, on the home foo
with Palmer's backpunchers fur
, nishing the opposition. The fol
lowing Saturday, Lincoln colleg
will be seen in action on the Augi
floor. The game with Lincoln vii
, be the last that the Lutherans vii
play at home until Jan. II, at whicI
time Penn college will be tough,
In the meantime, Swedberg will
take his squad, probably ten o
, twelve players, on barnstormin
trip through Wisconsin. Fou
games have been scheduled, Mar
quette university, Milwaukee Nor
; NAL, Carroll and Ripon and tn
/ Augie mentor is DESTROYS Of Stat
ing two more to complete the trir
, A similar trip was taken by tn
) Augustana squad at the opening @
, last season, the Swedes invadin
: Iowa Such tour, being made be
: fore any conference game is PLAYED
: puts the players in midseason forr
) for their conference tits, and give
the coach an excellent opportunit
OF seeing his men in action so tina
he may know the worth Of his me
before the season proper begins.
Augustana's first conference gam
will be against Monmouth. tn
. game to be played on the Rock Is
land floor.
The schedule:
Dec 9-Palmer's at Rock Islant
!, Dec 16-Lncoln at Rock ISLAND