The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
nv ART WILLIAMS.

BY ART WILLIAMS.
In a battle of shots from long
range, Moline high school triumph
ed over Rock Island highs basket
warriors in the tell-tale game OF
the district tournament in Angus
tana gymnasium this morning, u
TO 10. It was the third time this
season the Pillow City lads defeated
Z the Islanders, and not only that but
IL was by a greater and more de-
cisive margin than the preceding
contests.
By virtue of the victory, Moline
will play Annawan, champions OF
class B in the title game OF the
tournament at s o'clock tonight.
, Annawan won this right by defeat
ing Atkinson in the opening game
of this mornings session, "a to II,
Rock Island and Atkinson Will meet
at z o'clock tonight to determine
third position in tournament stand
ing. The winner of the Moline-An-
nawan game will represent the dis
trict in one of four sectional tourn-
aments to be held later in the
month, as elimination affairs pre-
ceding the state finals at Illinois
university.
Despite the fact that Moline fin
ished with an S-point lead on the
Islanders, the game was the fierc-
est of the entire tournament. The
defense of both was well nigh i'm
pregnable and early in the affray
the players began shooting from
mid-floor. Some shots found their
marks in the net but the majority
of them went astray. The lead
see sawed between the contestants
during the first three quarters, but
in the last period lady luck smiled
upon the Pillow Boys. In the last
several minutes of play the Mo-
liners arched several long shots
into the basket and put the game
away Tor keeps.
-aas Fail on Fouls.
q Inability of Rock Island to regis
ter via the free throw route told
heavily against their chances Of
victory. Edwards and Woodward
divided three free throws out of
nine chances. Moline made only
one field basket more than Rock
Island but eight free throws by
Heider and one by Hemphill out of
16 chances netted the substantial
lead at the finish.
Captain Shelter of the Islanders
played scrappy floor game but
missed many wild shots for goal.
He contributed two dandy baskets
from mid-fioor, however. Knanishu
was the only player on the floor
who succeeded in registering from
beneath the basket Two of his
were close shots, one of which was
tipped in after a mate had missed
from the opposite side of the board.
Alyine Stars.
Alvine's guarding and floorwork
were the features of the game. The
big Islander guard never failed
to retrieve Moline's shots rebound
n ing from the banking board and
n always he started the ball down the
y floor in excellent fashion. Alvine
made one basket, a long shot, and
missed several by slender margins
Anderson, who started at the other
guard position for Rock Island
WAS elected in the second half on
four personal fouls. While in the
game he showed scrappy qualities
Edwards seemed to tire from the
fast pace late in the game. Wood
ward played good floor game be-
sides making one basket and one
free throw.
Lead Unsteady.
Rock Island jumped into the lead
at the start when Knanishu regis
tered a basket. Heider gave Moline
a point on free throw. a goal by
Woodward put the Islanders three
points to the good at this stage.
Simpson then delivered basket for
Moline. The quarter ended with
Rock Island in the lead, 5 to 4. Mo
line jumped into the lead at the
start of the second period on a
basket by Toline. Alvine sunk his
basket, giving Rock Island the
lead again. Heider knotted the
count by a free throw. Both scored
field baskets, the half ending, 9 to 9.
Moline flashed into the lead in
the third period. the session end
ing 16 to Is against Rock Island.
Rock Island tied the score at 16
each at the start of the last quar-
ter but from then on Moline grad
ually drew away. Two long shots
that went true from Heider's hands
and one from Toline's, made the
game certain for Moline Sum